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[Socom]

Just saw this sub forum was created and there weren't any posts. I think its great that the OGF staff listened and responded to several of our military members and came up with this.

I am from the west side of Cleveland (Lakewood) and served in the Corps from 2006-2010, infantry, deployed twice, once on a meu and the other to Iraq.

Also I thought I would share a link with you guys, it is a website called the brigade, and there are daily posts of cool and interesting military pictures. My wife sent one of me from iraq a while back and they just posted it. Here is the link, I am the last picture crouched by the ammo can if you scroll all the way to the bottom.

Semper Fi

[rcjohnson]

I can't believe two great things have happened to me on the same day! Got my final divorce decree in the mail and now this! Come on Vets, let's here from you. You lurkers may now have a reason to register or tell someone else about it. We need to look out for each other, we are the only ones who really know what it is all about. Nuff Said!
U.S. Army, 1962-67
126th Maint. Bn. Neu Ulm, Germany, Nelson Barracks
545th M.P. Co., 1st Cav. Div. North Camp Custer, Korea, APO 24
41st FA, Swabisch Gmuend Germany, Hardt Kaserne

[MadMac]

U.S. Army 82-86
32nd AADCOM
24J Radar Repairman

[gryan1966]

Navy - 84 - 05

very much a lurker

[Header]

70-73
Ft. Ben Harrison 2yrs
Ft. Carson 8mos
Data Centers IT

[Socom]

Were any of you navy guys on the USS Shreveport? I took that ship over on my first deployment back in 07.

[DaleM]

U.S. Air Force June 1968-April 1972

Fire Fighter with secondary MOS - Air/Sea rescue-airborne rescue/firefighter
Greatest time of my life. Would do it over in a heart beat.

[DaleM]

[QUOTE=rcjohnson;1183142] We need to look out for each other, we are the only ones who really know what it is all about. Nuff Said!


Could not say it better myself. Thanks and welcome home brothers.

[JimG]

Jim Grachek
Staff Sargent, E6
Military Police, Airborne

Overseas- Viet Nam

Now deployed to just CRAPPIE FISHING !!!!!!

[puterdude]

I am not vet & was never in the service.I won't invade your turf.Just wanted to say, Thanks to each of you for your service to your country.I know you each take some licks from some Americans but rest assured the Majority of us appreciate you one and all.THANKS!

[7thcorpsFA]

Turned 18 in 1975. Was in the Army one month later. Wanted to be an MP like my dad was in WWII, but they said I was to short at 5'7''. Next choice was the enginneers, but they said no openings. Recruiters said they needed cooks and that's they only thing they had. As a dumb 18 year old I beleived him. So a 94B I became. Perm. party at Ft. Knox, 194th Armoured Brigade Field Artillery. Came up on orders many times to Guam, Korea, and the rectum of the world at Bomholdin, Germany. That was all before computers and as a cook I paid clerks off with bags of coffee to tear up my orders. They swore to me that if those orders went into the trash can, that it was like it never happened! They were right! Spent 3 years at Ft.Knox and changed units without ever leaving the building. 194th was deactivated and we became attached to the 7th Corps. Nothing changed but the patches on our sleeves. Never had the honor of being in combat, but learned a lot from vets that were fresh out of the Vietnam war. They told me that in convoy the mess truck was a setting duck for ambushes because we were always the last truck in the convoy. Guess I was lucky to be to young for Vietnam. Became a SP5 Section Chief. I still get the chills when I think of 6 155mm howlitzers shooting charge 7's at night. They all fire together and the earth shakes! Sure wouldn't want to be on the recieving end of that salvo. 1975 to 78. A Battery 2/34FA 194th Armoured Brigade and HQ Battery 3/3FA 7th Corps. Proud to be an American.

[jetfan5]

Served from 1984-1988,stationed at yorktown naval weapons station for 1 1/2 years as security forces and then to camp geiger in jacksonville N.C,where i served as a 81mm motarman,goodtimes!did a hitch in okanowa,and the phillopinnes,wish I would of stayed in,semper fi! and god bless all our servicemen active and retired.

[Fish Scalper]

Retired USAF, 1976-2006, 19 years Active Duty, Air Transportation.

[donkey]

This is Good!

[Smitty82]

AD USAF Medic 2003-current, getting out in 8 months

[Fish Til I Die]

75th Ranger Regiment
3rd Battalion
11B
2002-2010
Ft.Benning, Georgia
Rangers Lead The Way

[Bob Why]

Thanks to the OGF staff for this forum.

[Seaturd]

I didn't serve but my two sons are both Marines. Oldest son '05-'08, 2/8 Golf Co., two deployments, a MEU in the Persian Gulf and Fallujah, Iraq. Youngest son in his 3rd year, 1/6 Bravo Co., first deployment to Marjah, Afghanistan (his company was in an HBO documentary), currently training for deployment no. 2 destination unknown at this time.

[Dan44149]

Oorah Socom... USMC 10/97-01/07