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US NAVY 1966-1968 MM3

USS Neptune ARC 2

USS Aeolus ARC 3

USS Amherst PCER 853

USAF- 1983-1987
AFSC 427X1
Corrosion Control Spec
Honorably Discharged as SSGT (E-5)

Bergstrom AFB
Austin Tx

I'm sure I painted everyone of the 80+ RF-4C Phantoms at least once, in the 3+ years I was stationed there.
I have that Euro1 paint scheme etched into my brain,LOL!

Thanks fellow Vets!

Leon

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Phormer Phantom Painter

USN 1973-1977
Diesel Fast(?) Attack Submarine

Remembering...
1stLt. Marshall Wayne Williams, KIA 10/19/71 Phang Rang VN flying U-6A Beaver
with Capt. Alan R. Boone and Viet medical patient. A son of the Guadalupe River,
Wayne "taught me the river" and that fish can't resist a helgremite..I think of
him often and certainly everytime I throw a line in the water.

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He bowls overhand...He is the most interesting man in the world.
"In Peace Japan Breeds War", Eckstein, Harper and Bros., 3rd ed. 1943(1927, 1928,1942)
"Leave it to ol' Slim. I got ideas...and they're all vile, baby." South Dakota Slim
"Ahh..."The Deuce", 28,000 pounds of motherly love." quote from some Mojave Grunt
DBF

It's a little late but yeah. '88 to '98.
Panama, Desert Storm, Somolia, Korea, Yugoslavia.

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"I knew the jig was up when I saw the P-51D-20-NA Mustang blue-nosed bastards from Bodney, and by the way the blue was more of a royal blue than an indigo and the inner landing gear interiors were NOT green, over Berlin."

USAF 1982-2005

22.5 years and now a DoD Civilian, just can't get enough I guess.

Doug F

A little late...but, USAF 1981-1985

Security Specialist/Law Enforcement
1981-1982 Minot AFB ND
1982-1984 Eilson AFB/Elmendorf AFB AK
1984-1985 Grissom AFB Indiana

I agree with it being a little uncomfortable when in a crowd and the vets are asked to stand. Those who served in combat situations are my heroes and I do not feel at all to be in a league with them.

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Earn my respect and never lose it.
Demand my respect and never gain it. -Me

...just another plane dreamer.

US Army 1980 to present.

67N, 67T, 67U, 67V, 92A,92Y, 15M, 15T, 25S

6211th USAG
1st Av Bd
343rd Med Det. Hel Amb. ( Dustoff)
Av Det 1/12 SFG
343rd Med Det. Hel Amb.
44th Med Bd
1/137 Assult Hel. Bn -various companies
HHC 739 Main. Bn
211th Main. Co. (DS)
HHD 737 Main. Bn
739th Sig Det.
371st Sig Det.

Various and sundry picnics here there and everywhere.

Need someone to fix your Huey?

Joe

US Army, 1998-2006
Captain, Ordnance

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Life member, 91st BG Memorial Association
Owner, 1944 Willys MB #366014
Former REMF (US Army, O3)

US Army...12/72
3/76
101st ABN Div.
Charlie Co./3rd Bgd/187th Abn Inf
Spc4
MOS....1P

BUMP because it's Veterans days......................

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Don't touch my junk!!

I tried joining the Air force a few months back but was turned down.

Thank you all for your service.

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Shop the Airplane Bunker At
www.warbirdbunker.com

USAF 1957 -1978
Served all over the world, 1st 4 years Shaw AFB, SC. Next 15 in Special Operations, i.e. Air Commando. Hurlburt Field, SVN, Germany, Hurlburt Field, Thailand, Laos, etc. with numerous TDY's to Africa, South America, Central America, Greece, France, UK, and other exotic places. Would do it all over again if I could.

THank you to everyone on here that served.

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Chris Henry
EAA Aviation Museum Director

As an unhappy youth, I quit a "good" factory job to go join the Air Force:

USAF OCtober 3, 1960 thru September 29, 1964
training at Lackland AFB, Texas and Eglin AFB (#9), Florida
did OJT with 507th FW (ADC) at Kincheloe AFB, Michigan

37th ADMS @ Kincheloe AFB, Michigan -- Bomarc IM-99B missiles (from 12/60 - 7/62)
7368 CSG, 366th TFW @ Etain AFB, France -- F-84F fighters and quite a variety of transient aircraft (from 7/62 - 9/64)
A1C in P.O.L.

Being a ramp rat with my fuel rig was fine but I just wasn't "military" enough to be satisfied with the rest of it when I wasn't working around aircraft.

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Steve Turner, USAF aircraft refueler 54+ years ago.

United States Air Force
February 1986 - August 1991
Desert Storm Vet

Career cut short when first wife begged me to get out of the military. Shortly after I got out I realized the error I had made and tried to go back in. Since it was right after the end of Desert Storm, they were letting so many out that they weren't letting retreads back in.