DU Military Vets Check-in for Veterans Day

[maxrandb]

Hey Folks,

I did this last year, and I think it was well received. I'm going to be away tomorrow, so I thought we could get an early start. Here's my data:

US Navy Active Duty
21 years and counting
Started as an "E-nothing", earned a commission through the LDO Program
Proud "bleeding heart liberal"

For too long, the freakers of this world, and the Repuke Party have strutted around acting like they own the military. I swore an oath to the Constitution, not any political party or dogma.

Let's show what we know to be true. Liberals and Democrats of all persuasions love and defend this country. WE DO NOT PLAY DRESS-UP!! Here's my favorite quote from a true American and Naval hero.

"I can think of no finer career. And any man, who may asked in this century what he did to make his life worthwhile...can respond with a good deal of pride and satisfaction, 'I served in the United States Navy'" - John F Kennedy, 1 August 1963.

[DanCa]

1. I want to thank all the veterans on DU today.

I am sending you all my best thoughts hope prayers and white light vibes. You all :rock:

[Dark]

85. Me Too! Thanks for standing up for America!

:patriot:

[LIBERALNAVYVET]

95. US NAVY 1997-2002

I'M CURRENTLY A DRILLING RESERVIST AND A BLEEDING HEART LIBERAL.

[Geoff R. Casavant]

181. Pretty much the same here

USNR since '91, active duty 1994-1997, still drilling, still liberal.

[Dulcinea]

137. Same here.

Anyone who serves & defends our country deserves nothing less than our undying respect. You are true patriots!

Father-in-law (now deceased), Army Air Corps, WW2
Uncle, US Navy, WW2
Uncle, USMC during the 70s-80s can't remember exact dates

:patriot:

[Coexist]

154. Thank you so much for your service - may the U.S. never abuse it

again.

[cantstandbush]

167. Count me in on the "Thank you"s n/t

[Cornus]

2. USAR 1962-1968

Similar program that * was in, except I didn't go AWOL for a year!

[leetrisck]

3. Entire family of Military Veterans and Active Duty

and to all of them and all of you out there - thank you so very much for your service to our Country. Veterans really do "never forget."

[fasttense]

4. Thanks for posting that JFK quote shipmate

I'm a former active duty Naval officer of twenty years and am as liberal as they get.

I'm proud to call you shipmate seeing as you worked your way up through the ranks. Good on you mustang!

Too many people think in the military you swear an oath to the country or the flag. You swear an oath to defend and protect the Constitution of the United States. The same oath, I might add, that bush took. Though he seems hell bent on ignoring the constitution.

[Speed8098]

5. USN 1974-1976

2 x 6 program.
2 years active duty USS Austin LPD-4
3 years active reserves
1 year inactive reserves

Grandpa was a Democrat, Dad is a Democrat, I'm a Democrat, and my 15 year old daughter is, you guessed it, a Democrat, and we're proud of it.

:kick:

[w8liftinglady]

6. My Grandpa,dad,and oldest son

Grandpa was in Europe in WW2,My dad was a lifer in the AF,and my oldest is Army(currently nursing a knee injury he sustained on his 3rd tour of Iraq)

[maxrandb]

52. Prayers for your Son

I've said it several times before, but it needs to be said again.

"The standard should not be that the government has a military it can be proud of...it should be THAT THE MILITARY HAS A GOVERNMENT IT CAN BE PROUD OF!!"

Let's vote these "effers" out of Office and give our military a government to be proud of.

[w8liftinglady]

93. Thanks...

I'm with you...

[HawkerHurricane]

7. 20 Years USN enlisted.

SM1(SW)

USS LaSalle
USS New Orleans
USS Harry W. Hill
USS Waddell
RTC San Diego
USS Elliot
USS Copeland
USS Denver
USNS Mercy
NH San Diego
USS Thach

7 Deployments

Lay of the Last Signalman
On a thickly wooded sponson where the last projector stands
The museum pair of hand flags hanging idly in my hands
With my jargon half forgotten of my stock in trade bereft
I wonder what's ahead of me, the only bunting left.

The relics of my ancient craft have vanished one by one
The cruiser arc, the Morse flag and manoeuvring lights have gone
And I hear they'd be as useless in the final global war
As the helio, the foghorn and the masthead semaphore.

The mast is sprouting gadgets like a nightmare Christmas tree
With whips and stubs and waveguards where my halyards used to be
And I couldn't hoist a tack-line through that lunatic array
For at every height and angle there's a dipole in the way.

The alert and hawk-eyed signalman is rendered obsolete
By the electronically operated Optics of the Fleet
And the leaping barracuda or the charging submarines
Can be sighted as a blob upon a green florescent screen.

To delete the human error, to erase a noble breed
We rely upon a relay and we pin our faith in Creed
So we press a button, make a switch and spin a little wheel
And it's 100% efficient - if we're on an even keel.

But again I may be needed, for the time will surely come
When we have to talk in silence and the modern stuff is dumb
When the signal lamps are flashing or the flags are flying free
It was good enough for Nelson, and it's good enough for me.

