Vet's Day--

big tee · Nov 11, 2018

A blessed Veterans Day to all my fellow vets. This is my favorite picture of my 4 years in the USN. My Dad saying goodbye to me at the Waterloo, Iowa airport for I am going back to Norfolk. He died on 8-8-88-born on 9-11-easy to remember both days! Please post some of your memories.---Tee

Stephen Newell · Nov 11, 2018

This is my Dad. He was really only in the war a couple weeks but received the CIB and purple heart. After being wounded he was returned to the US and given stateside duty to the end of the war.

Elmo · Nov 11, 2018

Kansasredneck · Nov 11, 2018

When I took my wife in to work this morning I noticed a lot of people gathered at the animal hospital at the edge of town. Thought maybe they had some sort of special to commemorate today, so I stopped in. Turns out it was just a bunch of local liberals stopped by to thank a vet.

In all seriousness, Thank you for your service and thank you to all the YTers who have served this nation as well as those who served in the armed forces of our many allies.

Minnesota National Guard 7 March 1979 to 7 December 1981
United States Army 7 December 1981 to 3 August 1987
Kansas National Guard 3 August 1987 to 28 July 1992
Individual Ready Reserve 28 July 1992 to 28 July 2000.

37chief · Nov 11, 2018

I would have rather stayed home on the farm, but with the Vietnam war going on I hade to make a decision. I joined the navy in 1964. I was a mechanic working on large patrol craft. What an adventure. I got out in 1968. Stan

greenmech · Nov 11, 2018

I was also in the Navy 66-70. Home ported in Hawaii for 3 1/2 years. 19 months in the Tonkin Gulf. Ron Mn

Billy Shafer · Nov 11, 2018

I went to Great Lakes 10/25/68 after boot camp USS Saratoga CVA 60 until 11/25/72. Got out then joined the National Guard until 1989.Motor Sgt HHC 249th Signal Batt.

Crazy Horse · Nov 11, 2018

Up here today is Remembrance day, same thing for the same reasons. Yesterday I was watching some Discovery TV programs on WWII ..... interesting stuff. They mentioned Italy's surrender in September of 1943 which reminded me of this photo below which I have. My dad served on a Canadian corvette during the war, HMCS Hepatica, I think it had a crew of around 80 men. Corvettes were essentially escort vessels for Atlantic convoys. They had guns of course and depth charges for sub chasing if called to action stations. Anyways, that's my dad's writing on the bottom of the photo, the expression "Splicing the Mainbrance" is a British naval expression when the ship's crew got an extra shot of rum for a job well done. The British and Canadian navies allowed a small measure of rum every day, I don't think the USN allowed it. My dad is in the middle on top of the gun, he looks pretty happy, he was always smiling. He was 27 in that photo, all those guys are likely long gone. Interesting crest on the gun. The back of the photo is stamped "Official RCN photograph, not to be copied without permission" ..... I guess by now I can do that without getting into trouble. I hope this photo works ..... Crazy Horse.

Goose · Nov 11, 2018

An uncle of mine was at Attu, but he never said much about it, other than the wind blew so much most of the buildings were half underground.

dcarp · Nov 11, 2018

I was in the USN 1968-1973 and my Dad was also in the Navy from 1942-1946, in the South Pacific.

JamesJTX · Nov 11, 2018

First thanks to all veterans and especially to my older brother who served in Vietnam and came home , to my uncles that served in WW2 and all came home and last to all the people on this board who served to keep our freedom.THANK YOU

D beatty · Nov 11, 2018

Picture with dad in right rear row. He spent a little over 4 years in the Army Air Corp. stationed in Polebrook ,England with the 351 heavy bomb group ( B17s) and towards the end of war he was was brought back to the state and being retrained on B29s.

vapet · Nov 11, 2018

Billy, looks like we where on the Saratoga together for the West Pac. I was with VAW 123, got out when we got back to Jacksonville.

GWIndy · Nov 11, 2018

US Army Started basic at Ft Leonard Wood Mo July 10, 1966 later joined Army Reserves 1968 - 1975.

Thanks to all you other Vets

jeffcat · Nov 11, 2018

Just to say my dad was working on a farm, wore glasses, and had flat feet. He wanted to be a seebee but they said keep milking cows. Ran your news clip through to lighten it a little.

Goose · Nov 11, 2018

USMC, November 1953-November 1963.

MOS's Primary: Aircraft Fire Control Technician
Secondary: Aircraft Radar
Third: Aircraft Radio
Tertiary: Nuclear Weapons Technician

Deployments
Suez Canal Area Aboard USS Lake Champlain
NAS Atsugi, Japan
Nationalist Chinese AFB, PingTung, Taiwan
Naha AFB, Okinawa

Countries Visited
Gibralter, Spain, France, Italy, Greece, Turkey, Sardinia, Palma, Cuba, Jamaica, Japan, Taiwan, HongKong, Okinawa, Wake Island.

The photo was taken on Taiwan, after things got civilized to a point where we had wooden floors in our tents.

dr sportster · Nov 11, 2018

God bless your Dad !

