Author Topic: Proud To Have Served (Read 11961 times)

Tom Rounds · « **on:** November 10, 2010, 05:57:01 PM »

US Navy 66-70 A6A Plane Captain VA 196 USS Ranger 69-70

George · « **Reply #1 on:** November 10, 2010, 06:18:28 PM »

Proud to have served also. Navy 60-66, mostly submarine service...USS Irex, USS Piper, USS Tigrone.

George

Michael Massey · « **Reply #2 on:** November 10, 2010, 06:55:53 PM »

Me too. US Navy, '56 - '59. Escort Destroyer out of Pearl. USS Nicholas DDE449.

james harper · « **Reply #3 on:** November 10, 2010, 07:05:04 PM »

Me too; USN 1965-1969 USS ORISKANY.....V-1 divisoin

John Miller · « **Reply #4 on:** November 10, 2010, 07:10:05 PM »

Also served in the Navy. PO3
"61-62, USNR Sta. Pasadena
'62 -'64 USS Eversole DD789 . Cuban missile crises, West Pac '63 -'64, Taiwan Patrol, Charter member Gulf of Tonkin Yacht Club. Quite possibly performing the first US Naval artillery attack on North Vietnam.

Salute to all who have served. Thanks to you all

James Mills · « **Reply #5 on:** November 10, 2010, 07:12:19 PM »

Military Police Army '86 -'90 (can't let ou Navy guys have all the fun).

James

Glenn (Gravitywell) Reach · « **Reply #6 on:** November 10, 2010, 07:16:03 PM »

RogerGreene · « **Reply #7 on:** November 10, 2010, 07:20:28 PM »

U.S. Air Force 62-66 Missile Mechanic, Mace T.A.C. & Hound Dog S.A.C.

Thanks to all who have and now are serving.

Brian Hampton · « **Reply #8 on:** November 10, 2010, 07:30:19 PM »

Royal Australian Air Force, aircraft engine fitter, '60-'81, Jindivik, Canberra, Meteor, F-111C.

Zuriel Armstrong · « **Reply #9 on:** November 10, 2010, 07:31:27 PM »

U.S. Air Force 78-90

463 TAW C-130H Crew Chief
10 MAS C-23A Sherpa Flight Mechanic
314 TAW C-130E Maintnenance Control

Thanks to all who have served and those in service today.

WhittleN · « **Reply #10 on:** November 10, 2010, 07:37:42 PM »

USAF 1971-2001
USAF Civ 2001 - present

Norm

larry borden · « **Reply #11 on:** November 10, 2010, 08:12:28 PM »

USAF 69-73

Bill Gruby · « **Reply #12 on:** November 10, 2010, 08:17:33 PM »

USMC 64-69 Helicopter Crew Chief CH 46

"Billy G"

Jerry Leuty · « **Reply #13 on:** November 10, 2010, 08:30:56 PM »

US Army 1967 - 1970 Vietnam Jan. '68 to Jan.'69 Tet was real fun two weeks after I got into country. Guess what my favorite channel is.............the Military Channel. Also I like the History Channel especially when they run the Dog Fight programs. OBTW, I only build US military war birds for stunt. No Japs, or German planes. I have to admit some of the lines on the enemy's planes are pretty nice. Still they were the offenders and were used to kill many of our fellow country men. About 650 B 17s went down in one day over Germany. With 10 crew members per ship.........that's a lot of men that didn't make it back home. We lost over 57,000 in Vietnam in 10 years and I am not too happy about that either. Still it was my patriotic duty to of proudly served my country. Well back to doing some paint prep work on my next Oriental............

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Jack Pitcher · « **Reply #14 on:** November 10, 2010, 08:45:11 PM »

USAF '64 - '70 AFTAC Aircrew, Special Equipment Operator, WC-135-B. Nuclear Recon missions. Also got some time in B-47s, B-52's & WC-130.

Proud to stand in the long line of Vets who've been there and done that. I salute you all.

Jack

Mike Keville · « **Reply #15 on:** November 10, 2010, 08:53:53 PM »

1st Cav Div (US Army), Vietnam, '65-'66 .... followed by civ. contractor, USAF/USN, 1979-89, later civ. security contractor w/US Army-Kuwait, 1992-1999.

Never in a great deal of danger....and hats off to those who were!

