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us army served on oef-5 got a purple heart for america......hooooah
 
USAF enlisted in 67 out of high school served till 72, sent to PI to support 5th TAC as microwave communications tech, was sent to Korea 3 times TDY, then to Keesler AFB on Mississippi gulf coast and a TDY to Hahn AB in Germany.
Good to see all you guys here.
Thanks for all the service given.
Blessings.
 
USN '92-'94, VF-84 "Jolly Rogers" Jet mech (F14 Tomcats) outta NAS Oceana, Virginia Beach.
 
U.S. Navy - 1989-1993 Desert Storm vet - Sub support and Comms tech control. Fiery Vigil participant. USS Proteus (AS-19) 2 years and NAVCAMS (NCTAMS-remainder)...Both in Guam M.I.
 
P Craft said:
CPL Pablo Craft. Operation Dessert Storm. From 1991 to 1993. I served 8yrs. The movie, Courage Under Fire, was about my unit 2/2 ARMOR Cav Reg, Bamberg,Germany. One of my M2s was hit when we crossed the over. I was the first medic on site to get them out, but they were gone before I got there. We were trying to find out, if it was enemy of friendly. To this day all records are sealed, and we still have no idea what caused the hit. I salute all my fellow brothers, and will fight by your side and day, HUUUAAHHH.
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We've had to have crossed paths, I was in How Battery. Good ol' Warner Barracks!
 
U.S. Air Force 1989 - 1993 Strategic Air Command / Air Combat Command....Desert Shield/Storm. Jet engine mechanic J-57's on KC-135A and B-52G. Barksdale AFB. A suck for SAC is a blow for freedom!!!

Air Force Reserve / Air Reserve Technician 2002-Present: Flying Crew Chief C-141C, C-5A, and currently C-17's. Wright Patterson AFB.
 
Not sure if i count or not... usmc joined in highschool shipped to boot shortly after i graduated and recieved a medical diacharge during training due to a birth defect in my hip that according to doctors there "could break his hip if training is continued" complete bs in my opinion because at most it felt like a pulled muscle or something in my groin. I fought to re enlist with a waiver and tried for well over a year to get into any branch i could after the marine corpa continued to turn me down. Finally had to give up hopes of being a marine....... i was in tears when i called mama to tell her i failed at making the family proud.......
 
I was active Army in the Old Guard (Ft Myer, VA) from 1984-1988, and then in the Virginia Army National Guard from 1988-2005. Huah!
 
USAF Mar 90-Nov 94. Fuels Specialist. Desert Storm and Shield-although never played in the sandbox. Mainly at Seymour Johnson AFB, Goldsboro NC. Also went to Fuels Tech school at Chanute in Rantoul, IL-you can kill me but dont Chanute me! TDY to Soesterburg Netherlands for a month-ahh Amsterdam! Nellis- Red Flag in Vegas for a month. Also several times at Eglin AFB in Fla. I even fueled Air Force 1,2, and 3 atleast a dozen times and walked inside of it. I wish I could get back in!!
 
dustinmoran91 said:
Not sure if i count or not... usmc joined in highschool shipped to boot shortly after i graduated and recieved a medical diacharge during training due to a birth defect in my hip that according to doctors there "could break his hip if training is continued" complete bs in my opinion because at most it felt like a pulled muscle or something in my groin. I fought to re enlist with a waiver and tried for well over a year to get into any branch i could after the marine corpa continued to turn me down. Finally had to give up hopes of being a marine....... i was in tears when i called mama to tell her i failed at making the family proud.......
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I am gonna tell you right now. I don't want to ever hear you say you didn't make your family proud. That's a bunch of bull. I don't even know you but I am proud of you for fighting to stay in. If we had more people that were willing to fight for what they wanted this country wold be better off today. And if it weren't for people fighting for what they wanted this country would be different then it is today as well. You did your best and the Military turned you away. Be proud of that. I am proud of you no matter what. I consider you to be a brother always cause you started and weren't allowed to finish. Once a Marine always a Marine. Be proud and hold your head high.
 
john27pa said:
USAF Mar 90-Nov 94. Fuels Specialist. Desert Storm and Shield-although never played in the sandbox. Mainly at Seymour Johnson AFB, Goldsboro NC. Also went to Fuels Tech school at Chanute in Rantoul, IL-you can kill me but dont Chanute me! TDY to Soesterburg Netherlands for a month-ahh Amsterdam! Nellis- Red Flag in Vegas for a month. Also several times at Eglin AFB in Fla. I even fueled Air Force 1,2, and 3 atleast a dozen times and walked inside of it. I wish I could get back in!!
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Sweet. I spent 7 months in Eglin AFB for EOD school from Sept 06 to April 07. Thank you for your service.
 
nova_mxer said:
I was active Army in the Old Guard (Ft Myer, VA) from 1984-1988, and then in the Virginia Army National Guard from 1988-2005. Huah!
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I spent almost 5 years in the KY national Guard before going active duty in 04. Thank you for your service.
 
john27pa said:
USAF Mar 90-Nov 94. Fuels Specialist. Desert Storm and Shield-although never played in the sandbox. Mainly at Seymour Johnson AFB, Goldsboro NC. Also went to Fuels Tech school at Chanute in Rantoul, IL-you can kill me but dont Chanute me! TDY to Soesterburg Netherlands for a month-ahh Amsterdam! Nellis- Red Flag in Vegas for a month. Also several times at Eglin AFB in Fla. I even fueled Air Force 1,2, and 3 atleast a dozen times and walked inside of it. I wish I could get back in!!
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I spent three months at Chanute in the winter of '89-'90. Worst place EVER!!! I'm so glad they shut that hole down.
 
thank you all so much that really makes me feel better! its gonna sound crazy and off topic but i cant talk to people I'm close to like my family or my girlfriend about emotions or anything remotely close. the best i can do is make jokes and be a jerk. i cant even hangout with people in public without sweating and twitching constantly. but for some stupid reason i can tell a stranger anything in the world. and being able to say thank you is something i haven't been able to do in a long time so thank you! the only time i can talk to family or the girlfriend is about cars even if they dont understand what im talking about. their like my safe zone of sorts so this website is really helping me out in lots of ways
 
Well if you ever need to talk I am here just shoot me a message. The next few days I may be hard to reach but I will message you back as soon as I get it.
 
dustinmoran91 said:
Not sure if i count or not... usmc joined in highschool shipped to boot shortly after i graduated and recieved a medical diacharge during training due to a birth defect in my hip that according to doctors there "could break his hip if training is continued" complete bs in my opinion because at most it felt like a pulled muscle or something in my groin. I fought to re enlist with a waiver and tried for well over a year to get into any branch i could after the marine corpa continued to turn me down. Finally had to give up hopes of being a marine....... i was in tears when i called mama to tell her i failed at making the family proud.......
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The fact of the matter is that you did all you could. There is NO shame in that. I had to go through a formal medical board a few years ago to beg and plead for my career. Fortunately, they let me stay in. I know how it is. Your 'lack of service', as you see it, is no fault of your own. The fact of the matter is: you enlisted, they saw you unfit. No shame in that. If you still feel compelled to 'serve' there are many organizations out there that support the troops. You may want to consider joining one of them.

good luck and don't let anyone get you down. I know it's hard, but, eff em.
 
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