How many Veterans do we have at NCKA?

Wasn't going to post, but I guess it's okay to be a VN Vet now...

Always been OK, just took many decades for some of us civilian types to figure it out   

US Army, Signal Corps, Crypto, Ft Jackson, Ft Gordon, Frankfurt FRG, (IG Farben, Drake, Darmstadt ,Worms) also Nijmegan March twice.

I had a lottery number of 5 after Nixon reinstated the draft.   I enlisted in the USMC 71-73.  Basic was at Camp Pendelton, CA.  My duty station was Kaneohe, HI.  My  job was a court reporter.  They found out I was a swimmer and I became a drown proofing instructor.  That's the job I relished.

NCKA is full of selfless individuals, but I had no idea of the magnitude of service we have put in collectively for our country.  It is a privileged to be included in a group like this. 

A huge THANK YOU for your service! Much respect to you all.

U.S. Navy 68-72
69-70 NAS Atsugi,Japan Squadron VQ-1
70-71 NAS North Island,CA
71-72 NAS Whidney Island
Rate ADJ3 (jet mechanic)



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USN reserve; During my senior year of HS, one weekend per month I was a weekend warrior, the Submarine Pompanito was our training boat. That summer I did two weeks of Submarine School at Hunters Point, Naval Ship Yard, which also included sort of a low key 'boot camp'. I went active later that same year in  Nov of 1961, two fun and rather interesting years later, I mustered out as a 3rd class engineman in Nov 1963. I had been stationed in San Diego aboard the Sub Menhaden SS377. We were deployed and under water for three months off the coast of the Soviet Union. While on station there our screws snagged and ripped the net off a Russian trawler, So we made port in Adack Alaska to cut it off. That is one cold place, damn cold! Liberty ports during my tenure included Vancover BC, Pearl Harbor and Santa Barbara.
dave...

Thanks for your service everyone 

US Navy 2003-2011

NTC Great Lakes, IL for Bootcamp
NATTC Pensacola, FL for AM A school
NAS Whidbey Island, WA with VAQ-137 The Rooks
-2006 and 2007 summer cruise aboard the USS Enterprise CVN-65
-Shellback in 2006
NHL Great Lakes as a counselor until PTS'd

Currently in Inactive Ready Reserves (IRR) and working for the DOD at NAS Lemoore with active duty everyday.

Thank you to all out Veteans for your service to Our Country.
Branch of service: US Air Force,. USAFE,.
Year: 81-85
AFSC: Aircraft Armament Systems Tech, on F-111E,
Tour of Duty: RAF Upper Heyford, UK, Incirlik Air base, Turkey,. Zaragoza Air base, Spain,. Cannon AFB,
                    New Mexico.         
Liked every year, locations and person I've met.

SSG, US Army, 68W Combat medic 1994-2012.
A-185 Armor, CARNG
565th medical company, 115th Field Hospital.  Ft. Polk.
3/7 FA, 25th ID. Schofield barracks HI.
106th transportation Co. 101st Airborne, Balad Iraq
Case Management, Warrior Transition Batallion, MEDDAC, Ft. Lewis Wa.
578th Engineer Battalion, 18th Engineer Brigade, FOB Sharana Afghanistan.
Dad and Husband, Bakersfield Ca.

 

2001-2004 US Army MOS 14s Stinger Missile systems operator
Basic - Ft. Sill, OK
AIT - Ft. Bliss, TX
Airborne - Ft. Benning, GA
Camp Hovey/Casey, Korea
National Training Center, Mojave, Ca
Joint Readiness Traning Center, LA
Ft. Lewis, WA

USAF
Desert Storm/Desert Shield Veteran
Medical Service Specialist
Travis AFB

1993-1997 Marine Corps 0313 light armored recon Camp Pendleton CA .

US Army, Signal Corps, Crypto, Ft Jackson, Ft Gordon, Frankfurt FRG, (IG Farben, Drake, Darmstadt ,Worms) also Nijmegan March twice.

Nijmegan once in 1991,  I marched with  the Dutch Artillery Unit I supported back then.  For us it was a compititon event.  The Dutch took great pride in their march  On the The First Day we finished 4th, second day 1st, 3rd day 5th, Last day 9th.  Overall we did very well, but we lost a few memebers and it pushed down score wise.  Fun times!

USAF 1976 - 1985
Station :
Travis AFB CA. ... Reese AFB TX. ... Norton AFB CA. .. Suwon AFB Korea
AFSC : Aircraft Mechanic 1976-1980 ...  1980-1985 NDT (Non Destructive Aircraft Inspection)
 

New guy to the forum...looking for my first boat...
VietNam vet  71-75, caught the Saigon and Cambodia evac in April of 75 aboard the USS Blue Ridge LCC 19.
All gave some, some gave all