Veterans and armed forces... roll call!

[Robb]

Inspired by maxrandb's thread in GD, a by-the-numbers roll-call and salute to those who served and those who still do...

...in poll form, 'cause that's all I know. :)

Check yourself in, folks. :thumbsup:

[BikeWriter]

1. U.S. Air Force. VietNam Vet here. My thanks to all vets. Welcome home!

[Redstone]

12. BikeWriter, you remember those "American Advisors" who

the newspaper articles used to mention?

Do we--I mean, do they count? I'll defer to your opinion, because I've never been sure about this aspect of it.

You should go here sometime http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=3207115 and listen to the audio file. I know you'll appreciate the story. It has a very personal connection for me.

Redstone

[BikeWriter]

42. "Fix bayonets." Oh shit. I'm sorry I didn't see this one when you...

posted it, Pard.

[MrScorpio]

29. Air Force Dude here

Feeling the love!

[BikeWriter]

43. You got it, Brother!

[seito]

2. Good Idea

:thumbsup:

[LittleClarkie]

3. kickin'

and recommendin'

[Miss Chybil]

4. I'm a vet, a vet's wife and an Airman's mother... wish I could vote more

than once!

[evlbstrd]

5. 5 years USN.

Right after Nam. But I got the ribbon.

Salute to you all!:applause:

[sce56]

6. Been There Done That

But in my case I realy did serve a full twenty years + ten active retired reserve. With no unaccounted for time!



http://web.archive.org/web/20030402135135/

[Joey Liberal]

7. Army Veteran and proud Liberal

I'd like to salute and say thank you to all of my fellow DU veterans.

[GOPisEvil]

8. Have you seen this?

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=104x3734985

[B Calm]

9. US Navy 1969 through 1973

[CatWoman]

10. US Army vet here

:hi:

are you still a dingbat? :D

[Robb]

31. Dfc. Robb!

:hi:

[ElectroPrincess]

36. Hey CatWoman! me 2 = US Army Veteran

Former Intelligence Puke, 81' - 85' (INSCOM)

[jukes]

11. Viet Nam vet

Army infantry, 1st Cav (airmobile) 68-69



this GI beaucoup dinkidau!

[jonnyblitz]

13. Desert Storm vet, 10 years in navy and...

a proud member of the "don't ask don't tell" underground while serving. :P

[jukes]

14. jonnyblitz

hope you saw some "action" whilst in service; & i don't mean bullets whizzing by!!!

:smoke:

[Redstone]

16. Good on you. Must have been a rough patch,

especially 10 years worth.

A tip o' the hat to you, jb.

Redstone

[leftofthedial]

15. Y'all rock!

Thanks!

[Aristus]

17. U.S. Army, 1986-1993. Gulf War I.

Delta Co. 1st of the 69th Armored - "Speed and Power".

[Prisoner_Number_Six]

18. Air Force

Honorably discharged at the end of '75.

My brother was Army (mid '60s) and my father was also Army, during WWII. He was a Purple Heart winner, thanks to a Nazi mine field in Italy.

[lpbk2713]

19. Navy 65 - 69

Damn that was a long time ago.

[jbm]

20. U.S. Army 77-81

Ft.Bragg

[Qanisqineq]

21. military spouse, present

husband is US Army, 10 years and waiting to get out :D

[BikeWriter]

22. Kick!

[Swamp Rat]

23. Child of______________.

Almost every male in my family has been in the four major branches of the military. My dad worked for Curt LeMay (SAC - flew a Globemaster/transported H-bombs).

LeMay was a lunatic.

[Nailzberg]

24. I clicked on "not I, but thank you"

I enlisted in the Army Reserves coming out of college. I felt a strong desire to serve, but entered though the DEP. I showed up for my reserve unit musters, but when Bush was elected in 2000, I had this horrible suspicion that I would be sent to an unjust war by the new commander-in-chief, and took an entry level separation (I hadn't attended boot yet and was just hanging out and showing the office people how to use the computers).

