Seabee Posted November 9, 2011 Report Share Posted November 9, 2011 With Veterans Day just a couple of days away on November 11, I felt it appropriate to find out what the makeup of the DV.com group is. I have been on here for over two years and get a good sense of the Vet & Current Military and also the civilian sector. We owe our Veterans from WWII to the Viet Nam Era a big , big thank you. If things had been slightly different during WWII, one could only imagine what the world would be like today. From the first Gulf War to the current War on Terror, The United States had to put on a completely different pair of gloves, however with the troops leaving Iraq now, the current group of Vets have had to pay dearly for their injuries and PSTD. Also, the number of deaths between Iraq and Afghanastan seem quiet high given the high tech war machine our military has at its disposal. So with all the actions our Vets and current military have had to deal with in Iraq and Afghanistan, we at DV.com owe then a big Thank You. They have brought us to the edge of fruition.. Sometimes I think some of us tend to forget how we have gottten to this point after 7 years of fighting in Iraq. Terrorism is held back a little bit more because of our Vets and current military, anything else after that is a big plus. Thank you to all of our Vets. Please take the survey at the top of this posting and let everyone else know how you have shaped your part of America. You can even let everyone else know what unit you are or was in. If you was or are a civilian, don't worry, because not everyone could serve in the military. 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
So.Cal Dinar Posted November 9, 2011 Report Share Posted November 9, 2011 Hey shipmate, what if people served ,just not during war time? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seabee Posted November 9, 2011 Author Report Share Posted November 9, 2011 Even if you didn't serve during a war I would say mark the spot you closet fit. A country is still strong outside the time of war and it takes all military to keep the peace even if we are not at war. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gymrat76541 Posted November 9, 2011 Report Share Posted November 9, 2011 20 years and 29 days in the US Army 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cosmo Posted November 9, 2011 Report Share Posted November 9, 2011 Hey Seabee, you know a bit about me but I don't mind telling everyone that I served in the Navy from 1973 to 1981. My units were VQ-4 and HSL-34. My area of expertise was aviation electronics, hence people can refer to me as an airedale! (Navy slang for those who flew and supported Naval aircraft). I traveled to Norway, Scotland, England, Denmark, Portugal, Haiti, Puerto Rico, and the Bahamas while in. Aircraft I worked on were EC-130's and SH-2F's. What many people don't know is that I also proudly continued to serve my country as a space, defense, and intelligence community contractor for all those thirty years since. With an RV coming soon (to a theatre near you! - sorry, couldn't resist) I will go into retirement for awhile once it happens and then find ways to further support our vets. Like finding out who is lobbying for them in their behalf instead of trying to take their benefits away and then stepping in myself to help in whatever ways I can. Thanks for the thread Seabee! +1 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seabee Posted November 9, 2011 Author Report Share Posted November 9, 2011 I should have noted the I served in the Navy from 1972 to 1976 in the Seabee's in NMCB5. Most of my fondest memories are from that era. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
divemaster5734 Posted November 9, 2011 Report Share Posted November 9, 2011 (edited) ETS10SEP76 crypto and FADAC repair. Honorable Edited November 9, 2011 by divemaster5734 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seabee Posted November 9, 2011 Author Report Share Posted November 9, 2011 Hey Seabee, you know a bit about me but I don't mind telling everyone that I served in the Navy from 1973 to 1981. My units were VQ-4 and HSL-34. My area of expertise was aviation electronics, hence people can refer to me as an airedale! (Navy slang for those who flew and supported Naval aircraft). I traveled to Norway, Scotland, England, Denmark, Portugal, Haiti, Puerto Rico, and the Bahamas while in. Aircraft I worked on were EC-130's and SH-2F's. What many people don't know is that I also proudly continued to serve my country as a space, defense, and intelligence community contractor for all those thirty years since. With an RV coming soon (to a theatre near you! - sorry, couldn't resist) I will go into retirement for awhile once it happens and then find ways to further support our vets. Like finding out who is lobbying for them in their behalf instead of trying to take their benefits away and then stepping in myself to help in whatever ways I can. Thanks for the thread Seabee! +1 Thanks for the plus. You should be really proud of all you have acomplished. I now have a son and daughter who are working for the military in Alaska. Now my daughter has orders to another ME country and it looks like something is up. Keep up on that golf.. