Author Topic: Veterans, where did you serve? (Read 122344 times))

bhdevil · « **Reply #380 on:** November 11, 2019, 10:07:29 PM »

U.S. Marine Corps 1979-1986 God Bless all the veterans

MadDelver · « **Reply #381 on:** December 04, 2019, 12:51:12 PM »

US Navy 1985-1991, Electronics Tech, Operation Praying Mantis, Operation Desert Storm
North Carolina Army National Guard, 1991-1995, 1/119th Mech Inf out of Fort Bragg
Pennsylvania Army National Guard 2004-2010, 56th Stryker Brigade, 28th ID, Charlie Medical, attached to 112th Delta Co Anti-Armor Inf, 2nd Platoons Combat Medic deployed to Iraq in 2009.

Wareagle1776 · « **Reply #382 on:** December 04, 2019, 01:04:01 PM »

U.S. Air Force 1982-1986

Oldgringo · « **Reply #383 on:** January 03, 2020, 11:48:09 PM »

I got my Draft Notice in July of 1966. At that time I was a married, 24-year-old full-time college student with a pregnant wife. I was deferred to IIIA and did not serve in a 10-year old conflict that should never have happened. I sometimes feel guilty about that but; had I went, I probably wouldn't be writing this tonight.

Thank you all for your service!

DIABOLO · « **Reply #384 on:** January 04, 2020, 10:53:54 AM »

Army 01-09. Was in basic training when 9/11 occurred.

Hoosier Daddy · « **Reply #385 on:** January 04, 2020, 12:12:46 PM »

Quote from: DIABOLO on January 04, 2020, 10:53:54 AM

Army 01-09. Was in basic training when 9/11 occurred.

I bet that was intense!
My enlistment ended just before Desert Shield / Storm.

Privateer · « **Reply #386 on:** January 04, 2020, 12:16:41 PM »

Thank You for your service Travis!
I was in Egypt when we bombed the smirk off of Muammar al-Gaddafi's face.

AlaskaAirgunner · « **Reply #387 on:** February 28, 2020, 07:04:04 PM »

It’s awesome to see so many vets in here. I enlisted in the Air Force in 1988 as an Aerospace Ground Equipment Mechanic (AGE Ranger), and retired as an E-8 in 2014. I had numerous try’s and deployments as well as two unaccompanied tours in Korea. It was an awesome career that I would do over again in a heartbeat!

Thank you for your service to all of you in this thread as well as all the first responders here at home!

Insanity · « **Reply #388 on:** February 28, 2020, 07:13:02 PM »

Quote from: AlaskaAirgunner on February 28, 2020, 07:04:04 PM

It’s awesome to see so many vets in here. I enlisted in the Air Force in 1988 as an Aerospace Ground Equipment Mechanic (AGE Ranger), and retired as an E-8 in 2014. I had numerous try’s and deployments as well as two unaccompanied tours in Korea. It was an awesome career that I would do over again in a heartbeat!

Thank you for your service to all of you in this thread as well as all the first responders here at home!

You joined 4 years after I was born and we got out the same year.

AlaskaAirgunner · « **Reply #389 on:** February 28, 2020, 07:41:31 PM »

Quote from: Insanity on February 28, 2020, 07:13:02 PM

Quote from: AlaskaAirgunner on February 28, 2020, 07:04:04 PM
It’s awesome to see so many vets in here. I enlisted in the Air Force in 1988 as an Aerospace Ground Equipment Mechanic (AGE Ranger), and retired as an E-8 in 2014. I had numerous try’s and deployments as well as two unaccompanied tours in Korea. It was an awesome career that I would do over again in a heartbeat!

Thank you for your service to all of you in this thread as well as all the first responders here at home!

You joined 4 years after I was born and we got out the same year.

Ok, now I feel a little bit older... I had plans to retire at 20 years, but I was really enjoying my time with the F22 program here in Alaska so I ended up staying until they told me I was going to have to leave Alaska!

