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JS98010

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Posted: 3/28/2008 2:38:58 AM EDT

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Since the original thread was archived, let's resurrect this topic for all of the FNGs that have seeme to have appeared lately. As in the original thread, this is in no way meant to knock those who didn't serve––we all have our reasons for serving / not serving. Hell, the military is not for everyone––just like civilian life isn't for everyone either.
Here's my deal:
US Navy 1995-2001

Recruit Training Command, Great Lakes, Division 95-348 JUL-SEP 95

Service School Command, Great Lakes, Combat Systems Technical Core / Electronics Technician "A" School SEP 95 - SEP 96

Fleet Training Center, Norfolk, AIMS Mk XII IFF "C" School OCT 96 - MAR 97

USS Rodney M. Davis (FFG 60), Yokosuka, Japan APR 97 - APR 98

**Homeport Shift**

USS Rodney M. Davis (FFG 60), Everett, Washington MAY 98 - MAY 01
During tour on USS Rodney M. Davis (FFG 60)

CARAT 97

EXERCISE FOAL EAGLE 97

OPERATION SOUTHERN WATCH 1999

OPERATION CAPER FOCUS 2000 & 2001
Separated as an Electronics Technician Second Class (ET2) / E5

Washington Air National Guard 2001 - 2011

143rd Combat Communications Squadron 2001 - 2011

OPERATION NOBLE EAGLE 2001

Lewis County Flood Relief, December 2007

OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM / AEF 5/6 506th Expeditionary Communications Squadron, Kirkuk Regional Air Base, Iraq NOV 2008 - JAN 2009
344th TRS, Lackland AFB, TX for Electronics Principles School DEC 01 - MAR 02

DET 1, 338th TRS, Fort Gordon, GA for Satellite, Wideband & Telemetry Systems Maintainer Course MAR - JUL 02
Staff Sergeant (E5)

2E171 Satellite, Wideband & Telemetry Systems Craftsman

3D173 RF & Transmissions Systems Specialist Craftsman

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DW_Drang Member Joined Mar 2005 Posts 1353 EE 0% (0) WA, USA	Posted: 3/28/2008 4:33:49 AM EDT [#1] Thank you, sir, I was waiting to see if the original thread could be resurrected. US Army 1980-2000 MOS 98G4LC8KP (SIGINT/Electronics Warfare Voice Intercept Operator, Korean Language, Gister/Transcriber.) I was going to detail my career, in an unclassified manner, but I fell asleep.
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Posted: 3/28/2008 6:30:48 AM EDT

[Last Edit: KA3B] [#2]

Uncle Sugar's Canoe Club, 1982 - 2003.

Boot Camp RTC San Diego 1982

VAQ-34 NAS Point Mugu 1982 - 1989
"THE FLASHBACKS / THE AGGRESSORS"
Tactical Electronic Warfare Squadron
- A-3 Skywarrior and A-7 Corsair II airframes maintenance tech
- Naval Air Crewman, Crew Chief, KA-3B, ERA-3B, EA-3B, TA-3B - 978 hours

NAS Whidbey Island Search and Rescue 1989 - 1992
Station Operations Department, SAR and Transportation
"FIREWOOD SAR"
- H-3 Sea King line mechanic
- Naval Air Crewman, Utility, UC-12B Huron - 1,100 hours

VXE-6 NAS Point Mugu 1992 - 1996
Antarctic Development Squadron
"PUCKERED PENGUINS" / "ICE PIRATES"
(Deployed to Antarctica and Christchurch, New Zealand)
- C-130 Hercules and H-1 Iroquois airframes maintenance tech
- Naval Air Crewman, Loadmaster, LC-130F, LC-130R, TC-130Q - 2100 hours

VRC-30 NAS North Island - 1996 - 1999
Fleet Logistics Support Squadron - West Coast C-12 Training school
"THE PROVIDERS"
- UC-12B Huron Officer/Enlisted Instructor
- Naval Air Crewman, Utility, UC-12B - 520 hours
- C-2 Greyhound airframes maintnenance tech

