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Veteran's Day

jazzedjazzed Posts: 11,803
edited 2012-11-13 06:59 in General Discussion
Since Parallax is celebrating Veteran's Day, I thought it would be nice to know how many veterans are out there.

I served 6 years in the Navy.

Best to all this year.
--Steve

Comments

  • mindrobotsmindrobots Posts: 6,506
    edited 2012-11-09 13:02
    I did not serve.

    My brother served- Coast Guard
    My father served - WWII - Army Air Force
    My mother served - WWII - USMC
    My grandfather served - WWI - USMC
    My great great great great great great grandfather served - Revolutionary War - NJ Militia & Continental Army

    Thank you to all that have served are are serving now for putting yourselves in harms way to protect the freedoms I enjoy but never take for granted!!

    God bless our soldiers!
  • tonyp12tonyp12 Posts: 1,951
    edited 2012-11-09 13:03
    Did 1 year in the Swedish navy , does that count? :)
    Sweden have mandatory military service for all males.
    I was on board the sea floor maping ship Johan Nordenankar
    http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=o.184548292443&ref=mf
  • ercoerco Posts: 20,259
    edited 2012-11-09 13:13
    God Bless 'em! Free lunch Monday at Sizzler restaurants for Veterans: http://www.sizzler.com/VetsDay12.pdf

    tonyp12, check Ikea for free Swedish meatballs! :)
  • jazzedjazzed Posts: 11,803
    edited 2012-11-09 13:50
    erco wrote: »
    God Bless 'em! Free lunch Monday at Sizzler restaurants for Veterans: http://www.sizzler.com/VetsDay12.pdf

    Now, where is that DD214 .... Funny that no one has ever asked for it.
  • eldonb46eldonb46 Posts: 70
    edited 2012-11-09 14:33
    I was in the US Navy for six year (1966-1972); two years in Naval Electronic Schools and then four years aboard the USS H.W. Gilmore AS-16 in an Electronic Calibration Lab.
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  • dmagnusdmagnus Posts: 271
    edited 2012-11-09 14:47
    Uncle - WWII - Army
    Uncle _ WWII _ Army Air Force
    Father - WWII - Navy
    Youngest Brother - Vietnam Era - Army - Air Force
    Middle Brother - Vietnam Era - Navy
    Me - Pre Vietnam - Navy Reserve - Vietnam Era - Air Force Proud member of my local American Legion

    Thank you all for your service.
  • John AbshierJohn Abshier Posts: 1,116
    edited 2012-11-09 15:03
    12 years active Army (1 in Vietnam) then 11 years Army Reserve. 20 years Department Of the Army civilian employee.

    John Abshier
  • NWCCTVNWCCTV Posts: 3,629
    edited 2012-11-09 16:11
    6 Years US Army. 1980 to 1986. 18 Months Ft.Stewart, GA. 3 years Ansbach, West Germany. 18 Months Ft.Riley, KS. What a nightmare state KS is!!!! 110 degrees plus in summer and up to -80 in winter with wind chill!!! Absolutely LOVED Germany. Still trying to get back there. Thanks to Google Earth I am able to bring up my old house in Oberdachstetten. The fun I had there with my wife and daughter compares to almost nothing I have done since. I normally do not work on Veterans day but unfortunately I have a job that must start that day this year.
  • ElectricAyeElectricAye Posts: 4,561
    edited 2012-11-09 18:59
    I salute anyone who's willing to stick their neck out for freedom and democracy - not only military vets but diplomats, firemen, police, teachers, you name it.

    I've been lucky enough to have never had anyone shoot at me. Well, at least not on purpose. Well, at least that's what they said. I was trying to get some samples of rock off an outcrop when suddenly it started to come apart on its own.

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  • JLockeJLocke Posts: 354
    edited 2012-11-09 20:53
    Six years in the US Navy (1974-1980); surface sonar technician. USS Voge (FF-1047) and USS Julius A Furer (FFG-6).
  • xanaduxanadu Posts: 3,347
    edited 2012-11-09 21:34
    USMC Active, 4 years. Can't talk about my primary MOS. Cross trained with light armored vehicles. Also dabbled in Nuclear, Biological and Chemical warfare, had a meritorious promotion, sat in ops meetings with battalion commanders to discuss how fast we could access the internet while deployed. Those guys need their emails lol. Best part was deploying Banyan Vines, W2k Advanced Server and learning AD for the first time. Oh they Y2k bug was a lot of fun too. I think last Veteran's day I posted some pics of the old crypto gear we used. Wow it's been another year already haha.

    Semper Fi!
  • xanaduxanadu Posts: 3,347
    edited 2012-11-09 21:37
    ElectricAye wrote: »
    I salute anyone who's willing to stick their neck out for freedom and democracy - not only military vets but diplomats, firemen, police, teachers, you name it.

