[Snake Pleskin]

Contact Don Shipley its been said here before.{HE NOT ONLY DOES THE SEALS.} THIS IS "FRENCHY' DID 3 TOURS FIVE PURPLE HEARTS.
was a good friend of mine.was in Marines. Was also one of the first.in special operations group,I remember him telling me on his third tour getting hit with a frag, and a AK round which got him his fifth purple, He was done and not going back for a 4th. time.

the worse part about the Stolen valor guys they make money on it.And Bobby anytime he caught one in n.y. area. he would pin him down.Marines were pulling out in 1971/72 so if somebody tells you Marines 1975 they must have been in Saigon EMBASSY DUTY, Not many left there in 1975. View attachment 1121897
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My personal pics from Pendleton and Nixon with the presidential unit citation.

I was a Marine Liason Officer and i was there in 1972-73 as were many others. it depended on what your assignment was.

 

[Snake Pleskin]

Cops, SF, snipers, firearms instructors, etc. They’re all here i’ve noticed. They always give their opinion starting with “ as a (fill in blank)” lol

Most do not realize that what you were 10-50 yrs ago, doesn't mean squat now. Living in the past, remembering what was, does nothing. IMHO Things change rapidly in today's world.

 

[Snake Pleskin]

The guy is in early 80&s talks a lot of Bull, personally only know few who served in Special ops community.

Most are very very quiet, no long, let’s say what they did was job, nothing more.

Remember meeting this onSF Guy years ago in Sacramento.

He was retired E-8, quit, so poke softly, if he has been in civilian clothing. You might say dishwasher.

Roy Benvenedez, MOH Receiptent. Very intresting story.

In the early days from 1960 on, there was no selection for SF, because it did not exist. There were Recon teams and LRRP teams and they were made up of volunteers and others with experience usually. Most were grandfathered in when the SF was formally started with the Kennedy push. IMHO

 

[Snake Pleskin]

Did they have challenge coins in the ‘60’s???

No one cared in the 60's.

 

[Snake Pleskin]

I did about 40 jumps in 4 years, that would be about average in the 82d.

I did a total of 4. That is 4 more than I wanted to do.

 

[Snake Pleskin]

In the Legion, we jump more than most, and I got to 78 jumps in 6 years (and don’t remember a single one I liked). I was, for 4.5 of my 6 years, a “tireur de précision” which is kind of a hybrid between grunt, designated marksman, and sniper. I have the chronic bladder infection, bad back and knees to prove it. Thing is, they don’t tell you (and some of you guys know what I’m talking about) about the bad bladder, the fudged up kidneys, the second degree burns on your dick from laying on hot rooftops in Africa, all the good stuff. I could tell a lot more stories about having to embrace the suck than I have funny ones, I can tell you that much.

People that remember the "good old days" must have been in a coma for most of them. IMHO.

 

[Snake Pleskin]

A guy I used to work with was a recreational jumper. He had something like 75-80 jumps total and his back is a mess. Man he had some stories… like landing on electrical lines. On top of buildings had a few times his chute got tangled up and he had to cut himself free to get to his backup chute. He had broken legs, arms, shattered his pelvis, overal beat up pretty good but he sure loved the sport.

I knew a guy who thought getting beat up in bar fights was fun too. I would put him in the same category as your friend. Not to bright! IMHO LOL : )

 

[Snake Pleskin]

Not really a friend per se more a work association. He was definitely smart. Crazy smart. I think Uncle Sam likes them like that for unusual assignments.

When I was in Marine OCS they told us the avg Marine was 18-19 yrs old with a 9th grade education. Yup, they like em not to bright so they do what they are told with out question.IMHO