Military Talk

[JohnnyM]

Would any of you ladies or gentlemen like to share information concerning your military service?

USAF 1961 - 1965
Lackland AFB, San Antonio, Texas...Keesler AFB, Biloxi, Miss....Ft. Meade NSA, Maryland...Peshawar, Pakistan...Portland, Oregon.

Maybe some of us shared the same base and or tour of duty....JohnnyM

[redwitch]

Does Army brat count?

[rdkent]

US Army 1960 - 1963

Ft. Leonard Wood - Ft. Hood - 14th Armored Cav Bad Hersfeld Germany

[schotzyb]

US Navy 1968-1972
USS Jonas Ingram DD938 From 1968 To 1969
USS Power DD839 From 1969 To 1972

[DENNIS G]

U. S. Air Force 1958-1978
Tennessee National Guard 1956-1958
U. S. Army 1980-1995 (Federal Civilian Service)

Places that I have been stationed are: San Antonia, Tx; Amarillo, Tx; Topeka Ks; Madison, Ws; Clark AB, Philippines; Saigon Viet Nam; Camrahn Bay Viet Nam, Tucson, Az; Ubon Thailand; Sumter, SC; Wichita Ks; Turkey, England, France, Greece, Saudi Arabia, Guam, Azores, Bermuda, Patrick AFB, Fl., and retired at Anchorage, Alaska (Elemendorf)after being there for 8 yrs. Worked for the AF as civilian and then the Army (Ft Richardson) in Anchorage. My position was abolished (reduction in force) so I retired again and moved to Florida. (Orlando 8yrs, TV since).

[Boomer]

My husband was Army Special Forces. He made a comment the other day that he wondered if any of those guys are in TV.

[JohnnyM]

Answer to Red.....of course an Army brat counts. If your mom or dad served our country you should feel very proud. You can share if you'd like.
Dennis, that is quite an impressive resume. I hope we have some Special Forces men who will weigh in for Boomer. I think we need to hear from some Marines, too. Thanks to all you guy's, you are all heroes. :bigthumbsup: :bigthumbsup: :bigthumbsup:

[chuckinca]

Army 64 - 67
Ft Knox, KY Basic
Ft Dix, NJ AIT Infantry (enlisted combat arm/Europe option)
S-1 Section, 3rd Squadron, 7th Cavalry (Garry Owen), 3rd Infantry Division (Rock of the Marne), Schweinfurt (Pigs Crossing), West Germany (left side of the 1,000 year Reich)
J-12 Section (5 EM and 25 Lt Col's), MACV III Compound (Cholon), Hq, USMACV (with Westy), Saigon(aka Ho's Town), RVN (aka the fallen domino)

[redwitch]

OK -- Dad joined Army in '42 at age 16; was a mustang; transportation MOS of some sort -- helped devise and implement the Red Ball Express. Obviously, European Theatre in WWII.

Post war was tricky since a lot of his tours of duties were for months at a time at various embassies to develop ingress/egress, supply and emergency routes. If the duty tour was more than 2 months, Dad his family travel with him although many times we never even bothered unpacking. And I really don't know his tours before I was born.

1946-47 - Nuremberg (War Tribunal)
Unknown
1949-51 - Munich
1952-53 - Ft. Monmouth, NJ
1953-55 - Embassies - France, England, Soviet Bloc, Egypt, Japan, Hong Kong
1955-56 - Fort Ord, CA, Provost Marshall
1957-58 - Fort Dix, NJ, Fort Puke, LA, Fort Riley, KS, a couple of others (16 states, 14 schools)
1958-59 - Embassies - Iran, Saudi Arabia, Panama, St. Petersburg USSR, Phillipines
1959-61 - Frankfurt am Main
1962 - Deceased (age 36, full bird)

Brother served 3 tours in 'Nam -- Da Nang; Saigon; mission never discussed but assume it was Laos (Green Beret, Ranger and went through Navy Seal program although in the Army)

In case you haven't guessed, I'm rather proud of my father and my brother. They were special men who served this coutry with pride and honor.

