I have seen few of my fellow soldiers on here so just curious who n here is serving has served and what branch job etc.
US ARMY SSG soon to be SFC
me 11B airborne infantry for 5 years active duty
currently in reserves as 37F psychological operations

most likely will be a lifer in the military in some way.

been there and back again and will be back again soon

I have seen few of my fellow soldiers on here so just curious who n here is serving has served and what branch job etc.
US ARMY SSG soon to be SFC
me 11B airborne infantry for 5 years active duty
currently in reserves as 37F psychological operations

most likely will be a lifer in the military in some way.

been there and back again and will be back again soon

You do a great job, a true patriot! :yessir:

I have seen few of my fellow soldiers on here so just curious who n here is serving has served and what branch job etc.
US ARMY SSG soon to be SFC
me 11B airborne infantry for 5 years active duty
currently in reserves as 37F psychological operations

most likely will be a lifer in the military in some way.

been there and back again and will be back again soon

Thank you for your service!

Myself...Army, got out as an E5 in '99, 13F (Forward observer)

Army SFC Retired in 06. A couple tours in Iraq and Afghanistan. Been all over the world and back. 19K M1A1 Tank Crewman, 19D Amored Scout, 42A Personnel SGT, Air Assault. HOOOAAAAHHHH!!!!!

Army, 11b.. E5 got out in 07.

Alan

So...is anyone haveing a Veterans day sale with really big discounts for those who served or what? I think it's time for me to get a few ball pythons!

well i too thank you all for serving.

from the fisters to the tanker to the grunts!
:yourock::yessir::yourock:

What all schools did you go to while in earthpig?? Besides AB..

Alan

Thank you for your service!

Myself...Army, got out as an E5 in '99, 13F (Forward observer)
One of my last assignments was in Hawaii with the 3 Bn, 7th FA, 25th ID Light. Some of my best friends there were Fisters (I called them Sisters!). Couldnt ask for a crazier bunch of guys to party with in Waikiki or watch your back while on patrol!

You jump outta planes??? http://i236.photobucket.com/albums/ff315/QuigsPlace/slapsforhead.gif well, somebodys gotta do it. right?

I'm kiddin' I have the utmost respect for a man who can jump out of a plane more than once. I know several airborne types. Good men every one. Mostly Nam era though.

I'm a Nam Vet, '69-'71. In country '70-'71. Quang Tri, South Vietnam. I was with the 5th Inf. (mech)HHC company, 1/77th armor, scout platoon 11D. Was a dirty job, but somebody hadda do it.

In case nobody's said it to you yet..............Welcome Home Brother

Quig

So...is anyone haveing a Veterans day sale with really big discounts for those who served or what? I think it's time for me to get a few ball pythons!

Now THAT sounds like a winner:cheers:

yeah it not the jumping thats bad its that damn landing that sucks lol

i have nothing but utmost respect for the vietnam vets

You jump outta planes??? http://i236.photobucket.com/albums/ff315/QuigsPlace/slapsforhead.gif well, somebodys gotta do it. right?

I'm kiddin' I have the utmost respect for a man who can jump out of a plane more than once. I know several airborne types. Good men every one. Mostly Nam era though.

I'm a Nam Vet, '69-'71. In country '70-'71. Quang Tri, South Vietnam. I was with the 5th Inf. (mech)HHC company, 1/77th armor, scout platoon 11D. Was a dirty job, but somebody hadda do it.

In case nobody's said it to you yet..............Welcome Home Brother

Quig
We should be saying that to you since I am sure you didnt get the welcome home we did. Thank you for your service!
And yes I have jumped out of helicopters and planes. I have to admit I was scared senseless every time I did though!

We should be saying that to you since I am sure you didnt get the welcome home we did. Thank you for your service!
!

amen brotha i second that

So...is anyone haveing a Veterans day sale with really big discounts for those who served or what? I think it's time for me to get a few ball pythons!

as soon as i have some i'll let you know...
veteran appreciation is alive on these boards !
God bless all a' y'all,
ck

One of my last assignments was in Hawaii with the 3 Bn, 7th FA, 25th ID Light. Some of my best friends there were Fisters (I called them Sisters!). Couldnt ask for a crazier bunch of guys to party with in Waikiki or watch your back while on patrol!

For those who are reading, and may not know, a "fister" is a member of the "Fire Support Team" FST. Add an "I "and you have fist. Fisters are the forward observers. I am only explaining this because I used to have a shirt that said "Rock hard fister" and had a beig metal glove like a knight would wear making a fist. That is the symbol for the fisters. I didn't think much of it because I was around it all the time, but when I got out and wore that shirt back home, one of my best friends was like "Dude, I love that shirt. You're such a sick pervert". Had nothing to do with what he thought it meant though.

