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  1. Donut Dollies in 'Nam (3 replies)
  2. Where I Was, Korea 12/30/67 - 2/14/69 (3 replies)
  3. Officer's mess hall 2nd field force long bien (6 replies)
  4. Rock Apes (17 replies)
  5. ROK in 'Nam (4 replies)
  6. Biden's portrait (5 replies)
  7. A-1 Skyraider VS MIG jets. (2 replies)
  8. Wearing your uniform as a veteran (8 replies)
  9. Out of basic, onto a Troopship and straight into trouble ... (0 replies)
  10. Never let them know you can type (3 replies)
  11. What was the first thing you learned in Army basic training (17 replies)
  12. Battalion dental officer goes on the hike (2 replies)
  13. The American flag (4 replies)
  14. Ft. Bragg, NC and Pope Air force base (0 replies)
  15. Let There Be Light (1 replies)
  16. Question for Vietnam Vets (28 replies)
  17. Life On A Korean Era Destroyer (6 replies)
  18. Just connected with boot camp DI after 47 years (7 replies)
  19. WW2 nose art (2 replies)
  20. Any funny stories from your service life? (2 replies)
  21. The Dark Angel (4 replies)
  22. Vietnam "Red Cross girls" (1 replies)
  23. Range Time at Camp Bullis '77-'72 with the Army, USAF, and USMCR (1 replies)
  24. Read the book “Sailor Man “ by Del Staecker (0 replies)
  25. Rhodes Greece 1969 (1 replies)
  26. Do you have a funny or weird story about how you got assigned in the military? (12 replies)
  27. USN: 1963 to 1967 (2 replies)
  28. Risk lives to recover bodies??? (10 replies)
  29. V-N era dog tag question (6 replies)
  30. Marine Barracks Gtmo (3 replies)
  31. Train to Yamesee...... (2 replies)
  32. Deployment to Vietnam preparation (3 replies)
  33. Military Jargon, slang, and wise sayings... How many can you remember? (6 replies)
  34. Weapons that don't sound like the comic books (13 replies)
  35. Anybody serve in the 8th TAB 25 arty in 1966-67 Vietnam (0 replies)
  36. Were you there--Chosin Reservoir? (0 replies)
  37. MY UNCLE AND THE BATTLE OF CORAL SEA By Doug Bowser (7 replies)
  38. Somebody say something (0 replies)
  39. Armed Forces Entrance and Examination Station Experience (10 replies)
  40. 7 days and a wake-up (19 replies)
  41. Quartermaster Heebee Jeebies (14 replies)
  42. Viet vets, how were you treated. (36 replies)
  43. Saudi Arabia 25 years ago (5 replies)
  44. VA does it again (3 replies)
  45. Thank you for your service. Welcomed or not? (28 replies)
  46. This is in response to USMC EOD Duty on another Military Forum (2 replies)
  47. Unit crests/insignia for your automobile (3 replies)
  48. First Letter from Son at Parris Island (20 replies)
  49. San Diego Boot Camp circa 1973 (11 replies)
  50. WWI Notice To Appear For Physical Examination (1 replies)
  51. 70 years this evening (0 replies)
  52. 70 years ago today... USS Franklin (CV-13) (3 replies)
  53. Iwo jima + 70 (1 replies)
  54. Odd military dining experiences (42 replies)
  55. Uncle Louie (6 replies)
  56. Hikes (4 replies)
  57. Tell me it isn't true (20 replies)
  58. Mess Nights (4 replies)
  59. My buddy...Special Forces in Vietnam (7 replies)
  60. Ever get flashbacks? (26 replies)
  61. Feeling Old............ (17 replies)
  62. Why the VA sucks. (20 replies)
  63. USS Laffey DD 724 (8 replies)
  64. Goodbye Don. (1 replies)
  65. Giving All (1 replies)
  66. Interesting Sea Story from a black WW-2 Sailor (11 replies)
  67. Seal Team Two?? (3 replies)
  68. November 22,1963 (17 replies)
  69. Any advanadage of the VA over Medicare and supplemental medical insurance coverage? (12 replies)
  70. Firing Ranges can be Deadly (5 replies)
  71. Ever wonder how the government can afford $40,000,000.00 planes but (0 replies)
  72. Important Web links for Veterans (0 replies)
  73. Cooks in Vietnam (2 replies)
  74. Ft. Bragg, NC 1966 (1 replies)
  75. Ever Hit on the Head with a Cleaning Rod? (6 replies)
  76. Memories Of Those Who Gave All. (1 replies)
  77. Gun shopping at the exchange (3 replies)
  78. Zippo lighters from VN war (7 replies)
  79. 22 Years ago today Desert Shield becomes Desert Storm (1 replies)
  80. M3 Greasegun and M1911 in service. (19 replies)
  81. What are your best war stories from the greatest generation. (17 replies)
  82. Ken (9 replies)
  83. What is the story behind your Avatar! (21 replies)
  84. Happy 237th birthday jarheads!!!!!!! (1 replies)
  85. And, yet a couple more pics... (1 replies)
  86. Korean vets gathering, (0 replies)
  87. Korean Ingenuity (2 replies)
  88. Grandpa in WWII (7 replies)
  89. IPTF Bosnia, anybody???? (6 replies)
  90. Few more pics... (10 replies)
  91. Brutality in Basic Training (37 replies)
  92. Did you have a nick name? (18 replies)
  93. A couple of pics... (6 replies)
  94. Puzzling Navy Rates (4 replies)
  95. Odd Sightings at Sea (4 replies)
  96. 2012 Edson's Raider Reunion Small Arms Shoot (2 replies)
  97. Speciallty plates (20 replies)
  98. Had a 92 yr old friend visit today (2 replies)
  99. Tet 1968 (10 replies)
  100. PILLARS OF THE POST - 85 Veteran Bios from a small VFW Post (1 replies)