Steve Scott · « **Reply #16 on:** November 10, 2010, 08:57:30 PM »

Me...
USAF 1979-84
HQ Electronic Systems Div., Air Force Systems Command, Systems Acquisition Officer, Hanscom AFB, MA

Wife...
USAF 1980-85
Air Training Command, Air University, Andrews AFB, MD; Hanscom AFB, MA and Gunter AFB, AL

Father (deceased 2001)
US Army 1944-47
17th Airborne Div, 513th Parachute Infantry Regiment, England, Belgium and Germany
USAF 1947-66
Medical Service Corps, Republic of Korea; Various CONUS, Republic of the Philippines and Vietnam

Uncle (deceased 2009)
USMC 1940-69
2nd Marine Div, Guadalcanal, Tarawa, Saipan, Okinawa, Various CONUS, Republic of Korea and Vietnam

Grandfather (deceased 1966)
USCG 1917-44

Great Grandfather (deceased 1944)
US Army, 1861-64, Chincoteague Island, VA (the islanders broke with Virginia and sided with Union forces during the Civil War.)

Wayne J. Buran · « **Reply #17 on:** November 10, 2010, 09:03:34 PM »

Wayne Buran USAF 62-66, Sheppard AFB, Wichita Falls, Texas, 62-65, DonMuang RTAFB, Bangkok, Thailand 65-66. Thanks to all who served before and after me.

Les McDonald · « **Reply #18 on:** November 10, 2010, 09:07:09 PM »

USAF 1965-1969
Aircraft Structural Repairman (Tin Bender)
Basic Training
Amarillo AFB (TX)--Shaw AFB (SC)--Ton Son Nhut AFB(Viet Nam)--Udorn AFB(Thailand)--Bunker Hill AFB(IN)--Beale AFB(CA)

Randy Ryan · « **Reply #19 on:** November 10, 2010, 09:12:55 PM »

USAF 72-78
Aircraft Crew Chief
EB-57, F-106, B-52G

Joe Mig · « **Reply #20 on:** November 10, 2010, 09:39:40 PM »

Thanks for the service guy's !

Well my Dad was a Sea-Be in WW II and absolutely loved aveation. (RIP)

Lee Thiel · « **Reply #21 on:** November 10, 2010, 09:57:32 PM »

USAF 1962/1966

Douglas Ames · « **Reply #22 on:** November 10, 2010, 10:48:21 PM »

USAF 1984-1988
Strategic Air Command
Crew Chief, KC-135A & Q models
RAF Fairford, UK
Plattsburgh AFB, NY
Operation "Eldorado Canyon" 1986
I miss Ronnie...

Bill Adair · « **Reply #23 on:** November 10, 2010, 10:54:46 PM »

USAF 1955-1975

AF Missile Guidance Systems Technician, and Technical Instructor, various guided missile types. Retired Dec 75.

Electronics Technician, The Boeing Company, B-1 Bomber Inertial Navigation System Flight Testing, Lockheed C-141 Starlifter test aircraft, Holloman AFB, NM.

Engineering Aide, The Boeing Company, Seattle WA. Various missile and aircraft systems. B-1 Bomber Avionics Systems Integration Lab, B-52 Avionics (Upgrade) Integration Lab, SRAM II Avionics System Integration Lab, and several classified missile and aircraft test programs. Final assignment at Boeing was to the Boeing 777 Airliner Systems Integration Lab, and a short term loan to the International Space Station (ISS) program, at Johnson Space Flight Center, Houston, Tex. Retired from Boeing in 95.

My greatest respect to all who served in the military, are still serving, or have family serving. There is no greater gift than service to your country, and God bless all who gave their lives in defense of our freedom.

I proudly salute you, one and all.

Bill

RC Storick · « **Reply #24 on:** November 10, 2010, 11:06:39 PM »

USN and proud to have served

1972
1974 VF124 NAS Mirimar
USN VF-211 Checkmates, CVA 64 USS Constellation, Pacific, until 1976

Accomplishments for VF 211 I designed the aircrafts paint scheme as I was a AMS Corrosion control specialist. Fancy name for a painter. I also designed the paint job for 1776-1976 bicentennial F14

John Desrosiers · « **Reply #25 on:** November 11, 2010, 06:14:07 AM »

US> army. 1967 Korea (dmz)

Allan Perret · « **Reply #26 on:** November 11, 2010, 06:57:26 AM »

USAF
1968 - 1972
Altus AFB, OK
Pneudraulics Tech.
C-141 & C-5A

Clancy Arnold · « **Reply #27 on:** November 11, 2010, 07:04:03 AM »

US Air Force 1953 - 1957.
Radar Technician, Acting Shop Chief, Instrument Shop 1956 - 1957.

