Roll call of military veterans past and present

nice Kev! Where are all your ribbons at? Oh, that's all of 'em?

Hhahahaha just jokin buddy!

AFSOC-
Wing Special Mission Plans= Dec 08- Present
AC-130U Gunner= Mar 06-Present
Hurlburt Field, FL, 4 SOS
Invasion of Iraq, Balkans, Africa

MH-53M Gunner= Sep 00- Mar 06
RAF Mildenhall, UK, 21 SOS
Hurlburt Field, FL, 20 SOS
OEF, OIF, HOA

As of this writing, I have over 800 days served IN Iraq, and about 150 in Afghanistan.

ACC
A-10A/F-16C Armament Systems Specialist- Sep 91-Sep 00
Pope AFB, Spanghdalem AB, Davis Monthan AFB, Montana Air National Guard
Balkans

 

US Air Force, 1983-1985, Keesler AFB, Biloxi MS
Dental Assistant
My Dad was in the Navy during Bay of Pigs
His Dad was in the Navy in Germany during WW2
Have 9 uncles that served in every branch during Korea and Viet Nam, 1 did 20 years in the Air Force. Fortunately for our family we didn't lose a single one. My heart goes out to all the families that lost anybody.

 

What? I have FIVE rows. I'm not a big shot like you.

 

i was a 12b combat engineer grunt from '02 to '06. spent a year on the ground in iraq for oif round 1. my time in was pretty rough on me and i can't do a lot of the things i used to enjoy doing but i'm glad i'm home alive.

big thanks to all those that have served and an even BIGGER thanks to all those still currently serving.

 

1991-1997

14S/16S 4/5 ADA First Cav (Operation Southern Watch)
11B 8th Army TANGO Security Force Seoul, South Korea
01B 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) Band

Back to lurking...

 

us navy 89-93. uss canopus

 

I was discharged 37 years ago yesterday 11/11/72 man wheres time go

 

US Air Force 1976-1994
Retired Capt, prior enlisted.
Crew Chief RF-4C
B52G gunner
Minuteman III Missile Launch Commander

Operation Desert Storm/Desert Shield
Chief of Intel, Space Ops, Vandenberg

Dad was a retired Army 1st Sergent, 30 years service veteran of Korea and Vietnam, passed away in 2001.

Thanks to everyone that served and is currently on active duty.

Rod

 

USAF 1968-1971. Weapons mechanic, the guy that loads and maintains aircraft weapons systems. Worked on 50. cal. in trainers through nukes.

Dad was in the USAAF in WWII. B-17 gunner. Was shot down once, but the whole crew survived to fly again. He was to leave for the invasion of Japan but the Enola Gay/surrender canceled his orders the day before his departure. His brother was in the Pacific campaign the entire duration, one of only a few in his outfit that started out and got to go home alive. Those two were and still are real men! 83 and 86 years old, sharp as tacks, and still independent. Dad drove a '34 Ford 5 window coupe in HS.

 

Army Security Agency. Korean Linguist, 1967 - 1971.

Spent a year in Korea listening to the North Koreans; trying to determine when infiltrators (currently called terrorists) were coming south.

One and a half years at the National Security Agency (NSA)

Currently working with Minnesota colleges, veteran/students to make sure the guys and gals get all the benefits that they have earned.

 

My Dad:
Henry Carver, Jr.
U.S. Army
1st Raiders Division
Korean War, Inchon Invasion

Thanks To All Of You...

 

US Navy 1962 - 1990
Electronics Technician

Son is also career Navy...

 

USAF 1994-present. Currently deployed in Afghanistan at Bagram Air Field. Have six weeks until I return home.

 

USAF '74 - '77
Carswell AFB SAC 7thFMS
Metal Processing Specialist

 

usmc 65-67
cpl vietnam 6/66-7/67 chu lai- dong ha- cua viet

 

USMC '86-'90
HQ 1/11
G 3/12
Operation Desert Storm
USARNG
C Troop 1-152 CAV RSTA
'07-'09
OIF-Al Asad
Mid-life crisis is a bitch.

 

Hal please don't diminish your time spent serving this great country!! 8 years is a big contribution.

 

U.S. Army
101st Airborne Div.
187th Infantry Reg.

1992 - 2007

Wounded overseas and now discharged.

 

2 uncles (Bill & John)(Dad's brothers) WWII Europe, USA
1 uncle (Bud) (Dad's brother) Korea, Frozen Chosin, USA, 1952-54
Cousin Herbert) (dad's side) Vietnam 1966-68, USA
Cousin (mom's side) island hopped from New Guinea to Japan, later became a minister and officiated my wedding. USAAC
2 uncles (mom's brothers), Elmer USN one hitch, USAF one hitch 1950s, Geary 1968-70, USA
Me, USN Seabees, (Reserve) Kodiak AK, Valdez, AK (Homeland Defense), Phillipines, Korea, Okinawa, Kuwait, Iraq. MCB22, 9NCR, 1NCD, currently NFELC (SEA). 1988 - Present, Builder Senior Chief.
Son, Jeffrey, Captain USAF (Academy 2005), F-16 Pilot, currently deployed flying close ground support.

Got ancestors going all the way back to Hardy Pierce who served as an infantryman in Washinton's army at the Potomac. Reading his diary was wild!

God bless everyone who served!

 

vietnam-68-69 wheeled vehicle repair

 

US Navy 1966-1986 Naval Aviator HC6, VS72, VC12, VR56.

 

Vietnam 69-70 173d Airborne 3/319 field artillery

 

My younger Bro was in 1/9 about the same time. Glad you made it back.

 

Disabled Veteran, USAF 2001-2007
2A373 U-2S Crew Chief

 

1989-present day
active duty special operations command

thanks to all that have served and serving now~!

 

USN 1967-71
USS Norfolk
USS Newport News
Have two sons in Kosovo

 

Marine Corps

0431 basic logistics and embarkation specialist

 

US Army
3rd Battalion
187th Infantry
101st Airborne

Part time:

Mortarman
Medic
RTO
Rifleman

Enjoyed backpacking in the scenic hills and valleys of Viet Nam 1968-89

 

U.S. Army Air Defense 1966-1969. Thanks Dad (2 Purple Hearts) Uncle Lor, Uncle Gene, Uncle Lee and Uncle Elmer all Army heroes.

 

I have to 2nd that applause.
Having been a On scene leader and Repair locker leader in several fires and flooding situations...that footage which I first viewed in Basic and still to this day sends chills up my spine. Excellent job maintaining the vessal when the shit hit the fan.