    I've been lucky enough to have never had anyone shoot at me. Well, at least not on purpose. Well, at least that's what they said. I was trying to get some samples of rock off an outcrop when suddenly it started to come apart on its own.

    Come on you gotta love the snap of a round passing by.

    Seriously though it's true. To me it is not what you do, or who you work for, but how well you do it. That got me by until now at least. Now I work for a complete idiot, but he shows signs of learning new tricks. I love being self employed lol.
  • jonesjones Posts: 281
    edited 2012-11-09 21:49
    Four years USAF (1972-76) as a helicopter mechanic. Spent nearly the whole time in Alaska (Elmendorf, Eielson and various TDYs). Lots of relatives served from the Revolution onward. Both parents (dad was a WWII Army tank commander and mom was a WWII Navy navigation instructor and Link Trainer operator). My brother was Vietnam-era Army.

    Compared to the service members today who are doing multiple combat tours, my service was easy. All I ever had to worry about was the cold and the only thing I ever shot at was a target.
  • frank freedmanfrank freedman Posts: 1,983
    edited 2012-11-09 21:56
    USN, 10.5yrs. 1977-1987 Electricians Mate then crossed over to Data Systems Tech
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  • Jay KickliterJay Kickliter Posts: 446
    edited 2012-11-10 06:11
    I did six years in the US Navy. Cryptologic Maintenance Technician. Looks like there's a few people here who did six years; I suppose we all had long schools.
  • PJAllenPJAllen Banned Posts: 5,065
    edited 2012-11-10 06:48
    It's Veterans Day, there's no apostrophe with it (though I might argue for one, but only after the s.)
    http://www1.va.gov/opa/vetsday/docs/proclamation_1954.pdf
    http://www.usa.gov/citizens/holidays.shtml
    http://www.archives.gov/news/federal-holidays.html

    Formerly Armistice Day.
    http://www1.va.gov/opa/vetsday/vetdayhistory.asp
  • PublisonPublison Posts: 12,366
    edited 2012-11-10 16:34
    Dad-USMC-WW II South Pacific
    Grandfather-Army-WW 1-France
    Father-in-Law USMC-Quantico Training Officer
    Son-USMC-Active

    I missed Vietnam by 6 months. (Where is my draft card?)
  • jazzedjazzed Posts: 11,803
    edited 2012-11-12 13:48
    Thanks to all veterans who posted a response here (or were mentioned) for your service. Your time, your contributions, and your sacrifices are greatly appreciated regardless of where, when, and how you served.

    My own time in the Navy was spent as a cold warrior. My desire was to have a world where we don't live in fear. Constantly as I child I feared nuclear Holocaust. I joined the Navy so I could make a difference. I was attached to P3 Orions for my entire tour of duty beyond Aviation Electronics Advanced "A school" and Great Lakes bootcamp where I caught a 10 year cold. I got to see a lot of the Pacific countries like Japan, Korea, and the Phillipines. I spent much time on tiny isolated islands like Adak, AK, and Diego Garcia BIOT. In Diego Garcia I mourned having to see the honor guard and the caskets from the Beirut marine barracks bombing. Time there changed me forever. I was honorably discharged as an E6 in December 1986. My eyes were opened by my Navy experiences. I became a very different adult from most of my family. I thank the Navy for my objectivity and learning how to carry through in seemingly impossible situations.

    Thanks to our government for recognizing the WWII Merchant Marine Service members as veterans of the Army Transportation Corps. Considering the number of ships and lives lost in the Atlantic, and the impact of logistics in the final outcome, it certainly seems appropriate to include those who served in that way as part of the greatest generation. My father served in the Merchant Marines and passed on December 7, 2004. It was comforting having Army representation at his burial.

    Clearly our freedom and way of life requires shared sacrifices. So, thanks to all the families (especially spouses and children) of veterans too.

    "Duty, honor, country: Those three hallowed words reverently dictate what you ought to be, what you can be, what you will be. They are your rallying point to build courage when courage seems to fail, to regain faith when there seems to be little cause for faith, to create hope when hope becomes forlorn." - Douglas MacArthur
  • ctwardellctwardell Posts: 1,716
    edited 2012-11-12 14:29
    Thanks to all those who served and are serving.

    I did not serve.

    My father was in the U.S.Navy as a Machinist's Mate from '58 to '62.

    Chris Wardell
  • pogerttpogertt Posts: 33
    edited 2012-11-12 14:34
    I did 3 years with Navy, most of it in the Tonkin Gulf Yacht Club.
  • ajwardajward Posts: 1,130
    edited 2012-11-13 06:59
    US Army for 15 years with the Nike Hercules system. Electronic maintenance and special weapons custodian. Visited Germany (a lot), Greece, Italy and Korea.

    The Herc is preserved at one site in the San Francisco area:

    http://www.nikemissile.org/IFC/nike_hercules.shtml
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