God's speed, Captain Dan

[DemocratSinceBirth]

[Fla Dem]

1. I'm sure there's a story behind this.

[albacore]

2. Ummm... he's a lieutenant... nt

[a kennedy]

3. How do you know that??

[albacore]

4. Collar insignia... one bar. Captain is 2. Could be a Warrant Officer, too.

Somebody who's been in the military in this century could tell you about how to distinguish 1st lt from 2nd lt. When I was in the Corps, Gold was 2nd lt and silver was 1st lt, and "removed" was the way they wore them in combat.

[a kennedy]

5. and I swear I was looking for a tell......don't know all the rank hardware

thanks.

[KentuckyWoman]

6. Isn't the embroidery on his pocket Medical?

Whoever he is, whenever this was, I agree.. I hope all the best for him, his mates and his family.

[rsdsharp]

7. No, it's the Marine Corps emblem.

The Eagle, Globe and Anchor (fouled)

[DemocratSinceBirth]

10. Captain Dan McCready.

[Brother Buzz]

13. Lieutenant Dan got me invested in some kind of fruit company.

Lieutenant Dan got me invested in some kind of fruit company. So then I got a call from him, saying we don't have to worry about money no more. And I said, that's good! One less thing.

[WhiskeyGrinder]

8. .

[DemocratSinceBirth]

9. Sooooooooo disappointed

[elocs]

11. Well, I've read all the posts in the thread and still don't know what it's about. n/t

[DemocratSinceBirth]

12. Captain Dan McCready.

[elocs]

14. Captain Dan McCReady, of course! Everybody knows who that is.

Evidently not.

[DemocratSinceBirth]

15. He was the Democratic nominee in NC9