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MarineCombatEngineer

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39. They may have known each other,
Tue Nov 11, 2025, 10:15 AM
Nov 11

he was one of the original SeaBees, he was wounded on Saipan in '44, he was with the 121st Naval Construction Btn. attached to the 4th Marine Div.

What a coincidence that would be if they knew each other.
Sadly, he's no longer with us, he was my hero, something Been A Dick Donald will never know about.

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Not a damned one underpants Nov 11 #1
I did 3 in the 70's, 1 on the DMZ HAB911 Nov 11 #4
"Scouts Out!" Aviation Pro Nov 11 #22
❤️🇺🇸 underpants Nov 11 #25
Mary Trump's father served eShirl Nov 11 #2
that lineage seems the only one with any morals or conscience HAB911 Nov 11 #3
Yes. I have held a sympathetic view to Mary's father, John. John1956PA Nov 11 #23
He is the Commander In Chief. Upsetting but real. twodogsbarking Nov 11 #5
A civilian position HAB911 Nov 11 #6
with the football twodogsbarking Nov 11 #10
a scary thought HAB911 Nov 11 #12
He's the demander-in-chief. Harker Nov 11 #17
That doesn't mean he ever served in the military, MarineCombatEngineer Nov 11 #30
He's the most demanding, undeserving person ever. Harker Nov 11 #32
Roger that. MarineCombatEngineer Nov 11 #35
So IQ4.7 inherited bone spurs from his grandfather? KS Toronado Nov 11 #7
definitely HAB911 Nov 11 #8
And his sex trafficking abilities Clouds Passing Nov 11 #28
I have that on a t shirt. MarineCombatEngineer Nov 11 #34
Thanks for the memory jog, been meaning to get that one KS Toronado Nov 11 #40
Those are great. MarineCombatEngineer Nov 11 #41
The bone spurred chicken hawk! Emile Nov 11 #9
Trump Woodwizard Nov 11 #11
He did not just run away. He was kicked out. overleft Nov 11 #13
That's not fair .... relayerbob Nov 11 #14
fuck trump and his family markie Nov 11 #15
2 uncles and my dad HAB911 Nov 11 #18
The only Drumpf/Trump family members serving in Normandy would have been on the cliffs looking down. Norrrm Nov 11 #16
Pretty safe bet that no trump ever will. Paladin Nov 11 #19
Because they're serving up Shit Sandwiches purr-rat beauty Nov 11 #20
Veterans Day Aviation Pro Nov 11 #21
Father was a Nazi collaborator in America first JT45242 Nov 11 #24
In ANY capacity Ferrets are Cool Nov 11 #26
My cousin, uncle, father-in-law, brother-in-law, grandfather Diamond_Dog Nov 11 #27
M1A1 Abrams tank crewman, 1989-1993. Gulf War I, 1991. Aristus Nov 11 #29
Good to see another tanker Aviation Pro Nov 11 #31
Guessing you know what a M578 VTR is then KS Toronado Nov 11 #42
But one was a local fuhrer in Germany. GreenWave Nov 11 #33
No member of the trump family has served in three generations LetMyPeopleVote Nov 11 #36
He and his family really are worthless POS, MarineCombatEngineer Nov 11 #37
My dad was a SeaBee too HAB911 Nov 11 #38
They may have known each other, MarineCombatEngineer Nov 11 #39
That would be something HAB911 Nov 11 #43
We have a DU member here who was doing overwatch for us as we cleared a minefield MarineCombatEngineer Nov 11 #44
Excellent! HAB911 Nov 11 #46
Wow!! MarineCombatEngineer Nov 11 #47
Please do! HAB911 Nov 11 #49
The one overriding memory I have of my time in S. Korea, besides the tension, MarineCombatEngineer Nov 11 #48
To my wife's chagrin, so do I HAB911 Nov 11 #50
It's definitely an acquired taste, MarineCombatEngineer Nov 11 #51
I was going to vehemently disagree with the OP's assertion until... jcmaine72 Nov 11 #45
Mary's father, Fred,Jr. did serve in the Air National Guard Joinfortmill Nov 11 #52
Oh, DT served - he served up the U.S. on a platter to the billionaires Wicked Blue Nov 11 #53
He has done nothing but.... returnee Nov 11 #54
Thank you for your service, Captain Bone Spurs. LetMyPeopleVote Nov 12 #55
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