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Well, TigerNet,,, as I awaken to the 53rd anniversary of
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Sep 28, 2023, 6:29 AM
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my miraculous extraction from the Vietnam mountainside, I am amazed that I am still able to head out for another day working with school children as it is my 50th year of doing that. Not many folks tolerate working in our school system anywhere near that long. I think it is all about not wanting to waste a single day of a life that should have ended on that day. And I can't wait until that next home game so I can walk among the Homecoming floats one more time in what is truly God's Country.
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Re: Well, TigerNet,,, as I awaken to the 53rd anniversary of
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Sep 28, 2023, 6:36 AM
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Thank you sir and have a great day.
GO TIGERS!!!
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Hall of Famer [8176]
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Thank you for your service Clover 65!***
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Sep 28, 2023, 6:45 AM
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Clover. I started watching Pacific last night. You should
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Sep 28, 2023, 6:55 AM
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get a medal, just for living in the jungle for a year or whatever...much less getting shot at!
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Re: Clover. I started watching Pacific last night. You should
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Sep 28, 2023, 7:06 AM
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Well Done***
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Sep 28, 2023, 7:17 AM
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Once again, Thank You for your service to our country.
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Sep 28, 2023, 11:20 AM
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I have noticed that most times, if I see service medals displayed, and there is a Purple Heart among them, it usually occupies a place of prominence. As does yours, front and center. I can only surmise that Purple Heart recipients value those medals extra highly, as they are a reminder of how close they came to making the ultimate sacrifice for their country.
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thank you!!! Go Tigers!
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Sep 28, 2023, 7:08 AM
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we can always take pictures for you if you can't make any Clemson events that you really want to
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Re: thank you!!! Go Tigers!
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Sep 28, 2023, 7:09 AM
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Still not missing any home football games. And make it a point to get up there for a few other sports each year.
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Re: Well, TigerNet,,, as I awaken to the 53rd anniversary of
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Sep 28, 2023, 7:10 AM
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Thanks for your service and for not getting the welcome home you deserved. May you have many more to celebrate
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Re: Well, TigerNet,,, as I awaken to the 53rd anniversary of
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Sep 28, 2023, 11:00 AM
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Well said!
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Re: Well, TigerNet,,, as I awaken to the 53rd anniversary of
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Sep 28, 2023, 7:10 AM
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May God bless you with many more years!
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Re: Well, TigerNet,,, as I awaken to the 53rd anniversary of
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Sep 28, 2023, 7:31 AM
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Thank you for your service.
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Thank you Sir!***
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Re: Well, TigerNet,,, as I awaken to the 53rd anniversary of
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Sep 28, 2023, 7:50 AM
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I do appreciate you clover65®.
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Is the pilot still alive that got you off the mountain?***
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Sep 28, 2023, 8:11 AM
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Re: Is the pilot still alive that got you off the mountain?***
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No idea about his identity - wasn't in any shape to take names and had no way to follow up. I do know the last name of the surgeon who operated on my leg twice before being move out of the field hospital as he also told me the pint of blood that was going into my arm was from him. I couldn't believe that even the doctors had to give blood so the wounded could get it.
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Re: Well, TigerNet,,, as I awaken to the 53rd anniversary of
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God bless Clover! He makes his mercies new every morning, thanks for your service!
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We all owe you a debt, Sir!! Thank You for your dedication
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Sep 28, 2023, 8:59 AM
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and service to this nation!!
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Re: Well, TigerNet,,, as I awaken to the 53rd anniversary of
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Sep 28, 2023, 9:03 AM
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Thank you for your service, Sir. Please stop by the tailgate next Saturday and hopefully I'll have more time to spend with you than last weekend.
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Re: Well, TigerNet,,, as I awaken to the 53rd anniversary of
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God had more plans for you after that day, sir. 50 years of educating young people is a great achievement in itself. Thank you for being you!
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And more important than what I have done
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My son has worked 20 years in our church as the youth minister- has had kids grow up to be things like missionaries to Africa
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All-In [11083]
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Re: And more important than what I have done
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that there was a guardian angel watching over you on that day 53 yrs.ago yr. ago speaks volumes to what GOD's plan has been for you.your family reinforces that thought as well.
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Fantastic post
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Sep 28, 2023, 10:26 AM
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thank you for our FREEDOM!!
All the best to you and yours, enjoy your trip and all the pageantry of Homecoming at Clemson.
Go Tigers!
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Re: Well, TigerNet,,, as I awaken to the 53rd anniversary of
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God bless, Clover!
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Re: Well, TigerNet,,, as I awaken to the 53rd anniversary of
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Clover,
Thank you for your service to our great nation! I really appreciate reading the articles about your time in country. It makes me think of you as a younger (next generation) of Joe21.
WS Tiger
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Re: Well, TigerNet,,, as I awaken to the 53rd anniversary of
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If not for Joe21 and his posts, I never would have started mine. He was one of a kind.
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Re: Well, TigerNet,,, as I awaken to the 53rd anniversary of
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I so much enjoyed Joe21 and his posts and now the same with yours. Thank you for 50 years of teaching and your time in Nam. May God continue to bless you and your family.
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Awesome post thanks for your service Clover65***
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Re: Well, TigerNet,,, as I awaken to the 53rd anniversary of
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Forget Tet and the media destroying public support for you boys over there. You boys in Vietnam were dominant despite being forced to fight a war against an obstinate guerrilla force on their own soil, with at least one hand tied behind your backs at all times. Against a conventional force, with ROE that placed more value on the safety of American troops, that war would have turned out much different.
As a whole, your sacrifices and service were largely ignored upon your return, and for many years thereafter. Your fight didn't end when you were lifted off of that mountain either. You and your brothers in arms are the reason that our nation has the framework that it does for veterans. The legacy of Vietnam Veterans stretches much further than the eventual withdrawal. The value of the work done by Vietnam Veterans to force the nation to respect veterans is immeasurable.
You Vietnam Veterans have so much in common with those that served in Afghanistan for the past two decades, only to watch all of your hard work eliminated in short order after U.S. withdrawal. I am a history major and I often study the parallels between those two campaigns.
I digress, and thank you for your service!
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Thank you, Clover! For all you do and have done.***
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Re: Well, TigerNet,,, as I awaken to the 53rd anniversary of
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Thank you for your service, both in Vietnam and in our schools. God bless you and your son for being disciples!
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Surviving 50 Years in Today's Wacky Schools is Like
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Surviving Omaha beach
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Re: That is an extremely remarkable, positive story
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Would love to hear more about your story. My uncle didn't make it out of Danang harbor as a full Colonel. Glad you did. God bless you and thank you for your service and more.
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Click on this . . .
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Sep 29, 2023, 1:55 PM
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clover65® and check out his HOF Posts to get a bit of insight into his Vietnam Days . . . 86Orange®
Clover -
I am so grateful to have meet you and seen your smiles!!!
Your service to ALL Americans is to be admired . . . But the Lives of ALL the Children and Youth of SC that you have embraced is what makes me weep. As the husband of a “Special Needs Educator “ in NC, I give thanks for every breath you take and every life you touch . . . count mine as one of them.
Love You Brother!!!
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Re: Click on this . . .
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One of these days, I'm going to try and meet some great Americans like yourself at a tailgate, fan day (if they ever have one again), or other function so that I can shake your hand and get to know you. Thanks for being a great fan and for being a giver.
As a side note, where is JK to spoil this post? Surely, he would have some sort of negative statement or dog poo to throw into the punch bowl.
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Thank you for your service to our country
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You are a hero
God Bless
GO TIGERS
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