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OT another poll, where and when did you serve

old popper

old popper

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Personally I served in Europe during the Cold War. Kitzengen, Germany June '64 to Dec '66. My Thanks to ALL Veterans.
 
I served from 64-68 in the Navy.Some of the paces, I served. Illionis, Tenn, San Diego, Phillippines,, Vietnam, Japan, San francisco. Next stop Adak Alaska, that's when I got off the bus. Stan
 
Was invited to serve in the Army, 1962--1964
Basic training in Fort Knox, Ky. there to Fort Dix, New Jersey, to Ft. Campbell, Ky. to Ft. Rucker, Alabama to Korate, Thialand back to Ft. Campbell,Ky.
First year in a transportation company, aircraft school in Ft. Rucker, 9th logistical command in Thialand and in helicopter squad in Campbell. Wasn"t too bad for 2 years
 
(quoted from post at 17:07:42 11/10/13) Was invited to serve in the Army, 1962--1964
Basic training in Fort Knox, Ky. there to Fort Dix, New Jersey, to Ft. Campbell, Ky. to Ft. Rucker, Alabama to Korate, Thialand back to Ft. Campbell,Ky.
First year in a transportation company, aircraft school in Ft. Rucker, 9th logistical command in Thialand and in helicopter squad in Campbell. Wasn"t too bad for 2 years
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Also from 62 to 64 in Army. Feb. 62 basic in Fort Jackson SC, then AIT. FT. Knox KY, then rest of time FT. Benning GA. Gosh you couldn't have been in any one place very long.
 
I served from Feb. 58 till Sept. 78 . Lackland
A.F. B. , Rantoul A.F.B. , Itazuke A.F.B. Japan . Whiteman A.F.B. Mo. , Elmendorf A.F.B Alaska , Williams A.F. B. Az , Ubon Thailand , Cannon A.F.B. New Mexico .
I really enjoyed my tours except the last 2 years I was in , it was more like a Baby Setting Job. Have to go wake them up for work on Monday morning , I told my Boss that if I wanted to baby sit I could do it at Home . Finally Retired before I did something foolish .

John in AZ.
 
Served in USAF August 1963 to August 1967. I was stationed at Lackland AFB, Texas; Hunter AFB Savannah,Ga; Dover AFB, Delaware. TDY to Rhein Mein, Germany twice; Athens,Greece; and Rantoul, Ill. I was an aircraft machinist and made Staff Sargent in under 4 years.
 
Did you ever come in contact with Lou Berry My uncle. He lived near Ft. Rucker and did two two tours in Viet Nam as a pilot.
Ron
 
USN 1961-64, Fletcher Class can DD-528, home port San Diago. Lots of time in the South China Sea as Vietnam heated up as well a visiting many Asian ports. Also one side trip during the Cuban Crises. Happy to get off while in dry dock San Francisco.
N.A.V.Y. as in "Never Again Volunteer Yourself".
 
U.S.Navy from 1974 to 1980. Started out on subs and learned I could not handle being under water 90 days at a time and not knowing if the sun was still coming up. USSBN 633. Got transferred to the USS JFK CVA 67. Been to Scotland England Egypt Italy and Spain. Been as far north as the Arctic circle
 
That is a humorous acronym. I have a friend that is a Navy veteran, I'll have to run it by him
 
Army 66-67. Trained at Fort Riley Kansas. Then Viet Nam. Two yrs of my life given to Thank Less Goverment. Big Red 1 was my divison.
 
USAF March 58 to May 62. One month at Lackland AFB and the rest of the time at Chanute AFB Rantoul Ill.. Was in first class on the ballistic missile engines. Stayed as in instructor for rest of hitch. Taught Thor and Atlas propulsion. Got invouluntarily extended because of Berlin Crisis.
 
I dident serve anywhere. I was born in 1974, but I thank all of you who did serve. Thank you vets.
 
RBnNc
I don't think I had the pleasure to meet him.
I was in Siam before the Vietnam war got nasty.
Was in Ft. Rucker for helicopter training.
 
