johnc Posted October 17, 2004 Share Posted October 17, 2004 Anyone? Does anyone know a member serving in those two countries? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stony Posted October 17, 2004 Share Posted October 17, 2004 I've got 2 guys over there out of my shop right now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quickdraw Posted April 13, 2005 Share Posted April 13, 2005 I spent eight months in Bagram, Afghanistan in 2003 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnc Posted April 13, 2005 Author Share Posted April 13, 2005 Thanks for serving! Glad you made it back OK. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Aaron Posted April 13, 2005 Share Posted April 13, 2005 I believe I remember a couple that was going over there, but I cannot remember his name. And quickdraw, ditto to what john said, THANK YOU for serving. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rival5 Posted April 13, 2005 Share Posted April 13, 2005 My father has done both. He's about to go back to Iraq in July. Are you still active duty Quickdraw? I'm glad you finished your tour in one piece. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
COZY Z COLE Posted April 14, 2005 Share Posted April 14, 2005 To those there now and to all who served............ Stay Safe.............. US ARMY 54th SIGNAL BATTALION VIETNAM 1965 LARRY Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillZ260 Posted April 14, 2005 Share Posted April 14, 2005 I didn't, but I just found out that my neighbors son did/is. He was shot just below the Jaw w/ and AK in Faluja (SP?) last november. I talked to his brother yesterday. He is ok, but has another surgery still, and has a titanium plate in his head. I guess it didn't really hit me what kind of stuff the guys are going through over there. I do appretiate your service fella's, but I'd rather have you home! Not really sure what else to say... Thanks AGAIN! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zhadman Posted April 14, 2005 Share Posted April 14, 2005 I didn't serve IN Afghanistan... I served OVER it... lol. Almost had to land in Bagram once when the aircraft I was on was having...uh... technical difficulties. I'm out now but I know a few TACP's that spent some time in Afghan. The 101st rotated to Thumrait airbase (Oman) before going in. Those guys were a trip. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest zfan Posted April 15, 2005 Share Posted April 15, 2005 I would just like to say THANK YOU to anyone who is or has served this Country. Without Men and Women bravely serving in our Armed Forces where would we or our Country be. We owe you! Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
COZY Z COLE Posted April 15, 2005 Share Posted April 15, 2005 I am so glad that I lived long enough to see public support change from the "JANE FONDA era" to now for the men and women serving in the armed forces...... LARRY Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quickdraw Posted April 18, 2005 Share Posted April 18, 2005 My father has done both. He's about to go back to Iraq in July. Are you still active duty Quickdraw? I'm glad you finished your tour in one piece. I am in the Guard in Louisiana. I still have two years left with the 527th engineering battalion. Even though I went to Afghanistan, I have all the respect in the world for what the boys in Iraq are dealing with. We didn't lose anybody in our whole battalion. A few accidents with landmines here and there, but nothing like what the soldiers in Iraq deal with on a daily basis. Keep em in your prayers. Zhadman, What did you fly? Tanner Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zhadman Posted April 18, 2005 Share Posted April 18, 2005 Zhadman' date=' What did you fly? Tanner[/quote'] I flew on the E-3 (AWACS). I was in theatre from Feb 2002 to June 2002 (we were stationed at Thumrait AB in Oman). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quickdraw Posted April 22, 2005 Share Posted April 22, 2005 I'm afraid we didn't cross paths then. You still in? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zhadman Posted April 23, 2005 Share Posted April 23, 2005 Nope... I accepted my honorable discharge in 2002. I was caught up in the stop loss and was kinda ready to move on to other things. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest cantstopdriftin Posted April 23, 2005 Share Posted April 23, 2005 my sister leaves out of north carolina next week, scares the **** out of me about what could happen to her. even if she comes back with no pyhsical harm she wont be the same person. all i have to say is she has more balls than me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quickdraw Posted April 23, 2005 Share Posted April 23, 2005 Nope... I accepted my honorable discharge in 2002. I was caught up in the stop loss and was kinda ready to move on to other things. I am familiar with the back-door draft that you speak of. I lived with three guys that were caught by the stop loss. One had a week left before he got out and they put stop-loss in effect. He was the most miserable person there. cantstopdriftin- Just pray for her. I definitely changed, but I feel like it was for the better. I try not to take things for granted anymore. I appreciate the small things in life and I know I went from a boy to a man over there. If you look hard enough there is good in any situation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Georgia Flash Posted May 22, 2005 Share Posted May 22, 2005 I was in the Army around the time of the first Gulf War. I served four years and decided to leave the Army for civilian life in January 1990 only to be called back to active duty about a year later for the war. I was sent to Sweinfurt, Germany to the 3rd Infantry Division 5/41st Field Artillery and was to be the next Field Artillery unit to go in. Thank God our boys kicked major tail on the ground and air so I never had to go to the desert. During my four years I served in the following units: 2nd Infantry Division 2/17th FA, South Korea 197th Infantry Brigade 2/10th FA, Fort Benning, GA (this unit redesignated to the 4/41st FA 3rd Infantry Division 5/41st FA, Sweinfurt Germany (During Desert Storm) Is anybody here an ex gun bunny? God bless all the men and women still serving in our armed forces and lets hope that they can come home soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poundz9oh9 Posted June 4, 2005 Share Posted June 4, 2005 Heeeeeeeeeeey, I was in Schweinfurt!! Not quite that long ago but I was there. Gotta love Conn or Ledward Barracks!!!! 630th MP Co at the time. 96-99 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
V8ZRACER260Z Posted June 6, 2005 Share Posted June 6, 2005 I served in the 1st Gulf war in the USMC from Aug 90 thru April 91. Having been there, I definately want to thank anyone serving there now and defending our way of life here. I had personally seen the atrocities Saddam's regime inflicted on his own people, think of what more he could have done elsewhere in the world if left unchecked. Semper Fi. Rick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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