I admire all those of you who stuck it out and served your time. Half of me wished I wasn't a limp-dick (sorry for the language, but that's what they call it). But after seeing that my would-be unit has deployed to Afghanistan and Iraq, I have come to terms with the choice I made.

I am the first generation in my family in America not to serve, and it troubles me to this day, but knowing how the CIC has used the military, I would do the same thing again.

[cleofus1]

25. Navy Journalist Michael Ortega

My Dad, Me, My Godfather and my CC looking like a goofball...

[DiverDave]

26. Dog face here, 74-76

Ran around Germany in a tank, guarded the Czech border...drank ALOT of beer.
Grew up and out lol
Went in 6' 150, came out 2 years later at 6'1" and 175.
Pretty good place for a 18 yr old kid.
Never saw combat, and thank god for that.
I heard all the stories and am deeply grateful to you guys that were.

[DiverDave]

27. oops!, hit the submit twice

[SKKY]

28. 13 Years in the Navy and still going strong!

[Left_Winger]

30. USMC 1974-80

[commander bunnypants]

32. USN 1984-1990

HM3

San Diego Naval Hospital

[trof]

33. Alabama ANG '63-'71

[CRK7376]

34. 27+ years and

still going strong. Active Duty, National Guard and Army Reserves...

[StaggerLee]

35. USN 1985-1990

USS Worden (CG-18) Pearl Harbor 1985-1988, WESTPAC cruise 1987. Escorted Kuwaiti oil tankers through the straights of Hormuz that summer right after the USS Stark was hit. (RIP shipmates)

SIMA S.F. (Alameda NAS) 1988-1990, Was on base during the Prieta Loma earthquake Sept 17, 1989. My roommate was at the Stick for game three of the world series and had to hitchhike all the way home! Our Seabees did an outstanding job trying to get survivors out of the Cypress structure in Oakland.

:toast: to all veterans and their families.

Let's bring the troops back home!



*oe pic added

[emald]

37. Hey, I need to vote twice...

I enlisted twice, once in the army but for far longer in the Coast Guard. So even though there is a zero for the USCG in reallity one for the Coasties. (six years in the coast guard and one year in the army.)

[qnr]

39. I bumped it up one - welcome to DU

:hi:

[qnr]

38. USCG, retired in 1992 - telecommunications n/t

[qnr]

40. Oh yeah, I'm a veteran "thread killer" too! n/t

[ladyVet]

41. just so you won't be a thread killer -

Proud to be a USAF vet, 77 to 81. Bench stock delivery at Hurlburt Field, FL, then base retail store at Davis-Monthan AFB, in beautiful Tucson, where my oldest two sons were born. Other than that, no great stories to tell. ;)

Also daughter of Army vet of Korean "Conflict".

Sheila

[qnr]

57. Thanks :) and thanks for your service n/t

[China_cat]

44. You don't have a category

for military mothers. One in the Army, one retired from the Air Force, one that was in the Marines and a niece in the Navy.

I've got them all covered.

[qnr]

53. "4 out of 5 ain't bad!"

Nice work :)

[China_cat]

55. Does it count if I lived with a member of the Coast Guard

when I was younger?

A lot younger.

[qnr]

56. That would do it :) n/t

[Hubert Flottz]

45. FTA!

Foxtrot Tango Alpha!

[Robb]

46. I think you could join in with MARAD

...for the purposes of this one. All one big happy DOT family, no? :toast:

[Hubert Flottz]

47. Attitude Check!!!

FTA!

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[blondeatlast]

48. Can I speak for my late father, who raised this yellow dog?

He was WW2 Army Air Corps.

Mom built bombers, too.

They both raised three yellow dogs, and granparented yet another generation!

[gizmo1979]

49. U.S Army 1979-1986

Ballistic meteorologist.7 years no war no battles to speak of.That was the longest drunk of my life.

[qnr]

50. just a kick n/t

[TroubleMan]

51. USMC 1992-2000

nt.

[Submariner]

52. USN SS 65-69

[giant_robot]

54. USAF 1986-1991.

I'm both a proud veteran and proud liberal. And, thank you all for your service to our country. :thumbsup: :patriot: