DU Vets, Fall In!

[MrScorpio]

[cliffordu]

1. Here and ready to swerve!!

:patriot:



That tower on the right is where I spent my time in country.

[Tierra_y_Libertad]

2. 4 century like years in the Marine Crotch.

June 29, 1965 was the smilingest day of my life as I finally walked out the main gate for the last time. Eat the apple and fuck the Corps.

[Captain Hilts]

7. Wow! A Marine complaining about getting out in '64! You are one lucky Marine!

[Tierra_y_Libertad]

14. '65. Well, they asked me too extend my enlistment so I could enjoy the sights in S.E. Asia.

After I told the Gunny Sergeant what he could do with that idea (I was still young and reckless then) I found myself on 30 days mess duty.

[Captain Hilts]

17. I know career officers who got out to avoid that party. nt

[Tierra_y_Libertad]

21. They stopped "asking" soon after I got out.

[Brigid]

47. Did you forget your First Amendment rights . . .

don't prevail in the good old Corps? :rofl:

[Tierra_y_Libertad]

52. If I'd told him what I really thought about the war and lifers they'd probably shot me.

[formercia]

163. One of my classmates, a Marine was KIA, in '63

He lasted 2 weeks.

My luck was not having enough seniority for small boat school in '65. Of the 9 picked from my ship, 7 were casualties within 6 Months. Riverine Patrol.

[ProleNoMore]

3. Proud Navy Vet

eom

[Captain Hilts]

10. What'd you do in the Navy? What ship/s?

[ProleNoMore]

15. ComNavSecGru - Crypy - Never Saw A Ship - Only The National Security Agency

eom

[Captain Hilts]

43. That certainly counts. I know some folks that do that right now. nt

[ProleNoMore]

45. Accomplished Great Things - Best Job I Have Ever Had - Would Not Trade The Experience For Anything

eom

[Captain Hilts]

54. Good on you, and thank you!

[alfredo]

56. ASA here. Ditty Bopper at Kagnew Station. Note my Avatar.

[ProleNoMore]

64. Spent Some Time At Arlington Hall Before It Was Shut Down

Lots of history in that building.

[alfredo]

76. Wasn't it haunted? I was schooled at Devens and spent the rest of my enlistment

in Asmara. It was like spring year round. Much better than sweating it out in Phu Bai or some other scenic location.

[ThomWV]

124. ASA myself

05B
05C
05H
72B
SRDF

[alfredo]

128. We lucked out getting into the ASA. At times it was interesting work.

Other times, we drank and partied. I see you had multiple MOS's, I guess you stuck around longer than I did.

You still in touch with your ASA friends?

[rabs]

153. Army Security Agency here too

Hey Alfredo :patriot:

USASA Support Element National Security Agency. My daughter loves to hear of when I was a teenage spy. :rofl:

MOS 982.10 TA

[alfredo]

172. What is a 982.10 TA?

Here's greetings from the Kagnew Station "gross guys."


Add a "g" to the end of the below URL to see the image


http://homepage.mac.com/alfredo_tomato/du/moonriver.jp

Or you can buy this fine book to see the image.


http://www.amazon.com/Didnt-Do-You-Betrayed-African/dp/0060780932/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1257958745&sr=8-1
We are also mentioned in Bamford's "Body of Secrets."

Here's a site by Zazz, the guy mentioned in the second review. I think the reviewer missed the point of the chapter.

http://thebeachbumreport.blogspot.com/ He was a good spook.

[rabs]

185. Way back then all MOSs over 900 were classified

But that was a long time ago when there was a very bad entity (so we were told) called the "Soviet Union." At the time there were no spy satellites, no internet, no nothing of what there is today.

So we relied on you Ditty-Boppers to alert us when the Soviets were about to test one of their ICBNs. They would launch from South Central Asia (one of the 'stans) and the impact range was Kamchatka. We would monitor the pre-launch, the launch, the trajectory and the impact 5,000 miles away. The Soviet ICBMs, btw, were VERY accurate.

That is what 982.10-me in my section did at the Puzzle Palace.

Thanks for the info on the books, bookmarking links and titles and will check them out. (Read the first Bamford book but not "Body of Secrets."

