:blast: U.S. ARMY 1966-1968 FT Leonard Wood MO. Drill Corporal, didn't you just love us!! L Z THUNDER 19th Combar Engrs. Viet Nam. IF ANYONE OUT THERE SERVED IN THE 19TH COMBAT ENGR. BN. IN NAM WE HAVE A ASSOCIATION! IF YOU DID AND WANT INFO CONTACT ME! JAKE 1972 SKYLARK 455 STGE 1 JR. MEMBER
Another Cold War vet here! USAF 1979-1983. Avionics and Navigation tech. Worked on A7 Corsairs and A10 Thunderbolts. Gotta love that 30mm cannon in the nose!! :blast: :blast: Brian
American Veteran U.S. ARMY The Presidential Escort to the President. 1975-1979 The Old Guard A Company 3 rd. U S Infantry Only Doing my DUTY!!!!!!!!!!
USAF 1986-1999 discharged on a medical due to back problems from my job(fell off an F-4E in 1988) Aircraft Fuel Systems Mechanic George AFB Ca(F-4 E &G) , Langley AFB Va(F-15 A, B, C, D) Osan AB S.Korea (F-16 & A-10) Patrick AFB Fl. (C-130 & H-60) Pope AFB NC (C-130 & A-10) Done plenty of time in the desert as well!
Honored to be listed in such company... US Navy Danang, Vietman 1968-1969 Jim Millspaugh BPG No. 1072 1971 Skylark Sport Coupe 455 Love these fast cars!
A fitting poem A SOLDIER DIED TODAY He was getting old and paunchy And his hair was falling fast, And he sat around the Legion, Telling stories of the past. Of a war that he once fought in And the deeds that he had done, In his exploits with his buddies; They were heroes, every one. And 'tho sometimes to his neighbors His tales became a joke, All his buddies listened quietly For they knew whereof he spoke. But we'll hear his tales no longer, For ol' Bob has passed away, And the world's a little poorer For a soldier died today. He won't be mourned by many, Just his children and his wife. For he lived an ordinary, Very quiet sort of life. He held a job and raised a family, Going quietly on his way; And the world won't note his passing, 'tho a Soldier died today. When politicians leave this earth, Their bodies lie in state, While thousands note their passing, And proclaim that they were great. Papers tell of their life stories >From the time that they were young, But the passing of a soldier Goes unnoticed, and unsung. Is the greatest contribution To the welfare of our land, Some jerk who breaks his promise And cons his fellow man?... Or the ordinary fellow Who in times of war and strife, Goes off to serve his Country And offers up his life? The politician's stipend And the style in which he lives, Are often disproportionate, To the service that he gives. While the ordinary soldier, Who offered up his all, Is paid off with a medal And perhaps a pension, small. It's so easy to forget them, For it is so many times that our Bobs and Jims and Johnnys, Went to battle, but we still pine. It was not the politicians With their compromise and ploys, Who won for us the freedom That our Country now enjoys. Should you find yourself in danger, With your enemies at hand, Would you really want some cop-out, With his ever waffling stand. Or would you want a Soldier, His home, his country, his kin, Just a common Soldier, Who would fight until the end. He was just a common Soldier, And his ranks are growing thin, But his presence should remind us We may need his like again. For when countries are in conflict, We find the Soldier's part Is to clean up all the troubles That the politicians start. If we cannot do him honor While he's here to hear the praise, Then at least let's give him homage At the ending of his days. Perhaps just a simple headline in the paper that might say: "OUR COUNTRY IS IN MOURNING, A SOLDIER DIED TODAY."
vet USN 89-95 electronics tech. last duty station :Great Lakes Naval Training Station North Chicago.I was E-6 when I got out.:TU:
Royal Air Force (UK) ( The Original and Best) 1976-1996 WSO Canberra(B57) Falklands WSO Tornado LGB Designation Desert Storm Responsible for the Biggest BANG:stmad: of the WAR (3.8 on the richter scale) .!Baghdad 1991):blast:
