So You Served!!

[Vagabird]

Welcome to the forum, Jim! Ride safe.
- Dan, USCG, Ret.

[leadfoot]

Mississippi Army National Guard
AVCRAD (Aviation Classification Repair Activity Depot)
Depot level repairs on all Army aircraft
Enlisted E8 / Supervisor
24 Years

OIF 06-07
First Sergeant
C-23 Sherpa Fixed Wing Company (My heroes)

Proud of every day served!

Aging and ailing, but hanging on!

Jim

[ROBERTKLEE]

USMC '74-'76 Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Third Marine Division

[marty2]

US Army - Feb 69 - Mar 71
RVN - Feb 70 - Jan 71
Just a plain old Truck Driver

NJ National Guard - Mar 71 - Mar72
Tanker

[KSOLOMON]

July 1966-Drafted
US Army
Jul-Aug Basic, Ft Leonard Wood, MO
Sep-Oct AIT Ft Sill, OK
Dec-Assigned to 6th Bn 15 Artilllery, 105mm Towed
May 1967 Vietnam
1st Inf Div
Lai Khe
Discharged May 1968

I am totally amazed there are't more Vietnam veterans in this organization.

[jlaban]

Jim Ratliff:

I was at Craig, class 67F. We may have saluted in passing. It is remarkable how the world seems to shrink.

John

[jimratliff]

John,
I was in 67B, one of the last T'Bird classes.
Did you fly the T38?
Jim

[cwoflyboy]

Did 30 years with the Coast Guard, 75-05.

Dale Moore/cwoflyboy
97 RT-1100
Marianna, FL

[ejressler]

20 years Army Military Police, 2 more as civilian after I retired. Proud to serve, but glad to retire! Drawing Social Security and still trying to "really" retire, but Wall Street won't let me!

[feldis]

US ARMY, drafted Apirl 1969, Fort Benning basic, RVN 1970, OV-1 tech operator mostly over the Ho Ming Trail. Discharged on return honorable.

R1150RT sold
R1200RT deer strike
R1200GS present ride

[redbeemer]

June, 1969 to Feb. 1977

Learned to leave everything in the duffel bag 'cause the next transfer would be coming shortly. The next thing I learned was once in combat arms units, always in combat units.

Got stupid and asked for a transfer to Viet Nam. Got my wish and two weeks after being "in country" found out that what you read in the papers and real life are not the same. Sent back state-side two months early, "political liability", and now get comped. full medical for life.

In '77, figuring I don't drink enough alcohol and not being able to tolerate the stupidity anymore, turned in the uniform.

While I got to see and do alot that I would not have other wise...

[jlaban]

Jim:
I did fly the T-38. We were the first class to get it. What a great experience. However, I imagine the "Lead Sled" was a very instructive aircraft.

John

[MThelmet]

Usmcr 1956 To 1964

[mcover]

U.S. Navy 1963 - 1988
Lots of great sea duty and some crappy shore duty.
Retired when they said I couldn't go to sea any more.

[beemermyke]

USAF 1979-1995
Took an early retirement that was offered in my career field during some military downsizing (thank you, Bill Clinton). Crew Chief the entire time, and worked on F-4, F-16 and F-117A aircraft. Stationed at Nellis (twice), Shaw (twice), Kunsan AB, MacDill. Work for an aircraft manufacturer in Savannah now as a Technical Writer.