Veterans: What, where, and when?

[Baghdadhawg]

1990-present
US Army
Engineer Officer
currently stationed at Ft Knox

My son is stationed at Ft. Knox.  Chaplain with 4th Calvary Brigade, First Army Division East.

My service:

US Army
1963-1966
2nd Brigade, 4th Armored Division

[verticalhog]

Not a vet myself but wanted to salute my son-in-law who just retired from USAF as a Master Sergeant.  He was an ammo guy and did three tours in Afghanistan and one in Iraq.  The US of A is very blessed to have men such as this who are so selfless in their service!!!

[devildoghawg]

2004-2008
USMC
SGT
8152 - FAST
Hurricane Katrina 05
Iraq July 06 - April 07
Iraq August 07 - May 08

[dcrback]

US Army  1961-64

Ft Jackson, SC
Ft Bliss, TX
Okinawa
Valley Forge, PA

Nike/Hercules Launcher Crewman
Finance & Accounting        :razorback:

[Harley_Hawg]

US Army
84-88
197 th Infantry Brigade
Ft Benning Ga
44 E

[The_Hog_Father]

USAF 93-97


436th AW WRSK/MRSP
621st TALCE through the 436th
Presidential Support for Clinton/Gore
Some of my TDY's:
'93  Desert Shield
      Mogadishu
'94  Member of Gore led group to South Africa for their first Democratically Elected President
       Saint Helena, Ascension FOB, Pretoria, S.A.
'95 Clinton/Yeltsin Summit (FOB Frankfurt, Moscow Summit)
     
      UNPROFOR 6 Mildenhall AFB
      Split, Croatia/ Srebrenica and Tuzla
     
      Operation Bright Star/TALCE Cairo, Egypt

There were other missions but these really had an impact on me...

Thank you to all who have served including both of My Grandfathers, several of My Uncles and lastly My Father. From WWI to my time in the 90's and every conflict in between. I miss y'all deeply and thank you for your time serving Our Country.

My heart and appreciation go out to all of those who are serving and have served here... And to your families as well. My respect.

[fieldturf]

USN 2000-2004

Aviation Electrician in Vp-46 in Whidbey Island WA

Deployed to misawa japan and Diego Garcia.

Oh wow Diego Garcia, best 6 months of my life....2002 USAF

[regi]

Ever go for "live fire" at Graf?

Biggest Deer (not Elk my friends) and Boar Hogs I have ever seen in my life. Absolutely beautiful forested areas and the coldest of showers in German winters, if you could even get back into camp to get one. Still, it was a shower. About all you could say for it. You spent little time under that ice cold shower.

Yes I did, like 2 to 3 weeks at a time about three times. Seems like it was always muddy. Cold rain and mud. Also recall some wild hogs (imagine) rummaging through our Aid Station. Not as aggressive as these wild American Hogs. Great stuff. Two of the fastest years in my life were spent there.

[RockyMtnHog]

U.S. Army (Retired)
Sergeant Major
1972-1997

[old_school_hawg]

USAF
1995-2003
Security Forces
Davis-Monthan AFB, AZ; Hickham AFB, HI; Rhein-Main AFB, GE;
Deployed: Operation Noble Eagle 9/11/2001-1/09/2002
Deployed: Operation Enduring Freedom 1/20/2002-7/22/2002; 10/15/2002-12/19/2003

[CoveMan]

US Navy
2012-Present
USS Decatur (DDG-73)
San Diego,CA.
IC3(SW)
I would like to say a thank you to all of the men and women who have taken that oath before me. Y'all have taken that oath, talked the talk AND  walked the walk. I may be serving now, but without you brave men and women, I may not have been here to fill the shoes that you wonderful people have retired from. Thank you, from Coveman.

[bob slydell]

U.S. Army 2004-Present

Ft Benning, GA (Basic)
Ft Stewart, GA
Ft Sam Houston (Officer Basic Course)
Ft Sam Houston, TX (BAMC)
Camp Humphreys, Korea
Landstuhl, Germany

[bigballerhog]

US Air Force

Nov 1994 to Present---Officially hit 20 years on the 23rd


McConnell AFB, Kansas
Kunsan AB, Korea
Hurlburt Field, Florida
Osan AB, Korea
Kadena AB, Japan
Izmir Air Station, Turkey
Little Rock AFB, Arkansas
Thule AB, Greenland
Andersen AB, Guam (present)

Numerous, TDYs and Deployments

[JT_Dav]

US Navy

HM2 (AW)

2001-2006

VFA-125 (02-04)
VFA-41 (04-06)
Both at NAS Lemoore, CA

Deployed for WESTPAC on USS Nimitz 2005

[DLUXHOG]

My Dad...
Born and raised in Harrison..
Falsified "papers" (thanks to a wild and crazy uncle) and became a Marine in 1943 at the age of 16.. Served in the Pacific theater...   was part of the occupying forces of Japan after their surrender..
Re-enlisted in 1950 and served in the Corps in the Korean War until 1952...

He's still alive and kickin'...

I'm humbled by his and many of your service to our great country....

[RoyInSpringdale/MizzouFan]

19D Scout, US Army
89-97

[seasonhog]

My Dad...
Born and raised in Harrison..
Falsified "papers" (thanks to a wild and crazy uncle) and became a Marine in 1943 at the age of 16.. Served in the Pacific theater...   was part of the occupying forces of Japan after their surrender..
Re-enlisted in 1950 and served in the Corps in the Korean War until 1952...

He's still alive and kickin'...

I'm humbled by his and many of your service to our great country....