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seabee Posted November 9, 2011 Author Report Share Posted November 9, 2011 I am also a member of the DAV Disabled American Vets 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AKVET Posted November 9, 2011 Report Share Posted November 9, 2011 1970-1977 Aerospace Resque and Recovery service, 1978-1986 Ak Air Nation Guard crash rescue, 1986-1991 Ai Force Resever crash rescue, 1998-2007 Air Force Reserve readiness (disaster prep) for a total of 29 years 1month and 2 days but who ever counts. 2 1/2 years in South East Asia doing rescue of downed aircrew and who ever needed rescue and medical help. SeaBee1972 a 1+ to you 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seabee Posted November 9, 2011 Author Report Share Posted November 9, 2011 Come on guys , there have to be more than just a few that have already marked the survey. Let's show our suport for one and other and be counted. Have a great Veterans Day Dave 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DinarProwler Posted November 9, 2011 Report Share Posted November 9, 2011 Nam Vet here. Geezzz I'm getting Crusty.............. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richard12621 Posted November 9, 2011 Report Share Posted November 9, 2011 Hello all I'm navy vet 73-76 was on two different destroyer tenders the Shenandoah and the puget sound also one year in Iceland Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AoK Posted November 9, 2011 Report Share Posted November 9, 2011 Hey Seabee, great idea! +1 Although, there doesn't seem to be a category between 1st Gulf War & Current Iraq/Afghan conflicts. I was in the AF and served between '96-2000. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duty.rec Posted November 9, 2011 Report Share Posted November 9, 2011 27 Years in the British Army. Which includes Northern Ireland, Falklands, First Gulf, Bosnia, Iraq for 26 months Afghanistan for 16 months straight, UN Cyprus and a lot of places around the world. Does that count in your poll? Go RRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVV 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billiebobt Posted November 9, 2011 Report Share Posted November 9, 2011 Served 10 years in the Air Force as a Crew Chief on AWACS, also served in Desert Storm during that time. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
learning all i can Posted November 9, 2011 Report Share Posted November 9, 2011 US Army....Vietnam vet....21 yrs....retired in 89 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rocketman2010 Posted November 9, 2011 Report Share Posted November 9, 2011 Army 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
usndiver Posted November 9, 2011 Report Share Posted November 9, 2011 U.S.N. 1983-1989 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cormandad Posted November 9, 2011 Report Share Posted November 9, 2011 Viet nam Vet USAF, My #2 Son USMC, Desert Storm, Operation Iraqi Freedom, now a Blackhawk Crewchief staging for deployment to Afg. My #4 Son USN Corpsman, Field Marines Force Ist Mrine Div, 2nd Bat, Golf Comp, Operation Ieaqi Freedom, 18 MediVacs. Both combat veterans. Semper Fi. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rjenlow Posted November 9, 2011 Report Share Posted November 9, 2011 2nd Battalion, 12th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade, 4th Infantry Division; Dau Tieng, Republic of South Vietnam. SSG and PSNCO of the Battalion. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveH Posted November 9, 2011 Report Share Posted November 9, 2011 USAF 49th Fighter Interceptor Squadron 81-85 Crew Chief F-106 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Markinsa Posted November 9, 2011 Report Share Posted November 9, 2011 U.S.N. 1983-1989 My BFF was a USN Diver - 1980-1986. We went in under the Buddy Program. My first ship was in the Far East, Yokosuka on a Frigrate, then Pearl Harbor on a Destroyer. 1980-1985 - 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlintNPebbles Posted November 9, 2011 Report Share Posted November 9, 2011 My husband has been Army Reserves for 28 years. He has done 2 tours in Iraq, scheduled to go to Afghanistan in February and has done numerous home front duties (Katrina being one of them). But me.....I am a civilian with a son who is going to basic in January for the Army. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cosmo Posted November 9, 2011 Report Share Posted November 9, 2011 Hey all, forgot to say that in my Navy days I had been at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba two times for two months each during 1977 while with HSL-34 and two fast frigates, USS Vreeland and USS Joseph Hewes!!! At Gitmo I got to learn how big iguanas can actually get and snorkeled unbeknownst with barracudas lurking about. Go Navy! Go RV! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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