Military Vets sign in.

[Mudder]

Maybe this has been done but I haven't seen it.

unit, duty station, mos (job), years

1st Bn 46th Infantry 1st Armor Division
Erlangen, Germany
Ground Surv. Radar 72-74

[CG]

I am not a vet, but it is one of the regrets I have in life. I was very short sighted as a kid.

On my moms side and two of my brothers there are a lot of Air Force vets. On my wifes side there are a few Army vets.

One of my nephews is about a year and a half into his Air Force stint. Really disliked it at first, but every time I talk to him it seems he's more and more in to it.

His brother is in Navy boot camp as I write this. Some of his letters home are hilarious ... " I don't have much time, I have to get back to my beatings"
He was accepted in to the Navy Nuclear program, not an easy program to be accepted to, Im very proud of him.

[a.c.ward]

US Army jan 88-jan 08
Fort Dix NJ 88
Fort Bliss TX 88-89 5-7 ADA
Bitburg Germany 89-92 5-7 ADA
Desert Shield/Desert Storm 90-91
Fort Campbell KY 92-95 1-327 INF 101st Airborne
Multinational Force and Observers Egypt 94
Korea 95-96 5-5 Mech IN 2ID
Fort Campbell KY 96-00 1-327 INF 101st Airborne
Fort Hood TX 00-08 2-4 AVN 4ID

multiple deployments to places and times that are not disclose able

3 trips to Iraq
2 trip to Afghanistan
1 trip to Kuwait

5 years contract work for the army after retirement
Iraq, Kuwait, Afghanistan

[mike1971c10]

Vietnam veteran, 1967-1968. Radio teletype operator for 6th bat/27th arty. Left Army, May 1968 as an Sargent E5
mike

[Palf70Step]

USAF retired

Tech Controller (Ie Radio, Network, Computer Communications Specialist)
1974-75 Keesler AFB, MS
1975-76 Andrews AFB, MD; Cheltenham NAS, MD; Pentagon
1976-82 Misawa AB, Japan
1982-85 Kadena AB, Okinawa
1985-94 Keesler AFB, MS
November 1994 Keesler - Retired Active Duty

1995- February 1, 2018 Keesler AFB, MS Civilian Military Instructor (Still a geekie nerd), Now retired

[Killer Bee]

20 years, two weeks, and two days USN [regular and reserve]

89-95 Fleet
95-03 Bees
03-09 NCW

long boring list of deployments, been to most of Uncle Sam's better parties

visited a lot places I was shocked to see anyone choosing to live and others I was envious..

serving in three major Navy elements, two in the NECC, gave me a lot of exposure I never could have experienced elsewhere..

killer bee was my radio handle, I was very involved in weapons handling, armory supervisor at retirement..

I rode out the last 12 years as a CM1, too hard headed and often extremely narrow or closed eligibility for chief..

although I would have liked to promote further, no regrets whatsoever, NONE!

my reputation among the men and women I served with is worth more than anything sewn on my sleeve..

training and experience in my trade in the Navy paved the way to a very prosperous civilian career as well..

my CMC handed me an engraved cutlass on behalf of the goat locker at my retirement..




close friend of mine is an Army Combat Engineer Officer..

we served together a few times and he made this for my retirement..

[mongocanfly]

A great big SALUTE to all who have served....my grandad was army calvary, dad was airforce, uncle was navy...i was to hard headed to join...really wish i had...

[Ironhorse]

Originally Posted by mike1971c10

Vietnam veteran, 1967-1968. Radio teletype operator for 6th bat/27th arty. Left Army, May 1968 as an Sargent E5
mike

WELCOME HOME BROTHER !

US Army 1967-1970
14 Months Budingen, Germany, 25 Kilometers NE from Frankfurt
3rd Armored Div (Spearhead), D Troop, 3rd Sqdn. 12th Air Cav (Air Support OH-13s & Hueys)
Feb 68-April 69

Vietnam, ll Corp, Central Highlands to the sea coast, 84th Engr. Bn. (Const.)
O5Bravo-Radio Telephone Operator (RTO) and Deuce and a half driver, gunner.
April 69-April 70

[truckster]

Army, 25 years.

