1960-1981
San Diego
CamPen
Hiwaii
Japan
El Toro
RVN
Albany
OKI
29 Palms
Naples
Seattle
1960-1981
San Diego
CamPen
Hiwaii
Japan
El Toro
RVN
Albany
OKI
29 Palms
Naples
Seattle
U.S Army 74-96 - 2 years USAR, 20 Active Duty
1 tour in Germany, 3 years in the Mid East (1 year with the MFO), various places in the states. Duty travel to 28 countries including the old USSR.
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80 FT LWood, MO
81-82 Bco 76th Engr Bn, FT Drum, NY
82-84 568th CSE co Hanau, FRG
85-88 Bco 34th Engr Bn, FT Riley, KS (87 Polmerola Air Base, Hondurus: shots fired)
88-92 663rd Ord Co, Schweinfurt, FRG, 90-91 Gulf War
92-94 Bco 43rd Engr Bn, FT Benning, GA : 93 Somalia, Africa
94-95 63rd CSE co, FT Benning, GA : 94 Somalia, Africa
95 released by the Clintons
2006-Present 881st ESCo NC NG
2008 Reclassed to 11B, 2009-2010 OIF, Baghdad, Aco 1/252 IN
2011-2012 883rd Route Clearance Co OEF, Zabul Pro Stan
For those to my left and right, i'd do it all again!!!!!
bombdog, out!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Last edited by bombdog; 08-28-2013 at 07:52.
"Greater love has no one than this, that one lay down his life for his friends." Jesus Christ !!! JN15:13
US Army 1970-73; FT Jackson SC Basic Training; Army Language School Presidio Monterey CA (Russian); FT Devens MA Intel School; Field Station Augsburg Germany.
US Army, Army National Guard, and Army Reserve 1984 to present in some form or another.
Highlights:
Panama 87-90 including Just Cause
3rd Infantry DIvision In vasion of Iraq 2003
Afghanistan 2009-2010
A Troop, 3rd Sqdn, 4th Cavalry, 25 INF Div. (Mackenzies Raiders) Nov 67 to Aug 24, 68. I have 3 Purple Hearts (or to be exact, a Purple Heart with 2 oak leaf clusters).
I was in the US Army from Jun 14, 65 to Oct 20, 69
In order of service.
Basic and AIT Armor at Ft. Knox Jun 65 to Nov 22nd or so of 65. Troop ship to So Korea (USNS Edwin D Patrick)
To So Korea, Co E, 14th Rifle Inf. Taejon. I was a security guard at a Nike Missile base (didn't know I guarded NIKES until about 3 years ago har har)
Then to Camp Casey So Korea from about Jun 66 to Dec 66 HHC 7Th Inf Div. TF (trainfire...worked on the rifle range)
Then to Fort Carson (I call it Ft. CARTOON), CO. 1/77 Armor, 5th Inf Div Jan 67 to Oct 67. Was TDY to Ft. Knox in the summer of 67 at the armor engineer test board and tested the M-551 Sheridan P.O.S.
Nov 67 to Aug 24, 68. 3/4 Cav, 25th ID.
106th Gen Hosp Japan Aug 2Xth 68 to Nov 4, 68
Fitzsimmons Army Hosp in Aurora (Denver) CO from Nov 68 to Oct 20, 69!!
WORST duty station was at Ft. CARTOON!!
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1953 until 1973, USAF navigator, flew B-29s, C47s C54s, C-124, and lastly RF-4Cs. All over the world. Europe, Middle east, Africa, South America. SEA and Conus.
Bill Hughes
Enlisted USNR 4/62
Active Duty 11/63 - 11/65 USS Luiseno (ATF-156) Newport, RI & Gitmo
USNR 11/65 - 04/68 Newport News, VA
Enlisted USMCR 06/75 Marine Air Control Sqn-24, Quantico
Failed Re-Enlistment Physical (Arthritis) - 06/83
Enlisted USNR 06/83 - Staff, Commander Carrier Group 4 - Norfolk
Retired 10/92
Tickets, Please!
Enlisted 2005, USMC as a Rifleman
2 PLT, Golf 2/5 2006-2008, deployed to Ar Ramadi, Iraq and reinforced 2/7 in Al Karmah as George 2/7
15th MEU 2008, BLT 2/5
Instructor, 1st Marine Division Schools- Urban Assault Leader's Course 2009
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Drafted Sept 9, 1953, served primarly with the 3rd ID....joined the Air Force Reserve when I was discharged in 1955 and stayed until 1993 (40 years). Reserve unit called up to go to Desert Storm in 1991.