Photo Mate 3rd class U.S.S. Ticonderoga CVA-14 1968-70
The biggest rust bucket in the 7th Fleet.....but the best...
i was a tico tiger and followed my C.O.s orders...never went to bed w/o my socks.....
norby
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Illegitimous noncarborundum(dont let the bastards wear you down)
The only true nobility is found through giving good food to your friends- Anton Careme
beauty is in the eye of the beerholder-cosmo fishhawk
if something is too good to be true, its usually gone before i get there-mister boffo
Guess I'm the oldest US Navy Seamen AG 71 Baham 1944 -1946 Iwo Jima, Okinawa, Philippine campaign, Japanese occupation. Not much fun, but a real education. Harry
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It is no fool who gives what he cannot keep to gain what he cannot lose
I had it easy compared to some of you.
I think it would be fun to start a "wear your ribbons on Vets Day"
campaign.
Have all the vets around the Nation wear their ribbons to work.
After 26 years I found out that I was entitled to wear 2 more that I never recieved. There was a place in St. Louis you could write to to get replacements for any you were ever issued.
It took about 16 months from the time I sent them the form.
But they came in the mail one day...
4 of them.
Captain, U.S. Air Force Reserves
Active Duty: Jan 1979 - Jan 1983
Inactive: Jan 1983 - Nov 1994
Assigned:
Sheppard AFB, TX - Jan 1979 - Apr 1979 for Weapons System Training
Vandenburg AFB, CA - Apr 1979 - Jun 1979 for EWO training
Little Rock AFB, AR - Jun 1979 - Jan 1983
Active Duty:
Missile Launch Officer on TITAN II ICBM combat crew R-126
374th Strategic Missile Squadron, 308 Strategic Missile Wing, 42nd Air Division, 8th Air Force, Strategic Air Command
Got out Sept 2002. Stayed in the IRR and was recalled back Jan 03. Currently the 2nd Marine Division Information Management Officer, 2nd Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, NC.
1987-1991 Midshipman, United States Naval Academy
1991-1992 Student, The Basic School, Data Systems Officer Course
1992-1996 Network Officer, Camp Pendleton, CA
1996-1998 Student, Operations Research, United States Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, CA
1998-2002 Operational Test Project Officer, Operations Analyst, MCOTEA, Quantico, VA
Sept 2002 - Jan 2003, Civilian, Test Project Officer, EDSI, Plymouth, NY for MCOTEA
Jan 2003 - Present see above - Camp Lejeune, NC living in my 34' 1985 Limited travel trailer FULL TIMING it, and loving it!
Go Navy, Beat Army! (We already beat Air Force this year)
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Rob, Zoe', Stanton, Bryce and Braedon Baker
Past President WDCU
Do you Listen to the www.theVAP.com
Plymouth, NY 13832 WBCCI #2820
IRR--1991-1998 while at Midwest University Medical School and in specialty training.
Active Duty--July 4, 1998 to July 4, 2001 Reynolds Army Community Hospital at Fort Sill, Oklahoma. Hospital, clinic and troop medical care of both Army and Marine artillerymen. Trainer for PAs, NPs, residents and 18 Deltas. Home of the really, REALLY "big guns".
July 5, 2001 to present--IRR. Almost called back to active duty last week for 90days in Landstuhl, Germany when they thought I was a cardiologist...61Hotels are just little family medicine docs...not the big boys--the wife woulda killed me for leavin' again.
God Bless all of you all still wearing the uniform. Kick BUTT!
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"Few things are impossible to diligence and skill" -Samuel Johnson
My husband was a seabee 1st lieutenant in Viet Nam at An Wah (?-tet offensive?? am I remembering right?). And then a great 19 months in Scicly. (he holds no rancor towards Kerry).
My biggest peeve is his large company (31 yrs) does not give him the day off for Vet's Day, or recognises his (or any vet's) service in any way. It bothers me that a 20 yr old bank clerk gets the day off, but he doesn't. Does this bother anyone else?
silver suz
Feb 50 to Oct 53 Randolph AFB Electronics research in the field of Audiology. Taught portion of AME's "care of flier" programs.
Went back later to Randolph, doing the same job but as Civil Service. Left after 2 years as they would not make the job permanent, therefore no retirement.
Commissioned an Ensign Supply Corps Officer 1 April 1988
Resigned commission as Lieutenant 31 March 1994
NAVOCS, Newport, RI JUN-JUL 1987, FEB-MAR 1988 (Officer Candidate)
Last group of the now defunct ROC (Reserve Officer Candidate) program, where training began before last year of college and was completed upon graduation.
Navy Supply Corps School, Athens, GA April-October 1988 (Student)
USS Tripoli (LPH-10) NOV '88-OCT'91 Disbursing, Ship's Store, & Stock Control. Qualified Officer of the Deck underway, earned "true" SWO pin (not the cheesy SWSCO pin). Served in Desert Storm '91, sustained mine damage, endured 35 days drydock in Bahrain during Ramadan.
Navy Supply Corps School, Athens, GA NOV' 91-MAR '94 (Instructor)
Great memories, great shipmates, no regrets!
Without the home of the brave, there would be no land of the free!
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