Airplane Driver...Yes that was terrible. 14 guys died in that crash. I was out in the field that day, one of the guys aboard was a tentmate of mine. A major...a new guy, had just come back from his first field duty.

I was 70th Engrs - we helped get to the site with our engr equipment.

US Army 1999-2004

Field Artillery & Signal Corps

OIF '03-'04

Airplane Driver & Aggie 63, we were there at the same time. AD we've talked about this before.
USAF '59-'79
VietNam 1966 - 4th ACS - Spookys.
Thailand 1969 - 606th Spec Ops

Thanks to all of you guys and gals for your service. And an additional thanks to your children in the military



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USAF Active duty '83-'88
Civ Contractor '88-'95
AFRES '01-'02

Unremarkable - no hot zones.




fighterpilot's Dad -

USAAC - '39-'47
USAF - '47-'61
AFRES - '62-'69

POW - '42-'45

May no one ever have to endure what he did.
God bless all the ones who have.
God bless all who swore the oath,
Past, present, and future.

US Army, 1999-present
Kosovo 2001
Turkey 2003
Afghanistan 2007
Iraq 2007
Indonesia 2009

Navy `04-present
OEF - 2006 (Weapons Officer on a Minesweeper)
OEF - 2008 (FCO/ATO/VBSS Boarding Officer on an LPD)

U.S ARMY 12B (COMBAT ENGINEER)
1999-PRESENT
KOSOVO: 2001
KUWAIT/IRAQ: JAN 2003- JULY 2003
IRAQ: FEB 2004- AUG 2004
IRAQ: OCT 2005- DEC 2006
IRAQ: APR 2008- MAY 2009





















AGGIE12B
JC '88
If you value the Freedom and Liberties you have in your life, be sure to Thank a Veteran everyday!

USAF active duty 71-77, F-4 Weapon Systems Officer (GIB, guy in back seat), combat tour with 8TFW Ubon RTAFB Thailand
Air National Guard 77-92, F-101(hate to admit in public) and F-4. Aircraft Maintenance Officer for last 3 years when the single seat fighter caught up with me

USCG Active Duty 03-Present

USMC, 1967-1970, 1st Batt, 7th Marines. Hill 10 and Hill 55, VN, 1968-1969.

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And an additional thanks to your children in the military

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Just the opening I need. Failed to serve myself, but am the proud father and father-in-law of a couple of brand new USAF 2ndLTs, who have been officers for all of 170 days as of Veterans Day.

Daughter currently in UPT, son-in-law is an engineering officer. In addition, he is prior enlisted. Counting enlisted, USAFA prep school and USAFA, he's been in over 6 years.

US Naval Aviation (Tomcatter VF-31):

'89-'95 (Desert Storm I).

Too poor and wild to attend A&M, nevertheless had a sense of obligation to serve our country. Made E-5 and traveled the world on a 100,000 ton piece of Americana (USS Carl Vinson - CVN 70)

FYI - Loved the respect/ attention we got from other NATIONS when we parked our "lil boat" right off their front doorstep...

Army Aviation
2007-Present
Prepping for OEF.

USA CofE '68-'70
One year in San Antonio with Fort Worth District Office

One year with 20th Eng in Republic of Viet Nam. Spent half of tour in Vung Tau and half neat Can Tho.

USAF 1963-1971

Attached to the NSA before most knew what the NSA was.

US Army 13B
2007-Present

OIF 2007 - 2008
OIF 2009 - 2010
Korea (end of 2011 - end of 2012)

TX Army NG 2005-2011 Infantry
OIF 2008-2009

USMC 2000- present

US Army
02-Present
Korea
OIF 09-10
OEF Present

Pround Son of a Cold Warrior 81-98
Fulda Gap

USAF 1998-Present

Southern Watch - 2002
Afghanistan - 2006, 2008, 2009, 2011, ??

Texas Army National Guard-June 86-July 90.
Arkansas Army National Guard July 90- July 91
2/142 FA Batt. Svc Batt. Ammo Plt. Leader and XO, Operation Desert Shield/ Desert Storm.

Active Duty Assignments
1972 – Boot Camp, Co 907, NTC/RTC Great Lakes, IL (Recruit Chief Petty Officer; SR – SN = E1 – E3)
1972 – Radioman “A” School, NTC Bainbridge, MD (Honor Grad; RMSN = E3)
1972-1975 – Communications Center, Naval Amphibious Base, Little Creek, VA (Watch Supervisor; RMSN – RM2 = E5)
1991 – Presidential Recall Desert Storm – Naval Investigative Service Agent, San Diego, CA (LCDR = O4)
1995 – JTF-160 (Op Uphold Democracy) – GITMO Cuba (Deputy J2; LCDR)
1996 – JTF-6 (Counter-drug Ops) – Roosevelt Roads, PR (OIC Roosy Rds Det; JTF Sr Officer Present PR/VI; LCDR)
1997-2000 – USCENTCOMHQ MacDill AFB, Tampa, FL (Sr Counterintel Officer; Battle Damage Assessment Team Chief; CDR = O5)
2000 – PSRC Op Joint Forge – USEUCOMHQ Stuttgart GE (Combat Aviation Intel Officer; CDR)
2002 – PSRC Op Joint Forge – US National Intel Ctr, Sarajevo, Bosnia (Counterintel Coordinating Authority or CICA; CDR)
01/2003-03/2003 – PSRC Op Iraqi Freedom – TF Warrior/JTF AMFIF, Taszar AB, Hungary (TF CICA; CAPT (select))
03/2003-10/2003 – PSRC Op Iraqi Freedom – USEUCOMHQ Stuttgart GE (J2X-CI; Asst Counterintel Staff Officer; CAPT (Select))
2004-2006 – Joint Military Intel Training Ctr, DIA, Washington, DC (Sr Counterintel Instructor, CAPT = O6)

