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In reply to the discussion: Pinboy3niner died [View all]DashOneBravo
(2,679 posts)222. Rest In Peace Dai wi
I was going to link up with him at one of their reunions. He was an Infantry officer in the 2/501st Parachute Infantry Regiment of the 101st Airborne.
The 2nd Battalion, 501st, while attached to the 3rd Brigade, 101st received a Presidential Unit Citation for their actions during the Battle of Hamburger Hill in May 1969; the unit's battle streamer is embroidered Dong Ap Bia Mountain. The 2nd Battalion, 501st participated in Operation Texas Star, which culminated in the Battle of Fire Support Base Ripcord in July 1970. The entire 101st participated in Operation Dewey Canyon II, in support of the ARVN attack on the Ho Chi Minh Trail in Laos in FebruaryMarch 1971.
He was my favorite person on the board.
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Here's another that's DU lore. Pinboy3niner kicks in about 1/2 way down the thread.
Fla Dem
Apr 2017
#176
It was your post that prompted me to ask about 6 of his Facebook friends and fam about him
duhneece
Apr 2017
#197
RIP Pinboy3niner, always liked your posts. enjoyed the 3/28/17 "Winter is Trumping..."
Sunlei
Apr 2017
#54
Awful news. He made DU a far better place (and same for the real world, I imagine)...
petronius
Apr 2017
#61
Oh no. I can't believe it. I really thought of him as a friend. Those puns... Oh no.
nolabear
Apr 2017
#67
Crying here. I hope he rang that Door Buzzard good and hard on the way through...
Hekate
Apr 2017
#80
Ah fuck!!! Can't even come up with a good pun in his honor. He had a great
Guy Whitey Corngood
Apr 2017
#96
Will miss him greatly. Wonderful energy here at DU particularly during the Libyan revolution
pampango
Apr 2017
#196
Oh, no. I was afraid that might be the news when he hadn't been heard from in a while.
Warren DeMontague
Apr 2017
#256
Peace to you, pinboy. May a host of door buzzards carry you swiftly to heaven.
Squinch
Apr 2017
#259
RIP Pinboy3niner. DU will miss you. Love and sympathy to your family and friends.
Dem2theMax
Apr 2017
#306
He was my good friend here. I'm terribly saddened as I'm sure many others are. nt
MADem
Apr 2017
#325
Thank you for letting us know. I am so very sorry to hear this - I've really missed him here.
Rhiannon12866
Apr 2017
#326