LOL

Alan

Thank you all for serving :yessir: and I was not in the army but my dad was (medic) so grew up as a army brat

I appreciate the thought but don't waste it on me, I don't take praise well, I'll just blush or do somethin' dumb :cheers:

I was 11M ( Mech Infantry )

3rd Infantry Brigade @ Ft Benning Ga
Big Red 1 @ Ft Riley KS

Been out about 10 years but had 4 yrs 4 months 13 days active duty and made Spc before I got out. Had Combat Lifesaver , Brigade NBC & Platoon Demolitions under my belt. Not a lot but looked good for the promotion board if I had gotten that far.

Thank-you all for the service you have done or are doing :yourock:

I appreciate the thought but don't waste it on me, I don't take praise well, I'll just blush or do somethin' dumb :cheers:
Well Quig, if we ever meet up, the first round is on me. Hows that sound? :cheers:

Thanks guys for your service...:yessir:

Well Quig, if we ever meet up, the first round is on me. Hows that sound? :cheers:

Now THAT I can handle :)

Thanks to you guys that have served! you rock....:machinegun:

My brother just returned from his 3rd tour and he loves the ****... He just made Ranger between his 2nd and 3rd tour while home on leave and is looking forward to going back again in Sept.

I love this picture... I think it got a silver star and some other stuff during the almighty Petreaus visit...

http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o296/rubbadadolphin/NewImage.jpg

For ****s kicks and giggles... my bro right before he left last time... wanted to ride a camel...

http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o296/rubbadadolphin/PIC_0036.jpg

That's another reason I respect these kids. No offense, I'm almost 60 and anyone under 35 is still a kid to me :greenman: Three tours and lookin' to go again??!?!! I barely got through one in Nam. Kudos to all of you serving today.

Quig

And that face! One tour in Nam musta aged me 10 years.

Quig

And that face! One tour in Nam musta aged me 10 years.

that's 'cause he's serving with pride for a just cause, getting the support he needs to do his job right, and being treated with the respect he deserves. i hope these guys don't get the high hard one like alot of our nam vets got when this is finally over.
thanx for servin' quig. i was a pup while you were over there, but through the years have had the pleasure of workin' with plenty of nam vets. some of them had their souls stripped out of them by the betrayal they faced when they came back, great guys , hard workin' guys, i hope our boys over there now don't get the same "royal treatment" from the commander in chief to be.
God bless them all,
ck

some of them had their souls stripped out of them by the betrayal they faced when they came back,
ck


If any current GI gets disrespected within eye sight or ear shot of a Nam Vet they'll get an arse whuppin' they won't soon forget.

We've made a vow to NEVER let what happened to us happen to another vet.

Fortunately most airport incedences now are positive not negative.

Quig

If any current GI gets disrespected within eye sight or ear shot of a Nam Vet they'll get an arse whuppin' they won't soon forget.

We've made a vow to NEVER let what happened to us happen to another vet.

Fortunately most airport incedences now are positive not negative.

Quig

that's awesome bro, wish we could retro some of the lovin' you guys didn't get on a grand scale, i know i always told the guys i ran into how much i appreciated what they did, and how they still held their heads high.
so once again, thanx quig.
ck

You jump outta planes??? http://i236.photobucket.com/albums/ff315/QuigsPlace/slapsforhead.gif well, somebodys gotta do it. right?

I'm kiddin' I have the utmost respect for a man who can jump out of a plane more than once. I know several airborne types. Good men every one. Mostly Nam era though.

I'm a Nam Vet, '69-'71. In country '70-'71. Quang Tri, South Vietnam. I was with the 5th Inf. (mech)HHC company, 1/77th armor, scout platoon 11D. Was a dirty job, but somebody hadda do it.

In case nobody's said it to you yet..............Welcome Home Brother

Quig

My dad was in Nam for 18 months with CCCV as a Green Beret. I was made in a hotel room in Hawaii during his first 30 day leave and he got his notification of my birth while at a firebase with his SF unit.

For those that don't know , CCCV = Command & Control Central Viet Nam.

The old fart ( my dad ) is an absolute patriot and loves his country. Even now with a pacemaker/defibrillator if his country called he'd put on a uniform and jump in the thickest of it. I'd be right there with him , knees duct taped and killing folks cuz I can't get an ice cold Dr. Pepper.

When he came home from Nam , he was asked to put on civvies before going through the airport. He told them to go **** themselves and any SOB willing to spit on his uniform was a SOB willing to put their life in his hands.

