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I will keep my hand out of the cookie jar on this one. However, I do want to offer my gratitude to all that has served or is in active service.
@Polynikes You'll never get it dude. No matter how much I try to explain it. The numbers arent the same. Its like saying more fish than bears are killed every year. Its going to be that way because there are just MORE OF THEM. Thus a bad analogy.
Also, you have lived an amazing life. Special operations and you are a specialist in muscoskeletal problems. Honestly I respected you until your story kept getting bigger and bigger. I would be willing to bet that if we were talking about unicorns, you would want to tell me how yall raised them on a farm when you were younger. I can only assume your next evolution will be Head of Orthopedics at Walter Reed.
Yoi cry that you are for veterans, but your words say other wise. On that note, I'm not all that gung ho about my service or my disability, but I try not to put down those that are, unlike you.
This is where you lost me ⬇️.
As for the "Veteran's victim bs," the MAJORITY of veterans never say a thing. If you were truly one, you would know that. So what happens to way to many of those veterans who don't complain:
But I'm sure you're glad that they kept thier mouths shut so you wouldn't have to hear them complain.
My last post on the subject:
Your desire to group prior/current military medical problems with the civilian population is just sad. Does someone who was injured in a car crash, as opposed to a combat zone, deserve any less care? No. And nothing I ever said pointed to that. However, while I don't disrespect the the car crash victim, I do respect the Veteran more. Again, unlike you.
What movie did you see?
You're entirely missing my point, probably bc this is taking place over the internet.
What part of my story is "getting bigger and bigger?" You want proof I'm not lying about what I used to do? You want me to send you a private message that contains pics of my school certificates while on active duty?
Why are you bringing up suicide, and why would you say I'm glad they didn't complain?
Why would you say that? Also the other stuff you're attributing to me is just completely asinine and a gross mischaracterization of what I said.
So...
Many of those suicide victims did speak up about the problems they had been having and they went UNHEARD. Many of them reached out to the bloated and inefficient VA, and in doing so received no help. I've worked at 2 VA facilities (Decatur and Palo Alto), and I can attest to the inefficiency of the VA overall.
But yeah, let me know when you need me to prove that I haven't made ANYTHING up in this thread...I'm happy to prove I'm exactly who i say I am...
My dad will be 89 in August. Mom will be 87 in December season ticket holders for 45 plus years. They get around OK, but the walk to stadium is getting pretty tough for them. Not far away, but fairly long for someone of their age.
One thing I noticed in South Bend for the Notre Dame game is that the campus goes over and beyond to assist fans of both schools in hospitality and transportation of those in need or not. I really do hope that UGA will take notice an follow their awareness of those who need the help. Just a golf cart ride close to the gate would be 100x a step forward in what could be offered.
Plans are fr a fan hospitality program, Silver Dawgs. I was curious if that had started/had a test run for G-Day.
https://dawgnation.com/football/team-news/georgia-hopes-new-silver-dawgs-will-better-notre-dame-hospitality
Awesome! Thanks for the heads up!!
Leave it to the army. You want a nipple for your beer bottle too?
Dang. This thread... whew. It went down several roads, probably somewhere in the dirt now (I guess?)
Yeah, it’s kind of funny when arguments get bitter over whether or not Fields has a chance to start over Fromm or not. But OP basically wanted a chair to sit in while waiting in line at G-Day. And didn’t think it was too much to ask, especially considering his disabilities were obtained serving the country in the military. So then a bunch of you start dumping on him because in his frustration, he went a little too far in criticizing the university.
This thread is just sad, you people who used this thread to dump on the guy should be ashamed of yourselves.
Even if it had nothing to do with the military, but was just a guy frustrated with medical issues he has to deal with, you could have just explained to him and expressed sympathy. E.g., it wouldn’t have been hard just to be nice when someone is talking about real issues they struggle with.
And yeah, it does sound like the guy didn’t plan as well as was possible. But not planning everything right is kind of de rigeur when it comes to travel in my experience.
You break my heart. Glad to see you joined the party. Some of us doubt his story from soup to nuts. He was in The Army. Who the h~ is in The Army? Remember the spoof film of Top Gun where the planes had The Navy stenciled on the sides? That is the mentality we are dealing with. S-T-O-L-E-N V-A-L-O-R It is a BIG deal to some of us. I don't buy any of what that guy said. He may have been in The Army but he definitely didn't serve our country. Go cry for someone worthy of it.
Seriously dude, you’re in another thread begging people not to mention politics because you can’t handle it that the environmental movement has had some serious branding issues with all their name changes.
That whole Al Gore movie he won an Oscar for, it’s proven now to have been mostly pseudo science. The whole movie was a lie.
Whether you think this country needs to be more concerned about the environment or not, you’ve got to accept these basic truths.
And now you’re in this thread accusing people you have no idea who they are of stealing valor?
**** you are a hypocrite,
What a jerk!!!
That Dawg can't hunt. Don't waste your time on it. I'm sure some keyboard warriors will put their 2 cents in on it. They seem to think they run this page.
Mic drop.
If you see a down vote, then you know.
Go DAWGS!
This is and obfuscatory thread. It contains so many triggers it will only lead to frustration in this forum.
I, for one, wish it would go away. Makes me uncomfortable.