Civilian, US Naval Avionics Center 1957 - 1990.

Clancy

Will Hinton · « **Reply #28 on:** November 11, 2010, 07:14:18 AM »

US Navy, 1958 - 1962
Petty officer second class
Avionics tech. VS 39
NAS Quonset Point, R.I./USS Essex

The more I look back at my Navy time, the more I cherish it and almost wish I had shipped over when I intended to.
God's best to all our former and present troops and especially those now serving in harm's way. We have the greatest country ever formed on the face of this earth.

Bill Morell · « **Reply #29 on:** November 11, 2010, 07:26:10 AM »

US Navy 1970-1973 USS Manatee AO-58 Our claim to fame was 8 hrs of pumping black oil over the side off the California coast alongside President Nixons summer White House beach. While it covered the beach rather well it didn't go over very well.............

Viet Nam 1972-1973

And to all you pussies that burned your draft card or ran off to another country, I still salute you with my middle finger.

Jim Oliver · « **Reply #30 on:** November 11, 2010, 07:44:38 AM »

No military service.....only a stint in the CAP, but I am humbled and honored to be able to associate with so many who have served in so many different ways.

Thanks for taking care of business for those of us that couldn't do it for ourselves.

Jim

Gene O'Keefe · « **Reply #31 on:** November 11, 2010, 08:05:33 AM »

USMC Viet Nam '68 - '69

My gratitude to all ... past present and future

afml · « **Reply #32 on:** November 11, 2010, 09:08:26 AM »

It bear's repeating:

In Flanders Fields
By: Lieutenant Colonel John McCrae, MD (1872-1918)
Canadian Army

In Flanders Fields the poppies blow
Between the crosses row on row,
That mark our place; and in the sky
The larks, still bravely singing, fly
Scarce heard amid the guns below.

We are the Dead. Short days ago
We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow,
Loved and were loved, and now we lie
In Flanders fields.

Take up our quarrel with the foe:
To you from failing hands we throw
The torch; be yours to hold it high.
If ye break faith with us who die
We shall not sleep, though poppies grow
In Flanders fields.

Have a great Veteran's Day guys and gals.

Chuck Feldman · « **Reply #33 on:** November 11, 2010, 09:21:56 AM »

!956 / 1960 4 years USAF 614th ACWRON

I was fortunate to serve my enlistment on Cherry Point MCAS, Havelock, NC Not many AF types got to do that.

Dennis Holler · « **Reply #34 on:** November 11, 2010, 09:31:23 AM »

Me USN 1987-1993- MM2 Nuke-CVN-70 Carl Vinson 2MMR Chief Machinery Operator
My dad USN (Jerry Holler) 1962-1970- VA65 on both CVN65 and the Connie
My Grandad USN (Bud Holler) 1943-1945-AO58 Manattee--He had some chilling stories of manning deck guns against Kamakazie attacks...and like most vets he wouldn't talk about them to just anybody...

Steve Scott · « **Reply #35 on:** November 11, 2010, 09:33:23 AM »

A slice of Our Greatest Generation... The woman is my grandmother, Frances Scott (deceased 1962) who had to raise 2 boys as a single mom during the depths of the Great Depression. At one time, they had to seek shelter via a room in the county jail. Then she had to send her sons to war.

My dad (deceased 2001), shown on the left, enlisted in the US Army's 17th Airborne Division and served in England, Belgium and Germany during WWII. Transfered in 1947 to the USAF, he went on to serve many CONUS stations, Korea and Vietnam.

His older brother (deceased 2009) on the right, had enlisted in the US Marine Corps and served for 30 years, most notably with the Marine 1st Brigade, 2nd Marine Division and saw action in Guadacanal, Saipan, Okinawa and later, also Korea and Vietnam.

Both my wife and I served in peacetime and are immensely proud of the sacrifices those who served before us made.

