Veterans roll call

[veryolddog]

USMC - March 1967 to January 1991. I served 2 consecutive years in Viet Nam from Jan 1, 1968 to December 29, 1969. I have been around the world 9 times, including 3 years in Israel. I received a battlefield commission in November 1968. I do not like people thanking me for my service. They spit on me, threw drinks, and called us names on my first night in CONUS. People have no frigging idea.

 

[Tonyc]

1972-1975 FT Bragg NC Finance and Accounting office.

 

[Ozimoto]

USMC - March 1967 to January 1991. I served 2 consecutive years in Viet Nam from Jan 1, 1968 to December 29, 1969. I have been around the world 9 times, including 3 years in Israel. I received a battlefield commission in November 1968. I do not like people thanking me for my service. They spit on me, threw drinks, and called us names on my first night in CONUS. People have no frigging idea.

And there is no way they can unless they lived it. That's why I subscribe to the idea that if you haven't lived it be really careful of what you say to someone who has because you can quickly reveal yourself to be an **s!

 

[Centerstream]

U.S. Navy September 1971 - August 1978
MT2 (SS) (Poseidon Missile Technician)
8 Deterrent Patrols aboard the USS Simon Bolivar SSBN 641 Gold Crew.

41 For Freedom

Run Silent, Run Deep

Thanks for this thread @HuskyNan

 

[Fiftyish]

US Navy YN2
1969 - 1972
BUPERS Washington, DC

 

[dogged1]

USMC - March 1967 to January 1991. I served 2 consecutive years in Viet Nam from Jan 1, 1968 to December 29, 1969. I have been around the world 9 times, including 3 years in Israel. I received a battlefield commission in November 1968. I do not like people thanking me for my service. They spit on me, threw drinks, and called us names on my first night in CONUS. People have no frigging idea.

I think I understand; the same people who insulted you are now the ones who are thanking you? And just because it makes them feel better about how they once treated returning Vietnam Vets.
You are one of the ones who did the heavy lifting, the real work of the armed services.
I hope my previous post did not offend.

 

[Majic Hands]

Army 1973-76. My wife was in the Army 1974-75. She got out when she got pregnant and they wouldn't send her to Germany where I was sent.

 

[DriveLH]

U.S.Army 1967 - 1970.
532 Sig. Co., Saigon, Vietnam June '69 - Jul '70.

 

[vtcwbuff]

Veryolddog - I know exactly what you mean. In 1967 I was in a bar in the SanFran airport waiting for my flight home. I was in uniform and on emergency leave because of a death in the family. I was very tired, very sad and maybe a bit cranky. There were two "hippy" types sitting at the bar deliberately talking loudly about baby killers in uniform. After a while I had heard enough. I walked over and sucker punched the mouthiest one. He never saw it coming. Probably the best (and last) punch I ever threw.

50+ years later it still makes me smile.

Retired MCPO,USN 22+ years

 

[willtalk]

US Army 65-69

 

[phil sampieri]

Us Army 1955-1957 32nd Signal Corp Darmstadt, Germany and nine of us were
lost.

 

[Wbbfan1]

USAF 1968-1988.
Tours of Duty in Vietnam, Taiwan, Thailand, Korea, Germany and a Hardship Tour in Hawaii.

 

[Philly Kid]

TSGT, USAF 1967-1973
Keesler AFB, Biloxi, MS
WGARF, Willow Grove, PA

LT Richard James US Army 1917 , Vladivostok, Russia
LT Robert James US Army 1917, Vladivostok, Russia
Pvt. Leslie James US Army 1917, France

Pvt. Elwood Splane, US Army WWII, France

 

[Centerstream]

Two diesel boats and nuke? That's pretty cool.

I am confused a little bit..
CDR-Ret listed 3 SSNs. All 3 are nukes, thus the 'N' in SSN. Diesel boats had the "SS-XXX" designation.
Or did I completely miss the boat about the post???

 

[CL82]

I am confused a little bit..
CDR-Ret listed 3 SSNs. All 3 are nukes, per the 'N' in SSN. Diesel boats had the "SS-XXX" designation.
Or did I completely miss the boat about the post???

(I can’t believe I disregarded the SSN designation twice.)

 

[filthy beast]

USMC 66-68. Nam 68

 

[Ex Nutmegger]

ROTC 1961-1963 Army Signal Corps
One year at Ft Gordon Georgia, one year at the pentagon
1Lt retired

 

[JordyG]

I'd like to thank every last one of you Americans not only for your service, but for coming home to us.

 

[Carnac]

I'd like to thank every last one of you Americans not only for your service, but for coming home to us.

Good thoughts JordyG.

 

[Ct Dog]

U S Navy 1980-1990

 

[huskymaniac119]

US Army ‘82 to ‘86
Ft. Belvoir
Ft. Bragg
71Q

 

[Zinethar]

USCG 69-73.

 

[ncteacher]

US Army (24th Infantry Division - Ft. Stewart) 1981-1984 followed by many years in USAR/USARNG.

my younger brother was in the 24th Infantry for awhile during 83 to 84. He was in the 1/75th army ranger battalion in 81. Then he went to the 24th, and then he was in the 509th airborne unit in Vincenzo, Italy, which eventually became 4/325 of the 82nd airborne.

 

[ncteacher]

US Army. Paratrooper. Infantry.

 

[Boreifs]

USMA Band
West Point
1962-1965

Along with a large sample of Americas finest wind and brass players.

I was in the band from 1967-1970. We would know all the same “lifers”, but hardly any short timers. Our trombone section may have been the best in Military Band history. Its members went on to the NY Philharmonic, Metropolitan Opera, Detroit Symphony, Dallas Symphony, LA Opera (Vienna State Opera beforehand) and Virginia Symphony.