US Army 1966 to 1968. Basic Ft. Knox,Ky. Then to FtBliss Texas. 22J20 Hawk missile , SAM.
Working on the loader was where I learned what little I know about Hydraulics. Sure was fun to drive. Spent time at two bases in Germany.
joe
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USS Saratoga CVA 60 1968/1972. Did my time in nam. Came home to the reserve center. Was told to many ENs in this center. Need to transfer or join another branch. Found the 249th Signal Battalion. 49th Armored Division. From 1973/1991
 
U.S. Air Force, Aug 1960 to Aug 1964. Basic at Lackland AFB, Tx, tech training at Amarillo AFB, Tx and 3 years 7 months at Dover AFB, Del. Aircraft mechanic on C-133 and C-124 cargo Planes. Loved those big 4360 radials on the C-124's.

Gene
 
U.S. Army 1954 to 1974; Germany 7 years, Korea 1 year, Vietnam 2 tours. Lots of memories but don"t miss it.

Bob
 
US Army draftee, airborne combat engineer, Ft Bragg, NC 1971-73. Nobody ever bought me a drink or a meal or applauded when they saw me in an airport, LOL.

USAF officer, medical corps, Lackland AFB, 1984-1992, a real nice gig, as far as the military goes.
 
There is something about those big old radial engines. You just don't forget the sound. I was a mechanic also. Our planes had 3350's. Then we got P3's.(Lockeed Electras) They had suck and blow turbo prop engines. Just a whining sound, and they were going. Stan
 
USAF 1969-80. Lackland AFB, Lowry AFB (Denver), McCllelan AFB (Sacramento), Yokota AB (Japan) and Kagnew Station (Ethiopia).
 
Jul. '89 - Current; Wildflecken, Germany; Ft. Polk, LA; Ft. Hood, TX.; Illinois Army National Guard.

Veteran of Operation Desert Storm/Provide Comfort-'91, Operation Iraqi Freedom-'03-'04, and Operation Enduring Freedom-'08-'09.

Went in enlisted as a Combat Engineer and received my commision in '06 as an Engineer Officer.

Few more years and I'll call it good.

"SAPPERS FORWARD"
 
Me, USN 1967 to 1973. I was aboard USS Springfield (CLG 7) TDY for 5 months, a plankowner of the USS Patterson (DE 1061) for 6 months, and spent the last part of my hitch aboard the USS James K. Polk (SSBN 645B), two Polaris patrols, conversion and one Poseidon patrol.

Dad, Combat Engineer, US Army, Ascension Island, Belgian Congo, North Africa, earned commission in 1944, Normandy, France, Belgium and Germany to 1946.

Uncle (Sgt. Frank Cassel) 29th Infantry Division, landed on Omaha Beach June 6th, KIA, St. Lo, France, June, 1944.

Brother, US Army, ASA, Korea, 1968 to 1972.

Nephew, USMC, 2 tours in Iraq. Kid that grew up quick...
 

US Navy boot camp at Great Lakes, kiddie cruise on USS Hank (DDS), Communication School at Bainbridge, Maryland,

USNCS Sidi Yahia, Morocco - 1965-1968.
Those were some of the best years of my life, but I wouldn't want to go back to that part of the world nowadays.

Myron
 
1968 ROTC basic traing at Ft Riley, Kansas
1969 Aberdeen, Md. OFFICER TRAINING & Training school plt leader
1970 material expediter w/ 723 maintenance, head & A , Americal Div ar Chu Lai
1971 Technical supply platoon leader at LZ Hawk Hill & DaNang....running many supply convoys on Rt 1...sniper fire got real close on last run!...but many memories of many fine fellow American troops!
 
He taught a lot of people to fly helicopters including Gen. Westmoreland and the President of South Viet Nam.
Ron
 
US Army Ft. Leonard Wood 1966-68
July 1968-July 1969 Viet Nam 25th Air Navigation
Kontum, Plekieu, Bien Hoa, Long Bin, Saigon

Larry
 
66-68 Ft Bliss for basic, rest of time 3 rd TAB Battalion 25 th Artillery,Ft Sill, Ok. Did TDY at Altus Air Force Base, and hi security guard duty at Ft Hood. Nearest to combat was the Washington D.C riots.
 
hehe.... the USDB is on the very back side of the post. The rest of the post is home to the U.S. Army Combined Arms Center and the Command and General Staff College, which is where i'm at.


