Posted by Goose on November 11, 2012 at 19:20:20 from (174.253.146.61):
In Reply to: OT---Am I a veteran? posted by JerryS on November 11, 2012 at 17:30:26:
I am definitely a veteran, having been on active duty in the Marine Corps for ten years and deployed to both the Middle East and Far East.
I've had an ongoing argument for years on another point. I was on active duty during the inclusive years of both the Korean War and Vietnam War, but was never actually "in country" in either war. (I recieved two medals from the Nationalist Chinese Government on Taiwan for partaking in a major confrontation between Nationalist China on Taiwan and Red China on the Mainland in 1958, but that's not part of this issue).
My question is, am I considered a Korean War Vet and a Vietnam War Vet, or not. A fairly high source in the Corps once stated I was, based on the fact that I was ready, willing, and able to go and it was not my fault the Corps chose not to send me. The flip side is I am not, because I was never "in country".
It's no big deal to me and I'm not losing any sleep over it. I made significant contributions both to the Corps and to our country in other ways, but it makes a good argument.
BTW, I refer to myself as a Korean War "Era" vet and a Vietnam War "Era" vet.
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