VQ-7 / VQ-3 Tinker AFB - 1999 - 2001
Fleet Air Reconnaissance Squadron
"ROUGHNECKS" / "IRONMEN"
- Naval Air Crewman, Flight Engineer E-6B Mercury - 127 hours
- E-6B airframes maintenance tech

VAQ-138 NAS Whidbey Island 2001 - 2003
Tactical Electronic Warfare Squadron
"THE YELLOWJACKETS"
- EA-6B airframes maintenance tech
- Combat deployment in support of OEF on-board the USS Stennis 2001 - 2002

"Elvis is Everywhere" - Mojo Nixon

"Performing on a stool
we've a sight to make you drool
Seven virgins and a mule
Keep it cool. Keep it cool."
- Keith Emerson, Greg Lake

BJohnson383 Joined May 2005 Posts 1031 EE 100% (218) WA, USA	Posted: 3/28/2008 6:36:05 AM EDT [Last Edit: BJohnson383] [#3] USMCR 2003 - Present. OIF II Ill probably add more detail later...but its early.

OdT It ain't easy being cheesy Joined Apr 2001 Posts 9617 EE 100% (19) WA, USA	Posted: 3/28/2008 9:38:27 AM EDT [Last Edit: OdT] [#4] I did get an answer on that, but it wasn't all that favorable. Sorry for not coming back to share that news. So who's in charge of bumping this thread every 6 weeks now? USN SeaBees NMCB7 Gulfport MS Can Do!
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bobbitybobbity Going postal.....it's for the children! Joined Nov 2003 Posts 3211 EE 99% (167) WA, USA	Posted: 3/28/2008 10:06:03 AM EDT [#5] I watched a buncha war movies when I wuz little! Oh, and I spent 11 seconds in the Canoe Club For Boyz.
	"Everyone knows when you have guns, bad things happen." Norm Dicks

sheepdogjon Joined Oct 2005 Posts 66 EE 100% (7) WA, USA	Posted: 3/28/2008 12:33:35 PM EDT [#6] Army, July 06 to Present... 2/75, RLTW!

Phil_in_Seattle WAHTF Fantasy Football Champion Joined Nov 2000 Posts 14991 EE 100% (4) WA, USA	Posted: 3/28/2008 12:53:59 PM EDT [Last Edit: Phil_in_Seattle] [#7] For Reference WA ARF VETS-Archived

JoshAR Member Joined Jul 2003 Posts 1805 EE 100% (34) WA, USA	Posted: 3/28/2008 1:05:05 PM EDT [#8] Coast Guard 92-2000 4 active 4 reserves. USCGC Mariposa in Seattle, WA. USCGC Orcas in Coos Bay, OR. Back to Mariposa as a reservist then they retired my Boat. Couldn't find a pic of the Mariposa so here is a sister ship: Orcas, taken after I left;
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OdT

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Posted: 3/28/2008 1:08:03 PM EDT

[#9]

Originally Posted By Phil_in_Seattle:
For Reference WA ARF VETS-Archived

Good read

You don't see things as they are, you see things as you are. ~Nietzsche

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JS98010

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Posted: 3/28/2008 1:11:04 PM EDT

[#10]

Originally Posted By JoshAR:
USCGC Mariposa in Seattle, WA.
Back to Mariposa as a reservist then they retired my Boat.

Couldn't find a pic of the Mariposa so here is a sister ship:

Last I heard / saw, the ex-USCGC Mariposa was at NAVSTA Everett tied up to one of the small piers by the MWR marina. When I was on USS Rodney M. Davis, some of our guys conducted VBSS training onboard Mariposa after they retired her.

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Phil_in_Seattle

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Posted: 3/28/2008 1:27:17 PM EDT

[#11]

Originally Posted By OdT:

Originally Posted By Phil_in_Seattle:
For Reference WA ARF VETS-Archived

Good read

That it is. I may copy it all to the content server.

To all who have served: Thank you for your service.

JoshAR

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Posted: 3/28/2008 1:32:03 PM EDT

[#12]

Originally Posted By JS98010:

Originally Posted By JoshAR:
USCGC Mariposa in Seattle, WA.
Back to Mariposa as a reservist then they retired my Boat.

