When / where did you serve?

[Randy A]

Joined @ 17 got my retirement letter @37, had a beer that night and reenlisted two weeks later, wouldn't trade the experience for anything, strongly recommend it! I was a police officer while I was in the guard and steered a few troubled youth to the military, proud to say, all are now quality members of society, I get a visit and a thank you every now and then. I give them one back, thank you guys too!
202nd SPT BN, Mannheim Ger. 87-89
27th Sig. Bn. Ft Lewis Wa. 89-90
163rd Mech. Inf. ANG Montana 90-95
190th FA BN ANG Montana 95-04
OEF 190th MP CO. Ft Riley KS. 04-06
260th ENG CO ANG Montana 06-09
Ft. Livingroom 09-current

[Leatherneck75]

Wow, there are a lot of veterans on this site...not surprising, though. Thanks to all of you for your service.

USMC 1975-2003

3d Bn., 2d Marines, 2d Marine Div. 1975-78 (Evacuation of Beirut, Lebanon)
Broken Time-IRR 78-80
3d Bn, 24th Marines USMCR 80-84
2d Bn, 4th Marines, 2d MarDiv. 84-87
School of Infantry East 87-90
2d Recon Bn, 2d MarDiv. 90-93 1991 Persian Gulf War/Bosnia
Recruiting Duty, Muncie, IN 93-96 (War of a different type...)
HQ Bn, MCAGCC, Twentynine Palms, CA 96-98
L Btry, 3d Bn, 12th Marines (3/11) 98-2000
Recruiting Duty, Chicago 2000-2003
Retired 1 Jan 2003

I was a grunt and reconnaissance Marine. What's not to like? Travel, adventure, free ammo and explosives...one fun camping trip!
Wayne Dillon
SgtMaj USMC (Ret.)

[0440]

US Army 1947 to 1969 (retired) 82d Airborne '47 - '48. 187th Airborne Regimental Combat Team, Korea 1951. Made second combat jump on 23 March 1951 at Munsan-ni, Korea. Various jobs and duty stations State side, Germany, Korea.
Last 13 + years spent as a Special Agent, Military Intelligence, State side, Germany & Korea.
Well spent time, never to be forgotten.................

[Shawn Grear]

Served with the U.S. Army , 1st Bn 64th Armor , 3rd Infantry Division (mech) Kitzingen West Germany as a 4.2 in (four deuce mortorman) Weapons Platoon . 1982-84 . Then PCS'd stateside to the 3rd Bn, 7th Infantry (Cottonballer) , 197th Infantry Brigade (Mech) (Seperate) 81mm mortor Weapons Platoon , Fort Benning Ga. 1984-85 . Rock of the Marne / Willing & able !

[Michaelp]

Bad as I hate to say it, they had the right to leave(my country, love it or leave it). I don't believe they had the right to return. If they had any sense of honor, they wouldn't consider comming back. We do have the right to be yellow.

Not exactly correct.
Many of these giys had notices to appear for induction or physicals.
They did not cross the border legally nor follow immigration procedures.
You don't have "rights" to break or circumvent the law.
That's what they did.

[hammer6048]

Navy 1967-1970
NTC Great Lakes
MCAS Quantico VA
NAF Washington DC
NASU Chu Lai RVN
LTATKRON 4 Binh Thuy RVN

[RCK]

1962 to 1968 US Army Reserve, 109th Ordnance and Co. A, 365th Engineers Thank God we were never called up to active duty!

[plastrr385]

I did not serve in the military...However my father did he was in the Navy from 1951-63 he got out on a hardship discharge when his father was killed in a car accident. He got out to help support his family...his sister was in a wheelchair and his brother who served in the Army was in Korea. He has told me he didnt see action but spent a lot of time in the mediterrainian sea. He was a pipe fitter second class. He doesn't talk about his military life at all. I wish he would his health isnt good and he's 77 yo. But I do know he was proud to have served. Thank you for your time and attention.

[WeaselLoader]

USAF Retired. 20 years as Weapons Loader (Load Toad) on B-52G, F-4G and F-16s. 1987-2007.

Gulf War 1
Kosovo

[shootinrandy]

1981-1984, Another 17 year old enlistee, 2/17th Air Cav Ft Campbell KY. Cobra & Blackhawk Crew Chief. President Reagan sent me ALL over the planet, No combat per se, did get shot at by Communist Cowboys on an island with a USMC out post in Puerto Rico.( near Viagas? island) They were on horseback and shot at Jones and I with 22 pistols on my 20th Birthday. Ever hear even a 22 smack a wooden rocket crate? Puerto Rican security forces put a thumpin on those bast@rds. Joined Army under High School to Flight School..................After Basic found out I had funked my hearing test, proud to have been a crew doggie though. Sat on a plane for 2 straight days waiting to see what would happen when the A-holes blewup the Marine Barracks in Beruit. Stayed a PFC for 2 1/2 years when all promotions to spec 4 were frozen, got out.