[The River]

91. Alpha - Alpha - Alpha

Old SM2 here. 4 and out. Many a watch I spent on Yankee Station sending Alpha's out to some unknown Maru, waiting for a Kilo in reply. What ship we'd ask in flashing lights. Friend or foe we had to know or risk the Captains wrath.
I did 3 cruises to Yankee Station (69-71) on the old Hancock CVA-19.

Thanks for that poem. I had never seen it before.

[MrScorpio]

8. USAF 1983-2005

Another Liberal who believes in defending his country

[nono]

9. USN

1950-1954

[Buck Turgidson]

10. USN 1972 -1979

And I have a National Defense ribbon to prove it or as we called it, "The Battle of Boot Camp".

[DanCa]

11. Whoops almost forgot my family.

My Dad Army DI
My Uncle Don Wagemann Vietnam Veteran Lt Marine 2 tours
My Uncle George Wagemann USN - Not Sure how long he served

[jedr]

12. USN 1966-70

U.S.S. Forestall ,AO2 G Div.

[driver8]

76. jedr, were you on the Forestall when they had the terrible fire?

[jedr]

98. yes ; 19 yrs old on the flight deck;

on vets day remember the 138 guys (average age 20yrs) who died and kept the first super carrier from going to the bottom, thanks to McNamara's "fight it on the cheap" and using left over Korean war bombs....those who wouldn't go to Vietnam are doomed to repeat it..BTW, thank you for asking, it is a little remembered piece of history.:patriot:

[leanin_green]

114. It was a training film for me in 76.

That was some incident. They use it for fire-fighter training now. Let's you know how scary fire can be aboard ship.

[jedr]

121. 20 yr old kids, and we did it right!

Navy training is the best....good luck to you and have a great vets day

[driver8]

125. Training film for me, also -- in 1986! I also saw a show about it

on A&E or the History Channel. I cannot imagine what fighting that fire must have been like.

[BrotherBuzz]

179. I think John McCain thinks about them, too

On July 29, 1967, tragedy struck one of the mightiest aircraft carriers in the U.S. fleet, the USS Forrestal. One of its jets accidentally fired a rocket across the flight deck and into a plane occupied by pilot John McCain. The lieutenant barely escaped his burning jet before one of its 1,000-pound bombs exploded only 1 minute and 34 seconds into the fire. That horrific explosion wiped out dozens of the crew instantly, including almost all of the specially trained firefighters.

Small world....

[BleedingHeartPatriot]

13. Vet, married to a Vet

Me:

US Army 1982-1987

Husband:

US Army 1975-1989

We met in the Army. :patriot: MKJ

[Ezlivin]

126. Vet, married to a Vet, checking in

Me:

US Navy, USS Skate, 1977-1981

Wife:

US Navy, 1977-1981, 1986-1990 Reserves

Met in the Enlisted Men's Club in Pearl Harbor, just celebrated our 27th anniversary.

Liberal as hell....

[Renegade Six]

14. SGT, US Army (98-Pres)

[BOSSHOG]

15. RETIRED NAVY CHIEF PETTY OFFICER CHECKING IN

- I DID NOT SPEND 24 YEARS IN UNIFORM SUPPORTING AND DEFENDING THE BIBLE.

- THE VET CARD. DON'T LEAVE HOME WITHOUT IT. IT IS KRYPTONITE AND A RAY OF SUNSHINE TO CONSERVATIVE CHICKENHAWKS EVERYWHERE. THEY COWER AT ITS POWER.

Thanks MAX, I have that President Kennedy quote framed and hanging proudly on (one of my) I love Me Walls.

[driver8]

77. Chief, what is a "vet card"??

[leanin_green]

115. Hey Chief. Backbone of the Navy!

[peacebaby3]

16. For the hubby. SFC in Army 1986-Present - Desert Shield/Storm & OIF Vet

And in memory of my Grandfather:

Army Vet - Battle of the Bulge. Became an Independent who voted for the Dems before he passed away in Jan. 2001. His last vote for President was for Al Gore.

We are all a Proud Pack of LIBERALS!!!

[NeoGreen]

17. USAF 1984 - 1988

1/84 to 6/84: Airman Basic
6/84 to 6/85: Airman
6/85 to 7/86: Airman 1st Class
7/86 to 7/87: Senior Airman
7/87 to 1/89: Sergeant

Ribbons/Awards/Medals
USAF Training Ribbon
Small Arms Expert Marksmen Ribbon
AF Longevity Award Ribbon
Short Overseas Short Ribbon
AF Good Conduct Medal
AF Outstanding Unit Award
AF Achievement Medal
AF Commendation Medal

Assignments
1/84 to 3/84: Lackland AFB, TX
3/84 to 5/86: Sheppard AFB, TX
5/84 to 12/86: Grand Forks AFB, ND
12/86 to 1/88: Osan AFB, ROK
1/88 to 1/89: Niagara Falls AFB, NY

Honorable Discharge

[Gildor Inglorion]

18. US Army 1966 - 1968 - Vietnam Dec 66 - Dec 67

I worked as a secretary/stenographer for G-2 (Intelligence) at the I Field Force Vietnam HQ in Nha Trang in the Grand Hotel - not exactly a hardship post. (Google Nha Trang - it's truly gorgeous and I'd like to go back some day as a tourist.)

