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23 things veterans may carry for life
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23 things veterans may carry for life
By Sarah Sicard
May 12, 05:10 PM
Belton, Texas native, Maj. Christopher Allen, carries a weighted duffel bag during an alternative physical training session. (Army)
In the back of every veteran’s closet, you’re likely to find some old uniforms, dusty caps, a stack of medical, training, and discharge records... maybe a few ribbons or medals. But these are just a few of the typical things that separated or retired service members keep with them. Other things, they’re stuck with forever.
So we compiled a list of the more non-traditional things that veterans carry for life.
PO1 William "Chip" Nagel Lt Col Charlie Brown SSG Michael Noll Lt Col John (Jack) Christensen Cpl Vic Burk MAJ Dale E. Wilson, Ph.D. SGT Charlie Lee PO2 Marco Monsalve SGT David A. 'Cowboy' Groth ] SSG William Jones Sgt (Join to see) SrA John Monette SFC Bernard Walko SPC Michael Terrell SMSgt Anil Heendeniya CPL Douglas Chrysler A1C Medrick "Rick" DeVaney GySgt Jack Wallace SGT (Join to see) SGT Steve McFarland
23 things veterans may carry for life
By Sarah Sicard
May 12, 05:10 PM
Belton, Texas native, Maj. Christopher Allen, carries a weighted duffel bag during an alternative physical training session. (Army)
In the back of every veteran’s closet, you’re likely to find some old uniforms, dusty caps, a stack of medical, training, and discharge records... maybe a few ribbons or medals. But these are just a few of the typical things that separated or retired service members keep with them. Other things, they’re stuck with forever.
So we compiled a list of the more non-traditional things that veterans carry for life.
PO1 William "Chip" Nagel Lt Col Charlie Brown SSG Michael Noll Lt Col John (Jack) Christensen Cpl Vic Burk MAJ Dale E. Wilson, Ph.D. SGT Charlie Lee PO2 Marco Monsalve SGT David A. 'Cowboy' Groth ] SSG William Jones Sgt (Join to see) SrA John Monette SFC Bernard Walko SPC Michael Terrell SMSgt Anil Heendeniya CPL Douglas Chrysler A1C Medrick "Rick" DeVaney GySgt Jack Wallace SGT (Join to see) SGT Steve McFarland
23 things veterans may carry for life
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SFC Joe S. Davis Jr., MSM, DSL I kept everything from my military days. From time to time (like about every ten years) I open the foot locker and reminisce about those days that feel like yesterday but were so long ago.
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MAJ Ken Landgren
I am stuck with military thinking and I like it. For example if their is an issue to be solved I think about what the close and deep fights are. How do I impact them. When I write about PTSD, I often think about it as a campaign plan for healing. I talk about infantry skills to people with PTSD - Taking care of yourself. :)
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I sure have all the regular items although all My T shirts with logo .are from events or units that I was involved with and noting else, No bad car deals, (good percentage rate and cut sales cost as much as 50% from asking price on the 1st car I bought, which I paid cash for. ) , no divorces (married only once and going on 45 years) I have boxes of stuff, paperwork, medals etc. some selected items displayed in my Man cave. One small example is the flag that was flown over the US Capitol that was presented Me at retirement from the USAF, the plaque with My name and rank that was presented to Me by Lt. General Teh Supt of the Chinese Air Force Academy of the CAF, Chinese Air Force, Taiwan and Other Military related items.
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SMSgt Lawrence McCarter
In another section of the same Man Cave room, items also from My day in the USAF I had picked up including (on the far right) even leaflets dropped from aircraft in Vietnam to try and get the NVA or VC to surrender. the emblem from ht e366th Tactical Fighter Wing, Da Nang. Vietnam where i was stationed, on the left a static display model of an A1E Sky Raider or to the right a AC47, "Spooky" gunship .
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