Denny K · Nov 11, 2018

Also bless your dad and all veterans. Was he from Mounds, IL.? That is where my dad was from.

Billy Shafer · Nov 11, 2018

I remember you guys. The prop job with the funny tail and the round thing on top. I was on the captains gig in port. Number 1 Diesel room at sea. Remember how dirty the harbor was in Hong Kong. We hit a body on a run to the beach. Got towed over to the RN base. Where we had to clean the mess out of the cooling system.Not a nice day.

PaGlenn · Nov 11, 2018

Served my last year of four at Ubon RTAFB Thailand 1969-70. I wrenched the environ systems on the F4D,F4C Phantom Fighter/bomber and AC130A Gunships. Proud to serve my country.

55 50 Ron · Nov 11, 2018

Thanks to all fellow vets.

US Navy for me. 1957 to 1962. Boot camp at San Diego. Electronics School at Treasure Island (SFC) CA. Naval Communications ET at Lualualei, (LLL) Hawaii. Naval Communications ET on USS Princeton, LPH-5. Then some Naval Reserve time.

I was at the LLL station when the USS Nautilus, 1st nuclear sub went on the 1st trip under the Artic polar ice cap. The LLL base provided the communication link to the sub for the trip. (Kind of an exciting time to be part of a historic event)

vapet · Nov 11, 2018

You remember right on the planes. Don't envy you cleaning that cooling system! I worked nights, about half time on flight deck.

Stephen Newell · Nov 11, 2018

Yes, he was from Mounds, Illinois but after the war settled in Cairo. He ended up making a career in the Illinois National Guard there where he was the supply technician there.

Stephen Newell · Nov 11, 2018

My dad never talked about the war to us and we found out more about it after he died. He had confide to one of his brother-in-laws that after he was shot he had to get in a shallow ditch and lay face down until dark until they could get him out. While lying there they put two rounds through his back pack. Said he nearly froze to death waiting. Then the history books said the Americans didn't receive any fire when they landed on the Island but my dad had said they did.

Keith Molden · Nov 11, 2018

Joined the Army June 8, 1966 and stayed for 11 years. One tour in Viet Nam and 3 tours at Ft. Wainwright Alaska and one tour in hell (Ft. Hood, Texas), good duty but it sure got hot down there. We loved the military but my mothers health was getting bad and I came down on levy for Korea so said that's enough and got out and came home. I sure regretted it when June of 86 came around and I didn't have any retirement from it. Keith

Billy Shafer · Nov 11, 2018

I would go up to vultures row. Watch flight ops. Day time was bad enough. Night time must have been a nightmare. One mistake was all it took

SVcummins · Nov 11, 2018

I always wished I would have went into the military when I was younger . I have a friend that went into the navy and he loves it

Brian Dan · Nov 11, 2018

I won the lottery and didn't know it.
I was drafted in Jan of 1971 I spent two years as a mechanic at fort Bliss TX. I then was discharged in Jan of 1973 and came home to Minnesota. I then joined the Army reserves. I was part time till 1991. I then went back to active duty as a AGR soldier, Active gard and reserve.
I then Recruited for the Army for the next eleven years. Worst job in the army. in 2002 I transferred to a career counselor position and served in that position till my retirement in 2008. I had twenty + years.
Oh by the way I was Married on Jan 2 1971 and received my draft notice on the 4th of Jan 1971. We are still Married and glad I served.
Brian

AzPeapicker · Nov 11, 2018

Hello pa Glenn
I also served at UBON 69-70 . I crewed a f4 in the 497 th Night Owls Sq. Sure glad that the 12 hr. shifts are over with . I only went to town twice while I was there . I thought that the area around the NCO Club was pretty with all the flowering plants around .

Azxpeapicker

John [email protected],

LA in WI · Nov 11, 2018

big tee,
I flew out of the Waterloo airport a couple times while in the Army 1960 -1962. I rode on Ozark Airlines DC3 tail draggers. Our farm was about 12 miles west of that airport.
LA in WI

big tee · Nov 12, 2018

LA--My Mom a I flew to Kan. on a DC-3 back in the early 60's to see some relation. I was 10-12 and thought it was great! It is a small world---Tee

rusty6 · Nov 12, 2018

No military experience myself but my dad and grandfather left behind many memories of their experiences in both wars. We think of them and their comrades now no longer with us. Every November 11th. This is how we did it yesterday.
The Old Church Bell

Crazy Horse · Nov 12, 2018

Paglenn ..... what were you working on in the photo? You're probably still lean and in great shape right?

JMS/.MN · Nov 12, 2018

DC-3 was the civilian version of the C-47, workhorse of WWII, like the C130 has been for the past 50+ years. Made a lot of jumps out of each one of them, along with C-46 (Had two doors, whereas the 47 had only one), C119, the flying boxcar, Army Caribou, and the Huey chopper. AIRBORNE!

LA in WI · Nov 12, 2018

big tee,
Do you live in the Waterloo area? I get back there1-2 times a year.
LA in WI

big tee · Nov 13, 2018

NE of Waterloo about 40 mi.---Tee

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