When / where did you serve?

[sop2510]

The way I looked at it was most of the draft dodgers were probably people I wouldn't want covering my ass anyway, so it's good that they left the country.

It was bad enough when all the drug-users started joining up. That's when I threw in the towel after seven years ('63-'70). We carried nuclear-tipped torpedoes, and we had guys smoking grass in the damn torpedo room! And who the heck knew what was going on the in missile control center with the door closed and locked all the time.

[desert guy]

1966-1967: 1ST LAAM BN, DaNanag and Hill 55 (20km south of DaNang).

[Cecil]

BMC(SW) USN ret.
21 May 1970-31 Jan 1997/Apr 1983-Jan 1987 USNR, (Lt./USAF Security Police 1983-1987)

[Cecil]

Dang what would they call call a 17 yr. old who joined the Army durning Vietnam. An I better not see the word dum or stupid or the black coated guys will visit with a thousand camel fleas.

I volunteered in May 1970 at 17 years, 2 weeks old. I have never seen a Draft card and have no idea what they look like. When I retired in 1997 at age 44, I was told by a Navy LT. at TAP class(Transition Assistance Program) that I had to register with Selective Service. I just looked at him and said "If you want me just follow the monthly check."

[Oyaji]

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[Oyaji]

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[Quadguy]

For Sarge

I did a talk at a modeling convention here on Long Island this summer past about Quad 50s in Vietnam and a woman walked up to me
and wanted to know if I would shake the hand of her brother. It seems he went to Canada and wanted to shake my hand. Well I refused
and had to restrain myself from putting him in the hospital. The SOB had to send his sister over to me , as he couldn't ask himself.

RVN 70 and 71 Quad 50 gunner we ran convoys in the highlands and at times right up to Dong Ha up on HWY 1 .

[SOF 18C]

3 Corp Arty 96-98
2-17 Arty 98-99
82nd Airborne 99-2000
3rd Special Forces Group 2000-2006
Special Forces Instructor 2006-2008
USASOC Special Operations Cell 2008- present

[smle-man]

75-77 USAR; 77-81 2nd SPT CMD USAEUR; 81-82 4th INF; 82-84 IRR; 85 USAR; 86-88 MIARNG; 89-93 IRR; 93 USAR; 94 IRR; 95-96 IMA US Army Japan; 97 IRR; 97-03 Retired Reserve; 03 - present California State Military Reserve -- Still serving!

[rivets1]

Usaf 1966-1970
griffiss afb ny 416th bomb wing
andersen afb guam 4133rd bomb wing (provisional)

[Randy A]

Joined @ 17 got my retirement letter @37, had a beer that night and reenlisted two weeks later, wouldn't trade the experience for anything, strongly recommend it! I was a police officer while I was in the guard and steered a few troubled youth to the military, proud to say, all are now quality members of society, I get a visit and a thank you every now and then. I give them one back, thank you guys too!
202nd SPT BN, Mannheim Ger. 87-89
27th Sig. Bn. Ft Lewis Wa. 89-90
163rd Mech. Inf. ANG Montana 90-95
190th FA BN ANG Montana 95-04
OEF 190th MP CO. Ft Riley KS. 04-06
260th ENG CO ANG Montana 06-09
Ft. Livingroom 09-current

[Leatherneck75]

Wow, there are a lot of veterans on this site...not surprising, though. Thanks to all of you for your service.

USMC 1975-2003

3d Bn., 2d Marines, 2d Marine Div. 1975-78 (Evacuation of Beirut, Lebanon)
Broken Time-IRR 78-80
3d Bn, 24th Marines USMCR 80-84
2d Bn, 4th Marines, 2d MarDiv. 84-87
School of Infantry East 87-90
2d Recon Bn, 2d MarDiv. 90-93 1991 Persian Gulf War/Bosnia
Recruiting Duty, Muncie, IN 93-96 (War of a different type...)
HQ Bn, MCAGCC, Twentynine Palms, CA 96-98
L Btry, 3d Bn, 12th Marines (3/11) 98-2000
Recruiting Duty, Chicago 2000-2003
Retired 1 Jan 2003

I was a grunt and reconnaissance Marine. What's not to like? Travel, adventure, free ammo and explosives...one fun camping trip!
Wayne Dillon
SgtMaj USMC (Ret.)

[0440]

US Army 1947 to 1969 (retired) 82d Airborne '47 - '48. 187th Airborne Regimental Combat Team, Korea 1951. Made second combat jump on 23 March 1951 at Munsan-ni, Korea. Various jobs and duty stations State side, Germany, Korea.
Last 13 + years spent as a Special Agent, Military Intelligence, State side, Germany & Korea.
Well spent time, never to be forgotten.................

[Shawn Grear]

Served with the U.S. Army , 1st Bn 64th Armor , 3rd Infantry Division (mech) Kitzingen West Germany as a 4.2 in (four deuce mortorman) Weapons Platoon . 1982-84 . Then PCS'd stateside to the 3rd Bn, 7th Infantry (Cottonballer) , 197th Infantry Brigade (Mech) (Seperate) 81mm mortor Weapons Platoon , Fort Benning Ga. 1984-85 . Rock of the Marne / Willing & able !

[Michaelp]

Bad as I hate to say it, they had the right to leave(my country, love it or leave it). I don't believe they had the right to return. If they had any sense of honor, they wouldn't consider comming back. We do have the right to be yellow.

Not exactly correct.
Many of these giys had notices to appear for induction or physicals.
They did not cross the border legally nor follow immigration procedures.
You don't have "rights" to break or circumvent the law.
That's what they did.