Vets out there

[retsignalmtr]

i was drafted into the army at age 19 in july 1969 and servrd til march 1971 with a year in vietnam. i was in an artillary battery and worked as a ground surveilance radar operator. i saw two trains while i was there. both of them were pushing several flat cars ahead of them to detonate any explosives on the tracks. i have a feeling that there are some seat banging politicians that will not let us win the war on terror like they did with the vietnam war. hug a vet today.

[lonewoof]

Four years active Air Force, then 18 years ANG. No overseas service; worked on fire control radar and navaids...

[trnj]

I was in the U.S. Army during the Viet Nam era but served in Korea (1965-66). Saw some neat steam engines in Korea!

[MidlandPacific]

Five years in the 82nd Airborne Division........

[Anonymous]

I'm still in the Air Force, stationed at Beale, CA. I have been in for 20 years...and I'm an HO scale modeler.

[cwclark]

QUOTE: Originally posted by davekelly

Chuck,

When were you on Saipan?

I was on the Saipan from late 79' to 82' when i got out in norfolk
i was on the Canopus from late 78' to 79'..that was good duty..sub tenders are usually tied to a pier and only go to sea for "liberty' cruises..the Saipan stayed at sea..just wondering why you asked since you said you were with the marines..were you on it too?

[davekelly]

Chuck,

When were you on Saipan?

[davekelly]

8 years active duty Navy including 6 months in Mogadishu Somalia during Operation Restore Hope with 3rd Battalion 11th Marines. Currently a reservist. My dad did 22 years in the Army including 2 tours in Vietnam and time in Korea during that "police action." Most Marines and Sailors I know love what they do - I know I do. If you want to know why we love it - look in the mirror.

[tjsmrinfo]

i served 9.5 yrs in the army my dad served 21.5 yrs in the army and my brother 6 yrs in the navy

tom

[cwclark]

I was in the Navy for 4 years aboard the U.S.S. Canopus AS-34 and the U.S.S. Saipan LHA-2...did my time in the fireroom and the oil lab..( I think i shouldn't have told the recruiter that i like trains..i guess he thought the steam kind because that's what i did in the navy ..boiler work..it was 130 degrees year round in some of the worst working conditions they could have offered, not to mention that it's nice to know that enemy submarines like to aim their torpedos at the boiler room) a BT3 snipe when i got out....one hitch was enough for me, but i did see half the world thru a porthole from the North Atlantic to the Indian Ocean...[;)] Chuck

[cacole]

I served 26 years in the U.S. Army and then worked as a civilian instructor at the U.S. Army Intelligence Center for another 16 years.

[scubaterry]

Not a day goes by that I don't stop and reflect on the situation in Iraq and Afganistan where all our brave Soldiers and Sailors are risking their lifes daily. I feel very fortunate to live in a country as great as the USA! I was just wondering with Veterans day coming up how many of us Model Railroaders are retired or former military? I served 23 years in the Navy myself. Anyone else care to share their service?
Terry