Thank you for letting me brag!

[Hope2b]

[Places that I have been stationed are: San Antonia, Tx; Amarillo, Tx; Topeka Ks; Madison, Ws; Clark AB, Philippines; Saigon Viet Nam; Camrahn Bay Viet Nam, Tucson, Az; Ubon Thailand; Sumter, SC; Wichita Ks; Turkey, England, France, Greece, Saudi Arabia, Guam, Azores, Bermuda, Patrick AFB, Fl.,
When were you at Clark? My Dad was stationed there from 1957-1960. I was a teenager there and met an airman there who would become my husband.

[DickY]

USAF 1967-1978

Webb AFB, Texas
Mather AFB, CA
Bergstrom AFB, Texas
Udorn, Royal Thai AFB
Alconbury, RAF, England
Shaw AFB, SC

[paul]

U.S. Army 1964-1967
212th M.P. Company
Viet Nam All over the country 1965-1966

[Hope2b]

With father who was in USAF:
Pittsburgh, PA
Rhein Main Germany
Ardmore, OK
Clark AB, Philippines
Biloxi, Mississippi
Clovis, NM
Husband
Andrews AFB, MD
Biloxi, MS
Craig AFB, AL
Eglin AFB, FL (Lived in Crestview)
The Villages after retiring from Defense contactor job.

[another Linda]

me: Brooke (Ft. Sam Houston) 68-69

husband: Brooke (Ft. Sam Houston) 68-69, Walter Reed 69-73, Madigan (Ft. Lewis) 73-75

son: Tripler (Hawaii) 01-02, Camp Stanley (S. Korea) 02-03, Seoul, S. Korea, 03-04, Madigan (Ft. Lewis) 04-08, ????? 08-12

[rjrex]

U.S. Navy (57-76)
Norfolk, VA
Andrews AFB
Lemoore CA (USS Midway CVA 41)
Atsugi, Japan
Norfolk VA
New Orleans LA (Retired SCPO)

DOD Contractor Norfolk VA (85-2002)

[SteveZ]

ARMY:
1965/66, 1974/78 - Fort Devens, MA (USASATC&S)
1967/69 - Vietnam (313thRRBn w/ HQ IFFV; 374thRRC w/ 4th ID): Nha Trang, Dong Ba Thin, Chu Lai, Duc Pho, Bong Son, Kontum, Pleiku, Ban Me Thuit, Dak To, Ben Het, An Khe, Hoi An, and a lot of hilltops overlooking strange sights.
1969, 1970/72 - Fort Hood, TX (311th ASABn w/ III Corps)
1972-1974 - Okinawa (USASA Scty Det) with TDYs to Camp Zama, Japan; Thailand; Taiwan and a couple other curious spots.

[bsliny]

FT DIX NJ FT BENJAMIN HARRISON INDIANA FT HOOD TEXAS FT LEE VIRGINIA
QUI NHON VIETNAM 66-67

[JohnnyM]

You know just reading some of these military bio's gives me the chills and makes me so proud to be an American. Anyone, and their were many, who served in combat are just extra special for this post. Although I was in during Viet Nam and overseas I was only giving support, never was in actual combat. I think we lost the last fighting man of WWI a little while back (not completely sure) but WWII, Korea and 'Nam soldiers should always and will always be quietly proud of their contribution to our great country allowing their families and friends the right to feel secure at home. I think TV might be a little too old for Desert Storm and the Iraq war but God bless those troops as well. Thank you all for your great service to our country and Red you do have a great deal to be proud of. I hope we can keep this post alive and hear from so many others who are just too modest to report in. Glad to see so many flyboys!!! (I am not partial?)

