Roll Call !
 

In honor of Veterans Day, I would like for all our veterans to "Sound Off" !!

Please put branch and time of service. This post is for ALL who served in the Armed Forces during peacetime or war. You are all veterans.

Thank you for your service to our country !

U.S Navy 1978-1982
U.S. Army 1988-2011

Coast Guard 1988-1992

SC Army National Guard 1971-1977

Australian regular Army... 1985 - 1991.

Matt... Why does a Sailor decide to join up with the Pong-goes? :confused:

Thanks to all that served.

US Navy 1991 - 1995

USS Kitty Hawk CV63


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From Left to Right: My Uncle Duane served on the USS Lake Champlain CV39. Me. My Dad CTT2 served in Bremerhaven Germany.
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United States Marine Corps 1970-1974

The NAV, Sports Fans, 26 years.

Getting my wings:

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More excitement !

US Army 1978-81

12B Combat Engineer

Blue Babe Sir!

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"Sapper" ;)

Is that your dad pinning them on with your mom looking on?

It is. Both, sadly, no longer with us.

Great people, even better parents.

US Army, 11B, 1973-1997.

Unites States Air Force
California Air National Guard
1995-present

September 12, 2001
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Less Stressful Times
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78 ...98 US Army
Flight Para ...
91 B // ACLS Inst.

Rika

I was a Medic with 3RAR (Our Airborne Infantry battalion)

Good times!

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When deployed I worked with an Australian Doctor, Dr. Paul McCarthy (no relation)

Greatest guy ever. Had great stories about Australia, history and culture. I need to look him up . . .

USN '86-'92
Getting my Good Conduct pinned by Commodore Wells, en route to Desert Storm.
That tall guy in the background is fellow Pelican Don Newton.

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Getting my EAWS on the flight deck while underway during a Tiger cruise from Hawaii to Bremerton coming home from Desert Storm. My Dad is next to me.

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It was the second time Pop joined one. The previous one was on USS Wisconsin BB-64 from Ft. Lauderdale to Norfolk.

U.S. Navy, served on the USS Hancock(CVA-19) 1967-1969. Three Nam tours.

Tip of my hat in thanks to all who have served...

Army - 1964 to 1966.
General Staff Section.

Navy Fire Controlman. 1988-2008

^^me too!

MK 38 Gun system on Wisconsin, then SPG-51 on Waddell.

Rode Nimitz in an OS billet with COMDESRON-21.

'78 to '82 US Navy air traffic controller.
Stationed at Navy El Centro, USS Ranger and FACSFAC Navy North Island.
Followed by 26 years as an FAA air traffic controller.
I'm far left, found all the low overheads my first 2 weeks on the Ranger.
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Army. 1972-74 Karlsruhe, Germany --
95th MP Battalion

That made me laugh. At 6'4" my forehead looked like an MMA fighter with zero skills after my first underway period on a Frigate.

FACSFAC Navy North Island Controllers were great.

Best.

Big hello to Don Davis!

US Army 1971 - 1976
US Navy. 1981- 1995

Got REALLY tired of sleeping in the dirt. . . or the trees. . .

US Army 1967 to 1970. 91A10

US Nuclear Navy machinist from June 1965 to September 1985. Served on CVA(N) 65, DLGN25 (later CGN25), CGN35, CGN39 and two tours to refuel the D1G reactor outside of Saratoga Springs.

Will retire 1 Jan 21, w/ 34 years, 29 days. 1986-2021

12 yrs USMC F/A-18 pilot
22 yrs Army SOF paratrooper

HOOAH and OohRah brothers-and-sisters-in-arms.

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Thank you, guys.

I had already guessed that. ;) Respect and gratitude to you and all who served.

Proud to be associated with ALL of you guys!

Thank you for serving!!

US Coast Guard Reserve, 1974 to 1997.

USMC infantryman here.

More important to me is that two of my sons also served in the Corps infantry. If these fine young men are any measure (and notwithstanding the looting and rioting pukes that are plastered all over the news) our country will be fine

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U.S. Army 1977-1980 Helicopter crew chief 67V

Ft. Hood TX and Illesheim Germany.

Dave

Well said, I agree.

You rock, meh, 82% or so. SmileWavy

We Veterans do enjoy that commonality.

Makes the Army/Navy game soooo good. Especially when Air Force and Coast Guard brothers/sisters chime in.

Love that day just about more than any other throughout the year.

"We must live well for the ones that are gone"

Our sisters... God bless them all.

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