My brother served in the infantry in the Korean War
Four uncles in World War II

And by the way - this chickenhawk Repuke B*shit administration is not worth the sweat off John Kerry's brow.

:patriot:

[unhappycamper]

19. USA - 63 ~ 73

adventures:
Tet '68
Cambodia '70

[StephanieMarie]

20. Army wife for 12 years.

Husband was Chinook pilot and flight surgeon.

[leanin_green]

116. You've definitely served, Sis.

Any military wife that sticks it out is a woman every man should know once in their lives.

[ohtransplant]

21. USAF 78 -82. n/t

[Catchawave]

22. Thank you all for your service!

and as a lifetime USMC dependent, I'd like to thank all your families too :hi:

Today, Nov 10, is the Marine Corps Birthday! OOO-rah!

[TacticalPeek]

23. Army, US, 69-71

Father, Battle of the Bulge.

Son, al Anbar.

[Ioo]

24. USAF 1993 - 1996

[trogdor]

25. Army 1982-2004

...and I have ZERO yellow ribbons, flags, or other pseudo-patriotic gewgaws on my car.

[malmapus]

26. SPC E-4 / US Army 91-95

92-93 Operation Restore / Continue Hope

94-95 Operation Restore Democracy

[matcom]

27. M1A1 Crewman '87-'90

[Toots]

28. US Army 1967-1971

Vietnam 1968-1970 Germany 1970-1971 Was with 2nd of 12th Cav at the relief of Khe Sahn, same unit Max Cleland was with except I was in B Company and he was in D company. Our Battalion was named Roving Gambler and the four Companies were Ace High, Bad Bet, Wild Card, and Stacked Deck. After I returned to the World I was sent to Germany to Third Infanty (Marne Div) where we engaged in Historic War Game with Freshly removed (from Vietnam) First Infanty Div (Big Red One) This War game lasted many months...The beer was great though..

[Longhorn]

29. My son is a Marine in Iwakuni, Japan.

He was just promoted to corporal and is coming home for Christmas! :D

My father was in the Navy during WWII, my father-in-law is a retired Air Force Master Sergeant, my step-brother is a former Marine, and my nephew serves in the Coast Guard.

[Carla in Ca]

135. Hi, Longhorn!

You have quite the military family. Congrats to your son for his promotion. You must be thrilled knowing he will be with you for Christmas. Have a wonderful holiday!

And I want to thank each and every one of you, including my husband, for your service. Love to you all.:patriot:

[Longhorn]

151. Thanks, Carla!

And thanks to you and your husband for your service! :patriot:

Until our son joined, I had no idea about the sacrifice and indirect service of the families.

[Stand and Fight]

30. US Army, Active Duty, Sergeant, Field Artillery, 1999 - 2004...

[Tikki]

31. U S Army 1968~1970....

Mr. Tikki.

[Ron Green]

32. US Army, 1966-1969.

[MadisonProgressive]

33. USAF 74-76

[Nordmadr]

34. 1 Yr. Army National Guard. 4 years active navy. 1990-95. Nt

[GreenPartyVoter]

35. My Dad, GreenLantern, retired from Navy and reserves

[Tierra_y_Libertad]

36. USMC (marine crotch) 1961-1965 Proudly unpatriotic anti-militarist.

"Patriotism is the egg from which wars are hatched." Guy de Maupassant

[lpbk2713]

37. Navy 1965 - 69

AK-2 on separation from active duty. Most of my time was in Rota, Spain.

[B Calm]

104. Spent two weeks in Rota waiting for a military flight to Naples..

My sympathies

[underpants]

38. Cav Scout '90-'93

Bradley Gunner Spec4

[BrotherBuzz]

39. US Army (AUS)

1972-74
1976 IRR activated

[newyawker99]

41. kick

:kick:

[Bigmack]

40. More for the Corps...

Four in the Corps...

Southeast Asian War Games participant ("Hey.. we got second place!")

Today is the MarCor birthday. If you need something to stir up those great boot camp memories, check out the soundboard at http://www.ebaumsworld.com/jacket1.html and hear Lee Ermy as the DI in Full Metal Jacket.

[BrotherBuzz]

45. LOL, that's not what my Marine buddies tell me....

They claim they won the war, but say the Army, Navy and the Air Force were the ones who lost it. At least that's what they tell me. ;)

[leanin_green]

117. "What is your major malfunction, numbnuts?!" I love that movie. n/t

[AllegroRondo]

42. US Army, 1988-2001

best time of my life. I loved it.

[DiverDave]

43. D Troop, 1St of the 1St Cav.

Schwabach, West Germany

1974-1976
Tank crewman

I have two identifiers on my car:

POW-MIA flag in front of my rearview mirror
D.U. sticker centered on the back

[TahitiNut]

44. US Army 1968-69, USARV HQ Long Binh Jan69-Nov69, E-5

Welcome home, brothers. :hi:
(US549804__, sir!) :patriot:

[nadinbrzezinski]

46. Military family here

husband retired CPO, A-NAV sub service

I did mine in a foreign force technically, and also started as an E nothing and left as an O-3 (interesting story all on its own)

Brother in law also retired from the Navy.

