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A little rememberance from the past...........to all my veterian brother and sister. have a good Veterians day.


To Those Who Went

To Those Who Are There Still

To Those Who Have Returned

To Those Who Never Will

3702 BMTS, Lackland AFB, TX. Feb/Mar 1977
54th ATW, Chanute AFB, IL. APR/May/Jun 1977
438th MAC/OMS, McGuire AFB, NJ 1977-1981
93rd Bomb Wing/OMS, Castle AFB, CA 1981-1984
406th Fighter Training Wing/AGD, Zaragoza AB, Spain, 1984-1987
89th MAC Special Air Mission Squadron, Andrews AFB, DC !987- 1994
 
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I'll post up for my Dad
3 years Fort Benning Georgia
1 year in Baumgolder base, Germany

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HMH-462
The infamous screw crew
83 ta 97
SFMF
 

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1990-1991 MCCES MCAGCC, Twentynine Palms, CA
1991-1992 ELMACO Okinawa, Japan
1992 CSSD-35 Subic Bay, Philippines
1992-1994 1st/2nd LAAM BN, Yuma, AZ
1994-1998 9th Communications Battalion, Camp Pendleton, CA
1998-2003 6th Communications Battalion, Brooklyn, NY (OIF 1)
2003-2006 2nd Marine Division Communications Company, Camp Lejeune, NC (Bagram, AFG; Al Asad AB, Al Anbar province, Iraq)
2006-2010 MCCES MCAGCC, Twentynine Palms, CA
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I'll Post for my Pops

US Army
Korea 1952 -1953
3rd Infantry
E-Company

Quick story he just told.
He was there when they had the final cease-fire. Early that day the armistice was signed so they pulled them off the front line, and they all got into deuce & a half trucks.
He said on the way down the convoy of trucks stopped. Nobody knew what was up.
They finally got the word, "You're going back up to the line, dig in real deep and fire off every round You have right before 10PM that's the cease fire".
He said they shot off every single round they had, everything, even artillery, rockets, mortars.
He said it was like a gnarly 4th of July ! I asked if they were even aiming, he said "Hell No, everyone just didn't want to lug out all that heavy ammo, so we fired it all"!!!! 🇺🇸
 
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USMC2010 said:
1990-1991 MCCES MCAGCC, Twentynine Palms, CA
1991-1992 ELMACO Okinawa, Japan
1992 CSSD-35 Subic Bay, Philippines
1992-1994 1st/2nd LAAM BN, Yuma, AZ
1994-1998 9th Communications Battalion, Camp Pendleton, CA
1998-2003 6th Communications Battalion, Brooklyn, NY (OIF 1)
2003-2006 2nd Marine Division Communications Company, Camp Lejeune, NC (Bagram, AFG; Al Asad AB, Al Anbar province, Iraq)
2006-2010 MCCES MCAGCC, Twentynine Palms, CA View attachment 1170597 View attachment 1170598 View attachment 1170599 View attachment 1170601
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Def didn’t take enough pics when I was in
 
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U.S. Air Force, 1980 Basic Training at Lackland AFB, then to Security Police Tech School, also at Lackland and Camp Bullis Tx for A.B.G.D. ( Air base ground defense.) March AFB from 1980 to 1982. B-52's, Tankers and Cargo aircraft mostly. Then off to Beale AFB with the SR-71 and U-2 Aircraft along with Pave Paws which was an early warning radar and computer system. Did a total of 12 years including active and reserve.
My daughter is currently in the Air Force stationed at Hill AFB and is a Mobile Radar Tech soon to be sent to Florida with her husband who is also Air force and works on the F-35 Aircraft.
 
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513th Transportation Company, 9th Infantry Division, Ft. Lewis WA 1976 to 1978
66th Transportation Company (don't remember division), K-Town, Germany 1978 to 1979.

This is the only photo I have of me while serving. Taken at Ft Lewis in '76.

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jeepdog said:
I don't recall that name, a bunch of us meet in Laughlin in March ( this March of 2023 will be the 2nd event)
Let him know
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Just asked. Looks like I was a little off. He was HMH-465. Loved going on base with him when he was flying.
 
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2012-2020
US Navy active duty

HSM-77 North Island, CA then Atsugi, Japan
HSC-23 North Island, CA
MALS-24 Kaneohe Bay, HI

2020-present
US Navy active reserve

VR-57 North Island, CA.


My favorite picture I took on a deployment. I was always nights my entire active duty time. On deployment I got to watch the sun go down and come up. I was able to capture both day and night in one unedited picture

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Posting for my dad

MpCo 1st Marine Division Camp Pendleton 1988-1992

Thanks to all that have served!
 

