OT: Veterans Roll Call

[JC_AZ]

USN 1974-80, AT2, VF-213 - Stationed NAS Miramar - San Diego - USS Kitty Hawk, CV-63 WesPac 1976-77

Son, NavSpecWar, ITSC 1985-Current, Just returned from 5th deployment to locations unknown, stationed in Virginia Beach, VA

Thank you to all have served and continue to "have our back":

http://www.military.com/veterans-day/slideshow/2009/?ESRC=eb.nl

“From the world wars of Europe to the jungles of the Far East, from the deserts of the Middle East to the African continent, and even here in our own hemisphere, our veterans have made the world a better place and America the great country we are today.”
- John Hoeven

 

[JC_AZ]

Check out this website...funds to support wounded and killed special ops warriors and their families, created by two Navy Seals...Nice stuff (although a bit pricey) for a great cause
- http://forgedclothing.com/index.html

Another founded by Marcus Latrell (Lone Survivor) - Read this book... the story is incredible, sad, true and reflects the mindset of the community these guys operate in
- http://www.lonesurvivorfoundation.org/

 

[Hypothesis]

United States Army 14E Patriot Missile Fire Control Enhanced Operator/Maintainer; A 2/1 ADA 35th BDE; Ft. Bliss 1997-1999

United States Army 11B Infantry; B 1/22 1st BDE Combat Team; Ft. Carson 1999-2003

 

[40yearfan]

Thanks to all who have served this great country of ours. We have our freedoms due to the remarkable sacrifice of our military personnel.

 

[OKCardFan]

United States Air Force

Electronic Communications - Technical Control

1976 - 1996

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[THESMEL]

I am an Army Corp of Engineer Veteran.

Whats different is that the 12B10 Combat Engineer MOS (job) is no longer in existance. They broke it up into several specialties from the older Miner, Sapper traditions.

We had 4 huge 3 inch plus thick manuals and and the Engineer Bible field guide. for demo, mines, bridges, construction, EOD, recon, infantry, urban warfare ect. trained at Fort Leonard Wood Missouri in freezing winter. -60 wind chill BRRRRR

Then I found out they disbanded my first regular unit assignment the 588th Engineer battalion in North Fort Fort Polk La. poof no longer exists within forcecom. (A Baily Bridge fell on me when I was 18 years old if that explains anything, but we broke the time record!) been limited to mostly fanhood ever since.

My 2nd unit was the 16th Engineer Battalion attached to the 1st Armor Division at Johnson Barracks in Fuerth ( Nurnberg) Germany. last all male barracks I knew of, called the ZOO! C Company The Quarry Home of Charlie Rock.

The Wall was up the world was different.The largest Army ever assembled faced West Germany on the East Germany and Czechoslovakia border. 167 Soviet Tank + divisions faced our total of 4 US divisions in West Germany. An Ocean of tanks and that didn't count their countless infantry and other divisions.

with a life expectancy of 7 seconds if war broke out, I'm glad it didn't, and I'm glad our families never had to see that, even though the soviet are gone now. we carry the soliders burdens so Our families don't have too.

I respect presidents that carriy the presidential burdens so Soldiers don't have too.

I carry thoughts and dreams for some that are no longer with us, but to live free and die old is all I want from Americans. but a free dinner at Applebees aint so bad either.

I give thanks for what I don't know this Veterans Day.

God Bless the Cardinals, lose win or tie.

 

[Cards Czar]

SK1 (SW/AW) in THE US NAVY!!! 1983 to 1994. Tours - 1991 SW Asia, 2 tours Bosnia, 2 tours Kosovo.
Some ships and others.
Ships:
USS Hunley AS 31 - 83-86, Holy Loch Scotland.
USS Simon Lake AS 33 - 93-96, La Maddalena. It.
USS La Salle LG 3 - 1998-2001, Gaeta, It.

 

[AZ Native]

USAF - Vietnam, Thailand, Philippines and other classified locations 1971-1975.

Thanks to all vets, past and current.

 

[az240zz]

Us Army 1965-1967 Vietnam 1st Cavalry Div, 228th aviation bat, 1st of the 12th Cav 4th platoon.

 

[Stout]

40th Engineers sounds very familiar. I was with the 12th Engineer Batallion, 1st AD at the Coleman Barracks in Mannheim Germany in 93-94. Where you guys in Germany?

Actually, pretty close to where you were. The main base where the 40th Engineers are located is in Baumholder, about an hour and a half from Mannheim. We ended up in Idar Oberstein, about a half an hour north of Baumholder, due to barracks renovations. I also was in Bosnia for two tours while over in Germany.

 

[PortlandCardFan]

USMC 85-89 Infantry/Scout Sniper

 

[Shane]

Aircrew Life Support Specialist USAF

422 Test Squadron & 561st Fighter Squadron(Last active duty F4 Squadron prior to decommission)

January 1993 - January 1997

Well I have taken a general consensus of every job that every ASFN person that has chimed in did while in the military.

I have concluded that you were all a bunch of behind the line whimps. My job was clearly the most dangerous and required the most physical skill and mental prowess. Yea I rock!






































































































Wow I was really a puss!

 

[AzStevenCal]

Wow I was really a puss!

Talk about living on the edge, I intercepted messages in morse code. Do you have any idea how sore your ears can get doing that day in and day out. We made wimps look like Arnie.

Steve

 

[Renz]

US Army

SPC Bravo Co., 2/1 INF, 3rd Brigade, 9th Infantry Division (Old Reliables) '87-'89

ALWAYS FIRST!

 

[CardLogic]

USAF - Vietnam, Thailand, Philippines and other classified locations 1971-1975.

Thanks to all vets, past and current.

I think that "secret" has been out for a while... LOL!

 

[Indiana Hoosier]

U.S. Army, 1956-1959, 483rd AAA Guided Missile Battalion. Honorable Discharge E5-Sgt. Happy Vets Day to all who has served.

 

[Dr. Jones]

Army - 19K1O - Armored Crewmember (Tanker)

1996 - 1999

G Troop 1/16 Cav. Fort Knox, KY

 

[Wildfire]

US Army Co A 245th Combat Engineering Battalion

1965-1969

 

[Zeno]

I went to the War Memorials on the Mall yesterday. Very touching and moving. The Vietnam Wall was packed with letters and pictures.

One was very moving, at least to me, a framed older B&W photo of a young man in uniform and also in the frame a newer photo of a teenage girl in a cheerleader uniform and a letter addressed "To The Grandpa I never met"...that got me, I couldn't even finish the letter and I had tears in my eyes.

Then to see the older vets just staring at the wall with tears in their eyes, hard to keep it together. I don't see how anyone couldn't appreciate their sacrifice.

 

[phillycard]

Belated salute to all of you guys! Thanks for everything.

 

[Second Deck]

US Navy USS Wainwright DLG 28 64-68

 

[Monty]

United States Marine Corps

2004-Present

On active duty at present.

 

[Catfish]

US Navy, January 1962-October l969, Cuban Missle Chrisis,----- Flight Crew (Recon Squadron) Guam,----- Attack Squadron-VA-192, USS Bon Homme Richard CVA-31-Vietnam,----- USNAS Atsugi Japan-Avionics Maintenance.

 

[Captain Matt]

Active Navy. Seabee from 91-96, P-3 Driver from 99-02, Engineering Duty Officer from 02-Present. Still loving it.

 

[Chris_Sanders]

USMC 85-89 Infantry/Scout Sniper

Remind me not to piss you off