Time for another military veteran's roll call. Sound Off!

[Prisoner_Number_Six]

Once in a while we have to do this when the chickenhawks emerge. It's an affirmation of the DU men and women who really did their service for their country, as opposed to those members of certain other nameless sites who like to talk the talk, but never actually walked the walk.

If you wore the uniform, by the numbers, SOUND OFF!
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United States Air Force Security Service 1973-1975

[Corgigal]

1. USAF 1928 Comm Group

1980-1988. Honorable Discharge, Air Traffic Controller.

[B Calm]

2. US Navy 1969 - 1973 USS ALbany CG10 - USS Yosemite AD19

[B Calm]

55. My dad was in the infantry artillery. Fought the Germans in France

Belgum, and North Africa. My brother, like myself was also a Vietnam
Navy veteran.

[tsuki]

3. And I love you for it. My Father defended the Constitution for most of

his adult life before his untimely death in 1975 after three tours in Viet-Nam.

But now is not the time for a military sound off, it is the time for a Mom's sound off. http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=104x4392984

I would defend this country with my dying breath, but I will not give my son to a corporate war for profits.

[tyedyeto]

4. My s/o (who is not a member but a long-time Dem)

served 2 tours of duty in Vietnam in the Navy in the late 60's.

[Gary173]

12. Welcome Home Nam Vets

US Army 1966/1969 SSG E6 Humped the boonies in Vietnam 1967/1968

[tyedyeto]

18. I may not have been there myself

was still in high school, but have met many who were. Most were drafted and had no choice. My s/o had his student deferment yanked away and instead of being drafted into the Army, he joined the Navy.

Kudos and thanks to all who have served in any military capacity.

[Gildor Inglorion]

25. Welcome home, brother, & welcome to DU!

US Army 1966/1968 - SP5, G2, HQ IFFV, Nha Trang, RVN, 1966/1967 (not exactly humping the boonies, but, hey, I went where they sent me!)

[Child_Of_Isis]

5. Reporting!

Regular Army, AG promotions. Honorable discharge.

[puerco-bellies]

U.S. Navy 1977-1981

Naval Expeditionary Ribbon, Battle-E Ribbon, Sea Service Ribbon, Persian Gulf Tour, Iranian Hostage Crisis.

[Redroach]

6. Present and accounted for!!

US Army 69-76. West Point '73. 4th Infantry Div Fort
Carson, Colo. MP 1Lt

[evilqueen]

7. On Deck

USN - NavSta Charleston, SC
Cold War Veteran
Disabled/Retired
Radioman (Clearance: Top Secret)

[evlbstrd]

8. US Navy, 1974-1979.

Also honorably discharged. Two of my brothers served, and my nephew is in the Air Force.
Edit to add some service record.
Guantanamo
USS Austin LPD-4
Fleet Intelligence Training Center, Norfolk

[bonzotex]

9. USAF 13 years 1985-98 n/t

[Mogvet1]

10. my career...

retired Army CW3...career spaned four decades, with tours including the 6th ID, the 5th ID, the 2ID, the 101st ABN, 4/7 CAV, 1st CAV...
three tours in Korea (last two on the DMZ)
one tour Europe back in the 70's...
one combat tour in Mogadishu, Somalia August to December 1993-AND YES I'M STILL ASSED UP OVER THAT ONE!
a ton of trips to the National Training Center-

[TheDebbieDee]

11. US Army, Active Duty 1982-1991, US Army Reserve, 1991-2002

When I realized how insane the * admin was, I decided I'd had enough - 20-year letter or no 20-year letter.

[two gun sid]

13. 6 years active duty Reagan era military. 1981-1987.

[Postman]

14. US Navy '81-'86 USS Forrestal (CV-59)

Operations Specialist working in the Combat Information Center (CIC)

[Sgent]

15. Not a vet (disability)

Brother -- USMC 26th MEU, Cpl, Honorable Discharge
Brother -- USAF Medical Corp, Maj., Active
Mother -- USA Medical Corp, Lt. Col., Honorable Separation
Uncles:
USN Medical Corp, Submarine Service, SEAL Service, Lt. Cmdr., Honorable
USAF Reserve, Flight Surgeon, Brig General, Retired
USCG, 2 Tour Vietnam, Petty Officer 1st Cls

I've got some cousins as well, but this is the the people off the top of my head in my family alone.

[Jackpine Radical]

16. 1st Cav, Vietnam '67-68

Infantry

[CRK7376]

17. US Army

1977 to Present

Active Duty
National Guard
Army Reserve

[alfredo]

19. USASA 65-69 4th USASAFS Kagnew Station 66-69

ASA patch


Kagnew Patch


ASA is now INSCOM

[_ed_]

20. US Army

Captain when I got out. 1996-2000 West Point, 2000-2005 Fort Carson, CO. Iraq 2003-2004.

[haele]

21. Retired - USN (1977-1989), USNR(1989-1998)

I'm a Chief, and don't ever forget it!