-Paul
 
Mr. RBnSC

I went to aircraft maintance school in Ft. Rucker,when I was sent back to Ft.Campbell is the time General Westmorland was base comander.
I rode in a Huey sitting beside him when we were on a manouver at the base. He was a general and I was a private, but he talked to me like I was as important as he. Every time the craft went up I had to go along, got a lot of goof off time that way.
 

Drafted, but Proudly Served. (US).

Ft Binning, Ga. "Harmony Church" July-Aug.'66- Basic.

Tour:
Pleiku, VN.. UH-1H (SLICKS) 1/10th Air Cav.
Only "shot down" once..! But shot up many times.

Also Aero-Rifle Platoon, 1/10th Air-Cav.
DEROS after 1yr 17 Days of in-Country time...
Rice Patties/Snipers, Spider holes, Tunnel-Rats, etc, etc..
Then '68 Tet began on our watch..
What a NICE time..all the Beer we wanted...

"When I die, I will go the Heaven..because I have spent my time in Hell"..

Ron.
 
Army, 55-58, Camp Chaffee, Ark; Atlanta Gen Depot, Atlanta, Ga; Pepperell AFB, St. John's, Nfld; Ernest Harmon AFB, Steph, Nfld, 823rd Eng Aviation Battalion; Fort Devens, Mass, 11th Ord Co.
 
Some one up above mentioned their Father, so I thought I would also. My Dad served in the Army Air Core as a tail gunner on a B-24. 15th Army Italy. Flew 22 missions,didn't make it back on one but made it to another field. joe
 
USN, 1984-1997 regular Navy for a while, then special boats.
Persian Gulf, Europe, Panama, Carribean, PI, Hawaii, Russia, etc.
 
US Army, 1955 to 1957. 16 Months in Kaiserslaughtern Germany. No Combat, But Proud to have answered the call. Thank You to all who served in Hot Zones, Your the Heroes!!
 
Air Force 61-65. Lackland of course, then Yale University for a year, Goodfellow Tx to learn what we would do with what we learned at Yale. After 6 months of sitting around found medically unable to go to Asia, cross trained into telephone repair & spent last 2 years at Eglin Fl, with a TDY to Thule Greenland in March of 65.
Willie
 
No I am from Texas. Took over Number one emergancy diesel room. From a guy from New York. Found it strange that he liked country music.
 
drafted 1970 Ft ord Ca then Ft hood texas 2nd armored division Combat Engineer--got lucky again spent 73 and 74 as a recruiter in redlands Ca. often wonder "what if" i'd stayed in....
 
Fort Ord 80-82
Aschaffenburg, Wuerzburg Germany 82-83

Joined the Guard in 84 started working full time Active Guard Reserve 86-2002 in Decatur IL. Medically retired in 02, something about losing vision in one eye!
 
USAF 1990-1997

Elmendorf AFB, Anchorage, AK 90-94
Minot AFB, North Dakota 94-97

While I was in Minot, I spent 6 months each in Zagreb, Croatia, and San Vito de Normanni, Italy
 
USAF 1985-1991. Lackland (Medina annex)for OTS- Lowry AFB, Denver Colorado for Munitions Maintenance Officer Course- K.I. Sawyer AFB- Aroxos RRL, Greece- Eglin AFB (USN EOD School, phase 1)- NAVORDSTA, Indian Head Maryland (USN EOD School Phase 2)- McDill AFB- Dahrain Air Base, Saudi Arabia(Dessert Shield) the back to McDill for discharge.
 
U S Army 66-68 . Ft Campbell Ky. July 66 thru Dec. 66 . Dec 66 thru May67 Ft. Gordon Ga. May 67 thru may 68 Nam , from the DMZ to the Mekong and across some lines on the map where they said we were not . Did not ware O D green it was tiger strip , did not carry a M16 or a M14 it was a AK 47 one side arm and one long gun . Shot once and hit with shrapnel three times . Yep i was in the middle of the Tet offensive. That was NOT fun .
 