[bsliny]

I Was in Vietnam in 66-67 i wasn't in combat I was in supply At times i was reluctant
to mention i was in NAM Because most people i've mentioned it to think you were in combat Then one day i was talking to a guy who was in the 1st Cavalry in NAM
I told him i was there but not in combat and he said to me thanks for the bullits made me feel alot better about it

[drr47]

U.S. Army 66-72
Fort Bragg
VN Advisory Team 46, Nha Trang area
3/64 Armor 3d Inf Schweinfurt Germany

[Donna]

http://www.millan.net/minimations/toolminis/other_usflagw2.gif (http://www.millan.net)United States Marine Corpshttp://www.millan.net/minimations/toolminis/other_usflagw2.gif (http://www.millan.net)
My DAD..1st Marine Division...World War II


The 1st Marine Division was activated aboard the battleship Texas on 1 February 1941. It is the oldest, largest, and most decorated division in the United States Marine Corps, with nine Presidential Unit Citations (PUCs).

The Guadalcanal campaign in 1942 was the first major American Pacific campaign in World War II and the first time the 1st Marine Division conducted combat operations as a division. The Division's actions during this operation won it the first of three World War II PUCs. 1st Marine Division also won PUCs for the battles of Peleliu and Okinawa. Three weeks after Japan surrendered, the Division was dispatched to North China for occupation duty. While in China, the Division had numerous encounters with the Chinese Communists.


Guadalcanal
Peleliu
Okinawa
Iwo Jima
Solomon Islands

And when he gets to Heaven
To St. Peter he will tell:
"One more Marine reporting, Sir --
I've served my time in Hell."

Semper Fi....
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USMC..Grandfather, Uncles, Cousins, Brother....

[KathieI]

You know just reading some of these military bio's gives me the chills and makes me so proud to be an American. Anyone, and their were many, who served in combat are just extra special for this post. Thank you all for your great service to our country and Red you do have a great deal to be proud of.

:agree: :agree: :agree:

with JohnnyM

these posts have brought me to tears!

Thank you all, you brave Americans!

Sincerely, Kathie :redface:

[BUC]

Retired Builder Chief Petty, U.S. Navy (Seabees) 1970 through 1990,
Stationed :
BMU1, Coranado, Calf.
Naval Moble Construction Battaloion 4 , Port Huenme, Calf.
Boardman Bombing Range, Boardman, ORE.
Naval Station Adak, Alaska
Naval Moble Construction Battilion, Port Huemene, Calf
Naval Construction Unit, Virginia Beach, Va.
Naval Support Unit, Dept. of State, Washington D.C.
31st Naval Construction Regiment, Port Huemene, Calf.

The real person deserving ata boys is my wife, I got to spend most of the time overseas, she had to mostly stay here and worry, she my HERO

[redwitch]

Just a quick note -- as I said, my brother did 3 tours in 'Nam, one before we were officially there. We talked a lot when he came home between tours. He wasn't sure we should be there but he knew he was needed. After the second tour in which he saw a lot of combat, he made a comment that will stick with me forever. He told me that not everyone in a war has to carry a gun and shoot people but everyone who serves helps save those who are on the front lines and he thanks those guys on a daily basis -- they saved his life more than once.

So, just wanted to let you guys who were the clerks, the supply sergeants, the mechanics, all the ones behind the scenes (and not making a profit on the supplies, etc.), you truly were appreciated and those doing the hard fighting knew how necessary you were. Thank you for helping my brother come home three times!

[larrydube]

Vietnam 1970-1971 Chu Lai, Duc Pho, LZ Liz, LZ San Juan, DMZ, The Rockpile (was also called Vandergrift near Khe Sanh)
1971-1972 Ft. Sill - Field artillery school instructor
1990-2004 NH National Guard (155 Towed Howitizers)
2004-2005 Iraq - Base security, Convoy Security (MSR Tampa) from Baghdad to Umm Qsar - Oldest serving member of unit at age 57
Katrina (spent 2 weeks in New Orleans driving thru waist deep water and looking for looters)
2005-2007 NH National Guard (Finally Retired)

[bsliny]

Redwitch

THANK YOU VERY MUCH

[chuckinca]

Just a quick note -- as I said, my brother did 3 tours in 'Nam, one before we were officially there. We talked a lot when he came home between tours. He wasn't sure we should be there but he knew he was needed. After the second tour in which he saw a lot of combat, he made a comment that will stick with me forever. He told me that not everyone in a war has to carry a gun and shoot people but everyone who serves helps save those who are on the front lines and he thanks those guys on a daily basis -- they saved his life more than once.

