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General => General Discussion & Topics => General Discussion => Topic started by: CaptJack on August 10, 2013, 06:07:58 PM
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Great post Captain. An honor to know you and the others here who served.
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USCG '74 - '78. Boatswain mate 3rd class (was 2nd class but I had a few captain's mast). 5 Meritorious Accommodation's for life saving.
'74 - '76 WHEC 725 Jarvis, 5 Alpats under my belt. Golden Dragon.
'76-'78 Humboldt Bay Small Boat Station (Humboldt county, ya), 41' motor lifeboats. Proud Member of the "360" club. very few of us have the batch. got it for rolling a 41' MLB completely over (they are weighted on the bottom so your suppose to roll back over in 90 seconds. doesn't always happen thou). w/ my CO on board. he dared me to do it. he already had a 360 batch.
ps: don't tell anyone. we lost over 8k in towing gear and radar equipment.
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I signed up for the draft literally months before the war ended, so I never entered the military. However, my brother was an A-4 pilot, a good friend an F-14 RIO, My father-in-law a CWO4 on a carrier, and my son has returned from his second combat deployment (headed out on his third this fall).
I have the highest respect for those that have served (and are serving) in the military, and could I do it all over again, I'd enter the service.
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Well, ...... a long time ago in a land far, far far away, I began a journey that lasted 23 years. It's funny how you start to do something and plans get side tracked along the way. However, I personally benefited from this experience in many ways positive ways. At least I can remember when I was young and strong and a lot more daring than I am today.
Ed
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I joined the Marine Corps Reserve at 17 while a junior in high school. When I graduated I was discharged from the reserves so I could join the USAF from 1960 to 1968.
Homestead AFB Fla. I was there during the missile crisis and Bay of pigs invasion and the prisoner exchange with Cuba.
TDY to K.I. Sawyer AFB MI.
Eskeshire, Turkey
WPAFB, Dayton, Ohio
Takhli, Thailand for 4 months 1965-1966
King Salmon, Alaska 1967 1968
USAF Commendation Medal
Smokin Don
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USAF 1968-1972, got out two years early because of RIF. My job was signing punch cards and printouts in Germany :D
Hub
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USMC 1968-1977....left Marines as a Gunnery Sargent ...lured away by Ford Aerospace....wish I would have at least stayed in the reserves....fond memories of my years in the Corps
Semper Fi
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AF CH-53 medivac pilot during the end of VN, AF Reserve with ARRS for 20 years
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Navy short timer ;) 2 years, USS Independence stationed in Yokosuka, Japan. Honorable Discharge
And for those that know the lingo, I'm a shellback not a pollywog. ;) :D
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27 years Infantry. Dee
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What dee said plus one (but 20 of mine were in the reserves - he stayed active for the whole time).
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US Army - 213th Engineer Detachment - Heavy equipment operator, mostly cranes, dozers, and road graders in Viet Nam. We worked all over the Delta from our base in Can Tho. In country from June '67- June '69. Left a Spec 5.
cung cấp cho tôi một ba mươi ba
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Active duty as a Captain, Reserves as an LTC
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U.S Navy Chief Boatswain Mate (retired) 1960-88. A lot of different ships, two Vietnam tours ( CHB-2 Da Nang and river patrol boats in the Mekong Delta).
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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
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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
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my dad was at pearl harbor when it was bombed as a marine photographer.
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Phục vụ tại Việt Nam, 68.
Không nói hoặc viết tiếng Việt.
sử dụng từ điển tiếng Việt
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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
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... 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.
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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
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Well played.
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Oh my goodness. I can't think of when I've read something more powerful... :'(
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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.
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Fantastic post Jack!
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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
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Scared? I knew that feeling! 8) :) ;) and he chuckled. I could smell them.
Ed
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USMC Sep 86 - Sep 97
Married Aug 86 - Present
One of the last balls (I know Ka, Marine's have balls once a year ;))
(http://i1121.photobucket.com/albums/l501/rdelemos/Family/AampR_zpsc1050969-1_zpsbdf0ba56.jpg)
This was us about ten years later
(http://i1121.photobucket.com/albums/l501/rdelemos/Family/us_zps42918e5b.jpg)
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Still have dreams about the medevac flights in country
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Gentlemen... I am not a veteran and have never served....but I stand here (ok sit here) and awe and reverance to you all!! I humbly thank you for your service; for the sacrifices you all made to keep my Family safe and this country the greatest. You are all 10' tall and bullet proof in my eyes! There are no greater Americans than those who have worn the UNIFORM any uniform.
God Speed and my God always shine his love and grace upon you and yours!!!!
