Veterans, Just Curious

[Akula]

US Army
Senior Scout LRRP (Airborne)

 

[ThomJ]

Army 66-69 12B 11th Cav(919th Armored Eng) 39th Eng C Co
Went to the tropical paradise on the tourist plan, even had an RV to ride around in

 

[renowb]

I bet you what a M 113 is! I lived in those for a while.

Army 66-69 12B 11th Cav(919th Armored Eng) 39th Eng C Co
Went to the tropical paradise on the tourist plan, even had an RV to ride around in

 

[ThomJ]

I was on an M728............CEV

 

[IPD_Mrs]

M577 for me. Oh and a Gamma Goat when working advance party. Forget the nomenclature though.

 

[panini]

Thank you all for your service...

 

[renowb]

M577 for me. Oh and a Gamma Goat when working advance party. Forget the nomenclature though.

I remember those Gamma Goats. They could go anywhere. Mostly M 113 personnel carriers and 551 sheridan tanks for me. I remember i was taking a dump down beside this hill and a gamma goat came roaring by me, scared the %$%T out of me!

 

[USAFVET98]

Man, I am so proud to have friends like all of you! Thanks to all who have served and still serving. USAF 1998-1998 served just under a year and was injured during a freak training accident!

 

[AKBeaver]

US Coast Guard, 1983 to present, Electronics Technician, Senior Chief Petty Officer, then went to the Darkside in 2003. Currently a CWO3.

 

[PTownSubbie]

Enlisted in 1985 as a Nuclear trained Electrician's Mate.
Commissioned in 1998 through Officer Candidate School (OCS).
Served in Submarines (Silent Service) my entire career.

Still on active duty with 25+ years of service and counting!!

 

[jasontg99]

Navy (Electronic Technician). 1995 to present. Been stationed in Bahrain and Japan. Served on the USS Normandy, and USS Wasp. Still an E-6. Hopefully that changes tomorrow or Thursday!

 

[papaturner]

US Army 1965-1967 Spec.5 West Germany.

 

[Nate Davey]

Active duty US Army 22 years, E-9, still in.

 

[Dan26]

USAF (Retired) E7 - 1986-2006 - Avionics

 

[PaulDoug]

USMC 1963-1966, Chu Lai, VN 1965-1966

Semper Fi

 

[medemt]

USMC Retired, 23 years, E-9,
1976 - 1999

Thank you to all who have served, the families that support us, and especially those who gave their lives for this country.

 

[chiefgreen]

Navy (Electronic Technician). 1995 to present. Been stationed in Bahrain and Japan. Served on the USS Normandy, and USS Wasp. Still an E-6. Hopefully that changes tomorrow or Thursday!

Good Luck, Jason! However long it takes to make Chief, IT IS ALL WORTH IT! The best of luck to you.

 

[Caden_Hrabak]

I know this doesn't exactly count but i will be enlisting in the Military within 2 months of graduating high school and i will try to become a Marine and if that doesn't work out a navy engineer will do me good as well.

To all who serve have served and have died serving you are honorable and noble people and i hope to join in your ranks and bring you respect and honor.

 

[renichols]

USAF Ret. (DAV) 77-97 suck and blow troop (Jet Mech)
E4/EC,RC, KC 135, and T39 all 20 years at Offutt AFB (Omaha Ne.)

 

[Tony's Pens]

Good Luck, Rank is much harder to get now than in my days.

Navy (Electronic Technician). 1995 to present. Been stationed in Bahrain and Japan. Served on the USS Normandy, and USS Wasp. Still an E-6. Hopefully that changes tomorrow or Thursday!

 

[tim self]

USMC 77-97. Aviation Ordnance. Everything without ordnance is just a scheduled passenger flight.

 

[alphageek]

Thanks all!

Thanks to all who served... A special thanks goes out to my kid brother (rsx1974 here)... Hopefully he'll be back on here in another month or so, when he finishes his tour in Afghanistan. He's active USAF and I have him to thank for introducing me to this site in addition to his service.

 

[PenMan1]

I want to personally thank all Active Military and Veterans for all they do and all they have done and the sacrifices they and their families have made for this great country. Military personnel is what keeps this country "Free".

Thanks
Tony

Tony:
I couldn't agree more! I am Air Force. I love America and I love the AF.....

Now, with that said, I live directly over the "training area" for the Warner Robbins Homeland Security Emergency Response Path. I know that protecting our water supply and our hydoelectic supply is paramount.

BUT, the AF could send an e-mail to those of us who live in this area. When F15A's or F22's fly 500 feet over the lakes at Mach II (NEVER ONE PLANE,ALWAYS AT LEAST TWO) it is a powerful force that screams DON'T F..** WITH US!

Unfortunately, I am on my third pair of underwear, today! THEY COULD LET A BROTHER KNOW THAT THIS IS AN EXERCISE AND THE TOWEL HEADS AIN'T ATTACKING!:biggrin::biggrin::biggrin:

 

[Bear-31]

US Navy Chief Electronics Technician Retired 1985-2009

 

[shawnmhill]

DS1(sw/aw)/ E-6 from 1990-2000. Onboard USS Dwight D Eisenhower CVN-69 from 92'-97. Then instructor duty at the Navy and Marine Corp Intelligence Training Center until discharge. Had 11 full blown asthma attacks in two months, and broke my hip in training accident. They finally said "you gotta go"! Now I'm a DV.

