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U.S. Army 1971 to 1999. Employed as a civil servant in the US Navy 2000-2010. Retired due to sudden ill health. Member of Vietnam Veterans of America chapter 324, American Legion Post #23, Life member of Disabled American Veterans of America Post #9.
 
US Navy 1975-1992, except for a 2 year tour with the US Army 1980-1981. 1 Honorable Discharge from the Army and 3 from the Navy. I guess I missed it and they took me back in several times.
 
US Navy 1983-1998 OS1 Retired
USS Callaghan DDG-994 1983-1988 San Diego, Ca
NRD San Francisco - NRS Reno (Recruiter) 1988-1991 Reno, Nv
USS Fife DD-991 - 1991-1993 (Desert Shield/Storm) Yokosuka Japan
USS Lewis B Puller FFG-23 - 1993-1994 San Diego, Ca
Navy Reserve Readiness Center 1994-1998 San Diego, Ca
Retired 11/31/98
 
Hi All, Thanks for serving, I was in the USAF 20 yrs active duty, Hydraulic Specialist, Ret MSGT, Served in Calif,Korea,UK,Neb,Minn,MI,La. Ended up the last 10 yrs working B-52s.
 
LTC, US Army
Infantry/Operations Research
1993-present
1-87 INF 10th MTN DIV
XVIII ABN Corps
2-325 AIR 82nd ABN DIV
USASOC
USSOCOM
 
USAF EOD: 1984 - 1994
EOD School at Indian Head, MD: 84-85
Charleston AFB, SC: 85-88
Suwon AB, Korea: 88-91
Hill AFB, Ogden, UT: 91-94
UXO/EOD: 1995 to Present

Thank you to all that served!
 
USAF 1967-1971. Security Police. Viet Nam 1969-1970. Was SAC Elite Guard at Offutt AFB, Nebraska. Worked with Army MP's and ROK Marine Koreans in Nam. Made it to 65 years, (so far) and love my MOPARS. Thanks to all the veterans....
 
Retired Navy

wow, where are all the Navy guys, I am retired Navy, 1979-1995. my main thing was Engineering, 16,000 Shaft Horsepower in my main engines..Steam driven turbines..
1980-1984 USS Kansas City AOR-3
1984-1986 shore duty in San Diego, CA.
1986-1992 USS Witchita AOR-1
1992-1995 shore duty Oakland hospital.
 
I was Navy- Machinist Mate. Served on the USS Semmes, DDG-18. Decommissioned her after the first Gulf War.
 
German Air Force from 1992-2001, assigned to the NATO HQ Aircent (Ramstein Air Base) and later to the HQ AFCENT (Netherlands).
I was also stationed in Wahington D.C. at GEAF Command USA/CA for 1 year.
Been deployed to peacekeeping missions in Bosnia and Kosovo as well.

Dan
 
US Army 179th Aviation 4th Brigade Ft Carson Colorado specialist 4th class mos 67u10 Chinook Helicopter mechanic/crew chief. 84-87

Rich
 
USMC 1984-1988 Secondary MOS 6013 Jet Mech./Plane Capt. Assigned the Flight Line VMA(aw)533 2nd MAW Cherry Point N.C. also assigned CAG3 USS John F. Kennedy work ups and Med. Cruise 86-87 My bird was the A-6E Intruder. Guess thats the giveaway on the screen name and Lic. plate:plane:
 

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USAF 1970-1980 43150D Helicopters, UH-1F Minot AFB
UH-1N Hueys Howard AFB 24th CAMS Canal Zone, Crew Chief
 
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1969 Dodge Coronet said:
I flew into Howard AFB to report in to an assignment with the 193rd at FT Clayton. Very interesting place.
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hello dodge Coronet, what year? You didn't run into a girl named Rosa at the Pan canal Bar by chance? HAHA! I had a great time there.
Except Torrijos was threatening to come across the bridge every other week. The N models were Gunships, so we flew over their posts all the Time. The La Guardia hated that. I had some good friends at Fort Kobbe, and watched the airborne guys double time up and down the street every Sunday Morning. They were some big guys! Watch it, I may tear up!
 
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hello dodge Coronet, what year? You didn't run into a girl named Rosa at the Pan canal Bar by chance? HAHA! I had a great time there.
Except Torrijos was threatening to come across the bridge every other week. The N models were Gunships, so we flew over their posts all the Time. The La Guardia hated that. I had some good friends at Fort Kobbe, and watched the airborne guys double time up and down the street every Sunday Morning. They were some big guys! Watch it, I may tear up!
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1995. Pineapple Face was gone by then but we had a butt-load of Cubans and I don't mean cigars. I was one of those guys that ran from the barracks to the back gate at Clayton every morning as a fun run. (Didn't see much fun in it though.) I tried to take a picture of the squalid Little Hollywood barrio which abuts the reservation of Howard AFB but was waned off by the Policia. I took a picture of their cop shop instead. I saw the swabbies pass through the locks a few times but they never stopped for some reason. Just as well as we didn't want the competition. Even a ugly guy like me had the dollies hanging off me when I would go night-clubbing in P.C. so I had a good time. I'm glad I went and wouldn't mind going again.

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I thank you for the great pictures, it brings back memories! I Had a new 750 Honda(1972), and parked near the locks watching the ships all the time. Gen Omar Torijjos was president at that time, the father of the present president. He was killed in a so-called accident in a helicopter in 1978 or so. Manuel Noriega was a lousy Major then. I helped train the Panamanian Helicopter mechanics,
whom were more Interested in stealing than working on the helicopters. it is largely assumed Noriega had Torijjos killed.I would like to go back some day, I'm told I wouldn't recognize it, with all the new houses. I wonder What they are doing with that huge runway at Howard?
 
I was in the Guard from late 72 till78. I always felt i should have done more. The last draft was for those born in 1952. The lottery number you needed not to be drafted was over a 85 if i remember correctly. This was very low as they stoped sending troops to Viet Nam. Had i be born in 51 it would be a different story. My lottery came up in the low eightys so around the fall of 72 i got my letter from my Uncle Sam saying he'd appreciate a visit. At the time when you got your draft notice you had ten days to join any branch of service you wanted. I waited to the next to the last day to join the Guard. I just got a nice promotion and was dating my soon to be wife. In retrospect i was on active duty just about 6 months and another 18 and id be done. The guard was a hassle as my job had to let me attend but not pay me. Either way id like to thank you guys for your service
 
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