USAF 1966-1970
F-105/T-37/EB-66 crew chief
One tour Southeast Asia.

US Army. 1982 to 1985.

82nd Airborne Division.

Jumpmaster and Rigger.

USAF, 1994-2000

Missile Combat Crew Commander
Space Control Planning Analyst

82nd Airborne 1966
173rd Airborne 69-70 Bong Son, Viet Nam
God Bless America and all of our troops away from home today.
Going to D-land today to try out my new wheels, will post a picture of them in another thread later.
Joe

Too many units, too much beer.

Nov 88 to... well... today.

Private to Staff Sergeant, until 1994.

Then I traded in work clothes for a coffee cup, and became a Warrant Officer.

-Rusty

Canadian Air Force 1972-1995
Taday in Canada, Remembrance Day ceremonies are taking place everywhere at 11:00. I salute all who have served in the name of freedom, after the ceremonies I will raise a glass in your honour.

Ian Stott
Moncton
Canada

US Army may '72 to oct 73

armor/armored cavalry

airborne school

stationed bamburg FRG on border patrol w/2/2 armored cav unit...

loved germany, hated the army......

US ARMY 1970/1972

Bob

U.S. Air Force '76 - '80
Crew Chief - F-4 & F-105

1967 - 1971, USAF
Flight Simulator Tech
Very lucky and spent all of my time ConUS, but the High School I graduated from...
Vietnam Memorial
Most of these guys were a year or two after me, but I knew quite a few.

Harvey

Thank you all.

I walked into work this morning with a nice message from a solder in my fathers unit. I'm so proud to be included in their thoughts. I regret having never served, but my father paid the ulitmate price. He was a LRP in the 101 Airborne.

Thanks again to all who served.

Ok.. We have the Army and the Air Force, Plus the Canadian Air Force checking in. Where is the Department of the Navy? We seem to be lacking in Navy and Marine Corps vetrans.


Navy I can understand... they just ride around in ships and sleep late. But the Marines? I thought they actually worked for a living.

USMC 93-97
Two westpac cruises, one year in Okinawa, 3 in flight emergencies..

Most fun I've ever had!

The reason you don't see many Marines here is easy to explain. Less than 1/2 of one percent of the US population has claimed the title....

1985-1990 U.S. Navy
U.S.S. Saratoga CV-60
SAR Swimmer/Corpsman

Hey Clay As for the marines, well their pay checks are endorsed by the Department of the Navy....

USN 1980-1984
MM2
USS Davis DD-937 1980-82
USS Saratoga CV-60 1982-84
A lotta water passed under my keel.
A lotta fun,a lotta learning,and a lotta growing up.
A great experience I'm proud to have been a part of.
I just wish I'd had enough for sight to have stayed in til retirement.
Ron

United States Air Force 1966-1970
Inflight Refueling Systems Technician. Stf Srgt (E5)
" GLAD TO BE HERE, PROUD TO SERVE SIR"

US Army 1983-85, US Army Reserve/NJARNG 1985-1994

Enlisted as E-1 2years active, then went to OCS got out as O-3 1994

TOW, Mortar, Scout Plt Ldr, TOW Co. Mech Inf. Bn.

A bunch of service schools inbetween and some

USAF - Jan 86 - Current

B-52G Gunner (8 missions over Iraq in 91)

KC-135A, Q, R and KC-10 Boom Operator



Putting Service Dress on now, 200 of my closest friends are on our way to "attack" a VA Hospital here in Montgomery AL to let em know we care


If you enjoy your freedom tell a vet thanks, cause we all know freedom isn't free!!

US Army 1967~1970,101 st "Screamin' Eagles," PhuBai Rangers and lots of surrounding areas, Combat Intelligence Specialist,sharpshooter and photographer.

US Army/CAARNG 1963-1967

3/4/144bn 6 Army
Cannon Cocker 105mm Gun Crew Chief

I gotta pick on the Navy/Marines. My family has always been it the Navy. My grandfather was a DI at Great Lakes during WWII. My uncle was in the Navy during Korea. Two of my cousins were in the Navy, and one in the Marines.

