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Who all was or is in the military out here? I was Army 11B.
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oooorrraaghhh
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I'm not in the military. My dad was. He is retired from the Air Force. Not sure exactly what he did...I think something with the missiles and loading them on the planes. One of those dangerous jobs. I work on an Army base...but only as a food server. I may go into the military...but it all depends if I can't find a job once I am out of school.
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I'm not in the military. My dad was. He is retired from the Air Force. Not sure exactly what he did...I think something with the missiles and loading them on the planes. One of those dangerous jobs. I work on an Army base...but only as a food server. I may go into the military...but it all depends if I can't find a job once I am out of school. Cool I loved it. Excellent job. |
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Former US Navy and contractor for the US Army.
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Edited by
Mr_Music
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Sun 12/28/08 04:05 AM
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My uncle was in the Army in Vietnam, but was discharged in '64, shortly before the war really started to get hot.
My second cousin wasn't so lucky. He was also in the Army in Vietnam in '66, and was the first soldier from my county to be killed in that war. He was with 11 other men out on recon, and somehow wandered slightly off course, putting them where they shouldn't have been. Because of the monstrously hot weather, they sought shelter under the shade of a large tree in a clearing. At the same time, a Navy helicopter pilot was running low on fuel and had to return to the ship, but was not allowed to return until he first dumped his payload of napalm. Guess where he dropped it? He never saw the 12 men under the tree. My cousin was 19 years old. When the Navy pilot got back to the ship, he was informed that he had inadvertently just burned 12 men to death. Unable to cope with what he had done, he lost his mind. He was discharged and admitted into a mental hospital where he subsequently comitted suicide. My cousin has his name on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall in Washington, D.C. I've never retold that story outside of family until just now. R.I.P., Marv. |
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That is another tragic story that needs to be told. I served in the Army, 11b infantry on my first enlistment, 64n helicopter mechanic on my second enlistment. Years later I am still living my identity as a soldier. If I had a son I would not want him to serve, but I had a very positive experience.
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Edited by
120557
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Sun 12/28/08 05:35 AM
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Most of the family and relitives served in:
Air Force-damned bus drivers. Navy-Damned squids. Army-Damned idiots. Me-DevelDog. US Marine Corps 20 years. ooh raa! |
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