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Lance Corporal Venoutsos, USMC Reserve
25th Marine Reg. HQ. Company Worcestor, Mass.
Who else? Former and current.

Major UncleBill, USMCR (currently IRR)
formerly Battery A, 3rd LAAM Bn, MACG-28, MCAS Cherry Point, NC
and Battery B, 2nd LAAD Bn, MACG-28, MCAS Cherry Point, NC
and PWST, NAS Topsham Annex, ME
and Battery B, 4th LAAD Bn, MACG-48, NAS Marietta, GA.

Former OS2 Moto, USN

Company 934, Recruit Training Command, Great Lakes, IL 1993.
Operations Specialist “A” School and ASWOC “C” School, Fleet Combat Training Center, Dam Neck, VA 1993.
Tactical Support Center, Sigonella, Sicily, Italy. Operations Sharp Guard and Deny Flight. 1994-1996.
COMSOLANT Staff Augmentee, UNITAS 37-96 cruise around South America, 1996.
USS Monterey, CG-61. Tomahawk Strike Team 1996-1998.

5 years, 14 countries, twice across the Equator.

Chief Chefguy, USN (ret)
Naval Construction Force (Seabees)

Naval Recruit Training Center, San Diego, CA
FLC Red Beach, NSA DaNang, I Corps, Republic of Vietnam
NAS Adak, Alaska
CBU 407, Lemoore, CA
NROTC Unit, University of Idaho
NMCB 40, Port Hueneme, CA (deployments to Japan, Puerto Rico, Guatemala, Guam)
NAS Whidbey Island
NMCB 5, Port Hueneme, CA (deployments to Spain, Japan, Puerto Rico)
NAS South Weymouth, MA
NSU State Department, WDC (Warsaw, Cairo, Tunis, Frankfurt and most of Europe)

Hold the Combat Action Medal, three Vietnam campaign medals, two battle efficiency ribbons, National Defense medal, Humanitarian Service medal, expert rifle and expert pistol medals, Naval Unit Commendation medal, Meritorious Unit Citation medal, the Good Conduct medal with silver star, and one other I can’t remember.

Specialist Gorgon Heap

U.S. Army for 3 1/2 years

Forever trapped in New York State.

Cpl. SandyHook USMC 1966-70.

Was with H&S company, 1st Battalion, 6th Marines at Camp LeJuene until early 1968. Made a Med cruise with 1/6 in 1967.

Went to Washington, DC to attend the Defense Language Institute for most of 1968

Was in Vietnam with Golf company, 2nd Battalion, 7th Marines from 2/69 - 2/70. Two Purple Hearts.

Specialist Gorgon Heap

U.S. Army for 3 1/2 years

Forever trapped in New York State.

And stuck in a repetitive loop in New York State …

Daggummit.

PFC Amp, U.S. Army

formerly of Delta Co. 3/327th Infantry Brigade; Ft. Campbell, KY - Airborne! Air Assault!

Major Paul in Saudi (USA so retired you wouldn’t believe it),
Formerly of the 3rd Battalion, Seventh (US) Infantry Regiment
As well as the cadre of about every school at Fort Benning.

Sergeant WillSantini, United Stated Marine Corps
3rd Battalion, 4th Marines, 7th Marine Regiment
MCAGCC, 29 Palms, Ca

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I actually just got back from 29 Palms in June. I heard someone recently died there. Is that true?

Where’s Airman Doors?

(BTW, my son is a sergeant in the 489th Engineering Batallion - and thanks for your service, guys!)

AT2, then LT FairyChatMom

Aug 1973 - RTC (W) company 3417
Oct 73- June 74 - AV “A” School and AFTA - NAS Millington, TN
July 74 - Crypto school - Mare Island, CA
Aug 74 - May 76 - VS-41, NAS North Island
June - Aug 76 - Pre-NESEP, Newport, RI
Aug 76 - Dec 79 - NESEP Student, Purdue University
June - Aug 78 - OCS, Newport, RI
Jan - Feb 80 - Communications Officer School, Newport, RI
Mar 80 - Sep 82 - OP-05, Pentagon
Oct - Dec 82 - Maintenance Duty Officer School, NAS Millington, TN
Jan - Feb 83 - Material Control Officer School, Athens, GA
Feb 83 - Dec 84 - VP-45, NAS Jacksonville
I also did some reserve time after I left active duty, in VR-58 and another command whose name escapes me.

In all - 11+ years active and about 3 years reserve.

I rarely speak for Airman, but I will in this case.

Senior Airman Dave Cartwright, Airborne Communications Specialist, 193rd Special Operations Wing, Middletown, PA. He’s in the Pennsylvania Air National Guard.

I used to be Seaman Robin Rosenthal, deck-ape and mess crank extraordinaire. Mostly stationed in Norfolk, Virginia.

Robin

Sp. 5, DaToad, US Army Nov. 67- July 69

Basic Training, Ft. Ord
AIT, Ft. Eustis, VA 67N20, 67Y20

Crew Chief, B-Bty, 2/20th ARA “Blue Max”, 1st Cavalry Div.
LZ Jane, LZ Nancy, Phouc Vin, RSVN

Thanks to you all.

CPL Nenno, US Army (Right Now)

C Co, 3rd BN, 20th Special Forces Group (A)

Currently Stationed:

D Co 4th BN, 1st Special Warfare Training Group (A)
Fort Bragg, NC
Where in Tampa do you live, amp?

PFC JRDelirious, USAR – HSC San Antonio, 79th RCOM Pennsylvania and IRR (went IR before I could make SPC), mid-1980s

Plus, I have currently my oldest nephew in boot: SR NephewDelirious, Ship 13 US Navy RTC, Great Lakes.

Major pilot141, USAFR (IRR now)

Undergraduate Pilot Training, Laughlin AFB, TX Oct 90-Jan 92
310 Airlift Squadron, Howard AFB, Republic of Panama Apr 92-Jun 94. Flew the C-27A.
6 Airlift Squadron, McGuire AFB, NJ Aug 94-Feb 98. Flew the C-141B (hence the username).
86 Flying Training Squadron, Laughlin AFB, TX Apr 98-Dec 00. Instructed student pilots in the T-1A.
96 Flying Training Squadron, Laughlin AFB, TX Dec 00-May 02. Same job, but I was a reservist for these 16 months.