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garry1p · 05-13-2019, 07:52 PM

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Originally Posted by Mojim

I worked at NASA we were a little busy then..

I was at the Rosman,NC NASA tracking station 50 years ago

woodfoot · 06-04-2019, 10:22 AM

I was a veteran of 3 tours of nam and out for 6 years 50 years ago.

Lakehouse 2 · 06-04-2019, 06:56 PM

Processing out of USAF from Plattsburgh AFB NY.

van-gogh · 06-05-2019, 08:26 AM

Well 50-Years ago was 1969, so in June of that year, I recall NEWS reports and TV news blasting away at the WAR being played out in the leaving room. As the year prior was the big tet offense in Vietnam. So the fighting was real, and HIGH School in 1969 was over and the draft was gone. My lottery Number was somewhere in 3000. Many were burning draft cards still and running off to Canada to avoid the FIGHTING. I wanted to JOIN the USMC and become RECON, not force RECON but recon.

My Brother was five years older than me, and MOM made me wait until I talked with him about JOINING so I did. He was discharged from the US Army after his four years of service with a tour in Vietnam and a Bronz Star as Army Intelagents. He, said one thing that stuck with me? Joining is 4-years of your life from 4th grade to 8-grade. WOW, a long time. He said don't just join get something back with your time and investment. Then asking me what do you want to be doing when you get out? Look at doing your service time working on college and education.

So I joined the USAF after some research and found that basic was all part of my College as was Marksmanship and tech school. All in all, I did a few Community colleges and came out of the Military with a new JOB and two years of college under my web belt. I did go to Thailand, Guam, and Korea some PCS and TDY's but I saw no action being on a COMBAT base. Oh, there was before and after but not while I was there. So I saw no action and in 1975 the war was over. I think my brother's investment idea was the best plan for my life at age 18.

RussNavyDad · 10-14-2019, 06:04 AM

I wasn't quite born yet, BUT 29yrs ago I was 18yrs old and serving in the United States Navy during the Persian Gulf War.
Desert Shield
Desert Storm
Shock and Awe
RM3 Bradley
USS VIcksburg, CG69

God Bless America

trenchmonkey · 10-14-2019, 06:21 AM

Junior at VA Tech, got drafted...went from 2S student deferment to 1A
Enlisted in the AF. Still in touch with 1/2 a dozen buddies from my tour
in Germany.

HJLowell · 10-14-2019, 07:09 AM

Freshman in college

Sterling Colorado
Ag Business

skypilot_1 · 10-14-2019, 10:52 AM

Edwards AFB Flt Test Center on F-4E program. Phantom's Forever

Yellowboat · 10-14-2019, 11:07 AM

50 years ago this month I finished training my replacement helicopter flight engineer/door gunner. He took over my duties and I had about two weeks remaining in country. After a little testy negotiating with my platoon sergeant he informed me that he never wanted to see my face again, and he didn't. I spent my days at the Vung Tau beach till my orders arrived.

TexAg · 10-15-2019, 02:30 PM

50 years ago today I was 14 days from returning to the good old USA from a year in Vietnam.

Vette Racer · 10-15-2019, 04:50 PM

Just got out of the Army 3 months ago and started a real job!

chunker · 02-29-2020, 05:05 AM

Cu Chi

rgvtexan · 02-29-2020, 09:55 AM

How time changes, this thread was started over 6 years ago. 50 yrs ago then was 1963 and now is 1970,

A lot of water under the bridge.

63 I was at a Nike site in NY (see post 19), 1970 I was working and using my GI Bill, engaged and looking for my 1st house.

Thanks ALL for your service.

Beau388 · 02-29-2020, 10:29 AM

Lets see - in Feb 1963, I was running the propulsion shop at Kirtland AFB. In Feb 1970, I sitting in a B-52D dropping 32.4 tons of bombs a mission on Ban Karai & Ma Gua Passes. 29 Feb 1970 was my 100th combat mission in SEA.