Veteran Roll Call
#1
Veteran Roll Call
Apparently my efforts to call upon a fellow veteran on veterans day is a little to "personal" for the mods here...figured the thread would turn into this anyway, but knew that Blue LEDZ has already served....
For those of you that have served this country SOUND OFF
US Army
3 years as a Paratrooper in the 82nd Airborne
4 years as a Bomb Disposal Tech in EOD
Still happily serving in the Florida National Guard
For those of you that have served this country SOUND OFF
US Army
3 years as a Paratrooper in the 82nd Airborne
4 years as a Bomb Disposal Tech in EOD
Still happily serving in the Florida National Guard
#2
Re: Veteran Roll Call
Originally posted by Orange Crush
Apparently my efforts to call upon a fellow veteran on veterans day is a little to "personal" for the mods here...figured the thread would turn into this anyway, but knew that Blue LEDZ has already served....
For those of you that have served this country SOUND OFF
US Army
3 years as a Paratrooper in the 82nd Airborne
4 years as a Bomb Disposal Tech in EOD
Still happily serving in the Florida National Guard
Apparently my efforts to call upon a fellow veteran on veterans day is a little to "personal" for the mods here...figured the thread would turn into this anyway, but knew that Blue LEDZ has already served....
For those of you that have served this country SOUND OFF
US Army
3 years as a Paratrooper in the 82nd Airborne
4 years as a Bomb Disposal Tech in EOD
Still happily serving in the Florida National Guard
Thanks.
I have to respect someone that has the ***** to serve active in Airborne.
#3
representin' the louisiana air national guard right here. F-15 crew chief as you can see by my avatar. i've grown up around military my entire life. my dad has been in the marines for the past 27 years.
#5
Originally posted by foxymazda
I dont think this matters bc I never served in anything but I was born and practically raised on Cannon AFB. And my dad has been in the Reserves since he was 17 or 18. Which makes him old. ha ha. I think he has been in for 30 years or something. hum.
I dont think this matters bc I never served in anything but I was born and practically raised on Cannon AFB. And my dad has been in the Reserves since he was 17 or 18. Which makes him old. ha ha. I think he has been in for 30 years or something. hum.
Originally posted by Blue LEDZ
2 years of Army Reserve service as a combat engineer 12B. i love it. where else do you get paid to shoot **** and blow stuff up? i'm in the 81st RSC and the 841st Engineer Battallion. how was EOD? what are you doing in the guard?
2 years of Army Reserve service as a combat engineer 12B. i love it. where else do you get paid to shoot **** and blow stuff up? i'm in the 81st RSC and the 841st Engineer Battallion. how was EOD? what are you doing in the guard?
Originally posted by kc5zom
Hey, just in case you didn't already hear it:
Thanks.
I have to respect someone that has the ***** to serve active in Airborne.
Hey, just in case you didn't already hear it:
Thanks.
I have to respect someone that has the ***** to serve active in Airborne.
Originally posted by titocruzsd
representin' the louisiana air national guard right here. F-15 crew chief as you can see by my avatar. i've grown up around military my entire life. my dad has been in the marines for the past 27 years.
representin' the louisiana air national guard right here. F-15 crew chief as you can see by my avatar. i've grown up around military my entire life. my dad has been in the marines for the past 27 years.
Your dad is a lifetime marine huh? Was he celebrating the Marine Corps birthday this weekend?
Sir Nuke.....served on the Enterprise huh?! That's a pretty damn big boat. You say you were in for 6 years, 4.5 on the Enterprise....that wasn't all sea time was it?
Last edited by Orange Crush; November-12th-2002 at 07:23 AM.
#7
Originally posted by Orange Crush
Sir Nuke.....served on the Enterprise huh?! That's a pretty damn big boat. You say you were in for 6 years, 4.5 on the Enterprise....that wasn't all sea time was it?
Sir Nuke.....served on the Enterprise huh?! That's a pretty damn big boat. You say you were in for 6 years, 4.5 on the Enterprise....that wasn't all sea time was it?
AND YOU ARE SOOOOOOOO RIGHT about needing to thank the families too....not only the wives or husbands of service members ....but their kids too....they all make sacrifices. Its not an easy life, and it takes a very special kind of person/family to live it.
:{D
#8
Nov. 11th is Rememberance Day here in Soviet Canuckistan.
It's the same idea as Veteran's Day.
We pause on The 11th hour to reflect on all those who went on in defence of freedom to give the ultimate sacrifice so we can live without fear.
It is no longer considered important enough by our government to be entitled to a holiday.It's just a line on that date in their calendar now, nothing worth focusing on apparently.
Can you tell how I feel about that?
It's the same idea as Veteran's Day.
We pause on The 11th hour to reflect on all those who went on in defence of freedom to give the ultimate sacrifice so we can live without fear.
It is no longer considered important enough by our government to be entitled to a holiday.It's just a line on that date in their calendar now, nothing worth focusing on apparently.
