With 3 previous brothers serving in the A.F. I figured I'd make it all four of us. I spent time in HOT Texas. San Antonio then Brooks AFB. Then my next duty assignment was the COLD U.P. And for those who don't know what the U.P. stands for its the Upper Pennsula of Michigan! that winter, back in 66, was the coldest on record at K.I. Sawyer until just a few years ago.
For all you guys that was in the sweltering Nam I salute you. I volunteered but didn't have to go.
Redryder pix My Hotrod A veteran - whether active duty, retired, national guard, or reserve - is someone who, at one point in his or her life, wrote a blank check made payable to The 'United States of America', for an amount of "up to and including my life." I am fighting cancer and I am winning the fight | Pain is part of life; misery is an option.
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Redryder pix My Hotrod A veteran - whether active duty, retired, national guard, or reserve - is someone who, at one point in his or her life, wrote a blank check made payable to The 'United States of America', for an amount of "up to and including my life." I am fighting cancer and I am winning the fight | Pain is part of life; misery is an option.
Enlisted in the Wisconsin National Guard 25 FEB 2010, Graduated Basic Training on 5 AUG. Contracted with Marquette University Army ROTC in October and am on track to receive my commission in DEC 2012. I will then have another 6 years in the WI Guard, hopefully as an Officer in the Army Corps of Engineers.
1957 Chevy 3800 Panel Truck - "Nightmare" (Nightmare to restore) Will give nightmares to the Fathers of my girlfriends. "I'm in artillery!" Thank you, Bob. Can we play anything for you? "Anything! Just play it loud, OK?!"
'82-'83 -- Marion Military Institute, Marion, AL -- U.S. Army ROTC Cadet. '83-'87 -- U.S. Naval Academy, Annapolis, MD (14th Co.)(Cruises aboard USS Nassau (LHA-4), USS Sam Rayburn (SSBN-635), USS New Jersey (BB-62) and USS Wabash (AOR-5)) '87 -- MCCDC, Quantico, VA (F Co, The Basic School) '88-'90 -- MATSG, Pensacola, FL (VT-3) '89 -- Public Affairs Officer Basic Course, Defense Information School, Ft. Benjamin Harrison, Indianapolis, IN. '90-'92 -- HQ Bn., 3rd MARDIV, Camp S.D. Butler, Okinawa (side trips to Thailand, Korea and Philippines for Cobra Gold, Team Spirit, Valiant Blitz, Firey Vigil and other misc exercises & deployments. Underway aboard USS Blue Ridge (LCC-19) and USS St. Louis (LKA-116)) 3rd MarDiv PAO '91 -- University of Oklahoma (School of Communication) U.S. Air Force Advanced Communication Course '92 - '95 -- The Defense Information School, Ft. Benjamin Harrison, IN (side trip to EUCOM HQ at Stuttgart, Germany for Operation Support Hope in August '94) Officer Course Journalism Team Chief and CO, Marine Detachment, Ft. Benjamin Harrison. '95 - '98 -- Director, Consolidated Public Affairs Office, Marine Corps Base, Hawai'i. Underway aboard USS Frederick (LST-1184). '98-'01 -- MP Co.A, H&S Bn., 4th MLG, Lexington, KY (IRR) '99 - '20 -- U.S. Naval Air Systems Command, DoN Civilian '20-Present -- Happily retired!
Semper Fi, John Life Member -- U.S. Marine Corps Combat Correspondents' Association "Last to know, first to go."
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~ John
A kid raised on Hotwheels, Matchbox and Tonka cannot be reasonably expected to own only one vehicle as an adult.
1949 Chevrolet 3804 In the Legacy Gallery | In the Gallery Forum 1973 IH 1310 Dump 1963 Kaiser M38A1 2001 International/AmTran RE3000 "Skoolie" 2014 Ford E-350 4x4 (Quigley)
USS Montrose APA 212 65-68. Two Westpac cruses, mostly taking marines from Okinawa to Viet Nam. Anchored in Vung Tou as home base for the Riveron Patrol Flotilla boats for about a month. Yes Joker know what kind of a ship you were on. Jim
USS Saratoga CV60, Jan 1973-Jul 1977 two Mediterranean Cruises (74&77) Homeported Portsmouth Naval Shipyard 1-73/5-73) Mayport Florida 5/74-7/77) St Thomas Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico, Cuba, Portugal, Spain, Italy France, Israel, Greece, Casablanca, Turkey..
'82-- Marine Corps Boot Camp, MCRD San Diego '82-- Camp Lejuene, NC, Combat Engineer School '82-'83-- Okinawa Japan, Engineer Reconnassance Team '83-'85-- Pickle Meadows, CA, Mountain Warfare Instructor '85-'87-- Kaneohe Bay, HI, 3rd Combat Engineer Battalion '88-'90-- MCRD San Diego, Drill Instructor Duty '90-'91-- Guantanamo Bay Cuba, Minefield Maintenance Team '91-'93-- Coronado, CA, Amphibious Reconnaissance Instructor '93-'96-- Camp Lejuene, NC, 9th Engineer Battalion '96-- Quantico VA, Warrant Officer Basic School '96-- Quantico VA, Range Officers School '96-'99-- Camp Pendleton, CA, Recruit Training Range Officer '99-'03-- Dam Neck, VA, Security Forces Range Officer
During this 21 years and 10 months, I deployed to Korea (twice), Phillipines, Adak Alaska, Guatamala, Nassau and the Persian Gulf. Had a great time in my beloved Corps.
US Air Force 1965-69. Central US and Southeast Asia.
Martin '62 Chevy C-10 Stepside Shortbed (Restomod in progress) '47 Chevy 3100 5 Window (long term project) ‘65 Chevy Biscayne (Emily) ‘39 Dodge Business Coupe (Clarence) “I fought the law and the law won" now I are a retired one! Support those brave men/women who stand the "Thin Blue Line"! Hug a cop! USAF 1965-1969 Weather Observation Tech (I got paid to look at the clouds)
Drafted into the U.S. Army 1967-1969, Basic training at Ft. Knox, KY, Advanced Infantry Training at Ft. Polk, LA.
Sent to Vietnam in 1968 and assigned to the 101st Airborne as a grunt. Wounded twice with the second one almost killing me as I took a direct mortar hit and suffered numerous wounds where I almost bleed to death on the battle field.
That was over 42 years ago and I count my blessings every day.
"Lucille" ..... Proud Member of the "Southern Stovebolts"
U.S. Army, 1985-1993 Basic training Fort Leonard Wood (Lost in the Woods, Misery) Basic Korean Language school Presidio of San Francisco. A.I.T. Goodfellow A.F.B., TX 3rd M.I. Bn, Camp Humphreys, Korea 107th M.I. Bn, Fort Ord, CA
Lost my mind and re-upped to get out of Fort Ord.
