Vets sound off on Veterans Day
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US Army
1981-1984 Electronics Calibration Specialist 4 DARCOM: Camp Humphrey, South Korea. Enlisted when I was 27 years old...finally figured out I wasn't gonna make it hustling pool in bars and working dead end jobs! Applied myself in the Army and took advantage of the free college education. Ended up working in Civilian Defense Electronics at Fairchild as a test Manager for 27 years and retied at 59...the US Military is great and afforded me a future I would not have had otherwise!!!
Wedge
At my enlistment age of 27 years old I was called "Pops" by all the young kids/men at Boot Camp in Fort Dix, N.J. Hard to keep up with the 18/19 year olds but I managed!
1981-1984 Electronics Calibration Specialist 4 DARCOM: Camp Humphrey, South Korea. Enlisted when I was 27 years old...finally figured out I wasn't gonna make it hustling pool in bars and working dead end jobs! Applied myself in the Army and took advantage of the free college education. Ended up working in Civilian Defense Electronics at Fairchild as a test Manager for 27 years and retied at 59...the US Military is great and afforded me a future I would not have had otherwise!!!
Wedge
At my enlistment age of 27 years old I was called "Pops" by all the young kids/men at Boot Camp in Fort Dix, N.J. Hard to keep up with the 18/19 year olds but I managed!
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USMC 1965-1969
2 years Viet Nam
Worst time-Tet offensive
2 years Viet Nam
Worst time-Tet offensive
US Navy 1983 - 1992 Last ship USS California CGN-36
My father was drafted in the army during the Korean Conflict. He stayed in for 23 years including a tour in Viet Nam. He retired in 1971 after 23 years. He suffered frost bite to his hands and feet, trench foot and a severely injured back. He is healthier than me and living in Fla. He's continues to beat his age on the golf course at 84 years old and has been since sometime in his 70's. He is a great man that had many more great accomplishments since his military service.
My father was drafted in the army during the Korean Conflict. He stayed in for 23 years including a tour in Viet Nam. He retired in 1971 after 23 years. He suffered frost bite to his hands and feet, trench foot and a severely injured back. He is healthier than me and living in Fla. He's continues to beat his age on the golf course at 84 years old and has been since sometime in his 70's. He is a great man that had many more great accomplishments since his military service.
Fatz
When I worked for Fairchild we made the ICU and CPU for the A-10. Those Black Boxes might ring a bell with you! Fairchild also manufactured the A-10 but that was at a different location and well before I started there.
Wedge
When I worked for Fairchild we made the ICU and CPU for the A-10. Those Black Boxes might ring a bell with you! Fairchild also manufactured the A-10 but that was at a different location and well before I started there.
Wedge
Chosin Resevoir
Your Dad must have been one of the "Chosin Frozen" where a lot of GI's got frostbite!
Wedge
Your Dad must have been one of the "Chosin Frozen" where a lot of GI's got frostbite!
Wedge
Although I'm a Navy guy, the A-10 is my all-time favorite combat aircraft. The idea of building a plane *around* a massive 30mm Gatling gun (the General Dynamics GAU-8 Avenger -- the heaviest and longest-barreled aircraft cannon ever built) is just something only a gun nerd would dream up. But they actually built it, and what a storied history it has!
A flying tank by any stretch of the imagination. The wiki actually says this:
"The aircraft is designed to fly with one engine, one tail, one elevator, and half of one wing missing."
Now *that* is a combat craft! :thumbup2:
-Sean
US Navy 1960-1964
USS Ticonderoga CVA-14
Two WestPac cruises
Thanks to all that served and who are serving.
USS Ticonderoga CVA-14
Two WestPac cruises
Thanks to all that served and who are serving.
Sean
I am sure the Iraq tank brigade wasn't real fond of the Warthog:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EPyY5XFyh9I
Wedge
I am sure the Iraq tank brigade wasn't real fond of the Warthog:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EPyY5XFyh9I
Wedge
US Army - 1978-1981
Attachments
It must have been horrible. He doesn't say much about his service in Korea even less about Nam. We just never bring it up.
What an awesome machine. That's great that you were part of that rich history.
USAF. 1994-2014.
Served 20 years and 7 days.
Retired earlier this year.
:-D
Happy Veteran's Day to all who served, are serving, and will serve in the future.
Served 20 years and 7 days.
Retired earlier this year.
:-D
Happy Veteran's Day to all who served, are serving, and will serve in the future.
goldeagle2134
Registered
U.S. Army
Vietnam 67/68 MACV HQ.
Pentagon
Vietnam 67/68 MACV HQ.
Pentagon
Salute to all the vet's
USAF 1963-1967 Weatherman
Wheelus AFB Libya 1964-1965
Sewart AFB Smyrna, TN 1965-1967
USAF 1963-1967 Weatherman
Wheelus AFB Libya 1964-1965
Sewart AFB Smyrna, TN 1965-1967