I didn't no, I discharged before the date. A lot of the earlier troops weren't eligible for it.Question for all vets working with nukes during 70's and up..Did any of you receive the Cold War Service Medal?
I didn't no, I discharged before the date. A lot of the earlier troops weren't eligible for it.Question for all vets working with nukes during 70's and up..Did any of you receive the Cold War Service Medal?
I didn't no, I discharged before the date. A lot of the earlier troops weren't eligible for it.
NSFW... But is THIS funny... and so true.
Semper Paratus!U. S. Coast Guard, Boatswains Mate 3rd. 90'-96'. Kodiak, Alaska and Bellingham, WA.
As a e-5 signalman on a Tin Can, I can say you guys had it REALLY rough!!!U. S. Coast Guard, Boatswains Mate 3rd. 90'-96'. Kodiak, Alaska and Bellingham, WA.
20 years in the Navy. Retired in 2008. Started on wooden minesweepers, went to FFG's, spent 3 years with the Seabees, back to fiberglass minehunters and retired at an MIUWU.
I was in the Air Force 73-93 and retired as a Major. I was a Navigator and most of my time was in C-130s. I had about 9600 hours of flying time. More than half of that was as an instructor or flight examiner. During 81-84, I was in a Special Ops unit in Germany. At the time, what we did was so highly classified that few people in the Air Force knew about it. It's since been declassified. We were flying covert aerial reconnaissance missions in specially modified C-130s with multiple cameras and a FLIR. We were sent to Panama in September 1983 to do photomapping in Nicaragua and several other hotspots in Central America and the Caribbean. First we flew to Pope AFB (a big C-130 base) where they gave us Pope AFB Flight Line Badges, 39th Tactical Airlift Squadron flight suit patches and placed all of our IDs and patches in a safe in the Command Post. They also set us up with a mail drop. While we were in Panama, all mail to and from our families in Germany went through Pope since we were not allowed to tell anybody where we were going. Then we flew to the famous Lockheed Skunkworks facility in the LA area where they changed the tail number to a C-130 that crashed in Vietnam and added a few more things. Then we flew a mission every other day for 4 months. Most missions were about 10 hours long. That's why we only flew every other day. What we were doing was briefed at the White House and CIA weekly. In fact, VP Bush came down to Panama while we were there, and as the squadron's VIP briefer, I briefed him on our operation. When we got back to Germany (after trips to California and Pope AFB) we were all grounded for a few weeks because we had exceeded the number of flying hours allowed in a quarter. This 4-month mission was a high point in my career.
82nd? When I was just a lieutenant right out of Nav school, I was stationed at Little Rock AFB in the 50th Tactical Airlift Squadron (TAS). We used to go to Pope AFB and participate in paratroop drop exercises all the time. You may have jumped out after I said "Green Light". The Herc is a noisy bugger in the back, isn't she?I had the pleasure of exiting your squadrons fine aircraft while in flight on many occasions
82nd? When I was just a lieutenant right out of Nav school, I was stationed at Little Rock AFB in the 50th Tactical Airlift Squadron (TAS). We used to go to Pope AFB and participate in paratroop drop exercises all the time. You may have jumped out after I said "Green Light". The Herc is a noisy bugger in the back, isn't she?
Was just a 'white hat' on the main gate in the AF (and on the other 2 gates but didn't have to wear blues and the white hat) and the high point of my 'career' was stopping the base commander when entering the base because his driver forgot to put the insignia placard in the holder on the front bumper. lolThis 4-month mission was a high point in my career.
Served in the US Navy from Oct.65 - Oct.69......Throttleman aft engine room on the USS Bashaw AGSS 241....Patrolled off shore of NAM inserting SEALS...close to shore submerged up to the conning tower hatch to be able to wet deck launch these brave warriors. My 69 Dart engine is a bit small compaired to the 16 cyl. GMC engines I worked on. I was discharged as MM2 (SS) At the time our boat was the oldest WWII fleet boat in commission her keel was laid in 1942 3 yrs. before I was born.
Diesel Boats ForeverServed in the US Navy from Oct.65 - Oct.69......Throttleman aft engine room on the USS Bashaw AGSS 241....Patrolled off shore of NAM inserting SEALS...close to shore submerged up to the conning tower hatch to be able to wet deck launch these brave warriors. My 69 Dart engine is a bit small compaired to the 16 cyl. GMC engines I worked on. I was discharged as MM2 (SS) At the time our boat was the oldest WWII fleet boat in commission her keel was laid in 1942 3 yrs. before I was born.
I could never live up to what that man did, or, what those other guys did that may have saved his life. He only shared little pieces randomly on what he went through. He'd be 100 if he were alive, cancer took him away. I'm sure if he were alive he'd know every Man's name in that Platoon and could tell me a story. Note that he used some kind of gum to silence his tags...
Berlin Field Station?Retired Army Signal Intel/Russian Linguist, SFC/E7. Time in Germany, Japan, Fort Hood, Detroit (my only "combat" tour).
NSFW... But is THIS funny... and so true.