[alfredo]

189. I think some of those guys showed up at our base from time to time.

[driver8]

72. My father was a retired CTRC. I spent more time at sea in 6 years...

than he did in 20!!

We got to live in a lot of great places, though -- Scotland, Panama, Virginia, Guam, and Adak, Alaska.

[shotten99]

152. Same here- CTR2/Navy Cryppy

NSGA Ft Meade and NSGD Digby
2 deployments with the Army to Bosnia, 1 in Tuzla, 1 in Sarajevo

Never Again Volunteer Yourself:)

[nadinbrzezinski]

4. We do this every year don't we?

Hubby 21 years in the USN... I did my time as a medic somewhere else.

[Andy823]

5. U.S. Army

From 1971-1973. Basic at Fort Lewis, AIT at fort Leonard Wood, rest of the time spent in Bamberg Germany, 82nd Engineer Battalion.

[Captain Hilts]

6. This thread is USELESS without photographs! I know you've got 'em!

What a handsome young rake, Mr. Scorpio!

[rocktivity]

9. If more soliders looked like him

there would NEVER be a need for a draft!

:evilgrin:
rocktivity

[Captain Hilts]

11. Indeed!

I can make out my dad on this photograph:

[monmouth]

23. I do so agree. He is adorable...Sorry, old lady here just admiring....n/t

[rocktivity]

40. Gee, I wish I was back in the Army/ The Army was the place to find romance

Soldiers and WACS
The WACS who dressed in slacks
Dancing cheek to cheek and backs to backs

There's a lot to be said for the Army
A gal was never lost for company

A million handsome guys
With longing in their eyes
And all you had to do was pick the age, the weight, the size
Oh, gee, I wish I was back in the Army

--Irving Berlin
as sung by Rosemary Clooney and Vera-Ellen in the movie White Christmas

[monmouth]

41. Love it! Gonna check out that one on YouTube...n/t

[rocktivity]

44. You're welcome.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SNZqpt_Tm8I

:)
rocktivity

[Neecy]

68. lol

Me too....very handsome.

[nadinbrzezinski]

12. I don't I studiously avoided the camera

and my hubby's only deployment photo is in storage

:-)

[Bigmack]

32. Pictures... I got one for ya...

Maybe this country needs to stop making so many veterans....

[Captain Hilts]

38. Yep. I've seen his kin at Bethesda Naval and Walter Reed. nt

[MissDeeds]

90. Oh God, this breaks my heart

Every single president who sends troops into combat needs to have this picture on his/her desk. This is one of the many costs of war. :cry: :cry: :cry:

[driver8]

8. Navy Vet, here.

Ran nuclear reactors for the Navy onboard the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower. (1985-1991)

[Captain Hilts]

18. The first of that class with a first name....nt

[Obamanaut]

24. USN retiree (1988 w/ 28 years) - aircraft electrician, was on several

carriers as part of the air wing (Kennedy, Midway, America, Independence, Eisenhower), mostly with A7B/E aircraft, on the Kennedy with F4S.

[Captain Hilts]

39. Friend of mine flew A7s off FORRESTAL. He was there for the fire. His plane survived.

So many sailors did not.

[Obamanaut]

84. What was his aircraft type then? IIRC, the two light attack squadrons

aboard at the time were VA 46 and 72, and they had A4 acft. McCain was attached to VA46. Those two squadrons transitioned to A7 acft later that year as I recall.

edited to add the following details, which I find interesting. The last job I had in the USN was maintenance chief in this squadron (1987 - 88)- what I consider to be the high point of my career.

I wasn't sure about some of the dates of transition when I made the response earlier, so did a little research.


http://www.skyhawk.org/3e/va46/va46.htm

<snip of a portion of the deployment history VA 46>
03/11/66 - 10/26/66 - CVG-3 - - CVA 60 - A-4C - - Mediterranean
06/06/67 - 09/15/67 - CVW-17- - CVA 59 - A-4E - - WestPac/Vietnam
07/09/69 - 01/22/70 - CVW-3 - - CVA 60 - A-7B - - Mediterranean


<snip of a portion of squadron history VA 46>
July 29, 1967:
While aircraft were being prepared for the second launch of the day against targets in Vietnam, a fire broke out on the flight deck of United States Ship Forrestal CVA 59. Flames engulfed the fantail and spread below decks touching off bombs and ammunition. Heroic efforts by VA-46 personnel, along with other members of CVW-17 and ship's company, brought the fires under control. Damage to the carrier and aircraft was severe and the casualties included 132 dead, two missing and presumed dead and 62 injured. LCDR Fred White, in the aircraft that was struck by a Zuni rocket, was one of those killed.