So, just wanted to let you guys who were the clerks, the supply sergeants, the mechanics, all the ones behind the scenes (and not making a profit on the supplies, etc.), you truly were appreciated and those doing the hard fighting knew how necessary you were. Thank you for helping my brother come home three times!



In the US Army there are about 10 people in direct support within the Division for each guy shooting the guns. And that doesn't count the various support units directly under Corps, Area Command, and numbered Army who are mainly support troops.

[swrinfla]

Hardly an exotic history, but I was drafted and reported for basic training at Fort Leonard Wood (ghastly place ;D ) just under 49 years ago! Two years as a clerk at Fort Bliss, Texas, with the then-starting-up 6th Artillery Group.

At the insistence and urging of my crusty Master Sergeant boss there (he retired with something like 36 years of service!), I took a direct commission, then returned to St. Louis, where I spent the next 26 years or so in the Army Reserve.

Having retired as a Lieutenant Colonel, and with an eventual 11 years of active duty, I am proud of my personal service, even though it doesn't hold a candle to the guys and gals who actually served in WWII, Korea, Viet Nam or anywhere else.

Red, I am impressed at your father's rank at such an early age. Must have been a hard-charging GI!

SWR

[stjade]

U.S. Army---1967-1969--Ft. Sam Houston, SanAntonio, Ft Bliss El Paso , Beaumont General Hospital, White Sands Missile Range. I'm proud of all of you who have served ,and proud to be an American. God bless all of you--Steve :bigthumbsup: :bigthumbsup: :bigthumbsup: :bigthumbsup:

[Donna]

A BIG thank you to all our men and women that served then and now..http://www.millan.net/minimations/smileys/fromus.gif (http://www.millan.net)

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[nONIE]

Ditto Donna,

There are no words to express the gratitude we feel for their commitment to our freedom.

[another Linda]

Aren't there any nurses out there in TOTV land? There were so many of us going through basic that I thought for sure some would have found there way to TV.

[DENNIS G]

[Places that I have been stationed are: San Antonia, Tx; Amarillo, Tx; Topeka Ks; Madison, Ws; Clark AB, Philippines; Saigon Viet Nam; Camrahn Bay Viet Nam, Tucson, Az; Ubon Thailand; Sumter, SC; Wichita Ks; Turkey, England, France, Greece, Saudi Arabia, Guam, Azores, Bermuda, Patrick AFB, Fl.,
When were you at Clark? My Dad was stationed there from 1957-1960. I was a teenager there and met an airman there who would become my husband.


I was there in 1964-66, but spent most of the time on temporary duty into Nam, Thailand

[MMC24]

- US Army Sept 1966 to April 1969.
- Basic @ Ft. Dix, NJ
- MOS Training @ Ft. Eustis, VA
Trained as a Transportation Movement Specialist (Travel Agent)
- Assigned to Viet Nam and sent to the 173rd Robin Hoods (a helicopter unit stationed in Phu Loi)
- Viet Nam Job: a Door Gunner
- Served 3 tours of Viet Nam during which time I was shot at many times and shot down a couple of times, but thank God I some how survived the ordeal
- Now living the good life in TV!!!

[JohnnyM]

A tribute.......



http://i249.photobucket.com/albums/gg233/johnnyme2008/pow-flag.gif

[KathieI]

Bumping this thread.

Fullrob, maybe you could find someone is this very impressive list from our archives.


Kathie

[Jim007]

Are there any veterans in TV that served in the 9th Infantry Division of the US Army?

I served with the 1st/11th Artillery and 3rd/34th Artillery. I was in Nam, at Bearcat and Dong Tam in '67. When I was with the 3rd/34th Arty, in Dong Tam, we were attached to the Riverine Force, in the Delta. The Navy would tow our 105's up the river, we would anchor the rafts, and provide fire support to the infrantry units in the area. Then the Navy would tow us back to our base at Dong Tam.

