Vietnam

[jawjaboy]

Vietnam feller here. '69-'70. Your United States Navy. Amphibs, da real Navy! Brown water, coastal, rivers. Proudly served. Honorably discharged 1972. :patriot:

You?

[AlPackin]

Vietnam 70-71, RA, 67U2F, 1st Aviation Brigade, ASHC, SP5.
Regular Army enlisted, Chinook Flight Engineer, !st Aviation Brigade, 179th, 196th, 243rd Assault Support Helicopter Companies, Specialist 5th Class (don't think that rank exists anymore),Honorable Discharge 1972

[Anvil]

I respect the hell outa you guys! I never served in the military myself. I'm trying to make it up on the back end in law enforcement.

[lcarreau]

Did you get to meet Kerry? :)

[Con43]

Did you get to meet Kerry? :)
Never did meet Big John when I was there but then we tried to stay away from people with cameras unlike Kerry.

[Jammer Six]

I did the same thing over seas. Now I wish I had a few pictures of my shiny ass overseas.

[kidcop]

They called a cease fire in Nam when I was in Boot camp. I didn't miss the Storm though.

I do have a great deal of respect for those who did serve in nam though. I think if we had stuck it out a little longer and let the Military do their job, things would have been much different.

[AlPackin]

They called a cease fire in Nam when I was in Boot camp. I didn't miss the Storm though.

I do have a great deal of respect for those who did serve in nam though. I think if we had stuck it out a little longer and let the Military do their job, things would have been much different.

nah, more time wouldn't have helped, the military DID it's job, it just wasn't winnable from the start. Lot's of elites got rich though.

[unclebob]

67,68 69 Korat Thailand loaded bombs etc. on the F105 aircraft. 71-72 Ubon Thailand Gunner AC130A/E gunship. 73 Korat Thailand loaded bombs again. 73- 75 Korat Thailand Back to flying. 75-91 Gunner on the AC-130 E/H Hurlburt Field Florida. Also flew combat missions in Grenada and Panama and a couple of others. Retired in Feb of 91. 25 1/2 years.

[Murphy's Law]

1964-1982 and retired SCPO (sparks/radioman). Many ships but all time served on the West coast. First four years in the Tokin Gulf or better known as Viet Nam providing NGFS (Naval Gun Fire Support). ALso served USS Oriskany CVA-34 Aircraft carrier. Bad explosion off Nam cost over 100 of my shipmates. My years in service were the best time of my life...hands down. Now have many a story for my grandchildren.

[zipper046]

USNR - 1999 - Present. Intelligence Officer. Two tours after 9/11, 1 in Iraq, the other INCONUS & OCONUS. Did some work with Amphib's (they call them MIUW's and IBU's now - Mobile Inshore/Undersea Warfare Units and Inshore Boat Units)...quirky bunch, but Freakin' A-1 all the way.