From the back of my AFSOC coin: "We are devoted to Duty, Honor, and Country and will do what it takes to Preserve Freedom for all mankind." I've never forgotten that. I was at a Commanders Call one day when I was with the 919th SOG in Florida, and there was a guest speaker talking about what it was to be a Special Operations Warrior. He took a quote from the Good Book, "and the Lord said, "who shall I send?" And I said, "here am I, send me." I've never forgotten that either. Here am I, send me. You bet your ass. I always felt I went those places, volunteered for those missions, sat in the rain, the cold, the heat, the snow, carried all that shit, and got bad knees and arthritis for it. (And I'd do it all over again.) All for the ones I loved, for complete strangers, little kids. All for Freedom. All for my kids, so they could see all the great places in our country. Own a hot rod. Hang out with their friends. Learn what they wanted to. So I could meet you guys and have great friends that I never served with, just because we served the same country. I remember how in high school you were supposed to go to college afterward. I kept getting slips to go to the "guidance" councilors office. She would rail on me about going to college and not the service. My good old mom found out and told me that the next time I got a slip to go to the office and telephone her. So I did. She said not to go into the office, but wait outside. I did as told. When my mom got there, she went right into the councilors office and closed the door. You see, mom's dad was in WWII, and so was my dad (dad was 20 years older than mom). She remembered what it was like to have your freedom threatened. She remembered seeing squadrons of bombers flying overhead headed over to Europe. She remembered her brother and nephew going over the Viet Nam. I never to another slip. It's great to see all my brothers and sisters in arms on here. I new you were there.
USAF, Travis Air Force Base, 1985 C-141 Jet Engine Mechanic Salute to all the other vets out there. Thank you for your service.
I didn't serve....But I can't thank those of you who did ( or are ) serve(ing) to protect me and my family enough!!!! THANK YOU>>>>THANK YOU>>>>THANK YOU!!!!!!!!!
Thanks to those who have served, and thanks to those who are serving. Standing up for your(or our) way of life is nothing to take lightly!
USN 84-90... USS Enterprise nuke 86-90 (MM2 just because I got lazy.....should have been a first class PO)
Daniel Sorrell, AXC(AW) Retired USN 1975-1995 Jesse Sorrell, USA 2006-Present (my son) Where I work now, the owner of the company doesn't remember this day or allow workers off to remember; and to him and every ungrateful, lily-livered person like him I reserve judgement by God above.
US Army 1972-1976. If I tell you what I did, I could go to Leavenworth for 20 years....that's what the papers I signed said.
USAF 02-present. Iraq, Egypt, Kuwait, Qatar, Afghanistan, Kyrgyzstan, Europe! I've been everywhere!!!!
Ancestors Hardy Pierce, Washington’s Army of the Potomac Three brothers (can’t remember their names), Civil war, 2 union, 1 confederate all killed in same battle Friends Stanley Larson (deceased) Allied Expeditionary Force WWI Mr. Van Dyck age 94, Normandy landing D-day, one of two survivors in his company that day. Friend Charlie Gilbert (deceased), USAF F80 &F86 in Korea, A1 Skyraider in Vietnam Friend Terry C. First Cavalry 2nd 7th, 67-69 Vietnam Uncles William, Johnny, Fred, Ed all served in WWII Cousins TSgt Lee Lampkin, AAF, Island hopped from New Guinea to Japan Herbert (deceased) US Army Field Artillery 66-68 Vietnam Latest to serve is my 24 year old son, currently transitioning to the F-16 out in Arizona CB_Chief USNR Seabees 1988 – present, OIF 04-06, July 05 to May 06 NMCB 22 9NCR 1NCD
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