Patrick sounds to me like someone who is unwilling to compromise on 2A, which I wish could be said of all Republicans. Instead of dissecting a few comments from a long thread, one should read the entire dialog and make up their own mind. If everyone thinks the same, then no one is thinking.
I don't know exactly where in 'nam.
My father was an infantryman who joined at 17. Trip #2 they gave him the keys to the Huey.
I don't understand question 3. Inflection is sometimes lost discussing things in online forums. It does however sound like a jab, which I will ignore.