A total of eleven A-4E Skyhawks were lost in the fire. Those lost by VA46 were: 149996 (AA416), 150064 (AA405), 150068 (AA407), 150084 (AA410), 150115 (AA412), 150118 (AA414) and 150129 (AA417).
Other Skyhawks lost were: BuNo. 152018, BuNo. 152024, BuNo. 152036, and BuNo. 152040.
A-4B BuNo. 144997 was destroyed in 1968 when LT. Dave Dollarhide ejected following an engine failure. The "Clansmen" were flying A-Bs due to the loss of their "E"s in the Forrestal Fire.
May 4 through November 15, 1968:
VA-46 transitioned to the Vought A-7B Corsair II.

[lpbk2713]

13. USN 65 - 69

:thumbsup: :patriot: :thumbsup:


Ed to add: Check out the IBM XT. Probably a rotary dial phone too. My how times change. :thumbsup:

[sarge43]

16. Yo!

/on edit/

USAF, 1962-1983, Personnel puke

Lackland AFB TX, Greenville AFB MS, Offutt AFB NE, March AFB CA, South Ruislip AS UK, Wiesbaden AB WG, Lackland, MacDill AFB FL, Syracuse AS NY.

Zoom, zoom.

[Ferret Annica]

19. Former SSG M. McCarthy of the 82nd ABN Div

and 1/19th SFG(A) here.

Airborne!

All the way.

[Bobbie Jo]

20. Yo! U.S. Army. Ft. Campbell, KY '87-'93

101st Airborne!! :patriot:

[MineralMan]

22. USAF 65-69.

Stationed in Turkey and Ft. George Meade as post-training assignments. USAFSS

TUSLOG Det. 3-2 unit web site here:

http://www.osomin.com/TUSLOG3-2.htm

[unhappycamper]

28. nevermind

[MineralMan]

31. I never do.

[unhappycamper]

36. I started to ask you where and then (wtf) I saw your link.

I was stationed at a tiny NATO base about 50 clicks south of Izmir 64 ~ 66. We were about 8 clicks from NATO beach, so the summers were always pleasant.

[MineralMan]

48. Turkey was good duty. I worked on a rotating shift, so

we had four days off each cycle. The base had a couple of campers on pickups that we could check out, so we used to travel all over Turkey in those things. Oddly, very few people on the base had any interest, so my friends and I took off every cycle for four days. We saw a lot of Turkey.

[unhappycamper]

50. Did you visit Euphesus?

I also did a number of the islands in the Med.

[MineralMan]

57. Didn't make it there.

Mostly, we ranged along the Black Sea coast and the northern part of Turkey.

[unhappycamper]

61. IIRC, there was a comm center in a mountain on the Black Sea.

I did some work there for a month or so.

[MineralMan]

65. Yeah. The guys at that site stayed at Samsun when they

weren't on duty at the comm site.

[Captain Hilts]

95. are you talking about that island in the Bosphorus that is solid antennae?

[monmouth]

89. Was that the birthplace or burial place for Jesus Mother Mary?....n/t

[unhappycamper]

160. Long ago, Euphesus was a major port on the Med.

The place where Mary ascended is close by.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ephesus



House of the Virgin Mary.


Ephesus and Christianity

Ephesus was an important center for Early Christianity from the AD 50s. From AD 52-54, Paul lived here, working with the congregation and apparently organizing missionary activity into the hinterlands.<22> He became embroiled in a dispute with artisans, whose livelihood depended on selling the statuettes of Artemis in the Temple of Artemis (Acts 19:23–41). He wrote between 53 and 57 AD the letter 1 Corinthians from Ephesus (possibly from the "Paul tower" close to the harbour, where he was imprisoned for a short time). Later Paul wrote to the Christian community at Ephesus, while he was in prison in Rome (around 62 AD)

Anatolia was associated with John,<23> one of the chief apostles, and the Gospel of John might have been written in Ephesus, c 90-100.<24> Ephesus was one of the seven cities addressed in Revelation (2:1–7), indicating that the church at Ephesus was still strong.