So I joined the Army just to be contrary. And remember, the Marines may be the first to come ashore, but they always find US Army Airborne troopers that have been there for hours softening it up for them.



"If you ain't Airbone, you ain't $hit!!!"

One reason you see few Marines here compared to the others is easy to explain.

Less than 1% of the US population claims the title. 1.5% tries to claim the title but can't make it off Parris Island. (that was the statistic when I was in atleast)

The Marines are department of the Navy, but thats just so the squids will have someone that can actually fire a weapon help save their asses...LOL. But our corpman and doctors are Navy so it all works out.

Army. 71-74. precise power generator, operator and repairman. the generators were backup power for tactical nuclear missile batteries located along the german and e. german/checz borders. i had a lot of fun.

kevin

Thanks to all that have served. You are all #1 in my book.

USN 84-86
BM3 USS Simon Lake AS-33

1967-1987 US Navy Chief Enginman, Fleet Diesel Inspector
USS Hornet
PBR Mobile Base One, Tan My, Viet Nam
USS Ticondaroga
Air/Sea Rescue, Guam
Chief Engineer, USS Wanachee
USS New Orleans
Comsubron Fifteen
Connavsurfpac
Comsubgru Five
USS Jason
USS Acadia

Made Chief in less than 10 yrs, went to war with a admiral at 12 yrs over a illegal order, never got a promotion after that.

Evaluation I'm the most proud of has this line in it

Chief Traver does extremely well with enlisted and jr. officers, however, he sometimes shows a decided lack of tack and diplomicy with senior officers.

I told 1 admiral, and quite a few capt's and commanders to go Fuck Themselves. I kept them honest, they didn't like that. I retired with 20 years good conduct, my honor, and my integrity. That's good enough for me.

To all who have served past and present, my thanks and

To my friends who didn't make it back - I will miss you - Vietnam

A hearty thank you to all who are in "harms way".

U.S ARMY
SERGEANT
VIET NAM

1982 - 1986
USAF Electronic Warfare Specialist
F4G, F16, A10 Thunderbolt II
Keesler AFB, George AFB, Suwon AB South Korea

US Army 63-66

U.S. Navy 1984-1990 Data System Technician U.S.S. Theodore Roosevelt CVN-71

... And ...
I beleive in the veteran, I serve the Veteran !
Working and volunteering for the Veterans at the Denver VA Medical Center 1994 - 'til I die.

USMC 84-88 CPL.
MOS 8541 and secondary MOS 8652

USN 1982 -2002
Ships include USS Anchorage (LSD-36) USS Chandler (DDG-996), USS Vincennes (CG-49)

Senior Chief Gunners Mate and I will NEVER give up my Coffee cup.

Master Sergeant, E7
Texas Air National Guard March 1988-Present
Ground Radio Communications Specialist
273rd Engineering Installation Squadron

Been a EI Team Member, EI Team Chief, and Systems Telecommunications Engineering Manager.
14 years as a traditional (weekend warrior) and spent the last 2 years as a AGR (active duty guard). Been to Spangdahlem Air Base and Ramstein Air Base in Germany; Lajes Field, Azores; Prince Sultan Air Base, Saudi Arabia.

After 50 years of service, our unit is being re-missioned, and will be moving from Beaumont to San Antonio. My job won't be moving with it. I'm going back to being a weekender (for at least 4 more years.)

I'm 3rd generation Air Force, my dad retired a Chief Master Sergeant (E9), my grand father was a Major, he served as a pilot flying C43s in WWII and the Berlin Airlift. He is buried at Arlington National Cemetery.

USN 74-76
USNR 76-80

USA 75-78
76-77 169th Signal Company 36th signal Bn. 1st Signal Bde Taugu, Korea 36th Signal Bn
78-78 11th Signal Group 86 Signal Bn. 269th Signal Company, Ft Huachucha AZ 86th Signal Bn

"Out of sight and out of danger"
That's the cry of the crypto ranger.
What do you mean I'm going to a tactical unit? The recruiter told me that this equipment was inside a mountain.

