US Army 1969 - 1972 (Sgt)and TX Army National Guard (SSG) 1976-1982 INFANTRY
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Molon Labe
"Among the many misdeeds of the British rule in India, history will look upon the act of depriving a whole nation of arms, as the blackest."
~ Mahatma Gandhi, Gandhi, An Autobiography, M. K. Gandhi, page 446.
US Army 66-67 11B in Nam, 71-72 74D in Nam, 7 years germany, 2.5 on Okinawa. Got out, became an Army civilian. Worked on tanks, howitzers, mortars, and helo, all armament.
ex-navy spook 76-81, recruited for seal team sniper - turned it down to stay married. Workin on the 29th year Aug. 3 . But sure miss the action and respect the stuffin out of those who stuck it out. B.Z. to ya!!!!!
Entered US Army in 1954 retired in 1980, USASA Japan, Lots of time at Ft Rucker and two tours in VN as Helicopter pilot. A few nice tours, Hughes Plant Activity early seventys ,VIP Flt Det, VIP Flt det, Camp Zama Japan until retirement.
Got a lot of respect for you Avation det. types. you went in where we were hugging the ground.
Must have been nice to have clean clothes all the time.
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Molon Labe
"Among the many misdeeds of the British rule in India, history will look upon the act of depriving a whole nation of arms, as the blackest."
~ Mahatma Gandhi, Gandhi, An Autobiography, M. K. Gandhi, page 446.
E4 in the USAF 1961-65 as a missile tech on Bomarc II's. Stationed in Cape Cod....God what awful duty, but somebody had to protect the First Family In Hyannis, and especially Teddy Kennedy from all those pretty young interns, and narrow, wooden bridges!
Seriously.....I'm proud of my brothers who gave their all in Nam, Desert Storm and today in the mountains of that God forsaken waste land Afghanistan.
SFC currently active since 9/11 MDARNG. Service time 1981- present. The Desert with XVIII ABN Corps, Somalia with 3rd Army. Also more "training" in desert than I care to remember in past 10 years, oh for the good old days in Holland!
US Army 67-69 (22G20 Nike Launcher Control Repairman) ( Ft. Campbell, KY, Basics )- (Redstone Arsenal, AL, 8th ETC, Nike Missle School )- (McGregor Range Ft. Bliss,TX, D Bty Sup Gp GM-GS) - (Sukiran, Okinawa, 44th Ord. 30th Arty Bde.)