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  1. I'm disappointed that the Nebraska VA system...

    I'm disappointed that the Nebraska VA system isn't listed.

    At the outpatient clinic in Lincoln, I get medical care as fast, competently, and efficiently as most of the civilian care I've gotten...
  2. Thread: Career Trouble

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    Unless things have changed since I was active,...

    Unless things have changed since I was active, and they probably have, you should be able to request a change of MOS as a condition of reenlisting.

    Beyond that, I once had collateral duties of...
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    Our houseboy in the Staff Sergeants quarters at...

    Our houseboy in the Staff Sergeants quarters at Atsugi took the American name of "George".

    While we were deployed to Taiwan, for some reason us Staff Sergeants all started calling each other...
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    You're probably right, Yanacek. When I was...

    You're probably right, Yanacek.

    When I was at Atsugi, WWII vets in the squadron said they still got the willies when they saw a Japanese plane with the "meatball" on the side.

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    I once read a book, the title of which escapes me...

    I once read a book, the title of which escapes me at the moment, about submarine espionage during the Cold War.

    The ship Glomar Explorer was sent to attempt to retrieve a Soviet submarine that...
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    Kamikazes................

    I just finished reading a fascinating and absorbing book entitled “Thunder Gods”. It’s an account of the Japanese Kamikaze operations against the U.S. forces in the final stages of WWII.

    This...
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    Any NJP's or courts martial? I'm serious. A...

    Any NJP's or courts martial?

    I'm serious. A Captain I was working with once told me he'd recommended a particular Sergeant for Marine of the Month because the man seemed really squared away and...
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    All the time. Probably the most memorable was...

    All the time. Probably the most memorable was when a niece of ours got married.

    The reception was at a Holiday Inn by an indoor pool. A group of bikers was staying in the motel and crashed our...
  9. Thread: Air Wingers

    by crate78
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    I've been trying for years to find one of my best...

    I've been trying for years to find one of my best buddies in the Corps, Jose T. Coco-Valdez. He went by "Joe Valdez" for social purposes, and we called him "Coco" for short.

    The last time I...
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    I guess my wife didn't have the whole story. It...

    I guess my wife didn't have the whole story. It looks like there will be several other assorted veterans and we each will give a short overview of our own service.

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    E-5 was Staff Sergeant until they changed the...

    E-5 was Staff Sergeant until they changed the rank structure in 1959. Then E-5 Staff Sergeants were in la-la land during a transition period until July 1, 1963 when the ones who hadn't made E-6...
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    I'm kinda thinking along the lines of giving a...

    I'm kinda thinking along the lines of giving a brief history of each branch of the service, their individual roles in national defense, and how each branch of the service complements and supports the...
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    Presentation.........

    My wife volunteered me to give a presentation on the military to an eighth grade class next week.

    I've never done this before. If any of ya'll have any suggestions, I'm all ears.

    Thanks in...
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    Veteran's Homes.......

    I just came back from the funeral of one of my cousins. He had long term illnesses and spent the last five years in the Veteran's Home in Grand Island, Nebraska. He served in Korea during the...
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    What constitutes a "qualifying compensation"? ...

    What constitutes a "qualifying compensation"?

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    Martini, shaken, not stirred.

    Martini, shaken, not stirred.
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    "Crate 78" was a nickname for a stock car I once...

    "Crate 78" was a nickname for a stock car I once owned.

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    Again, thanks for the responses. I found out...

    Again, thanks for the responses. I found out Blue Cross has a supplemental plan that covers the gaps and includes prescription meds for $59 per month. I'm going with that and Medicair.

    Also, I...
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    Civil War battlefields, and areas in close...

    Civil War battlefields, and areas in close proximity to battlefields, are noted for ghosts and supernatural events. I've often wondered if battlefields of other wars have the same distinction.

    I...
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    When I was at Atsugi, a couple of Marines riding...

    When I was at Atsugi, a couple of Marines riding double on a motorcycle on the base tangled with a dump truck and spent a month or so in the hospital. The MAG-11 CO immediately issued an order...
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    Thanks for the responses. Thinking on it, I...

    Thanks for the responses. Thinking on it, I recall now that when the VA rep told me basically I was OK, he added that what a lot of vets to is take out a basic private policy with a high deductible...
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    Any Insurance Experts Aboard?

    I'm losing the Blue Cross/Blue Shield I had through my wife's employer because she retired. I've been signed up for Medicare A since I turned 65, and I'm signing up for Medicare B.

    I'm...
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    Leonard, you ought to be able to do what I found...

    Leonard, you ought to be able to do what I found out works. When caller ID shows an incoming call from an 800 number, obviously a junk call, I answer the phone in Japanese and begin talking in...
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    Several years ago, our daughter in DC found a web...

    Several years ago, our daughter in DC found a web site to send packages to Marines, but without asking her I don't know which one.

    The upshot was, cold weather was coming on and she found a...
  25. Thread: Traditions

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    When I was active in the '50's and '60's, Army...

    When I was active in the '50's and '60's, Army wore fatigues. Marines wore utilities. (Or utilees, like we called them.)

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