To all of you who serve or keep the home fires burning, I aslute you

[_ed_]

47. Army 1996-2005

West Point 1996-2000
Army 2000-2005

Got out as a Captain. Iraq War Vet.
Proud member of Veterans for Peace and Iraq Veterans Against the War.

Thanks to all the other Vets out there. Cheers!

[insane_cratic_gal]

48. US Navy 1988-Current

My husband is due to retire soon though.

[Name removed]

49. Deleted message

Message removed by moderator. Click here to review the message board rules.

[Touchdown]

50. Ya-Huah!

US Army 3/11th CAV. Bad Hersfeld Germany. 1985-86.

[myrna minx]

51. Thank you all for your service.

:patriot:

[paineinthearse]

53. USCG, 1977-1981

QM1 Paine, reporting for duty. :patriot:

[hootinholler]

54. Outrageous: WTF people?

This check in thread gets 16 recs and a call to action for veterans gets nada. A few replies but no suggestions.

-Hoot

[maxrandb]

63. Hey Hootin

Maybe the MODS could combine our two posts together. I have no ego, and would welcome the opportunity to see that we get a good turnout on "the mall".

I can't make it, but I'll be there in spirit.

As we used to say in the Battleship Navy; "Keep your powder dry"

[hootinholler]

87. Doesn't matter about combining

I was trying to brainstorm something inventive that we could all do without having to travel to DC (although I live close enough to do it) that would make a statement about the state of torture, or the chickenhawks and express our displeasure.

So I'm pissing and moaning about how few want to get on board, off our collective asses and DO SOMETHING. Perhaps it speaks more to my lack of communication skils than to veteran apathy, but it's pissing me off.

-Hoot

[Jo March]

55. Arnheim - checking in

US Army
1990 - 1993
Started as an E1 and "retired" as an E4
31M - Multicommunications Systems Operator
31D - Mobile Subscriber Systems Operator

I, Arnheim, do solemnly swear to defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, domestic and foreign.

[malmapus]

64. Fellow Signal Corp!

31C - Single Channel Radio Operator

Funny, after I arrived at my assigned unit (1/3 SFG HSC Sig Det then later MI Det) didn't do squat that I learned in AIT. Still was a radio guy but dealt more with the sat comm and other man-portable communication devices. Never saw a RATT rig again heh.

[Jo March]

163. I was in a RAU - Remote Access Unit

I mostly threw up the antenna and then slept in the rig. There wasn't that much to do.

When I was on Ft. Campbell, we were the "Voice of the Eagle." Sort of silly.

Nice to hear from a fellow Signal Corps person!!!

[wryter2000]

56. Hooray for all our vets

You do so much for all of us! :applause:

[StaggerLee]

57. USN 1985-1990

USS Worden CG-18, 1985-1988
SIMA S.F. (NAS Alameda) 1988-1990

Also did two years as a mariner for the Military Sealift command. USNS Observation Island, USNS Higgins and USNS Navajo. 1990-1993

[woofless]

58. USAF '70-'73

Incirlik, Turkey and The Pentagon. Turkey was better than the Pentagon. Go figure.

Woof

[TN al]

59. US Army 1987-1997

[UrbScotty]

60. Thank you veterans!

:toast:

[Elwood P Dowd]

61. US Army 1970 - 1972

:)

[Hubert Flottz]

62. A tin soldier in Nixon's Army here.

FTA!

[hwmnbn]

65. U.S. Army......1966 to 1968.....sgt E-5.....

ets: 8/nov/68

:toast: :patriot: :toast:

[pecwae]

66. USA 1st SOCOM 1982-86

USAR 1981-82, KyArNG 1979-1981

[yorgatron]

68. U.S.Army 1983-85

MOS 63T

[pecwae]

70. I was 71Q (P)

96F(P), 71L(P), but worked primarily in PAO. I think the whole MOS structure has changed since we were in. Wonder if 11B is still 11B?

[earth mom]

67. My dear husband: US Navy '84 to 95.

Thanks to all who have served! :thumbsup: :yourock:

[madokie]

69. usn '67-'70

15 months VN
never touched a ship

[Blaukraut]

71. For the hubby; USAF - '82 - '02

He did his 20 plus, despite threatening pretty much every year he couldn't take it anymore and wanted out (his ultra liberal views and the fact that he was from Massachusetts made military life for him a bit more difficult than it might have been, had he 'fit in' better). He even got caught in a stop-loss in '02 that kept him in 6 months past his actual retirement date.
He now works as a defense contractor - with Air Force personnel, at Hanscom AFB in Mass. and still argues politics every day. Funny how that worked out :-)

[Baclava]

72. AF - 21 years - retired last year

Independent Duty Corpsman - AF version...E-7

Still kicking the sand outta my boots...lived at the airport in Baghdad for 6 months in '03 after a few more years in Kuwait.

As much as I hate sand - now I live on the beach - go figure.