Hoosier Daddy · « **Reply #390 on:** February 28, 2020, 08:19:08 PM »

AGE mechanics got no respect they deserved while us Crew Chiefs grabbed all the glory from the pilots.
LOL... That is funny stuff right there.
A -80 was a great machine!!!

Jammers were fun for the BB stackers.

Bicycleman · « **Reply #391 on:** February 28, 2020, 09:07:29 PM »

"until they told me I was going to have to leave Alaska!" <--- What, it was getting too crowded?

Insanity · « **Reply #392 on:** February 28, 2020, 09:40:05 PM »

Quote from: AlaskaAirgunner on February 28, 2020, 07:41:31 PM

Quote from: Insanity on February 28, 2020, 07:13:02 PM
Quote from: AlaskaAirgunner on February 28, 2020, 07:04:04 PM
It’s awesome to see so many vets in here. I enlisted in the Air Force in 1988 as an Aerospace Ground Equipment Mechanic (AGE Ranger), and retired as an E-8 in 2014. I had numerous try’s and deployments as well as two unaccompanied tours in Korea. It was an awesome career that I would do over again in a heartbeat!

Thank you for your service to all of you in this thread as well as all the first responders here at home!

You joined 4 years after I was born and we got out the same year.

Ok, now I feel a little bit older... I had plans to retire at 20 years, but I was really enjoying my time with the F22 program here in Alaska so I ended up staying until they told me I was going to have to leave Alaska!

Glad I could help lol!

Blowpipe Sam · « **Reply #393 on:** February 28, 2020, 09:45:09 PM »

Army, 82-84. I did my whole hitch at Knox teaching guys with really short hair how to roll their socks into little balls and arrange their footlockers. Them what has been shot at have my thanks and respect.

AlaskaAirgunner · « **Reply #394 on:** February 29, 2020, 03:10:50 AM »

Quote from: Hoosier Daddy on February 28, 2020, 08:19:08 PM

AGE mechanics got no respect they deserved while us Crew Chiefs grabbed all the glory from the pilots.
LOL... That is funny stuff right there.
A -80 was a great machine!!!

Jammers were fun for the BB stackers.

Haha, dang Crew Chiefs! And the Jammers were fun for the AGE guys too!

Wayne52 · « **Reply #395 on:** February 29, 2020, 03:40:38 AM »

I flew in a lot of different things doing my 1 year, I was in a helicopter (various ones) at least twice a week doing inspections of billeting and sanpan's. I have some photo's that I did too, working in the photo lab was all free for me as long as it was black and white film. I'd be in that photolab if I wasn't working or sleeping. Actually the shakiest thing I flew in was a C150 cargo plane, talk about shake rattle and roll

Wayne52 · « **Reply #396 on:** February 29, 2020, 03:48:44 AM »

Quote from: Oldgringo on January 03, 2020, 11:48:09 PM

I got my Draft Notice in July of 1966. At that time I was a married, 24-year-old full-time college student with a pregnant wife. I was deferred to IIIA and did not serve in a 10-year old conflict that should never have happened. I sometimes feel guilty about that but; had I went, I probably wouldn't be writing this tonight.

Thank you all for your service!

Greg you would have been there for TET and that definitely wouldn't have been good if you had been there. I was one of the end of the draft myself with a lottery number 52. I was offered 5K and buck stripes to re-up in Ft. Lewis Wa and went for the early out, I'd had enough. I do like having the VA benefits though.

mrm1951 · « **Reply #397 on:** February 29, 2020, 07:58:33 PM »

USN 1969-1973 Electronics Tech
USS Richard B Anderson DD786 1970-71
USS Waddell DDG24 1971-73

Hoosier Daddy · « **Reply #398 on:** February 29, 2020, 08:21:49 PM »

(Crew Chiefs don't wear a cover.)

RobertMcC · « **Reply #399 on:** March 06, 2020, 08:53:38 AM »

My father always loved this Photo. He had it as his work desktop picture, or if he was doing a presentation. He would throw it in. People would always comment on it.

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