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RetiredParatrooper

(144 posts) Wed Dec 10, 2025, 03:22 PM Dec 10

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Hello DU!

Looooooooooong time reader, about from the beginning (2001-2002ish).

Army veteran retired after 20, (Kosovo, OIF x2, OEF x1).Husband and Father. Probably best described as a New Deal Democrat, Pro-Choice (not that women need my input), Pro LGBTQIA+ (my sister was Trans).

We have a country to save from the 'Christian' Fascists. Let's Roll.

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Hello DU! (Original Post) RetiredParatrooper Dec 10 OP

Welcome Aboard Teammate BOSSHOG Dec 10 #1

Welcome to DU RetiredParatrooper! Grim Chieftain Dec 10 #2

Airborne! Enter stage left Dec 10 #3

Welcome to DU, RetiredParatrooper! sheshe2 Dec 10 #4

Welcome! Katinfl Dec 10 #5

Welcome! justaprogressive Dec 10 #6

Wow, a lurker for 23 or 24 years! PatSeg Dec 10 #7

Welcome to DU, RetiredParatrooper. So glad you found us. debm55 Dec 10 #8

HEY it's about time you joined us RetiredParatrooper! Skittles Dec 10 #9

Welcome. appleannie1 Dec 10 #10

Welcome to DU Marthe48 Dec 10 #11

Welcome!! chowder66 Dec 10 #12

Welcome to DU. mahina Dec 10 #13

Thanks for your service! WmChris Dec 10 #14

Welcome to DU! n/t livetohike Dec 10 #15

Welcome! SallyHemmings Dec 10 #16

Welcome to DU Warpy Dec 10 #17

You open mind and opinions are welcome, as are you. twodogsbarking Dec 10 #18

Welcome! FemDemERA Dec 10 #19

From one liberal spirit to another... ananda Dec 10 #20

Welcome orangecrush Dec 10 #21

nice to meet you! markie Dec 10 #22

Welcome! ZDU Dec 10 #23

I was a longtime lurker too, RetiredParatroper. Welcome aboard. Borogove Dec 10 #24

Glad to have you here with us, RetiredParatrooper. democrank Dec 10 #25

Welcome aboard! SheltieLover Dec 10 #26

Welcome aboard! 70sEraVet Dec 10 #27

Welcome to the group MustLoveBeagles Dec 10 #28

Welcome! LuvLoogie Dec 10 #29

Hi, RP! 👋 ... littlemissmartypants Dec 10 #30

Welcome. Nice resume' except for that willingly jumping out of a perfectly good plane part. surfered Dec 10 #31

Welcome! Another one on the good side. Ziggysmom Dec 10 #32

I'm glad you've decided to join DU FakeNoose Dec 10 #33

Welcome aboard! MacKasey Dec 10 #34

Amen! Welcome and Thank you! Joinfortmill Dec 10 #35

Welcome RetiredParatrooper Clouds Passing Dec 10 #36

Welcome GigiLeigh Dec 10 #37

Welcome officially to our DU family. About time you came in from niyad Dec 10 #38

Welcome proud patriot Dec 10 #39

"" AllaN01Bear Dec 10 #40

Welcome and appreciated! nt blue_jay Dec 10 #41

Good to have you here, Paratrooper! Welcome! slightlv Dec 10 #42

Saw this bumper sticker yesterday..... SlowSpeed Dec 10 #43

AIRBORNE! TomSlick Dec 10 #44

Welcome Home!...soups on.. MiHale Dec 10 #45

Welcome to Turbineguy Dec 10 #46

And Hello Back Atcha, RetiredParatrooper! calimary Dec 10 #47

So glad you have "dropped in" from lurkdom. 3catwoman3 Dec 10 #48

Welcome to the DU! (n/t) OldBaldy1701E Dec 11 #49

Hello and glad you're here! Timeflyer Dec 11 #50

Great to have you here! WinstonSmith4740 Dec 11 #51

Welcome aboard Emile Dec 11 #52

welcome. AllaN01Bear Dec 11 #53

And remember Antifa means anti-fascist so join in! GreenWave Dec 11 #54

Welcome! Grumpy Old Guy Dec 11 #55

Welcome kooth Dec 11 #56

Welcome Historic NY Dec 11 #57

BOSSHOG

(44,738 posts)

1. Welcome Aboard Teammate

Reply to RetiredParatrooper (Original post)

Wed Dec 10, 2025, 03:26 PM

Dec 10

Canoe Club alum here. DU Chock full of Vets. See ya on campus.