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My thanks to all that have served.

It's been 81 years since the United States entered World War II on December 7, 1941. During the almost four years of fighting, 16 million American citizens answered the call to serve. It was a terrible episode in human events; around 50 million people died during the conflict. American combat and civilian deaths totaled about 410,000.

I have been studying WWII history for almost 50 years now. I don't know the exact number, but that includes reading about 750 history books over the years. The best part of my interest in the war has been meeting the veterans that participated in the battles to win freedom and peace for the world.

The number of WWII veterans still living grows smaller every day. The National World War II Museum in New Orleans has been tracking their numbers for years, and as of September 2022, there are fewer than 170,000 of the 16 million veterans still living.

THE PASSING OF THE WWII GENERATION

Every day, memories of World War II—its sights and sounds, its terrors and triumphs—disappear. Yielding to the inalterable process of aging, the men and women who fought and won the great conflict are now in their 90s or older. They are dying quickly—according to US Department of Veterans Affairs statistics, 167,284 of the 16 million Americans who served in World War II are alive in 2022.

WWII Veteran Statistics | The National WWII Museum | New Orleans

With less than 1 percent of the 16.4 million Americans who served during World War II still with us today, The National WWII Museum’s mission to tell the story of the American experience in the war that changed the world is more crucial than ever.
www.nationalww2museum.org www.nationalww2museum.org

If you have a family member or acquaintance that served during the war, now is the time to honor them. Ask about their experiences. The memories they hold can be passed on to you, and their stories can live for generations to come if you'll take the initiative to pass them on to others.

I cherish the memories of veterans I have, like those of Colonel Ralph W. Evans, USAF. Ralph grew up in Terre Haute, IN. He joined the Army at the age of 17 with his parents' permission. Ralph had graduated from high school when he was 16, and because he had a year of university studies behind him when he joined, he was accepted into pilot training in the Army Air Forces.

In late 1944, Ralph was assigned to a new Boeing B-29 bomber at the Martin factory near Omaha, and along with his crew, they flew it to Saipan in the Marianas Islands to join the Twentieth Air Force. Under General Curtis E. LeMay, the Twentieth engaged in the strategic bombing of the Japanese Empire. Ralph was 21 years old, and the commander of the most technologically advanced and expensive aircraft in the world.

After the war, Ralph stayed in the Air Force, and eventually became a Command Pilot in a Strategic Air Command unit, flying the nuclear weapon capable Boeing B-52. He retired as a Colonel, and continued flying as a pilot for Eastern Airlines.

When I met Ralph, he was in his 70s, retired back in Terre Haute, and enjoying his days tending to his flowers and playing golf. He shared stories of his bombing missions from Saipan to Japan with me, a 3,000 mile round trip that took twelve to fourteen hours. We played golf together, and while Ralph couldn't hit the ball far, it was always in the fairway.

Ralph suffered a heart attack one cold December night in 1996, and passed away. His wife, knowing how much I respected and loved the man, sent me a package that contained the USAAF pilot wings he earned in 1944, the Command Pilot wings he wore as a USAF B-52 squadron commander, and a spent rifle casing that was from one of the three volleys fired at his funeral with full military honors. These are among my most cherished possessions.

Veterans Day honors all those that have answered the same call that Ralph did. Let them know you appreciate their service to our country.
 
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USN Hospital Corps 1972-1976 Sand Point Dispensary at the Deactivated Naval Air Station in Seattle, Wa.
Awesome memories of caring for active/retired Naval Aviators and their families, many who have passed...RIP

Peace, all
 
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1983 - 1984, Great Lakes Navel Training
1984 - 1989, USS Elliot DD 967, San Diego
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You and I may have been there at the same time.

VF-24 Fighting Renegades (F-14 squadron) out of Miramar, but deployed on the Kitty Hawk

Westpac in 1985 and World Cruise in 87.

They filmed quite a bit of Top Gun at our squadron.


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1986-1987 Ft Jackson, SC Basic and AIT
1987-1988 Camp Carroll Korea 69 Trans Battalion
1988-1990 Ft Hood TX 2/2 ADA Deuces Wild, If it flies it dies
1990-1991 Cincinnati OH 377 Combat MP
 
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Warlock1 said:
1986-1987 Ft Jackson, SC Basic and AIT
1987-1988 Camp Carroll Korea 69 Trans Battalion
1988-1990 Ft Hood TX 2/2 ADA Deuces Wild, If it flies it dies
1990-1991 Cincinnati OH 377 Combat MP
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You were at Hood the same time I was.
 
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