Veterans roll call please
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This thread reminds me of Sir Winston Churchill's statement after the Battle of Briton: Never have so many owed so much to so few! When I was a kid almost every man I knew was a vet. When I joined the AF most of my sergeants were WW11 or Korean war vets. Today most of the young men and women I meet have never considered uniformed service.
Army 1963 - 1969 1st Lt Arty
Army National Guard AGR 1989- 1999 E7
Retired at the rank of E-7 and will return to 1st Lt with 30 years total service 2012.
Yup, I had a 20 year break in service. I joined the ARNG as a weekend soldier and was able to return to active duty as a recruiter. I was very lucky to be able to retire.
Army National Guard AGR 1989- 1999 E7
Retired at the rank of E-7 and will return to 1st Lt with 30 years total service 2012.
Yup, I had a 20 year break in service. I joined the ARNG as a weekend soldier and was able to return to active duty as a recruiter. I was very lucky to be able to retire.
USN 1971 - 1979
AD - Aircraft Mechanic
VAQ 135 out of Alameda Island, CA with the A3 Skywarrior and then Whidbey Island, WA with EA6B Prowler.
Deployed on the USS Forrestal CVA 59 and USS Ranger CVA 61
Finished on shore, AIMD North Island, CA.
JWH2050 Looks like we may have been on the same Med cruise.
AD - Aircraft Mechanic
VAQ 135 out of Alameda Island, CA with the A3 Skywarrior and then Whidbey Island, WA with EA6B Prowler.
Deployed on the USS Forrestal CVA 59 and USS Ranger CVA 61
Finished on shore, AIMD North Island, CA.
JWH2050 Looks like we may have been on the same Med cruise.
"In Flanders Field, the poppies blow..."
That poem and its history, which started the tradition, is worth reading. http://www.arlingtoncemetery.net/flanders.htm
That poem and its history, which started the tradition, is worth reading. http://www.arlingtoncemetery.net/flanders.htm
Stroh, did we pass each other at Korat? I was there 74/75 assigned 388 OMS. With your SAC history I'm guessing you were with the FB-111's?.
SSgt. Steve Kamp
SSgt. Steve Kamp
Thanks for that Peggie....
Obtained From TheMcCrae Museum of The Guelph Museum
Being as I work in Guelph and live 10 min. north of Guelph, I should be promoting one of Guelph's most prominate sons.
Thanks Peggy
Was involved in SEA as USAF Rescue Helciopter pilot starting in 1962 thru 1966. Had a great carreer as USAF Pilot, fixed wing & helcopter, from 1960 to 1981. Loved the part where we taught Army heli piltos to fly on instruments and they taught us how to fly sideways down rivers.
Mike T, Major, USAF,RET.
Was involved in SEA as USAF Rescue Helciopter pilot starting in 1962 thru 1966. Had a great carreer as USAF Pilot, fixed wing & helcopter, from 1960 to 1981. Loved the part where we taught Army heli piltos to fly on instruments and they taught us how to fly sideways down rivers.
Mike T, Major, USAF,RET.
Say Thanks to our troops
Here is a nice way to say thanks to our troops around the world:
http://www.letssaythanks.com/Home1024.html
Here is a nice way to say thanks to our troops around the world:
http://www.letssaythanks.com/Home1024.html
There is really no way to thanks every veteran for their service to our country. These people have sacraficed for our freedoms.
Hopefully the current group of active troops will be home and safe in the very near future.
There is also a group that is often forgotten. These are the troops that have been injured while on duty. Many of these folks will have to try to make it through the rest of their lives with all types of disabilities.
So my hat is off to each and everyone that has served to protect us.
Hopefully the current group of active troops will be home and safe in the very near future.
There is also a group that is often forgotten. These are the troops that have been injured while on duty. Many of these folks will have to try to make it through the rest of their lives with all types of disabilities.
So my hat is off to each and everyone that has served to protect us.
There is an increasingly popular way to handle large favors. YOU pay it forward. Make sure that you vote in every election and use your voice to get others out to vote.
We had town elections here last week and less than 25 per cent of the eligible voters turned out. That can result in minority rule NOT majority rule.
It your elected officials are going to represent you in decisions concerning the way your tax dollars are spent make sure they are the ones you chose.
The veterans have made it possible for people to be free. The people must exercise and preserve that freedom. Don't squander it with apathy. Obey the laws, pay your taxes, don't pollute, don't waste our resources.
We had town elections here last week and less than 25 per cent of the eligible voters turned out. That can result in minority rule NOT majority rule.
It your elected officials are going to represent you in decisions concerning the way your tax dollars are spent make sure they are the ones you chose.
The veterans have made it possible for people to be free. The people must exercise and preserve that freedom. Don't squander it with apathy. Obey the laws, pay your taxes, don't pollute, don't waste our resources.
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