Carlos


Carlos

Hey I was at George from '76 - '78. Gone now. Just a buch of weeds and empty buildings.

US Army 1989-1991.

13F with 3 Corps Artillery at Ft. Sill, OK.

Did not like the military, but it's looking more and more like the best three years I could have invested:

Free college
Subsidized health care
Government backed home loans

And, NM just passed a measure: No property taxes for veterans! WOW!

USA 68-70.

USAF
Jan 86' - Present
FB-111 Crew Chief (Plattsburg AFB, NY)
C-141B Flight Engineer (Travis AFB, CA)
Ground Safety Tech (Travis AFB, CA and Langley AFB, VA (present time) )

USNR 1969 - 1974 USS T. E. Chandler DD 717 (The Ready Teddy) 2 tours West Pac Home Port Subic Bay, Philippians

Deck Ape E-3 (and not a drop more.......)
Only one in the history of the ship to be dismissed from Captains mast

Only one in the history of the ship to get 90 degrees off course and get it back on course without being caught

.........b

Navy '97 to present. Hade a blast flying fixing wing and helo's, props and jets, you name it. Currently flying both in Search and Rescue missions. Deployed to the Gulf on two different cruisers on helo's a few years back. Thanks to everybody for serving.

US Army 1972-1974
95th MP Battalion
Karlsruhe, Germany

US Navy, 1967-1987, LCDR(Ret)
E-1B/E-2B/E-2C Air Control Officer and Amphibious staff officer
2 Vietnam cruises - USS Ticonderoga & USS Bon Homme Richard
2 peacetime Westpac cruises - USS Blue Ridge & USS Constellation
1 Atlantic cruise - USS Nimitz - '79-'80 (air controller during "Desert One" Iranian hostage rescue attempt)
many shore duty stations

I highly recommend everyone check out: http://www.soldiersangels.com/. I have applied to "adopt" a soldier/Marine serving in Iraq - I hope others will do the same!

April 1975 - March 1990

Electronic Warfare Systems
Electronic Countermeasures

F-105G, F-111F, F-4E, F-4G, RF-4C, A-10A
So many squadrons I get them jumbled in my head
Keesler AFB, MS; Nellis AFB, NV; Clark AB, Philippines; Bergstrom AFB, TX; Suwon AB, Korea

Lived it, loved it, than I got tired of the politics. I cashed out, and haven't regretted it.

U.S Army 2003- present (out in 07).....
63H Track Vehicle Repairmen
I am also assigned onto a recovery crew on the m88a1
going to Iraq next month for a year...

US ARMY 1963-1966
Infantry / Sgt. E-5
Charley Co., 50Deuce, 101st Airborne Division
Lost many good buddies to Vietnam.
I remember them clearly. Always will.

USAF 1966 - 1970
E4, Airborne Radio Repairman
"ARIA" Patrick AFB
Support to Apollo 7 - 14

God bless everyone in harms way, past and present.

Just shy of 12 years as a member of the National Guard and Army Reserves back in Wisconsin.

6 years as a medic, 1970 to 1976
Learned how to erect GP large tents in the field, tear them down and set them up again.

1-1/2 years, OH-58 mech., Aviation Co., 1981 to 1982
Good Army training, earned my wings

1/2 year as a tank commander, Amor unit, 1982 to 1983
Transfered from choppers to tanks, what the F... was I thinking?

1/2 year batt. photographer, Engineering Batt., 1983
Cushy job in HQ until I hurt my leg during annual training. Spent 3 months on crutches and lost my slot.

3-1/2 years AeroScout, flying the left seat in an OH-58 scout helicopter, Attack Helicopter Batt., 1984 to 1987
The ultimate gig. Getting paid to fly and I was able to get some
actually stick time. There is nothing finer than flying at tree top level at 90 knots with the doors off.

DrifterJay,

I salute you. Stay safe