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J.D. “Duke” Schechter

http://www.azstarnet.com/sn/politics/260888

Tucson Region

State Representative, District 27: Republican: J.D. 'Duke' Schechter

05-13-2009, 11:16 AM 
HairyEyeball 
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Service: Marine Corps
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Join Date: Sep 2008
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 Re: HMFIC Sends

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"Your" Marine Corps? Don't try sticking your chest out with me as if I've never served in the USMC. I don't owe you anything. I've never disrespected any Marine for his service especially a combat veteran. If being in the Marines is the only great thing about your life then you are indeed in a sad state of affairs. You sound like the special project for DI's. Trust me I don't fear DI's anymore. Too old.

0311
2/9
3/1
Desert Storm
Somalia
OIF

How bout you etuff guy?

Have a good day and take the rank off your collar. Going to finish my masters degree now. How bout you? Good day.[/quote]

Since you ask, sonny, Sgt, DOR 01JAN69, 6242, 4634. 8652 (and a few others not 'official', including 0331 and UH-34 left seat), RVN 67, 68, 69: Con Thien, Khe Sanh, Hue City , and a few others. HMM-163, HMH-463, HMM-164, 3/26. And I earned the 'Smoky Bear' in '69.

Your language, your attitude, and your apparently inflated sense of self-importance are an insult to many good Marines - and Corpsmen - who've been a part of this forum for years, including at least one Tarawa Vet (search the archives) as well as people from your era.

I strongly suggest you lose the attitude, familiarize yourself with our SOPs, and play by our rules in our house: If you continue blundering around like a drunken LCpl in the O Club just to prove how badass you are, you're not going to be very happy here. You may also notice that I chose to go PM rather than calling you out in the general forum.

------- Duke

(XXXXXXXXXXXXX's message to Mr. Eyeballsweat)

Honestly, good sir,

if you would be so kind as to verify, once and for all, how an air winger did quality time with the grunts in Vietnam and earned 5 Purple Hearts, if I understood your posts correctly, then you will quickly have about 25 new Marines in your corner.

You've got a golden opportunity to shut up a whole lot of new assholes in this joint.

I'm thinking you should call a school circle and show everybody your bonafides.

Semper Fi



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The 'how' is simple - a few of us were 'volunteered' for a patrol early on during my first tour. I was still '10 feet tall and bulletproof' (or young, stupid and healed faster), discovered I liked it, and was good at it, and didn't need as much sleep in those days. Word got around, so when people were needed I was occasionally asked for, and when I could, I went.

Two of the awards were for the same incident, my '60 was hit by something, probably an RPG, and I took shrapnel in both hands and legs, but somehow got 'reported' as separate incidents. I had a cheekbone broken in hand-to-hand, and got dinged in the thigh and stomach (one on the ground, one in the air) on two other occasions.

I don't 'advertise', there are only a half-dozen people here who've actually seen my rack, and I wish 03 hadn't made that point - it's not 'who I am', and I prefer to be judged on what I currently do or say - during my recent run for political office, all that came out was that I was in the Corps and went to Nam - than what HQMC saw fit to honor me with decades ago. I'd appreciate it if you kept it that way.

----- Duke