[billethkid]

US Army '59-'61 (drafted)
3rd Infantry Division
Ft. Dix entry
Ft. Benning basic training
Permanent assignment; Bamberg, Germany
Mortar fire direction controller

BTK

[chuckinca]

US Army '59-'61 (drafted)
3rd Infantry Division
Ft. Dix entry
Ft. Benning basic training
Permanent assignment; Bamberg, Germany
Mortar fire direction controller

BTK




50 klicks downriver in Schweinfurt during 65 and early 66
Rock of the Marne Division (3rd Inf)
7th Cav (division recon)

[pajames]

Drafted March 1963 in the US Army
Basic Training Fort Gordon, Georgia
Stationed Fort Sill, OK in Headquarters Co (Signal Corp) May to Dec 1963
19 day trip via USS Mann to Inchon, Korea Jan 1964
Stationed in Taegu, Korea, Co B Sig LL Bn (Camps Walker and Henry) Jan 1964 to Feb 1965
21 day trip via USS Mitchell from Korea to Oakland, Ca. Feb, 1965
Active Duty Honorable Discharge in Oakland, Ca. then to home in Maryland
Assigned to Inactive Reserve for 4 years (4 summer camps)
Learned to read, write and speak basic Korean while there.

Saw a lot of the world, best experience in the world
I believe that the draft should still be in place today, many of our youth would benefit from the experience.

[JohnnyM]

Pajames, Sounds like you packed a lot of action into two years. On land and sea. Thanks for your service. I also agree the draft should be in place but not all will agree.

[pajames]

JohnnyM,
Thanks, I'm glad you agree with the view of the draft. This country is free today because of the all who served in the Military, many of those were drafted. I ran across a web site the other day listing all of the Medal of Honor soldiers. The web site is as follows;
http://www.history.army.mil/moh.html. If you get a chance, visit it and read what each hero did to receive this country's highest honor. These soldiers are true hero's. Most gave their life so other could live. Thanks for you service to our country.

[JohnnyM]

Tks Pajames, great site. A tribute to all who received her:

THE MEDAL OF HONOR


http://i249.photobucket.com/albums/gg233/johnnyme2008/moh2.jpg

[chuckinca]

pajames:

Thanks for the link the the Medal of Honor website - bookmarked it

I went to Germany on the MSTS Patch from Brooklyn to Bremen in 7 days during December 1964. Had us bunked in hammocks 5 high in the cargo hold, guy on the bottom was inches from the floor and the guy on the top was up with the ductwork. Great trip across the North Atlantic in the winter - rockin and rollin the whole way

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_Patch

[JohnnyM]

I posted this earlier on a different thread but thought a lot of our military guys might have missed it so I repeated the posting here:

A C-130 was lumbering along when a cocky F-16 flashed by.
http://i249.photobucket.com/albums/gg233/johnnyme2008/tanker.jpg
The jet jockey decided to show off.
http://i249.photobucket.com/albums/gg233/johnnyme2008/Jet.jpg
The fighter jock told the C-130 pilot, 'watch this!' and promptly went into a barrel roll followed by a steep climb. He then finished with a sonic boom as he broke the sound barrier.

The F-16 pilot asked the C-130 pilot what he thought of that?

The C-130 pilot said, 'That was impressive, but watch this!'

The C-130 droned along for about 5 minutes and then the C-130 pilot came back on and said 'What did you think of that?'

Puzzled, the F-16 pilot asked, 'What the heck did you do?'

The C-130 pilot chuckled. 'I stood up, stretched my legs, went to the back, took a pee, then got a cup of coffee and a cinnamon bun.

When you are young and foolish - speed and flashy may be a good thing.

When you get older and smarter - comfort and dull is not such a bad thing.!!