  101. Anyone ever dealt with the VA? (30 replies)
  102. Cpl. Jim "Seamus" Garrahy passes.. (1 replies)
  103. Marcus Island, anyone ever been (2 replies)
  104. "A Thousand Letters Home" - newly-published WWII book (0 replies)
  105. 70s Navy "Tiger Cruise" in the Pacific (0 replies)
  106. The Law of Unintended Consequences (1 replies)
  107. Thank you to all the Veterans (0 replies)
  108. Happy Birthday Marines (3 replies)
  109. Service Flags for fallen vets (2 replies)
  110. The Army's Favorite Soldiers (0 replies)
  111. Letter from the USMC about health concerns (9 replies)
  112. Rules for Posers (46 replies)
  113. Anniversery Today (1 replies)
  114. Never Volunteer (8 replies)
  115. question on dd 214 (15 replies)
  116. Does this homeless vet tale pass the smell test? (9 replies)
  117. The dumbest thing you ever did while in the service... (18 replies)
  118. 30 years ago today... (10 replies)
  119. Funny inspection stories... (24 replies)
  120. Getting Messed With on the Rifle Range (3 replies)
  121. Girls - Roll Call (0 replies)
  122. Your SSN... (20 replies)
  123. Other than your weapon, what was your most prized possession? (50 replies)
  124. What were some of your extra duties? (20 replies)
  125. Any old Far East Hands have memories of your "Mama San?" (16 replies)
  126. 23rd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Division WWI? (3 replies)
  127. Were YOU Ever Ordered to do anything militarily ILLEGAL or IMMORAL? (27 replies)
  128. Devil Pups 1963 (2 replies)
  129. Things That Stick With you (34 replies)
  130. Likes and dislikes while in the Service (20 replies)
  131. Ever heard of a D.S.S. Form 158? (3 replies)
  132. Where were you on 11 Feb. 1971? (41 replies)
  133. What's the Worst Example of Government Waste You Saw in the Service? (43 replies)
  134. And then the fight was on.... (2 replies)
  135. S.o.s (7 replies)
  136. Your 11 General Orders (29 replies)
  137. Pleiku 1969 (3 replies)
  138. Anybody Need a B-25 Bomber? (3 replies)
  139. "There I sat, on the Group 'W' Bench..." (3 replies)
  140. gunny ermey interview (2 replies)
  141. ~ Government Gave Me Seven (7) Military Pre-Induction Exams. Does that Count? (4 replies)
  142. some vietnam photos from goo (21 replies)
  143. Christmas truce - WW 1 (3 replies)
  144. Bob Hope Christmas Special--Vietnam (4 replies)
  145. The Silence is Deafening (25 replies)
  146. Christmas in the field (6 replies)
  147. military movie portrayal (39 replies)
  148. Ft. Knox Basic 64 (3 replies)
  149. Anybody Ever Have to Buy the House a Round in a Military Club? Cubi Point? (7 replies)
  150. It's all down hill............ (2 replies)
  151. What was your biggest breach of military etiquette? (10 replies)
  152. Rosters of WW2 Civilian Sea Bees? (4 replies)
  153. Old Army/New Army (31 replies)
  154. Happy Birthday (0 replies)
  155. Who do you remember most from your outfit? (9 replies)
  156. What's the difference? (3 replies)
  157. Meeting General "Black Jack" Pershing (4 replies)
  158. Insults (18 replies)
  159. Practical Jokes (49 replies)
  160. Sailors and Coffee (30 replies)
  161. Conduct Unbecoming.....? (6 replies)
  162. After the Vietnam War Story (2 replies)
  163. Some Rhodesian Army videos (3 replies)
  164. What was the worst duty you ever had to pull? (20 replies)
  165. October 5th, 1965 (14 replies)
  166. The best meal from Uncle Sam (107 replies)
  167. The M-16 Bent Nail sight adjuster Club (19 replies)
  168. Army chow...SOS in particular. (54 replies)
  169. Southwest tour of the USMC Band Fall, 2010 (moderator feel free to MOVE...) (3 replies)
  170. Emi (0 replies)
  171. You Take the Bad With the Good (6 replies)
  172. A VC .38 Victory Model S&W from Vietnam.. (6 replies)
  173. Nice to see this board finally coming to life! (2 replies)
  174. Hikes: Blisters, No Water, Heat Prostration, Sweat, and Cheating (8 replies)
  175. Bingo! (1 replies)
  176. Anyone else here ever get sent to the Winter Wonderland Goose Bay Labrador? (3 replies)
  177. Possible story to come. (3 replies)
  178. My Excellent European Adventure PT 2 (0 replies)
  179. test (0 replies)
  180. Please post some pics! (20 replies)
  181. Why I like the Marines (0 replies)
  182. My Excellent European Adventure (2 replies)
  183. Lackland AFB, September 1972, Basic Training. (5 replies)
  184. ROTC Summer Camp, Fort Sill, 1970 (22 replies)
  185. Sinbad (0 replies)
  186. D.I. is an important title. (4 replies)
  187. 47th Anniversary !! (2 replies)
  188. Only thing my father only said about WWII and his service (1 replies)
  189. When / where did you serve? (120 replies)
  190. A story about my cousin... (0 replies)
  191. Let there be light. (2 replies)
  192. Rvn - "tet - 1968 (7 replies)
  193. A free suite in Singapore (4 replies)
  194. The story that inspired the creation of this page (0 replies)
  195. Talk about it. (6 replies)
  196. Ah, the good old days!!!!! (34 replies)
  197. A flying story from the past!!! (21 replies)