Folks Of Interest Honoring HAMB Veterans.

OK, I know this is O/T and I apologies to Ryan.

With Memorial Day over and some good threads on the HAMB about it, like Paul's (Povertyflats) it got me wondering about our very own Veterans.
If you are a Veteran or know of one on the HAMB please post up their names.
You may not want to say where you served, we all know that sometimes its better to forget where and when and just remember you did. I also understand some of you may not want to say anything at all, that is cool.

I want to take this information to use on days like Memorial Day, ANZAC Day, Remembrance Day to send out a thank you and a 'we remember you' letter to all.

Sometimes its nice to be remembered like that.

Australian Regular Army
Royal Australian Medical Corps.
1 Fd Hospital.
103Bty 8/12 MDM Regt.
3rd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment.
Special Air Service Regiment.
Army Parachute Training School, SF Cell.
Veteran of 6 conflicts.

Thanks all,

Doc.

 

I am proud to say that I serverd this great country for 10 years with 2 tours "over there" Thanks for all your support and thanks for all who are still doing it.

 

Danny Mullen (MSG Retired) 31 Years total.

 

Usmc

 

Doc, Thanks for remembering us. Since most HAMBrs are self made I can see this thread going nuts. I flew the Cuban missile crisis in Navy P2Vs chasing subs but my appreciation for the guys who actually went into combat.......man, I still well up watching those documentaries. God bless you all!

 

Proudly served 20 years active duty.

MSgt, USAF Retired

 

My Dad, Dusty Taylor (Flamed58).

 

Thanks, but Memorial Day is for the dead, not living, veterans. We have a day of rememberance for us known as "Veteran's Day".
Not to take anything away from my fellow veteran's and active duty people, but saluting, acknowledging, or otherwise honoring the living certainly does diminish the sacrifice of those that have laid down their lives for their brothers in arms.

 

Storm King, I do know that, but if you read this it is for every day honoring veterans. Being a Vet myself I know its nice to get a pat on the back every once in a while and on a day like Memorial day we are remembering our close friends who died. A few simple and reassuring words on a day like that go a long way to keeping you going.

I dunno, its hard to explain, I hope that makes a little sense?
Doc.

 

Previous posts on this same subject:
http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=338606&highlight=veteran&page=2

 

I would like this one to be only Active service in a combat area. The guys that fought, not the guys that only served.

Please don't get me wrong, I have every bit of the same respect for both, not everyone is so unlucky enough to be called upon to experience fighting. We all served for the same reasons regardless of where it took us.

The other threads are pretty full of other B/S too, please can we just have the war/war like service guys names?
(War like service is the great name my government ascribes to things like Iraq and Afghanistan right now! We didn't declare war, so its only war like!)

Doc.

 

http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=350217&page=1 And another!! Sorry, posted at the same time.

 

Doc, forgive me if I'm not adding this in the proper way(and thats only an invitation for Doc to correct this since I respect his thoughts on this). I guess my active service is considered "war-like".
US Army 92nd Bravo Company
Somalia, Bosnia
My family taught me the importance of respect and support for those in service. My mother went to work @ Walter Reed Army Hospital in 63 and was there until 06 when she passed(being the mother away from home for damn near every soldier coming through those doors). I spent the last twelve years as a civilian at the same installation. It's hard to get it out of your blood.

 

Nine months and 1 flight too many. Northern I corps, 1967-1968

jim

 

I served in Somalia as well, it was a country at WAR. Somalia is considered 'War like service' for what its worth.
I don't agree with the 'War like service' deal, you still served and fought with in a WAR.
There is still deployments that do not meet either criteria that soldiers are fighting and dying in. This is wrong, war like or war there IS NO DIFFERENCE.
Doc.

 

In 1968 I was drafted to go to Viet Nam..didn't try to dodge like so many others, went to my physical with about 250 other guys. I was one out of four out of 250 guys that failed the physical that day(4F Medical, atrophy of the leftside of the body? my Mom said she was praying hard for me)..the four of us went to the Esquire Bar and got shit faced drunk..I soon went to California and joined the U.S. Forest Service, worked my way into smokejumper school in Redding..spent 1969-76 flying in and jumping on forest fires armed with a chainsaw instead of an M-16..Lost two High School buddies in Viet Nam and today I am remembering them and missing them...

