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danglendanglen Posts: 1,674 ✭✭✭
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We ran this thread a few months ago, but we have a lot of new members in the forum. Last time, I believe Army was the prevalent service by a two to one margin, but I'm seeing a lot of Navy insignia lately. Care to share?

Ex-Navy Electrician's Mate First Class from July of '61 to March of '69. Served at Naval Base Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, USS Conyngham (DDG-17), USS Snowden (DE-246), USS Little Rock (CLG-4). Would have stayed in, but when I went to renegotiate my contract, they wouldn't give me an expense account image
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  • NoviceKrisNoviceKris Posts: 251
    I could tell you what arm of the government I worked for.. when and where I was assigned.. but then I would have to kill you. image

    Seriously, I had a brother that served in the US Marine Corps, a step-father in the US Navy (saw combat duty), several uncles that served in the US Navy, US Air Force and US Army (including two officers). My grandfather served in The Great War and I still have the Purple Heart one of my family members earned in Korea. I also have the flags that were presented to the family when they were buried with military honors. I am very proud of all those in my family that served.

    Kris
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  • halfnuthalfnut Posts: 1,619
    Active Duty Navy ( still ) 1982 - 200? . Stationed at NAVAIR Paxtuxent River MD. 01-0?. Previous tours include USS Hayler DD-997 83-86 at Norfolk VA. , USS McClusky FFG-41 88-93 at San Diego CA. and Yokosuka JA. NAVAIR Lakehurst NJ. 93-97, USS Deyo DD-989 97-01 Norfolk VA. Hoping to roll back to sea this year if not It's job hunting time.image should know one way or the other by next week.
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  • smprfismprfi Posts: 874 ✭
    Uncle Sams Misguided Children. U.S.M.C
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  • paigowjohnnypaigowjohnny Posts: 4,257 ✭
    You can always tell a Marine...but you can't tell him much....image

    Annapolis grad 1981 and active duty Navy ever since.
  • ryanmpryanmp Posts: 5
    United States Army Military Police '91-'96 and wishin' I could go back for the upcoming ruccus. The troops could use a few more squared away Staff Sergeants up front leadin' the way. Now that i've beat my chest and grunted a few times, does this have anything to do with coins?image
  • halfnuthalfnut Posts: 1,619
    sure it has something to do with coins - I have a large bag filled with darkside type coins ( alot from Japan ) imageimageimage
    U S Navy Retired 22 years - ENC(SW) Ret. - Travling Nuclear Maintanence Contractor - Working Indian Point Nuclear plant Buchanan New York
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  • ksteelheaderksteelheader Posts: 11,777 ✭
    Ex-Navy Corpsman. Son served with U.S. Army 10th Mountain Division. Uncle who served in Korea. He went over an E1 and came back an O4!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!...........Ken
  • prooflikeprooflike Posts: 3,879 ✭✭
    I'm ex-Navy '82-'89
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  • CThomasCThomas Posts: 212
    USMC

    May 94 to Jan 02

    7257 Air Traffic Controller

    MCAS Yuma AZ
    MCAS Futemna Japan
    USS BellaWood
    USS Kitty Hawk
    Ali Al Salam Air Base Kuwait
    Pohang Air Base Korea

    That's about it!! I did do several deployments elsewhere but to numerous to list!

    Cool Thread

    Semper Fi

    Chris
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  • BigernBigern Posts: 161
    Army Special Forces(65-71), spent 18 months in the mountains of Viet Nam training the Montanyards. 48 months as a DI at Fort Bragg, NC, Fort Polk, LA and Fort Benning, GA.
  • keetskeets Posts: 25,351 ✭✭✭✭✭
    U.S.N.

