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Maybe he participated in the evacuation during the fall of Saigon in '76. That is, if they award the ribbon for that action.

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So When did the Vietnam War actually run? Eg. World War II was between 1939 and 1945 (officially).

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It started with advisors in 1962-1963, then escalated with troop buildups in '65. Reached a peak of troop involvement in '67. The official US involvement in the war drained off in 1973, and in 1976, the South Vietnamese capital fell to NVA advances and the country was united under Communist rule. The US had maintained an embassy and diplomatic contact until the fall of Saigon.

Of course, most of the US troops involved in the evacuation of the US Embassy in Saigon were Marines (US Marines are tasked with the guarding of embassies and consulates). It's hard to tell how much involvement a United States Air Force officer would have had in Vietman in 1976.

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Actually, Saigon fell on April 30, 1975.

Jack is just old enough to have been there at the end, assuming he was born in the mid-1950's.

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Both of the following are found in O'Neill's rack:

Vietnam Service Medal:



Awarded for service from 3 JULY 1965 to 28 MARCH 1973 for 30 consecutive/60 non-consecutive days or combat service.

Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal:



At least 6 months of service between 1 MARCH 1961 and 28 MARCH 1973

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http://arpc.afrc.af.mil:8080/dpssp/awards.htm

Assuming he enlisted at 17 and later became an officer (an impression I got.), he would be at least:

2002
- 1972 (March '73 minus 6 months...)
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30
+17 (at enlistment)
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47

Unless of course, he lied about his age and enlisted at 15 or 16...

...However, he wouldn't be an officer at that age.

BTW, this SHOULD be the badge everyone wears (Hammond with a star and wreath...):

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Jack said he was 40 years old in Brief Candle. But we could go back to the book (Stargate -1994) because Jack's age was mentioned in the book. He was 18 when he enlisted in the army. So if we know when he enlisted in the army then we may have his age. I don't think Jack went to Vietnam did he? He apparantly thought 1969 was a good year. I don't think he would have thought it to be great if he was sent to 'Nam.

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LOL. Unless it was the year he got out of 'Nam...

It's cutting it pretttty fine to put him in there and have him forty years old in 1997-98 IMHO. But this is just me. We would have heard more about time spent there by now for sure. We do hear alot about Iraq in 1980-something and I really think this is the stuff where O'Neill cut his teeth on combat/infiltrating/being captured. And what about that thing from Gamekeeper where he was reliving a takedown of some Russan safehouse thing??

And Deathbunny has the low-down on that pin. But the nit-picking military Gaters out there noted that it later "disappeared" from his ribbons in later episodes when they got a bit of guidance from Msgt. Giannazzo, I believe. LoL I just can't believe there's folks picking apart racks out there for fun! Just watch the show, for cryin out loud!

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BTW, this SHOULD be the badge everyone wears (Hammond with a star and wreath...):

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It's the US Air Force Space Command pin, relevant to NORAD and the SGC's cover story of being a deep-space radar telemetry research facility.

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securing satellites from terrorist tampering? , so thats where Osami's been hiding all this time, in geostationary orbit .

Sapce command, yeah, Has anyone noticed US government space agency Logos look kinda trekkie?

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Considering a Major would require at least a 4-year degree, a rough minimum of about 5 years to make Major if he/she walked on water... Not likely.

No more George Armstrong Custer's these days...

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As for cadet Hailey, wasnt she a 17 year old genius or something? lol

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If the US Air Force is anything like the UK, you can enter on a commision (Officer Status) at something like 17 if you have the grades at school, then you are instantly 2nd Lieutenant. From there I think it is only about another 2-3 promotions to Captain, then only one saving the world to Major, there's nothing wrong with Carter being a Major.

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If only generals could go into combat, wouldnt it be cool if oneill were a general? lol, a fighting hard ass general, not that fat soft ass Hammond.

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If the US Air Force is anything like the UK, you can enter on a commision (Officer Status) at something like 17 if you have the grades at school, then you are instantly 2nd Lieutenant. From there I think it is only about another 2-3 promotions to Captain, then only one saving the world to Major, there's nothing wrong with Carter being a Major.

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Sapce command, yeah, Has anyone noticed US government space agency Logos look kinda trekkie?

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