Two decades later, the church at Ephesus there was still important enough to be addressed by a letter written by Bishop Ignatius of Antioch to the Ephesians in the early 2nd century AD, that begins with, "Ignatius, who is also called Theophorus, to the Church which is at Ephesus, in Asia, deservedly most happy, being blessed in the greatness and fullness of God the Father, and predestinated before the beginning of time, that it should be always for an enduring and unchangeable glory" (Letter to the Ephesians). The church at Ephesus had given their support for Ignatius, who was taken to Rome for execution.

The house of the Virgin Mary, about 7 km (4 mi) from Selçuk, is believed to have been the last home of Mary, mother of Jesus. It is a popular place of pilgrimage which has been visited by three recent popes.

The Church of Mary close to the harbor of Ephesus was the setting for the Third Ecumenical Council in 431, which resulted in the condemnation of Nestorius. A Second Council of Ephesus was held in 449, but its controversial acts were never approved by the Catholics. It came to be called the Robber Council of Ephesus or Robber Synod of Latrocinium by its opponents.

[monmouth]

183. Thank You!

[Blue_Tires]

86. a lot of the airmen i knew (i was a reporter whose coverage included a base)

LOVED Turkey...a couple of them even said if it were not for the wifey and kids they would have stayed much much longer after their service ended...

[MineralMan]

118. It was interesting. At the small post where I was stationed, I'd guess

that over 60% of the people based there never went beyond the base gates more than a couple of times. The rest of us took the opportunity that was there and explored. Some more than others. There were only a few, though, who ranged out more than a few miles. A lot of the guys were afraid of the Turks, but I found them friendly and curious about the United States, especially if you bothered to learn a bit of the language.

A lot of American military personnel are pretty insular when stationed overseas. It's a strange thing to me, but it's certainly true.

Turkey was great as a place to be stationed. Very different from anywhere I had been as a 21 year old kid in the late 60s. Fascinating.

[monmouth]

88. Did you get to Canakale? Used to import cement from there...n/t

[MineralMan]

115. No. That was very far from Samsun, I'm afraid, and not in the

areas I visited.

[hobbit709]

169. The two places i liked in Turkey

Were Pamukkale and Cappadocia

[War Pigs]

25. USS Dale CG-19 (1981-83), USS MacDonough DDG-39

(1984-86). Boiler Technicians- 1st ones on the ship, last ones off. 100 hour work weeks at sea- hot, sweaty, and grimy. Fantastic people, insane liberty (25 countries!!!-thanks taxpayers!!). Wouldn't trade it for the world and think about it all the time. Training that got me into Ford Motor Co- without connections! Happy Veterans Day all! :toast: :bounce:

[Captain Hilts]

42. Oh, man. Drink 'engine room' coffee?

[driver8]

Engine room coffee is SERIOUS coffee!

Not for the faint of heart...

[Captain Hilts]

74. A Man Among Boys, you are!

[War Pigs]

151. how about never drank a cup of coffee-ever!! GNC had a nice tea

called "Morning Thunder" i drank-like 10x the caffeine. Sleep? Who needs freakin' sleep??

[driver8]

46. I was a nuc machinist mate on the Eisenhower and worked in the engineering spaces.

I used to lose about 20 pounds on a deployment as it was so hot, I never felt like eating. We were the first ones on, last ones off, also.

I just read somewhere that the last BTMC just retired?

[Captain Hilts]

55. They've reclassified and combined a LOT of ratings. nt

[rocktivity]

26. U.S. Army Recruiting Command, Madison Avenue Civilian Division '77-'87

Worked with group at advertising agency that did the BE ALL YOU CAN BE campaign. Started as secretary, worked up to copywriter. Visited Forts Lewis and
McClellan, but oddly, never the USAREC headquarters at Fort Sheridan. Won award for a radio commercial. Of course, America had a sane commander in chief back then.

:headbang:
rocktivity

[unhappycamper]

27. Army vet, 63 ~ 73.

[Soylent Brice]

34. nice sig

*high five*

[NeedleCast]

29. US Army 96D

Nov 1997 - Mar 2002

Plus an extra "bonus" year from 2003-2004.