    AMH3 with VAQ-137 out of Whidbey Island, Washington and aboard the USS America/Norfolk, Va. and the USS Ranger/San Diego, Ca.

    went over to the Med. for two 6 month cruises, once to Brazil for a 6 week goodwill and chose to get out before another 8 month WestPac trip. i think after that the gill plates would have been permanent!!

    al h.image
  • DanCDanC Posts: 1,189
    Regular Army, 93H (Air Traffic Controller) Ft. Rucker, AL

    1982-1988 (with Reserves time)
    Coins currently for sale
  • SpinynormanSpinynorman Posts: 603 ✭✭
    Former Navy ET2. I saved a few coins from my one West-Pac aboard the USS Belleau Wood, but most of them went towards beer and... uhm... entertainment.
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  • OuthaulOuthaul Posts: 7,440 ✭✭✭✭✭
    USAF Retired
  • SarasotaFrankSarasotaFrank Posts: 1,625 ✭✭
    never served in the Military - but my Dad served enough for both of us. US Army, 4th Armored Division, Tech Srgt. - landed at Utah Beach, Bronze Star receipient - fought in the Ardennes, Bastogne, Battle of the Bulge. He'll always be my personal hero.
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  • OuthaulOuthaul Posts: 7,440 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Subject: Military time


    On some air bases the Air Force is on one side of the field and civilian aircraft use the other side of the field, with the control tower in the middle. One day the tower received a call from an aircraft asking, "What time is it?"


    The tower responded, "Who is calling?"

    The aircraft replied, "What difference does it make?"

    The tower replied "It makes a lot of difference.

    If it is an American Airlines flight, it is 3 o'clock.

    If it is an Air Force plane, it is 1500 hours.

    If it is a Navy aircraft, it is 6 bells.

    If it is an Army aircraft, the big hand is on the 12 and the little hand is on the 3.

    If it is a Marine Corps aircraft, it's Thursday afternoon."

    SAAAAAAAAAAALUTE!
  • dddangerousdandddangerousdan Posts: 566
    Retired USAF

    DAN
    United States Air Force Retired And Would Do It Again.

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    My shiny cents

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  • Dog97Dog97 Posts: 7,874 ✭✭✭
    Ex Army
    Korea, Germany, Stateside
    Change that we can believe in is that change which is 90% silver.
  • satootokosatootoko Posts: 2,720 ✭
    I served in Korea and Japan in the '50s, my brother served in Turkey in the '60s (he says he would have to kill me if he told me any more than that), and my daughter served in Germany in the '80s. All Army!image

    Edited to add: I'm usually too ashamed to mention my ex-Navy dad, or my retired USAF son-in-lawimage
    Roy


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  • satootokosatootoko Posts: 2,720 ✭


    << <i>I have a large bag filled with darkside type coins ( alot from Japan ) >>



    Any trading material in those Japanese coins?imageimageimage
    Roy


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  • coppercoinscoppercoins Posts: 6,084 ✭✭✭
    I've been there, done that. USAF : 1986-1996.

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  • MAULUMALLMAULUMALL Posts: 711 ✭
    1976-1983
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  • BSqrBSqr Posts: 543
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    USMC '88-'96 - Semper Fidelis

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    USS Belleau Wood


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    USS Abraham Lincoln

  • eagle7eagle7 Posts: 1,441
    Retired Army! image
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  • billiardmasterbilliardmaster Posts: 151 ✭
    Was a field radio operator myself in 66 67 and 68. Bet you don't have to lug that PRC-25 around anymore?
    Rusty
  • DoubleDimeDoubleDime Posts: 634 ✭✭✭
    U.S.M.C. 1974 - 83
    S/Sgt., Combat Engineer
  • busterbuster Posts: 15
    Retired Navy

    1979 - 2001

    USS Eisenhower
    USS Nimitz
    USS Roosevelt
    USS Saratoga
    USS Saipan

  • commoncentscommoncents Posts: 138
    U.S. Army-Special weapons 1976-1980.
  • BillBBillB Posts: 10 ✭
    Retired Navy

    1971 - 1991

  • anoldgoatanoldgoat Posts: 1,493 ✭✭✭
    USMC Aircraft Electrician '67 - '77

    Cherry Point
    Iwakuni
    Cubi Point

    mike
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  • TwowoodTwowood Posts: 518 ✭
    US Navy here. Actually, I was in the USNR activated in the Korean War, Served as EMP3 aboard the USS Shenandoah AD26 from 1952 to 1954.twowood image
  • paigowjohnnypaigowjohnny Posts: 4,257 ✭


    << <i>Cubi Point >>


    sigh...image
  • GTOsterGTOster Posts: 865 ✭✭✭
    US Navy 1978-1984 stationed USS Worden CG18 Yokosuka Japan 1978-1981
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  • tonerstoners Posts: 403
    US Army, Field Artillery currently at 18 years.
    Allen
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  • RussRuss Posts: 48,514 ✭✭✭
    Army, 1974-1976. Radio teletype operator, high-speed morse code interceptor.

