Anyone in/was in any branches?

If so which one, how long?


Dnk
USAF
84-89
disabled

(you can guess why military folks get a break from me)

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LCPL (E-3)Heller, Mark A (AKA e57)
USMC MOS 1142 (Electrical Equipment Repair Specialist)
12-26-90 to 12-25-94 Honorable
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Paris Island (Boot)
Court House Bay (Engineer School)
Okinawa (1st duty)
Pendleton (2nd duty)
El Toro (Detatchment)
Somalia (Forward ~ Relieving 9 months)
(by way of Egypt, and Kenya before Somalia was invented to justify 20,000+ of us being there in October, originally headed to Iraq. Was on the MEP ship that dropped the Seals, and Marine forward landing, as well as the reporters who covered the action. )
Back to Pendleton MCAS
Back to CIV DIV.

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GOD BLESS ALL OF OUR VETERANS!

Asa for me:

US Navy Seabees
(Construction Electrician)
R-NMCB 21, Lakehurst, NJ

Jan 1990 - Jan 1998

Recalled to active duty and served proudly at Fleet Hospital 15 in Saudi Arabia as part of Operation Desert Storm.

USCG Fire Control tech but I spent most of my time in the Navy. 1965-1971

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MGySgt (E-9)
USMC MOS 6019 (Aircraft Maintenance Chief)
21 Sep 1971 - 1 Oct 1998

US Navy
Electrician's Mate
U.S.S. Theodore Roosevelt CVN-71
1988-1992
Desert Shield
Desert Storm
Operation Provide Comfort

God bless our troops

SSG Eddie K White (R)
U S Army 11B-11M-54B
8-79/8-00
48th Inf Bde
GAARNG

God Bless Our Troops!

Was an Army Brat, but couldn't/can't serve due to physical problems (Wish I could).
God bless all of our troops! I am forever proud of them.

US Navy
SSN 750 Newport News
Navigation Electronics Technician 3C
Norfolk, VA
Ain't no slack in Fast Attack.

Robert

Grandpa was in Korea, Dad and Uncle were in Veitnam, Brother in Law is MP and has two tours at Gitmo, and my half brother was on I think Marches Soldier of Fortune cover when he was in Fallujah. The cover says Marines in Fallujah but it actually shows Army guys my half brother included.


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30 years making doing 'engineer's stuff' for British Armed forces and US Marine Corps, as a civilian.
Dugmaze, I was in S.A. 1991-2 up near the border, having some 'fun and frolics' with my 'product advisor' hat on. The US military 'borrowed' our barracks, so we had to make do with the 5 star Dharan International Hotel. Such a bore! Waiter! Peel me a grape!!

Alan

In case any of you want to make a nice wall plaque, below are some of my favorite statements/poems for the military.


- "It is the soldier, not the reporter who has given us freedom of the press.
- It is the soldier, not the poet, who has given us freedom of speech.
- It is the soldier, not the campus organizer, who gives us the freedom to demonstrate.
- It is the soldier who salutes the flag, who serves beneath the flag, and whose coffin is draped by
the flag, who allows the protester to burn the flag."

Marine Corps Chaplain Father Denis Edward O’Brien

Well said Chaplian, Well said.......
And my favorite poem:


Christmas Poem

'Twas The Night Before Christmas, He Lived All Alone,
In A One Bedroom House Made Of Plaster And Stone.

I Had Come Down The Chimney With Presents To Give,
And To See Just Who In This Home Did Live.

I Looked All About, A Strange Sight I Did See,
No Tinsel, No Presents, Not Even A Tree.

No Stocking By Mantle, Just Boots Filled With Sand,
On The Wall Hung Pictures Of Far Distant Lands.

With Medals And Badges, Awards Of All Kinds,
A Sober Thought Came Through My Mind.

For This House Was Different, It Was Dark And Dreary,
I Found The Home Of A Soldier, Once I Could See Clearly.

The Soldier Lay Sleeping, Silent, Alone,
Curled Up On The Floor In This One Bedroom Home.

The Face Was So Gentle, The Room In Such Disorder,
Not How I Pictured A United States Soldier.