Couldn't find a pic of the Mariposa so here is a sister ship:

Last I heard / saw, the ex-USCGC Mariposa was at NAVSTA Everett tied up to one of the small piers by the MWR marina. When I was on USS Rodney M. Davis, some of our guys conducted VBSS training onboard Mariposa after they retired her.

Cool, I know she was at Bremerton for a few years being used as a training boat. I didn't know she had been moved to Everett. I'll go down and see if I can spot her.

Josh

"Integrity, justice, courage, and action - without these, a person is of no consequence." Don Nelson my friend gone from us, 06/06/04.

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GrabMyWrist ΜOΛΩΝ ΛΑΒΕ Joined Apr 2006 Posts 6996 EE 100% (21) WA, USA	Posted: 3/28/2008 2:55:01 PM EDT [#15] ARMY 1989-1999 1989 - Basic Training @ Ft. Leonardwood, Mo. 1989 - AIT @ Ft. Lee, Va. 1990 thru 1994 - 9/227 Aviation Support Batallion, Hanau, Germany 1990 thru 1991 - Operation Desert Shield/Storm 1994 thru 1999 - 296th Forward Support Battalion, Ft. Lewis, Wa.
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mpscout69 This, is my BOOMSTICK! Joined Sep 2005 Posts 1420 EE 0% (0) WA, USA	Posted: 3/28/2008 3:36:17 PM EDT [Last Edit: mpscout69] [#16] And soon:
	Man, why the hell didn't I get a Kegerator years ago? Life is so good now...........

usnpjs ELU-1, Trailer park of the Navy!! Joined Jan 2007 Posts 1050 EE 100% (15) WA, USA	Posted: 3/28/2008 3:55:07 PM EDT [#17] U.S. Navy, Air framer June 2004 to present Expeditionary Logistics Unit Currently an E-4 and designated pissed off cynic of the hydraulics shop
	I went to Germany and all I got was this lousy T-shirt and a divorce. I plead the 2nd!!

62GMC Joined Oct 2004 Posts 220 EE 0% (0) WA, USA	Posted: 3/28/2008 5:17:28 PM EDT [#18] Army 95-03 703/701 Kitzingen, Germany (TCS to 203 Grafenwoehr, Germany) 44CSB Ft Lewis 702 Camp Casey, Korea 1/94FA Idar-Oberstein, Germany 1/94FA Baghdad, Iraq Nat Guard 04-present 951 Maint camp murray 152 maint Baghdad, Iraq HHC 66aviation Ft Lewis 951 Maint That's the simple version

OdT

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Posted: 3/28/2008 7:52:40 PM EDT

[#19]

Originally Posted By Phil_in_Seattle:

Originally Posted By OdT:
Good read

That it is. I may copy it all to the content server.

To all who have served: Thank you for your service.

Excellent!

You don't see things as they are, you see things as you are. ~Nietzsche

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Unicorn

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Posted: 3/28/2008 8:00:46 PM EDT

[#20]

Regular Army, 1st batallion 187th Infantry Regiment (Rakkasan), 3rd Brigade of the 101st Aborne Division (Air Assault)

Maryland National Guard - 1st batallion 115th Infantry Regt., the 3rd brigade of the 29th Infantry Divison (Light)

Washington National Guard;
C Company 898th Engineer Batallion
A year as part of the 2nd bat. of the 146th Field Artillery (for deployment to OIF2, got to be a glorified security guard for a year)
1st Bn. 161 Infantry.

Working on a medical retirement from the acitve side since it was on active duty that I got this thing.

Facta Non Verba

Ranger689 Member Joined Sep 2002 Posts 1063 EE 100% (25) WA, USA	Posted: 3/28/2008 9:14:47 PM EDT [Last Edit: Ranger689] [#21] Army 87- 91 A Co. 2/75 - Operation Just cause Washington Army National Guard 91 thru present 3-161 Inf A Co. 205th LR A Co. 1-161 Inf - Operation Iraqi Freedom II HHC 81st Brigade HHB 2-146 FA 205th Regiment (Leadership) Edit G-3 Operations SGM WAARNG Retired after 24 years
	To The Everlasting Glory Of The Infantry...

