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USNavy, 1959-1964.
Tin cans, and a tanker. Cans were the Hugh Purvis and RA Owens, tanker the Elokomen. Cuban blockade, first space launch recovery vehicles group, (operation Mercury I believe) hit Gtmo bay Cuba twice, Iceland, Norway, Germany, Ireland, England (twice) Spain, Franch, Italy (3 times), Greece, Lebanon, Eritria, Aden Saudi Arabia, and Ceylon (Sri Lanka)..
No "combat" though we did stop a Russian freighter heading for Cuba and made them turn around, as had obvious rockets on board.
Hey, Plumber, see ya when ya get back..
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Tisha, Thanks, I should be back in the States soon.
We have been told, we will be back here Jan 2014.
Have Gun, Will Travel. The more dust on the trail, the thicker the soup.
Life Member: NRA & VFW & Six Napoleons
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United States Marine Corps
2005-2011
3rd Bn 23rd Marines - Kilo Company
Barwanah Iraq 07- 08
1st Bn 23rd Marines
NATO Training Mission Afghanistan
Konduz Afghanistan 2010-2011
MOS: O311 Infantry
"No better friend, No worse enemy"
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US Navy Aug 1964- Nov 1968
Boot Great Lakes Ill
EM A School Great Lakes Ill
USS Sellers DDG-11 Charlston SC Mar 1965 April 1965
Volinteered for Viet Nam On USS Hissem DER-400 MAy 1965-Nov 1966
Uss Charles Berry DE-1035 Nov 1966- Nov 1968
Washington Army Nation Gaurd Nov 1985- Nov 1990
MOS 11 Hotel
US Navy Sea Bees Reserves Nov 1990- Aug 2003
EA-1
USNR Retired Aug 2003
Weapons trained on
Thompson Sub Machine Gun 45 Cal.
1911 45 Cal
Springfield 30-06
M1 Garand Snipe Rifle 30-06
30 Cal Machine Gun
BAR 30-06
30 Cal Carbine
M16-A1
M16-A2
M60 Machine Gun
50 Cal Machine Gun
203 Granade Launcher
Tow Missle
60mm Mortor
Claymore Mines
Hand Granades
And other devices of destruction.
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Hi 30mmplumber. This avatar shows me shooting a 30mm black powder muzzle loader equipped with about the last 5 feet of one retired GAU-8 barrel. This puppy really roars. Just thought you might appreciate how a 30mm barrel never really retires if it's in the right hands.
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US Navy Seabee 1990-1994
Basic San Diego
"A" School Gulfport Mississippi
Steelworker ACB1 Coronado, CA
Now I serve my fellows Vets
working a VA Hospital
Give Me Liberty or Give Me Death
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Randy
US Army 1976-1979 RA
Ft Leonard wood Basic
Ft Leonard wood AIT
Ft Carson duty station
64 C
POL Squad Leader
Desert training Ft Irwin, 2nd unit to train there in early 1978
ETS 07/05/79
US Army Ft Carson, Co 1976 to 1979
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1969-1977 USAR
SFC when I walked out and was being considered for First Sargant
BCT and AIT Ft Jackson SC
Supply Instructor Ft LEE Va
Ft Leonardwood, Missouri
Combat Engineer Site Chief (5 sites) Also Instructor
Have 2 bad knees and some other stuff to remind me of my time in the military. 50% disabled
Yea I know I never did anything but collect my money and play soldier heard it a million times. I took my time seriously and paid the price for it. Few got my rank or see what I saw in the Reserves back then it was a place to hide from the draft.
Just side note shdwlkr refers to the guys who walked off the field of battle back then and can never admit they made it home to no one. They will always have to remain in the shadows of life. To bad the government just doesn't give them amnesty so they can clean up some of the missing records from that time in our nations history.
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In a free country the government doesn't fear its citizens and there firearms. In a crocked government everything is up to be removed even the citizens if they truly believe in freedom.
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I Vet that can't post. Our Son Charlie is coming home from his tour in Afgan next Thursday. Its been a long year and several bad phone calls and events. I am so glad that he's able to come home with all his limbs and in one pc.
When I started this thread I knew that the Campfire was full of brothers and sisters from every branch, thanks for everyone posting here !
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USMC Retired
1986-2009
0431/0430
Parris Island, SC
MSSG-22, CLNC
MWSS 474 Det A, Greenbay, WI
FSSG FWD (CSSG-2), CLNC
1stBn 2dMar, CLNC
WOBC, Quantico, VA
12th MarRegt, Okinawa, JA
MACG-18 Okinawa, JA
USS Carter Hall CCO (LSD-50), Little Creek, VA
PhibGru2, Little Creek, VA
Phibron8, USS Kearsarge, Norfolk, VA
III MEF, Okinawa, JA
-Bunch of places in between
-26 countries (24 in service)
Kuwait, OIF, OEF, Maritime Security HOA - pirates
-6 years 10 mos sea time
12 of 23 years OCONUS
Father Navy, Sister Air Force, Brother retired Marine, Brother-in-Law retired Air Force
Good days, good people, often reminisce.
Afghanistan after retirement
Appreciated every minute, but it is good to be home.
For all who still keep the watch...God bless.
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1991-2000 USMC. Former SSgt.
Spent time in a tank unit, support units and a Recon unit. Had a blast. In 1994 we built the beginnings of camp delta on Gitmo.started out as a Cuban/Haitian refugee camp.
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Bob here. Honored to be among you, and humbled by your experiences.
USAF 1978-2004.
Started as Aerospace Ground Equipment. Also done backshop aircraft maintenance and Logistics Planning, etc...
Lackland AFB
Chunute AFB
Randolph AFB
Eielson AFB
Mtn. Home AFB
Bob
Enjoy life now -- it has an expiration date.
~Molɔ̀ːn Labé Skýla~
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Bob here too.
Likewise honored.
Thanks to all for their service, and welcome home.
U.S. Army 1971-74
Basic at Ft. Ord
AIT and Shake and Bake, Ft. Eustis VA.
2/37th FA Fort Lewis and Fort Sill 1972-1974.
Trained as a 67N20,
served as an 82C20, (too many helicopter mechanics around back then.)
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U.S. Army
2006-2012
11 bravo (Infantry)
Basic training FT Benning
AIT FT Benning
Iraq 2008
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U. S. Army
1975-1978
Tanker
Basic and AIT training Fort Knox
3/2 Armorer Cavalry Regiment, M Company, Amberg Germany
I pulled a lot of border duty on the Czech border.
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U.S. Air Force Security Forces
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2003-Present Air Force Reserve
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Bob
Enjoy life now -- it has an expiration date.
~Molɔ̀ːn Labé Skýla~
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Tin Can Rider aboard the USS Henry W Tucker DD875
Also know as the Hammering Hank or "Willow" by the US marines that called for gun fire off coast VietNam.1964 1968.
I'd rather die in a BAD gunfight than a GOOD nursing home.
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USN
Air Traffic Controller
67-72
Port Hueneme
Puerto Rico
Dad: Army 41-44, saw action in the Philippines.
Son: Army 04-10, 1yr Baghdad.
Son's wife: Army Enlisted 4yrs, now Army Dentist.
If things were as obvious as they initially appear . . . then men would be riding horseback sidesaddle . . . and not women. - Will Rogers
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