Inermediate Korean Language school, Presidio of Monterey, CA 532nd M.I. Bn, Camp Red Cloud, Korea 107th M.I. Bn, Fort Ord, CA.
I was fortunate never to have seen combat, but I have nothing but respect for those who did. Just the luck of the draw I guess, I was in basic for Grenada, was on P.C.S. leave for Panama and the powers that be felt that Korean Linguists were needed in Korea for Desert Shied/Desert Storm.
NAVY 75-79 USS RANGER CV-61 BOILER TECHNICIAN 2nd CLASS P-2 DIV. 3MMR (PROPULSION) HOMEPORT NAS NORTH ISLAND WEST PAC 76 "BICENTENNIAL CRUISE" OVERHALL 77 PUGET SOUND BREMERTON,WASH WEST PAC 79 SHELLBACK (twice)
U.S. Coast Guard and CG Reserve, 18 years and counting. Highlights were CGC Acushnet (213' Medium Endurance Cutter), deployments to Iraq, Cuba (Commissions Security at GTMO), and locally after 9/11. Currently Chief Petty Officer at Base Seattle.
USN, 1996-present. too many ships, three trips down range. I have served with many a Soldier, Marine, Airman and Coastie and am humbled and proud to have stood alongside them. Thanks to those who have already served, your service is appreciated. Rest easy, we have the watch.
"Remember Who You Are And What You Represent"
"Being responsible sometimes means [censored] people off" - General Colin Powell
Lackland AFB, Texas (Basic and Tech School) Fallon AFS, Nevada Korat AB, Thailand Phulam, Vietnam Fairchild AFB, Washington McClellan AFB, California Suwon AB, Korea Camp Long, Korea Sunnyvale AFS, California
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'38 Chevy 1-1/2 ton '49 Chevy 1/2 ton '54 Chevy 6400 2 ton '55.2 GMC 3/4 ton '56 GMC 1-ton
Wow; I've been at the bolt for a while now but never scrolled this far down.
US Army Jan. 66 to Dec. '68. Basic at Fort Knox, AIT at Fort Leonard Wood, 3 months at Fort Riley. 2 years, 2 months & 2 days in Viet Nam 9th division in 4 corps, 1 purple heart.
Kennedy sucked me into the system with his "Ask not what your country can do for you, ask what you can do for your country" speech and put a cap on it when his life was taken. I joined the USAF in March of '64 just before my 22nd birthday and served till March of '68. Worked in TTY maintenance keeping M-28 and Crypto gear running. Spent time of course in San Antonio then shipped to tech school in Wichita Falls, TX, (ahh Fran, I should have married you, what a summer that was.) Next came the com center at McClellan in Sacramento, CA and finally a couple of years in the Philippines with the 1st Mobile Communications Group with a few visits to Saigon in '67 & '68 before discharge. An interesting four years and I still personally feel that every able-bodied male and female in this country should spend some time in support of his or her country. But those four were enough for me and I was glad to get back to civilian life and good old Capitalism. Denny Graham Sandwich, IL
US army, Jan 1967- Jan 1970, basic at Ft. campell kentucky. ait at Ft. Knox Ky. OCS at Ft. Benning GA. 3rd squadron 5th cav. 9th infantry div, Viet Nam. actually attached to the 1st Marine Div. at the DMZ. last year spent at Red stone arsenal, Huntsville AL.
Ron, The Computer Greek I love therefore I am. 1954 3100 Chevy truck In the Gallery 2017 Buick Encore See more pix 1960 MGA Roadster Sold 7/18/2017
Well first fellows thank you for serveing our great country. I volteered for the Navy but was rejected becaused of my hearing problems then sent my greetings from the Army and again rejected this went on for ten times at the induction center and on the last time the told me not to come back. They thought that I was faking the hearing test until they gave me a computerized test. So my Job from then on was to help produce food and service all the girls that I could to keep them from going stir crazy while everyone was fighting hard for our country. 62Blue Don
62Blue 62Chevy in progress You've never been lost until you've been lost at Mach3" Paul F Crichmore (Test Pilot)
Served a total of 40 years beginning in 1968, when I attended US Army Helicopter Pilot Training. Went to Vietnam in 69 with Co A (Ghost Riders) 158th Avn Bn, 101st Airborne Div, Camp Evans northern I corps. Transferred to 4/41st FA (Pershing Missile) at Schwabisch Gmund, Germany in Sep 70. Released from active duty in 71 and transferred to USAR then NG, then back to USAR. I finally retired in June 2008. My deepest thanks to all who have served. YOU are the heart & soul of this nation. Tom Clark CW4, AV ret. US Army
Alaska, Washington State, Oklahoma, Germany, and the Cat Litter Box known as the Middle East.
Pessimist - Sees glass as half-empty. Optimist - Sees glass as half-full. Gov't- Sees glass and takes it from you because you have a glass. Political Correctness: A philosophical belief system bereft of common sense and logic, that supports and rewards ignorance and stupidity.
Army 1967-69 Basic- Ft.Wood, Mo ( ft. lost in the woods ) AIT - Ft.Gordon, Ga. ( a crummy place ) Jump school- Ft. Benning,Ga. ( Where 2 things fall from the sky ) MOS- 11B20 Infintry OJT- Vietnam, 1968, 101st Airborne, Ben hue, Tet Offensive, Hue,Quang Tri, Asha Valley, and surrounding areas. 2 Purple Hearts R&R- Great Lakes Navel Hospital CDC- Combat Developments Command Ft. Belvior, Va. Home again, thank you very little Uncle Sam
Dan
Remember your freedom - US Veterans provided it. 101st Screaming Eagles
I joined the US Army in 1975, 4 months later I got out. 3 years after that I joined the US Air Force. Like everybody else i went to Lackland AFB in San Antonio, TX for Basic Training. I was after assigned to Sheppard AFB. TX. for Training in Aircraft Maintenance; my 1st assignment was to Hickam AFB. Hawaii to work on C-130-B's. From there I went to Hurlburt Field to become part of the Special Operations Community In the USAF. I re-trained into the Transportation Career Field as a Allied Trades guy (body shop) and attended training at Aberdeen Proving (US Army)Grounds in Maryland just North of Baltimore, Maryland. The USAF then assigned me to Eglin AFB. Florida; just across town from my last assignment at Hurlburt Field. I was then assigned to Keflavic Naval Air Station in Iceland. After a year there I was re-assigned to Homestead AFB. Florida. I volunteered for Alaska and was soon on my way to Eielson AFB. just outside the city of Fairbanks. From Eielson AFB. I went to Goodfellow AFB. in West Texas, and finally I retired from the USAF at McChord AFB. outside Tacoma, WA. I still make my home in the area working for the US Navy as a civilian now.