Glenn S. Davis · « **Reply #36 on:** November 11, 2010, 09:37:30 AM »

U. S. Army 1968-1969. Vietnam from 27Feb69-27Feb70. Fort Devens, MA 70-71.

Bob Reeves · « **Reply #37 on:** November 11, 2010, 09:40:35 AM »

USN 62-66 VA216, sometimes aboard the USS Hancock out of Frisco sometimes at NAS Leemoor in central CAL. Plane Captan FJ-4's and A4D's, Avionics Technician. We launched the first carrier based air strike against North Vietnam but another boat got the credit because the admiral was abord. Can't remember which boat, might have been the Queerbarge errr.... Kearsarge

Bill Hodges · « **Reply #38 on:** November 11, 2010, 10:29:35 AM »

U S Army Strategic Communications Command, Taipei, Taiwan. Nov 69-May 72.

Bill Hodges

John Cralley · « **Reply #39 on:** November 11, 2010, 10:50:33 AM »

US Army of Occupation Germany 1954-1956 armored artillery. Still makes me a Korean Veteran go figure.

Robert W · « **Reply #40 on:** November 11, 2010, 11:28:42 AM »

USAF from 1980 to 1990, Jet engine mechanic on F4 At George AFB, CA and Island, then onto KC135A and KC135Rs in Warner Robins AFB, GA.

Robert Organ · « **Reply #41 on:** November 11, 2010, 11:51:57 AM »

USAF 1960-1964, Civilian contracter 1998-2001 U.S.S Inchon NS Ingleside

Balsa Butcher · « **Reply #42 on:** November 11, 2010, 12:01:32 PM »

US Army OH-58 Scout Pilot - 1978-1983 - Stationed at Camp Casey in South Korea in 1979 when the president of South Korea was assasinated. Thought the balloon was going to go up that winter - glad it didn't.

Dick Byron · « **Reply #43 on:** November 11, 2010, 12:27:22 PM »

1959 basic training Ft Benning. 1960 1st Cav alpha 15 Korea, 13th Trans Korea, flew to DMZ for peace talks. 1961 Ft Devans to Vietnam December 1961, Danang 1962 Soc Trang 62-63 Return to Ft Benning 11th Air Assault. Returned to Vietnam 1966 to 1967. Got out 1967. Fond memories of those that were left there. One of my barracks mates was number 167 killed in Jan 1963. A bad day at black rock. SSG E6.

Martin Quartim · « **Reply #44 on:** November 11, 2010, 03:39:44 PM »

I thank the veterans who have bravely served to keep the world free and a better place for us to live. Also the active duty service man and woman who keep up the work all over the world.

Salute

Martin

Juan Valentin · « **Reply #45 on:** November 11, 2010, 03:42:47 PM »

USAF 69-73 Aircraft mechanic F4D Phantom II 56FMS Macdill AFB 22TFS Bitburg AB USAFE
ANG 73-77 AC&W Radar Tech 140th AC&W Squadron Ramey PR
NAVY 76-2000 HF Transmitters Isabela Transmitter Site PR civilian under contract with Rockwell Iternational,dynalectron corp and BOEING North american
Juan Valentin

FLOYD CARTER · « **Reply #46 on:** November 11, 2010, 04:08:06 PM »

USAF 1952-1956. Assigned to Security Service, working for the National
Security Agency (NSA) in Washington D.C.. Cryptography and Foreign Intel.

Floyd

EddyR · « **Reply #47 on:** November 11, 2010, 04:14:46 PM »

US Army Special Forces, Captain 1961 1964. Nam,Laos

,Turkey, Germany. Civilian contractor to NSA for 30 years.

Ed

Will Hinton · « **Reply #48 on:** November 11, 2010, 04:55:26 PM »

Hi Ty,
I see you were in NATTC Memphis in the late 70's - was the Navy Memphis Tailhooks model club still in existence then? I burned a lot of Missile Mist in '59 between the clubhouse/hobby shop and the little chapel next door on the south side! They were probably replaced by the time you served there.
Blessings,
Will

builditright · « **Reply #49 on:** November 11, 2010, 04:55:56 PM »

Although I have never had the honor or priveledge of serving our Country, I do love and support our military both past and present .

That said, I would like to say thank you to all those men and women for standing in the gap for those of us Americans that did not, or in my case, could not take a stand for freedom, beit during times of peace or times in conflict.

I am especially thankful for the safe return of my son (Walter III) that did serve, and pray for the safe return of all our troops still in harms way.

In addition I am also thankful to those that took part in all the behind the scenes jobs making the tools needed to supply our military, we couldn't be as strong of a Country without them either.

Thank you to all and God Bless.

Author Topic: Proud To Have Served (Read 11961 times)

larry borden