Memorial Day 2015

[Stuart F.]

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U.S. Army Jan. 62 thru Jan. 65. Ordered my 63 L-76 in April 63 while at White Sands Missle Range, NM, then came down on levie just after I took delivery in August 63. Left the country in November 63, Vette went into storage. Next assignment was in Thailand with DCH/JUSMAG (former MAAG-Laos). We had only 64 people (half "O'" and half "E") with a MAP program 3 times larger than JUSMAG Thailand who had several thousand people. Had to wear many hats which included some "Sheep Dipping". Picked up Message traffic while on CQ about Tonkin Gulf fiasco. Went in country with AA H-34 to pick up downed "Yankee Team" Navy recon pilot. Did some plinking then with an M-14 (had 1 hour training on them in basic). Was able to ETS out in Jan. 65 (B4 Johnson's big unit landing in SVN). Got Vette out of storage, got married, had twin future USAF pilot sons, then headed back to Thailand to work on contracts there and in Saigon, SVN until Jan 71. Worked on MACVCORDS program as Ops Analyst on Hamlet Evaluation System HES (I, and the computer, picked the Hamlets to label VC). Returned home for good in 72. Left Vette in storage until I had a home and garage for it in 1976, and we been close ever since.

Stu Fox

[Pat F.]

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Us navy 1958-1961

[David G.]

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USAF
64-67 Avon Park Bombing Range, Fla
68 Nakhon Phanom, Thailand

[Don S.]

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USAF 1965-1969, 555CES/HR Red Horse, Guam 1966-67, Viet Nam 1968-69.

[Steven B.]

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USNR 1969-1975, active duty 1970-1972, Viet Nam 1970-1971.

[Michael M.]

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I was originally drafted and inducted into the US Army February ’67 at the ripe old age of 21.

After going through basic and infantry AIT at beautiful Fort Polk, Louisiana (home of the Jungle Warrior), OCS and an additional 2-year commitment didn’t sound so bad. Graduated from Artillery OCS at Fort Sill, Oklahoma, in March 1968. I still did a tour in Viet Nam, July ’68 – July ’69 – 1/82 Artillery and 6/11 Artillery, 11th Light Infantry Brigade, Americal Division.

When I got home from Viet Nam, I bought my first ’67 Corvette with what I had saved in Soldiers Deposit.

[Michael H.]

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US Army 1970-73 CH47 crew chief. First corvette 1968 400hp Coupe in1969, my dad drove the corvette until I got out of the Army.

[Ron M.]

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U.S. Army 1964-1966

Ron Malone

[Stuart F.]

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Similar to Michael's situation; I was one month away from being drafted in early 1962, but I chose the RA enlistment route to at least have a say in what I did while in the service. Instead of 2 years, I paid for my desire with an extra year. As it was, I too had ideas of going to OCS for a commission for perhaps more dignity, but in basic I watched the movie after 1 or 2 weeks of humiliation and decided these people were all crazy and I wanted to get through that bad experience as quickly as possible. As it was, I had two super assignments that would make anyone happy and proud to be a serviceman. However, on my ETS flight back home through Saigon, I saw the build up of what was a sign of things to come later in 1965. They offered me $5800 to re-up at Oakland Army Terminal and I wisely said "no thanks!"

Stu Fox

[Steven B.]

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US ARMY Drafted 1968. You need to add a former VP & countless congressmen's sons even when they were not taking any more in.

Ken, 'remember Deloris M. Norris at Selective Service in Auburn? I still have a card with her name on it. Steve

[Jim T.]

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Joined the Navy on a 120 day delay program in 1966 after getting my physical to be selected for the draft. Served 1966-1986 retired E-8 ACCS.

[Gary C.]

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SWAG is about 20~25% of NCRS members were in the Armed Forces. I'm basing this on the veterans percentage that attending last year's Convention in Kansas City.

Gary
....
USAFSS 1958-1964 (C-47 Radio Squadron Mobile)

[Rick A.]

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JR - served a little over 21 years - Capt, Ret/USAF 1970-1991

Hopefully, everyone remembered the reason for today - those who did NOT come back and gave the eternal sacrifice so those of us like you and me live FREE!

[Donald O.]

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USMC
1970-74

I can't be the only Leatherneck here.....

DonO

Oldest daughter,
Maj in USAF
4 tours in Afghanistan
and yes she is a Pilot and in just 5 more months she comes home to the States after a two year deployment in Africa.

DonO

[Kenneth B.]

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Ken, 'remember Deloris M. Norris at Selective Service in Auburn? I still have a card with her name on it. Steve

STEVE
I sure do. I still remember the day I went there to get on the bus for Indy. induction center & she came out yelling for us to come inside for a talk by some minister & I ask her what was she going to do if we didn't? Draft us? Randy Morton whose dad owned the Ford dealership was on the bus with me. As my Dad said after WW2 He wouldn't take a million $ for the experience but wouldn't do it again for a million $.