Army '71-'74. Trained as a 67N (UH-1 mechanic), OJT as 82C (artillery surveyor). Stateside the whole time: Ft. Ord, Ft. Eustis, Ft. Lewis, and Ft. Sill. Thanks to all who served, special thanks to those who went in harms way.
fort lost in the woods the school of hard knox and seven years and 10 months attached to the ntc in fort irwin with the cav second squadron eleventh armored cavalary opfor scout recovery mos 63THP AND 63Z with 44b added in ojt 1991to2001
USAF Security Forces 2003- Present 2003 Lackland- basic training and tech school 2003-Present - Ohio Air National Guard 2008 and 2012- Operation Enduring Freedom, Afghanistan and Kyrgyzstan
July 26, 1992 MCRD San Diego (funny how you remember that day!) Ended up stationed in Beaufort, SC with VMFA 533 as a ejection seat mechanic for F-18Ds, or Egress Systems Mechanic if you want the proper name. July 27, 1996 Out and back to Oklahoma After arguing with the local reserve unit, ended up with the 205th EIS at Will Rogers in the USAF ANG Moved to Houston and transferred to the 272nd EIS in LaPorte
While in the USMC, went to Aviano, Italy in support of Operations Deny Flight/Provide Promise in 93 - 94. Came back did mini deployments to Yuma, 29 Stumps, and Virginia. Went back to Italy in 95 and left a pregnant wife at home. Watched as our squadron located Scott O'Grady and provided cover while he was rescued. Came back 2 weeks early and just in time to see my daughter born. Lost two Captains in a crash about 3 months before I got out in 96. Only saw the results of an ejection seat once during my 2nd trip to Yuma. Was glad to see that Captain come around and shake everyone's hand. Great feeling knowing you helped save someone's life.
Went to Germany twice with the Air Force while being an Antenna Maintenance/Comms Support person. Pulled extra fiber optic cable when Kennedy nosed in by Martha's Vineyard and we were in Cape Cod.
From the sounds of things, I just missed Napco Man as my DI
USAF, 1967-75. Stateside assignments at Little Rock AFB Arkansas and Castle AFB California, but most of my time was in Okinawa, Thailand and the Phillipines. Most of my time was spent in SAC, working on B-52's and KC-135's. On flying status for airborne electronic maintenance. I was an electronics specialist on compass systems, automatic flight controls, and celestial navigation gear, plus a few oddball nav systems on specialty aircraft like SIDS on the RC-135 and the AWADS cargo drop system on the C-130's that supplied the guys who weren't there in Cambodia.
Got out in 1975 as an E-5, trying to salvage a bad marriage (didn't work) or I probably would have been a lifer. Everybody needs to serve his country in some way- - - -either military or public service. To take advantage of our freedom and not give something back is shameful! Now I ride with the Patriot Guard Riders, honoring those who serve, living or dead. We ride tomorrow, leading the Nashville Tennessee Veterans' day parade.
Jerry
"It is better to be silent and be thought a fool than to speak and eliminate all doubt!" - Abraham Lincoln Cringe and wail in fear, Eloi- - - - -we Morlocks are on the hunt! There is nothing noble in being superior to your fellow man; true nobility is being superior to your former self. - Ernest Hemingway Love your enemies and drive 'em nuts!
U S ARMY 69-72 Drafted in Feb., enlisted delayed entry program to graduate High school. 4 days after graduation sent to Ft. Jackson,SC. On to Ft. Belvoir VA. Then to Ft. Benning for jump school. Ft. Mc Clelland AL. News Years Day 1971 found myself in The Republic of South Vietnam. Spent most of the year in the Delta. 3rd generation Combat Veteran. Returned home to hold a daughter 6 months old. No re-enlistment for me ,,,got tired of getting shot at, shot down and shot up. 1 purple heart. WOW !!! 41 years ago. I thank God everyday for another day of life...... Did the 25th Anniversary Ride of Rolling Thunder in DC this year.
Nothing exciting or even very interesting to tell. When someone learns that I was in the service and asks "Did you kill anybody?" I change the subject after saying, "Gee, I hope not!" Then, if pressed, will relate some buddy's or family member's interesting tale. As the old Chinese curse goes, "May you always live in interesting times." My four years active duty (there's another kind?) let me cross off that little patriotic chore that should be required for full citizenship. Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower had the right idea with universal conscription or volunteer service sometime between the ages of puberty and forty. If the armed services won't fit, then you put in your time where best and most needed...except for basic training; no way to avoid those eight to ten weeks.
Oops! Fell of the soapbox.
Time was 1969. Went straight into the first training class available after I graduated WVU with five years school, four years ROTC, and a commission in the Army and eleven months of marriage. Since my first choice of branch was Armor, I strolled onto a parade ground in AOB (Armor Officer Basic Class #14).
The purpose of that course was to be sure we all had mastered the important stuff to being an officer. That would include when, who and how to salute, where the "O" club was, and a bit about the equipment we would be expected to have mastered. We learned how to do almost everything!
Such as "Gentlemen!" (That's the way we were addressed. I think that was because the act of congress had bestowed upon us a commission also declared we were "gentlemen".) "If you ever have to fire your personal weapon in a combat situation, you probably have screwed up because you are being distracted from your leadership role by the act."
The most valuable insight that I used a great deal in the next four years was to approach a difficult problem that I needed to attend to by prefacing the command I was about to give with, "Now Sergeant (name), we want to (the command)." Then step back and let the men do what ever they were trained to do. Of course I had to check on them from time to time and heap praise where deserved. In the highly unlikely event that things weren't going as planned, I knew that I had assigned the wrong man the wrong task.
The where? Ah, stationed at Ft Knox, KY; Ft Riley, KS; Camp Casey, ROK; Ft Jackson, SC. The last was to "get a company command." A training company, either Basic or Advanced Individual Training (AIT). Really?
Although I had had an interesting and thoroughly enjoyable time, with a fairly rapid advance to captain rank and the pay was adequate (the best that I would have for quite a long time, in fact), I didn't think that I would be suited for a peace-time career in the service. So I bailed.
I've never regretted serving (well, my right arm is still numb from elbow to wrist, but it functions as well as ever). Likewise, I have wondered what course my life might taken had I remained in uniform. Would I do it again? In a heartbeat! I can say that I wouldn't be the same person that I fortunately am today.
And yes, yes, there were TDY assignments, attachments, and duty that required civilian clothes on occasion. I did carry a loaded sidearm...once with the most remote possibility that I might have to use it defensively, should I find myself in an interesting situation.
So I know that I simply was fortunate. Certainly more fortunate than that many of my friends who's names are now carved on a glossy black granite wall, many with marks of great bravery, dedication, and willing sacrifice that follow. None of them got up that morning thinking that it was a good day to die. But they found themselves in situations that demanded their lives. One was a pacifist and conscientious objector. He was awarded the MOH, posthumously.
Many more who served and survived carry grievous scars, often their obvious wounds are easier to heal than those unseen that will never heal.
