Veterans (Page 10): Note: Pleiku January 28, 1968 - Feb 1969 Camp Holloway 52nd Combat Aviation...

rudynaval Loc: Los Angeles

Note: Pleiku January 28, 1968 - Feb 1969 Camp Holloway 52nd Combat Aviation

coach67 Loc: Chesapeake,Virginia

I was At Camp Evans with MCB4 till July 1968 .
Were you there when the ammo dump was hit ?

waremick Loc: New Hampshire

Thank You Sir!

MontanaTrace

Lots of great responses. I'm surprised there are so many Vets. Nice.

Wrangler Loc: North Texas

When servicemen came back to the world, many were told not to wear their uniforms when flying home on leave. I guess many are coming out of the closet now. It's about time.

RichardQ Loc: Colorado

CLF wrote:

To all the Veterans who are actually hogs. I recognize some of the Hogs are Vets by their byline or avatar. Rather than saying thanks to the few I can recognize I thought I would thank all the vets who are Hogs. If not for you none of us would be here talking about photos, etc. I chase you down in parking lots, restaurants, etc. when you may where a hat identifying yourself or still in uniform.

Thank You All for your service.

Greg

Thanks for your salute, Greg. I served in the Army Air Force from June 1945 to October 1947. Actually, I enlisted in the Army Air Force Reserves at age 17 in 1944, but was told to finish high school and wait to be called up. Meanwhile the Civil Air Patrol familiarized me and a lot of other guys with military procedures. Within six months after reporting for duty, I was stationed at Fürstenfeldbruck Air Base in Bavaria, in Troop Information and Education, helping to process incoming replacements so the Hershey Bar vets could go home. Military Occupation in Germany was often a nervous time, with the massed Soviet forces outnumbering us while Washington ordered us accept whatever our Russian "friends" demanded. In August, 1946, Yugoslav fighters shot down two C-47 transports, killing five Air Force personnel and holding survivors as prisoners. President Truman ordered B-17s to fly the route with orders to "shoot if interfered with." The Yugoslavs apologized and released their prisoners. The B-17s continued their flights for several months without incident.

Civil Air Patrol recruited Army Air Force Reserve enlistees

GI standing on junked Nazi fighter symbolized mission to disarm Germany in Occupation

Wrangler Loc: North Texas

Richard,
You mean our President actually stood up for murdered and captured Americans?

RS Loc: W Columbia, SC

Hi and thanks to all.
I did my time in 'Nam, Jun '67 - Jun '68. It was the time period when computers were being introduced into the services, and I was in charge of the group who repaired and made sure they were running 24/7. I bounced around a good bit - some time with the 9th Inf Div and with the 196th Light Inf Brigade. Although I didn't get out on extended patrols, I did get to do my share of guard duty at night along with going out on 'night ambush patrols' to catch groups trying to sneak in. And, yes, I was there for that '68 Tet Offensive which was one heck of a 'party'. Like others here have said, coming back home thru CA was 'fun' and we had to keep a low profile and change out of uniform as soon as we had the chance.
I eventually switched out of the computer repair field because even stateside, it was a 24/7 job. I went into the MI business for my last seven years before retirement. And, again, yes, I got it thrown at me many times about the oxymoron - Military Intelligence.
There are obviously a lot of stories out there; and I, too, want to say 'Thanks' to all who served and to all the others for the appreciation shown.

RichardQ Loc: Colorado

Wrangler wrote:

Richard,
You mean our President actually stood up for murdered and captured Americans?

Howdy, Wrangler! President Truman surprised everybody, especially when he tossed out the supporters of Soviet Russia and put General George Marshall into the State Department. When the Soviets tried to drive us out of Berlin in 1948, Truman authorized the Berlin Airlift and made it clear we were in Berlin to stay. I was still in Occupied Germany then (as a civilian employee of the Adjutant General Office) and a lot of people thought it looked like war. But we were the only owners of A-bombs, so Stalin thought better about pushing his luck.

Wrangler Loc: North Texas

I guess "Give'em Hell Harry" had one flaw. He couldn't speak Russian so he figured we should keep English in the USA!

rugerbearcat Loc: Newport Beach, Calif.

Thanks Greg, don't see that very much. Was in-country with MAC/SOG for about a year and a half before I was sent home with a badly mangled shoulder and pieces of shrapnel still embedded in my back. But I'm still glad I went!

StrangerHart Loc: Whitetop, VA

CLF wrote:

To all the Veterans who are actually hogs. I recognize some of the Hogs are Vets by their byline or avatar. Rather than saying thanks to the few I can recognize I thought I would thank all the vets who are Hogs. If not for you none of us would be here talking about photos, etc. I chase you down in parking lots, restaurants, etc. when you may where a hat identifying yourself or still in uniform.

Thank You All for your service.

Greg

SAC 437th AMS
Dollar 41s & C5s
Some things unspoken.

alamomike47 Loc: San Antonio, Texas

Thank You... :thumbup: :thumbup: :thumbup:

phlash46 Loc: Westchester County, New York

Thanks Greg! A lot nicer than 47 years ago.

twillsol Loc: St. Louis, MO

CLF wrote:

To all the Veterans who are actually hogs. I recognize some of the Hogs are Vets by their byline or avatar. Rather than saying thanks to the few I can recognize I thought I would thank all the vets who are Hogs. If not for you none of us would be here talking about photos, etc. I chase you down in parking lots, restaurants, etc. when you may where a hat identifying yourself or still in uniform.

Thank You All for your service.

Greg

Thank you Greg; I appreciate the nice comments.

Spend four years in the USAF, May 64 - May 68. Never went to Nam, The Army handled Radar Maintenance in war zones. I feel for all who did serve in Nam, not a good time.