Best times - Living in Alaska, in Greece and crawling through the Amazonian jungles in South America.

Worst - anything to do with desert sand.

Now I can go to college for 3 years and be a hippie again...

[5thGenDemocrat]

73. US Army Signal Corps, 1974-76

I was a Communications Center Specialist at Fort Monroe, VA. I didn't do anything heroic, but I DID get to see a bunch of great concerts in Norfolk, Virginia (including Crosby Stills Nash and Young AND Marvin Gaye on the same day!).
John
Generally, the only time I bring my military service up any more is when some red-white-and-blue chickenhawk needs a slapping-down. It works like a charm, as I'm sure the veterans here already know.
Happy Veterans Day to all who served.

[jokerman93]

74. U.S.Army

U.S.Army S.F./Airborne
98G Vietnamese
Two enlistments
1'st of the 1'st. Checking in.

[dbeach]

75. on the 11th day of the 11th month at the 11th hr

in 1918 the Armistice was signed to end WW I the war to end wars.

The global elite mentality has moved us intergenerationally from war to war with no end in sight...

Thus proving their ineptness and incompetence as dynastic world leaders and /or a more sinister and insidious agenda to control the masses through endles wars and fear mongering.

Anybody seen osama bin laden bush?

anybody seen bush jrs military records?

real ones I mean not the shrub scrubbed edition??

just lil ole curious me!

I have talked to thousands of Vets in my life.
I met one at a homeless shelter who could not find his miltary records . BUT somehow the VA found an ole pay receit..so he received VA benefits..

BUT then there is mr .privlege..who can't find legible records?
BET ya he NEVER flew a plane alone??

VN 101st Airborne Division Ashau Valley 11 B
Life Member of:
VVA ,DAV ,VFW ,101st Airborne Division Association

Member of: help a Vet.
Vets for Peace.
and past member of other Vets organizatons

I quit American Legion cuz they are buying the fascist agenda .
rummy on the cover was enuff for me.

VFW in my area DO NOT like the current pResident.

THANX U to all our Veterans.

Some day we wil have real leaders and no more wars..

[driver8]

78. USN 1986 - 1991, Desert Storm, Desert Shield. My father is a retired

Chief Petty Officer.

[Obamanaut]

79. MCPO USN (retired 1988 after 28 yrs) n/t

[BamaGirl]

80. Army 93-96

[Ganja Ninja]

81. USN Aug 1971 to Aug 1975.

USN "Never Again"

[puerco-bellies]

82. USN 1977-1981 Father, Grandfather, Forefathers

USS Barney DDG-6 Naval Expeditionary Ribbon for service in the Persian Gulf during the Iranian Hostage Crisis, Battle E Ribbon, Sea Service Ribbon.

Father USAF 1955-1959 Various SAC bases around the globe.

Grandfather USN 1941-1952 WWII Notably Task Unit 77.4.3 Taffy III
USS Kalilin Bay *****5 Battle Stars***** Battle of Samar

Philippine Liberation Ribbon, Presidential Unit Citation, Sea Service. Korean War served on a destroyer involved with amphibious landings and naval gun fire support, various other "fruit salad" ribbons.

My forefathers fought the American invasion of Apache' lands

[Aristus]

83. Gulf War I.

M1A1 Abrams tank crewman, Delta Co. 1/69th Armored; King Khalid Military City, Saudi Arabia.

U.S. Army 1986-1993. Son of.....

ArisDad,RN
U.S. Army Nurse Corps, 93rd Evacuation Hospital, Long Binh, South Vietnam, 1968-69.

U.S. Army 1965-81. Grandson of.....

ArisGrandDad

U.S. Coast Guard, World War II.

Don't tell ME Liberals hate America! :patriot:

Happy Veterans Day, everybody! :patriot:

Thank you for serving! :patriot:

[Brewman_Jax]

84. USN 1986-1992

n/t

[im10ashus]

86. US Army

1986-1990 Active
1990-1994 Inactive

[Az_lefty]

88. USAF 72-77 ARNG 81-present

Desert Storm 90-91
Iraq 2003-2004

Deployed to the Az/Mx border after 9/11 and just returned from New Orleans.

Proud to be a LIBERAL Democrat!!!!!!
:toast:

[Walt Starr]

89. Army National Guard

Sone of a Marine

[wellstone_democrat]

90. USAF vet

1976-80


This country could not possibly care less about its veterans. Makes me glad I got out after four and don't have to depend on the "largesse" of the decimated Veteran's Administration programs.

All talk, no action. That's the American attitude toward all the men and women who were killed or permanently damaged---it once wasn't but now all you have to do is buy a "ribbon" or yap about "support" and that is all you owe. But, it isn't.

