Veteran's RollCall

[veryolddog]

Here's to our fathers and all those who served in WWII. My Dad was always my hero. He served in the US Navy from January 1942 to December 1945 in the US Submarine Service in the Pacific.

I think, in my opinion, they are the real heroes of the USA. Unfortunately, time is taking its toll on these Americans.

So this post is for them.

Ed

[ACW3]

My grandfather was a Chief Electrician on the "Old Boats", that is the "S-class" submarines.  My father served 23 years in the Navy as a pilot on blimps and P2V's before hanging up his flying to finish his career in communications.  I spent seven years in submarines as a sonar technician.  Served on a nuclear Fast Attack submarine during the Cold War, punching holes in the ocean chasing the bad guys.  Left the Navy as a ST1 (SS).  I am a Life Member of the Submarine Veterans Organization.  Still read anything related to submarines, particularly WWII submarine exploits.

Art

[sparky]

my dad was at pearl harbor when it was bombed as a marine photographer. 

[Albert Rivera]

Phục vụ tại Việt Nam, 68.

Không nói hoặc viết tiếng Việt.

sử dụng từ điển tiếng Việt

[deestafford]

Let me translate what Albert said: Where is the charcoal, tin foil, brown sugar, butter and honey?  I need a whold lot. I want to BBQ the ribs of this water buffalo.     Dee

[Ka Honu]

... charcoal, tin foil, brown sugar, butter and honey...

You had that stuff?  Gee, dee, I never knew you were a REMF (Sorry but it was hanging out there for me to hit).  We used to marinate the ribs in mosquito repellant and rub them with crushed malaria pills before grilling them on a bed of C-4, rice stalks, and bamboo.

[deestafford]

Turtle,  That's what Albert had.  We marinaded ours in Agent Orange and then called in napalm strikes to get the bark right.  We didn't have time for the "low and slow" technique.  Had to give the F4 pilots some AK 47s for the napalm drop. Dee

[Ka Honu]

Well played.

[drholly]

Oh my goodness. I can't think of when I've read something more powerful...  :'(

[sliding_billy]

Great thread guys.  I don't like to post too much personal stuff on forums, but... US Army 71D - Legal Specialist (yep, a damn pencil pusher).  Dad was a Demolitions Specialist (multiple tours of Nam) and Grandfather was a bullet stopper in WWII.  I respect what they did (and what each of you did) so much.  I always envisioned myself an infantrymen until that day came to choose an MOS.  Then I realized how bad of a "soldier" I would make given my inability to tow the proverbial line.  I still owed it to my country to enlist and contribute what I could.

[sliding_billy]

Fantastic post Jack!

[deestafford]

Jack,  Good post.  No matter what one's MOS maybe they were/are all important...just as every spoke of a wheel is needed to make a vehicle go. 

As far as thoughts of Nam go,  I have no problems.  As I was reading this last post I thought I had none of those thoughts because most of the time I was always thinking about my men and didn't really think that much about myself.  I always had to think about the mission and how to keep as many of them alive as I could.  That doesn't mean I wasn't ever scared.  Heck, there were times I was petrified!

Dee

[veryolddog]

Scared? I knew that feeling!  and he chuckled. I could smell them.

Ed

[RAD]

USMC Sep 86 - Sep 97
Married Aug 86 - Present
One of the last balls (I know Ka, Marine's have balls once a year  )



This was us about ten years later

[bbqchef]

Still have dreams about the medevac flights in country