The warrior

Ok, there are many men who fought in the vietnam war here. I regretfully forget the tag of of this one warrior. Many gunnars,, dis and dat. Im looking for ya man. You are 72 or 73, with a grunt wisdom that we are all missing. You told me, forgivingly, that I occasionally get the chain wrapped around the axle, now and then. Make a visit, how have you been, are you happy? Don't make me crawl across that plateau to find your foxhole. I would you know. I know all youse guys fought for our freedom and I exercise that daily. I also know that the your primary concern was greater than that. You all fought for your buddies and this post reflects my desire for payback. You were all soldiers once.. and young. Now with age you are still that soldier and we are better for it. In this holiday season we celebrate the birth of one child,representative of every new born, as well as sheep from others flocks. With all warriors in mind the following truth resounds "Greater love hath no man, that he lay down his life for a friend" If the story isn't true… it should be. That sentiment alone sustains me always. I ask for some latitude in the spirit of this most wonderful time of the year. Its totally inclusive of all. In truth, especially with pca, we are surely in the same flock…..

Thanks Tim, thats the man. I think he got tired of the internecine warfare. He may pop up.

logoslidat –

First of all, let me say that while your posts here are usually erudite to the point that they can be a bit hard to follow sometimes, your first post above, starting this thread, is perfectly clear and right on. Thank you for your kind comments about our warriors in general.

Yes, I too, have been wondering why Gunfighter (Bill is his real name) has not posted here for a while. He was always making such insightful and sympathetic posts, and frequently had such kind words of support in particular for the women here on the forum.

Bill and I had come to have a good exchange of emails for a while, drawn together by our common Vietnam experience, although I have not heard from him for some time myself. I had frankly started to worry lately about whether he had decided to move on and leave the forum, or whether he had experienced (hopefully not) some health issue that was preventing him from posting.

It is encouraging to hear from Gunner34 above that he may be able to get in touch with Bill in person at the Legion (American Legion post?) mentioned above on a Tuesday evening. Gunner34, could you try doing that, and if you do see Bill, could you ask him to make a reply post to this thread? Or find out if he has chosen to move on and let us know if that is his decision? Tell him he is missed.

And what I can do is, since I of course still have Bill's email address, is send him an email and invite him to join us again, insisting that we really do value his contributions and would love to see him here again.

Between the two of us, maybe one of us can get in touch with Bill and we go from there.

On the other hand, Bill, if you are actually out there lurking right now, please do post and say hi. We'd love to see you come back.

Gunfighter does pop up on the Veterans Benefits Network with an occasional post, and in fact the last one I saw from him he had recommended HW to a Veteran with PCa.
Michael

Great post Logo, read you loud and clear and totally agree. I sneaked by the lotto system and didn't have to go to Vietnam but appreciate all of you who did. I was a Hippie in the 60's but never had anything bad to say about the guys who fought. I just didn't agree with the war itself.

Gunfighter is who you wanted. I was sorry to see him go. He got caught up in a squabble, see NKinney's link. Hey we all have our opinions and we don't always agree with each other.

Hope he rejoins us for the New Year.

Merry Christmas Logo and to everyone else!

Bill from Florida

Gunner34 -

That's fine, I will go ahead and send an email to Gunfighter, probably later today. As said above, I will tell him that his presence on the forum is missed and encourage him to return.

If he does reply to me, hopefully within the next day or two, I will learn what his intentions are, and with his permission post his answer here (or just encourage him to post here himself).

Logo--I feel honored to be remembered by the "poet laureate" of this forum and appreciate your sentiments. Although a vast distance separates us, I would hate to play cards with you; the ability to see into another man's soul is a rare if not dangerous gift. You have found my foxhole, and with no e-mail address listed you have forced my hand so I must reply. I'm glad to see that your sabbatical is over and that you are offering your wit and guidance to both new and older members. PeterDA is always available to translate some of your most complex posts for obtuse members.
I have withdrawn from not only this forum but also Tony's forum, "The Advanced Prostate Cancer Advocates Forum" since I have accomplished all that I can within my limited abilities for my personal agenda. My comments regarding this appear on a thread in his forum entitled "PSA-based screening-'State of the Art Report'". I can only hope that the VA gets its act together and eliminates ridiculous waiting times and offers psa tests to its veterans; in my case, I was dropped from future appointments while being monitored without my knowledge and as a result I was diagnosed by symptoms--GGRR!!

In regards to this forum, I highly recommend it to friends and other persons regarding PCa; it's the best! I have appreciated 142's "outreach" when I elected to leave the forum and other member's comments via e-mail. In particular, I was invited by "Yoop" to bring my guns and attend a "shoot-um-up" barbeque at his home. Distance and age made this impossible. MKinney listed my post as to why I left the forum, and I still believe that it's better off without my presence.
Most recently, I have been attending to my wife's needs, preparing for knee replacement surgery, (2 but 1 at a time), and assisting the Army's Transportation Corps Historian. 1968 was a turbulent time in both the States and Vietnam and I hope that my Kodak slides, blogs, and other information that I provided proves to be useful. The historian is preparing a history of the 8th Transportation Group in Vietnam and many facets of the war are not known, recognized, or deemed suitable to be remembered.
In summary, I wish you all a memorable xmas along with a long life with no symptoms. I do monitor this forum periodically and it appears that everyone is being taken care of by the others--Keep it up!
Gunner--American Legion at 6pm tonight in LaCrescent, Mn for a "lost Lake" cheap beer--lol. I'll be sitting with a 89 year old 6'6 marine corps ww11 vet along with a Vietnam sf sgt and a 50 year old civilian car sales mgr..Yeah, I miss you guys but it's for the best!
Bill

have to agree with appleseed.....Bill...you have every right to express your views as the next guy without being attacked or labeled a bigot. In my opinion those who labeled you owe "You" and apology. Sorry to see you go.....I know myself...Ive spent 22 years in the Army fighting for other people to express their free speech and you did just that.....I appreciate your service to your country and all you've done for this forum.....chris

It seems to me that gunfighter was absolutely clueless as to how many gay men post here at HW/PC. His unwillingness to apologize after giving an inappropriate insult was telling.

I must have been on a sabbatical, but I'm more interested in the now anyway. Gunfighter, Godspeed! " apologize, apologize, pull out their eyes, pull out their eyes " James Joyce ,Portrait of an Artist as a Young Man
Some have no, zip, nada ,discernment at all and parcel {operative word parcel } out grace, turning a positive particle into a negative one. Please moderators would like my thread locked before more damage is done and for auld lang syne. The irony screams…….. Ok back to the holidays… Its still good , its still good!