[Robeysays]

92. thanks to all you veterans. also my family is a full of them.

although i would never fight in a war, unless the constitution was in danger. some thing that has not happened since 1941. same goes for my family...

mom's side of the family fought in the revolutionary war in 1775, and every succeeding war until 1945. in fact in the civil war my grandmother's side fought in the union, and my grandfather's family fought in the Confederacy. which was strange since i found out they were abolishinst. i think a brother snuck off or some thing. they only fought and deafened the Constitution, and they were all quakers. my grandfather's brothers all fought in WW2 he was too young. so he went over as a civil engineer to germany in 1950ish??? to help in the reconstruction. my dad's side were all midwest farmers and i believe they had a lot of brothers in ww2 too.

it was cool researching that my moms side has been here in america for so long.

i suggest you all should do a family tree.

[McLuhan]

94. US Army

1954-1956. Drafted,hated every frigging minute of my two year sentence.

[UTUSN]

96. Adding onto the Ship's Roster n/t

[lonestarnot]

97. ALL VETS CHECK THIS

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=104x5325700

So this is how we are to honor our DAV's! DIRTY FUCKERS!

[ElectroPrincess]

99. US Army Vet

1981-1985, INSCOM Pacific Puke ;)

Happily Married to a Retired Marine
Well, we're content to be stuck with each other for 23+ years.

Airborne, All the Way!

& Semper Fi! :hi:

[Mr. McD]

100. US Army 1968 to 1971

Viet-Nam Aug 1969 to Apr 1971. Huey Crew chief.



My father was WWI
Grandfather Civil war(Confederacy.)

[Toots]

157. What Unit

I was with the 281st AHC and also the 227th AHB

[Mr. McD]

170. DTroop 2/1 Cav , Phan Thiet

also the 235 AHC Pleiku

[B Calm]

101. US Navy 1969 - 1973

USS Yosemite AD19 Destroyer Tender
USS Albany CG10 Guided Missle Cruiser

[B Calm]

136. kicking for Veteran's Day

[B Calm]

187. kicking

[lovelaureng]

102. US Army '89-'93 Active Duty

Operation Desert Shield/Desert Storm
183rd Maintenance Co. - Combat Support Div.

[Qanisqineq]

103. My husband, Army SGT

10 years and still going
OIF 1993-1994

[KBlagburn]

105. USAF 89-96 Just Cause, Desert Shield, Desert Storm

Grandad, WWII
Dad Vietnam, Stateside
Brother, USN
Brother, USA
Father in law, Vietnam, Stateside
Brother in law, USN, still active

[dbeach]

106. VA stops PTSD claims review

HUGE HAPPY VETERANS DAY GIFT

VA folds under pressure from Veterans organizations and individual Veterans

Regan tried to do similar in 1984

http://www1.va.gov/opa/pressrel/PressArtInternet.cfm?id=1042

No Across-the-Board Review of PTSD Cases – Secretary Nicholson
November 10, 2005


WASHINGTON – The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) will not review the files of 72,000 veterans currently receiving disability compensation for post-traumatic stress disorder, the Department's secretary announced today.

On May 19, 2005, VA's Inspector General reported on an examination of the files of a sample of 2,100 randomly selected veterans with disability ratings for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). The IG cited insufficient documentation in the files and a dramatic increase in veterans filing for disability compensation for post-traumatic stress disorder since 1999.

"We have now just completed our own careful review of those 2,100 files cited in the IG's report,' said the Honorable R. James Nicholson, Secretary of Veterans Affairs. "The problems with these files appear to be administrative in nature, such as missing documents, and not fraud."

"In the absence of evidence of fraud, we're not going to put our veterans through the anxiety of a widespread review of their disability claims,' Nicholson said."Instead, we're going to improve our training for VA personnel who handle disability claims and toughen administrative oversight."

"Not all combat wounds are caused by bullets and shrapnel," Nicholson added. "We have a commitment to ensure veterans with PTSD receive compassionate, world-class health care and appropriate disability compensation determinations."

[cynatnite]

107. US Army - '86-'90

Proudly served my country and I'm honored to follow in the footsteps of all those who served before me!

:patriot:

[DemonFighterLives]

108. US Army 1977 - 1980

Jimmy Carter Peace Time. Germany 2 years and Iran hostage crisis.

[Coastie for Truth]

109. Coast Guard 1966-70

Thanks.

[Demonaut]

110. Squid, 1981-1986 USS Constellation PH3

[LevelB]

111. Not a careerist but,

Great-Grandfather: Marine WWI
Grandfather: Navy, KIA in WWII
Father: Marine, Korean Conflict era
Self: Regular Army (Peace time volunteer - 74-77)
Brothers, cousins: Too numerous to list
My children: Over my dead body, due to the Fuckwit-In-Chief and his murderous war in Iraq.

B.

[Doubting Thomas]

112. USAF 1958-1963

Enlisted 1958
Lackland AFB, Texas - Basic
Keesler AFB, Mississippi - Electronics school
Craig AFB, Alabama - Permanent station (and I do mean permanent)

[leanin_green]

113. U.S. Navy Corpsman, Marine Force Recon. 76-80. Proud to Serve.

[lonestarnot]

118. USAF ANG (me) Brother USN CB's - Denang,Vietnam

[lonestarnot]

119. Kick your ass past the Red Rover post!

[TroubleMan]

120. USMC 1992-2000

NT.