161Infantry Member Joined Nov 2004 Posts 3837 EE 100% (43) USA	Posted: 3/28/2008 10:00:16 PM EDT [Last Edit: 161Infantry] [#22] 1989-90 2-2IN, 9th ID MTZ 1990-91 5/87th, 193rd IN BDE, SOUTHCOM, Panama 1991-1993 327thIN, 101st ABN 95th DV TRNG 1994-1995 1995-1996 HHC 1st BDE, 101st ABN, Haiti, UNMIH 1997-1998, 3-327th IN, 101st ABN 2003-2005 Cco 1-161st IN, Iraq
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Posted: 3/29/2008 1:39:39 AM EDT

[#24]

US Navy Combat Team currently serving with NAVELSG FWD Hotel
1987 - Boot camp San Diego NTC
1987-1992 USS Cimarron AO-177 Pearl Harbor (visited NICE port calls)
1992-1995 SIMA Pearl Harbor
1995-1997 USS SACRAMENTO AOE-1
1997-2001 SUBASE BANGOR NAVAL SECURITY FORCE
2001-2002 NAVAL BASE BREMERTON NAVAL SECURITY FORCES
2002-2006 SUBASE BANGOR NAVAL SECURITY FORCE
2006-2008 US NAVY CUSTOMS BN ROMEO ALI AL SALEM
2008-DEATH DO US PART - US NAVY CUSTOMS NAVELSG FWD HOTEL (Undisclosed Position)

Why do I love the Navy? Because I have visited ALOT of places other than Germany, Iraq, Afghanistan, and Korea. There are plenty of other places I have visited courtesy of the US Navy that I didn't list. I have an excellent job (or MOS whatever the other branch calls it) in the Navy and my job has diversity. I can drive small boats, big ships, run refueling rigs, operate electric generators, turn salt water into fresh water, and up to driving humvees with an M-16 slinged to my shoulder with an M9 on my left thigh. Now you still want to ask why I love the Navy? Well, I can tell you but it would take TONS of space here. Oh, and last but not least, I love the "moral support" the Army provides out here in the desert.
When will I retire? Well, my 3rd wife has not threaten to leave me yet, so.... But when she does, well you know.... As a sailor, there's a lot of fishes out in the ocean, right?
One thing I learned from the Army from being here; "Hoah" I love that term, whatever it stands for, so when a soldier calls me Sarge, well, I call him Hoah back.

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Just1MoreBlackRifle Don't Tread On Me Joined Feb 2008 Posts 33 EE 100% (60) WA, USA	Posted: 3/31/2008 1:23:30 AM EDT [Last Edit: Just1MoreBlackRifle] [#27] 95-00 Infantry
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JS98010 I'm not wearing any pants. Joined Oct 2004 Posts 7670 EE 0% (0) WA, USA	Posted: 4/2/2008 3:54:39 AM EDT [#28]
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JS98010 I'm not wearing any pants. Joined Oct 2004 Posts 7752 EE 0% (0) WA, USA	Posted: 4/9/2008 11:16:34 PM EDT [#29] Bump for some FNGs around here...
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simple_in_seattle

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Posted: 4/10/2008 12:01:41 AM EDT

[#30]

Originally Posted By JS98010:
Bump for some FNGs around here...

What about crusty ol bastages?

DW_Drang

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Posted: 4/10/2008 1:02:49 AM EDT

[#31]

Originally Posted By simple_in_seattle:

Originally Posted By JS98010:
Bump for some FNGs around here...

What about crusty ol bastages?

Those of us who are likely to, have already posted.