[The Great Fumar]

U.S.A.F. "53 to 57" Sampson afb NY
parks afb CA
Beale afb CA
Rushmore AFS
Stoney brooke AFS
Westover AFB (SAC)MA
Raindeer AFS ME
Goose bay afb LAB
TDY'S TO Eglin abb FL
Wright pat afb OH
Patrick afb FL
Selfridge abf MI
Involved in Security , many more short stints to air force stations ...Loved it , Had a great Job........Went to college on GI bill.......Married my high school sweetheart and lived happy ever after.........
Would I do it again ??? You betcha , great life.....
ATTENTION FUMAR

[JohnnyM]

Fumar quite a history. I remember those TDY's. I was in the Security Service. Blue rope as it were. krypto clearance while overseas. I knew for some reason you were a Flyboy!

[ldj1938]

USAF 55-67

Sampson AFB, Lowry AFB, Shaw AFB, Yokota AFB, Japan, RB&WB66, Electronic & Wx (Typhoon) Recon. Shaw AFB was the pits!
Lackland AFB, Bainbridge AFB, Griffiss AFB, Castle AFB. Griffiss & Castle in B-52's as a Defensive Fire Control Systems Operator. That's the fancy name for a tail-gunner in the B-52. 2,000 hours in B-52 and many, many days on alert & airborne alert at Griffis. Castle AFB as an instructor. In '67 it was Thailand to bomb North Vietnam or get out. My choice was get out and finish college. Had too many friends in the Hanoi Hilton or one of those gigantic craters.

Had a brother in the 28th Inf Div in WWII. Medic in the Battle of the Bulge. His advice...don't join the army! The series Band of Brothers shows what they endured. No wonder he would never talk about it.

Every president should be a veteran and then maybe he, or she, could be a little more selective as to when we send our military out to fight. Iraq is such a waste.

[chuckinca]

Castle has a great museum

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Castle_Air_Museum

[pajames]

pajames:

Thanks for the link the the Medal of Honor website - bookmarked it

I went to Germany on the MSTS Patch from Brooklyn to Bremen in 7 days during December 1964. Had us bunked in hammocks 5 high in the cargo hold, guy on the bottom was inches from the floor and the guy on the top was up with the ductwork. Great trip across the North Atlantic in the winter - rockin and rollin the whole way

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_Patch


chuckinca;
Your info about the rockin and rollin across the Atlantic reminded me of my trip to Korea in Jan. 1964. The USS Mann was sitting at the dock in Oakland, CA loading everyone, it was drizzling rain. They served lunch to everyone on board around noon. The ship departed about 3:00 pm, it was still raining. We crossed under the Golden Gate and proceded to the Pacific. It started getting a little rough before we ever hit the Pacific. Well, little did anyone know that we were heading into a Gale. I was raised around the water (Chesapeake Bay, MD) but I have never seen waves as big as what we went through. We were on a troop carrier, as you know, they are big ships, but when we hit the Pacific it really got rough. I knew what was happening below deck so I stayed in shelter on topside as long as they would let me. These huge waves were breaking over the front of the ship. I would see a few guys come up, get sick and then go back below deck. Well, they finally chased me down, said it was too rough for anyone to be above deck. I know I don't have to go into graphic descriptions here but virtually everyone below was sick, including Navy personnel. I was still OK but tried to make my way to the head and remember see this short stocky black guy coming through the hatch in front of me with the most solemn expression on his face. We start to pass each other and he loses it. He never got anything on me but I turned around, went back to my bunk area and got sick as a dog.
We too, had the hammocks stacked 5 high, I was lucky enough to have one next to the top.
The top one was empty. I was sick for 3 days, ate a lot of crackers. It took us 19 days to get to Inchon, Korea. I know this trip will always stick in my mind. What an adventure.

[TomW]

Indiana Army National Guard 1971-1991.
76th Inf Bde
2nd Bn, 150th FA

[JohnnyM]

pajames reading your story made me feel like I was on the ship with you. Pretty graphic but part of what made you a soldier. It's a shame that many people, men and women alike, will never see or feel what the military is about. I'm not trying to be condescending but I do believe a lot of attitudes towards war and our freedom would change. From WWI through today, the lives of so many valiant young men and women were lost so we could live in a place called The Villages. A paradise they will never see, but hopefully they are in a paradise of their own. Lord knows they deserve it. God Bless Our Troops.