Can you tell how I feel about that?
#9
spent 4 years in the corps, unfortantely i was a desk jocky, POG and proud. but every Marine is a rifle man. so we always stayed up on training and shooting. it was fun. would have stayed in if i didn't get married and have a child. but i still have 2 1/2 years of inactive reserve so i can still get called up if **** goes down.
#10
I'm still proudly in the US Navy...I'm a Hospital Corpsman...for those of you in othere branches of the service I'm a medic...I basically spent 3 yrs with a Marine grunt battalion 3rd Battalion 4th Marines 29 Palms California...now I'm stationed in beutiful Oak Harbor Naval Hospital
#11
Originally posted by Sir Nuke
...and I got out so that I could spend my life WITH my family.
AND YOU ARE SOOOOOOOO RIGHT about needing to thank the families too....not only the wives or husbands of service members ....but their kids too....they all make sacrifices. Its not an easy life, and it takes a very special kind of person/family to live it.
...and I got out so that I could spend my life WITH my family.
AND YOU ARE SOOOOOOOO RIGHT about needing to thank the families too....not only the wives or husbands of service members ....but their kids too....they all make sacrifices. Its not an easy life, and it takes a very special kind of person/family to live it.
Originally posted by Zulu
Nov. 11th is Rememberance Day here in Soviet Canuckistan.
It's the same idea as Veteran's Day.
We pause on The 11th hour to reflect on all those who went on in defence of freedom to give the ultimate sacrifice so we can live without fear.
It is no longer considered important enough by our government to be entitled to a holiday.It's just a line on that date in their calendar now, nothing worth focusing on apparently.
Can you tell how I feel about that?
Nov. 11th is Rememberance Day here in Soviet Canuckistan.
It's the same idea as Veteran's Day.
We pause on The 11th hour to reflect on all those who went on in defence of freedom to give the ultimate sacrifice so we can live without fear.
It is no longer considered important enough by our government to be entitled to a holiday.It's just a line on that date in their calendar now, nothing worth focusing on apparently.
Can you tell how I feel about that?
freekwonder nothing wrong with that....especially in the Marine Corps. Definately no service member is as proud of their branch as the Marines are. I know Army guys that seem like they don't realize they are even in the Army...LOL.
ZuMP5 bet you are happy to be out of that Marine battalion huh?! Life is a little more laid back for ya at the hospital I hope.
Oh yeah, Blue LEDz....National Guard is the sweet setup here man. I have my active duty GI bill which I get a pay check for every month. But since I am in the Guard, which pays tuition, that money goes in my pocket, its great, my part time evening job is school!! If you ever do go active duty, try with all your might to go EOD, you won't regret it, I promise.
#12
Originally posted by Orange Crush
freekwonder nothing wrong with that....especially in the Marine Corps. Definately no service member is as proud of their branch as the Marines are. I know Army guys that seem like they don't realize they are even in the Army...LOL.
freekwonder nothing wrong with that....especially in the Marine Corps. Definately no service member is as proud of their branch as the Marines are. I know Army guys that seem like they don't realize they are even in the Army...LOL.
#13
Originally posted by Orange Crush
...Lots of people don't realize the sacrifice and dedication of the family of a service member. For people that serve and have a family, it really is a family effort and the families deserve as much thanks as the service member.
That's sweet dude....are responsible for the whole aircraft or any particular portion?
Your dad is a lifetime marine huh? Was he celebrating the Marine Corps birthday this weekend?
...Lots of people don't realize the sacrifice and dedication of the family of a service member. For people that serve and have a family, it really is a family effort and the families deserve as much thanks as the service member.
That's sweet dude....are responsible for the whole aircraft or any particular portion?
Your dad is a lifetime marine huh? Was he celebrating the Marine Corps birthday this weekend?
i'm pretty much responsible for the required inspections and maintenance of the aircraft, although if there's something major that needs to be repaired, the back shop specialists (hydraulics, sheetmetal, avionics, etc....) will be called to do the required work.
yep my dad's a lifer in the marines. he was going to retire, but he'll probably do his 30 years in service, and then retire.
#14
This is why I joined EOD!!
We had a blast sinking this thing. Here is the C-4 bundles we used to sink it. 16 bundles each consisting of five 1.25lb blocks.
C4 doesn't cause a fireball like that, that's all Hollywood. There were reporters present and we didn't want to let them down so we spread 15 five gallon fuel cans full of gas across the top. You can see them in the red cans....if you look at the top picture along the water line you can see the small splashes where the C4 was blowing holes in the hull.
We had a blast sinking this thing. Here is the C-4 bundles we used to sink it. 16 bundles each consisting of five 1.25lb blocks.
C4 doesn't cause a fireball like that, that's all Hollywood. There were reporters present and we didn't want to let them down so we spread 15 five gallon fuel cans full of gas across the top. You can see them in the red cans....if you look at the top picture along the water line you can see the small splashes where the C4 was blowing holes in the hull.
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