Jan 1985 to Aug, 1989 U.S. Army Medic. 2/5 Cav, 1st Cav. Division. Ft. Hood Texas 4/32 Armor, 3rd Armor division, West Germany.
Thank every one of you for your service. I have never served but work hand and hand with vets and active duty in my job. Dad was a Jag officer (Navy) 2nd lt. from something like 80-83? I was born while he was in the navy in Charleston SC.
Medic Casualty Staging Group Gunfighter Village, DaNang Vietnam. USAF 1967-75, Then ANC, USA Reserve 1977-94 AD for Desert Storm serving at Walter Reed.
USN 1982-1991 Aviation Structural Mechanic / Aviation welder VAQ 139 NAS Whibey Island, Wa - deployed on USS Constellation CV64 AIMD, NAF Atsugi Japan ( Shore duty) VAQ 136 NAF Atsugi Japan - deployed on USS Midway CV41 ( operation Desert Shield / Storm)
United States Army 1986 -1993; 63rd TAMC, 3rd Inf. Geibelstadt FRG 86-88 T trp. 3rd ACR Ft Bliss TX. 88-90 B-co 2/501st Avn. Cp. Humphreys ROK 90-91 C-co 1/160th SOAR 91-93 Ft. Campbell Ky. aircraft weapons systems & fire control technician. worked weapons on Cobra's in Germany and Texas, spent my time in Korea as a unit armorer and Bn. range safety NCO in a Chinook unit, and worked on heavily armed MH-60 Blackhawks in the Task Force at Campbell
Cpl. USMC Avionics, UH-1N and Av-8 Harrier 1972-1976 MCAS, Cherry Point, NC MCAS, New River, NC USS Iwo Jima LPH-2 MCAS Iwakuni, Japan Lots of places in between
My two boys. Son # 1 USMC 2010-2014 (2 weeks ago he joined the Army, decided school wasn't for him) Son # 2 USMC 2013- Currently deployed overseas Thanks to all !!!
U.S. Army M1A1/M1A2/M1A2 SEP Armor Crewman '89-'05 2/70 AR, 1AD then reflagged 3ID Erlangen, Germany '90-'92 (Operation Desert Storm) 2/77 AR, 4ID Ft. Carson, CO '92-'95 2/8 CAV, 1CD Ft Hood, TX '95-'05 (Operation Joint Forge & OIF II)
U.S. Navy USS John F. Kennedy CV-67, 1975-1978, drilling reservist 78-80. Electrician's Mate in catapult and elevator shop. Got off ship just after the Iranian hostage situation occurred.. Peacetime duty and I thank all our wartime vets! England Scotland Germany France Italy Yugoslavia Spain Egypt Bluenose certificate for crossing into arctic circle while on a cruise
Actually not really cold the time of year we went plus we just crossed the line (longitude\latitude)considered the arctic circle then just turn the ship around.. I have the bluenose certificate in my bureau.. Just a neat momento..