Veterans Day 2012

[jbrewton]

I'd like to see our members post up their service history?
Maybe Branch and Rank and any other details they'd like to share. I'm sure we have a glorious group of patriotic heroes in OldMiniBikes.

And I for one say "THANK YOU" for all you've done!

This also includes all members from outside the USA as well.
Don't be shy, you're all to be saluted!

 

[Newoldstock]

In Flanders Fields - YouTube

 

[buckeye]

U. S. Navy Hospital Corpsman. E-4 on discharge. Active duty 1976-80.
Orlando boot camp, San Diego Corpsman school, Camp LeJune,N.C. Field Medical Service School, Operating Room Technician/Orthopaedic Tech, Portsmouth,Va.
Finished my enlistment NRMC Corpus Christi,Tx. Honorable discharge with a good conduct award,somehow.
And, thank you!

Oh, the funnest part. While in Corpus, I had the chance to be a passenger on a plane that landed on the USS Lexington in the Gulf of Mexico. So I am a honorary Tailhooker.

 

[Newoldstock]

Mothere morn their dead sons

the morning parrents

The twin towers, to remind us and our brother and sistyers in France we would not abandon them to hun.

Ya....

I think we pissed away enough blood for other peoples freedom.
Waste your oppertunity to vote at your own parrel.
I will not be so eager to sacrifice my son at the alter or your rights.

 

[Peekster]

USAF New York Air Guard 22yrs Retired Msgt :thumbsup:

 

[walker32]

staff sgt john walker
served 2003-april of this year us army
19d cavalry scout
3time iraq veteran
1 tour afghanistan
korea, bosnia, operation bright star humanitarian mission egypt, hurricane katrina
purple heart and bronze star

 

[buckeye]

Thank you sir. Those awards are not given out for serving eggs.

 

[walker32]

i served eggs plenty of times kp is the best

i didn't do anything but my job and everything i could to make sure everyone could come home and hug the loved ones
it was an honor to serve this country and work along side the bravest men this country has to offer

 

[steven Durham]

Joined the U S Navy 2-1962 @ the tinder age of 17 served on the U S S BEGOR APD 127 and then on to the USS Kitty Hawk CVA 63 then onto the USS Constellation CVA 64. Was involved in the Tonkin Gulf incident off the coast of Viet Nam
Had lunch on the Kitty Hawk with President John F Kennedy in the crews dinning room didn't make the secret service boys very happy.
Boiler room bilge rat got out in 5-1966

Steve

 

[butch63]

U.S.Army. i was drafted march 13th 1969. basic at Ft. Lewis Washington, ait at Ft. Sam Houston, Texas, medic. went to Germany. 3rd medical battalion, 3rd infantry division. SP4, honorable discharge March 13th 1971:thumbsup:

 

[Vette]

US Army 1966-1969
Fort Knox,Ky
Fort Gorden,Ga
Fort Bragg,Nc
Fort Benjamin Harrison,In
Okinawa,Japan 1967-1969
Specialist E5, Radio/teletype repairman

 

[trailramdan]

Lots of cool history here thanks for sharing and your service!

 

[WrenchDad]

U.S. NAVY 03/87-03/91 MS2 stationed on the Uss Truett FF1095.(anti submarine warefare) I did serve eggs everyday:laugh:
5 inch loaderman for GQ station.
89 med cruise, with the USS Kennedy battle group.
Meritorious Unit Commendation for shooting down two Libian fighter jets.
National Defense Service medal, Persian Gulf War.
Honorable discharge with good conduct ( the same day the Gulf war ended)

 

[mopar70]

US NAVY 90-94 DC3
Boot Camp in San Diego Oct.1, 1990
A school in San Francisco (fire Fighting School)
Gitmo, Cuba
USS Philippine Sea CG-58

 

[byron ness]

Thanks to all who have served. It makes us truly a great nation. The date is important to my family since it is the day my Dad was discharged from the Army 67 yrs ago. He and Mom still live by themselves on their farm at the age of 95 and 91. She called this morning and asked if we would pick them up for church since we had a dusting of snow last night! A couple of pics will show them sitting in the Veterans Memorial in our little town of Fertile and also him doing what he still loves best......being out and about. Veterans Day should be a special day for all of us, and even more so for the ones that serve or have served.

 

[Moedog07]

U.S.M.C.
1993-2001
Motor Transportation
(Attempting to enlist in the AirForce Reserve) :thumbsup:

 

[Newoldstock]

Well the 11th minut of the 11th hour on the 11th day has passed once again.
I hope we all took our monoment to pause and remeber those that died for freedom.

On a happier note I have some video I like to post I think anyone who was a solier or not would enjoy.

Mummys little soldier marching with the Guard outside Windsor Castle - YouTube
Little Belgian boy saluting Canadian Troops - YouTube

 

[butch63]

HAPPY VETERANS DAY to all our warriors, past & present. thank you from my family & me:thumbsup:

 

[Peekster]

Bryon Your dad looks like a kool ol coot in the last pic. :thumbsup:

 

[byron ness]

Thanks Peekster for the kind words. For 95 he is pretty good shape except his eyesight. When he gets a ride to town in the morning, he still enjoys shaking dice for coffee with the young guys. (65 - 80 year olds) He, like so many other vets who came back home from war, did not talk about things until 6 or 7 yrs ago. It was about that time when he opened up to me in a very guarded way. All the years of night sweats and bad dreams did not go away, but the fact that he could talk a little bit to us, has helped him a lot and we feel lucky to have the chance to hear those stories from him. So many families never get or got that chance, and yet I respect any vet who chooses not to talk about their experiences. I feel they earned that right if they so choose. In the first picture I posted where he and mom are sitting on the bench, it is a bench that I and my sisters bought for the veterans memorial. On it is the Bible verse that says "Greater lover hath no man, than a man lays down his life for his friend". Thank a vet not only today, but keep it in our minds always.