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10-16-2009, 10:19 AM
lister
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Another issue regarding the timeline of Snake Eyes, Stalker and Tommy's service in Vietnam is their ranks and ages. If they were there as early as 1966 or 1967, that would probably make them the same age or older than Duke, who we know enlisted in 1967 (assuming he was 18 or 19 at the time). Duke always struck me as at least a few years older than Stalker and Snake Eyes.
As for their ranks, it's mostly a problem with Stalker. Snake Eyes and Tommy were out of the service after Vietnam so they would obviously not be getting any more promotions. But if Stalker stayed in the Army after Nam, he should have been much higher than an E-5 by the time the Joes were formed. The later he joined, the less problematic his Joe rank is. Although, either way he should have been at least an E-6 when he joined the Joes.
I kind of prefer to think of Stalker, Snake Eyes and Tommy as serving in Vietnam in the early 70s as opposed to the mid-late 60s. Snake Eyes being around for Tet feels tacked on to me. And I actually like the idea of him being on the last chopper out a lot better.
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