Veterans Support Group

This community is dedicated to all veterans of armed forces, and the health and life challenges they face. A veteran often refers to retired armed services personnel, one one who has served in the armed forces and has an honorable discharge. Join many others in sharing your experiences to find support.

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BlueSky
BlueSky

I would like to hear from the vets here! 

Please post
1.Your branch of service
2. when you served
3. MOS 
4. war time or peace time? 

Here's mine:
USMC
2000-2005
MOS: 3531 Motor-T
I did not deploy, however, our platoon responded to 9/11 and took part in the clean-up for about a year.
Semper Fi! 

arfie
arfie
1. U.S. Army Signal Corps
2. 1973-1976
3. Data Communications Specialist
4. War time or peace? The debate still rages. It was the Viet Nam/New Volunteer Army transition and the end of the Women's Army Corps. No artillery combat but the politics were bloody
James1133
James1133
1. U.S Army
2. 2005-2012
3. 11B Infantyman
4. Deployed to Afghanistan
Herkemer
Herkemer
1 US Air Force
2 1989-2010
3 11F — fighter pilot
4 SOUTHERN WATCH, NORTHERN WATCH, DESERT FOX, OIF, and lots of less exciting deployments.
Lukie1946
Lukie1946
1. US Air Force
2. 1965-1969
3. Communicats Specialist (Teletype)
4 Vietnam

1. US Navy
2. 1971-1983
3. Data Processing Technican
4. Peace Time. One Med cruise, one cruise to GITMO, 2 West Pac deployments. Statione shore duty at Atsugi and Yokosuka, Japan 1974-77
carlwilli
carlwilli
Aug 79 to june 92 hydraulic mech. specila operations desert/storm released from service once i returned from deployment. usaf
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