teenyboone wrote:mysteryman wrote:teenyboone wrote:spendius wrote:I'm inclined to think that Mr McCain can take being behind in the polls in his stride after what he has been through in the service of the Nation.
What have you been through in that regard teeny?
I would bet you would go WAA! WAA! if your Mum forget your birfday.
First, learn how to spell!
Military Wife for 22 years! Husband is a Viet Nam Vet, Gulf War 1 and 2 veteran, father was a Buffalo Soldier, WWII, Grandfather was a WWI Veteran, 4 Uncles served in WWII and Korean War. Son, served a year in Korea, 501st MI Group and he volunteered! Personally, the Black Men in my family served a country that spouted democracy, but not for them!
My father helped capture 37,000 Nazis in Italy, yet he had to ride in a train car BEHIND these bastards! Me? I've suffer the indignity of being born Black in America. It didn't make me special, except when I sat on the bus, streetcars or tried to drink from a "for whites only", water fountain and so forth.
I guess you can say I survived the war against Black Americans in a white country, stolen from the Indians. I'm not a "boomer", because I was born during the war and still survived racism, is what! Any other stupid questions?
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How long after Vietnam did you marry your husband?
I married him in 1969, not after. After is 1975. Married almost 38 years and he has a claim in for asbestos, from the Ship he was stationed on. Matter of fact his ship, the USS Satyr is still over there, left behind. A refurbished WWII Destroyer. My husband is a Tin Can Sailor, having been stationed on 4 Destroyers, his 4 years in the Navy, plus 22 in the Army National Guard. Any more questions?

Im not doubting you, but you need to check your story.
You first said you were a military wife for 22 years, not 38.
Thats why I asked.
As for the USS Satyr, it wasnt a destroyer.
It was an LST and was commissioned on 27 November 1944, with Lt. Wm. J. Gavigan, USNR, in command.
It served in WW2, Korea, and Vietnam.
It also wasnt left behind.
Here is a little history for you...
Quote:With one run to Long Xuyen, she remained in the Tan Chau area until 15 February 1971 and then returned to Long Xuyen where she operated until decommissioned and transferred to the South Vietnamese Navy on 30 September 1971. The same day she was re-commissioned as the VNS Vinh Long (HQ-802). With the fall of the South Vietnamese Government she left for the Philippines where she served as Yakal in the Philippine Navy.
http://www.mrfa.org/arl23.htm
So it wasnt "left behind", it became part of the Phillipine navy.