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If you pushed paper and never saw any actual combat I don't think you should get the same level of respect as a guy standing up and shooting while being shot at.

I hung out with an old vet from Vietnam who was so fucking annoying turns out he was a pencil pusher he was on full disability getting 3k a year paying no property tax.. for 3 or 4 years of pencil pushing

If you pushed paper and never saw any actual combat I don't think you should get the same level of respect as a guy standing up and shooting while being shot at. I hung out with an old vet from Vietnam who was so fucking annoying turns out he was a pencil pusher he was on full disability getting 3k a year paying no property tax.. for 3 or 4 years of pencil pushing

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I've heard of officers driving out into the desert to give each other bronze stars. Even within the infantry / combat specialties there's still fuckery going on. Just look at Audie Murphy's book: written by a Hollywood script writer. Vasili Zaitsev was similar, a brave and competent guy blown up way out of proportions. Other than what's recorded on video, consider war stories as being only as good as their teller.