I only had one bad experience with a lady in SeaTac airport. I was sitting on my duffle bag in uniform outside the airport having a smoke. I know I looked like crap because my uniform had holes in it from my rucksack hanging on the outside of the hummer and the haji's shooting at us as we drove by. Bullet holes in everything... Anyway, I had been flying for 24 hours and was tired as hell. This woman walked up to me and asked where I was coming from. I told her Iraq. She said "How many women and kids did you kill while you were there?" I said "As many as it took for me to come home lady." She started screaming at me calling me a killer and I was going to hell. A security guard came running over and almost tackled the woman and they led her off in handcuffs. The chief of security came out and apologized to me. It didnt really bother me but what if this had happened to a younger, already emotionally scarred young troop? Freaking crazy **** I only had a small taste of what the Vietnam vets went through... again, we all owe you guys a sincere welcome home and apology....

Ain't that the truth brother!

Everybody I ever talked to that was there during Desert Storm and the troops I've talked to that have been involved in Iraqi Freedom have ALL said , don't go by the media. The media has graciously picked thru the films & stories to drag out the worst for sensationalism. Want to know what its really like? Ask a soldier thats been there.

****ing wack jobs sucking up media bull**** and spitting it on our Men & Women in uniform outta be drug across broken glass by a thousand goats with the hershey squirts.

decided to add a couple pics as well
will do links cause not sure on pic size

my view for 4 years
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v446/earthpig28/milpics/chutesfillthesky.jpg

taking a buidling in alaska
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v446/earthpig28/milpics/sqaudmovement.jpg

my team on the latest tour of Iraq
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v446/earthpig28/teamnolove.jpg

our section of the COP that my teamed shared with the snipers
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v446/earthpig28/bada.jpg

The wife and me she got to help pin me with my bronze star
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v446/earthpig28/bsm-1.jpg

Ain't that the truth brother!

Everybody I ever talked to that was there during Desert Storm and the troops I've talked to that have been involved in Iraqi Freedom have ALL said , don't go by the media. The media has graciously picked thru the films & stories to drag out the worst for sensationalism. Want to know what its really like? Ask a soldier thats been there.

****ing wack jobs sucking up media bull**** and spitting it on our Men & Women in uniform outta be drug across broken glass by a thousand goats with the hershey squirts.

i second all of that.

ignorant people who are spoon fed what they believe is true annoy me. The ones who have never been over there, shot at, blown up, watch a friend get hit by a sniper and then give you hell as if they know what goes on over there should refer to byrons boas punishment over and over till they see the light.

LOL, never tried for a bronze star. Was too busy gettin' blown up and handed purple hearts (2) for being in the wrong place at the wrong time. Nice lot of pics though.

Here's one of me and a few of my bros. I'm the third one back, flippin the peace sign. Did I mention I was a hippie :lol:

http://i236.photobucket.com/albums/ff315/QuigsPlace/Bytheriver.jpg

Here is what my dad & his buddies do on their free time. All of them are retired military and refuse to let an American soldier of any kind be forgotten. Everything has been collected , bought and refurbished out of their own pockets. They are filing for the proper tax code as a non profit / museum and run this place every Saturday on donations and make up any shortages out of pocket.

http://i132.photobucket.com/albums/q34/BryonsBoas/Museum/museum034.jpg

http://i132.photobucket.com/albums/q34/BryonsBoas/Museum/museum031.jpg

http://i132.photobucket.com/albums/q34/BryonsBoas/Museum/museum028.jpg

http://i132.photobucket.com/albums/q34/BryonsBoas/Museum/museum019.jpg

http://i132.photobucket.com/albums/q34/BryonsBoas/Museum/museum039.jpg

http://i132.photobucket.com/albums/q34/BryonsBoas/Museum/museum038.jpg

http://i132.photobucket.com/albums/q34/BryonsBoas/Museum/museum013.jpg

http://i132.photobucket.com/albums/q34/BryonsBoas/Museum/museum043.jpg

Unlike other museums , they get these vehicles running and take visitors for rides. Completely hands on.

He was a Green Beret right? I was gonna suggest they get an old 113 Armored Personel Carrier to add to the collection. Then I remembered the Green beret, or any grunts for that matter, didn't like ridin' in those things.:lol:

That's great what they're doin' though.

LOL, never tried for a bronze star. Was too busy gettin' blown up and handed purple hearts (2) for being in the wrong place at the wrong time. Nice lot of pics though.

Here's one of me and a few of my bros. I'm the third one back, flippin the peace sign. Did I mention I was a hippie :lol:

http://i236.photobucket.com/albums/ff315/QuigsPlace/Bytheriver.jpg

now thats the nam shots ive grown to love lol ya hippie ha ha

I certainly wouldnt suggest anyone trying for any combat award its not as fun as it looks on tv or the brochure lol. I was damn lucky to not have earned a purple heart along with the star but not for the lack of trying by the enemy.

