So You Served!!

[mkrouse]

USAF 1967 to 1973 Primary Jet Flight Instructor

Pic taken just prior to finishing Undergraduate Pilot Training. Laredo AFB Texas

 

[marine by choice]

Marine Corps 1965-1970
Combat tour in Chu Lai 1966-1967 C Company 1st Battalion 7th Marines
Marine Barracks Bremerton 1967
Marine Security Guard, American Embassy, Saigon 1968-1970

 

[bmcmillan73]

Army: Enlisted 1991-1994. Officer 2001-present

Let's see...Ft. Leonard Wood, Redstone Arsenal, Eglin AFB, Friedberg, GE, Ft. Sill, Iraq, DC, Ft. Bragg, Iraq again, Ft. Sam Houston to go along with a few paid short stays in Vietnam (not back in the 'nam obviously), Germany again, Korea, El Salvador, and Niger. Didn't even get the frequent flyer miles...

 

[RetDet]

U.S. Army 1975-1978, Ft. Carson, CO. 19th MP Co., 4th MP CO.
U.S. Army Reserve 1984-1986, 1302 Port Security Det. Orangburg, NY.

 

[rangerreece]

U.S. ARMY 86-08 (22 years)
DOD CIV 08-present
1st ranger BN 88-92
Cobra pilot 93-96
Kiowa warrior Pilot 96-14
Lakota pilot April 7, 2015- to infinity and beyond

 

[kskraye]

Navy from 88 to 92. USS Aylwin FF 1081. Stationed in Newport RI. That is the only place I didn't see much of. Now I am a game warden here in Alabama.

 

[SeabeckS]

Though I never had the honor to serve, this is an interesting thread to follow!

Tip of the hat to all those who served our country, my heartfelt thanks!

Cheers! BJ

PS. My Dad and Stepdad were both members of the 34th Infantry (Red Bull) Division in WWII, my respect for the military is ingrained deeply.

 

[haxbmw]

US Army Signal Corp

Served 10 years in the US Army Signal Corp. with one year in Iraq 04/2003 thru 05 2004.

 

[bigskyrider]

Served U.S. Coast Guard 1982 -1987........U.S. Peace Corps Morocco 1988-1989.....

 

[xlrrp]

US Army Airborne 1983-1987
2/325 Airborne Infantry Regiment
Scout/Sniper Platoon (Recon)
Fort Bragg, NC (born and raised in Fort Bragg, CA)!

Civilian Contractor 3rd Army
ARCENT Kuwait 1996-1999
Camp Doha

 

[akbeemer]

Bump. Lots of new members.

 

[mikegalbicka]

Eighteen years, from birth to shortly after HS graduation. Dad was an Army lifer and did 30 years retiring as a CW4 with tours in WWII and Korea. I just couldn't handle any more after that but God bless those of you that did.

 

[rangerreece]

Bump. Lots of new members.

Nice move...

 

[supatramp]

USAF '68 - '72, Security Police. Spent one year at U-Tapao AB, Thailand with B-52's, KC-135's and the U-2. The rest of the time I was in SAC, stateside.
Welcome Home Vietnam Veterans.

1966 to 1970 USAF

NKP Thailand

 

[av8rpaul]

US Army, 1978-1982. MOS 12E - Atomic Demolition Munitions specialist. Nuke in a backpack...I was one of those guys. Some bad guys out there currently I'd love to deliver one to.

The most sincere thank you to every vet.

 

[akbeemer]

US Army, 1978-1982. MOS 12E - Atomic Demolition Munitions specialist. Nuke in a backpack...I was one of those guys. Some bad guys out there currently I'd love to deliver one to.

The most sincere thank you to every vet.

I would guess that people in that MOS were expected to be very, very fast runners.

 

[av8rpaul]

We had to defend the warhead until it detonated. Duty, Honor, Country.


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[captainsteve]

Army Security Agency

Enlisted the middle of my senior year in high school. One week after graduation (June 1969), I was on a bus to Fort Ord. Served 3 years (of a 4 year enlistment - got a one year early out as Nixon began to wind down Nam), in the Army Security Agency as an Communications Traffic Analyst/Cryptanalyst (codebreaker).

 

[Gotmilk]

Army 20 Years

I retired from the Army April of 2014 after serving 20 years. Most of that time was spent with a Forward Surgical Team.
BTW, Wisconsin has a very cool veteran's plate for motorcycles.
Proud to have one on my GS.

 

[MTHelmet]

Usmcr

Joined the USMCR senior year in High School. Went to boot camp PI, SC. July 1957, turned 18 in boot camp.
Discharged april 1964.

Now joined the MC League. An working with other marines helping the needy in the community.


Thanks to all who served.