To me, that's what this is all about.
Restoring an old Chevy truck is a mission for people who just need a few more problems in their life.
I did my service 1960-1964 USN. Three years on a radar picket in North Atlantic . Ship was a converted Liberty Boat . Fifty years ago Cuban Blockade Nov.1962. Remember it well, Thanksgiving dinner was GREEN Bologna, we were out of food after 40 days at sea. This year it will be turkey and dressing.
1966 Lorado, TX 1967-70 Barksdale AFB, LA 1970-71 CCK Taiwan (really Vietnam but wasn't there---) 1972-92 Barksdale AFB (A-37s and A-10s) 1992-98 Warner Robins, GA Allen C
Served 4 yrs. in A F 64-68 March afb ca.17 mon.,Eilson afb Fairbanks alaska,27 mo. Walked to work one mmorn.,55 below 0. Got picked up by fellow AF person. Huge misquetos up there.
Lackland AFB, TX Sept-Nov 2001 Sheppard AFB, TX Nov 2001- March 2002 Mountain Home AFB, ID Mar 2002-Sept 2007 Keesler AFB. MS Sept 2007-Nov 2007 Mountain Home AFB, ID Nov 2007-April 2009 Minot AFB, ND April 2009-Sept 2011 Kunsan AB, ROK Sept 2011-Sept 2012 Mountain Home AFB, ID Sept 2012-Present
Throw in Temporary duties all over the world and 4 tours in support of OIF/OEF/Operation New Dawn.
I enlisted as an Aircrew Egress systems maintainer but was foreced to cross train to Command and Control(which i hate).
Enlisted 1975 to 1977, Ft Leonard Wood MO, Ft Belvor VA, Ft Carson CO. Atomic Demolition Munitions was my job, this was after Viet Nam so I didn't have to test my work. Army
Basic in San Diego 2/69 - 4/69 Trained as Embarkation clerk on Coronado Island 4/69-5/69 Orlando, FL 5/69-8/69 Assisted the Officers to make Casualty calls to parents and families for duration of active duty. Helped with funerals of our fallen Marines. 9/69-2/75 Active Reserve.
Wayne 1938 1-Ton Farm Truck Stovebolt Gallery Forums 1989 Silverado 1996 Mustang GT convertible When I die, I hope she doesn't sell everything for what I told her I paid for it!
Joined Air Force in 1973. First station was Andrews AFB, then finished my enlistment six years later at Offutt AFB. Joined AF Reserves in 1984 and stayed for 2 years.
Enlisted Dec 1965 USN, boot camp San Diego, BEEP school, Submarine sonar school /ASW school SD, Submarine school Groton CT. Reported aboard USS Abraham Lincoln SSBN 602 while in the yards at Electric Boat Co. Groton CT, completed overhaul and shake down cruise, qualified in Submarines, made 4 Strategic deterrent patrols out of our overseas home port in Holy Loch Scotland. Discharged in '69. Member VFW and USSVI Sub Vets.
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Served October 1972 till october1975 , U.S. Army, Basic and AIT at FT. Leonardwood, then shipped to Italy where we did supply and long haul cargo Ops . Was to go across the sea the other way, but thankfully Vietnam war ended , Everyday I think of the true combat vets and cannot imagine what they went through. OOH RA!
Signed up Navy in '61, wouldn't take me till I turned 17 in '62. Did time in VP-42 flying anti-sub patrols from Baja to Kodiak Alaska out of NAS North Island. From there to three tours in the Tonkin Gulf working catapult launch crew on the USS Kitty Hawk, CVA-63. "Retired" in '66 after being extended three times as a "critical rate". Thanks Lyndon!
I'm not at all a religious man but God bless all those who served.
US Air Force 79-89 mostly stationed at Kirtland AFB, NM as an Avionics Navigation tech. It was an honor and really changed the course of things for my family and I.
Whenever someone complaints about daily life, having to work an 8 hour day, what comes to mind right away, without any hesitation whatsoever is...
Assholes and Elbows Airman! You clearly better UNF*CK yourself or you will find my boot shoved firmly in yer [censored]!!
US Army, Air Defense Artillery, Ops and Intel. Served with the 5/6 Air Defense, Baumholder West Germany Nike Hercules radar site 77-79, and later at the 32AADCOM Missile Command Center (MCC- Missile Country Club)79-80. Proud to fly the flag on Veterans Day. Mike
Here there and every where in between,when we weren't busy playing in the woods/climbing up and down mountains and playing in the snow,or sweating in the sand during the day and freezing in the same sand at night. We entertained ourselves by parachuting out of anything that would get us far enough off the ground! To be young again! Sua Sponte
MCRD San Diego 29 Sep 78 - 21 Dec 78 APG, MD Jan-Feb 79 MOS 2141/2145 M60A1 Tank Mech 1st Tank Bn, CampPen, CA Feb 79-Mar80 Marine Barracks Ground Defense Force GTMO, Cuba, Mar 80-81 MCLB Barstow, CA Mar 81-Jun82 APG, MD, Tank Turret Course (1982) Ordnance Maint Co, 1st Maint Bn, 1st FSSG, CamPen Jun 82-Jun83 LAV Training Course, ITS/SOI, MCB CamPen Jun 83-Jan 87 (Yes 5 Units in 5 years) SNCO Academy, Quantico, VA 1985 WOBC 1987, Quantico VA Ordnance Officers Course, APG MD 1st FSSG, SOI, 3rd AAV BN, Okinawa, 4th LAR Bn; 87-02 Camp Fuji, Japan sept 02 - Oct 03 11th Marine Regt OrdO Oct 03-Jul 04 Assault Amphibian School Bn, Jul 04-Nov08 Retired PMO/SES - Marine Corps Police Camp Pendleton Mar 09 -Aug 15.
Another quality post. Real Trucks Rattle HELP! The Paranoids are after me!
Basic training, Lackland AFB San Antonio Texas/ July to Sept 1983 Tech school, Heavy equpment operator Ft Leonardwood Missouri/ Sept to Nov 1983 First duty station, Davis Monthan AFB, Tucson Arizona/ Nov 1983 to Mar 1988 819th Red Horse Squadron, Wethersfield England/ Mar 1988 to Aug 1990 Kirtland AFB, Albuquerque, New Mexico/ Aug 1990 to June 1994 554th Red Horse Squadron, Osan AB, South Korea/ June 1994 to June 1995 Vandenberg AFB, California/ June 1994 to June 2004 Nellis AFB, Las Vegas, Nevada/ June 2004 to April 2007/retired Plus all of the places in between. Was a good ride and would do it again!
enlisted after tries and being told I was 4f. I figured out how to get in 4/72. (keep your mouth shut and answer as few questions as possible). H.D in 75, and labeled 4f again. I consider serving a fundamental obligation of every person over 18. It should just be a normal thing to do and not glorified so much. I am pro-vet, very much, and I am currently ready to get back in it if we need me... I pray God will bless you all. Now back to MW3.
