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[frenchie]

Troopers,

Congress Act H.R. 4200, Sec 566 is seeking a generic RIBBON for all combat soldiers, except for infantrymen and medic.   Please go to the political section at that 11th ACVVC sight for my detail information.

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Frenchie

[Anonymous]

Well as the highest KIA rate MOS for vietnam is the 11E 27% it would seem that being an 11B was safer maybe they should get the ribbon and we the  CAB.

[m11thcav]

Well as the highest KIA rate MOS for vietnam is the 11E 27% it would seem that being an 11B was safer maybe they should get the ribbon and we the  CAB.

this website has the stats to support that:

http://www.vietnamwall.org/casualty.html

[DEW_19Dlrrp]

THE CAB IS FOR THOSE TROOPS WHO PARTICIPATE IN COMBAT BUT R NOT 11 BUSH.
IM HERE ON A BASE IN TUZ, IRAQ AND LET ME TELL YA BROTHERS, IT AINT AT ALL LIKE THE NAM.  SEEMS LIKE HERE, EVERYBODY GETS TO PLAY.  WE HAVE LADY GUNNERS THAT R JUST AS LETHAL AS THEIR MALE COUNTERPARTS.  WERE REALLY SHORT HANDED HERE SO CLERKS, MECHANICS, MESS PERS. , FUELERS, 13B'S, MP'S.
DONT MATTER, WERE HERE TO GET THE JOB DONE.  THIS IS MY 4TH COMBAT TOUR, GETTING READY TO START #5.  IF IT WAS UP TO ME, ID GIVE THESE YOUNG SOLDIERS A HELL OF A LOT MORE THAN A CAB.  BUT, MAYBE THATS JUST ME.
                                                                        SSG D.E.WATKINS, 278TH MI CO.
                                                                        FOB BERNSTEIN, TUZ, IRAQ.