Veterans Roll Call

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TarponBum

Discussion Starter · 3 mo ago

Wanted to make a post to see if there’s any other Veterans 🇺🇸 out there. I’ve always dreamed of being a guide who donated some of my time to fishing with other service connected Veterans to help share the healing properties of fishing in the great outdoors. Helping to reestablish a connection with themselves that is based around the solitude and excitement of fishing and adventure.
A quick bit about me I was in the Coast Guard 04-08 serve my whole enlistment in Alaska. I was born and raised there as well spent most of my life on boats fishing or working on boats annd fishing boat after I got out.. But enough about me let’s here about you!

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FlyBy

· #2 · 3 mo ago

Marine Corps, '69 to '72. Believe in two genders. Science backs me up.

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Chrisbrocci

· #3 · 3 mo ago (Edited)

Marine Corps 12-17, Enlisted Aircrew for the V22s. I hear Alaska is quite the cold duty station 🤣

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TarponBum

Discussion Starter · #4 · 3 mo ago

Chrisbrocci said:
Marine Corps 12-17, Enlisted Aircrew for the V22s. I hear Alaska is quite the cold duty station 🤣

Chrisbrocci said:
Marine Corps 12-17, Enlisted Aircrew for the V22s. I hear Alaska is quite the cold duty station 🤣

It was it’s definitely chilly… sometimes when we have a cold snap here in Florida we go outside and I tell me son this is what it’s Alaska summers are like hahaha. Glad to not have to deal with that weather or those big seas anymore

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Zika

· #5 · 3 mo ago

USN Airedale from 1980-1988. VQ2 comm/nav tech and in-flight radio operator, then leading petty officer for Aircrew Candidate School at NAS Pensacola. Yes, I was a big, bad drill instructor and we didn't have "timeouts" under my watch.

Still keep in touch with members of my flight crew.

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Z.Dubs

· #6 · 3 mo ago

Thank you so for your service!

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ek02

· #7 · 3 mo ago

US Navy Seabees supporting the Marines. Vietnam in 1967. Camp defense force for 6 months, driving a gas tanker the the rest of our deployment.

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Smackdaddy53

· #8 · 3 mo ago

Thank all of you for your service and the same goes to whoever else served.

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The Fin

· #9 · 3 mo ago

Thanks everyone for their service. Not a vet here, but you can donate your time to veteran’s groups (Project Healing Waters, Rivers of Recovery, Wounded Warriors, etc.) without having been a veteran.

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StayOn'Em

· #10 · 3 mo ago

Marine Corps 2005-15, Camp Fuji 2008-10 best duty station Corps has to offer and was fortunate enough to visit Iwo Jima and climb Mt. Suribachi. OEF 2011, SPMAGTF-CR 13-14.

Also had the pleasure of running some ranges from Eielson AFB Alaska. Let’s say Marines get used to being cold even this FL boy, but palm sized mosquitoes 🦟 never. We would hide in HMMWVs and they’d black out the window’s waiting patiently 🤣

But to all who serve and have served thank you🙏 Veterans of any period and branch will always be considered family.

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Half Shell

· #11 · 3 mo ago (Edited)

Army; enlisted in 1992, commissioned in 1997, and retired in 2018.

I did quite a few things over those 26 years but the most fun was flying AH-64s for about 15 years. 1,497 days deployed for OIF and OEF... I hate the f'ing desert.

All my cool pics are of stuff I saw, not many of me.

Preflight, inflight, presents for Taliban, refuel (notice the old school mapbook... don't need any FMT!, bad weather enroute to a troops in contact, air drop of supplies to our remote location, typcial afgan terrain from a gunpilots perspective when the request for air supprort comes across the radio, and a reminder that the enemy shoots back.

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gulfcoaster

· #12 · 3 mo ago

Retired Coast Guard Boatswains Mate Chief, 8 years on Kodiak Island, 97-05, sent my ass to Louisville, KY so I retired in 06.

living in South Mississippi now

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Oletimer

· #13 · 3 mo ago

Thankyou all for your service !

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Chrisbrocci

· #14 · 3 mo ago

Zika said:
USN Airedale from 1980-1988. VQ2 comm/nav tech and in-flight radio operator, then leading petty officer for Aircrew Candidate School at NAS Pensacola. Yes, I was a big, bad drill instructor and we didn't have "timeouts" under my watch. Still keep in touch with members of my flight crew.

Hoooooyahhhhhh petty officer Zika, wings of gold!!!!! 🤣🤣🤣

StayOn'Em said:
Marine Corps 2005-15, Camp Fuji 2008-10 best duty station Corps has to offer and was fortunate enough to visit Iwo Jima and climb Mt. Suribachi. OEF 2011, SPMAGTF-CR 13-14.

Ayyyy fellow spaghetti magtf!! I did 15-1 and 16-2

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fishnpreacher

· #15 · 3 mo ago

Thank You all!

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POIRick

· #16 · 3 mo ago

Army 69-71 CW2. Flew B model gunships, 129th AHC. Anson Vietnam 2 corp.
Great toy for a 19 year old .

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Darkside

· #17 · 3 mo ago

USAF 1967-1971
C-135 crew chief

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Loogie

· #18 · 3 mo ago

OK vets, let’s see those pics of when you served, I know you have some cool pics of your service. Edit your entries and add your pic. I was commissioned in 86’ and retired in 2014, Col USAF ret. Fighter Pilot.

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sbarber86

· #19 · 3 mo ago (Edited)

Army 2010 - end of 13. Infantry

Spent a few deployments in Afghanistan. I’ll have to go find my cool guy pictures. Feels like another lifetime ago. pictures as promised

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Steve_Mevers

· #20 · 3 mo ago

USCG 1980-1984, served on a 327' cutter and small boat station on Tybee Island. My daughter is a pilot in the AF.

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