Any Veterans on this Forum?

[Punity]

USMC Retired Gunny, Thanks to all who served :rockin:

Gunnies make the world go round

 

[chawagi]

U.S. Army Aviation, Dec 1992-Present

2/6 Cavalry, Storke Barracks, Illesheim, GE 1993-1994

1/10 Cavalry & 3rd ACR, Ft. Carson, CO 1994-1997

7-158th AVN "Blue Stars",Giebelstadt AAF, Giebelstadt, GE 1997-2001

2nd ACR, Ft. Polk, LA 2001-2002

Florida Army Nat'l Guard 2002-present

Operation Provide Comfort II, Incirlik, Turkey 1994
Task Force Hawk, Tirane, Albania 1999
OIF 2004-2005, Camp Beuhring, Kuwait
OIF 2008-2009, Basra & LSA Anaconda/ JBB

 

[clowe]

UASF Here
1980-89 Tech Control 308770
Lajes Fld,
Clark AB RP

 

[Dan]

I'm not a vet, but I wanted to check in to thank all of you who are. Us civilians owe y'all a debt of gratitude.

BlackJack, the reasons those of us joined and who served vary. I doubt there are few men and women who after serving their country are not a little proud of what they did. But I will say from personal experience, your acknowledgement and heartfelt gratitude is very much appreciated.

Cheers to you!

 

[JohnSand]

Another Coastie: USCG 1981-87, Boatswain's Mate. Served on CGC Decisive, Station Fort Totten NY, and PB Cape Horn. Loved it, saved people from the sea, shot at drug smugglers, seized their boats. Spent lots of time on the water.

 

[Puddlethumper]

BlackJack, the reasons those of us joined and who served vary. I doubt there are few men and women who after serving their country are not a little proud of what they did. But I will say from personal experience, your acknowledgement and heartfelt gratitude is very much appreciated.

Cheers to you!

+1

Thanks for saying that Dan.

p.s. - Rosa's Dairy down there in Hanford is turning out some of the best milk I've drank since I was a kid. And they're selling it in returnable glass bottles, too!

 

[RichBrewer]

USN 95-99 Aviation Ordnanceman 3rd class and my Husband an Awfc 93-current he is currently over seas on deployment

I served in the Air Force and Air National Guard for a very long time. I was a 46170 (Ordnance Equipment Mechanic) which the Air Force changed to 2W071.
I noticed you right away because of your user name. For us in the AF it was IYAAYAS!

 

[Valtyr]

USN, 8 years and counting. Funny thing is, this deployment is my first time on ship. I'm a Corpsman, and I've been greenside this whole time. Finally getting to experience a MEU is a nice change, though.

 

[vNmd]

USAF 1990 - 2001. Computer geek (3C0). Cali, Korea, England. Loved it!

 

[knelson13A]

Texas Army National Guard, 2009-Present. Field Artillery.

Thanks to all who came before, and those I serve with today!

 

[JohnSand]

I was at a going away party for a very nice girl on Friday. She has a new job in California. I ended up sitting at a table with a Marine veteran of Iraq, a lady Air Force vet, and meeting the father of a man going into the CG.
Cheers to all who serve, have served, will serve!

 

[Puddlethumper]

I'm really glad to see that this thread is continuing!

Thanks to all of you! And cheers!

 

[TimFarAway]

22 years and counting. Army Warrant Officer. Signal Corps. 5 trips to Iraq, including Desert Storm. 2 to Korea. 3 years in Germany. Forts Riley, Lewis, Hood, and Sam Houston. I like San Antonio, think I'll stay here.

 

[seckert]

USMC 1996-present
the light at the end of the tunnel is getting so close! unless you ask SWMBO. she says I wont retire until they tell me its time to go home and force me to...

 

[JonGrafto]

USMC 2000-2008
1141 - Electrician - Iraq 03'


Any other Marine notice and find it funny that a drill instructors MOS code is 0911 ??

 

[buildingmotive]

USMC 1997-2001
0311 - Infantry I 3/1

 

[Dan]

It is nice to see this thread come back to life. Cheers to you guys and gals who are serving or have served this country. I'm retired from the Navy now but still work with active duty service members everyday. GB our miltary men and women.

I'm pretty sure I put up this quote before on this thread but it definitely is timeless, so here goes again. It's a little modified.

"Any man who may be asked in this century what he did to make his life worthwhile, I think can respond with a good deal of pride and satisfaction, 'I served the United States....,'" wrote President John F. Kennedy in August 1963.

 

[Punity]

USMC 2000-2008
1141 - Electrician - Iraq 03'


Any other Marine notice and find it funny that a drill instructors MOS code is 0911 ??

Its funny becuase they would not be the first I'd call to help me. I don't need to be knife handed while fixing a issue haha.

 

[Jim_Holmes]

uncle sams misguided children 1985-1991 0311 humps alot for mos stationed in cali 3 floats to oki, 2 westpacs, and desert shield and desert storm. got out as a corporal (E-4)

 

[Subsailor]

A Big Welcome and a Huge Thank You to all who served and their families!

 

[mbobhat]

Indiana Army National Guard 2001-2007 Field Artillery 13B Gun Bunny and served in Iraq 2005-2006 as 13R Counterfire Radar. In the civilian world I'm getting the opportunity to go work for the navy at Naval Shipyard in WA so getting psyched for that!

 

[Wingnutt73]

Army 2000-2002 MOS 12B combat Eng. Served in Operation Enduring Freedom Afghanistan Vet.. 101st Screaming Eagles

 

[pony]

USMC 1990-2002 -7523
Michigan ANG 2003-present 11F3B, C11A3F

 

[Keith_O]

US Army Aviation
UH-1H Crewchief
1989-1995

 

[Brokenmast]

Air Force, 1968 - 1992 Civil Engineer, Pole Dancer (power lineman)

1 Tour Nam, 5 Years Germany, 2 years Belgium, 1 year Crete
My first experience in home brewing was in 1969 at Ellsworth AFB, SD. I was a troubled airman and a E9 took me under his wing; he brewed beer in his basement, and I become his bottle washer.

 

[jrowland74]

USMC Reserves, Battle Creek, MI 1998-2006. 1371-Combat Engineer, Bridge Co A. Iraq x2

 

[CastleHollow]

USAR Medical Services Corps 1985-1995
Postings in Charleston SC, San Antonio, St. Louis, and Baltimore

 

[robert843]

Army retired- 1975-2001 with tours at Bennning, Knox, Lee Germany (3), and Edwards AFB.

 

[FLOutlander]

Army 1997-2000. 2/81 Armor Fort Knox Ky.

 

[Puddlethumper]

My first experience in home brewing was in 1969 at Ellsworth AFB, SD. I was a troubled airman and a E9 took me under his wing; he brewed beer in his basement, and I become his bottle washer.

I spent my formative years (mid-1950's) watching B-36's flying overhead on long approach to Ellsworth. We were long gone by the time you were there in '69 though.

Is there a good lhbs up there in the Merced area?