Thanks for your service TomW!

[chuckinca]

chuckinca;
Your info about the rockin and rollin across the Atlantic reminded me of my trip to Korea in Jan. 1964. The USS Mann was sitting at the dock in Oakland, CA loading everyone, it was drizzling rain. They served lunch to everyone on board around noon. The ship departed about 3:00 pm, it was still raining. We crossed under the Golden Gate and proceded to the Pacific. It started getting a little rough before we ever hit the Pacific. Well, little did anyone know that we were heading into a Gale. I was raised around the water (Chesapeake Bay, MD) but I have never seen waves as big as what we went through. We were on a troop carrier, as you know, they are big ships, but when we hit the Pacific it really got rough. I knew what was happening below deck so I stayed in shelter on topside as long as they would let me. These huge waves were breaking over the front of the ship. I would see a few guys come up, get sick and then go back below deck. Well, they finally chased me down, said it was too rough for anyone to be above deck. I know I don't have to go into graphic descriptions here but virtually everyone below was sick, including Navy personnel. I was still OK but tried to make my way to the head and remember see this short stocky black guy coming through the hatch in front of me with the most solemn expression on his face. We start to pass each other and he loses it. He never got anything on me but I turned around, went back to my bunk area and got sick as a dog.
We too, had the hammocks stacked 5 high, I was lucky enough to have one next to the top.
The top one was empty. I was sick for 3 days, ate a lot of crackers. It took us 19 days to get to Inchon, Korea. I know this trip will always stick in my mind. What an adventure.




and we dodged Ice Bergs too (a winter Pacific crossing was a joyride compared to the North Atlantic in December)!

LOL

[Boomer]

This question is for DickY:

Mr. Boomer wants to know when you were at Udorn.

He was there in '72:
42nd Company
Joint Liaison Detachment
1st Special Forces
Based at Nam Pong

DickY, I was trying to put your quote in here from January 25 and I couldn't pick it up for some reason. Anyway, I was just showing Mr. Boomer this thread and Udorn grabbed him.

Boomer

[Peggy D]

Was going to post this as a separate topic, and some may consider it highjacking, but I thought this would be a good place to ask...

Does TV have a VFW post? If so, where is it?


Thank--and hubby thanks you too

Peggy

[redwitch]

Peggy,

There's not one in TV itself, but two are close by -- one in Wildwood, the other in Leesburg.

Post 4910 Wildwood Post PO Box 151
Oxford, FL 34484

Post 6389 Hawthorne Memorial Post 100 Palo Verde Drive
Leesburg, FL 34748
(352) 323-1693

[larrydube]

Hi Tomw or should i say fellow Redleg.....

What was your MOS? 13E 13D here

[bsliny]

Chuckinca
Its a small world i went to Vietnam on the Patch In 1966 It took us 18 days to get there
nice part about it It was time served :hot: :beer3: :hot: :beer2: :hot:

[bsliny]

Chuckinca
Its a small world i went to Vietnam on the Patch In 1966 It took us 18 days to get there
nice part about it It was time served :hot: :beer3: :hot: :beer2: :hot:

[chuckinca]

Chuckinca
Its a small world i went to Vietnam on the Patch In 1966 It took us 18 days to get there
nice part about it It was time served :hot: :beer3: :hot: :beer2: :hot:



I think the 196th Light Infantry Brigade was shipped to RVN from the East Coast in the summer of 1966 - a 30 days or so trip!

I flew from Travis on a DC-6B. 39 hrs in the air all on three of four engines with stops in Honolulu, Wake Island (still had downed Jap Zero's and bunkers on the beach behind the air strip operations bldg) Clark in Manilia and on to Tan Son Nhat in Saigon.

[pajames]

and we dodged Ice Bergs too (a winter Pacific crossing was a joyride compared to the North Atlantic in December)!

LOL


chuckinca,
Our ship gave new meaning to the phrase "slow boat to China". I believe instead of dodging icebergs we lassoed em and towed to Korea for fresh water.

LOL