Military Veterans - Sound Off!

[HVAC Instructor]

I'd like to get an idea of how many of you served in the military past or currently. Active duty or reserve or a combination. Cite some units if you want, it's a small world, and you might just reconnect with an old buddy.

Me -

United States Marine Corps 11/82 - 11/86

MOS 2145

Units:

First Force Service Support Group (FSSG), Detachment A, Tracks Platoon 29 Palms.

Operation Freedom Banner 84

Third FSSG Asia

Combat Service Support Detachments (CSSD) 31 and 32

Semper Fi!

[iron76hd]

United States Marine Corps 92-96

0311 Infantryman/Radio Operator

1st Battalion/9th Marines 2yrs (retired colors) "Walking Dead"
Marine Raider Company

2nd Battalion/1st Marines 2 yrs
Marine Raider Company

Somalia 93
Kuwait Tour 95

2 Western Pacific Deployments
USS Juneau
USS Denver

Si vis pacem, para bellum!

[exvagabond]

US Army, 4 years, mid-80's
11B
1/27th Infantry, 25th ID 'Tropic Lightning'
DAV

[pbsawin]

USMC 1960-1980

Keep abreast of USMC events and info for Marines in Oklahoma. Go to US Marine Corps Coordinating Council of Oklahoma, Inc. and subscribe to the email list.

US Marine Corps Coordinating Council of Oklahoma sends.

[HVAC Instructor]

United States Marine Corps 92-96

0311 Infantryman/Radio Operator

1st Battalion/9th Marines 2yrs (retired colors) "Walking Dead"
Marine Raider Company

2nd Battalion/1st Marines 2 yrs
Marine Raider Company

Somalia 93
Kuwait Tour 95

2 Western Pacific Deployments
USS Juneau
USS Denver

Si vis pacem, para bellum!

Two West Pacs! I'm jealous! That's awesome. Did you get to Perth?

Was First Sgt. Ramerez (Maybe Sgt. Major or retired by then) back with 1/9 when you were there? He was our Series Chief at PI in '82. Something of a legend with the Walking Dead we were told.

[iron76hd]

Perth!!! Yes I did. Highly Recommend that visit.

No Ramirez. We had a 1st Sgt Ross. A legend in "Force Recon" for almost 15 years before coming to our unit to retire. He retired and went on to LAPD. Who know how far he's moved up since 1994. He took training to a whole different level for the two years he was there before retirement.

[iron76hd]

there you have it! considering the responses on this website i'm not suprised. Not many actually served their country. Just us!

[mrbob]

United States Air Force 1965-69 I was a Crew Chief on a F-4 Phantom Jet. 4925 OMS Special Weapons Center, Kirtland AFB. Vietnam 1966-67 Tan Son Nhut Air Base. 12th Tac Renconnaissance Squardon . DAV

[decepticobra]

US Army, 4 years, mid-80's
11B
1/27th Infantry, 25th ID 'Tropic Lightning'
DAV

did you ever run into robert downey jr., jack black, or ben stiller?

[HVAC Instructor]

there you have it! considering the responses on this website i'm not suprised. Not many actually served their country. Just us!

Surely there are more than have sounded off so far.

Oh, and I had a slight brain fart earlier....I meant First Sgt. Hernandez instead of Ramerez, lol! He was probaly retired by then too. Got my little red graduation book out and double checked...talk about memories.

[mugofbeer]

there you have it! considering the responses on this website i'm not suprised. Not many actually served their country. Just us!

First, maybe not everyone wants to wear it on their sleeve - my apologies if that sounds harsh but its hard to express intent in type. Not meaning to sound that way. Compare it to religion. Many people are religious but don't go around telling everyone about it.

Second, when I was in my late teens and early 20's just after Vietnam, being in the military wasn't considered the great honor and didn't get the respect it has now (and SHOULD HAVE) so virtually none of us enlisted then.

Third, it would scare the **** out of me if my son wanted to enlist, but it would warm my heart and it would be a very proud moment if he would want to (though he is waaay too young).

[exvagabond]

funny....

did you ever run into robert downey jr., jack black, or ben stiller?

