Veterans Fall In!

[Air-Texas]

Originally Posted by oldcop59

First Sergeant, United States Army, Military Police. 1966-1986

Welcome to the forums.

[SStar]

Originally Posted by richw46

Rich - US Army, 1966-69. MOS was aircraft armament (Huey / Cobra weapons systems) but also served as a parts clerk in the vehicle motor pool and the tank motor pool, Ft Benning and Germany. Finally got to work on weapons system in Vietnam

Wow, was I ever that young? Sooooo long ago, a lot of water under the bridge since those years.

Ft. Knox, KY
Aberdeen Proving Grounds, MD
Ft. Benning, GA
Illisheim, Germany
Vung Tau, Vietnam

It's hard to believe that the time has passed so quickly. There was worse places to be in Vietnam than Vung Tau. I was there part of '67, '68, and '69 on the USS Tutuila ARG 4. We were small boat repair for the river and coastal squadrons.

[Rich W]

Originally Posted by SStar

It's hard to believe that the time has passed so quickly. There was worse places to be in Vietnam than Vung Tau

Actually, it was about the best. I think I used up a lot of my life's luck be getting assigned there. I had a critical MOS (aircraft armament) and although I was originally assigned to the Big Red 1, which I think was in Cambodia, I got rerouted to Vung Tau. The guy that processed me into the company said I was one lucky, uh, son.

Still, I was happy to get home and work in a convenience store, where we got held up once and another time was threatened to be shot by a customer because I caught him shoplifting.

[nm1oqrz]

God bless our troops in uniform now and thanks for the veterans. When I was stationed in Hawaii, the Arizona Memorial was not built yet. There was a small liberty boat that would take people out to see the Arizona and at that time the gun turrets were still there and could be seen above the waterline.
Say a prayer for all on Memorial Day.

USN&USMC 1954-1959
VMF-232 FJ-2 & FJ-4 Driver
HMR-161 HO4S Driver
HMR-462 H-37 Driver

Semper Fi

nm1oqrz Joe

[Teton Stream]

I just finished re-reading Gen John Kelly USMC Memorial Day speech presented in San Antonio last year http://www.southcom.mil/newsroom/Pag...ay-Speech.aspx He has the words and the license. May we all remember on this Memorial Day.

Seeing this great country in my 20' Flying Cloud.

USMC H-46 Driver (Phrog Phlyer) 1976-1981
Tustin, CA/Okinawa/Suwon/Yakota/LPH-2 Iwo Jima

Semper Fidelis

[Teton Stream]

Forgot photo...

[Rolland]

11th Cav first tour and then 9th Infantry for the second tour-1967,68,and 69-Huey crew chief, all over RVN, first on slicks then on guns-Now in the final months of a rehab on a 1967 30' Sovereign. Rolland Christians

[MYater]

SSgt USAF, F-16 Crew Chief, Kohbar Towers Attack 1996, ROK '97-'98, Kuwait '99.

F-16 Modifications Hill AFB, F-22 Modifications Hill AFB

[archiedh]

Telton, I like your flag mount. Where did you get, if I may ask.

[mccrosti]

Teton - Semper Fi

[21Airstream]

Born in a Naval Hospital (Dad was a career Submariner), I served in US Army Military Police (95B20) 1973-76 (including a tour in ROK). Both daughters are now serving in the Army Reserve (one did a year in Iraq with The First Team) and my son-in-law served as a Marine in the Battle of Fallujah and as a soldier in Afghanistan (and he is still an active duty Paratrooper). I guess service is in our blood.

I have developed a profound respect for our young warriors.

[bakes]

New to the community here, soaking up as much knowledge as I can!!
Army Infantry 2004- present
4th brigade 25th (Airborne) OIF 06-07
11ACR (dirty nasty leg)
3rd ID in August (dirty nasty leg again)

I dropped out of school in the 3rd grade, cuz they had recess, and I don't play around!!

[Tadashi]

Airborne! I was with 4ID G5 (nasty fobbit legs) in OIF 07-09.

[openroad118]

Marine Corps '64-'68. Viet Nam

[Bait guy]

USN 1973 1977, USS MAHAN DLG-11 AND USS ORION AS-18

Didnt go overseas only because of a early marriage (now history), had real good times, (some I cant remember) and (some I dont want to remember). Anyways, all kids should go in and get straightened out, it sure helped me.

[MYater]

Originally Posted by Tadashi

Airborne! I was with 4ID G5 (nasty fobbit legs) in OIF 07-09.

"Fobbits", I love that term, even if I was one.

FYI Fobbit = Forward Operation Base (FOB) + hobbit. Meaning all us folks who were in a FOB, but never left it until we came home. :-)

[LucaBluPlus2]

SPC served 4 years, overseas in Balad (also a fobbit) 2008-2009. Signal Corp.

Married to SGT James Brewer. 11B, two tours and 9 yrs of service. Now medically retired.

Thanks to each and every one of you who has served. God bless.

[ratfarker]

Ok, I'll bring up the rear here. SFC US Army 1986-2004. Fort Bliss, Camp Casey 2d ID Korea, Fort Jackson, USAHSC Fort Sam Houston, Texas.

All duty assignments were hospitals except Korea, where I learned more about camping out than I'd ever imagined (or wanted). A few trips to the middle east but nothing to brag about, it was the war of surrendering and free hernia surgeries for the 'prisoners'.

[Pancho10]

Sorry I'm late for muster.

1st Marine Division, 3rd Marine Air Wing, Marine Air Group13,

VMA 214, detached to H&MS 13, 610 shop, MCAS El Toro.

Reassigned and deployed VMA 311( Futenma, Iwakuni, Clark)

5/19/1980 - 5/18/1984

Thank you to all who serve.

S/F




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[RM66caravel]

To all of those who served thank you for all of those that supported from back home thank you! For all of you that protested the war and threw those bags at norton I will see you again some day! To all Americans I am proud to be one!
Cliff
GySgt USMC retired