12B, 13B, 25D (Artilleryman, Combat Engineer, Communications)

All over the US, plus
Germany - Hohenfels and Grafenwoehr
Korea - Daegu
Kuwait
Iraq

[slomotion]

US Coast Guard 20+ years. Retired in '81 as CWO. 'Nam '67-'68. Stationed from Maine to Florida, Great Lakes, and rivers. Mostly afloat SAR and AtoN.
Swore my boy in two months before I retired. He carried the torch for 33 years, and retired as CMDR. A grandson is starting his second year in the CG. My daughter was an Air force "Spook", and youngest son was delayed entry Army when an car accident took him in '87.

[kingsolver72]

Army Reserves 24Aug81 - 9Jul87
Basic Ft. Sill Ok.
AIT Ft. Jackson S.C.
Richards-Gebaur AB (The base closed down in the mid 90s)
76Y10 (76 Yankee) supply specialist
Ive never been out of the country.
I’ve got loads of respect for you “Regular” guys.

[mike1971c10]

Thank you, Ironhorse. You know how it was back then. I also didn't read the instructions,
so I'll try again
service battery, 6th Bn 27th Arty Second Field Force, Long Binh
0540c radio teletype operator E5 (company radio chief)
1966-1968 67-68 Vietnam
How's that?

[alsriv2]

USAF
Sept 84 to May 92.
B-52G Master Crew Chief.
Forced out during BRAC in May 92.
Would have loved to stay in and retire, but the higher powers wouldn't let that happen.
Worked many years in the US Navy as a civilian
Now working in a Gov't agency as a civilian in Arizona.

[Shorty Cox]

Please, All you NON-Vet Military people, like me, sound off. I'm retired but don't meet the MQ to be a vet. Never served 180 consecutive days on active duty. There are thousands of people that served 6 and 8 years yet do not have a day set aside to honor them for their duty.


National Guard/Army Reserve 10 Aug 70-- 01 May 98

Basic & AIT Ft. Lewis, WA 24 FEB 71---03 JUL 71
11B
62K
71L
75C & D
19D
88M
Traveled to Korea for a 3 week Summer Camp 1981
Thanks to all you "Regular" Vets.

[The Rocknrod]

Ya I did a few years.

[Ironhorse]

Originally Posted by truckster

Army, 25 years.

12B, 13B, 25D (Artilleryman, Combat Engineer, Communications)

All over the US, plus
Germany - Hohenfels and Grafenwoehr
Korea - Daegu
Kuwait
Iraq

Spent a LOT of time at Hohenfels, Grafenwoher, Vielsek, Tiergarten and a few I can't recall. Winter time at Graf in a GP medium canvas tent in the for 23 days. Talked about a COLD SOB, used coal stoves for heat in the tents.

August '68 spent 6 days "on line" just outside the Czechoslovakia border when Russia invaded. Pretty tense time for a 19 year old from the flat lands of Kansas. NATO thought Russia was starting up for WW3 and we had a front row seat. Issued 120 rounds live ammo to each for M-14s, loaded the Huey gun ships with M2 50 cal MGs, M-60 MGs, 2.75 rockets. M113 & M114 Tracked Vehicles, M-60 tanks, the whole lock, stock and barrel. Watched Russian tanks rolling in the streets thru binoculars and could see and hear the main guns from the tanks firing. Wow, memories made that week.

[Mudder]

I spent a lot of time at Graf and Hohenfels. Tennaloe was right out side of my concern. I also did several border tours, month at a time. I went out there at night.

[jeffahart]

I was stationed in Baumholder (on the Rock) in the 1/13th infantry 8th ID but never trained in Baumholder, they always road marched us to Graf and Hohenfels. Go figure.

