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05-27-2007, 11:02 PM
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#1 | | Senior Member
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Hey all, just wanted to drop in and say hi! I just got back from Iraq last night, and am back for about a week. I hope everyone is doing good here, and I am sure that UPS hasn't changed all that much in the time I have been away. Things have been very crazy for us soldiers here recently, and I am very lucky to have been given this week of home time. We are all fighting very hard right now for freedom, and I have seen a lot of things these past number of months that have made me very thankful for our short time we have to spend on earth. Well, off to bed, enjoy the day off everyone, and please thank a veteran tomorrow, it is one of their days of appreciation, and even though we don't do our jobs for recognition or pay, believe me, just someone telling us thank you, will bring a tear sometimes to a hardened soldiers eye. | 
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05-27-2007, 11:05 PM
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#2 | | Senior Member
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Welcome back and I hope you have a great week. | |
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05-27-2007, 11:54 PM
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#3 | | 23 year driver
Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Midwest
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Thank you for what you do so that we are able to do what we want to do!!!!
Godspeed!!!!!!!!!!
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05-28-2007, 03:52 AM
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#4 | | Senior Member
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welcome back. i am behind you guys all the way;
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05-28-2007, 05:56 AM
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#5 | | freight relocation guru
Join Date: May 2007 Location: Ohio
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Thank you from all of my small community,and myself. Spread the thanks around when you return,there are MORE people behind you guys than forces from the darkside would like us to believe,keep yer powder dry............. | |
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05-28-2007, 12:18 PM
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#6 | | Senior Member
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150,000 Americans serving in Iraq and only you get to come home for "about a week"? How does that work? My nephew is serving in Iraq and I know his parents would love for him to come home for "about a week". What are you, a super 10 star General or something that you can go as you want? Perhaps someone on this board could explain to me how one goes about picking and choosing when they decide to go to Iraq and how long they stay? | |
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05-28-2007, 12:27 PM
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#7 | | Browncafe Steward
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Originally Posted by ups_vette  150,000 Americans serving in Iraq and only you get to come home for "about a week"? How does that work? My nephew is serving in Iraq and I know his parents would love for him to come home for "about a week". What are you, a super 10 star General or something that you can go as you want? Perhaps someone on this board could explain to me how one goes about picking and choosing when they decide to go to Iraq and how long they stay? | Now your out of line! What business of yours is it that hes home for a week? How do you know hes the only one? Maybe his hole unit was given a wekk, its not unheard of! This person is over their risking his/her life and your going to jump on them on MEMORIAL day! Ups has brain washed you into a total waste of life!!
To all of our soldiers, living and passed away and to all that are celebrating their memories have a great memorial day!( except you vette) | |
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05-28-2007, 01:02 PM
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#8 | | 23 year driver
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Originally Posted by ups_vette 150,000 Americans serving in Iraq and only you get to come home for "about a week"? How does that work? My nephew is serving in Iraq and I know his parents would love for him to come home for "about a week". What are you, a super 10 star General or something that you can go as you want? Perhaps someone on this board could explain to me how one goes about picking and choosing when they decide to go to Iraq and how long they stay? | I agree-totally uncalled for and unacceptable. Have you or would you do the job is currently doing? If not I think he deserves an apology. He follows orders and does not deserve you undermining him.
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05-28-2007, 01:16 PM
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#9 | | Senior Member
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Originally Posted by ups_vette 150,000 Americans serving in Iraq and only you get to come home for "about a week"? How does that work? My nephew is serving in Iraq and I know his parents would love for him to come home for "about a week". What are you, a super 10 star General or something that you can go as you want? Perhaps someone on this board could explain to me how one goes about picking and choosing when they decide to go to Iraq and how long they stay? | congratulations Vette.....you've reached a new low. | |
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05-28-2007, 01:31 PM
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#10 | | Senior Member
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Thank you for your service! | |
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05-28-2007, 01:37 PM
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#11 | | Senior Member
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Vette,
It happens often, I have a neighbor that came home for 2 weeks a month ago.
