Nice surprise in the mail today

[Ex313]

I hope they fast track this. Good on your friend for doing this.

 

[Targetmaster]

I'm a little younger than some here. We shoot the breeze here, gripe about our favorite team or politics, trade ideas,, etc and then occasionally I see posts here from a little older crowd like this. I stop and realize I'm unaware at times that I'm bantering among heroes. Not Santa Clause or Superman or Batman but real living heroes.................

all the real heroes are in Cemetaries, don't forget them on Memorial Day, pop a cold one and toast to them less they not be forgotten, but thanks for the post

 

[Granite3]

all the real heroes are in Cemetaries, don't forget them on Memorial Day, pop a cold one and toast to them less they not be forgotten, but thanks for the post

So Damn True!

But some live to tell the tale, my hat is off to you SGT Pilcher! Of course if you were a Platoon Sergeant, SFC is correct!

 

[Targetmaster]

So Damn True!

But some live to tell the tale, my hat is off to you SGT Pilcher! Of course if you were a Platoon Sergeant, SFC is correct!

Dat whut de ID card says lol Tripwire still calls me Sarge, it's a sign of love lol

 

[Targetmaster]

Beaumonte, Me, Jan 68, and Us Old Codgers today, Brothers in Green Forever

 

[above_all]

 

[Control for Smilers]

PLEASE STAY WHERE YOU ARE!

 

[ga_trucklvr]

Welcome home, Sir!

 

[Whetstone]

Thank you for your service, and sharing this story with us. May God bless you with lots of health and strength. We are forever indebted to you and the ones in the cemeteries. We are lucky to have you here.

 

[patches]

During the War, I put three Medics on dust-offs, Luckly all survived, My last Medic, I call Tripwire (because, yep, he hit one, almost died) came to see me several years ago after almost 50 years, while we were talking and drinking , he brought up me taking a head shot in 1968. I was wounded several times in 67 & 68 but being like Biker13, I'm hard to kill and mostly live forever or the next Meet & Greet. I have more than enough Purple Hearts with Cluster together with a couple of Dollars to buy a cup of Coffee, but never received one for the head shot, Tripwire is dealing with a lot of medical issues from almost dying over there but he told me, he'd make it right one day. Today I got a letter and a call, I redacted his address, but I'm going have several more copies made at the VA and submit a claim and send one to my Congressman to help put it through. Be nice to leave another Medal to my Family when I leave to go to that big PX in the sky. The letter proves you can take a head shot and live and from reading a lot of post on here, I'm sure I'm not the only one on here who has been shot in the head lolView attachment 5751888

Thank you for your service, sir. Thanks also to John Beaumont for his service and his effort on your behalf. You are both American heroes. None finer!