I chew up butterbars for breakfast and spit them out as lieutenant material before lunch. I know everything you need before you do and can figure out the fix for anything that needs fixing.

I've been there, done that, and have the anchors burned into my soul to prove it. We always have "days like that" - in fact, we live for them - and never take vacations from being a Chief - 'cause...
"Once a Chief, always a Chief - 'till the day you die and a couple years after."

My crew is my family, my ship (or station) is my home. The most important thing in my life other than preserving and protecting the Constitution and the citizenry of this country I swore to serve is going to be the well-being of my crew, and the success of all our endeavors.

Got a problem? Find the Chief.

Haele

[Postman]

23. Splice the main brace, chief.....

n/t

[seabeyond]

22. i love your sound offs. i get tingly all over. one of my favorite

threads to spin down and see all the people that served

THANKS ALL

[elderly man]

24. USMC (48-52)

[dweller]

31. Welcome Sir!

thank you for your service.

:patriot:

peace.
dp

[jbm]

26. U.S. Army 77-81..n/t

:hi:

[GreatCaesarsGhost]

27. navy 1969 - 1973 - HM2

father - enlisted navy Dec 8, 1941 - torpedoman 2nd class

[BrotherBuzz]

28. US Army - AUS

1972-74

[bpilgrim]

29. USS White Plains (AFS 4) - BM3

The Orient Express

peace

[deadparrot]

30. Here's a thread from a couple months ago always worth posting...

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=104&topic_id=3734985

[Prisoner_Number_Six]

34. Thanks!

I remember that one, but I didn't keep the link.

[Dees]

32. Army 1964-66...1st Infantry Division..Lai Khe, Vietnam 65-66

[newswolf56]

33. Regular Army enlistee 1959-1962, reserves 1962-1965.

Served in STRAC unit stateside, in Korea 19 months due to JFK extension.

[Stinky The Clown]

35. Navy and Navy Reserves (active) in the late 60s/early 70s

AND ...... I know where my DD214 is.

[Geoff R. Casavant]

36. US Navy, active 1994-1997

Reserves since 1999, up for O-5 next year.

[raysr]

37. Army Intelligence

1968-1970

[Oerdin]

38. 9 years as a 37F in the reserves

including deployments to Kosovo and Iraq. I got out last November because I just didn't want to put my family and my career through the other 2-3 deployments which would have occured if I had reenlisted.

[kiranon]

39. 1st Lt. Army Transportation Corps 1974-76

[newyawker99]

57. Hi kiranon!!

Welcome to DU!! :toast:

[NightHawk63]

40. Active duty United States Army, 1981 - 1985...

... plus a bunch of years in the national guard and reserves.

[bearfan454]

41. US Navy 1974 - 1977

[lpbk2713]

42. Navy 1965 - 69

And just because I was in the same Navy with them, I have nothing else in common with those Swift boat lying assholes that the RNC scraped up from an outhouse floor about a year ago.

[evilqueen]

44. I hear ya, and I'm with you. n/t

[Demonaut]

43. USN 1981-1986, PH3 USS Constellation

two westpacs and one overhaul Bremerton Washington

[vanamonde]

45. Navy Reserve, active duty 73 and 74

USS Franklin D Roosevelt, CVA-42, Med cruise 73-74

[me b zola]

46. .

Consider me mustard. *add here smiley of groucho tapping his cigar*

Add also father WWII, uncleWWII, cousin NAM, and husband, first gulf war, and this last atrocity.

[w8liftinglady]

47. My son,dad,uncle,grandpa,and ex

all served in US Army

[Elwood P Dowd]

48. U.S. Army 1970-1972

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[HeeBGBz]

49. Army and National Guard 85-87, 87-90

Signal Corps

[spindoctor]

50. Royal Netherlands Air Force 1986 - 1988

Actually I served with these guys



Stationed with these guys

[KBlagburn]

51. USAF 1989-1996 Desert Storm Vet

1989-1993 53rd Airlift Squadron "Blackjacks"


1993-1996 963 Airborne Air Control Squadron (formerly AWACS) "Blue Knights"

[ridgerunner]

52. USN 88-93 n/t

[bumblebee1]

53. U S Navy

myself- 1980-1992

spouse- 1980-2000

[Freedomfried]

54. UDT Team 12, SDV Team 1, SEAL Team One, 81-89

And....
U.S. Merchant Marine 89-2001

[BlueCollar]

56. U.S. Navy

AMS 2
VP-40
79-83


and I chave a copy of my DD214....

[landdaddy]

58. US Army RA

Can Tho RVN '68/'69 and '70 Sgt E-5.

[tyedyeto]

59. Kick

:kick:

[woofless]

60. USAF '70-'73

Incirlik, Turkey and The Pentagon.

Woof

[Prisoner_Number_Six]

61. Friday nite kick

Drinks at the NCO club! First round's on me!