I read a story online a month ago about a “Dad” returning home for 2 weeks leave. “Mom” went to their children’s school to arrange for their work to be sent home. The plan was for the kids to have plenty of time with dad. The school principal denied her request. The school was in somewhere in Arizona. Nice guy huh?
rngri4, thanks for your service!
vette, tell your nephew I said thanks as well.
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05-28-2007, 02:25 PM
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#12 | | Senior Member
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If you are going to be there for longer than two months you can come home for 15 days or go to Germany for 14 days this does not count travel time or any kind of emergency leave. | |
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05-28-2007, 02:30 PM
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#13 | | Senior Member
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To every vet, thank you! | 
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05-28-2007, 02:32 PM
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#14 | | Senior Member
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rngri4, Welcome home and thanks to you! | |
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05-28-2007, 03:13 PM
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#15 | | Senior Member
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correction to my post you have to be there longer than nine months and you can schedule your leave after two months
sorry about that | |
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05-28-2007, 03:48 PM
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#16 | | Senior Member
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Originally Posted by ups_vette 150,000 Americans serving in Iraq and only you get to come home for "about a week"? How does that work? My nephew is serving in Iraq and I know his parents would love for him to come home for "about a week". What are you, a super 10 star General or something that you can go as you want? Perhaps someone on this board could explain to me how one goes about picking and choosing when they decide to go to Iraq and how long they stay? | Let me guess.....
UPS Vette is a supervisor?
Btw...I do remember him going into the service, and it was a really long time ago. There were the usual fools that didnt believe him, but oh well.
Welcome back for the week! Enjoy YOUR weekend! | |
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05-28-2007, 04:43 PM
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#17 | | slow but sure
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Originally Posted by ups_vette 150,000 Americans serving in Iraq and only you get to come home for "about a week"? How does that work? My nephew is serving in Iraq and I know his parents would love for him to come home for "about a week". What are you, a super 10 star General or something that you can go as you want? Perhaps someone on this board could explain to me how one goes about picking and choosing when they decide to go to Iraq and how long they stay? | Last plane trip I took in January, I sat across the aisle from two soldiers going back to Iraq who had been home for a week. Thanks servicemen and women for fighting for the freedoms I enjoy. | |
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05-28-2007, 06:43 PM
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#18 | | Two minute Therapist
Join Date: Aug 2006
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Originally Posted by ups_vette 150,000 Americans serving in Iraq and only you get to come home for "about a week"? How does that work? My nephew is serving in Iraq and I know his parents would love for him to come home for "about a week". What are you, a super 10 star General or something that you can go as you want? Perhaps someone on this board could explain to me how one goes about picking and choosing when they decide to go to Iraq and how long they stay? |
Hey Vette make sure when your nephew comes home, you ask him what the hell is he doing? and ask him to to go back to Iraq!
And see what kiind of response you get!!!!!!! 
IMHO you should be ashamed of yourself for being so self-centered!!!
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05-29-2007, 07:35 AM
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#19 | | Senior Member
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Vette's healthy dose of suspicion is not entirely unfounded, especially in a forum on the internet. | |
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05-29-2007, 08:37 AM
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#20 | | Senior Member
Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: The land that God forgot...the Midwest
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Rep Power: 5432 | Re: I'm Back..for a Week
Quote:
Originally Posted by ups_vette 150,000 Americans serving in Iraq and only you get to come home for "about a week"? How does that work? My nephew is serving in Iraq and I know his parents would love for him to come home for "about a week". What are you, a super 10 star General or something that you can go as you want? Perhaps someone on this board could explain to me how one goes about picking and choosing when they decide to go to Iraq and how long they stay? | Absolutely incredible! Welcome to America, vette. I guess you're free to speak your mind but in this case, we wish you wouldn't have. | |
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05-29-2007, 09:37 AM
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#21 | | Mace of Serenity
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Originally Posted by sendagain Vette's healthy dose of suspicion is not entirely unfounded, especially in a forum on the internet. | What he said. I prefer to give people the benefit of the doubt, but...
