Served 6 years U.S. Army in Radio Communications. Kevin
" We are the eyes and ears of the Division!"
Serverd 22 years in the Army retiring in 1999. Served in Korea (twice), Hawaii and Japan.
Proud to serve. Father and grandfather worked in the railroad.
Go Intel
Serverd 22 years in the Army retiring in 1999. Proud to serve. Father and grandfather worked in the railroad.
Currently in the Navy Civil Engineer Corps. Going on 9 years active duty. My first assignment was overseas in Okinawa. Then I was in NMCB 40 out of Port Hueneme, CA - deployed to Guam, East Timor, and Okinawa. Then went to grad school at U. of Colorado (). Then to NAS Whidbey Island. Currently on 6-mo. temp duty in Iraq. My wife and I are expecting our first child about a month before I get back. I'm sure many of you who responded to this thread can relate to that!
Seabees CAN DO!
Dan Stokes
My other car is a tunnel motor
willy6 wrote:Retired USN, 20 years and 1 month, 1972-1992, served aboard FBM submarines and made 18 patrols as a Missile Technician.USS Francis Scott Key (SSBN 657)USS John C. Calhoun (SSBN 630)USS Nathan Hale (SSBN 623)USS Henry L. Stimson (SSBN 655)
Geez.
We got a "part-time sailor" here!
What a life. three months on, and three months off.
Anyway, I was "Fast-Attack Tough", served on a big and black and never come back 637 class nuke.
68-74, and I still glow in the dark.
ET, SINS tech, but I got called on for the strangest things nobody could figure out how to fix.
East Coast, that's Murmansk......Med, all over.
USS SeaHorse, SSN-669.
Many years later, I was COB on the SS(B)-39 Cobra, a Foxtrot diesel boat....figured how how to make stuff to replace what was missing.....did some work on a Juliett in Rhode Island a couple of times, too.
Once you figure out what them Russkie designers were thinking, you can figure out the equipment.
6 1/2 years U.S. Army half in Germany, half in D.C. - Dec 69 to May 76.
Enjoy
Paul
lvanhen wrote:I missed this thread 1st time around. Dad, 2 uncles & grandfather all in Navy as was youngest son. Oldest son in AF, middle boy in Army, as was I, 22 months, 13 mo/20 days in Nam, A1/4CAV/1st Inf Div (Big Red 1), grunt, got out SSG E6.
When I worked for XEROX a lot of the guys were former military in the lab where I worked we had 2 Marines 4 Airforce 1 Navy and 1 kid just joined Army National guard. I was one of the few who had not been in the millitary. We had two sargents sargent Samons of the Marines and sargent Parsons of the Air force. And the Boss was a Captin in the Air force.
God bless you all! Thanks for all the dedication and years of keeping me and my family safe. I don't think we say it enough. One of the best things about living near all the bases here in the NW is I at least get to pay back those serving in the Armed forces when they come to the hospital I work at. Thanks again.
Brian
5 yrs 9 mo in Navy. USS Iowa (BB-61) & USS Guam (LPH-9). Took both to Persian Gulf. The Battleship was definetly alot more fun. Not the best part of my life but wouldn't trade the memories for the world. Very thankful for past, present and future vets.
Gary
Terry,
Thanks for starting this thread 'back when.'
Jeff,
Thanks for resurrecting it.
Spent 26 years in USAF; retired in '82. Korea, three tours in Japan, one in Okinawa (the Air Force thought it was Japan, I knew better - no railroad!) three in SEA during the Big War Game, plus stopovers in Texas, California (twice) and Illinois. When they sent me to South Dakota and told me I'd be stuck looking at concrete lined holes in the ground I decided to bail - but ended up spending a year in Tucson first.
I once figured out that I'd had hands on maintenance experience on 27 different fixed and rotary-wing aircraft, ranging in size from O-1 to B-52. Can't name a favorite - they were all flying fuel, oil and hydraulic leaks (except the O-1, which didn't have a hydraulic system.) Never actually touched either a Minuteman or a Titan. By that time I'd been retrained as a statistician.
My hat's off to the folks to whom I passed the baton, no matter which service they call their own.
Chuck (modeling Central Japan in September, 1964)
9 months Navy, took one step forward and was sent to Marine sniper school, sent to 'nam and went to work for Air America. in 5/89 out 6/95 home 10/95 100% disabled to much s*** in body
chuck
GAPPLEG wrote: 4 years active in U.S. Army Security Agency 1965-1969 , to the P-3 jockeys , I did a 9 month tour on Adak, Alaska. They hid us Army types out at the Comm . Sta. on the north end of the island. Did Germany and many other places.
If you Army types would behave we wouldn't have had to lock you up in the Dinosaur Cage!
-George
"And the sons of Pullman porters and the sons of engineers ride their father's magic carpet made of steel..."
I'm a proud vet. I take extra good care of the dogs and cats that come to my clinic daily.
Oh wait...
Four years, US Navy. 1959 to 1963. Sonarman on the USS MIlls DER383. Built submarine periscopes as a contractor. Two years as contractor at Roosevelt Roads Naval Station. Twelve years as contractor building ASW helicopters.
Rich
If you ever fall over in public, pick yourself up and say “sorry it’s been a while since I inhabited a body.” And just walk away.
3 years AF, on the flight line, either in lauch or support. I got out after Nam, then went into INANG for 3 years, support
The best part of it for me was getting to see new places, even if it was from 35,000 ft.
inch
http://www.trainboard.com/railimages/showgallery.php/cat/500/ppuser/4309
Thirty years or so in the Army, both active and reserve.
I think both Longs and Train Quest closed last year sometime (summer, I think).
Tilden
Jerry SP FOREVER http://photobucket.com/albums/f317/GAPPLEG/
Active Duty USAF (11 years and counting)... Weather Officer.
OJG 1997-1998
OIF 2003
Modeling the Rio Grande Southern First District circa 1938-1946 in HOn3.
23 1/2 yrs in the Air Force '61-'84. Worked in AGE as enlisted and aircraft maintenance as commissioned.
Seymour Johnson
Pease
Hahn
McClellan
Da Nang
Bitburg
Plattsburgh
Chanute
Taught the Aircraft Maintenance Officer Course at Chanute for seven years after retirement.
It was an honor to have been associated with these veterans past and present.
3 years Army, Vietnam era, but did not goe to nam, 1 yr Ft Jackson, 2 in Germany, 1966-69.
Brad.
3 years USAF, 6514th Test Sqdn
2 Years MD Air National Guard
17 US Navy, USS Enterprise (CVN-65) 1980-83, USS Tarawa (LHA-1) 1996-97.