'68-'74 USN Top Secret Signals Intelligence work, boot camp in San Diego, BEEP school in San Diego, ET school in San Francisco, stationed at Cape Hatteras, NC (2 & 1/2 years) and Argentia, Newfoundland, Canada (2 years). Never set foot on a ship. Mustered out as an E6 eligible for Chief.
lucky you, I spent 4 yrs on same ship and often dealing with 1500 marines..
Redryder pix My Hotrod A veteran - whether active duty, retired, national guard, or reserve - is someone who, at one point in his or her life, wrote a blank check made payable to The 'United States of America', for an amount of "up to and including my life." I am fighting cancer and I am winning the fight | Pain is part of life; misery is an option.
Thanks to all/ 1977-1998 grunt retired now work on Fort Knox cant get out i guess only 4 more years and i will maybe be done and can work on old chevy trucks. Ha.
OLDCOOT1212, welcome to the Stovebolt. Hey, you are not alone. Many of us here have been in the same situation. Just hang it there and in the mean time start buying up parts you think you may need.... before the prices go up.
.....I'd say use a little of that gold in Fort Knox but I hear its all gone now!!!
USAFSS 1964 to 1968...292xx--15 months Peshawar Air Station, 15 Months Shu Lin Kou AS..Then Kelly AFB. Went to College, built a Business. Retired to Sun Valley ID, in 2003, Taos NM 2016..Living the dream 49 1/2 ton 3100..Bill
US Army Infantry, 3rd/1st 11th LIB 197th Infantry Brigade, Americal Division. Basic Training at Fort Polk, LA, Home of the Combat Infantry Soldier Bound for Vietnam. That was an encouraging arch over the entrance to North Fort Polk. Annnnd it was true. Spent 1969 and 1970 in Vietnam hiking thru the jungles and sloshing thru rice paddies. Carried an M-79 grenade launcher my entire tour. Came back to the States with all my extremities intact and a new perception of liberty.
Jan. 1967-Jan, 1970. US army. Dec.1967-Dec.1968 Republic of Viet Nam. 3rd squadron 5th cav, 9th Infantry div. Attached to the first Marines at Wonder Beach, DMZ. After that a year until discharge at Redstone Arsenal, Huntsville Al.
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Ron, The Computer Greek I love therefore I am. 1954 3100 Chevy truck In the Gallery 2017 Buick Encore See more pix 1960 MGA Roadster Sold 7/18/2017
Joined the U.S. Army in 2004. Medically retired in 2013, Some real fun things happened during that time.... and I learned to embrace the suck. I tried real hard to stay in and I miss it everyday.
USAFSS 1964-1968 Lackland, Biloxi Morse Intercept school, 15 Months Peshawar Pakistan then 15 Months Shu Lin Kou Taiwan. Then went to Kelly TX for 9 Months then to College. Bill
I didn't see any bubble heads....I was USN from 12/94 until 2/04, served as a nuc MM, aboard USS Nevada (SSBN-733), then as an instructor at NPTU Ballston Spa NY. Jon
US Army Tanker. Retired in Dec2005. I served in 2/69 AR in Benning, 1/68Ar in Wildflecken W. Germany, 2/102 CAV in New Jersey and Combat Vehicle Transition Team Gowen Field Idaho. I was on M48A5s, M60A3s, and all of the M1s up to through the M1A1H.
I see this thread hasn't been visited for some time.
U. S. Coast Guard....retired Senior Chief Machinery Technician, E-8. August 1973 - September 1994, 21yrs. Active Duty, Honorably Discharged. Spent 8 yrs. aboard (2) different Coast Guard cutters patrolling the waters off the coast of Alaska...looking for US fishery violations from the Canadian fishing fleet. Search and Rescue ops. 4 yrs. patrolling the Gulf of Mexico...drug interdiction, Search and Rescue ops...etc. Served at the U. S. Coast Guard training Command Center, Yorktown, VA. (2) tours. One tour as a Coast Guard recruiter in the eastern sector of the US.
2 years US Army. 1969- 1971. Thanks for all the service, Vets. Hope we never need to do it again. 72 is not to old. God bless you all. God bless the USA. Nuff said. N4RSN Steve N
AChipmunk>you know this section of the site should be visited and appreciated daily NOT just November of each year and specifically the 11th of the month. Your thoughts....
Senior, if you spent time recruiting in Maine, ('82 time frame) you may have recruited my best friend Davey. One of my neighbors currently is a retired Chief (Machinist Mate) and spent most of his time on buoy tenders out of Portland (the REAL Portland, not the one out west ...) and on my childhood river, the mighty Kennebec.
One of my favorite "There I was..." stories: On the Island of Iwo Jima in '92 as an assistant Battle Study Leader. Just up from invasion beach, a recent typhoon had deposited the bow ramp from a Higgins Boat. (one can guess what happened to the rest of the boat ...). For some reason, a couple of us flipped it over and on the front side, still visible after 50 years exposure to the pacific Ocean, was a big. colorful, United States Coast Guard emblem. It reminded us all immediately of Douglas Munro (for those of you who don't know of him, look him up). I wish we could have saved it.
We Marines remember who our friends are.
Semper Paratus/Semper Fidelis,
John
~ John
A kid raised on Hotwheels, Matchbox and Tonka cannot be reasonably expected to own only one vehicle as an adult.
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Hello John and thank you for your service to our country. Great story...what a piece of history you and your comrades discovered on that beach, to bad the CG insignia couldn't have been salvaged and archived away. By 1982 I had moved on from recruiting duty. USCGC Kennebec homeported in Portsmouth, VA. Had some friends stationed aboard the USCGC Munro 378 ft. High Endurance Class Cutter many, many years ago. The story of Douglas Munro and his heroism is one everyone should read. If I would have not retired my next duty assignment more than likely would have been on a 378 on the west coast.
Semper Fi, George. Douglas Munro's story, along with his shipmate, Navy PO Samuel B. Roberts, never fails to move me. As for Munro, what can you add to a write up like that? A MOH submitted by Chesty Puller himself?? Ooh rah!!
Yeah, well, we share a bond only Mud ducks and Jarheads understand i.e., We share a common enemy .... hehehehehe
I hear you about the latest Munro -- too bad she was built ...down there. I am the proud son of two Bath Iron Works retirees
.... "Bath built is best built"
And there is no need to thank me for my service -- the Marine Corps was far better to me and my family than I deserved. It sent us to to one tropical island island paradise after another -- which is why I always felt that I need to thank the taxpayers, not the other way around
~ John
A kid raised on Hotwheels, Matchbox and Tonka cannot be reasonably expected to own only one vehicle as an adult.