Good post on your dad..........16 and with the tough boys,,,,,,,,,I believe Audie Murphy was 16 when he enlisted .......my dad was in the Army WW2....France and other.

I live in Harrison and so did my dad who has passed............my brother and myself serve in the Navy late fifty & sixty........

OPEN RANGE........right......great movie........

[bcdeputy]

USAF
1989-1993
Computer Operator
Ramstein AB and Tinker AFB
I was in while Desert Storm was going on, but I was in Germany the entire time, never went to the desert

[arkansasborn]

God bless each and every one of you.  Thank you for helping keep the good ole USA the great country in the world.   

[BlackKnightHogFan]

1985-1995 US Army Tanker.  Ft. Polk, LA; Ft. Irving, CA, Desert Storm; Ft. Hood, TX.

[phadedhawg]

US Army.  99-2002
1st Special Forces Group (Airborne)
Ft Lewis Washington

I was not Special Forces....just support

[MuskogeeHogFan]

U.S. Army 2004-Present

Ft Benning, GA (Basic)
Ft Stewart, GA
Ft Sam Houston (Officer Basic Course)
Ft Sam Houston, TX (BAMC)
Camp Humphreys, Korea
Landstuhl, Germany

You lucky dog, stationed in Germany. Great tour. Lots to see and experience within 4 hours of where you are.

[BigPapaHawg]

1991 - 1993
US Army
Ft. Carson, CO

[warriorlion]

Company I 3/23
Arkansas Marines
Desert shield/desert storm
1986-93

[Newhopehog]

USN 1965-1986
Senior Chief Cryptologic Technician "O" Branch

[YankHog]

US Army
1991-Present

2002- Guantanamo Bay
2003 Iraq
2009 Afghanistan
2011 Afghanistan
2013 Kuwait

[bob slydell]

You lucky dog, stationed in Germany. Great tour. Lots to see and experience within 4 hours of where you are.

Put a lot of miles (or kilometers) on the old minivan in two short years. Time is getting short though. My son is the starting LT for the Ramstein HS Royals (2014 European Champions!) and he graduates next year so that should be the end of the line for me in Germany.  

[fieldturf]

USAF 30 years

Saudi Arabia
Iraq
Kuwait
Guantanamo Bay
Diego Garcia

[JMartin_AF1]

USAF
1995-Present
OIF 2011
OEF - Currently on deployment

[Hogmania68]

US Army 1986-1990
Flight Operations Coordinator
Ft Knox, Kentucky
Ft Rucker, Alabama

[Chief Mac]

USAF Nov 1991 to present
SMSgt-Formerly an aircraft electrician now 33d Fighter Wing Inspector General Superintendent

Duty stations:
Chanute AFB, IL (1992)
Cannon AFB, NM (92-94)
RAF Lakenheath, UK (94-97)
Moody AFB, GA (97-2010)
Kabul international airport, Afghanistan (2009)
Eglin AFB, FL (2010-present)

Deployed to Turkey, Kuwait, Iraq, and Afghanistan

[AirForceHog]

USAF 1996-present
Crew chief. F-15 and F-22 mechanic
Lackland AFB, TX BasicTraining
Sheppard AFB, TX training
Seymour Johnson AFB, NC
Sheppard AFB, TX
Langley AFB, VA
Kunsan AB, Korea
Seymour Johnson AFB, NC

OPERATION NORTHERN WATCH
OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM
OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM
NOBLE EAGLE

[hamsam]

1991-1995 USAF
Operation Desert Shield/Desert Storm
Weapons Specialist

[WHITEPW]

US Army 1997- present

Fort Sill
Fort Bliss
Korea
Fort Bliss
Oklahoma City Recruting Battalion
Fort Bliss
Fort Rucker
Fort Bliss
Fort Sill
Okinawa

In there somewhere went to Iraq, saudia, kuwait, baharain and guam.

[SemperFi]

It's awesome to know that we have so many members here on Hogville that are veterans. It is an honor to have served with so many of you.

USMC
1986-1992
1st Marine Expeditionary Brigade
MCAS Kaneohe Bay, HI
Operations Desert Shield/Storm (Aug 1990 - April 1991)
Semper Fi!

[hogwxld]

USAF

1990-1992 Hanau Germany doing Army Aviation Support
1992-1994 Howard AFB and Ft Clayton Panama
1995-1998 Eielson AFB, Alaska
1998-2002 Shaw AFB, South Carolina
2002-2007 Columbus AFB, Mississippi
2007-2011 Barksdale AFB, Louisiana (retired 1 May 2011)

Still in Shreveport as a civil servant..got to old to do it anymore so now I teach it

[thirrdegreetusker]

I was born at Larson AFB, Moses Lake, WA.

Dad did 20. Got out when he was 40; I was 6. Lived in four towns before I turned 5.

Larson AFB
Chanute AFB
Lackland AFB
Carswell AFB

My draft number was 318. My birth year was the very last year from which anyone was drafted. Never served.

[Michaelt]

USAF 1990-1994
Transportation Sq.
FE Warren, Cheyenne WY

TDY to Dharhan Saudi Arabia 1991 and 1993
Desert Storm and Desert Shield

[East TN HAWG]

US Army 88-90
Ft Leonardwood
Kitzigen, Germany

National Guard 98-04
Gate City, VA
Fort Lee, VA

[RunHogruN]

US Army E-6

2003-2011

Fort Benning, GA (Basic)
Fort Bliss, TX (AIT)
Fort Hood, TX (Pre Deployment to Iraq with 1st Cav Div.)
Camp Cook, Iraq
Fort Sill, OK
Fort Leonardwood, MO

Thank You! to all who served. I salute you all.