Dennis1209 Posted January 1, 2023 Group: Worthy Ministers Followers: 18 Topic Count: 347 Topics Per Day: 0.13 Content Count: 7,474 Content Per Day: 2.70 Reputation: 5,380 Days Won: 1 Joined: 09/27/2016 Status: Offline Share Posted January 1, 2023 Are you a veteran of your countries Army, Navy, Coast Guard, Marines or Reserves? I have a purpose in mind asking that question, that I do not want to divulge yet. . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alive Posted January 1, 2023 Group: Worthy Ministers Followers: 22 Topic Count: 194 Topics Per Day: 0.11 Content Count: 11,053 Content Per Day: 6.54 Reputation: 9,015 Days Won: 36 Joined: 09/12/2019 Status: Offline Birthday: 01/09/1956 Share Posted January 1, 2023 Dennis…I missed the draft by mere days and never served. The Lord had another idea for me…the ministry. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starise Posted January 2, 2023 Group: Worthy Ministers Followers: 13 Topic Count: 279 Topics Per Day: 0.21 Content Count: 13,083 Content Per Day: 9.75 Reputation: 13,564 Days Won: 149 Joined: 08/26/2020 Status: Offline Share Posted January 2, 2023 I signed up for the military and passed all the tests. The next step was to catch a plane to boot camp. Right after I signed up a whole bunch of bad things happened. House burned down, dad left mom...just a bunch of bad stuff. I was more needed where I was. No wars were being waged at the time. A military lawyer agreed and I was off to be a support at home. As things turned out I never went in. I don't believe it was God's intended direction for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bropro Posted January 2, 2023 Group: Advanced Member Followers: 4 Topic Count: 16 Topics Per Day: 0.01 Content Count: 212 Content Per Day: 0.10 Reputation: 314 Days Won: 0 Joined: 09/29/2018 Status: Offline Share Posted January 2, 2023 I served in the Marine Corp from 1967 to 1969. I was stationed in Vietnam for a little over a year as a mortarman. Well, I guess you know about how old I am now. Gary 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sower Posted January 2, 2023 Group: Worthy Ministers Followers: 14 Topic Count: 32 Topics Per Day: 0.01 Content Count: 5,252 Content Per Day: 0.97 Reputation: 5,860 Days Won: 1 Joined: 07/09/2009 Status: Offline Share Posted January 2, 2023 1 hour ago, bropro said: I served in the Marine Corp from 1967 to 1969. I was stationed in Vietnam for a little over a year as a mortarman. Well, I guess you know about how old I am now. Gary Old enough, Gary...and probably wore out carrying base plates..... What outfit? I was with 1st Mar Div, third heard, third Marines at I corps, 66-7-8. Amphibious am-tracks w/105's. Gary In Him Who is Semper Fidelis..... 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bropro Posted January 2, 2023 Group: Advanced Member Followers: 4 Topic Count: 16 Topics Per Day: 0.01 Content Count: 212 Content Per Day: 0.10 Reputation: 314 Days Won: 0 Joined: 09/29/2018 Status: Offline Share Posted January 2, 2023 10 minutes ago, Sower said: Old enough, Gary...and probably wore out carrying base plates..... What outfit? I was with 1st Mar Div, third heard, third Marines at I corps, 66-7-8. Amphibious am-tracks w/105's. Gary In Him Who is Semper Fidelis..... Good evening Sower. I was with the 3rd Marine Division, 1st Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, also at I Corp. Our base camp was in Quang-Tri, though we didn't spend much time there. Semper Fi Brother. Gary 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walla299 Posted January 2, 2023 Group: Worthy Ministers Followers: 9 Topic Count: 92 Topics Per Day: 0.03 Content Count: 2,165 Content Per Day: 0.66 Reputation: 1,727 Days Won: 0 Joined: 05/19/2015 Status: Offline Birthday: 11/10/1961 Share Posted January 2, 2023 I served in the Air Force 1980-1995, stationed in the US, (West) Germany, and UK. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
farouk Posted January 2, 2023 Group: Royal Member Followers: 8 Topic Count: 26 Topics Per Day: 0.05 Content Count: 6,400 Content Per Day: 12.14 Reputation: 3,269 Days Won: 31 Joined: 11/18/2022 Status: Offline Share Posted January 2, 2023 2 hours ago, walla299 said: I served in the Air Force 1980-1995, stationed in the US, (West) Germany, and UK. Hi; I'm not a US citizen (Canadian actually) but I visited USAF Lakenheath years ago; and remember the SR71s stationed (either) there or Mildenhall........... No I wasn't in the military. (Up here the politicians don't seem interested in paying for a significant military...) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sower Posted January 2, 2023 Group: Worthy Ministers Followers: 14 Topic Count: 32 Topics Per Day: 0.01 Content Count: 5,252 Content Per Day: 0.97 Reputation: 5,860 Days Won: 1 Joined: 07/09/2009 Status: Offline Share Posted January 2, 2023 32 minutes ago, farouk said: Hi; I'm not a US citizen (Canadian actually) but I visited USAF Lakenheath years ago; and remember the SR71s stationed (either) there or Mildenhall........... No I wasn't in the military. (Up here the politicians don't seem interested in paying for a significant military...) One of my good friends in Viet Nam was a Canadian, serving in my outfit. He was a bush pilot back home, and loved to fly. I learned in Canada back then many got around flying small fights from lake to lake, and Canada has a lot of lakes. He got me so interested I took flying lessons upon my return, and got my solo licenses in a Cessna 150. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
farouk Posted January 2, 2023 Group: Royal Member Followers: 8 Topic Count: 26 Topics Per Day: 0.05 Content Count: 6,400 Content Per Day: 12.14 Reputation: 3,269 Days Won: 31 Joined: 11/18/2022 Status: Offline Share Posted January 2, 2023 3 minutes ago, Sower said: One of my good friends in Viet Nam was a Canadian, serving in my outfit. He was a bush pilot back home, and loved to fly. I learned in Canada back then many got around flying small fights from lake to lake, and Canada has a lot of lakes. He got me so interested I took flying lessons upon my return, and got my solo licenses in a Cessna 150. In WW2 a lot of pilots learned to fly in Canada because of the Commonwealth Air Training program. Canada is so big and so cold that flying to highly cold and highly isolated places needs a lot of skill and experience..... There is a sense in which whatever is the military policy of Canadian politicians, some of the basic flying challenges in inhospitable environments are going to remain the same........ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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