I know there's a lot of vets on this forum, sound off with your branch of service, years served and any highlights.
Army, October 1988 to November 2012. Desert Shield and Storm, twice to Iraqi Freedom.
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I know there's a lot of vets on this forum, sound off with your branch of service, years served and any highlights.
Army, October 1988 to November 2012. Desert Shield and Storm, twice to Iraqi Freedom.
96-01 USN Seabees
05-11 USAF Logistics
1964 - 2007; 22 1/2 years active duty and 19 years NG and USAR.
11F; infantry scout (Airborne) with 1/503, 173rd Airborne Brigade (SEP) and 1/506, 101st Airborne Division
19D, Armor Scout with 3/116th Armored Cavalry
18D, 18F, 18Z, Special Forces
Viet Nam War
Cold War
Iraqi Freedom
Retired First Sergeant
A big thank you to each and every one of you
74-77 USA Echo Troop 2/6 Cavalry (Fort Knox)
82-99 USN, USS Saratoga CV-60 USS John F. Kennedy CV-67 (Desert Shield/Storm)
USS Kearsarge LHD-3
A whole lot of other duty stations. But I loved it.
June '73-- Dec '80
SSGT USMC 6064
Parachute Rigger School
A couple years in Jets. A year in MAG-36 on Okinawa with HMM-164
Four years at Quantico, VA on the Marine One crew.
When in doubt- punch out.
You can't beat my seat.
aug89-aug95
uss fresno lst-1182
uss vincennes cg-49
'61-'64 3rd Inf. Div., Schweinfurt, Germany. Sgt. (E-5), MOS 111.1, 111.6, 112.6. Highlights? Got to shoot on the battalion rifle team, summers of '62 (M1 rifle), '63 (M14).
Today in Australia is Remembrance Day, it does not matter what I am doing or where I may be, I always observe the two minutes silence. I shall also be wishing you a great Veterans Day for tomorrow. As an older man I can't help but feel a sense of loss for all those who gave their all. Regards Stephen
1979-1983 2d Armored Cavalry
19F Bamberg Germany then to Nurnberg Germany.
USN '71-'92 Helicopter Combat Search and rescue Aircrewman, Aviation Electricians Mate.
USN 1971-1975 Vietnam
Every Nov. 11 I drive up to L.A. Veterans Cemetery Early.
Visit; Brother/VN, Uncle/WWII & Grandfather/WWII. All Served - United States Navy
USN 1961-1965 MT/FT2 E5 CAG2 USS Canberra, CG11 USS Chicago.
USN ;66-71. VW-1 Airborne Early Warning Squadron, Crew member Crew 6 TE-6. Detachment Charlie- Chu Lai RVN. VQ-132 Electronics Warfare Squadron, USS America/ Shore Detachment - Danang RVN. Rate ATR-2
Enlisted right out of high school. USS Franklin D Roosevelt CVA42
Spent close to 3 years in the engineering dept. Main engines,Generator rooms,Pump Rooms and thrust block. Enlisted 16,August '64 and released from active duty 04 October '67 Received my Honorable discharge August 1970. When I wentto a job interview I was asked if I had served and had discharge papers. Showed them to the interviewer who made copies. My next question was, well what if they don't have discharge papers?. I was told that if they didn't have discharge papers they still could have the interview but we won't hire them. Draft was starting up to get guys trained for viet nam and since we have you all with discharge papers we'll have enough people to train and no need to sweat the draft. Those DD214N's were worth their weight in gold. Frank
USN 73 - 80. Nuclear power plant machinist mate. USS California CGN-36. Operation Eagle Claw participant.
BB
Recruited & Enlisted USMC on the USMC B-day, Nov. 10, 1979. On the Delayed Entry Program(DEP) to March 17, 1980( St. Patrick's Day)when I stood on the yellow boot prints at MCRD San Diego.
Graduated from boot camp & left there in June to school & ended up at NAS- Memphis for a few months for school, then on to 2nd MAW-Mag 26, MCAS(H)New River, N.C. to be a CH-46 Mechanic, then a Plane Capt., a Collateral Duty Inspector(CDI), then a Crew Chief & Aerial Gunner. I was in 3 squadrons there. HMM-365(Blue Knights), HMM-264(Black Knights) & HMM-266(Fighting Griffins). They were CH-46 helo squadrons back then, but now are tilt rotor Osprey squadrons, if I am not mistaken.
From there, I was selected for Drill Instructor school & went to MCRD Parris Island,S.C. for DI school & after graduation went to 3rd RTB, I Co. and helped train recruits until I was transferred to the Headquarters Co. & became a Water Safety Survival Instructor(WSSI) , a Multi-Media First Aid Instructor, & a CPR instructor for my final duty at P.I. before my Honorable Discharge in 1986.
To me, Veterans Day is a reminder that, "All gave some, some gave All.".
Thanks to all who have served.
:Drinks:
Army 1970 to 1973, Vietnam 1970 to 1971.
Army 1975 to 1978.
MOS 05 h Morse code intercept operator
USN 1966-1972 Helo crew Combat Support Squadron 4