Was This The Hero Of Whom I'd Just Read?
Curled Up On A Poncho, The Floor For A Bed?

I Realized The Families That I Saw This Night,
Owed Their Lives To These Soldiers Who Were Willing To Fight.

Soon Round The World, The Children Would Play,
And Grownups Would Celebrate A Bright Christmas Day.

They All Enjoyed Freedom Each Month Of The Year,
Because Of The Soldiers, Like The One Lying Here.

I Couldn't Help Wonder How Many Lay Alone,
On A Cold Christmas Eve In A Land Far From Home.

The Very Thought Brought A Tear To My Eye, I
Dropped To My Knees And Started To Cry.

The Soldier Awakened And I Heard A Rough Voice,
"Santa Don't Cry, This Life Is My Choice;

I Fight For Freedom, I Don't Ask For More,
My Life Is My God, My Country, My Corps."

The Soldier Rolled Over And Drifted To Sleep,
I Couldn't Control It, I Continued To Weep.

I Kept Watch For Hours, So Silent And Still
And We Both Shivered From The Cold Night's Chill.

I Didn't Want To Leave On That Cold, Dark, Night,
This Guardian Of Honor So Willing To Fight.

Then The Soldier Rolled Over, With A Voice Soft And Pure,
Whispered, "Carry On Santa, It's Christmas Day, All Is Secure."

One Look At My Watch, And I Knew He Was Right.
"Merry Christmas My Friend, And To All A Good Night


Put's a tear to my eyes everytime I read it.


Dnk.........

Bless all of you.....


Dnk.....

US Army. Active 01-04. Presently in the reserves.

E-5 SGT.
63B - Lt. Wheel Vehicle Mechanic.

Operation Iraqi Freedom I (March 03 - Feb 04).

I never realized how young this gang was.
I joined up when Kruschev was the bad guy.
The godless communists never got past us in Norfolk tho ;-)

USNavy "Seabees" NMCB3 Gold Team 79-84 Construction Electrician (E-4)
"We build, We Fight"
Better than the best!

Zaney

US Navy
Electrician's Mate (EM2-SS)
1970 to 1976 (Vietnam / Cold War Era)
SSN-662 (USS Gurnard) based out of San Diego, CA




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Alan,
At least there was alcohol and pool tables in international hotels. Could you imagine being a sailor hitting port and only being able to sight see. And don't dare look at the girls! It was pure hell.
Although I wish I could go back now and just sight see. I missed so many great opportunities. I geuss I'm getting older and wiser!

Au revoir

Australian Army 1988-1990
RAAF (Royal Australian Air Force) 1991-2000
Both times, electronics technician, took a job in Mar 00 as a defence contractor..in all spent over half my life 'defending the nation'

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U.S. Navy 1961-65
Yes, That makes me one of the old guys. That's why I'm an inspector.
EM-3 class A school @ Great Lakes.
Served 3 years & 3 months as EM on an LST #854 (USS Kemper County) stationed out of San Diego.
Everyone should try it if for no other reason than to realize you don't want to do that anymore.
Alan--

Dugmaze,
Blimey, and we thought you lot had the beer, pool-tables and dames! We had alcohol-free crap (called 'Kalibur' I think), no taste but the full hangover. Pool? Banned, you could gamble on the results. Newspapers from Blighty? Censored with marker pens- in one mind-blowingly funny Daily Telegraph, a German woman athlete was depicted taking the final bend in the 800 metres wearing a blue-penned crinoline ballgown! Girls? A distant memory! We were bored out of our skulls mostly, so anything for a diversion, like scaring everyone sh**less by unnecessarily unscrewing our fuses with a pipe wrench and 5 foot of scaffolding pole as a 'joke', with half the crew pretending to brace the bench for effect, (they don't half make a good loud crack! as the sealant breaks!- Ever heard 20 men breathe out at once?), or driving our truck anywhere off-limits just for a laugh, (like Kuwait!), or teaching Saudi soldiers completely ludicrous 'expletives', and then getting "Accrington Stanley", ( a defunct English soccer club ) bellowed at us across the souk! As for going back, in better times, perhaps, the interior has some stunningly beautiful scenery.

