Is Nathan Phillips Too Young to be a Vietnam Vet?

[volsrock]

The action was over in 73' he could have been the last, i am 68 and was there, if he is 64 he could have been there in 73'


The era ended May 7, 1975, by order of President Gerald Ford. During the 11-year campaign, approximately 2.7 million American men and woman served; of those, 58,220 died and 153,000 were wounded. Today, there are fewer than 850,000 living Vietnam War Vets


January 27, 1973: President Nixon signs the Paris Peace Accords, ending direct U.S. involvement in the Vietnam War. The North Vietnamese accept a cease fire. But as U.S. troops depart Vietnam, North Vietnamese military officials continue plotting to overtake South Vietnam.

He claims to be a Marine Nam Vet

The Marines left Nam in 1971!

Chief Cry Baby was 16 years old. The earliest he could have enlisted, either as an emancipated minor or with parental consent, was 1972.

[tinfoil]

Maybe he identifies as a Viet Nam vet. We should respect that

[PostmodernProphet]

An excerpt from this article is dated November 21, 2000. I'm wondering why you guys think he has to be a liar about his service.

"...There's only one flag at the site that could remotely be called a protest banner. Wedged into a pile of cut logs next to the main tepee, it demands attention for American soldiers missing in action in Vietnam.

"I'm a veteran," says Phillips, "a Marine Corps infantryman in the '70s, and I'm a patriot, and those soldiers need remembering."

Phillips says he was removed from his mother's care at age 5 and raised by a white family until 17, when he joined the Marines. As a result of his upbringing, he explains bitterly, he has lost much of his Omaha culture."

https://www.washingtonpost.com/archi...=.d239ab444483

none of the links mention he served in Vietnam and I see that the above quote does not, as well.....

[tinfoil]

If he served at any time during that entire era he is considered a "Vietnam War era veteran," like my brothers, neither of whom served in 'Nam. I am a member of the VFW Ladies Auxiliary based on my one brother's service (he was stationed in SK). The other served in the National Guard stateside for six years. It's possible that the media did not refer correctly to Mr. Phillips' service by including "era" in the descriptor.

Either way, the OP is just a typical Reichwinger's attempt to discredit the victim of a dishonorable attack by one of his ilk.

You keep repeating the lie that those kids attack Nathan. You are a dishonest person. You should stop spreading lies, liar.

[tinfoil]

Why do you say he's "claiming" to be a war vet, do you know something the rest of us don't?

That's not hard with today's completely ignorant liberals.

[Legion]

I am a member of the VFW Ladies Auxiliary based on my one brother's service (he was stationed in SK). The other served in the National Guard stateside for six years.

A Story for Every Occasion ™.

Either way, the OP is just a typical Reichwinger's attempt to discredit the victim of a dishonorable attack by one of his ilk.

A kid smiled at him while he banged a drum and chanted. Oh, the humanity...

[christiefan915]

none of the links mention he served in Vietnam and I see that the above quote does not, as well.....

8. "...he joined the Marines and served as an infantryman in the Vietnam War."

9. "He was a Native American veteran of the Vietnam War..." "Nathan Phillips, an Omaha elder, a veteran of the Vietnam War and the former director of the Native Youth Alliance..."

10. "The students were taking part in an anti-abortion rally on Friday, while Mr Phillips, a Vietnam War veteran..."

12. “You know, I’m from Vietnam times. I’m what they call a recon ranger. That was my role.

13. "I'm a veteran," says Phillips, "a Marine Corps infantryman in the '70s, and I'm a patriot, and those soldiers need remembering."

[christiefan915]

That's not hard with today's completely ignorant liberals.

Are you another one who needs to believe he's lying about his service?

[Controlled Opposition]

Phillips joined the Marine Corps, serving in the Vietnam War as a Recon Ranger and Infantryman.^{[8][9][10][11][12][13]} He served in the U.S. military from 1972 to 1976.^[14]

The Marines do not have Rangers. The Army does.

[domer76]

Yes he did.
In the CNN interview he says:
“And I’m a Vietnam Veteran and I know. . . . . . .”

This boils down to Phillips with an agenda along with the other two groups.
Everyone has an agenda nowadays and they love the liberal media to cover it.

No, you illiterate dumbshit, he did NOT say he was a Vietnam Veteran. Why don’t you actually LISTEN to the interview, moron?

[domer76]

He claims to be a Marine Nam Vet

The Marines left Nam in 1971!

Chief Cry Baby was 16 years old. The earliest he could have enlisted, either as an emancipated minor or with parental consent, was 1972.

Once again for you RW halfwits. He never made that claim.

Why do you cretins like to lie so much? Taking your cues from Trump?

[christiefan915]

The Marines do not have Rangers. The Army does.

https://thenewsrep.com/1439/ranger-s...s-perspective/

[PostmodernProphet]

8. "...he joined the Marines and served as an infantryman in the Vietnam War."

9. "He was a Native American veteran of the Vietnam War..." "Nathan Phillips, an Omaha elder, a veteran of the Vietnam War and the former director of the Native Youth Alliance..."

10. "The students were taking part in an anti-abortion rally on Friday, while Mr Phillips, a Vietnam War veteran..."

12. “You know, I’m from Vietnam times. I’m what they call a recon ranger. That was my role.

13. "I'm a veteran," says Phillips, "a Marine Corps infantryman in the '70s, and I'm a patriot, and those soldiers need remembering."

newspaper reporters say he was a Vietnam vet......he does not......
"I’m from Vietnam times".....sounds to me like he's walking around saying it.......

[PostmodernProphet]

Are you another one who needs to believe he's lying about his service?

where does he say he served in Vietnam?......

[Legion]

No, you illiterate dumbshit, he did NOT say he was a Vietnam Veteran. Why don’t you actually LISTEN to the interview, moron?

Christiecrite says he did.

8. "...he joined the Marines and served as an infantryman in the Vietnam War."

9. "He was a Native American veteran of the Vietnam War..." "Nathan Phillips, an Omaha elder, a veteran of the Vietnam War and the former director of the Native Youth Alliance..."

10. "The students were taking part in an anti-abortion rally on Friday, while Mr Phillips, a Vietnam War veteran..."

12. “You know, I’m from Vietnam times. I’m what they call a recon ranger. That was my role.

13. "I'm a veteran," says Phillips, "a Marine Corps infantryman in the '70s, and I'm a patriot, and those soldiers need remembering."