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Welcome Brother!Haze gray and underway ... back when guys in the Navy were actual sailors.
Show us your Military Unit patch/badge/seal
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Ahhh yes . . . I'll dig up a few old bones here too.
USN (black-shoe) from 1988 to 1992
I served in a squadron so I'll list that 1st.
Attack Squadron 65 (World Famous Fighting Tigers) VA-65
I was attached to Carrier Air Group 8 (6th fleet) stationed in Virginia Beach as NAS Oceana.
My squadron was attached aboard the USS Coral Sea (CVA-43) on her final voyage before her decommissioning.
We were also attached aboard the USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN-71) for the support of Desert Shield/Storm in 1991.
One last attachment before I left was to the USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72) for the initial shake-down shortly after she was commissioned.
USN (black-shoe) from 1988 to 1992
I served in a squadron so I'll list that 1st.
Attack Squadron 65 (World Famous Fighting Tigers) VA-65
I was attached to Carrier Air Group 8 (6th fleet) stationed in Virginia Beach as NAS Oceana.
My squadron was attached aboard the USS Coral Sea (CVA-43) on her final voyage before her decommissioning.
We were also attached aboard the USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN-71) for the support of Desert Shield/Storm in 1991.
One last attachment before I left was to the USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72) for the initial shake-down shortly after she was commissioned.
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Welcome Brother!
By the way -
If you got this...
Then in all likelyhood you also got this and maybe don't know...
The first is the Saudi Arabia Kuwait Liberation Medal from Saudi Arabia, and the second is the Kuwait Liberation medal from Kuwait which came out much later for the same period.
The Kuwait Liberation Medal (Saudi Arabia) (the one I have) is awarded to members of the Coalition Forces who participated in Operation Desert Storm and the liberation of Kuwait between the dates of January 17, 1991 and February 28, 1991.
The Kuwait Liberation Medal (Kuwait) was approved by the Kuwait Council of Ministers for award in five classes, generally according to the rank of the recipient. The medal was offered by the Chief of Staff of the Kuwait Armed Forces on July 16, 1994. (I was discharged in 1992 and therefor was not eligible).
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I retired December of 1995. Well, thought I'd mention it just in case.
"Missed it by that much"
- Agent 86
I love this thread, very cool to see. Thank you for your service gents.
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I encourage all Vets to join in this PIF by Adam18. He has extended the deadline, and has relaxed the entry requirement.
Any Vet is eligible. Hate to see a guy making a generous offer and to see him standing there with a prize in his hand that no one will claim!
www.badgerandblade.com
Any Vet is eligible. Hate to see a guy making a generous offer and to see him standing there with a prize in his hand that no one will claim!
GIVEAWAY! - In honor of Veteran's Day in the USA ..... a nice PIF
In loving memory of my Dad, who passed away ten years ago. ----- He was an incredibly proud soldier in the 29th. Infantry Division, landing in the first wave on Omaha Beach in the early dawn hours on D-Day, June 6, 1944. He fought his way through Europe during WW II, received two Purple...
www.badgerandblade.com
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bump
She's gone now. We worked on Ballistic Missile and Fast Attack Submarines both in Kings Bay, Ga and in Holy Loch Scotland
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Welcome brother!
Need to get a picture but my patches went…
T patch, Old Abe, 1st aviation, Army Corrections Command
T patch, Old Abe, 1st aviation, Army Corrections Command
U.S. Veterans Day was a couple days ago, so I'm bumping this for "the new folks" 
The three subs that I served on
Phil:
1. USA
2. US Army: 1979-2003
3. SFC / E-7
4. 92G40 (prior 94B), Senior Food Service Sergeant / 11B20 Infantry Sergeant
Operations:
Dessert Shield/Storm - Iraq
Provide Comfort - Northern Iraq
IFOR/SFOR - Bosnia-Herzegovina
Operation Joint Guardian - Kosovo
Dco, 2-39 (Rabid Dogs), Inf Regt, 4th Basic Training (BT) Brigade, from 93-95 @ Fort Jackson, SC .
"Come here soldier...yeah I'm talking to you. You better get 'locked in tight'!!! CBJ
BTW, I retired out of Fort Drum, NY (I was in 2-14 Inf Regt [Golden Dragons], 2nd Brigade Combat Team),...Hooah!!!
"You will never know the true nature of your citizenship, until your nation calls you to Serve". CBJ
1. USA
2. US Army: 1979-2003
3. SFC / E-7
4. 92G40 (prior 94B), Senior Food Service Sergeant / 11B20 Infantry Sergeant
Operations:
Dessert Shield/Storm - Iraq
Provide Comfort - Northern Iraq
IFOR/SFOR - Bosnia-Herzegovina
Operation Joint Guardian - Kosovo
Dco, 2-39 (Rabid Dogs), Inf Regt, 4th Basic Training (BT) Brigade, from 93-95 @ Fort Jackson, SC .
BTW, I retired out of Fort Drum, NY (I was in 2-14 Inf Regt [Golden Dragons], 2nd Brigade Combat Team),...Hooah!!!
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My best friend was Navel Avator.
His unit was famous in Korean War.
They were know as Lamplighter, VP-871.
Marines love this Unit, they dropped Parachute Flairs at night, so Marines could shoot chicoms.
His unit was famous in Korean War.
They were know as Lamplighter, VP-871.
Marines love this Unit, they dropped Parachute Flairs at night, so Marines could shoot chicoms.
She is now a floating museum at Patriots Point South Carolina. This patch is over 60 years old.
