Veterans Day 2023

[CM1SCW]

With Veterans Day tomorrow, I just want to give a respectful and honored salute to ALL Veterans no matter where or when you all served. Thank you. I personally served active duty U.S. Navy 1980-1988(stationed on USS South CarolinaCGN37;1982-1985, USS Emory S. LandAS39 1985-1987 and USS BainbridgeCGN25 1987-1988. I joined the navy reserves in 1995 with SeaBee battalion NMCB 24 Det. 0624 out of Knoxville,TN, battalion was out of Huntsville,AL. I went retired reserve in 2009 and started my retired pay last December.

 

[abbey castro]

My Pride and Joy, 3-10CAV 1CD Ft Hood TX and 4-68AR Ft Carson CO. Commanding these two was the best job I had ever in my military career. Maj AR US Army Retired

 

[Bonnewagon]

I wish a healthy and happy Veteran's Day to all my fellow vets. My NALC union local just had a Veterans Appreciation ceremony at our November meeting. A fine dinner and a great bunch of guys, some of whom actually still fit into their old uniforms! My last post was with the 16th Engineer Battalion, Furth Germany, part of the 1st Armored Division.

 

[Bonnewagon]

Only Once A Year At 11:11 AM The Sun Aligns Perfectly To Uncover This Memorial’s Hidden Beauty​

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The Anthem Veterans Memorial (AVM) in Anthem, Arizona, is a monument in honor of the service and sacrifice of the United States armed forces. It is, however, incomplete 364 days per year. To fully appreciate it, you have to be there at a very specific time

 

[86LK]

With Veterans Day tomorrow, I just want to give a respectful and honored salute to ALL Veterans no matter where or when you all served. Thank you. I personally served active duty U.S. Navy 1980-1988(stationed on USS South Carolina CGN37, 1982-1985; USS Emory S. Land AS39, 1985-1987; and USS Bainbridge CGN25, 1987-1988). I joined the navy reserves in 1985 with SeaBee battalion NMCB 24 Det. 0624 out of Knoxville,TN, battalion was out of Huntsville,AL. I went retired reserve in 2009 and started my retired pay last December.

Regardless of rank, branch, MOS, or service time, if you served...you served. You need justify to no one the final record.

USS Minneapolis-Saint Paul SSN-708, 1991-1992, Machinist Mate 3

 

[Bonnewagon]

 

[melloelky]

thank you for your service,i know the current state of the world right now is rather divided but without the sacrifices made by others we wouldn't be able to live our lives the way we do.

 

[Bonnewagon]

I don't have a lot of pics from back then. But while perusing the interwebs I discovered a site called the "Nuremberg Military Community' http://www.nbg-mil-com.de/. People post pics from their days stationed in the various Kasernes and barracks. I was in Johnson Barracks, on Schwabacher Strasse, Furth. I spotted two pics from when I was there. The first is from 1973 showing the track vehicles in the motor pool. But the second one from 1975 really floored me. It is a ceremony on American Day, and General Price, Commander, 1rst Armored Division, is presenting awards to some of us resulting from the IG inspection that summer. Well, that young Spec 5 on the end is me, and I was representing S4, of which I was the ammo daddy, and the IG team said I had the best ammo books in the entire division. That is because I took it upon myself to head over to Division Headquarters in Ansbach, and consult with the crusty old NCOs that were going to be on the IG team. They showed me what they wanted to see, and I gave them just that. I guess that impressed them since the guy I replaced was taken out in handcuffs over his crappy ammo books. I remember the official ARMY photographer, complete with a big old flash camera like Jimmy Olson used to use. Amazing this official photo survived and made it to that site.