Thanks to all that have served. Wish our brothers and sisters had more support. Pray for our troops.

 

[Dalecamino]

USN '07/65-10/'66 Key West test & evaluation detachment (TEVDET) assigned to a landing craft with EOD divers. 10/66-03/'69 USS Nantahala (AO-60) Delivering fuel,ammunition ,stores and mail,at sea,nonstop until all ships in the task force were replinished. Yeh,some hotel! Those were the days.

 

[jocat54]

USAF !966 to 1974
E-5 (Staff Sgt)
Civil Engineering
Heavy Equipment Operator

Tony, That wouldn't be England AFB would it?

 

[Tony's Pens]

Hey my house is in Warner Robins and right in the flight path for Super Sonice test runs after maintenance. The Sound Barrier is broken at least 3 times or more a week. When I first moved here I just about had a heart attack each time the sonic boom went off. If someone has not experience a sonic boom, its like a 12 gauge shot gun going off 10 foot from where your are standing and never knowing it was going to happen. Now I barely notice it. Well at least I don't need a defibrillator any longer. I have learned to nail the pictures to the wall insteed of hanging them. This way they don fall off during the sonic boom. Look at the link below and I live right smack in the middle of the Sonic Boom flight path.

http://www.robins.af.mil/shared/media/ggallery/hires/AFG-070517-009.jpg

Tony:
I couldn't agree more! I am Air Force. I love America and I love the AF.....

Now, with that said, I live directly over the "training area" for the Warner Robbins Homeland Security Emergency Response Path. I know that protecting our water supply and our hydoelectic supply is paramount.

BUT, the AF could send an e-mail to those of us who live in this area. When F15A's or F22's fly 500 feet over the lakes at Mach II (NEVER ONE PLANE,ALWAYS AT LEAST TWO) it is a powerful force that screams DON'T F..** WITH US!

Unfortunately, I am on my third pair of underwear, today! THEY COULD LET A BROTHER KNOW THAT THIS IS AN EXERCISE AND THE TOWEL HEADS AIN'T ATTACKING!:biggrin::biggrin::biggrin:

 

[Mr Vic]

US Army Sep 74 - Sep 94, UH-1H, Mechanic, Crewchief and Tecnical Inspector as an E5, then UH-1H Pilot, Instructor Pilot, Maintenance Test Pilot and Night Vision Goggle Instructor. Retired as a CW3....Still run outside when I here the whop, whop, whop of rotor blades.

Thanks to all who have, are now and will carry on the torch of freedom.......

 

[Tony's Pens]

USAF !966 to 1974
E-5 (Staff Sgt)
Civil Engineering
Heavy Equipment Operator

Tony, That wouldn't be England AFB would it?

You are absolutely correct. Alexandria La. England AFB. The base has closed and is now the International Airport and they have divided up the housing into Retirement Villages and Section 8 Homes. We go back their about twice a year to visit my wife's family. 4 years in Lousy-Ana, at least that is what I call it, was enough for me. Only thing good from there is my Coon-ass Wife. She can cook a mean Cajun Chicken Gumbo.

P.S. For those that don't know, Coon-ass is not a dirty word. It is the ethnicity of a true Cajun.

 

[dogcatcher]

Still run outside when I here the whop, whop, whop of rotor blades.

I was in the First Cav in Vietnam, made many a flight on the Huey, even have the Air Medal for air assaults. When I hear a chopper I say "pop smoke", wait a minute and say "identify color". When my son was little, he would comeback with "color red". We played that game until after he got out of high school.

 

[jskeen]

USAF 1987-1991, 51'st tfw, Osan AB ROK, (that's K55 for those guys who were there the first time around) Biomedical instrumentation - 91850. Desert Shield/Desert Storm, 436 MAW, Dover AFB, DE

 

[areaman]

US ARMY 1976-1979 Microwave communications tech.

 

[mtgrizzly52]

Montana National Guard - 1970 through 1989 - 163rd Armored Cav - Ended career as a Major - no regrets on not making the 20, had other things going on in my life that were extremely important.

Rick (mtgrizzly52)

 

[dogcatcher]

USAF !966 to 1974
E-5 (Staff Sgt)
Civil Engineering
Heavy Equipment Operator

Tony, That wouldn't be England AFB would it?

I landed at England AFB, August 1967, road the Army cattle trucks to Ft Polk, Tiger Land. I "liked" it so much I went back in March, 1968 before shipping out to Vietnam.

 

[markgum]

USN, FTM2 SW; (Fire Control Tech Electronics, Surface Warfare) 1976 - 1982 DDG-37 USS Farragut. People ask what was it like, I tell them put a wine bottle cork in the bathtub with a 3 year old and that is what I rode. Tore up my knees, and they said time for you to leave the service.
Thanks to all

 

[Jim15]

US Army 1961 to 1965. Sgt E-5.

 

[RichF]

USAF Active Duty. 1992-??. Currently in the KC-10.

 

[Dustygoose]

U.S. Army 1986 - 1991 E-5 31V Commo Tactical radio repair. You can talk about us but you can't talk without us.

 

[RichB]

US Army, 1967-1969, Went to Korea, Hawk Missiles, ended as Chaplains Asst. Now retired.