From: Frank Gilliland on Thurs 25 Aug 2005 04:22

On Thu, 25 Aug 2005 10:42:41 GMT, Dave Heil sang:
"H-e-e-e-r-e I come to save the d-a-a-a-y!"

:-)

Frank Gilliland wrote:
On 24 Aug 2005 17:35:53 -0700, "

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Those are typical remarks Dudly tried to put
down in here. He wants to diminish ANY accomplishments of others
that he deems are his "opponents."

Well, he failed there, too. Now he has Tweedle Dave and Tweedle Buzz
fighting his fights for him.

It's only fair, Twiddle Frank. After all, we've got a CBer and a
non-ham (Twaddle Len) writing all sorts of malicious nonsense.

What you have is a USMC imposter that is probably also a ham imposter,
and two EE's with verifiable military backgrounds.

Tsk. Davie is jumping in NOT to "save the day" but to avenge
his own ego, his perception of himself as "superior" to most
others not of his exhaulted extra status...and from wounds still
open from long ago in the newsgroup when he was a "rare one" in
foreign ham lands. :-)


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LAPD are
fussy about imitators here, even IN the entertainment industry,
and DO do things about those who are pretenders.

So do Marines.

There you go. You've got a mission. Contact the Corps about Steve and
let them know that he wasn't a Marine.

I let them know that a person in here is claiming to be a retired USMC
gunny but is most likely an imposter, if that's what you mean. If they
choose to act on it that's up to them.

That's as it should be...for ALL impersonators of military service.

...but just a few posts ago, a DD-214 (according to you) was for
transfers and made Steve guilty of something.

I see that you are just as deficient in quantitative reasoning skills
as you are in qualitative reasoning skills. To wit: From 1955 to 1979
the DD-214 was used for both transfers and discharges. Dudly claims to
have served from 1974 until 1992, and therefore would have served five
of those years during the time when the DD-214 was used for transfers.
The only people who stay at one duty station for five years or more
are high-ranking uppity-ups. Therefore, Gunny Robeson would have at
least one (and probably two) DD-214's -in addition to- the DD-214 used
for his discharge. Dudly only claims to have -one- DD-214. Therefore,
Dudly is -not- Gunny Robeson.

Did you understand that or do you need me to draw you a picture?

Davie needs it done in triplicate on official Department of
State forms. He was in "the foreign service," ya know. :-)

Ackshully, Davie just loves to FIGHT...but not in any continuous
day-in, day-out basis like Dudly. Davie thinks he is in some
kind of "restricted area" open only for "his kind." Davie also
totally lacks any of the diplomatic skills of the Department of
State in his postings here. Archtypical "ugly American" picture
he presents.


I carry around a credit-card-size reduction of my DD-214 for fun,
have used it as local proof (needs a magnifying glass to see the
detail). Once got into a conversation with a Vietvet at a party
who had gotten a similar laminated reduction...he got out in '74...
we compared forms and they seemed to be very nearly identical.

Hey, that's a neat idea! I gotta do that, keep it right next to my
Blue Nose card.

What kind of guy carries a copy of his DD-214 around with him?

What kind of Marine lets someone else fight his battles?

Davie was NEVER in the USMC. He claims to be ex-air-farts...plus
another bunch of Dudly-like generalities of implied "in-country"
action in Vietnam. Lots of generalities, NO specifics...save for
supposedly doing MARS work in 'Nam.

There it is interesting in similarities. At first Davie did not
mention his MARS work there. In another thread I did quote some
items from the Army Center of Military History wherein they said
that MARS radio contacts with the States were excellent for morale
purposes and did much for both servicemen and their families and
friends. Later, Davie was claiming HE did MARS things in Vietnam.
For the USA the Vietnam War ENDED 30 years ago...and so did the
"Draft."

WE (the readers) are NOT supposed to challenge anything of this
esteemed (or steamed) veteran of "the foreign service." Nor have
WE any right to request any proof of HIS statements. Tsk, tsk.

I carry that little miniature DD-214 with me because I got it in
1956 then as a memento. Laminated in plastic, no bigger than any
other card in my wallet, it doesn't take up much space. It IS
a handy proof, easily producible, for those who challenge my time
and service (a few have in-person). If they need more, I can
always copy the original documents full-size, stored in my safety
deposit box. So far, only personnel departments have requested
that much. That miniature form is also a good conversation
piece at social gatherings...:-) It also caused one "imposter"
in a social group to slink away when confronted about His
"exploits." :-)

gon imp