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    Veterans Day tomorrow

    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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    A big thank you to each and every one of you

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    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

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    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

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    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.
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