    Russ, NCNE
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  • MrKelsoMrKelso Posts: 2,907 ✭✭✭
    1970-1973 US Army Corp of Engr's Electronics Specialist 5th Class


    "The silver is mine and the gold is mine,' declares the LORD GOD Almighty."
  • DaveGDaveG Posts: 3,535 ✭
    USAF - 1980-1984

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  • BearBear Posts: 18,953 ✭✭✭
    US Army. Infantry Bear.
    There once was a place called
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  • MICHAELDIXONMICHAELDIXON Posts: 6,540 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Currently, Active Duty Army with a RETIREMENT date of 31 July 2003. I start clearing and go on transition leave 26 March 2003!
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  • BearBear Posts: 18,953 ✭✭✭
    If they call me up for active duty again, I will go straight for Saddams..........................................

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  • itsnotjustmeitsnotjustme Posts: 8,779 ✭✭✭
    Air Force 1986-Present.
    Give Blood (Red Bags) & Platelets (Yellow Bags)!
  • BikingnutBikingnut Posts: 3,383 ✭✭✭
    Active duty navy since 1981. I may retire next year, haven't made up my mind yet.
    US Navy CWO3 retired. 12/81-09/04

    Looking for PCGS AU58 Washington's, 32-63.
  • ms71ms71 Posts: 1,546 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Former ETC USN. Served 1969-1980.
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  • WoodwindWoodwind Posts: 486 ✭
    Army reserve band - 1988 to present. Business as usual for now . . .

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  • EVillageProwlerEVillageProwler Posts: 5,856 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Currently, Active Duty Army with a RETIREMENT date of 31 July 2003. I start clearing and go on transition leave 26 March 2003!

    I thought the Pentagon is temporarily suspending retirements until the crisis is over???

    EVP

    How does one get a hater to stop hating?

    I can be reached at evillageprowler@gmail.com

  • GaryMcColleyGaryMcColley Posts: 40
    USMC 96-99 medical problems
    2841 Ground radio repair man

    was in Okinawa Japan for most of the time and the USS Germantown for a few months

    Gary
    My First Roosevelt Registy Set
  • coindaughtercoindaughter Posts: 662 ✭
    The man who put the "daughter" in coindaughter was 8th Army Air Corps, 351st Bomb Group. He was a ball turret gunner in a B-17.
    Jacksache auctions
  • tgilliamstgilliams Posts: 1,969
    USMC 1966-1970 - Active
    Air Traffic Controller
    Parris Island - 1966
    Naval Air Station Glynco, GA ATC School
    Quantico 1967-1968
    In Country 1968
    Iwakuni, Japan 1969
    MCAS Cherry Point 1969-1970
    PCGS sets under The Thomas Collections. Modern Commemoratives @ NGC under "One Coin at a Time". USMC Active 1966 thru 1970" The real War.
  • LibertadLibertad Posts: 188 ✭
    US Army Reserve 1985-1997, 410th EVAC Hosp (SMBL) with duty during the Gulf War in Saudi Arabia, motto 'Best Care Anywhere!'.
    Currently with the Air Nat'l Guard 184th Refueling Wing, Medical Squadron, 1997 (since they decommissioned the EVAC's) to current.

    Misson: Teaching AF folks how to 'Huooaugh'.
    Every day is a gift.
  • pmh1nicpmh1nic Posts: 3,295 ✭✭✭✭✭
    U.S. Army 1972- 1974 Spc. 4 ... I won the lottery, last of the draftees.
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