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My birth ushered in in-door rest room modifications to our house.
Munro, an American hero and well deserving of all the accolades we can bestow....
One of my cousins had 2 sons. Both could have went along to go along as they didn't want nor need. When they both got of age, the oldest enlisted in the Coast Guard and shortly afterwards the other in the Marine Corps. I am extremely proud of both equally.
Drafted fall of 1970. Basic at Ft. Leonard Wood. Balance spent at Ft.Monmouth in NJ as Computer technology instructor and finished in Office of Doctrine Development Literature and Plans (ODDLP) which we pronounced Odd Little People. Out in 1972,
Boot camp Orlando Fl. May 71 Aviation Electronics and Training Devices school Millington Tn Ground School Instructor for student pilots on simulators for TA 4 Skyhawk in Kingsville Tx Fun ,interesting job. Loved it Discharged May 75 Thanks to ALL who served and God Bless those who saw combat Gerald
*** Looks like I'm one of the old guys. Joined the Air Force 1960 after basic in Lackland & tech school in Amarillo Tx was stationed at Biggs AFB El Paso,Tx. Was a B-52 & KC-135 mech. served my 4 years and in 1964 went to work for the Airlines as an aircraft mech. Retired from FedEx in 2013 {what a great co} Probably the smartest thing I ever did was going into the Air Force. Hope everyone that choose the Air Force had a good a time as I did for those four years plus learning a great trade.
Joined Air Force May 66 to 70. basic at Lackland and tech school at Lowery in Denver and then to Germany for two years. Over to Udorn RTAFB,68 &69 and then to Key West NAS. Was trained as 462,worked on F105's and f4s while in Gemany. T28's at Udorn and other places in SEA. Retred from GTE,now Verizon. Made a better person out of me.
Enlisted in the Wisconsin National Guard 25 FEB 2010, Graduated Basic Training on 5 AUG. Contracted with Marquette University Army ROTC in October and am on track to receive my commission in DEC 2012. I will then have another 6 years in the WI Guard, hopefully as an Officer in the Army Corps of Engineers.
Gotta follow up now that I have finished my service. I did in fact commission as a Wisconsin Army National Guard Field Artillery officer in DEC 2012. After serving my 8 year commitment I hung up the uniform in December of 2020. Overall it was a good part of my life and was relatively mediocre with the exception of the Afghan vacation in 2019. I look forward to the next chapter as husband and father. Thank you to those who have served and continue to serve.
1957 Chevy 3800 Panel Truck - "Nightmare" (Nightmare to restore) Will give nightmares to the Fathers of my girlfriends. "I'm in artillery!" Thank you, Bob. Can we play anything for you? "Anything! Just play it loud, OK?!"
Well done, DDicker! A successfully completed tour of duty, an honorable discharge ... You have well and faithfully carried out your duty and passed the duty on to the next generation. You handed them a fit and orderly unit ready for assignment and in good order. You have carried the flame and kept it lit. Nothing mediocre about that. We who have gone before you salute you and heartily welcome you to the "Old Corps" Take your place among us with honor and pride.
And I always remember my favorite bumper sticker, seen in Okinawa:
"Guns don't kill people. HOWITZERS kill people!"
King of Battle!
~ John
A kid raised on Hotwheels, Matchbox and Tonka cannot be reasonably expected to own only one vehicle as an adult.
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Basic Ft. Campbell Ky.1967. AIT Ft. Knox Ky. OCS Ft Benning Ga. 3rd squadron 5th Cav. Firebase Bearcat Republic of Vietnam 1968. Redstone Arsenal Huntsville, Al. 1969 then out Jan. 1970.
Ron, The Computer Greek I love therefore I am. 1954 3100 Chevy truck In the Gallery 2017 Buick Encore See more pix 1960 MGA Roadster Sold 7/18/2017
Entered the AF 10 days after graduation in June 1977. Went to Lackland AFB for Basic and Sheppard for Tech School. Moody AFB 1977- 1982 Taegue Korea 1982-1983 Back to Moody AFB 1983-1986 Okinawa Japan 1986-1990 Langley AFB 1990-1998. No I work for the Navy and have for the past 20 years. Been blessed to be in the active military and work as a Fed employee with the active military.
Welcome aboard, Deegs! I did 22 years as a DoN Civ (NAWC-AD) after my Marine Corps career. I'm glad *you* find working for the Squids to be a blessing ...
I retired two years ago
~ John
A kid raised on Hotwheels, Matchbox and Tonka cannot be reasonably expected to own only one vehicle as an adult.
1949 Chevrolet 3804 In the Legacy Gallery | In the Gallery Forum 1973 IH 1310 Dump 1963 Kaiser M38A1 2001 International/AmTran RE3000 "Skoolie" 2014 Ford E-350 4x4 (Quigley)
My brother went into the AF in 1961 unit 1984 he was an E8 then the next years until retirement at Wright Patterson AFB. I sometimes wonder if I would have stayed in the service if I had gone into the AF.
Ron, The Computer Greek I love therefore I am. 1954 3100 Chevy truck In the Gallery 2017 Buick Encore See more pix 1960 MGA Roadster Sold 7/18/2017
Thanks for your service, Alwayswrenchin! A Marine Corps brother of mine's (we were in 3rd MarDiv together) dad was the CMC aboard Port Royal at one time. Too bad about her grounding -- you weren't aboard at the time, were you?
Both of my parents retired from BIW and were both involved with the DDG-51 builds so they both had a part in building Hopper. I actually had the honor of meeting RDML Hopper when I was a midshipman. She gave me a "Nanosecond" -- a piece of wire the same length that an electron travels in a nanosecond (about 2 feet). I wish I still had it.... she was a fascinating lady and scary smart.
S/F John
~ John
A kid raised on Hotwheels, Matchbox and Tonka cannot be reasonably expected to own only one vehicle as an adult.
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She had a clock in her office that was backwards. Read time in the opposite direction. Part of her effort to inspire subordinates to "think out of the box. She *was* scary smart. She was one of several people I was blessed to meet and get inspired by while at the Severn School for Wayward Youth. I was glad they named a Bath-built DDG for her. "Bath built is best built."
You served on a good ship. I know from first hand family experience that a lot of pride went into her -- from the keel up..
~ John
A kid raised on Hotwheels, Matchbox and Tonka cannot be reasonably expected to own only one vehicle as an adult.
1949 Chevrolet 3804 In the Legacy Gallery | In the Gallery Forum 1973 IH 1310 Dump 1963 Kaiser M38A1 2001 International/AmTran RE3000 "Skoolie" 2014 Ford E-350 4x4 (Quigley)
USAF 1965-69. After Basic at Lackland in Texas and tech training at Chanute in Illinois I split my time between Clinton-Sherman AFB in western Oklahoma, Kadena Air Base in Okinawa and a few short TDYs (actually typhoon evacs from Kadena) to Guam, the Phillipines and Tiawan. Twisted wrenches on B-52 and KC135 autopilot and navigation systems.
