May we all take a few moments to remember all the veterans who secured the blessings of liberty to ourselves and our posterity. There are over 19 million veterans in the US.

gpainter said:

May we all take a few moments to remember all the veterans who secured the blessings of liberty to ourselves and our posterity. There are over 19 million veterans in the US.

How many are there as members in the Cove? I'll start:

US Navy 1962-1968 (2 years inactive)


:ko: :smokin:

I agree with gpainter -- thanks and God bless to all veterans and current military folks out there. If you worked with me today you'd get some homemade chocolate cake as a small token of thanks.

I'll participate in this.

1968 - 1997

US Marine Corps/ Marine Corps Reserve (Infantry)
US Army Reserve (Special Forces),
Arkansas National Guard (Armored Cavalry/Aviation),
California National Guard (Cavalry - Armored)

I was going on 29 years of continuous Active and Reserve duty when I finally got tired and worn out.:bonk:

I'm not a veteran, but am the proud mother and mother-in-law of a US Marines (inactive).

Sue

!959 - 1966

USMC - Three years active - Four years reserve.

@Kbay - Infantry/Bat. rifler team coach
@Quantico - Small arms/Demolitions instructor.

I forgot to say "Happy Birthday" and "Semper Fi" Sam.:bigwave:

Randy said:

I'll participate in this.

1968 - 1997

I was going on 29 years of continuous Active and Reserve duty when I finally got tired and worn out.:bonk:

Egads.....That's tough to beat, Jarhead! We are all going to look like Kitty Cruisers compared to you. And, I bet you don't even have the day off! ;) You can call me Squidley. So far, we have two marines and a Sea-Going Airdale.:p :ko: :smokin:

Semper Fi and Happy Birthday to you Randy.

Well, I guess I will be the baby of the group :p

US Navy 1990-1999

25th Division, 1966-1968

To all of you who have served our country..

Thank you!!!!!!!
Thank you!!!!!!!
Thank you!!!!!!!
Thank you!!!!!!!
Thank you!!!!!!!

CarolX

1960 - 1967

Dave

US Navy 1977 - 1992
USS Von Steuben SSBN 632 1979 - 1982
Seal Team 8 1983 - 1990
USS Francis Scott Key SSBN 657 1990 - 1992

Uncle Sam's Canoe Club.... (U.S. Navy)

1981 to 1992

'81 to '84 - Australia
'84 to '84 - USS Enterprise (Airwing - VS21)
'85 to '89 - Naval Training Center - San Diego
'89 to '92 - Naval Investigative Service

I'm probably the next "baby" of the group:

USN 1985-1991
4 yrs USS T Roosevelt (Nuke Power)

Desert Shield, Desert Storm

Jerry

How's this for variety?

USMC, 1967 - 1973 (half active duty, half active reserve.) Active duty was mostly in Adak AK; Albany GA (while dating a lovely lady near Baltimore MD - now the wife of almost 32 years - talk about long weekends driving!); Vietnam & Okinawa (3rd Amtrac Bn.) Reserve duty was in DC, VMF-321 (a fighter squadron).

USAF Reserve, 1979 - 1985, Charleston SC - 315 Airlift Wing.

And toss in about 15 years of Civil Service working for the Navy ...

Oh, and I am an immigrant - I became a US citizen in April 1968.

Well whoooo haaaa and Semper Fi Graeme!

What in the world is (or was) in Adak, Alaska?

Randy said:

What in the world is (or was) in Adak, Alaska?

There used to be a Naval Air Station there, and wherever two or more sailors are gathered together there needs to be a Marine Barracks to keep an eye on them. There was also Coast Guard station of some sort, and a civilian fishing village. I think the fishermen are still there, but the Navy & Marines are gone.

For those who don't know, Adak is about halfway out the Aleutian Island chain, at the bottom of the arc it forms. It is one of the islands that was occupied by Japan during WW-II. One thing I learned there is that there are very few things better than King Crab that is still dripping from the Bering Sea when it is put in the cooking pot!

Graeme

Graeme said:

There used to be a Naval Air Station there, and wherever two or more sailors are gathered together there needs to be a Marine Barracks to keep an eye on them.
Graeme

What you really mean is a "Brig". Never been there, anywhere. Learned early on what happens to Sailors "watched" by Marines.
No thank you!
:vfunny: :ko: :smokin:

Graeme said:
wherever two or more sailors are gathered together there needs to be a Marine Barracks to keep an eye on them.

Everywhere I've been the sailors had to watch the marines to keep them out of trouble :vfunny: :vfunny: :vfunny:

energy said:

What you really mean is a "Brig".

Yup. It was in the basement. Down deep in the basement. Naturally steam heated by the volcano on the next island to the East.

wherever two or more sailors are gathered together there needs to be a Marine Barracks to keep an eye on them.
My question is why it always took so many Marines to keep an eye on so few sailors???? It never made sense. As sailors when we got in trouble we received "Captains Mast", but Marines got "Office Hours". Sierra Foxtrot!
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USAR from 78 - 92

Activated during the Cuban flotilla aroung '80, and Desert Shield/Storm. Co-wrote FM 29-30 (EPW Operations) back in '79. Spent last years attached to an infantry unit 70th Div., and spent many fine days at the Army School for wayward boys (and girls) in Columbus GA. :thedeal: