The Steel Guitar Forum

Just wondering how many veteran forum members we have. I did 4 yrs in the US NAVY from the summer of 1968 to summer of 1972. Spent 2 yrs working underground in Hawaii. and 1 yr. aboard the USS LaSalle LPD3. I worked in communications.

3 YRS., U.S. Army, 3/7 ADA. Seems like full time at the VA, now.

2 years US Army 1957-59. 20 months in Alaska billeted at Elmendorf AFB with 500th AAA det. and 12 months of that time on Fire Island remote sight.

USAF...3 yrs. at laredo (texas) AFB during the viet nam "war"...mission accomplished, sir: not ONE MIG was ever spotted south of san antonio (texas)...

2 years US Army 61-63. First at Holloman AF base, NM, then a year with 15 Med,1st Cav, Korea

Lowell

12 years, US Army Counterintelligence. Germany, Belgium, Bosnia, Korea, Fort Meade, Fort Huachuca, Phoenix, and Redstone.

21 years. USN Flight Training, USCG Helicopter Pilot, RAF Exchange Helicopter Pilot.

9 years in the Royal New Zealand Navy, Radio Operator - 2 tours in South East Asia and Mururoa Nuclear tests, Rimpac, South Pacific 1967 - 76

Same yrs. as you Jerry 68 to 72 US Navy, USS Point Defiance, LSD 31. BM 2 when I got out after 4 yrs.

U.S.A.F. - 8 Years, 4 Months, 3 Days (active duty) 1974-1982 - Lackland AFB, TX ... Keesler AFB, MS ... Altus AFB, OK ... Wright-Patterson AFB, OH ... Osan AB, Korea ... Pope AFB, NC ... England AFB, LA.

US Army, '61 thru 63, Nike Hurcules Missle Battalion.

Matthew Prouty wrote:12 years, US Army Counterintelligence. Germany, Belgium, Bosnia, Korea, Fort Meade, Fort Huachuca, Phoenix, and Redstone.

Huntsville was fun. Lot of good music. And Nekkid bars...

8 years in the Air Force (1955 to 1963). Basic training was at Samson AFB, NY. Along with tours at Hahn AB Germany and Taipei Taiwan, I did two tours as a tech school instructor at Keesler AFB, Biloxi, Ms.

I started playing in bands in Biloxi in 1959 with others that were instructors stationed at Keesler. The band was "Al Lee and the Tunedusters". Our first gig (lasted for a year) was at a bar called "The Swamp Room" (later that bar was called "The Peppermint Lounge"). We played Friday and Saturday nights and made $20 ($5 each) for each night.

Inducted into the Army at Ft Dix, NJ in Dec, '65--Joined the 199th inf. brigade at Ft. Benning, GA--Sailed to Vietnam Dec, '66--we built the Long Bein base--spent the rest of my tour at Nha Be', south of Saigon. (I was a cook, so I had enemies on both sides ) Honerably discharged Nov.'67.
While in 'Nam I sang soul and gospel with 3 black guys, one of whome played guitar. We had fun.

USAF from 1966-70 .. Played music while in Biloxi, MS 66/67 then went to Okinawa and Korea. Finished up at Perrin AFB near Sherman/Denison, TX and played music most every weekend while there from 68-70, much of it at Tanglewood Country Club on Lake Texoma. Wonder if it is still there?

Drafted Aug 65, arrived Nha Trang Jan 66, ETS May 67.
I lost my taste for camping and living in a tent real fast.

Ft. Leonard Wood for basic and AIT.


Geo

1950-1957
USNR(active)/USAF
Korea USS Rowan
Radio school Scott AFB, IL
Finished up at Selfridge AFB, MI

Drafted 1968-1970. 101 Airborne RVN.

Drafted and served a tour in Korea. Proud to have served my country.

drafted 53 to 55 ft dix ft benning
camp roeder [ saltzburgh ] austria.

U.S. Navy 1958-1960 USS Des Moines

U.S Army 1954--1956 1st Armored Division...

George...

USAF 1966-1970 Lackland, Chanute, Nellis, Korat, Tinker. TDY's at Davis-Monthan, Kencloe, Griffis.

USAF '66-72 Active/Reserve. Jet mech. over 2. Lackland, Chanute, Travis AFB. Spent my time performing ground support for chartered commercial jets flying troops across the Pacific.

USN Feb 65 - Mar 85...Retired