Next in importance to freedom and justice is popular education, without which neither freedom nor justice can be permanently maintained.
James Garfield (1831-1881) 20th President of the United States

http://thecluemeter.blogspot.com/

JohnB_greenAK Revolutionary Radical Joined Aug 2005 Posts 679 EE 100% (8) WA, USA	Posted: 4/10/2008 1:36:52 AM EDT [Last Edit: JohnB_greenAK] [#32] USAF, 1981-1987 Mt. Hohum AFB ID/EF-111--Deny, Deceive, Defeat No big fancy medals, just fixin' da planes...and shooting EBRs, before shootin' EBRs was cool...
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maverick698869

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Posted: 4/10/2008 5:46:37 PM EDT

[Last Edit: maverick698869] [#33]

12DEC92 to 03APR00 - USAF
AFGWC (On loan to 1AACS) - Offutt AFB, NE, 06/93 to 12/95
552nd SOW, Det 3 - Incirlik AB, Turkey, 01/96 to 05/97
9th CS - Beale AFB, CA, 05/97 to 04/00
339th Wing (Provisional) - Prince Sultan AB, SA, 02/98 to 06/98
352nd Wind (Provisional) - Le Tube AB, Martigues, France, 04/97 to 09/97
(Yes, you are reading that right, I was on a refuelling base for the Bosnia Fun Fest. REAL ruff assignment!!!)

DW_Drang Member Joined Mar 2005 Posts 1385 EE 0% (0) WA, USA	Posted: 4/11/2008 4:32:51 AM EDT [#34] How often do we need to bump this so it doesn't go away again? Eye candy, to justify the post:
	Next in importance to freedom and justice is popular education, without which neither freedom nor justice can be permanently maintained. James Garfield (1831-1881) 20th President of the United States http://thecluemeter.blogspot.com/

Ryo Joined Aug 2007 Posts 444 EE 100% (93) WA, USA	Posted: 4/11/2008 4:36:42 PM EDT [Last Edit: Ryo] [#35] Civil Air Patrol 1988-1989 <== notice the small font compared to you guys!

Petethegunguy Joined Mar 2008 Posts 18 EE 0% (0) WA, USA	Posted: 4/11/2008 8:51:18 PM EDT [Last Edit: Petethegunguy] [#36] 1999 Boot Camp Great Lakes, IL 1999 -2003 USS Tortuga and Naval Anphibiuos Base Little Creek (Harbor Security) 2003- 2006 Naval Base Everett Port Operations 2006- Present USS Johns C Stennis BM1 (SW) currently running a Parts and Accessories mail order Biz in SNO County.

Da_Bunny I'm a Bunny Joined Jun 2002 Posts 21372 EE 100% (14) WA, USA	Posted: 4/11/2008 9:24:22 PM EDT [Last Edit: Da_Bunny] [#37]
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JS98010 I'm not wearing any pants. Joined Oct 2004 Posts 8078 EE 0% (0) WA, USA	Posted: 5/4/2008 6:52:12 AM EDT [#38]
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DW_Drang

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Posted: 5/15/2008 11:30:09 PM EDT

[#39]

Originally Posted By DW_Drang:
How often do we need to bump this so it doesn't go away again?

Next in importance to freedom and justice is popular education, without which neither freedom nor justice can be permanently maintained.
James Garfield (1831-1881) 20th President of the United States

http://thecluemeter.blogspot.com/

OdT

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Posted: 5/15/2008 11:42:11 PM EDT

[#40]

Originally Posted By DW_Drang:

Originally Posted By DW_Drang:
How often do we need to bump this so it doesn't go away again?

Goatboy mended things, and that isn't a threat anymore. (mods can tag threads they don't want to be archived)

You don't see things as they are, you see things as you are. ~Nietzsche

Phil_in_Seattle

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Posted: 5/16/2008 2:31:23 AM EDT

[#41]

Originally Posted By OdT:

Originally Posted By DW_Drang:

Originally Posted By DW_Drang:
How often do we need to bump this so it doesn't go away again?

Goatboy mended things, and that isn't a threat anymore. (mods can tag threads they don't want to be archived)

and this thread (as well as a couple of others) has been set to not get picked up by the archive search engine, it will stay active.

You never know when you might need a tank.

JS98010

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Posted: 5/16/2008 11:30:30 AM EDT

[#42]

Originally Posted By Phil_in_Seattle:
and this thread (as well as a couple of others) has been set to not get picked up by the archive search engine, it will stay active.