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05-29-2007, 10:21 AM
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#22 | | Industrial Slob
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Originally Posted by rngri4 Hey all, just wanted to drop in and say hi! I just got back from Iraq last night, and am back for about a week. I hope everyone is doing good here, and I am sure that UPS hasn't changed all that much in the time I have been away. Things have been very crazy for us soldiers here recently, and I am very lucky to have been given this week of home time. We are all fighting very hard right now for freedom, and I have seen a lot of things these past number of months that have made me very thankful for our short time we have to spend on earth. Well, off to bed, enjoy the day off everyone, and please thank a veteran tomorrow, it is one of their days of appreciation, and even though we don't do our jobs for recognition or pay, believe me, just someone telling us thank you, will bring a tear sometimes to a hardened soldiers eye. | *salute*  | |
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05-29-2007, 03:34 PM
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#23 | | Senior Member
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Let us examine the history of our dedicated solider named rngri4.
11-15-06---He states he's leaving for Iraq
12-04-06---He states he's home for a week and going back to Iraq.
1-02-007---He states he's heading home for a week.
1-07-07----He states he's heading back to Iraq for one year this time.
1-09-07----He now states he's going back to Iraq for 6 months, probably a year.
5-28-07---He states he's home again for a week.
Now let us analyze his service in Iraq:
He leaves for Iraq and is back home 3 weeks later.
He's home for a week or so,and leaves again for Iraq.
He's in Iraq for 4 weeks and heads home again.
He's home for a week and says he's going back to Iraq for a year this time. He posts 2 days later that he's goig back for 6 months.
His latest post says he's home again for a week after being in Iraq for only 4 months, not the year he originaly stated.
I am aware that our soliders get leave, but 3 times in 6 moths while in a combat zone?
It isn't any wonder our troops are streached thin if this is how we deploy them.
Call me un patriotic, but I can not believe our military would allow this to happen, and that is why I believe rngri4 is nothing more than a TROLL!!!!
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05-29-2007, 04:52 PM
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#24 | | Senior Member
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Vette:I agree with you. I don't think he has ever left the U.S. What I like is about a day after he posts his wife will post. I am assuming his wife and he are the same person. Don't get on me, just my take on our hero. | |
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05-29-2007, 05:05 PM
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#25 | | Senior Member
Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: virginia
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Originally Posted by ups_vette Let us examine the history of our dedicated solider named rngri4.
11-15-06---He states he's leaving for Iraq
12-04-06---He states he's home for a week and going back to Iraq.
1-02-007---He states he's heading home for a week.
1-07-07----He states he's heading back to Iraq for one year this time.
1-09-07----He now states he's going back to Iraq for 6 months, probably a year.
5-28-07---He states he's home again for a week.
Now let us analyze his service in Iraq:
He leaves for Iraq and is back home 3 weeks later.
He's home for a week or so,and leaves again for Iraq.
He's in Iraq for 4 weeks and heads home again.
He's home for a week and says he's going back to Iraq for a year this time. He posts 2 days later that he's goig back for 6 months.
His latest post says he's home again for a week after being in Iraq for only 4 months, not the year he originaly stated.
I am aware that our soliders get leave, but 3 times in 6 moths while in a combat zone?
It isn't any wonder our troops are streached thin if this is how we deploy them.
Call me un patriotic, but I can not believe our military would allow this to happen, and that is why I believe rngri4 is nothing more than a TROLL!!!!
FLAME AWAY | Just brought out of the archive a thread by UPSNATHAN tittled "military service" in sept of 06. Half the post are made by this rngri4. It has some interesting insight to this individual. Vette it seems you might have a valid point | |
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