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sillybinaries said:
50,000 wounder/dead troops in three days. This would equate to about ~six million today. This is truly a stunning/visual awareness to our past fathers battles.
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How is this possible? 50,000 wounded/dead then would be 50,000 wounded/dead now. :confused: I wasn't aware inflation applied to humans.
 
If you account for the population size back then, vs. the population of today. 50,000 People is the equivalent of about ~6million today from a death/injured toll perspective. It is more based on a perspective comparison from back then vs today in numbers. Of course they do a better job of explaining it in the documentary..
 
FastZR1 said:
Yes, and Home Depot does this too. I always get the 10% and it really adds up over time. :props:
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I didn't know that... What card do you need? DD214?
What's a Vet card? Is it active service or past service?
 
jakesdad said:
I didn't know that... What card do you need? DD214?
What's a Vet card? Is it active service or past service?
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It's active or retired. They tried to tell me one time that my ID was invalid because the sample card was a retiree card. I had to explain to them what a new military ID looked like. Lol.
 
rwright said:
How is this possible? 50,000 wounded/dead then would be 50,000 wounded/dead now. :confused: I wasn't aware inflation applied to humans.
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Its all about percentages of population. For example, population 10 and 6 die. Population 10,000,000 and 6,000,000 die. Same percentage dead.
 
50,000 dead/wounded is still 50,000 dead/wounded. Just because the world is more populated doesn't change the number. 4,000+ in the current war will be 4,000+ decades from now.
 
rwright said:
50,000 dead/wounded is still 50,000 dead/wounded. Just because the world is more populated doesn't change the number. 4,000+ in the current war will be 4,000+ decades from now.
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I understand completely what you are saying, and agree. I was just pointing out what they were trying to say.
 
2003-2011 US Navy corpsman( greenside only way to be)
 
jakesdad said:
I didn't know that... What card do you need? DD214?
What's a Vet card? Is it active service or past service?
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I didn't know that either. I have all my papers but don't recall getting any Vet card when I got out. I'll have to try to find out how to get the card.

I did learn that Apple Computer has a special on-line store for military and veterans. Apple products are typically never discounted.
The Apple Store (U.S.)
 
USAF
3C0X1
(S)Sgt
2003 - 2011
Langley AFB, VA (other then deployments and TDY's)
Operation Iraqi Freedom Vet
Operation Enduring Freedom Vet
Deployed ALOT...Afgan, Iraq, Kuwait, HOA, UAE, Bahrain, Qatar, and a few others
Spent some time in Korea as well but nothing to really speak of...

I was one of 6 people in the world that did my job...I will be able to talk about it in 30 years or when it is declassified...
 
ChrisJ said:
USAF
3C0X1
(S)Sgt
2003 - 2011
Langley AFB, VA (other then deployments and TDY's)
Operation Iraqi Freedom Vet
Operation Enduring Freedom Vet
Deployed ALOT...Afgan, Iraq, Kuwait, HOA, UAE, Bahrain, Qatar, and a few others
Spent some time in Korea as well but nothing to really speak of...

I was one of 6 people in the world that did my job...I will be able to talk about it in 30 years or when it is declassified...
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So you were a goat waterboarder. Interesting.
 
Air Force 1980-1986. Fire Protection Specialist. Primarily stationed at Myrtle Beach AFB. South Carolina
 
RE: 'Vets Card'

I asked the lady at my local Lowe's about this and she said it was the card you get from VA. I explained a lot of vets are NOT in the VA system. She then went on to say, "Well, your Legion or VFW card." Again I said, there are vets that are not in any 'organization'.

I then asked about using a copy of a DD214...She then showed me her 'guidance sheet' and it said a DD214 was not acceptable! I kind you not! This was in Nov of 2009.

Go figure.

Bill

I should add, she was very nice about this...her hubby was military, so she did understand my confusion.
 
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U.S. Navy
AT2 (Aviation Electronics Tech)
HSL-42 NS Mayport Jacksonville,FL
2003-2007
 
Porsche Pilot said:
I am glad to hear the lights are still shining bright in your garage Jim. If you can send me a pic of them one day I would love to see how you layed them out.
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Did a rectangle 1 horizontal on each end of the garage and 3 vertical on each on the sides. . 8 x 2 T8's is an amazing upgrade over 2 x 2 T12's. I will try to send you a pic. Seriously about a 10X improvement.
 
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