 

been thinking it was 42 years seince coming home from Nam
was not in combat but why did those little guys in black PJs keep shooting at me??

 

25 years US Army. Served in a lot of places, some good, some bad, but all fun

 

Doc,
8th Tac Fighter Wing, 8th Avionics Maintanance Squadron, Ubon RTAFB, Thailand, May 1973-May 1974. We maintained the Low Light TV system on the AC-130A/E Gunships. While I was there the Gunships flew missions over Cambodia until August 1973 when Congress cut off funding for operations. Our shop also maintained the Laser Target designators on the F-4D/E's that were assigned to the 8th at Ubon. I am proud to say that I supported the pilots and crews who flew combat missions. I still follow the activities of the AC-130U Gunships as they still provide close air support to the ground troops today. Go Spectre! I still tear-up when I hear "Ghost Riders in the Sky".

The other three years I was in the USAF, I spent working on RF-4C Recee birds at Bergstrom AFB in Austin, TX.

 

USMC 1962-1970 2trips across the pond, but a salute to an uncle that was in prison camp during Korean war and stayedin the army for anothe 15 yrs. Died 3 days after being discharged from a hear problem he didnt know about. He is the reason I served.

 

I had moved here from Canada in 1968 with my family and we lived in South Gate and I did not speak any english went to school in Huntington Park HS to learn the language. I am originally from Belgium after High School I decided to join the US Forces ( US Coast Guards ) from 1970 to 1974 and I am very proud to have serve this country and as of today I still cary my green card as I was told that I would be a citizen after serving did not happened. I am working to be a citizen this year. My father served in Normandie ( France ) in 1942 on and my Great Grand Father in 1914 / 1918 in France. HAPPY MEMORIAL DAY TO ALL OF YOU VETERANS.

Thanks / Merci
Jean - Louis Dehoux ( Frenchy )

 

USMC. 12 years and lots of places between 1994 and 2006 both good and bad

 

USMC. 1962-1966 including a tour of the Danang area.
A salute to all that have and are still serving.

 

Awesome! I am a lifetime fan of gunships. Me and 4 of my patrol buddies would be in shallow graves in some shitty desert if it were not for the awesome might of S Gunships!
What a sight, I still remember the call....
'We own the night'
Fuckin too right they do!
Doc.

 

Bttt

 

USN SSN 700. MM3 Brad Howard. Went lots of places, saw nothing, heard a lot! (No windows on the boat)

 

And by the way, Desert Storm, Disabled Service Connected.

 

USMC - March,1966 to March 1969. Viet Nam Sept.'66 to Oct.'67 -1st Battalion, 5th Marines (81mm mortars and grunt). 2nd recon Camp Lejune, NC after Nam. In rememberence of those who fell and especially those who I knew and saw fall. I try to forget but these holidays (and the Star Spangled Banner) remind me all too well.

 

I know this is a mistake but I can't help myself...

Yes I can. Thank God for the back space key.

On third or fourth thought... All I can say is you are wrong to classify a veteran based on the era of his service (between wars) or the job that he was TOLD to do. (support jobs) I only spent 5 months in country not by choice. They told me where to go, what to do and and when to do it.

I live 20 miles from "The Wall" and I can't get the nerve to go down there. I don't feel qualified. I don't want anyone to think that I was in a fire fight. I wasn't.

I don't want a pat on the back or to be "honored" as your post suggests. I didn't do anything to be ashamed of but I didn't do anything special either. I'm not a better veteran because I was in a war zone. I feel guilty enough for how easy I had it. I sure as hell don't want anyone else to feel guilty because they got lucky.

Sorry for the rant. I hope you understand my point. I'm a veteran and that's enough for me.

 

Well said Tommy,
I also lived about 35 miles from the Wall and, same deal, I could never muster up the nerve to go over there either. There are, at least, 3 guys I knew on there. I still think about them and it still hurts to think about what they might have accomplished with their lives. Memorial Day is for them. I got hit with a piece of shrapnel from a B-40 but it was only a cut. Those guys are the true heroes.
Now that I live in Florida, I'm really thinking I should have gone. And I probably will next time I come back up north. Mike