Veterans

NN

you decide-----this is me sitting in an EA-6B at Whidbey Island


getting ready to go here

Spk

Now that's a story! Groucho sitting in a Prowler headed for the Midway.

mosseybuck

In the Corps for six years. After boot camp at the Island, and more grunt training at Lejeune, spent about a year in HMX-1 at Quantico. Then back to Lejeune for a couple of years including a Med cruise. Those amphibious landings were one of the highlights of my time overseas. Re-trained into aviation at Millington then off to Willow Grove NAS where I was a 6443 mechanic, and we trained Reserves. Worked on FJ-4B Furies for awhile then got up-graded to some of the Nam era fighters, F8U Corsairs.

Linefinder

GunNut said:

I was headed for the Navy right out of HS but dad wanted me to be a Doctor so he successfully blocked it (long story).  I tried again after 9/11 but the Marines said I was too old.  So now I have to be content with both my kids on active duty.  

I think you did your part.

Thank them for their service for me, will you?

And thank you for getting them to that point.

Mike

rberglof

USAF 66 to 70, Basic at Lackland  tech school  Amarillo then rest of time at Travis afb.
Flight line on the C-141.

GunNut

Linefinder said:

GunNut said:

I was headed for the Navy right out of HS but dad wanted me to be a Doctor so he successfully blocked it (long story).  I tried again after 9/11 but the Marines said I was too old.  So now I have to be content with both my kids on active duty.  

I think you did your part.

Thank them for their service for me, will you?

And thank you for getting them to that point.

Mike

Thanks, I will.  Thank you and the rest of the folks here for your service and sacrifices.

Tugar

1988-1989 Fulda West Germany with the 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment. 

Spk

rberglof said:

USAF 66 to 70, Basic at Lackland  tech school  Amarillo then rest of time at Travis afb.
Flight line on the C-141.

I went through Lackland but it was back in San Antonio by the time I got there. It might surprise some but Lackland AFB trains Marines also 😁

Varmintmist

Spk said:

rberglof said:

USAF 66 to 70, Basic at Lackland  tech school  Amarillo then rest of time at Travis afb.
Flight line on the C-141.

I went through Lackland but it was back in San Antonio by the time I got there. It might surprise some but Lackland AFB trains Marines also 😁

The Corps is to small to have independent training facilities. It makes more sense to train the basics at a joint forces area then do its own doctrine training later.

Gene L

Army, 1966 to 71.  Made the trip in 68-69.  Had a rifle platoon and then a recon platoon.