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x 4 ...you guys that have served, are serving, and the ones who paid the ultimate price .... you are ALL my heros!!!!!! Thank you so much and may the good Lord bless you!!!

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thank you to everyone

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I don t know about I like your stories. my little brotherbrother just came back for the second time he s a marine they wouldnt let him have any booze over there so I said oh ya took 6 pk of coke drilled a 3/8 hole in the bottom poured the coke out filled them full of rum took the little in dents out of some other cans you know the hole bottom sanded and epoxied in the false bottoms you couldent tell then i put a bottle in the box for them to find sent the box they took the cheap rum out of the box he got the 151 I DID IT 6 TIMES

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I got back to the United States of America in 81' after being away for 3 1/2 years. I haven't left it since and do not plan on leaving it again ;).

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USAF Ret
1980 - 2004
First 19 years Metals Tech (Machinist /Welder)
80-82 Torrejon AB Spain F-4D
82-83 Mt Home AFB Id F-111, EF-111, UH1
83-87 Nellis AFB Nv F-16
87-92 Spangdahlem AB Germany F4E, F4G
92-95 Ellsworth AFB So Dakota B1, KC135, UH1, F5
95-99 Spangdahlem AB Germany F4G, F16, F15, A10

99-2004 NCOIC of USAF Academy Wings of Blue Parachute Team
2600+ jumps
36+ hours of Free Fall time
70+ wind tunnel time

Miss it everyday

Thanks to everyone else

Paul,
the weasal platform was pretty badass. What a job to get painted with enemy radar. They were definitely feared.

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Been there... done that. Two years in Vietnam and almost 8 total. Took my leave when I got married and had a kid. I'd had enough and wanted to watch my kid grow old. I remember it every day and will for the rest of my life.

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I have been in for almost 5 years now, been at Ft Sill C battery 1st battalion 14th field artillery. I am PCSing to Ft Hood where I will be apart of 3rd BDE 1st Cav Div. Spent06-07 in Iraq. I am a Fister(13F) and I love my job.Hooah!!!!!!!!!!

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I want to say I thank all of you that have served this country and protected all of us only two people have offerd to dye for us Jesus and the men and woman who serve in the military so I say thanks and God bless

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See, I have a hard time with that. When I came home I was ask to get into civilian clothing to avoid confrontations with protesters. My boys were labeled baby killers and war mongers. Now everyone is a hero, fireman, mailmen.... whatever. America is growing weak and has lost focus. And as far as women in the military... Please... give me a break, it's a PC thing. They can't pick up a wounded buddy on the front line and drag him to safety. They don't have the body structure to do what needs to be done in the heat of battle. Yes there are jobs they can do... let them do it. But don't try to suggest it should be equal footing.

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USAF 8 years
Malmstrom AFB, Mt
Great Falls, Mt

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USMC 87-93
PI, NAS Memphis, NewRiver NC
Deployed to Fort Mccoy, WI(x4), Kennebunkport, Maine, and Evenes, Norway
I have hunted on Camp Lejuene. Saw lots of deer in NC and WI (big) and a couple moose in Norway.

No battles for me (airwing), no ships, and no sand in my boots. I enjoyed my time in the Corps and cherish the memories and those that I served with...and also a big thanks to those that did and continue to get sand in there boots.

Semper Fi

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USAF 1989-1993
366 CES
366 Wing
Prime Beef Squadron
Persian Gulf Vetran

tanks to allof youwho are finishing the job !!!!!

And may god bless my father who is still suffering the effects from Vietnam and agent orange. The effects of the present war will be felt for generations to come.....

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Air Force Reserve

1999-2001 -Traditional reservist
2001-2003 -Two Year Activation
2003-Current -Full time Reserve Tech.

Aircraft Fuel Systems Mechanic "Tank Rats"
Tinker AFB, Ok

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Navy-10 Years FC1(SW) Aegis weapons systems
USS Arliegh Burke (DDG-51)
USS Lake Erie(CG-70)
Also was on the development team for the SM-3 Ballistic missile defense project that killed that little satellite;)

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Well I served 7 years active duty in The U.S. Army with astint of it in a little conflict called Desert Storm. Wow that is one crappy country they have there if it wasn't for all the oil I bet nobody would live there.

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Army National Guard- Combat Engineer 1983-1989

I've got a daughter in the Army National Guard - Cook 2007-present

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US Army 1992 to 1998 active dutyplus some reserve time I never count LOL

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Active Duty Coast Guard. Stationed in Ludington Michigan. Thanks to all who has served overseas. Glad to have my baby brother back home...

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I served in both the Army and Marine Corps from 73 to 95 with a break in service. I turned 21 made E-5 (sgt) and graduated from Drill Instructor school at Parris Island all at the same time. I have shot the 1000 yard line at Quantico, took off running and jumped off of cliffs, and been dumped out the A$$ end of Airplanes. I miss those days.

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Ist Bat 2nd Mar 2nd Marine Division -- 1959-1963 . Never saw combat . The closest was being aboard ship , ready to go into Cuba ( or Cuber , as President Kennedy called it ) during the Cuban Missile Crisis . Got out before Viet Nam got started .........
Made two Mediterrian Cruises and did some training in Vieques , Puerto Rico .

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I remember those days Ed, Only I was in grade school, they would have bomb drills where we would have to leave class and hide in the fallout shelter.

