Not a Vet,though I have the highest respect for them.
My older brother was born at Great Lakes Naval Hospital. He enlisted and was a Seabee ,serving in Alaska and Viet Nam.
I was born at the Naval Hospital in Portsmouth,Va. I never served. I should have enlisted. Would had no problem going if I'd been drafted.
USAF. 1982-1985 David Grant USAF Medical Center, Travis AFB, CA
1985-1989 USAF Academy Hospital, USAF Academy, Colorado Springs, CO
1989-1991 140 Tactical Hospital, Buckley Air National Guard Base, Aurora, CO
1990-1990 833rd Medical Group, Hollaman AFB, Alamagordo, NM (Desert Storm call up)
4 yrs plus a few months. With the rangers in Panama then sent to 24 id to play in the big sandbox. Desert Storm Veteran. So proud of it, its tattooed on arm. Everyday i cherish those moments. If had to defend her today i would. May take me little longer to get there.but can still do the job. 89-93 us army infantry
USN, 66-70, San Diego twice, Pensacola Fl 2 yrs, Jet Engine school, leadership school, airsea rescue at Sherman Field Pensacola fl. Stationed at Miramar ,Ca, one cruise on CVA64 USS Constellation, Vf142 F4Js. Places we went: Japan many times, the Phillipines many times, Hong Kong for 2 weeks, Hawaii, and one run to the North Korea area ( it is cold as Hllll there). Oh yeah,,,Viet Nam 9 months launching air strikes from flight deck... I had way to much fun:
It always amazes me. I went into Famous Dave's. My "Cold War" vets hat and my "uniform shirt" on. All my insignia/rank and qualification on. My "ASA" patch flying proudly on my left shoulder right above my Spec 4. Another older vet came up and noted my ASA patch. He TOO was former ASA. Served mainly in Europe during the 1968 Czech invasion. So few served in our unit compared to most of the Army and yet I still run into some from time to time.