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Originally Posted by PepsiFree
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Here's the deal on Phillips.
He enlisted in the USMC (Reserve) under the name Nathanial Richard Stanard. He served just under four years, from 20 Aug 1972 to 5 May 1976. He was active duty 12 Aug 74 - 5 May 76
The USMC discharged him with the exalted rank of Private. He didn't even make Private First Class. His first stint was in Lincoln, NE. He was an electrician/reefer mech.
He worked at the USMC base, El Toro, CA, '74-'75. During that period, he was charged and convicted - wow - three times for AWOL. Don't go AWOL in the Marines; they don't like that $hit.
OK, so he served during the Vietnam War, but not in Vietnam. Alright. I don't think he has actually said that he served in Vietnam. However, he doesn't correct the media either and seems to let CNN, etc run with that narrative. He has stated that he was spit on by hippies when he came home. Take it for what you will, but that's a Rambo line, isn't it, implying he was spit on when he came home from Vietnam? Who knows, maybe he meant that he was spit on when he came home from the brig? He's a cagey dude. Certainly, service people in those days were hassled, whether they served in Vietnam or not.
But, what he
did state was that he was a "Recon Ranger", of which there is no such thing. He was a Reefer Ranger lol.
That is definitely stolen valour.