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[–] theUwUhugger@lemmy.world 13 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Eh, Vance was a mil journalist in Iraq for 6 months but he never saw real combat

[–] teft@lemmy.world 14 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Oh man, i’m an iraq veteran and i assumed he saw some action. A lot of us did. Looking at his awards and medals though it’s clear you’re right. Guy was a fobbit.

[–] theUwUhugger@lemmy.world 7 points 5 days ago

He said that he didn’t, he also stated that he was very lucky that he didn’t

“I was lucky to escape any real fighting,” he said in his 2016 memoir. (https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cze5gzr97ewo.amp)