[unhappycamper]

33. Did you put in your stop-loss paperwork?

You don't get the $500 a month 'bonus' unless you apply.

[NeedleCast]

66. Strange cirumstances

I got sent Afghanistan shortly after 9/11. However, before my MOS got stop-lossed, I hit ETS (well, I had about 50 days terminal leave saved up, so they let me go back to Korea where I had been before 9/11 and outprocess). I got a call from my supervisor while I was on terminal leave telling me I might have to come back to Korea as we had just been stop-lossed but from what I heard, the final ruling was that if house-hold goods had already been shipped they were going to let us go ahead and ETS.

I was out for about 15 months in IRR and got my recall paperwork, so I ended up going back for a year anyway, just had 15 months to get out of shape before hand...hehe.

[Brigid]

30. Corporal Brigid, USMC, reporting for duty sir!!

USMC, 1980-1984. :patriot:

[Ganja Ninja]

35. Navy 71 - 75

:patriot: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_John_C._Calhoun_(SSBN-630)

[Captain Hilts]

58. 41 for Freedom!

[Soylent Brice]

37. i'm no vet, but

thank you. all of you.



:patriot:

[quiet.american]

63. That's so cool, Soylent -- thanks! :)

:hi:

[Soylent Brice]

70. back atcha!

:hi:

[sarge43]

71. Thanks It's appreciated. n/t

[CrownPrinceBandar]

81. I'm not a vet either..............

but I also want to jump on and say thanks to all the vets who have given so much to keep us safe. This civvy salutes you.

:patriot:

[quiet.american]

142. Thank you, Crown! nt

[optimator]

49. army

1992-2000

[Brother Buzz]

51. US Army

I discovered I was just a dumb draftee when Rumsfeld informed me that I added no value, no advantage really, to the United States Armed Services.

[TicketyBoo]

73. Well, at least you have

the consolation of knowing that wasn't the only thing Rummy was wrong about!

Thank you for your service.

[alfredo]

53. Yo!

http://web.mac.com/alfredo_tomato/Kagnew_Images/Kagnew_page_1.html

05H20 Morse Intercept

65-69

[cloudbase]

59. U.S.S. Henley (DD-762)

Snipes rule!

[quiet.american]

60. Alright - A fellow airman! Present -- USAF 81-85. (And a shout out to all the others vets here.)

:grouphug: :patriot:

[Kingofalldems]

62. KP's!! On the road!

[Dogtown]

67. 1st Air Cav

'68-'69

[Toasterlad]

69. USN '82 - '87

[Crabby Appleton]

75. U. S. Army 68-69 Long Binh RVN

[UTUSN]

77. It's reveille again?!1 n/t

[Love Bug]

78. USN Radioman, 74-77

Radio-WAVE, actually. ;)

[ItNerd4life]

79. THANK YOU ALL FOR SERVING!

I think many on DU would agree.

[quiet.american]

143. 'Preciate it -- thank you, ItNerd! nt

[Sinistrous]

80. USAF, 1966 - 1970

Communications.

[Bravo Zulu]

82. Attention on deck!

The beginning

and the end!

[sarge43]

99. Damn. We were so young. *sigh* n/t

[dwilso40641]

83. Navy Kiddie Kruz

USS Southerland (DD-743) out of San Diego. Machinist Mate. 60-63

[TicketyBoo]

85. Sincere thanks to you all!

[hileeopnyn8d]

87. USAF

12th TRS




(that's not a dildo)

[BR_Parkway]

91. They asked, my ex wife told - but still a vet

[MrScorpio]

92. I'm positive that the day will soon come...

That no one will find it necessary to either ask or tell

Let's hope that that day comes soon

[sarge43]

97. Yes you are.

Put a cold one on my tab. :patriot:

[hootinholler]

93. Navy - '78 - '83 Bubblehead

USS John Adams SSBN 620
USNS H H Hess - Deepwater survey

-Hoot

[Captain Hilts]

96. Another 41 for Freedom Boy! Welcome aboard!

[TexasObserver]

94. USAF Staff Sgt. 1968-1972

I have a photo almost identical to yours.
Sir! Yes, Sir!

[AspenRose]

98. Oh what a nice picture!

Army brat here.

