View Poll Results: Which branch of the military did you serve with ?
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Army
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651 |
30.07% |
Navy
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546 |
25.22% |
Air Force
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635 |
29.33% |
Marine Corps
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232 |
10.72% |
Coast Guard
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101 |
4.67% |
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06-08-2011, 11:47 PM
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#43
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Senior Member
Monaco Owners Club
Join Date: Aug 2008
Location: Lompoc CA
Posts: 139
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USAF 29 years, 5 Months and 14 days. I bought my first coach one year before that. Planed on full time but had a great job offer. 15 years later, upgraded coach twice. travel alot but not full time
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Don & Carol Croner, FMCA- F401447
2007 Monaco Diplomat PDQ 40
2017 Buick Envision, US Gear Tow Brake
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06-11-2011, 03:08 PM
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#44
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Member
Ford Super Duty Owner
Join Date: Oct 2010
Location: Saltillo, MS
Posts: 71
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It was the Army Air Corps in June 1947 but in September it became the United States Air Force and my serial number changed from RA to AF. Retired after 20 years and have collected retirement for 44 years as of August lst. I don't recommend or suggest military service, only if you make it a career, live a long time to make it worthwhile.
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Retired US Air Force and IBM
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06-11-2011, 04:19 PM
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#45
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Member
Join Date: Dec 2008
Posts: 65
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USN
USN 1970 - 1978 E-6 AMS-1
NAS Memphis
NAS Whidbey VA-128
HAL-3
NAS Ciecil Field VS-28
NAS Patuxent River
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06-12-2011, 10:51 AM
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#46
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Junior Member
Join Date: Jun 2011
Location: Scottsdale, AZ
Posts: 22
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I served 3 years active Army with one year in Nam as tank crewman. Had a 9 year break in service and then did 24 years full time with the Arizona Air National Guard. Loved every minute of it. So I am now retired military.
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06-12-2011, 11:18 AM
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#47
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Senior Member
Winnebago Owners Club
Join Date: Sep 2007
Location: Ann Arbor Michigan
Posts: 792
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USN July 61--July 64 (actually 2 years, 11 months, 24days, an 10 hours) I was on a kiddie cruise (join before 18th birthday get out at or before 21st birthday). I ended up a IC3 and served on 2 WWII class cans, USS Abbott (DD629), and the USS Gaynard (DD702). I got out before Vietnam heated up but we did blockaid duty during the Cuban missle crises. I thank JFK for not letting General Curtis Lemay bomb and invade Cuber.
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2005 Suncruiser Banks Powerpack
Chocolate lab (Buster) 2007 Jeep Wrangler
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06-12-2011, 07:55 PM
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#48
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Member
Join Date: Jun 2007
Location: Waco, Texas
Posts: 96
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Retired Navy Chief in 1979. Served as civilian Marine for past 7 years, Albany, Ga. WG-13. Fully RETIRED IN WACO,TEXAS.
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Bill, Loretta & Beebe w/Miss Thing the cat.
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06-12-2011, 08:31 PM
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#49
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Senior Member
Winnebago Owners Club Workhorse Chassis Owner
Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: Virginia
Posts: 247
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USMC - 20 years.
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USMC (Retired) Not as lean - Not as mean - but still a Marine!
2003 Itasca Suncruiser 38G Workhorse W22 8.1L, 2005 Grand Cherokee Toad
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06-12-2011, 08:40 PM
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#50
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Senior Member
Monaco Owners Club
Join Date: Jun 2009
Posts: 159
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3 yrs-11 mos-27 days. USN ADR1. Helloo dummy 2 tours Nam. 3 day early out...
Those years made me a man. Thank you. Although to this day I still tend to duck when I hear loud noises.
Life saved by our great VA Hospital system.
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2004 H/R Endeavor PDQ
2005 PT Cruiser
1982 Yamaha 185 Exciter
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06-13-2011, 06:55 AM
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#51
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Senior Member
Monaco Owners Club
Join Date: May 2003
Location: Head of the Lakes, Minnesota
Posts: 575
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Minnesota Air National Guard (5 years), USAF (1 year Berlin Wall sabre rattling). While in the Guard, we transitioned from P-51's to F-89's to C-97's (Boeing's stratocruisers - civilian B-29's).
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FMCA# 266040 HRRVC# 84109
2000 32' HR Vacationer w/Banks
'98 Subaru Outback 5 spd toad
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06-13-2011, 07:41 AM
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#52
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Senior Member
Tiffin Owners Club
Join Date: Oct 2010
Location: Cobden, IL
Posts: 219
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Branch of Military
USAF (1966-1992). Active duty, Air Force Reserve, Air National Guard. Lt Col Retired, 26 years.
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USAF Retired
2012 Tiffin Allegro Open Road 32CA
2012 Equinox LTZ, RVI Brake System
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06-13-2011, 11:42 AM
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#53
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Junior Member
Join Date: Feb 2011
Posts: 15
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USAF 820 Th RED HORSE. 68-74
RIANG 819th RED HORSE 74-89
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06-13-2011, 12:03 PM
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#54
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Senior Member
Winnebago Owners Club iRV2 No Limits Club
Join Date: Apr 2010
Posts: 713
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U.S Army, Korean Era from November 1954 to November 1956 and then 6, years inactive reserve. Tried to keep me around and teach me how to fly helicopters but I declined. Ft.Ord, Ft Bliss, Camp Stewart, Operation Sagebrush and A.A gunsite at the H.Bomb Plant near Augusta, GA. Discharged from Camp Gordon, GA as closest base near gunsite.
I tried out for the Ft.Ord band but Herb Alpert who did my audition thought I would do better with a rifle than with my horn.
Don
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06-13-2011, 12:26 PM
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#55
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Senior Member
Winnebago Owners Club iRV2 No Limits Club
Join Date: Feb 2010
Location: Fair Play, SC
Posts: 408
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US Army 68-70, 16 months Okinawa
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2005 Sightseer 29R, F53 Chassis-Sold
2007 HHR Toad -Sold, Hankook AH11,Magnum Plus Beads,Dahon Bikes, Roo Bee the "Aussie",SCT-5 Star Tune, Mountain Master Tow Brake,2009 Bighorn 3600RL
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07-25-2011, 06:26 AM
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#56
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Junior Member
Join Date: Jun 2011
Location: Clarksville, Arkansas
Posts: 7
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U.S. Air Force, 20 years exactly with the best tour (year) was that in Vietnam serving as Flight Mechanic Flight Examineer with the 361st Tactical Electronics Warfare Squadron at Nha Trang Air Base in 1966/67 where I flew 114 of the 7 hour missions locating "Charlie" for you other folks to come in and take out. During my very early tour, we actually set up the squadron and flew our mission at 1500 feet until our first aircraft was shot down loosing all 7 men then the the altitude was raised to 2,000 feet. I hope that if someone saved your bacon that maybe we had a hand in it.
Since 1997, I have been collecting and preserving the History of this mission on my Web Site "The EC-47 History Site" at: http://www.ec47.com/dir.htm stop by for a visit.
Hope to meet you on the road someday, until then take care.
J.C.
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Air Force Retired 1955-75
Vietnam 1966-67 EC-47 Mission
1993 Beaver Contessa
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