Dan
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Gentlemen... I am not a veteran and have never served....but I stand here (ok sit here) and awe and reverance to you all!! I humbly thank you for your service; for the sacrifices you all made to keep my Family safe and this country the greatest. You are all 10' tall and bullet proof in my eyes! There are no greater Americans than those who have worn the UNIFORM any uniform.
God Speed and my God always shine his love and grace upon you and yours!!!!
Dan
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Well said!
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Gentlemen... I am not a veteran and have never served....but I stand here (ok sit here) and awe and reverance to you all!! I humbly thank you for your service; for the sacrifices you all made to keep my Family safe and this country the greatest. You are all 10' tall and bullet proof in my eyes! There are no greater Americans than those who have worn the UNIFORM any uniform.
God Speed and my God always shine his love and grace upon you and yours!!!!
Dan
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Well said!
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I could not said it better myself!
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Well said Dan, what a great thread. I'm honored to be associated with great company here.
Thanks to all of you for your service.
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Look....folks, we really appreciate your fine comments. But, we, as veterans of military service whether it was under fire or not, do not think of ourselves as anyone special. We are proud that we have served this country, especially in this day and age. And, we really consider ourselves as just plain lucky that we are here today. Just plain lucky.
If you really want to honor someone, pay a visit to the US cemetery in Normandy. Or, to a Veterans cemetery in your own State or the one in Hawaii. Those men, whose brief visit with us, are the ones who should be honored.
They could heap all the tin in the world on us, and we would still consider ourselves as just ordinary guys who stood up and did a job just like you do everyday in going to work and taking care of your families. And, we really do not ask for this. Whatever we did was not extraordinary, but it was out of necessity.
Ed
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Well said, Ed. Dee
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US Navy (1969-1978) ... 1st Class Sonar Technician
(http://i854.photobucket.com/albums/ab105/papa_peter/Rupertus_zps69a469e0.jpg) 1972 - USS Rupertus (DD-851) On the gun line off the coast of Quang Tri, Vietnam in support our ground forces (Army & Marines). Working in the magazines 12-16+ hours a day handling 5 inch 38 shells and powder casings.
(http://i854.photobucket.com/albums/ab105/papa_peter/Vietnam2_zps519f3514.jpg)
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Ed, you said it.
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Look....folks, we really appreciate your fine comments. But, we, as veterans of military service whether it was under fire or not, do not think of ourselves as anyone special. We are proud that we have served this country, especially in this day and age. And, we really consider ourselves as just plain lucky that we are here today. Just plain lucky.
If you really want to honor someone, pay a visit to the US cemetery in Normandy. Or, to a Veterans cemetery in your own State or the one in Hawaii. Those men, whose brief visit with us, are the ones who should be honored.
They could heap all the tin in the world on us, and we would still consider ourselves as just ordinary guys who stood up and did a job just like you do everyday in going to work and taking care of your families. And, we really do not ask for this. Whatever we did was not extraordinary, but it was out of necessity.
Ed
Ed- I expected this reply would come and I fully respect your words. I do honor those who have given the ultimate sacrifice. There have been times when I have stopped at cemetaries, or after a funeral service for a loved one.... that I try to find at least one or several grave markers of those of which we speak. Or at least, showing that they served during war time. I give thanks to them and honor them as you say. I wish I could get our Kiwanis Club to decorate the resting place of these hero's at least on Memorial Day or Veteran's Day. There are so many that go uncelebrated. I can't help but think that WW1 and many WW2 vet's simply have no family left to honor them. Maybe some day! But, every once in awhile, I relish the chance to honor someone I look up to and admire. To let them know how much their time served means to me. I know that you don't ask for this praise, but you have earned it! I don't feel like I do this enough, taking the time to shake a hand and say "thank you". Especially with the "Greatest Generation" who are leaving us so quickly. Next summer, my Son and I are going to be volunteer chaperones on a Veteran's flight to Washington D.C. where WW2 and Korean Vets get to visit their memorials. I am excited for this opportunity and honored to have been considered.
Dan
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Looks like the 2LT has mis-placed his compass, and will need to self perform a body cavity search to find it.... :D
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The Turtle has been all four of those. Dee
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But only one of them recently.
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I usually stay reasonably sober in NOLA (although "reasonably sober" in NOLA is "seriously drunk" anywhere else). I tend to get in more trouble within a few miles of home. Or so I'm told. I remain convinced, however, that those pictures which purport to prove it were photoshopped.
TMSIAGSAISTI
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But only one of them recently.
A visit to the proctologist eh? :D
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US Air Force, 6950th Security Group. 1969 -- 1975
As the man said .. it was the best of times and it was the worst of times.