[captain beyond]

122. UNITED STATES AIR FORCE

I was in the comm center. 72 to 74

[Freedomfried]

123. UDT/SEAL Teams all the way!

Made Electricians Mate First Class...(for a little while anyway)

Hooo-ya surf zone!

81-91

[Kukesa]

128. My husband. USN, USS Valley Forge; S2F-27.

And my thanks to all of you who served.

[Miss Chybil]

124. Me 9 years. husband 20, son still serving, daughter-in-law 6 yrs. nt

[nguoihue]

127. USMC '67-'70

"We won all the battles but lost the war ... Jane Fonda, One hand tied behind our backs, the liberal media, the war protestors, the hippies..."

Bull fuckin'shit!

[Toots]

158. How did that battle of Khe Sahn go for you?

I was there for the relief mission with 1st Cav.

[dooner]

129. Military Brat (USAF)

My Dad was a Chief Master Sgt. (lifer)

[alfredo]

130. Thanks

US Army Security Agency
Aug 1965 to Aug 1969
MOS 05H20

Basic Ft Jackson, AIT Ft Devens
Spent three years at the 4th USASA FS Asmara Ethiopia (Now Eritrea)

[Up2Late]

131. Veterans Make Up More Than One-Fourth of Atlanta's Homeless (WABE)

I don't want to bring anybody down, but I thought we all should take a moment to remember Our Vets who most have forgotten and can't be with us on-line. This Radio News report will be broadcast here in Atlanta on Veterans Day.

Though I was lucky enough to have grown up between Vietnam and Iraq, I felt it was important to remember the 2000+ American War Veterans living on the streets of my current home town, Atlanta, Georgia. Click the link below to goto the WABE website, where you can click the link to the MP3, the audio is 4 minutes and 45 seconds(4:45).

Peace, Thank You for you service and,
Welcome Home. :patriot:

Veterans Make Up More Than One-Fourth of Atlanta's Homeless Population

By Philip Graitcer

ATLANTA, GA. (2005-11-10) Veterans'Day is when the nation honors members of its military services.

But while some veterans are being honored, others have been forgotten.

On any night, almost 2-thousand of Atlanta's homeless are veterans.

That's more than one-fourth of metro Atlanta's total homeless population, according to a recent survey.

WABE's Philip Graitcer visited with some homeless veterans on the streets of downtown Atlanta.

<http://publicbroadcasting.net/wabe/news.newsmain?action=article&ARTICLE_ID=841173>
(MP3 and additional links at the link above)

[tabasco]

132. Army infantry 12 years active. Now called back for more.

This will be an especially sad Vet's Day as more of our troops are dying for corporate profits.

edit typo

[Ryano42]

133. Thank you all...

Father: Army MP Berlin during the Blockade
Brother: Army '74-'78 Korea

Myself: If you have flown the B-52, F-15, C-17, F-18, C-2 or AV-8 I helped make you avionics! :)

And so very PROUD to do so!

Thank you all...a round on me!!! :beer: :beer:

Tennnnn HUTTT! Huuuah!

:patriot: :patriot:

[oasis]

134. Navy. Served aboad the Kitty Hawk (CVA-63).

[Mairead]

138. Spook 1958-1967 (nt)

[BlueCollar]

139. U.S.Navy 1979-1983 - VP-40

Best decision I ever made.

Here's wishing all a safe and peaceful Veterans day

[mandyky]

140. US Army - 91 Sierra - 1977 - 1980

Got out when Reagan was elected, sure enough our detachment was sent to Honduras in the 80s. I entered the Army when they were phasing out the WACs, but it was really co-ed training like they have now. Did my BT at FT McClellan which is no longer there.

Went in E1 out a Spec 4.

Got to drive a landrover off a taxi-ing C130 once during field training. Pretty cool, lots fun, good people for the most part.

[BewilderedCitizen]

141. US Army 1985-1990

[RushIsRot]

142. US Army -- 1963-1966

[Voltaire]

143. U. S. Navy 1979 - 1992

CTR1. All over the place.

Voltaire

[dand]

144. USMC 1961-1966

SEMPER FI

[ProSense]

145. More years than Bush, Cheney and Rice combined

Eight years active, reserves and National Guard

[Media_Lies_Daily]

146. USN, 1976-1981.

[lonestarnot]

147. Kick!

[Skittles]

148. AIRMAN SKITTLES HERE

[tabasco]

169. Oh Airman ! I hate those rules against fraternization !

Is that your Gremlin in the background? I had a purple one for a while.

[Skittles]

186. I never paid any attention to those rules

no INDEED!

Ya, it's a Gremlin but it's not mine....if I recall, I had a '73 Dodge Charger back then

[Up2Late]

193. You had a Purple Gremlin!? Just like GHWBush (41)...

...I just saw a little of a 2002 speech by KKKarl on CSPAN3, and he said GHWB had a Purple Gremlin with a Levi's interior.

I shouldn't laugh, I had a Blue 1974 Gremlin during High School.:blush:

It was a hand-me-down though. Froom! Froom! 232 Cubic Inch straight 6, Top speed achieved on a flat road, 74 mph!