US Army 68-70 Ft.Campbell, Ft. Rucker, then off to the promised land, 20th Engineer Battalion (Combat), heavy equipment mech. From Sagion to the DMZ. Base Camp was Engineer Hill near Pleiku. Got together this Summer with some guys that I haven't seen since we left there, more than 43 and 1/2 years ago, It was a great reunion!!!!! Looked at a lot of pictures, one guy made the comment--we look like a bunch of sixth graders!!We were just kids.
 
US Army for 86-96, basic Ft Knox ait Ft Ben Harrison, then Erlangen Germany 2nd Bde 1AD, rotated to Z of I Ft Story Va 11th Trans Bn, reuped for Infantry and airborne training at Ft Begining GA, Sand Hill. Followed by 2 years in Panama at Ft Kobbe, 1/508th Abn Inf, then to Ft Ord Ca, 3/27 Inf, then to Alaska, 5/9 Manchu's, and 6th SIB, commanders driver. ETSed in Aug 96. Out for 9 months then reupped for WA ANG as vehicle mechanic, school at Port Huenemie, CA. Transfered to Western Air Defense Sector, McChord AFB WA, back to school at Keesler AFB MS. Guarded 73% of US airspace from airborne threats. Retired 1 Feb 13. Been a lot of places and seen and done some things. Still carry many secrets in my head.

Glad I did it and am now done.

Leonard
 
US Navy, as a Machinist Mate. Went in in 1986, got out in 19992 as an MM1 (E6). Served two years aboard the USS Wm V Pratt (DDG-44) out of Charleston, and another two aboard the USS America (CV-66) out of Norfolk. Went to the Persian Gulf during the first "war" aboard the America and spent our time over there between the Red Sea and Persian Gulf. We were the only carrier to sail in both places. The remaining two years were split up, and spent between schools in Great Lakes, Norfolk VA, and shore duty in Ingleside, TX.
 
Mid 60s Army Special Forces..Green Beret..20 months of training to be a demolition sgt on an overseas A-Team. Youngest dau is also a paratrooper...her hubby is also a paratrooper....the SIXTH one in our family!!! AIRBORNE!
 
My first family, wife & child, were killed by a drunk driver 23 August 1965 while I was at work. Quit a good paying job with an Architectural firm and enlisted 29 October 1965 in the USAF (had to get away, too many memories). Basic at Lackland AFB, then on to Lowry AFB, Denver for Weapons School - Aircraft Armament Systems. Honorable Discharge 13 May 1966, DD-214 Reason: Heart Disease (service incurred).
 
1992-94. Served aboard USS Samuel B. Roberts (FFG-58) "No Higher Honor" Homeported in Newport, RI for most of my hitch then Norfolk for the last few months. Deployed to Persian Gulf 11-92 to 5-93.
 
USN 84-92
Electrician's Mate

USS Los Alamos AFDB-7 85-87
USS Coral Sea CV-43 87-90
Port Ops Norfolk VA 90-92 Tugboats

Reserves Stevens Point WI
93-96
 
Jan. 76 to Jan 80
USAF
K.I. Sawyer AFB Michigan
Temporary Duty Assignments
Guam for a month with an overnight stay in Japan
Korea for at least two weeks
Alaska twice for a month each
Hawaii for three days
California for a couple of trips


None of it holds a candle to what many others have been thru
SSGT SDE
 
USMC 80-83 inactive until 86 . I was actually called back in 86 and they kept asking me what reserve unit I was from. I kept telling them none you guys called me back you figure it out. I even got some free dental work. [ never check the box asking if you have your uniforms] I checked yes.
 
US Army, Armor, 74-96. Basic at Ft Polk, Tank training at Ft Knox. 3 tours at Ft Riley, 1 at Bliss one at Knox. 3 tours of Germany, one in Korea and a "deployment" we got sent on.

Rick
 
Me also June 1963 through June 1966 11 AIR ASSAULT Ft Benning Ga. Training the air mobile concept for the First Air Cav. that went to Nam in 1965
 
Thanks to all that have and are serving! Fergi I noticed you were at at Fort Leonardwood 66 68. My Dad was there around that same time! He was never sent overseas but he said he felt he was close. He mentions it now and then and this caught my eye.
 
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