Posted by donjr on November 11, 2013 at 16:03:44 from (71.246.93.209):
SWMBO and I just went out to Golden Corral for a free meal, and were early enough to be near the head of the line. The manager asked if we'd mind them seating someone else with us, so they could serve a few more folks more quickly, and we told them that was fine with us. So, he brought in another gent about our age, and seated him. He proceeded to get his food, bowed his head and gave thanks. Seemed like a fairly nice guy at first.
Then, he told me he was in the Air Force, and worked in crypto. He currently lived at Edgewood Arsenal, and works in communications. During the war, he was stationed on the USS Nimitz, and wasn't comfortable until he went down to the supply department and got a hammock to sleep in. And, he was in country and got captured, but managed to get away when he tossed some pebbles at the guard to make sure he was asleep before he took off. He stayed off the roads, and the Seabees found him sleeping on the beach at Pusan, and took him straight to the sickbay. Thereafter, LBJ pinned a medal on him, but he wasn't sure what for. He apparently was also shot in the back and in the butt during this time.
Now, I'm not a genius, but the Nimitz wasn't built until long after LBJ's rule, and I never saw a hammock used on any ship. Nor do I recall an AF crpto guy being needed on a Navy carrier. And, isn't Pusan in Korea??
What would you do? Blow the whistle on this clown, for claiming to be a vet, or just let him cling to the fact he has just been recognized as a dumbazz?
Too many guys there this evening are true vets. Why do these guys have to crawl out of the woodwork on occasions like this?
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