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USAF. April 26th 1972 Till April 1978. Minute Man Missile Mechanic. Proud Too have voluntarily Served My Country. Randy Gilliam.

U.S.Navy Jan 1960-Oct1981 Aviation Machinist Mate Senior Chief(retired) served on both coast's & have many good memories.

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LGR

US Army Jan 1966 to Jan 1970..Basic Fort Knox, Ky. Assigned to 9th Infantry Division Ft. Riley , Kansas.....Bear Cat South Vietnam Dec. 1966 to Dec 1967.

U.S. Army 1972-1974 Worked in Plans and Operations (S-3) of Hqtrs, 15th MP Brigade at Rhine Ordnance Barracks, Kaiserslautern, West Germany. (Right under the glide path for the eastern end of the runway at Ramstein Airbase).

U.S. Army 1958-1960 Ft. Hood Texas and Germany Tank Driver and Supply Clerk

1138th MP Com. for a year then went to the 101st Airborne Charlie company 5th Bat. 2nd Brigade. God bless all of those who served.

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Mullen Royal Percision D-10 Red Laquar Pearl inlay 8&8
"Life is too short for bad tone".

Army - Fort Jackson, SC
Fort Rucker, AL (56 - 58)
SP3 - Cargo Rigger

USAF 1969-1977 Lackland, Shepperd, Travis, Minot, Cape Lisburne Alaska, Peterson AFB.
Started with being a Aircraft Loadmaster, switched to base maintainence equipment mechanic.

U.S. Army 1960- 1962 Volinteered for the draft. Basic traing, Ft Riley Kansas. 12 weeks at Fort Knox, Korea '61-'62 4th Missle Btn Task Force Alpha.

Jim

US Army-1969-1971, Basic at Fort Campbell, KY, AIT at Fort Gordon,GA-Sentenced to 14 months at Long Binh,Vietnam. Military Police. Oh yeah, I was drafted too!

U.S. Army 1970-72
116th Assault Helicopter Co.
Chu-Li Vietnam

1983-85 National Guard
178th MP
Monroe Georgia

SP/4 Mike Richardson
Emmons and Peavy.What a match.

David, that was before my time. My first trip there was in 1963, next in 1965 and back again in 1969 (about for days after the big hurricane Camile (s). Retired in 1971.

USMC 1971-1979

Boot Camp: Parris Island, SC

Jet Engine School: Millington Naval Air Station, Millington, TN

Safety and Survival School: Glen View Naval Air Station: Glen View, IL

Attack Squadron: VMA 543 (A4 Skyhawks)

Refueller/Transport Squadron: VMGR 234 (C-116 "Flying Boxcar" and KC-130)

Keep on pickin'!
Glenn

UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS - OOORAH

Dec 1979 - Dec 1986

Boot Camp - San Diego, 2nd Bn. F Co

MOS Training - Fort Bliss, Texas - Marine Barracks

Cherry Point, N.c. - H.A.W.K Missle Operator
3rd LAAM Bn.

Parris Island, S.C. - Drill Instructor 1st Bn, B Co. and Hand to Hand Combat, Instructor. Instructional Training Unit.

Yuma, Az - Platoon Sgt. H.A.W.K Missle Platoon, B Battery. Battalion Training Chief 2nd LAAM Bn.


- Thanks to all our Vets, you all deserve a huge thank you for all you all have done so that my little girls, don't have a care in the world.

US Marines
1972-1979
Manufactured in San Diego
MOS: FRA(Fleet Reserve Association) downtown Iwakuni Japan-"Live Country Music" EVERY WEEKEND-steel and lead

MOS: Wing Side Staff Club, Iwakuni, Japan-"Live Country Music" nightly-steel and lead

MOS: "The Sea-Gull" MCAS Beaufort, SC. "Live Country Music" EVERY WEEKEND-lead and steel

MOS: "Musician" live seven nights a week in the barracks. What a Life!!

Ft.Jackson, S.C
Seoul: G-2
Ft.Knox KY
Germany
Dominican Republic
Santa Domingo (during the Revolution)
GOD Bless all the Vets and our troops!
"All gave some,..some gave All" Thank you!

USMC 1962-1992 (Ret)
OOORAH, Been there done that. Near East to Far East, above the arctic circle to the jungles of where ever. I think my music helped me stay sane, but I have friends that will argue that point. Like to see the DI that said "And you, radio repair. In the rear with the gear, private". MACS/MASS/TAC. Got three kids serving in the USAF, all three close to 20 years, two of them girls. Off they go-- To anyone who has served or is serving, THANK YOU. You have done or are doing a good thing. And I for one am proud to call you friend. Be safe my friend. DS

U S Army , Draftee , 1951 - 1953 28th Inf. Div., 109th Regt. Leipheim, Germany : Was tough duty ( someone had to do it ) but the beer was great !! and had a steel with me and "entertained" my buddies !!

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U.S. Air Force 1962-1966
Air Police Squadron
Lackland-Basic Training and Tech School
Tyndall AFB, Panama City, Fla.
Didn't see any combat but am eternally
grateful to those who did!

Okay guys I had the off, and didn't have much to do, so I took a count. As best as I can tell the current count is:

55 - Army

27 - Air Force

19 - Navy

8 - Marines

I would hope that all current, and prior service members would muster up here, I would also like to know how many were playing steel during your service time, and if so how in the heck did ya'll carry all your gear from one post to another without it getting torn apart.

US Navy 89 -93
Boot in Orlando
School in Meridian
USS Shenahoah, Norfolk, VA
Tactical Training Group Atlantic Dam Neck VA
USS LY Spear, Norfolk, VA
Yeoman 3rd Class

^ please

Herbie, This is really a great post! It's so good to know that so many of our Forum members are Veterans. I have such deep respect for the guys and girls that have served...also for the great men and women that are now serving. God belss our troops!Thanks for letting me drop in. Ron

viet nam 1970-71
3rd 22nd walking regulars and 1st 27th wolfhounds 25th infantry division radio operator

Mark Edwards- I was not lucky enough to keep my steel with me, so it stayed at my Sister's house in Ohio.

I never played my steel from 1942 to 1945 in the army but when I heard the songs of those times, I pictured in my head how they would play on my steel.
When I got discharged, I joined the union and in two weeks ,got a gig , and was on the road again playing my steel. Oh Happy day....al

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