Veterans On the Board

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US Navy 1968 - 1974. ETN3, NAVCONSTA San Miguel, CVS12 Hornet '69 to decommissioning in Bremerton, WA and VC-3 North Island detached San Clemente Is' 71-'74. Shellback and participant in Apollo 12 recovery.
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dusted72 said:
How about we see how many Vets we have.
List your branch and years in, also if you served overseas. Middle East, Europe, South America don't matter. Let's recognize everybody.
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That would be a great Idea. As for me, 23 years in the navy mostly on nuke submarines. However, before that I was fortunate enough to have seen a lot of the world, east and europe. Doesn't seem Possible but I've been retired almost 50 years. Yep' I'm an old guy.
 
My hats off to anyone who has ever wore the uniform. I say to all of you "THANK YOU " for everything you did for the RED ,WHITE & BLUE
because freedom was not free ............some gave it all and to those you are not forgotten in my home. Texas Red
 
pagilman said:
1966-1971 NAVY
USS Hornet CVS-12 Caught her on last leg of tour of vietnam, (flag ship for Admiral, but can't remember his name) back to Pearl Harbor to practice Apollo 11 and Apollo 12 pickups in the south pacific, then to Bremerton for decommisssioning, after a huge welcome in SanFrancisco and Long Beach

USSPRAIRIE -destroyer tender,subic bay Phillipines was my last duty station.
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Pagliman
I came on board the hornet between the Apollo 11 and 12 and was there through decommissioning. We are on board at the same time! Before the Hornet I was at NAVCOMSTA SAN MIGUEL and after the Hornet decommissioning, I want to VC-3 in NASNorth Island, San Diego for three years
 
dusted72 said:
How about we see how many Vets we have.
List your branch and years in, also if you served overseas. Middle East, Europe, South America don't matter. Let's recognize everybody.
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1986 USCG, Honorably Discharged, was already U.S. Merchant Marine before the Coast Guard, but returned to being a Merchant Mariner, did a lot of U.S. Navy and NATO research and development, special forces support and black ops from '87 to '93. Then worked as Chief Engineer on seagoing tugs in the Caribbean, then was an engineering officer on oil tankers until I retired.
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Dad was a WWII USN vet. I was second Gen-USN, 1989-1993 Aboard USS Sylvania out of Norfolk. Multiple Med cruises. Great times.
My two youngest both went into uniform this year. One USN, one USA. Proud papa!!
 
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66fyssh said:
Did you ever fly the AC-130? I'm retired Air Force now working on Hurlburt Field. That AC-130 is one bad MF'er.
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No time in the AC-130. I was in a C-130 Special Ops unit in Germany for 3 years (81, 82 and 83) but never Blackbirds or gunships. The gunship would have been pretty friggin awesome. I have seen them at work.
 
harrisonm said:
No time in the AC-130. I was in a C-130 Special Ops unit in Germany for 3 years (81, 82 and 83) but never Blackbirds or gunships. The gunship would have been pretty friggin awesome. I have seen them at work.
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Cool.

They say an enemy can run from a gunshhip...but they just die tired.
 
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