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USAF
1971-1975
MOS: Titless Wonder

Kept the Red Menace from crossing Hampton Rhodes.

Never got near any real fighting, but I sure would like those years back.

Thanks to all you guys and gals.
 
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US Navy Apr, 95 - Apr 99

Served aboard the USS Cole (DDG 67) from Oct. 95 during Pre-Commission thru Apr. 99. Still had many friends aboard when those cowardly bastards bombed it. Honorably discharged as a Radioman 2nd Class (E-5).

Many thanks to our Veterans and Active Military. God Bless you all!
 
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Mili, you can say that again and again and again. I was there from Apr 66 to Nov 66 and when you went off base you had to go in groups or else the local yocals would be driving around looking for anyone by themselves. Wouldn't bother me at all if Biloxi became part of the Gulf. I was never so happy to leave any one place like I was that one.
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LOL...I was born there in 1970 (Air Force brat obviously)..and while my father speaks well of Biloxi I have always wondered why all of his stories happened in New Orleans or in places outside the city.
 
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LOL...I was born there in 1970 (Air Force brat obviously)..and while my father speaks well of Biloxi I have always wondered why all of his stories happened in New Orleans or in places outside the city
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You can certainly say that again. That's why the majority of us stuck in that cesspool always headed either to New Orleans or to the Pensacola area of Florida. At least there we didn't have to look over our shoulders to keep an eye out for the local yokels. That was the only place I was stationed, including overseas that I was concerned about my safety when I ventured off base.
 
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Army 1985-1991
Desert Storm Vet

I had a great job during the Persian Gulf war.....I was the "old man's Driver".
I waited for him to say "let's go" and I took him any where he wanted to go.

Best story from the Gulf is getting lost on an air base at night as we looked for fuel for the blazer. Got direstions from some Airman that told us we could hand pump the deisel from a 55 gallon drum they had. We drove all over that F**king base and after taking a right at an intersection I thought I caught something moving out of the corner of my eye to the left and rear. Yep, we had driven onto the flight line and I had just pulled out in front of an F16 Falcon that was taxiing somewhere. We about shit ourselves.
I'm sure that pilot was saying, "Stupid f**cking grunts!"
 
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1979 Ft Gordon Ga
1980-83 Ft Bragg NC
1983 Ft Gordon Ga
1983-84 Ft Rucker, Flight School
1984-89 Hanau, Germany, various flight companies, 3AD Spearhead!
1989-92 Darmstadt Germany, Medevac
(27 Aug 90-15 Aug 91 Desert Storm, Dustoff 463, 100+ Medevac missions, 1 Sikorsky Award, 4 Air Medal nominations, 2 received)
1992-93 Ft Eustis Va, Test pilot course
1993 (March til June) Somalia, Bali Dogle
1993-1995 Wiesbaden Germany, Medevac & Test Pilot
1995 early retirement thanks to Bill and Hilary gutting the military.
1997-present Wiesbaden, Dept of the Army Civilian. (DAC)
 
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