[Dhalgren]

149. Vet here - Army 1972-1975...

[maximovich]

150. Happy Veteran's Day

Thank you for your service to our country, our Constitution and of course your vigilant defense of "We the People".

[Love Bug]

152. USN, RM3, 74-77

[BikeWriter]

153. United States Air Force. 1965-1969

Pleiku Republic of VietNam 1967-1968

[qnr]

155. USCG, 1977-1992 n/t

[Ernesto]

156. My signature says it all

[Arianrhod]

159. US Army, 1985-1995. Noncommissioned officer.

Three sons in the military; two served in Iraq.

[nykiera]

160. US Army, 1980-1984. nt.

[recovering democrat]

161. Thanks and Remembrance

This family - Vietnam Army vet (spouse) and active duty Army in Iraq now (son). Thank you and all of you for your courage and your service to this country.

This quote was intended for Memorial Day. Every time I read it, though, I keep being reminded of all the "lost souls" who are still alive but not with us. The homeless, the mentally ill and all those whose service to this country left them seriously damaged deserve to also be honored on Veterans Day.

REMEMBER

If you are able,
Save a place for them
Inside of you. And
save one backward glance
When you are leaving for the places they can no longer go.
Be not ashamed to say that you loved them,
Though you may not have always.

Take what they have left,
And what they have taught you
With their dying
And keep it your own.

And in a time
When men decide and feel safe
To call war insane,

Take one moment to embrace
Those gentle heroes
You left behind.

Written by Major Michael Davis O'Donnell, helicopter pilot;
1 January 1970, Dak To, Vietnam; KIA on March 24, 1970


:toast:

[nonconformist]

162. Wife of Army Vet, 1993-1999 active duty enlisted

Both of my children were Army brats, born on post.

Granddaughter of Koren War veteran.

Niece of an aunt and two uncles that served in the Army in the 70's.

All are yellow dog democrats!

[cleofus1]

164. navy 1976-81

posted this one before...i just like it cause it has my dad (korean war veteran) on the far left and my goofy company commander on the far right!

[YankeyMCC]

165. USAF 92-97

[LincolnMcGrath]

166. Military Police Corp

[BamaGirl]

183. When?

My husband and I were both MP's. He still is actually.

[LincolnMcGrath]

192. Fort McClellan Alabama 1986

[Ptah]

168. USAF 1970 - 1974

B-52 AVIONICS

[newspeak]

171. reporting in

for my daughter who is in the Army, step son who is former Navy, my father-in-law who was Navy WWII Japanese front, step-father who was in Vietnam, father who was WWII german front, two uncles who were both German front WWII. one uncle who was captured twice by the Germans in WWII.

[Dark]

172. Kick for our veterans! n/t

[nadinbrzezinski]

173. kick

:patriot:

[NMDemDist2]

174. kick for the vets and in honor of my late Father

USAF, 25 years, Pleiku VN 68-69

[Rick Myers]

175. USAF 74-78

Mostly at remote bases running live intercepts in the Cold War. I salute ALL VETS who have served thru history!!!

[flamin lib]

176. Vietnam era, '69-'71 nt

[nadinbrzezinski]

177. Checking for hubby CPO retired, and my brother in Law

Aircraft Maintainance, E1, Ret as well.

[CottonBear]

178. Kick for our veterans and reporting in for my dad

US Army Captain and Orthopaedic Surgeon
101st Airborne, posted in Germany from 1963-1965
:pariot:

[fight4my3sons]

180. My granddad flew 70+ successful missions in WWII

I think he flew a plane called a Porky - Corsica or something like that.

My step-father and his brother were both marines in the Korean War.

Happy Veteran's Day!
Thank You all for serving our country!

[mailman82]

182. Vets

Marines 67-70
My son 88-present on second tour in Iraq CWO3 Dana Dennis
My Dad wwII and Korea
my Grandfather WWI
Thank You to all the Vets!!!!!!Hoorah

[oneighty]

184. Navy 51-60

Korea 1952

MN2 DV2 EOD SWD SCUBA diver

Oh boy it was fun while it lasted.

Good on all my fellow vets and on those that loved them and stuck by them.

180

[Prisoner_Number_Six]

185. United States Air Force

1973-1975

[tousiswritten]

188. US Army 1951-1972

[Mairead]

191. So you were in the Sneaky Service, huh?

We used to occasionally bump into you guys. What was your speciality?

[Catchawave]

189. Patriotic Kick....

:patriot: :patriot: :patriot: :patriot: :patriot: :patriot: :patriot: :patriot: :patriot: :patriot: :patriot: :patriot: :patriot: :patriot:

:bounce:

[PapaJoe]

190. U.S.M.C.

proudly served in Viet Nam in 65/66. More proudly served in VietNam Veterans Against the War in 69/70. Currently grateful to DAV for representing me get my claims from the VA.

[rasputin1952]

194. On this day:

On this day in 1982, the Vietnam Veterans Memorial was dedicated in Washington, D.C. The names of more than 58,000 lost soldiers are inscribed on a long wall of polished black granite.

Lest we forget...:patriot:


rasputin

US Army Medical Platoon Sgt

[Name removed]

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