Grim Chieftain

(1,569 posts)

2. Welcome to DU RetiredParatrooper!

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Wed Dec 10, 2025, 03:30 PM

Dec 10

So glad you are here! I look forward to your posts.

I know many think it is often considered overused, but sincerely, thank you for your service.

Enter stage left

(4,471 posts)

3. Airborne!

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Wed Dec 10, 2025, 03:31 PM

Dec 10

sheshe2

(97,018 posts)

4. Welcome to DU, RetiredParatrooper!

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Wed Dec 10, 2025, 03:33 PM

Dec 10

Katinfl

(746 posts)

5. Welcome!

Reply to RetiredParatrooper (Original post)

Wed Dec 10, 2025, 03:34 PM

Dec 10

Looking forward to your input. We love to hear from new people.

justaprogressive

(6,811 posts)

6. Welcome!

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Wed Dec 10, 2025, 04:05 PM

Dec 10

Thanks for joining the fray!

PatSeg

(52,963 posts)

7. Wow, a lurker for 23 or 24 years!

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Wed Dec 10, 2025, 04:13 PM

Dec 10

Welcome to DU! What made you finally sign up?

debm55

(59,244 posts)

8. Welcome to DU, RetiredParatrooper. So glad you found us.

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Wed Dec 10, 2025, 04:15 PM

Dec 10

Skittles

(170,827 posts)

9. HEY it's about time you joined us RetiredParatrooper!

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Wed Dec 10, 2025, 04:23 PM

Dec 10

WE NEED ALL THE HELP WE CAN GET

appleannie1

(5,443 posts)

10. Welcome.

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Wed Dec 10, 2025, 04:24 PM

Dec 10

Marthe48

(23,000 posts)

11. Welcome to DU

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Wed Dec 10, 2025, 04:34 PM

Dec 10

chowder66

(12,117 posts)

12. Welcome!!

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Wed Dec 10, 2025, 04:34 PM

Dec 10

mahina

(20,591 posts)

13. Welcome to DU.

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Wed Dec 10, 2025, 04:37 PM

Dec 10

Aloha.

WmChris

(693 posts)

14. Thanks for your service!

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Wed Dec 10, 2025, 04:38 PM

Dec 10

Vietnam Army Medic here We put the frontline folks back together as best we could.

livetohike

(24,188 posts)

15. Welcome to DU! n/t

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Wed Dec 10, 2025, 04:39 PM

Dec 10

SallyHemmings

(1,958 posts)

16. Welcome!

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Wed Dec 10, 2025, 04:39 PM

Dec 10

Warpy

(114,547 posts)

17. Welcome to DU

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Wed Dec 10, 2025, 04:42 PM

Dec 10

People with better sight than mine will have to show you which windmills to tilt at, but it's a friendly bunch and you sound like you'll fit in fine as we face seemingly insurmountable odds as the billionaires attempt to turn us into one of Russia's vassal states so they can get richer.

twodogsbarking

(18,318 posts)

18. You open mind and opinions are welcome, as are you.

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Wed Dec 10, 2025, 04:49 PM

Dec 10

FemDemERA

(768 posts)

19. Welcome!

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Wed Dec 10, 2025, 04:59 PM

Dec 10

ananda

(34,765 posts)

20. From one liberal spirit to another...

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Wed Dec 10, 2025, 05:00 PM

Dec 10

Welcome!

orangecrush

(29,835 posts)

21. Welcome

Reply to RetiredParatrooper (Original post)

Wed Dec 10, 2025, 05:04 PM

Dec 10

Sorry to have to meet under the countries present circumstances

markie

(23,973 posts)

22. nice to meet you!