It's funny, I have a hard time calling myself a vet. It's weird, it's like I was on some sort of adventure vacation. Yes some of it was annoying, but for the most part, I drank beer with my friends trained... which was off roading for me. I drove a 1/4 ton (jeep) the whole time I was in Germany, all you had to do was ask for parts and they gave them to you. They loved me, most drivers were lame and didn't know how to work on stuff. The maintenance guys loved me, one less thing for them to work on. I traveled all over Europe, drinking and having a blast. The Army loved me, I worked and loved to worked on the 1/4 ton. My favorite places to hang were Sachsenhausen and Heidelberg.

I had an even better deal at Fort Irwin! (203rd MI and 6/31th Infantry 7th ID) Desert off road... my wheel house as a kid! But I'll spare you all the verbiage. Fun!!!

I got out and went to College on the VEAP. Another sweet deal!

I didn't have to suffer combat, I got lucky.

I tip my glass, to those lost and those suffering the physical and metal damage of standing in front.


j

[Livrat]

USAF Aug 1973 - Sept 1977
Ground Radio Repair.

Basic training: Lackland AFB San Antonio TX
Tech training: Keesler AFB (Boloxi MS), 73-74
637th Radar Squadron Othello AFS (Othello Wa), 74-75
689th Radar Squadron Mt Hebo AFS (Mt Hebo Oregon), 75-77

[truckster]

Originally Posted by Ironhorse

Spent a LOT of time at Hohenfels, Grafenwoher, Vielsek, Tiergarten and a few I can't recall. Winter time at Graf in a GP medium canvas tent in the for 23 days. Talked about a COLD SOB, used coal stoves for heat in the tents.

Yeah, we had one engineer survey mission during the snowiest winter they had in 30 years that had to be done. While the rest of the base was shut down, we were out in the field using a huge sledge hammer and an iron bar to drive holes in the frozen ground so we could install our engineer stakes.

Still, I loved how you could get a train pass and be in Frankfurt or Munich in a couple of hours whenever you did have a day of leave. Bavaria has a special kind of beauty.

[LeesTruk]

USN, '67-'77
Rode fast attack subs, and played games with the Soviets at the height of the cold war, in the Mediterranean and North Atlantic, with an excursion to Argentina for more fun and "excitement"

Having kissed the belly of Neptune, am a certified Shellback and Bluenose

[cypressbog]

U.S. Navy 27Jul92 - 16Sep94
AMHAN F-14 Hydraulics
Boot: San Diego
A School: NATTC Millington, TN
Assigned: TAD; NAS Memphis
Assigned: Vf-101, NAS Oceana
30% Service Connected Disability

[cayoterun]

Army, served Jan. '64-'Jan 65 with Hdqs Troop, 1st Sqdn, 9th Cav. 1st Cav. Div. on the Korean DMZ. near Freedom Bridge, and Panmunjom. Truck-driver MOS, but chased a typewriter in S-4 and acting Ammo Sgt in Sqdn. ammo dump almost the full 12 months.

Long time ago, but some memories as vivid as if it was yesterday.

[Ratman74]

USAF

C-130E Loadmaster Little Rock AFB 92-96

WV Air Guard 96-present

C-130H3 96-06
C-5A 06-14
C-17A 14-present

you name it, I've hauled/airdropped it
everything from pickups, to helicopters, to tanks, to NASA junk

I cannot complain, I luv my job!

[The Rocknrod]

Oh ya I kissed the belly in 77 and have an order of the ditch certificate and am a Plank-Owner.
When I was on the Essex (LHD-2) there were older MCPO's but no one had an older shell-back card.
NTC San Diego
Midway Island
USS Constellation
Navy Recruiter Las Vegas, NV
USS Kitty Hawk
NATTC Lakehurst North Island Det
USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72)
USS Essex - Plankowner - 2nd CMC
Afloat Training Group Pacific
Worked Catapults and Arresting Gear until the Essex.
Working with the Marines was the best job I ever had.