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U.S. Navy
Submariner...U.S.S. Kentucky SSBN 737 (Blue Crew) Plankowner
Stationed out of Kings Bay Submarine base Kings Bay GA.

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Navy Reserves x4 years through med school, going active June 12th at Navy Medical Center San Diego.

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Awesome! A bubblehead! Man, I always wanted to go Subs.;)

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Currently sitting at 18 years in the Navy. Did my first 3 years onboard USS Casimir Pulaski (SSBN 633B), got smart and went underwater the other way. I have been a diver for about 15 years now and loving every minute of it.

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U.S. Coast Guard
Yeoman First Class (E-6)
1979 - 1996*

*I took the "early out", early retirement plan
that Slick Willy and Congress approved for all
branches of the military. (If you are E-5 and
above, you could retire with 15 years and
still get your full VA benefits and retirement
pension (subtracted out vs a full 20 years).

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U.S. Army for over 21 years (Nov 86-present) and still going.
First 4.5 was in the Airborne Artillery, the rest has been as a Med Lab Tech.
Been stationed at Ft Sill, Ft Benning, Ft Bragg, Ft Sam Houston, Aberdeen Proving Grounds, Ft Leonard Wood, Ft Detrick, Korea, Iraq (depoloyment), and TDY to a number of other posts.

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US Air Force 2002 - 2012ish
Sheppard AFB TX
Camp Humphreys ROK
Peterson AFB CO

Been a Comm Guy the whole time. On a sidenote, if anyone in the CO Springs area is looking for a hunting buddy to babysit I'm interested.

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I loved the smell and soundsof deisel fuel in the morning, cordite and napham.

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USN 89-93

GATOR NAVY

GMG3

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US Army,

2004-present.

Currently in Baghdad Iraq but stationed out of Hunter Army Airfield, Savannah Ga.

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I'll tell you what I don't miss, working 14 hours then going back to the dorm to crawl into bed and having a hundred or so F-4 fighter jets take off while I'm trying to go to sleep;). Especially when they come off the runway and bank right infront of my dorm!

If I had it to do over again though I would have tried harder to stay in. I would be about ready to retire right now vrs being flat broke and in a job I don't know if I will have next year. I was young and stupid though, and I had just got married and had a kid on the way. I didn't think it would be a very good life for a family.

Paul

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U.S. Army

1967-70

Starting pay was $68 per month.

Went to Southeast Asia and made the big money for getting shot at

$154 per month (and still managed to send some money home)

LOL

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I don't think your stupid at all. Other than the dangers of combat, if your job entails that it is hard to beat the benefits unless you have a good skill in the civilian world. Especially if your single, you can spend every penny you have and still have insurance, a place to sleep and a place to eat 3 meals a day. And then if you can manage to stay in long enough you can retire with a pension and enough time left in your life to enjoy yourself.

If I was infantry or something like that I might rethink it simply because of the danger involved, more so if you have a family. However for a support type job where you weren't actually getting shot at all the time its not a bad deal. I didn't like all the B.S I had to put up with in the Air Force, but now that I'm older and look back on it things really were not that bad compared to what I have dealt with after getting out.

I didn't hunt at the time so that really wasn't a factor for me.

There are probably message boards for different posts and bases you could get on to find out what was available in what areas. Probably not much big game hunting opportunities in Iraq though, at least not deer anyway;).

Paul

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I hear you captleo. I thought our starting pay in 65 was $72. Oh well, it could have been 68. I remember when they declared me an officer and my pay boomed to $303 a month. I was so happy I went out and bought a Triump(the car). When I went back to Southeast Asia my second tour as a Captain I had jumped to the astounding pay of $16,500 a year. Holy Toledo, I was wealthy. LOL Many years later I remembered my Private pay when I made twice my annualCaptains pay in the market in a day. That was in the boom years. In the down years I remember loosing the same amount in a day.[&:][&:][:'(][:'(] Thinking back, I think we made $67.50 a month in 1965. Officers didn't get a clothing allowance like the EM but I did get Hazzardous Duty Pay/Combat Pay.

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well aug 00 - prestent been station in alaska fort wainwright the whole time i kep reenlisting for it what a great place to be. did 15 months in iraq aug05-nov06 heading back fall this year they love to mess up my hunting seasons with deploymentslast year they sent us to train in cali. for a month 9 days into moose and waterfowl season. DAMN THEM![:@] well everyone that is over there now keep your head down and hope to sure with you some day. GOD BLESS THE USA.

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Do what you think is best for you Droptine249. Semper Fi Bro! By the way, no such thing as a retired Navy Chief. Once a Chief, always a Chief. Oh, and remember, not all navy dudes float around the water. We can build and blow up sh!t with the best of them. It is good to see the troops get the respect they deserve. The days of labling the military "Baby Killers" and"Bullit Stoppers", endedwhen Uncle Ronnie took office.

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Ya Know what I don't miss... I definitely don't miss underway replinishments onboard a ship with a new captain.... talk about nerve racking...
Know what I do miss...
For some unknown reason, I miss sitting on deck at midnight in the gulf.... where its quiet as all getout, and its smooth as silk on the water... not even a ripple, the boat sails along and as you look up, there are more friggin stars than anywhere else in the world..... I (for some unknown reason) miss the gulf at night....
I also miss streamin Tomahawks off the aft missile deck into baghdad:D