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orangecrush

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9. Thank you for your post

Reply to jmowreader (Reply #4)

Fri Jun 5, 2026, 06:31 PM

8 hrs ago

And I am a lifelong civilian, and appreciate your professional insight.

As a layperson, though, what impresses me is 3 combat tours in Iraq and one in Afghanistan and he is still sucking air.

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Graham Platner Form DD 214 [View all] orangecrush 12 hrs ago OP

His middle name is Cunningham!? mr715 12 hrs ago #1

... orangecrush 12 hrs ago #2

Lots of medals/awards though. Wow. AloeVera 11 hrs ago #3

It's not all that impressive if you know what you're looking at jmowreader 10 hrs ago #4

Thank you for sharing all your knowledge AloeVera 9 hrs ago #5

The Marines promote based on merit and vacancy jmowreader 9 hrs ago #6

Thank you again! AloeVera 5 hrs ago #10

OK, but i was in th USAF MineralMan 8 hrs ago #8

Thank you for your post orangecrush 8 hrs ago #9

Dubya never released his discharge papers. Norrrm 8 hrs ago #7