"please leave your war stories and Vet hats/Tshirts at home."

As one who served, was wounded, and will always be proud of what I did, you can kiss my asss. (USMC 0311 1969-1973)

The owner of fishing lodge Rio Colorado where Garfield was living in the jungle if you believe his latest/last friend who wrote the obit for the AM editor, incidentally a DUI lawyer in Louisiana not that that matters, took issue with me a few years ago when I posted "bullshit". He was going to get military verification and prove me wrong. Still waiting. I'll be waiting along time.

I'll be in town memorial weekend and it would not bother me in the least to see any former vet proudly displaying it. Although I have never served my grandfather father and uncles have served. So if I happen to run into any vets that weekend I will give you a nice big Americanized hand shake and thank you for defending my freedom

I don't know what your problem is with Dan Wise nor do I really care.What puzzles me is why describe him as a DUI lawyer? This is at least the second time you have done that on this forum. This time you qualify that description by adding "not that that matters". If it doesn't matter why do you continue to add it it in? Why not say "a lawyer in Mississippi" which is where he practices not Louisiana.

For the record Mr. Wise is not only a respected member of the Mississippi Bar he is a former judge. His practice as far as I know encompasses Personal Injury Law, Workers Compensation Law, Criminal Law, Domestic Relations Law, Corporate Law, Trial Appellate Practice in all State and Federal Courts and Bankruptcy Law. Given that his practice includes criminal law it is entirely possible he has represented persons charged with DUI but to label him a "DUI lawyer" for the purpose of denigrating his professional practice is unprofessional in my opinion.

"Never wore it on my lapel" There are approximately 24,000,000 living combat veterans, you may or may not have met one who was only a pretender. Because of this you cast suspicions on all veterans. I never ran into the individual you mention but had I my initial reaction would have been to believe him. Within minutes of that meeting I would know if he was legit or not. Were he a pretender I certainly would not let that cause a negative opinion of vets in general. From what little you have mentioned this other vet may well be legitimate, some of the bits of info might well indicate severe PTSD. As far as your grasp of all Chicago history from that era you would have to be very well informed to have kept track of every citizen of Chicago during that time frame. Lastly in the late 70's I was walking through a mall in my home town and I ran into a couple of class mates who assured me I had been killed in Nam. Up to that moment they were both positive about my demise. I am very happy to report they were wrong. As the years have progressed I have also run into classmates and childhood friends who were completely unaware of my military service but I assure you I did serve. As a final thought DGD I guess you can kiss my asss also.

Mr Stickler will be glad to respond to Mr. Loose with the facts.


Your opinion is that me calling him a DUI lawyer is unprofessional. The fact is he had a website that touted him as being a specialitst in DUI that listed no other areas of concentration. A DUI lawyer is a good lawyer, so how did you get denigrating out of that?

Perhaps you would post the link? As you have pointed out in this thread "making statements without proof is a blowhard at work"

And Mr. Stickler, the pain in the ass of fact searchers on CRT: How can he be a respected member of the MS bar practicing in all of these specialties (he'd be Superlawyer Supreme) when he's been on inactive status on the MS Master Roll of Attorneys (which means he quit and doesn't want to pay annual fees and comply with CLE requirements) while using a Miami PO Box?

He has retired and runs his fishing lodge in Barra del Colorado. I would tend to believe that since he no longer practices law he became inactive. However neither of us knows the reason he made that decision so what is the purpose of discussing it?

. And btw, where and what years was he a judge? That's all public record. As you would say, making statements without proof is a blowhard at work. You remind me of him.

Forest County Mississippi 1986

Once your dead, the VA doesn't require a release. He's a lawyer. He can figure out how to do it. Or you can.

Totally inaccurate. The VA has nothing to do with releasing Military Service Records that is a function of the National Archives. They will only release deceased veterans records to next of kin until 62 years has passed since the veterans release from the military. So unless the veterans discharge occured prior to May 7, 1952 his records are not available to the public.

PM me if you don't want to post, just curious how you know. I won't quote you.

Quoted from the CRT Rules: 8. All private messages are indeed private. Any cutting and pasting of private messages into the public forum will cause for that poster be given a warning. Any follow up of the same incident will be result in the poster being banned.

How magnanimous of you to agree to follow the rules of the forum.

Tell me what's worse--a blowhard about trivia or a blowhard who lies about his service or the blowhard who buys into it and writes an obit praising him?

A blowhard is a blowhard period. If you want to categorize them it would seem to me that that is like saying she is a little bit pregnant.


Other then from Super Lawyer who has told you he has retired, what are your sources Stickler?

As I stated in a previous post "neither of us knows the reason he made that decision so what is the purpose of discussing it?"

Where did you learn he was a respected member of MS bar?

In the course of my living in Costa Rica the past 10 years I have had the opportunity to meet about a half dozen business and professional men who live in Hattiesburg and also own homes here in Costa Rica. I am accepting their representations as to the abilities of Dan Wise. If you posses actual derogatory information that refute their endorsement of him share it rather then question his abilities with no backup other then your dislike of him because of his friendship with Garfield.

Or a judge in Forest County MI 25 years ago? If it's just him, pretty weak. Kind of like believing Garfield.

As you like to point out his time as a judge in Forest County is a matter of public record so do you own research.

Garfield was a gringo gulch colorful character who anyone who spent anytime in the gulch between about 1990 and 2003 knew. Were his tales of his exploits fact or fiction or perhaps a mix? I sure don't know and I doubt you do. What is apparent is your dislike of him and Dan Wise. Which may or may not be justified but frankly most of really don't care.



And really a stretch to think he went from the bench to advertising for DUI's and using a PO Box in MS (what does that mean to you?) way before he surrended his active license.

Sorry to repeat myself but with some folks it is necessary so I will repeat "However neither of us knows the reason he made that decision so what is the purpose of discussing it?


Archives? More smoke. The VA has co-authority to release vets records, along with the D of D, dead or alive. You want the form #?

I think you forgot to put the numbers in for the form. Sure it was unintentional so please edit your post and add it. Thanks

Here's a clue--it is now a crime in some states to falsely claim you received military honors.

As well it should be. Unfortunately the recent Supreme Court decision on the legality of the Stolen Valor Act calls into question the validity of those laws.