Alan

USAF/ANG 1981-1993
E-5
Aircraft Armament Systems Specialist (In civilian-speak, "Bomb Loader" lol)
A-10's in Tucson, AZ.
F-4C, F-4E and F-4C recce in Riverside, CA.

Basic Training: Lackland AFB, Texas
Tech School: Lowry AFB, Denver Co.
(A-10) Davis-Monthan AFB, Tucson
(F-4 series) March AFB (Now March ARB) Riverside, CA

Got a back seat ride in an F-4E while there, it was incredible! I lost close to six pounds in sweat! Very hard work to fly one of those beasts, our pilots and GIB's(Guy-In-Back) are the best!!

Our unit missed deployment to the first Gulf War by two months.

My uncle was AF, doing same job I chose. (B-52's)
Father was Tank Driver in Army, in Korea.

A salute to all who have served and to those who are serving now.

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Any of you ever been in a so-ju hut, drinking so-ju and eating yakimandu at 3 in the morning?


Running from town patrol?


Dnk......

From an electrician who was never in the Service of our country, Thank you for all that you guys have done, do and and will be doing.

Rob

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RN armaments for 20 years over here in the UK. Just one of a multitude of divisions supporting the guys in the front line.

- "It is the soldier, not the reporter who has given us freedom of the press.
- It is the soldier, not the poet, who has given us freedom of speech.
- It is the soldier, not the campus organizer, who gives us the freedom to demonstrate.
- It is the soldier who salutes the flag, who serves beneath the flag, and whose coffin is draped by
the flag, who allows the protester to burn the flag."

Dnk, this was actually a speech given by former Senator Zell Miller (D) Georgia, at the RNC convention last summer in New York.

I'm impressed with all the sailors we have onboard here.

Anchors away my friends!

I know I'm just a poseur on this topic, but I became a Navy wife at 17:

Wife of AQ2 (Aviation Fire Control Tech) on USS Midway, 1980-84
homeport Yokosuka, Japan
Graduated from Nile C. Kinnick High, Yokosuka, Japan
1 dependent's cruise

I also had 2 occasions when I was set to enlist:
- took the ASVAB in Japan after high school and scored in the 98th percentile but the arrangements weren't working out so the plan got sidetracked.
- was set to muster in to the Navy Reserves on Sept 10th, 2001 when the recruiter said I would have to sign custody of my kids over to their dad and it nixed the plan - the day before the terrorist attack on US soil.

God bless all who serve!!

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So-ju... Short stint in Korea, N.Korea announced (One of many times) that they were nuclear capable, stopped Op cold after only 3 days.

But also served generously in Oki, doesn't mix well with Habu Sake.

Shore Patrol... Only in San Diego. They picked me up at the Police Station, and dropped me off at the next bar.

USN Diesel submarine 1976-1980 electricians mate, a few scary times

Hey DenverSparky (dbf) - which one(s) were you on, and where was it/they homeported?? What kinda scary stuff can you tell us about??

BuggabooBren - here is a picture of the USS Midway - shot thru a periscope.

Radar




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I would like to take this opportunity to say
THANK YOU to all of you who have served and are serving to give the rest of us some sense of security. Don't think it's not appreciated . May God Bless You and continue to watch over you !

Ken
Electrician from Maryland

Radar, USS Barbel First tear drop sub made.
about the other stuff, had an emplosion once. went deep!!!!!!!!!! other stuff prefer
not to think about.
kjs

Radar almost forgot, I, we, put flares on those targets flight deck during games.
(no afence ment to any surface sailors)
kjs

Awesome photo, Radar! I'll have to send my ex a copy of it. He'll get a kick out seeing it, I'm sure. Thanks!

DenverSparky - we did too, but frankly, diesel boats were better at it than SSN's. More maneuverable, and quieter than we were when yer on batteries.

Bren - glad you like the photo. Not sure where I got this from, it wasn't us shooting film thru the periscope here.

Radar

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