My grandfather served in the U.S. Army.

He fought in the Korean War.
He was one of very few U.S. Soldiers to come out alive from the Battle At Pork Chop Hill.
Also was a Purple Heart recipient.

I received his Purple Heart after his death, and I will cherish it forever.
I also wear a Purple Heart lapel pin on my sweater that he gave me when I was a little boy.

 

US NAVY 1992-2002 Gas Turbine Mechanic. I served 2 years with my dad. He was a ET Nuclear on submarines and I was on surface ships. I was On the USS Bolster, USS Monterey, USS The Sullivans.

 

US ARMY
1999-1999 11M (Mechanized Infantry) Fort Benning, GA (Basic)

2006-Present 31E (Internment Resettlement Specialist) Fort Leonard Wood, MO (Basic)

2007-2008 Guantanamo Bay, Cuba
2008-2010 Fort Sill, Oklahoma
2010-Present Fort Leavenworth, Kansas

 

When I was in Gitmo it was just a training facility mostly for ships on their shakedown cruise.

 

Uss Orion AS-18 was a Sub tender. I paid sailors like your dad. I did payroll for 12 subs

 

Thank you all for your service.

 

U.S. Army:

73-76. 1st Armored division, E Co. 123rd Maint. Bn. Illesheim, Germany 63F10 Recovery Specialist
77-79, 193rd Inf. Bde. B Co. 3 Bn. 5th Inf. Panama Canal Zone 11C20 Mortar Crewman
80-81 III Corps OPFOR T-54A tank operator, Ft. Hood Texas 11C20 Mortar Crewman
82-83 2 Inf. Div. 1/38th F.A. Camp Stanley Korea 13F30 Forward Observer
83-85 82nd. Abn. Div. 2/321 F.A. Bn. Ft. Bragg, N.C. and Sinai Peace keeper Multinational Forces and Observers 13F3P Forward Observer (Airborne)

Glad to say I'm out of Uncle Sam's Jam........FTA

 

1980-84 USMC , 3/3, 1/3 3rd Mar Div. Kaneohe Bay Marine Corps Air Station, HI 0311 Infantry Rifleman/M203 40mm Rifleman, 4 WESTPAC deployments.

Got to see lots of the South Pacific.

Good times....

 

Thanks `Tad for creating a thread to honor those that have served or are serving their country.
My grandfather was in the Army at the first of the Vietnam
War for three tours. He does not talk to much about it, but
I know that he got many awards or medals.
I'm proud of him & all that fight for our freedom.

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I was stationed at HHC 1/6 Inf. Mech. in Illesheim from 85-88 as a 91B10 (Combat Medic), That place was as country as you could get in Germany. Although it seemed we were in grafenwoehr every other month, lol.