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Will all Veterans please arise. I'd like to know who you are and where/how you served so that we can all say thanks. Pictures from your service would also be very nice. I'm not a veteran (was 4F in the Vietnam War draft). So, please, identify yourselves. And thank you for putting on the uniform and for your service.
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Re: Will all Veterans please arise. US ARMY Artillery, Corporal 1968 to 1970 Proud to be of service, Gary T.
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Re: Will all Veterans please arise. Craig,
I am a veteran of two wars. I spent a year in Vietnam (1969 – 1970) with USMC Recon. I was a Corporal (E-4) in Vietnam, but was promoted to Sergeant (E-5) before I was honorably discharged stateside in early 1973. I served for four years. I also spent four tours (years) in Iraq between 2005 - 2010. I did investigations for Army Intelligence. I was required to wear the Army uniform and had a GS-15 rating. I was embedded with the Army and lived where they lived. I went on missions based on information I developed on terrorist units. It was much like being a police officer again. I kicked doors and took people to jail. I was treated as a Lt Colonel which was much different than how I was treated in Vietnam. The most surprising thing to me during my time in Iraq was in 2008 while on a mission one of the soldiers asked me if I had ever been in the service and I told him I had been in the Marine Corps. He asked me what I did and I told him I was in Recon. He asked me if I was in Vietnam and I told him I spent a year in Vietnam with Recon. He said, “No shit, you were in Recon”? I told him I was. From that point on I was really treated with respect. I didn't think my time in Recon 38 years earlier would mean anything to them, but they all made a big deal out of it. That same day when I returned to the S-2 shop (Intelligence Office) the Captain met me and said, “No shit, Marine Corps Recon?” I smiled and said, “No shit”. The information had beat me back to the TOC. It still amuses me that it meant so much to them. I had not even mentioned it on my first tour in Iraq and wouldn’t have mentioned it on that tour either, but the gunner in the Humvee asked me. |
Re: Will all Veterans please arise. U.S. Navy SeaBees. 1959 - 1963:
NAS Miramar, San Diego MCB 11, Port Hueneme, Guam, Midway ACB 1, Coronado. Proud to serve, thanks for asking. |
Re: Will all Veterans please arise. USAF SSGT ( E-5) Crew Chief B-52-G 1970-1974 Texas, Ill., Calif., Guam and many others TDY
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Re: Will all Veterans please arise. USAF March 1961-Nov 1965,4 years and 9 months. Spent 3 years 8 months and 6 days in England at RAF Mildenhall and Rhine Main AFB Germany with the last 6 months at Travis AFB California. Jet over two engines Air Craft mechanic but worked on more piston engine air craft than jets. That time period was at the end of the piston engine air craft and the beginning of the jet engine air craft. Met my wife in England and still married for almost 52 years. E-4 when I got out but had time in grade for E-5 but they wouldn't give it to me unless I reenlisted and I wasn't going to do that so E-4 it was. I worked on C-47, C-54, C-118, C-121, (Super Connie), C-124, C-97, and I think one or two C-74's (DC-7),C-130, C-133, C-135, C-141.
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Re: Will all Veterans please arise. Thanks to all who served and are serving! God Bless!
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Re: Will all Veterans please arise. US ARMY, Field Radio Repair, Spec 5, 1965 to 1968. For some reason, I was blessed to be sent to Germany while almost all AIT graduates were sent to Vietnam.
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Re: Will all Veterans please arise. US ARMY SP4. Served Sep 1967 to Sep1969. Spent 18 months in Germany with the 8th. Infantry Division Military Police, Mannheim Germany.
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Re: Will all Veterans please arise. Thank you for your Service
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Re: Will all Veterans please arise. USAF 1966 to 1970. Vietnam 1967, Thailand 1968, Vietnam 1969. Munitions Specialist.
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Re: Will all Veterans please arise. 38coop - Looks like you and I were in Mannheim at the same time period. April 66 - Dec 68. I was at the Spinelli(?) barracks. Bob
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Re: Will all Veterans please arise. USMC 1995 to 2001 all state side moter T attached to artillery
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Re: Will all Veterans please arise. US ARMY July 15 1970- Feb 1972 7th army, Germany Medic- Mechanic
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Re: Will all Veterans please arise. USN, 1964 to 1968, worked on all kinds of airplanes.
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Re: Will all Veterans please arise. US Army, 1965-1969, Vietnam 1967. Attended a reunion of my MACV advisory team last weekend.
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Re: Will all Veterans please arise. bbrust: I was at Coleman barracks. Don
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Re: Will all Veterans please arise. USAF 1958-1962 spent most of the time protecting the Canadian border at Plattsburgh NY.Phil
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Re: Will all Veterans please arise. U. S. Army, Okinawa, E-5, Hawk missile systems. Vietnam era, 1966 to 1970.
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Re: Will all Veterans please arise. USMC, 2nd Marine Air Wing, MWHS2, Cherry Point N.C. 1971-74
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Re: Will all Veterans please arise. US Navy 87-91
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Re: Will all Veterans please arise. U.S. Army 1965-1967 First Air Cavalry Division. M-60 machine gunner.