[QUOTE=Quig;11103]LOL, never tried for a bronze star.QUOTE]
I ahve 3 of them. Not one of them means more to me than all my coins I received from different commanders. And the last time I got a Bronze Star, my ex was SUPPOSED to be there to pin mine on but decided to screw around on me with a BD Captain who didnt deploy with us and divorce me when I got back instead. I was almost kicked out after having a little "talk" with that Captain..... :machinegun:

[QUOTE=Quig;11103]LOL, never tried for a bronze star.QUOTE]
I ahve 3 of them. Not one of them means more to me than all my coins I received from different commanders. And the last time I got a Bronze Star, my ex was SUPPOSED to be there to pin mine on but decided to screw around on me with a BD Captain who didnt deploy with us and divorce me when I got back instead. I was almost kicked out after having a little "talk" with that Captain..... :machinegun:

I am with you my coin collection is my pride and joy

Great stuff guys...

Nice Pictures EarthPig..... Thanks for sticking your neck out and chopping off the hands that reaches for you....

Quig... Nice to see some pictures from the past...Thanks a bunch and if you ever make it to the monthly show in Taylor Mi, you've got a drink on me..

My Bro loves what he does and doens't let anything effect him... He's a lifer

He had a similiar situation as to norsmis while at the DTW airport when he got home on leave this last time... ****in punk kid giving him crap about about killin inocents over there...

He just responded by saying Jihad works both ways!!!! and if the haj phuckers don't stop if asked that the dirt over there makes for a good blanket..... Kid started freaking out and kicking his rucksack calling him all sorts of lovely things... I had to step in and remind him that i wasn't in uniform and i would be happy to shatter the top of his foot if he didn't want to walk away now...

the nerve of some people and FOX news!!! lol..

I need to find the good pics of the animals he took while over there, of course the camel spider fights where an everyday thing....

Thanks again to you guys for serving..

i always liked this picture...



http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o296/rubbadadolphin/DSCN0030-1.jpg

Here is what my dad & his buddies do on their free time. All of them are retired military and refuse to let an American soldier of any kind be forgotten. Everything has been collected , bought and refurbished out of their own pockets. They are filing for the proper tax code as a non profit / museum and run this place every Saturday on donations and make up any shortages out of pocket.

Unlike other museums , they get these vehicles running and take visitors for rides. Completely hands on.

That is awesome Bryon! I only rode in a jeep about 3 times when I first joined and then we got the hummers. Those things will go through anything!

Great stuff guys...

Nice Pictures EarthPig..... Thanks for sticking your neck out and chopping off the hands that reaches for you....

Quig... Nice to see some pictures from the past...Thanks a bunch and if you ever make it to the monthly show in Taylor Mi, you've got a drink on me..

My Bro loves what he does and doens't let anything effect him... He's a lifer

He had a similiar situation as to norsmis while at the DTW airport when he got home on leave this last time... ****in punk kid giving him crap about about killin inocents over there...

He just responded by saying Jihad works both ways!!!! and if the haj phuckers don't stop if asked that the dirt over there makes for a good blanket..... Kid started freaking out and kicking his rucksack calling him all sorts of lovely things... I had to step in and remind him that i wasn't in uniform and i would be happy to shatter the top of his foot if he didn't want to walk away now...

the nerve of some people and FOX news!!! lol..

I need to find the good pics of the animals he took while over there, of course the camel spider fights where an everyday thing....

Thanks again to you guys for serving..

i always liked this picture...



http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o296/rubbadadolphin/DSCN0030-1.jpg

what unit of the 82nd is your brother in?

Izzat C-4? That was fun ta play with. You guys probably have better **** than that now eh?

I've been tryin' to get to Taylor forever. It's only about a three hour drive. I never have any money left by the second weekend of the month though.:greenman:

Izzat C-4? That was fun ta play with. You guys probably have better **** than that now eh?

I've been tryin' to get to Taylor forever. It's only about a three hour drive. I never have any money left by the second weekend of the month though.:greenman:

nope C4 is still a staple that we play with. I mean the stuff is great. can't beat an explosive you can do so much with.

what unit of the 82nd is your brother in?

Alpha Company, 1st Brigade Special Troops Battalion (CMBT) 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment (ABN) 82nd Airborne Division. He is now in a new unit, not sure which one though...

Izzat C-4? That was fun ta play with. You guys probably have better **** than that now eh?

I've been tryin' to get to Taylor forever. It's only about a three hour drive. I never have any money left by the second weekend of the month though.:greenman:

Yup thats C-fo, and a slew of 203 rounds that he rigged up all together. THey had some strongholds to take down.. Well if you make it, lunch is on me my friend.

nope C4 is still a staple that we play with. I mean the stuff is great. can't beat an explosive you can do so much with.

can't beat C-4 and det-cord... after his master breachers course and W.I.T training, i learned a few things myself... the stuff they are doing now a days with it is amazing..


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