'57 GMC 102, Original 347 V8, HydraMatic, 3.08 rear gear, added A/C, disk front brakes, HEI, AFB carb, '98 Honda Black Currant paint. T-boned and totaled 10/12 '52 GMC 152 Stake Bed, Original 228, SM420, added A/C, HEI, disk front brakes, '67 Chev 3.55 rear gear. Gets used as a real truck.
The Vietnam war was just starting around 1964. I made a decision to join the Navy. Not realizing if I had joined the Army I could only spend two years of service. So that bad decision cost me two extra years of service, or may have saved my life, who knows. So off to boot camp. At Great Lakes Navy training center. Then to Memphis Tennessee for aircraft engine school, on radial engines. I was assigned to a sea plane, patrol squadron stationed at North Island Ca. close to home. The planes were water landing only, that meant no ship for me. I spent time in Japan, the Philippines', and a short tour in Vietnam. Last duty station was Moffett Field in the San Francisco bay area. We got 12 new Lockheed Electra planes. (Navy P3's) and had to learn Jet type engines. My four years were just about up, and I was asked to ship over for another four years, and the opportunity to go to Adak Alaska. No thanks. I had a good time and I was done. That's about it. Stan
Stan, you missed out by not going to Adak. LOL I spent a couple weeks in Shemya, a lot farther out the Aleutian chain on a civilian contract job, and experienced every kind of weather you could think of the day we arrived. Got off the plane in sunshine, 5 minutes later was rain, then snow, then gale force winds (they use a log hanging on a chain for a wind sock ) etc. The Air Force guys stationed there had a saying - The recruiter said I could go to a Pacific Island full of foxes, but they forgot to mention North, and the 4 legs the foxes have. Adak is very similar.
Anyway, Thanks for your Service.
Kevin 1951 Chevy 3100 work truck Follow this saga in Project Journal Photos 1929 Ford pickup restored from the ground up. | 1929 Ford Special Coupe (First car) Busting rust since the mid-60's If you're smart enough to take it apart, you darn well better be smart enough to put it back together.
I received my draft notice 21 December 1965 (nice Christmas present).
My first induction date was cancelled because of a blizzard snow storm. I was finally inducted on 18 February, 1966.
I first was sent to Fort Jackson, SC for processing and then on to Fort Gordon, GA, for basic training.
After basic, I was sent to Aberdeen Proving Grounds to be an Aircraft Armament Repairman. This MOS was basically for use in the Vietnam war effort. I had worked as a civilian for the US Army Corps of Engineers as a Cartographer (map maker) and had a very high security clearance with a restricted travel requirement. When my personnel office found out where I was and what I was doing, I was immediately reassigned to Fort Belvoir, VA. There I was trained to make maps the Army way.
In August of 1966 I was assigned to the 29th Engineer Battalion, 34th Engineer Company which was located on the Ford Island Naval Base in the Center of Pearl Harbor Hawaii. There I was a senior map editor, Specialist E5 and made maps to support the Vietnam war effort.
I was released from active duty and returned to home to Maryland on February 14th, 1964. Because there was so many men drafted in that time frame, I only served 2 years active duty and no active or inactive reserves.
Although being stationed in Hawaii was really an ideal duty station, after a while there, I missed the changing of the seasons. And the longer you were there, the smaller the island became. After a while it was just "another crappy day in paradise".
Retired as a SFC in 2008 with first 10 yrs as an 11C Mortarman & 12 yrs as a 96B/35F as an All-Source Intelligence Analyst . Basic & & AIT @ Benning from JUL - OCT of 86. Fort Polk, La from 86-89. 2ACR, Amberg, GE from 89-92 with Desert Storm somewhere in the middle. Fort Riley from 92-98. 2ID HQ in Korea from 98-99. Back to Fort Polk, La from 99-01. EUCOM HQs in Stuttgart, GE from 01-03. 10th Mountain DIV from 03-08. With 2x trips to Iraq, 04-05 & 06-07 in Baghdad & Mahmudiyah.
Army got an extra 2 yrs out of me after I started clearing back in 06. I shouldn't be so disgruntled......I traveled a lot. Over 22 states & 18 different countries.
Now living in the area of Lake Charles, La where my veteran wife have bought a house back in 2020. Bought a 68 C10 Longbed in JAN 2023 and will start working on her in late May after I finish some college.
Wish me luck, iBain
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Welcome aboard, Gasser! From your service, I'd say you and Hotrod Lincoln (Jerry) have a lot in common.
~ John
A kid raised on Hotwheels, Matchbox and Tonka cannot be reasonably expected to own only one vehicle as an adult.
1949 Chevrolet 3804 In the Legacy Gallery | In the Gallery Forum 1973 IH 1310 Dump 1963 Kaiser M38A1 2001 International/AmTran RE3000 "Skoolie" 2014 Ford E-350 4x4 (Quigley)
I come from a family of Jarheads. Grandfather was Marine Infantry WWII all across the Pacific. Iwo Jima, Guadalcanal, Midway. Didn't talk about it at all. Dad was Marine Pilot in Viet Nam. Three tours. I was a Marine Flight Engineer on KC-130F/R '92-'00. Saw all the finest places a Marine can visit... One of my sons was a Marine Flight Mechanic on KC-130J '12-'17.
Love the Corps, Love this country. I think everyone should be required to enlist for two years. Teach them how to be an adult. If you like it, stay in and learn a trade. Just my $0.02.
Spent a fair amount of time riding around in KC-130's ... mostly between Okinawa, Korea, PI and Thailand. Spent a little time as 1stMAW PAO. I was in Oki '90 - '92. Did you get there before I left?
S/F John
~ John
A kid raised on Hotwheels, Matchbox and Tonka cannot be reasonably expected to own only one vehicle as an adult.
1949 Chevrolet 3804 In the Legacy Gallery | In the Gallery Forum 1973 IH 1310 Dump 1963 Kaiser M38A1 2001 International/AmTran RE3000 "Skoolie" 2014 Ford E-350 4x4 (Quigley)
I spent a fair amount of time in Thailand in the 1970's, working on some specially equipped USAF C-130's with a computerized cargo drop system known as "AWADS" (All Weather Air Drop System"). We weren't there, according to the spooks, and didn't drop food and ammo to a bunch of guys who didn't exist- - - -who were doing stuff that didn't happen, in places they weren't supposed to be! It turns out one of the guys I went to engineering school with at Tennessee Tech "wasn't there"- - - -on the receiving end of those cargo drops! LOL! Jerry
"It is better to be silent and be thought a fool than to speak and eliminate all doubt!" - Abraham Lincoln Cringe and wail in fear, Eloi- - - - -we Morlocks are on the hunt! There is nothing noble in being superior to your fellow man; true nobility is being superior to your former self. - Ernest Hemingway Love your enemies and drive 'em nuts!