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Wed Dec 10, 2025, 05:11 PM

Dec 10

we certainly do have a Country to save!!

ZDU

(1,181 posts)

23. Welcome!

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Wed Dec 10, 2025, 05:14 PM

Dec 10

Borogove

(601 posts)

24. I was a longtime lurker too, RetiredParatroper. Welcome aboard.

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Wed Dec 10, 2025, 05:19 PM

Dec 10

democrank

(12,490 posts)

25. Glad to have you here with us, RetiredParatrooper.

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Wed Dec 10, 2025, 05:20 PM

Dec 10

Looking forward to your comments.

SheltieLover

(79,451 posts)

26. Welcome aboard!

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Wed Dec 10, 2025, 05:22 PM

Dec 10

70sEraVet

(5,419 posts)

27. Welcome aboard!

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Wed Dec 10, 2025, 05:24 PM

Dec 10

My apologies for traditional naval greeting.

MustLoveBeagles

(15,691 posts)

28. Welcome to the group

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Wed Dec 10, 2025, 05:28 PM

Dec 10

LuvLoogie

(8,752 posts)

29. Welcome!

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Wed Dec 10, 2025, 05:30 PM

Dec 10

littlemissmartypants

(32,806 posts)

30. Hi, RP! 👋 ...

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Wed Dec 10, 2025, 05:40 PM

Dec 10

Welcome to DU!

USCG military brat here. Daddy, who passed away five years ago yesterday, retired as a Captain with thirty three years. Lots of military here.

I host NC and Loners. I'm a farmer. I have a dog.

If I can help anyone in anyway, I try my best. That includes you, dear noob. 😉🤓

Enjoy!

❤️pants*

*There are two here. I'm smarty. The other is under. Remember we're never fully dressed without a smile.

surfered

(12,833 posts)

31. Welcome. Nice resume' except for that willingly jumping out of a perfectly good plane part.

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Wed Dec 10, 2025, 05:45 PM

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Ziggysmom

(4,096 posts)

32. Welcome! Another one on the good side.

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Wed Dec 10, 2025, 05:48 PM

Dec 10

FakeNoose

(41,133 posts)

33. I'm glad you've decided to join DU

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Wed Dec 10, 2025, 05:49 PM

Dec 10

We need all the "good guys" we can get!

MacKasey

(1,513 posts)

34. Welcome aboard!

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Wed Dec 10, 2025, 05:52 PM

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Joinfortmill

(20,874 posts)

35. Amen! Welcome and Thank you!

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Wed Dec 10, 2025, 06:02 PM

Dec 10

Clouds Passing

(7,760 posts)

36. Welcome RetiredParatrooper

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Wed Dec 10, 2025, 06:09 PM

Dec 10

GigiLeigh

(198 posts)

37. Welcome

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Wed Dec 10, 2025, 06:11 PM

Dec 10

aboard.

niyad

(131,491 posts)

38. Welcome officially to our DU family. About time you came in from

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Wed Dec 10, 2025, 06:24 PM

Dec 10

the cold! So much more fun when you can join in the conversation!

proud patriot

(102,458 posts)

39. Welcome

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Wed Dec 10, 2025, 06:28 PM

Dec 10

thank you for your service

AllaN01Bear

(29,179 posts)

40. ""

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Wed Dec 10, 2025, 06:57 PM

Dec 10

blue_jay

(231 posts)

41. Welcome and appreciated! nt

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Wed Dec 10, 2025, 07:03 PM

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slightlv

(7,698 posts)

42. Good to have you here, Paratrooper! Welcome!

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Wed Dec 10, 2025, 07:03 PM

Dec 10

You'll find a healthy family of vets here... and most us are chomping at the bit to pick up the pieces of our oaths and do good for the country, once again! (Viet Nam era AF LE veteran here).