[CatWoman]

100. US Army

:hi:

Free meals on Veterans Day


The following restaurants are offering free meals for Veterans and Active Duty Military members for Veterans Day:

Applebees

Wednesday, November 11, 2009

Golden Corral

Monday, November 16, 2009

http://accidentalmommies.com/2009/10/free-meals-on-veterans-day/

[Still Sensible]

101. USAFR

Air Force via ROTC, Arizona State.

[B Calm]

102. US Navy 1969-73

USS Yosemite AD19
USS Albany CG10

[annarbor]

103. Proud USMC Veteran (and one of the few women that served in the Corps)

1983-1986
Parris Island
Twenty-Nine Palms
Camp Lejeune.


Happy Birthday to my Marine Corps, and Happy Veterans Day to my fellow DU'ers!

Ooh Rah! Semper Fi!

Ann ARbor

[Bobbie Jo]

108. !

:fistbump: :patriot:

[handmade34]

104. Thank you all!

not a vet but lived with them all my life...

did a lot of my growing up at the VFW Home in Michigan (my Grandmother was a housemother there)
Grandfather(WWI) and Father(WWII)
my late husband was a U.S. Marine
my current partner (below) was a medic in Vietnam (Air Force)



Love you All!

[PSzymeczek]

105. U.S. Army Signal Corps, 76 - 78

Switchboard Operator with a German Language qualification. DLI for 8 months in 77, then to Germany with the 97th Signal Battalion. For a time, I was the only female secure voice operator in CENTAG.

[Winterblues]

106. US Army.. 2nd of the 12th..1st Air Cav.. Rovin' Gambler

US Army 1967-1971

[onethatcares]

107. United States Army Alaska USARAL for the rest of you guys

1972-1975 HQ company at the end, 23d Engineer Battallion in the beginning. Morning Report clerk, gaud what a life.

BTW, was RA, I got this weird patriotic feeling one day while walking by the recruiters' place, next thing you know.

[underpants]

109. 1,214 days US Cav Scout

[cherokeeprogressive]

110. USN 81-89 AMS1

[Teramis]

111. Not a vet, but I honor your courage and heorism

Go vets!

[quiet.american]

141. Humblest thanks -- thank you, Teramis! nt

[madokie]

112. Dry land sailor here

Originally joined the navy to stay out of Vietnam but went there anyway and by choice. Never set foot on a boat. Two brothers followed me into the navy and they both were on ships, USS Ranger and the USS Macdonough. We were all three in uniform at the same time.

[JohnnyLib2]

113. Army 69-74

and very sensitive to quagmires.....

[CLANG]

114. USAF 75-77

[Skittles]

116. a Skittles classic

yes INDEED

[krispos42]

150. Nice...

You can kick my ass at your discretion, Ma'am! :patriot:

[Skittles]

164. I'll kick your ass then make you stand at attention

yes INDEED!!!

[krispos42]

168. Just what I had in mind, actually

O8)

[Thothmes]

117. Third Generation U.S. Navy and third generation sun dodger

Grandfather, WWI fireman, USS Wyoming BB 32
Father, WWII Machinst Mate 1/c USS Yorktown CV 5 until she went down at Midway
USS West Virginia BB 48
Korea USS Sitkoh Bay CVE 86
Me, 25 years retired as LCDR USS Lyman K Swenson DD 794 fn/BT3
USS St Louis LKA 116 Ens B Div
USS Meyerkord FF 1056 Ens/jg DCA
USS Sterett CG 31 jg/lt A&E Div
USS Vogelgesang DD 862 lt/lcdr (Cheng)
USS Platte AO 186 lcdr(Cheng)
USS Detroit AOE 4 lcdr(Cheng)

[Captain Hilts]

127. WYOMING, YORKTOWN, WEST VA and ST.LOUIS. Some great looking ships in your family!

[Thothmes]

154. The St Louis I sailed on was an gator freighter not a cruiser

Good ship but not all that great looking.

