# (Old) So you want to be a star in the MMP **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Tags:** mmp\ **Created:** [June 5, 2023, 11:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-so-you-want-to-be-a-star-in-the-mmp/985030 "2023-06-05T11:15:08Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 76
**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2023, 2:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-so-you-want-to-be-a-star-in-the-mmp/985030/76 "2023-06-07T02:44:36Z")
Damn, _Sensei_ that is beautiful land and water. But damn, it also looks {{shivvers}} _cold_. Good on ya. Everyone should know how to sail a boat, skin a deer, etc. As to D-Day: > [@D Day -- the 79th Anniversary](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/d-day-the-79th-anniversary/985121): > > Today, June 6th, is the 79th anniversary of D Day. There may be a few survivors of that great battle still alive, but memories must be preserved now by the descendants of those who took part in one of the defining events of the last century, indeed of Western Civilization. Here is what I can offer: My father served in the US Navy during WWII, and was at Normandy on the destroyer CARMICK as a fire control man (running one of the big guns). He never spoke about what he went through that day, ot… > [@peedin](#): > > and did not use V.A. benefits because he felt he wasn’t entitled. So many WWII veterans had PTSD Lots of veterans recognize they may have problems, but others have it far worse than they do. That was true in 1946, 1986, and still is in 2023. VA has far less resources than it needs; barely 10% of what would take to _really_ care for our veterans as certain political factions like to claim they do. Offering your share to those in greater need is typical servicemember behavior. Harm may be absolute, but need is relative. --- _[View the full topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-so-you-want-to-be-a-star-in-the-mmp/985030)._