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Duncanpup

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Sat May 15, 2021, 06:03 AM May 2021

I'm receiving a inheritance from my one uncle who is Vietnam vet [View all]

He passed this winter and after the court settles his estate , I’m up for a cut reason he had no children of his own. He served as FO a forward observer with the 196th lite infantry brigade and Vietnam was a definite family affair , with our father and his five brothers. And they all suffered from ptsd the three who went to Vietnam, and our one uncle a former marine 0311 moved back to Vietnam he’s living life on his pension and social security he’s happy. My old man was 173rd and his brother who passed was dollar ninety six infantry.

Now I’m thinking in this ramble over coffee, how to do this. Should I donate it to veterans hospital for veterans who live there if they need body wash or shoes, yet that idea I’m not comfortable with. I’ve used veteran hospital for my hearing aid, once again I’ll say I was lucky 84-87 airborne infantry 82nd 2/325 pir then medical PCs to leg unit west Germany I had no war.

The reason I’m not comfortable with donating to vet hospital is it may get lost in the machine of VA. Then I thought of wounded warriors project and service dogs for the fine Americans who suffer from ptsd. I know a former Afghan marine from my gym he has a lab service dog , I ran into him once at the store parking lot , and boog was rage barking from the pickup at his dog. I jokingly told him boog is not a service dog he causes my ptsd.

So I turn to my fellow vets for ideas on how to donate or who to give this cash to help our veterans. Thank you in advance, and Dashonebravo if you read this.

A ? Why does it seem, every time you run into a vet they were black ops or tier 1 or in the regiment. While back I had a stolen valor dude tell me he was in a unit so secret it’s more secret than delta or cag. I informed him besides my jump and air assault wings and EIB I also attended the us army regular joe school and got my regular joe tab and shamming school received my shamming tab and was honor graduate. No need to thank me for my service Dashone yet I thank you friend for your service especially at sand hill.

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