[Ptah]

119. USAF 1970-1974

Avionics Technician B-52 Bomb-Nav system

[Ruby the Liberal]

120. Thank you all for your service! I love this thread. Just needs

more pics in uniform. :loveya:

Skittles, I am not gay, but damn girl -- I'd consider it. :D

[quiet.american]

144. Thank you, Ruby! nt

[JimWis]

121. US Navy veteran here -

Lemoore Naval Air Station, Ca - 66-67
Naval Support Activity, Saigon, Vietnam 67-68 (in country)
Naval Base, Adak Island, Alaska 69-70

True story - I was sworn into the Navy at the recruiters office one morning, walked back to my apartment, checked my mail, and there was my draft notice. Turned straight around, took it to the recruiter and he said he would notify the Army they were a bit late. I knew it was coming, but the same day? LOL

[The River]

134. I Got My Draft Notice

the last week of navy boot camp. I took it to the draft board
the week after that (in uniform), threw it down on the main desk
and told them they were too late. The guy looked at it, up at me
and then yelled at me to "get out".

[JimWis]

184. LOL - That must have been a great satisfaction to you. Sounds

like the guy didn't have a sense of humor.

[Release The Hounds]

122. US Army 1992-97

[ThomWV]

123. US Army, ASA, 1966-1970

[branders seine]

125. thank you for your service, y'all!

:patriot:

[GreatCaesarsGhost]

126. Navy Corpsman '69 - '73

Bethesda Naval Hospital

Camp Lejeune - Force Troops 2nd FAG (Field Artillery Group) lol

[dgibby]

129. US Navy

Nurse Corps, 1969-1991.:patriot:

[supernova]

130. Thank you all for serving

for all of us!

:patriot: :patriot:

This thread makes me proud of DU.

:-)

[quiet.american]

145. 'Preciate it -- thank you, Supernova nt

[Xicano]

131. 1984 to 1987 Army 9th Infantry Division.

Don't have many pictures, but, I do have these few on hand.

I joined when I was just 17yrs old. Did my boot camp at Fort Benning Georgia and the remainder at Fort Lewis 9th Infantry division. 2nd of the 2nd was the only light infantry on Lewis, except of course for the 2nd of the 75th Ranger Battalion.

Here's a few pics:

Just me holding my roommate's 90mm recoilless. Fort Lewis 1986.



Me (left) and a friend outside our bootcamp barracks. Fort Benning 1984.



View from my barracks window. Washington does have some nice scenery. Fort Lewis 1985.



Remember riding in these cattle cars? Me at Fort Benning (bootcamp) 1984.





Peace,
Xicano

[Onceuponalife]

149. Yes I remember those damn cattle cars

I did army boot camp at Ft. McClellan, AL in 1984. I refused to vote for my commander in chief in his reelection bid.

[Adsos Letter]

176. Ah, the cattle cars...

I did basic at Ft. Ord, Winter 1972...I think they used those things everywhere.

[Brother Buzz]

181. I bet my 1972 summer spent at Fort Ord was colder than your winter

;)

[Adsos Letter]

182. I would normally stipulate to that quite willingly! However,...

we had what they said was the coldest winter in 40-something years (maybe they always say that). :D

It rained during some portion of every day, except for 3 or 4, and it actually SNOWED (lightly) twice.

Funny thing about the Army (as you well know), oddly enough, rain doesn't seem to effect the training schedule... ;)

B/5/3 "Pride of the Infantry" or some such nonsense... :D

:hi:

[marybourg]

132. Husband- USN Fireman First Class (MOMM) 12/44-8/46. This year

he'll fly a flag on Veteran's Day for the first time.

[forum slut]

133. 4 years in the first cav and another 4 in the texas national guard.

and I ain't joining anything I can't walk away from ever again.

[yorgatron]

135. geez! this place has been overrun with squids,jarheads,and flyboys...

U.S.Army 1983-5

[tabasco]

136. Army

[voc]

137. Thank you all. Respect and gratitutde for your service. nt

[quiet.american]

146. Many thanks. Thank you, Voc! nt

[Stephanie]

138. I heart DU Vet threads

This one's my favorite:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=104&topic_id=1081070

[GreenPartyVoter]

139. My dad was a vet. He did a piece on the radio recently for Vet's Day. you can hear it here:

http://archives.weru.org/voices/weekend-voices-110709

[quiet.american]

147. Bookmarked. Thanks to your dad. Salute!

:patriot::

[GreenPartyVoter]

192. Thanks for checking it out!

[seattle_blue]

140. I miss

Kaiserslautern 90-94 Also good ol' Itaewon, been in forever can't wait to get the muck out!

