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| Frenchie |
| Posted on: January 12th, 2016, 11:43pm |
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Maximum Member2 LIke to hear from anyone that was Co C 4/31
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Something in the VFW Mag caught my eye...bothers me in this day and age of "smart bombs, GPS guided Missiles, surgical strikes" etc etc etc. you know all the buzz words, you decide. I had to to the math when i read the numbers.
PERSIAN GULF WAR DEATHS, 1190-1991
TOTAL HOSTILE DEATHS 148
TOTAL NON-HOSTILE Deaths 235
Operation Desert Shield 84
Operation Desert Storm 151
TOTAL DEATHS 383
We all know about "Friendly Fire" I tell people i was shot at by the bad guys and occasionally bombed by the good guys....so they all had a shot at Frenchie...
Sad situation.....More guys were KIA by our side than by the enemy(?) sure looks that way to my bifocaled eyes |
Frenchie - Gilbert E Manasselian
C 4/31 Feb 68 to Feb 69
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| rodney |
| Posted on: January 15th, 2016, 5:51pm |
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| I imagine that quite a few of the non-hostile deaths were due to vehicle accidents. |
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| Frenchie |
| Posted on: January 15th, 2016, 6:07pm |
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Maximum Member2 LIke to hear from anyone that was Co C 4/31
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| very possible....but |
Frenchie - Gilbert E Manasselian
C 4/31 Feb 68 to Feb 69
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| Gregory B Peters |
| Posted on: January 16th, 2016, 4:55pm |
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Maximum Member2 B company, 3/21/196th, incountry 07/1966-07/1967
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| Frenchie |
| Posted on: January 16th, 2016, 6:35pm |
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Maximum Member2 LIke to hear from anyone that was Co C 4/31
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| Greg, youre correct.....the suicide rate is hardly ever brought up but occasionally i catch a news article online and i see it is very high....and its not going away |
Frenchie - Gilbert E Manasselian
C 4/31 Feb 68 to Feb 69
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