Basic at Ft. Campell Ky. AIT at Fort Knox, Ky, mechanised school. OCS at Ft. Benning Ga. then at Firebase Bear Cat The Republic of Viet Nam and my final year at Redstone Arsenal, Huntsville Al.
Ron, The Computer Greek I love therefore I am. 1954 3100 Chevy truck In the Gallery 2017 Buick Encore See more pix 1960 MGA Roadster Sold 7/18/2017
Army 66-69 Ft. Bliss, TX Ft. Gordon, GA Ft. Riley, KS Naval Air Station, Corpus Christy, TX 1st TC Battalion, Seaborn, USNS Corpus Christy Bay, off of Vung Tau
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Sorry for being late to formation. Joined the Air Force right out of high school. Grew up in Killeen, Texas ( Fort Hood ). Laying in bed on those cold winter nights during my senior year of high school I could hear those big guns going off out at Ft Hood and knew the guys were out in the field on maneuvers. No way I wanted to wind up out there. It was 1961 and the draft was going to get me for sure. Hence, the Air Force. 4 years jet engine mechanic, Springfield, Mass. 4 years helicopter mechanic, Wichita Falls, Texas and then Viet Nam crew chief on Jolly Green Giant rescue helicopters out of Thailand and Laos. A year break in service so I could get out of that career field and reentered as an air traffic controller (16 years). Finished out a 24 year career in 1986 retiring as a Chief Master Sergeant with three college degrees. Went on to teaching at a private college for 28 years. Spend my days now retired retired down here in rural Texas near my kids and grandkids mowing my 6 acres and working on old cars and trucks. Age 82, God has been really good to me.
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1956 3100 three speed 6 cyl. Stock with a few upgrades.
i joined the navy Seabees in July of 74. Went to boot camp at Great Lakes Ill. Went to A school at Port Hueneme Ca. to be a heavy equipment operator. Then off to Argentia Newfoundland. Spent a year and a half there ,Then to Gulfport Ms. to join NMCB 62 Battalion. There for 6 months , then deployed to Diego Garcia. south of the equator for 9 months back to Homeport in Ms. for 6 months and deployed again. went to Guam this time, My time was nearly done, so i was there for 45 days and back to homeport to prosses out. Also during homeport, I was part of a detachment that went to Providence R.I. to plow snow in the storm of 77 and 78. one other detachment sent me to Watertown N Y. for cold weather training . I got out in July of 78.Glad to do my time , but it was time to come home.
Thanks for posting Paul. Did you stay with heavy junk after you got out?
~ John
A kid raised on Hotwheels, Matchbox and Tonka cannot be reasonably expected to own only one vehicle as an adult.
1949 Chevrolet 3804 In the Legacy Gallery | In the Gallery Forum 1973 IH 1310 Dump 1963 Kaiser M38A1 2001 International/AmTran RE3000 "Skoolie" 2014 Ford E-350 4x4 (Quigley)
hey John, No i did not stick with the heavy junk. i started doing the carpenter thing . I got into doing kitchen and bath remodels. lots of ceramic tile work as well. i should have kept track of how many tile showers and kitchen remodels it took to build a 41 chevy . my wife and I are retiring at the end of April . We are leaving Michigan and heading to northern Alabama . It may turn into a move. I hope she doesn't get any ideas about selling tools.
A kid raised on Hotwheels, Matchbox and Tonka cannot be reasonably expected to own only one vehicle as an adult.
1949 Chevrolet 3804 In the Legacy Gallery | In the Gallery Forum 1973 IH 1310 Dump 1963 Kaiser M38A1 2001 International/AmTran RE3000 "Skoolie" 2014 Ford E-350 4x4 (Quigley)
lots of ceramic tile work as well. i should have kept track of how many tile showers and kitchen remodels it took to build a 41 chevy . I hope she doesn't get any ideas about selling tools.
It took me many bathroom/shower and tile floors to redo my '38. Also add in countless square feet of wood and laminate floors.
Wayne 1938 1-Ton Farm Truck Stovebolt Gallery Forums 1989 Silverado 1996 Mustang GT convertible When I die, I hope she doesn't sell everything for what I told her I paid for it!
Sounds fair to me. LOL Are wives allowed in here? I came with John for lunch.
~ Peggy M 1949 Chevrolet 3804 "Charlie" - The Stovebolt Flagship In the Gallery "We make a living by what we get; we make a life by what we give." -- Winston Churchill
Haha! Paul, we're not going anywhere. The last DITY move.
~ Peggy M 1949 Chevrolet 3804 "Charlie" - The Stovebolt Flagship In the Gallery "We make a living by what we get; we make a life by what we give." -- Winston Churchill
Know I'm late to the formation. I've been on the Forum for yea number of years and have not gotten this far. I went into the Air Force in 1966, on the promise of becoming an Aircraft engine mechanic. Lo and behold, they stuck me in Electronic Countermeasures Technician school. Washed out of there (Keesler AFB), got stuck in Base Operations (Travis AFB), then to Hickam AFB Base Ops for six months. From there to Mactan AB working in Aircrew Manning, Got shuttled up to Clark AB when Mactan shut down. From there back stateside to once again Travis AFB. After all that, my intentions of making a career out of the AF went out the window, and I went Johnny Paycheck on them---Take this job and s@#$e it!
I thought I had posted on this thread before, but I scrolled through the whole thing and did not find anything.
U.S. Army from May,1970 - Jan. 1972.
Spent 15 months as an MP on Okinawa. Got in on a little of the Koza riot in '71, also helped with traffic control on Operation Red Hat, where they moved all the left over chemical munitions off the island.
Oct 1990-1992. Grapnel man- Camp Giant Korea, fort Lewis Washington. 1993 1 year break in service. 1994-2002 Fort Polk, Fort Wainwright (E5) team leader, Sinai egypt, Fort Leonard wood (E6 S3) 2002-2018 OCS, Fort Leonard Wood (Company executive officer) 2007 Iraq MiTT (CPT/ 50 Gunner/ advisor) Lived with Iraqi military, went on missions with them. Fort leonard wood (company commander) Minisota State university Army ROTC, (MAJ) Fort leavenworth, Saudi Arabia, Germany, Squadron/Batalion (S3/XO) Wentworth Military Academy Army ROTC University Missouri KC Army ROTC Retired. E1- E6 (12B Combat Engineer) OCS- O4 (Engineer Officer)
All my stories begin with "when I was in the Army".
Essayons to all my Engineer Brothers and sisters.
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Rock49 aka C-Rodg work in progress 1956 Chevy 3100 261 engine
that winter, back in 66, was the coldest on record at K.I. Sawyer until just a few years ago. 
i.e., We share a common enemy .... hehehehehe 