[Vickers]

148. USAF, 8 years and 27 days

:patriot:

[Lasher]

155. Army, '69 - '70

Drafted. 13 month tour at Camp Nabors in Seoul.

[No Passaran]

156. reporting!

[BlueCollar]

157. P-3 Navy here

1979-1983
VP-40

[Prisoner_Number_Six]

158. United States Air Force on the job!

[pokercat999]

159. US Army 511th MP Co, 759th MP Bn MPI 95B-V5 1972-1975

spent all 3 years at glorious Fort Dix, NJ

[Ten Bears]

161. US Army 1987-1997

Avionics Mechanic

Fort Carson
Katterbach Kaserne
Fort Campbell

[travelingtypist]

162. US Army, 1982 to 1985.

1984, I was 20, I voted for Ronald Reagan my first time. Owie.

[rocktivity]

165. Veterans Day AM Kick--I mean, salute

If you know of any other DUers who should be here, send them a PM and this link--ON THE DOUBLE!!!

:patriot:
rocktivity

[era veteran]

166. 3/3/33AR, The Rock, Kirch Goens FRG...11EW1

Fun,Travel, and Adventure

[era veteran]

197. For my dad David

Started in 1939 Ft, Riley Kansas Horse Cavalry N. Africa,Hedgerows, Hurtgen Forrest, Yalu River (and lived) retired 1960 Ft.Gordon Ga. silver star, bronze star, purple heart , Tank Co. Cmdr. mostly

[era veteran]

198. For my cousin John

Kicked out of the Point (for weed) 1970, Honorably served out his time. Took my HS senior ass to March on Washington, spring of 1971. Later killed in a car wreck out west while I was in Germany. Good Men

[symbolman]

167. USAF SGT

71 to 74 - Thanks for all your service my homies!

[lonestarnot]

170. What if I don't wanna?

:patriot: :evilgrin:

[hobbit709]

171. USAF 1969-73 Two years on a mountain in the ass end of Italy.

[Captain Hilts]

173. MADem, who used to come here, is a veteran. nt

[JustABozoOnThisBus]

174. Dang, I can't find my boot polish ...

oh, wait, you were Air Force. Never mind.

:hi:

[Adsos Letter]

175. US Army, 3/2 ACR, "Border Legionnaires," 1972-1975...13Alpha...

...and once again, I am late for formation; and in need of a haircut...


REFORGER, 1974


:patriot:

.

[Earl Grey]

177. US Army 1993-97

eom

[Beausoleil]

178. US Navy 1975-79

USS Wichita AOR-1
USS Elliot DD-967

[Doc_Technical]

179. U.S. Air Force 1970-1974

Joined so I wouldn't get drafted.

Microwave radio site Lindsey Air Station, Wiesbaden Germany.

[redwitch]

180. I love a man in a uniform!

Hubba hubba!

[Xicano]

186. Comedian Sinbad: US Armed Forces Tribute

Funny stand-up comedy for servicemen: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tUMEu2ugtxw#t=44s

:)

[mnhtnbb]

187. For hubby - Major, USAF '69-'71

[cynatnite]

188. US Army medic 1986 - 1993. n/t

[seabeyond]

190. THANK YOU vet day.... nt

[Ilsa]

191. Dear Mr. Scorpio, can we both go back in time so I can jump your lovely bones?

(I doubt you'd want my bones as they are now, needing to be tested for osteoporosis, etc. LOL)

And thank you for your service!

[OswegoAtheist]

193. US Army 97-01

31S - SatComm operator/Maintainer. Basic at Ft Jackson, a year of school at Ft Gordon, and three years of goofing off and doing unmentionable things in Okinawa, including meeting then-President Clinton during the G8 Summit.

Oswego "I may also have been the only Canadian in the US Army at the time, too" Atheist

[MoonRiver]

194. How about the child of vets?

Both parents WWII veterans! :patriot:

[Major Hogwash]

195. Salute to all the DU Vets

Army 1975-1978
USMC 1978-1998

My thoughts and prayers go out to all of the men and women serving at Ft. Hood.

[RushIsRot]

196. US Army 63-66