What Did You Do in the War, Daddy?
 

In honor of Veteran's Day this weekend, I'm posting this thread for those of us who would like to catalog their service or just thank those who did serve. I'll start by saying thanks for everyone's service.

4/64 - 9/68 USAF Communications Officer (O-3). Never got to Nam but was an advisor in Korea to the ROKAF and supported our deployed SAC bombers stateside during Operation Arc Light (Vietnam). Also served a brief stint in the NYANG in the early 70's.

I did this.............and kissing the boys was illegal back then..............

Thanks.:ThmbUp:

I thank you and everyone else here who has served. :ThmbUp:

7 1/2 years USN 1960-67, 20+ years USCG. Vietnam Service Medal for hauling the real (USMC) guys around.

USN, 1981-1984. Sonar Technician. Indian Ocean, Somalia, Libya, Beirut. Med cruise, Panama and El Salvador.

Thanks to all that served!

Geez, what an easy tour of duty:D Beirut and El Salvador in the early 80's.? :eek: :eek:

Thanks to you and all who served. You are why this country is what it is. :ThmbUp:

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Thank you for serving our country and protecting our freedoms!

Home of the free because of the brave.

Thank you Veterans and Allies of both wars.

Today has been quite an emotional day here. I attended the remembrance service in my city of Coventry. Thank you to all who have served and to those who gave their lives in the many wars.
There have been many events all over the country but to me the images that will stick are these amazing portraits of people who served in WW1 made in the sand at 33 beaches throughout the UK.


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Served in the USAF from 75-79, but it was peacetime and I was stationed in Austin at Bergstrom. Easy duty, and had a lot of fun. I'm a lot more proud of my dad, who served in the marines and was gravely wounded in Tinian. My older brother has the following of my dad's in a box made for him....
Silver star, bronze star, Purple Heart, and a toe tag marked "deceased".

My older brother has these. My full appreciation for my dad's sacrifices weren't realized until I was in my late teens. He'd have turned 93 on November 4. Every time I look at the first 20 minutes of saving private Ryan it puts a good bit of horror in me, my dad did that three times at age 18

If you served (like me), no big deal. If you had the experiences my dad did, I thank you from the bottom of my heart.

"It is foolish and wrong to mourn the men who died. Rather we should thank God that such men lived."
-- George S. Patton

korea 1957-1958 stationed 10 miles south of the dmz at camp Casey. US Army
My two brother and two cousins all served in wwII in combat areas.
Another cousin saw combat in Korea. All made it home.

2nd Infantry Division, right? You guys with the indian head patch were all over the place at Yongsan (Seoul) when I would go up there, 1966-1967. I was at K-5, Taejon, 110 miles south of Seoul. Got up to Osan and Seoul quite a bit, though.

WE WERE 40 MILES NORTH OF SOUL, 7TH INFANTRY, HOUR GLASS DIVISION
AN EXPERIENCE OF A LIFE TIME. ALL GOOD