Reserve Duty Assignments
1978-1981 – Naval Control of Shipping Gulf/West 210, Houston, TX (RM1 = E6)
1981-1991 – Naval Investigative Service Regional Office 2210, NAS Corpus Christi, TX (ENS – LCDR)
1991-1994 – Naval Investigative Service Regional Office 2310, Houston, TX (LCDR)
1994 - OIC of NISRA 2010 Det, Houston, TX (LCDR)
1994-2001 – Naval Investigative Service Regional Office 2182 & IVTU 0109, New Orleans, LA (LCDR – CDR)
2001-2003 – Commander Seventh Fleet Det 111, NAS/JRB Fort Worth, TX (CDR – CAPT)
2003-2008 – IVTU 0111, NAS/JRB Fort Worth, TX (Dep Reserve Area Commander for Operations; CAPT)

Operations/Major Exercises
Operation Desert Storm ‘91
Operation Uphold Democracy, GITMO Cuba ‘95
Operation Joint Forge, EUCOM Stuttgart, Germany ‘00
Operation Joint Forge, Stabilization Forces (USNIC), Sarajevo, Bosnia ‘02
Operation Iraqi Freedom, Task Force Warrior/Joint Task Force AMFIF, Taszar AB, Hungary ‘03
Exercise Ocean Venture, Roosevelt Roads, PR (NIS Agent) – ‘93
Exercise Ulchi Focus Lens, Korea – ’02, ’03, ’06, ‘07
Exercise Korean Resolve, Korea – ‘08
Exercise Terminal Fury, Hawaii – ‘04

It’s Hard to be Humble When You’re a Mustang!
...not to mention trying to cover 36 years service!
Former Radioman Petty Officer First Class (RM1)
CAPT L. Lance ’72 USN (Ret)


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FYI - Loved the respect/ attention we got from other NATIONS when we parked our "lil boat" right off their front doorstep...

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Reminds me of a conversation I had with a naval aviator I met at a Chamber of Commerce luncheon. Found out he was my age and asked if he was ever in Viet Nam. His response....

"No, but I came within 800 feet plenty of times."

Priceless

Air Force pilot. 1983-2006

USAF - 1967-1988
Tours at A&M, Altus, San Antonio, Ramstein, Washington, DC
Retired OASD-HA (DMFO), Chief Architect DoD Healthcare
Austin A-E PSP 1988-1997
OKlahoma City INtegris Health 1997-2000
Contracted via JCAHO/JCR/JCI to overseas contract Hospitals Bahrain/Kuwait/Saudi to insure US Standards for US Servicemen best of care 2001-2005
Korea, FED Corps of Engineers 2006-2009
Jordan, King Hussein Cancer Center 2010
Back to Saudi - King Fahd 2012, Dharan/Dammam

AAAAAAAAAAg - Air Force Aggie Architect & Administrator from Amarillo, Altus, Austin, Arabia, Arkansas, Africa, Seoul, & now Amman, Jordan '65, '69, '73
"The most potent weapon against basic human decency, in the armamentarium of pure evil, is the self-imposed ignorance and moraldecay of the people themselves."

Billikenag:
US Army Medical Corps 2003-present

Mrs. Billikenag:
US Army Medical Corps 2003-present
OEF/OND 2010-2011; battalion surgeon 3rd BCT, 4ID "garryowen"

USAF, 1987-2010

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3rd BCT, 4ID "garryowen"

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3/4ID is the Iron Brigade

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3/4ID is the Iron Brigade

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That is correct.

And the 1/8 Infantry (Fighting Eagles) along with other elements of the 3rd BCT spent their last deployment at FOB/COB Garryowen in southeast Iraq. My wife was the battalion surgeon.

As you probably surmised FOB/COB Garryowen was initially stood up by elements of the 1st Cav, including the 7th Cav.

RA, 1974-1978, Armor/Cav, 1CD and 24ID. Never heard a shot fired in anger. Lucky me.

USAR/TxARNG, 1979-2003. After about 20 years became a REMF QM type. Again, never went anywhere, no dangerous stuff. Wasn't meant to be for me, I guess, to ever be in combat. You serve where you serve.

God Bless America.

USN 04-08 CVN 74
OIF-OEF 2007
Machinist Mate in Weapons Dept.

U.S. Army (Field Artillery) 1981-2011
OIF - 2006-2007
- Son of a Soldier ('55, Field Artillery, 1955-1981, RVNx2)(He was the Combined Band Commander at A&M)
- Brother of a Soldier ('78, JAG) (was Corps Commander at A&M)
- PROUD FATHER OF A SOLDIER ('10, EOD) He'll deploy once he graduates from EOD School)

We've had a Soldier on Active Duty since 1955.

Nov 2000- Aug 2011 Army, 11B, ABN, PTHFDR, TGIB, Old Guard, lousy RCRTR for three years, Iraq w/1-505, FTA c/o '15. That's my ugly mug in the video. Spent my whole life (born in Bryan while my dad, '66, was finishing up Masters at A&M in 79). SO proud to be here, can not put it into words. Gig 'em. <http://corps.tamu.edu/Texas-AM-Corps-of-Cadets/veterans.html> TIA if this doesn't link and somebody hooks me up. Thanks.

USMCR
2002-2008
OIF2
0311 Infantry Rifleman