[kevinpate]

... scare the **** out of me if my son wanted to enlist, but it would warm my heart and it would be a very proud moment ...

Ran through those same emotions when daughter's hubby decided to enlist in the USAF.

His first enlistment is nearly up, but not his service. He is soon to enter retraining for a new field during his next enlistment. Solid young man.

They'll all be back this side of the pond next year around mid-spring, making Poppa and Nana very very happy.

[HVAC Instructor]

First, maybe not everyone wants to wear it on their sleeve - my apologies if that sounds harsh but its hard to express intent in type. Not meaning to sound that way. Compare it to religion. Many people are religious but don't go around telling everyone about it.

It's a brotherhood one can only understand by having lived it. I'm looking for fellow service members here, not a debate. Please respect that.

[mugofbeer]

It's a brotherhood one can only understand by having lived it. I'm looking for fellow service members here, not a debate. Please respect that.

I understand that and I respect that. One of the posters was starting to go down the road of "if you weren't in the military then you don't deserve an opinion on military issues" tone. Again, its hard to discern in type.

[stratosphere]

Army active duty 8/1/89 to 4/29/96

duty stations:

Ft Polk, Louisiana
HHT 3/1 Cavalry
5th Mechanized Infantry Division
jan 1990 to nov 1991

Camp Casey S. Korea
A co 2nd Forward Support Battalion
2nd Infantry Division
Nov 1991 to Nov 1992

Ft. Sill Oklahoma
A co 2/158th Aviation Regiment
III Corp Artillery
Jan 1993 to Nov 1993

Ft Eustis Virginia
491st Automated Cargo Detachment
7th Transportation Group
Nov 1993 to April 1996

Also served in the Oklahoma National Guard:

700th Support Battalion
May 1996 to Feb 1997


Currently a government civilian at Tinker.

[Lauri101]

U.S.A.F, 1975-1980
Telephone Maintenance, Inside Plant
Shepherd AFB, Texas
Eglin AFB, Florida
Incirlik CBI, Turkey

[PennyQuilts]

I am grateful for the sacrifices of our military and their families. I had a brother in Vietnam and it is hard to worry when they are in harm's way. I live near Quantico and Fort Belvoir so lots of military and former military in the neighborhood and around. Wonderful people and I just respect the hell out of them, including their families. I've said it, before - they are the best of us.

[Lauri101]

Oh, and even though many of you OKCTalkers know, or have figured it out from my avatar - my daughter is a Sergeant in U.S. Army right now.

She served a year in Afghanistan, MP duty as escort to 101st Airborne. She is one of only 3-4 females allowed to wear the Airborne patch and has a Combat Infantry Badge for the firefights where she engaged.

I am very proud of her, but the year she spent in the sandbox was the most terrifying year of my life. Everytime the phone rang at odd times, my heart stopped. Once when we were talking on the phone, she said "gotta' go, mom - we're taking mortar fire".

I'm so glad we respect our soldiers, marines and airmen now - we treated our returning Vietnam troops so poorly. thank you to all who have served and who still are!

[HVAC Instructor]

. She is one of only 3-4 females allowed to wear the Airborne patch and has a Combat Infantry Badge for the firefights where she engaged.

Now that is impressive!

Glad she's home safe now Lauri.

[stick47]

USN 1966-70, Tonkin Gulf Yacht Club

[NE Oasis]

And from the minority -

U.S. Navy 1975 - 1995
ENCS(SW)

USS Dominant (MSO-431)
Naval Air Technical Training Center, Millington, TN
USS Moosbrugger (DD-980)
USS Sphinx (ARL-24)
Shore Intermediate Maintenance Activity Charleston, SC
Naval Communication Station Nea Makri, Greece
USS Orion (AS-18)
Mare Island Naval Shipyard, Vallejo CA

[HVAC Instructor]

And from the minority -

Nah...there's more squids here, lol! They just haven't found the thread yet. I think Oneforone was a sqid too, and that's make 3 jarheads and 3 squids. One more and ya'll will be the majority.

Thanks for posting NEO!