Memorial Day 2015

[Stuart F.]

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Don;

I don't know how it is now, but my boys came out of the AF as Captains because they wanted to fly. Back then, if you got Major it meant flying a desk in command. They pulled out after 10 to 11 years each and decided to forgo 20 retirement for a career in the Airline industry. They are both Captains with JB now and love it - much more rewarding financially and they get to fly a lot. They flew C-130's older then themselves that broke on every flight. They both were involved with the Bosnia - Kosova NATO stuff, one as a Captain (shooter) in an AC-130 gunship. He finished out his AF experience as head AC-130 Eval Pilot down at Hurlbert, FL.

Stu Fox

[John H.]

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Army Helicopter Pilot/Instructor, 1962-1965.

[Richard L.]

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Usaf 1969-1972

Exactly...

[Leif A.]

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USAF 06/68-03/72...three month early out as they were already thinning the herd from our lovely little "police action".

[Bill M.]

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I did not , but my son Billy served in the USMC Middle East 09 to 13 he drives the 65 more than I do.

[Jeff S.]

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USAF flier (navigator/bombardier) 1968-1989; served with 355 TFW (Tahkli RTAB) 388 TFW (Korat RTAB) 307 Strat Wing (U-Tapao RTNB) during Vietnam conflict, 380 BMW-medium (Plattsburgh AFB NY) among other places, 'cold war' period.

[John C.]

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USAF
1984-2004
C-17 Loadmaster

[Gene K.]

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Drafted 1968, served with the U.S. Army in Viet Nam.
When my sentence was up, I slowly turn around and walked away, hoping no one would notice me, increasing my pace until I was at full gallup.

Gene (21147)

[Tom K.]

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Drafted U.S. Army 1-10-68 to 1-9-1970. Vietnam Feb-April 69, 269th Signal Bn. The VA still hasn't found my hospital records. Got out as fast as I could. Always dreamed of owning a Vette, Finally got my 67 in 2007. Hopefully I will get it finished in the next few years. Thanks to all that served at anytime to help keep us free.
Tom

[David B.]

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USAF 4 years, Airborne Electronic Tech. but never got in the air. Atomic Armament weapon loader on F106 during Cuban Missile crisis. Released 2 months early in late 1963 to returned to college. Just missed Vietnam but unfortunately lost some good friends.

[Bob M.]

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Army 65-67 drafted

[Jerry K.]

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After working for five months at Buick in Flint, Mi. I joined the U.S. Army from Nov.4th, 1965 to Oct.8th,1968. Was stationed in Frankfurt, Germany as a guard (CP rider) for the 28th BPO. This was when Charles De Gaulle withdrew France from NATO and asked the U.S. to leave France. From Paris to Frankfurt on a converted hospital car with no heat we made stops in Metz France, Kaiserslautern Germany and Frankfurt to redistribute money's and postal effects that were consolidated in Paris for shipment. To this day I have a bitterness toward De Gaulle. Ten years later I got the 1962 Corvette that I wanted since the Drivers Education classes in the summer of "62". Thank you to my real hero's that had to endure the Hell of Viet Nam!!

[Leonard M.]

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Army 1968-1970. 11B40 Americal Division Infantry Vietnam 1968-1969

[Ed H.]

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Usaf 1954-1964.

[Terry M.]

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USAF 4 years, Airborne Electronic Tech. but never got in the air. Atomic Armament weapon loader on F106 during Cuban Missile crisis. Released 2 months early in late 1963 to returned to college. Just missed Vietnam but unfortunately lost some good friends.

David,
I did MA1 Flight Line on Delta Darts too. 3 years in Bunker Hill Indiana and a year in Kinchloe Michigan. We went to Camp McCoy Wisconsin for the Cuban Missile Crisis. Where were you?