All About Pocket Knives

How many vets do we have on this site and when did you serve? I served in the Navy 1968 to 1972, 2 tours (West pac Cruises) in Vietnam. MM3, Forward engine room on a destroyer.

United States Army, 1965-67, no over-seas duty, Ft. Hood, TX '66-67. I was there when the 1st and 2nd Armored Divisions formed the Americal Division.

Navy 68-71 active(San Diego) discharged 74.. PC3 One wes-pac.. Destroyer Tender(Prairie AD-15) Destroyer(Gurke forget the hull number wasn't on there long)...

USN '71-'77. Airdale. Got out as an Aviation Ordnanceman 2nd Class (AO2).

Westpac on the USS AMERICA CVA-66. My Squadron was attached to CAG-8 and we were part of Task Force 66. My squadron was VA-82, home based at NAS Cecil Field, JAX, FL. They flew A-7C Corsair II's. We were the last air wing to drop bombs on Viet-Nam before the cease fire went into effect in Jan of '73.

My old ship is on the bottom of the Atlantic and VA-82 is now VFA-82 and flying F-18's.

EDIT: VFA-82 was disestablished 30 Sept 2005.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VFA-82 The pics of the A-7"C" birds were my babies. I armed the bombs that blew down the Than Hoa Bridge, which at the time they dumped it, was the most heavily defended piece of real estate in 'Nam.

Night ops in the Tonkin Gulf. "Rape whistle" at the ready!

USMC 1974-1977...Naval Gunfire Spotter 0849...Semper Fi

army 1954-1956 bloody 1 first army fort riley kanass

army 1954-1956 big bloody 1 first army fort Riley Kansas

US Army, 64th MP Detachment, Worms Germany 76-78

USN 58-62 destroyers DD931 and DD868


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Don

US Army (1968-1971); 2 year tour Kaiserslautern, Germany; one tour Vietnam 23rd Infantry Division (Americal).

Paul

USN 82-86 ABE3 JFK The food was good also.

I'm not a vet, but fellas ...

THANK YOU.

Navy '69 - '73. USS Mt. Whitney, LCC-20.

Dang, thinking I might one of the youngest on the forum ... hehe
US Army; 87-92 - Ft Davis/Ft Clayton, Panama & Ft McPherson, GA

Here's a pic of my Father/Me after he pinned my jump wings on ... and then a pic of him some time around 1959-61. Dad passed this year - so I like to remember him when I can.

Army 75-78

D Co. 701st Maintenance Battalion, Ft. Riley Kansas

"Lead, follow or get the hell out of the way"

Keith

Boy Scouts Troup 43, 1960 to 1964, Oostburg, Wi.

Sorry but thats as close to any thing I got to.

One big thank you to all for your servise to our U.S.A.

I hope my tax dallor was spent well.

To many times I hear of Vets fighting over sea and then when they come home they have to fight to get benifits they deserve.

United States Navy 1970-1992. Gunner's Mate(Missles). Cruiser and destroyer Navy. WESPAC and MED cruises, with a lovely tour in the sand squeezed in there. Would love to do it again, but I'm old.

Griz

I'm thankful to every Vet that put in their time and hard work into every year, month, and day of your service to our great country. I appreciate every one of you protecting and fighting for our rights granted to us by the United States Constitution. Your belief and faith in the United States shown through your work was not for nothing. Every single one of you did make a difference in this world and you deserve the up most respect for doing so. To those that didn't make it back and who paid the ultimate price for freedom, they are America's finest. May God bless you all.

Regards, Aimus.

USMC 1970-1973
1st MAW, MAG15, H&MS-15, GSE, Nam Phong 1972

Semper Fi,
Dale

Not a vet, just the son of a ret army maj special forces. My hats off to him and all who have served us so well. I miss that tough old sob

USAF '85-'89, Crypto Systems Maint/Installation

Let's hear it for all the vets!

Glenn

I'm not. I would like to thank all who have served. My 2 sons are both in and my 1 send me this. Let this be a tribute to all that have served.
Ed
. Click on the link and go full screen. Great piece of work putting this together.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LL-0mdEg ... re=related

USN 73-77 USS Mt. Whitney LCC-20 and USS Forrestal CV-59 PT3 (OZ)

us army 1969-1971. trained 11b, ended up commo section, HHQ/4/3 field artillery/1st armored division ft hood texas.
army sent my young self to ft hood in nov of 69, in time for the riots by the infantry companies...

sometimes i think i was in some alternate universe...listening to others talk about that era...?

gringo wrote:
sometimes i think i was in some alternate universe...listening to others talk about that era...?

I was in a couple riots myself.
They were strange times.......