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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.

I served in Uncle Sam's army from Aug. 67 to July '69. I did a tour as a grunt in 'Nam with the 1st Battalion, 6th Infantry, 198 LIB.

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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.

'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."

Army 63-66 Basic @ Ft. Ord, 2nd 8 Ft Leonardwood, overseas tour Korea, duration of enlistment @ Ft Benning with 90 days TDY @ Ft Knox.

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..

Well I typed in my 20 year USAF career in here the other night and now it's gone. Suffice to say I did my 20 and am disgusted with the left.

'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.

George

u.s. army 1982-86

US Air Force 1965-69. Central US and Southeast Asia.

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.

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.

Hey all. Just saw this part of the forum. I served in 2003-2004 right after the iraq invasion. Proud I did it.

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.

USAF 1966-1973, Washington ANG 1974-1978

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

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.

Army July 67'July 69

Basic at Fort Lewis Wa. Ait at Ft Polk, La, A-1-9 1st Cav Dec 67/Dec 68 Ft Hood, Tex Jan/July 69.

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Doing the last days with the unit photo thing Dec 68 and a hundred lbs lighter.

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

USAF 71-91 joined to see the world, stationed at EAFB here in SD for 17 of the 20. at least on paper

U.S. Navy
VF-142 Ghost riders Squadron attached to CVN-69 Dwight D. Eisenhower.
1982/1988

USS Forrestal CV-59 (Philadelphia Shipyards) , USS Simon Lake AS-33, Charkeston and Holy Loch, Scotland, and USS Holland AS-32, NWS, Goose Creek, SC

Only did 6 years but learned a great trade as a sheet metal fabricator. Worked with some excellent craftsmen.

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.

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

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

USAF 1979 - 1999. Aircrew.

Alaska, Washington State, Oklahoma, Germany, and the Cat Litter Box known as the Middle East.

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

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.

Hawaii Army Guard - '98-'02
BCT @ Ft Sill, OK, AIT @ Edgewood Area, Aberdeen Proving Grounds, MD
63W10H8 - wheeled vehicle repair & wrecker recovery

Transferred over to the Air Guard in '02, got out in '08.
Tech school at Aberdeen Proving Grounds (again)
2A751 - aircraft metals journeyman

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

Only lottery I have ever won. Drew number 15 in the draft. 71 - 74 Army, USAEUR, 656TH Engr Bat.

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

Currently serving in the Navy. Enlisted 2005 until 2011 when I was commissioned as an Ensign. Currently stationed at Tinker AFB in Oklahoma.

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

Semper Fi and Happy 237th birthday tomorrow!

U.S Naval Facility, Keflavik, Iceland '71-'73

Denny, I was in Supply, and had to order a boatload of TTY paper on a continuous basis.