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Re: Will all Veterans please arise. Thank you Craig. I served in the USAF from 1979 to 2003 and retired as a Chief Master Sergeant (E-9). My career field was Logistics and Supply. I served two combat tours in Operation Desert Storm and Afghanistan. Happy Veteran's Day to my brothers and sisters who have served and thank you America for supporting us. Steve
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Re: Will all Veterans please arise. USMC, happy belated birthday gentlemen. Tun's tavern 11-10-1775:D
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Re: Will all Veterans please arise. USAF 1977-1982 active duty firefighter. 1983-2000 Air National Guard and USAF reserves firefighter.
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Re: Will all Veterans please arise. Thank All Who Served And Are Serving Our Country! Dave
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Re: Will all Veterans please arise. 4 Attachment(s)
I would like to share on behalf of my Dad ... My Dad served as an officer in the United State Navy during World War II from 1942 to 1945. He was first assigned the Destroyer USS Barker (DD213) and then transferred to the newly built Destroyer Escort USS Cecil J. Doyle (DE368) in charge of Supply. The Barker spent time in the North Atlantic hunting submarines and providing escort for merchant ships and picking up survivors. The bulk of his service was on the USS Cecil J. Doyle in the Pacific, where his ship, DE 368 hopped scotched form California to Pearl Harbor to all the hot spots on the way to Japan hunting Submarines, picket duty as the outer line of defense for the carriers and battle groups, participated in shore bombardments and rescued survivors including those of the USS Indianapolis. Also rescued POWs from Okinawa and downed pilots along the way. He finished his service as part of the early occupation force in Japan and was at the signing of the surrender in Tokyo Bay from afar. During battle he volunteered to a twin 40mm pom pom gun crew because of his tall stature and stamina - even though as an officer he was not required to do so. His battle station was just under a 5" gun emplacement - in one particular battle he raced to the guns in just his pants and shirt with no protective outer wear - the concussions from the big gun blew his shirt off. He had a very philosophical attitude about the dangers - he was only 22 and a bit of immortality played into his calmness about dying. He was the only man on the ship that volunteered to bunk in the bow section because he valued the solitude - everyone else stayed out for fear of mines blowing the bow off. The only time he experienced true fear was walking the streets of Tokyo just days after surrender alone with only his 45 - fearing he would be killed by snipers.After the war he re-joined civilian life and never talked about it again.... until I drilled him about it in the winter of his life. It was then that he gave me a treasure trove of pictures and mementoes form his three years at sea, |
Re: Will all Veterans please arise. Unfortunately, I did not serve. I would like to acknowledge my late grandfather who served in the Army in WW1, a Silver Star and Purple Heart Recipient and my late Father who served in the Navy, 1944 and 1945 in the Pacific.
Thanks to all of the veterans. |
Re: Will all Veterans please arise. US Army 1960-63 Fort Bragg Engineers. Enlisted when I was 17. Best thing I ever did, missed Viet Nam. Brother lost his life there in 1969, 25th Div. 12th Inf. Three Bronze Stars. Miss him every day. Was 20 yrs. old. Stan.
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Re: Will all Veterans please arise. US Army Hanau Germany 1973-1975; Wheel vehicle mechanic 503rd MP Battalion.
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Re: Will all Veterans please arise. MM2(SS) USN , 1965-1970. served on the diesel submarine U.S.S.Corporal SS346 and the nuclear Polaris ballistic missile submarine U.S.S.John Marshall SSBN 611.
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Re: Will all Veterans please arise. USAF 3 Jan 61 thur 2 Jan 65 Lackland AFB Texas, Lowry AFB Denver, Griffiss AFB Rome NY, Worked on Airborn Radar on F101 Voodoo interceptors 49th FIS
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Re: Will all Veterans please arise. USAF ...1962/1966 Reciprocating Engine Mechanic ....North Africa/South Carolina....My Thanks to all Vets......Especially the Disabled......
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Re: Will all Veterans please arise. Thanks for your service, fellas.
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Re: Will all Veterans please arise. USAF 1966-1970 worked on C-141A at McChord AFB, Wa.
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Re: Will all Veterans please arise. USAF E5 Plumber 803rd Civil Engineering Squadron Davis Monthan AFB Tucson Arizona 69-73
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Re: Will all Veterans please arise. US Army, 1957-1959
Basic training at Fort Carson CO, then to the downtown Chicago 5th Army MRU (machine records unit) next to the stock yards and finally to Pirmasens, Germany for the last 18 months. I was 23 years old when I got drafted and feel lucky that there was no war going on at the time and that I had an office job (IBM punch card machine operator). |
Re: Will all Veterans please arise. Sgt.usmc 55-59
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Re: Will all Veterans please arise. S/Sgt. US Army. Military Police. May 53-April 55. Stationed at Ft. Clayton, Canal Zone. In charge of Motorcycle Squad. Escorted Queen Elizabeth through the Zone when she made her world tour in 53 or 54 shortly after her Coronation.
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Re: Will all Veterans please arise. USAF, MSGT, Retired - 1967 - 1989 - Vietnam 69 - 70 FAC (Observer), Aircraft Maint A-26, C123, C47, T-37, O-1, O-2, OV-10, T-29, C-131, C117 B-5252, C135, C141 - Disaster Preparedness Tech (Think emergency manager) - Chemical defense equipment research and development liaison
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