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Bugalaman

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Posted: 5/16/2008 12:10:39 PM EDT

[#43]

I'm shipping out to USAF BMT this Tuesday May 20. I'm going to do 6 years AD. I know its not as manly of a branch as the others, but I feel like its better for me because I love airplanes and I'm pretty good with electronics. I guess it helps that I scored 98 on the electronics portion of the ASVAB. My AFSC is 2A0X1, Avionics Test Station. The damnest thing is having to go to Lackland AFB in San Antonio TX in June. Good thing this heatwave is getting me semi ready.

NRA Life Member

JS98010 I'm not wearing any pants. Joined Oct 2004 Posts 8315 EE 0% (0) WA, USA	Posted: 6/12/2008 1:20:07 AM EDT [#44] There seems to be more FNGs around here than ever before!
	See a broad to get dat booty action, lay'er down an' smack 'em, yack 'em.

maverick698869

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Posted: 6/12/2008 2:21:34 AM EDT

[#45]

Originally Posted By Bugalaman:
I'm shipping out to USAF BMT this Tuesday May 20. I'm going to do 6 years AD. I know its not as manly of a branch as the others, but I feel like its better for me because I love airplanes and I'm pretty good with electronics. I guess it helps that I scored 98 on the electronics portion of the ASVAB. My AFSC is 2A0X1, Avionics Test Station. The damnest thing is having to go to Lackland AFB in San Antonio TX in June. Good thing this heatwave is getting me semi ready.

Those of us smart enough to send our officers off to fight (the Air Force) salute you!!

Good luck, and if you think Lackland is hot in June, try Iraq this time of year!!!

MilhouseUSMC Joined Feb 2008 Posts 20 EE 0% (0) WA, USA	Posted: 6/12/2008 3:06:48 AM EDT [#46] USMC 2004-2008

Dell_dude Member Joined Jun 2008 Posts 25 EE 100% (5) WA, USA	Posted: 6/12/2008 11:13:56 AM EDT [#47] Army, 11H (Anti Armor, see photo below) 1988-1990 HHC 1/21st INF 25th ID (L) Schofield Barracks, HI 1990-1992 Dco 3/502nd INF 101st ABN Ft Campbell, KY 1992-1998 Dco 2,3,4/325th AIR 82nd ABN Ft Bragg, NC
	"Any society that would give up a little liberty to gain a little security will deserve neither and lose both." - Benjamin Franklin “Be polite, be professional and have a plan to kill everyone you meet." - U.S. Military

161Infantry

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Posted: 6/12/2008 2:19:12 PM EDT

[#48]

Originally Posted By Dell_dude:
Army, 11H (Anti Armor, see photo below)

www.blackanthem.com/Weapons/TOW_on_HWMMV.jpg

1988-1990 HHC 1/21st INF 25th ID (L) Schofield Barracks, HI

img374.imageshack.us/img374/6821/25thdi4.jpg

1990-1992 Dco 3/502nd INF 101st ABN Ft Campbell, KY

img374.imageshack.us/img374/8871/101stjy8.jpg

1992-1998 Dco 2,3,4/325th AIR 82nd ABN Ft Bragg, NC

img374.imageshack.us/img374/1623/82ndev6.jpg

Did you know a Joe Tacconelli?? he was in 502nd.....in that time frame...He was also in the unit, when the plane went down in Gander coming back from Sinai...

Dell_dude

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Posted: 6/12/2008 5:31:28 PM EDT

[#49]

Originally Posted By 161Infantry:
Did you know a Joe Tacconelli?? he was in 502nd.....in that time frame...He was also in the unit, when the plane went down in Gander coming back from Sinai...

No. The Gander crash took place on December 12, 1985. That was nearly 3 years before I even entered the service.

Or are you saying he was in the unit, but not on the plane?

Either way, the name doesn't sound familiar. I was only in the 101 for 1.5 years. It was weird. Shortest tour ever. Seems that Bragg has a lot of pull when it comes to that P identifier.

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gReEnBuL Joined Feb 2004 Posts 128 EE 0% (0) WA, USA	Posted: 6/12/2008 9:45:48 PM EDT [Last Edit: gReEnBuL] [#50] HQ 3/10 88-90 H 3/10 90-92 CommDog

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