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11-11-2016, 07:54 AM
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U.S.A.F. 1977-1981
Seems like a lifetime ago! Larry 
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11-11-2016, 08:04 AM
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I (on the right) spent ten years in, my brother 20.
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11-12-2016, 11:19 PM
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I was a STS.
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Looking for: Unique Steve Garvey items, select Dodgers Postcards & Team Issue photos
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11-13-2016, 11:04 AM
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11-13-2016, 01:13 PM
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I enlisted in the Army in 1969. I volunteered for jump school, then I volunteered for Viet Nam. I was 18 years old when I arrived in Viet Nam, and I "celebrated" my 19th and 20th birthdays during my 18 months with the 173rd Airborne Brigade. When I returned to the US, I got married and my wife and I spent a year in Fort Bragg, NC with the 82nd Airborne.
It was quite an experience for a young man (boy), and I feel lucky to have made it back in one piece. Rick
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Rick McQuillan T213-2 139 down 46 to go.
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11-13-2016, 03:59 PM
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I did 6 active and another 6 reserve. Ended up STS2 (SS). The rate was locked up while I was active, so got out as E-4. I took my first advancement test after I came back in to the reserves after almost a 1 year break and made E-5 to my great surprise. I was eligible for E-6 a couple years before I got back out, but it was difficult to study for the test doing my weekend duty and most of my study materials basically being Secret, not to mention that I was not working within my rate while in the reserves. Has to settle for separating as E-5.
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11-16-2016, 06:24 AM
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11-11-2016, 08:11 AM
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11-11-2016, 08:26 AM
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11-11-2016, 08:27 AM
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God Bless America - Thank you for your service!
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“Devoted to Bringing Quality Vintage Sports Cards and Memorabilia to the Hobby” https://www.ebay.com/str/jbsportsauctions
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11-11-2016, 08:38 AM
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My Grandfather passed away this yr.
1924- September 2016 He was a veteran of the United States Navy during WWII having served aboard USS Yorktown CV-10 as a signalman. My grandfather had cancer, due mostly to agent Orange. Lived much longer than anticipated. Rest his soul. He lived because he was a very short person when at Pearl Harbor. Long live the 'Fighting Lady" 
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1916-20 UNC Big Heads Need: Ping Bodie Last edited by pawpawdiv9; 11-12-2016 at 09:46 AM.
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11-11-2016, 12:26 PM
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One of my neighbors was a LCDR in the Navy during World War II. He commanded a ship at the Battle of Leyte Gulf that was hit by a kamikaze. The blast killed everyone around him; my neighbor survived because he was wearing his helmet. The other day I was talking to him, and I noticed he was missing part of a finger, so I asked him if that was related to the attack. He responded "No, that was the Battle of the Yamaha", Yamaha being the company that manufactured his lawnmower.
He is 97 years old, and in better shape than a lot of people I know who are half his age.
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Signed 1953 Topps set: 264/274 (96.35 %)
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11-11-2016, 05:19 PM
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That's me in 1961 at the Air Force Radar Specialist School in Illinois. Then I was assigned to a B-52 Bomber SAC base in Northern Maine.
In 1963 I was re-assigned to the Tech School in Illinois to teach Radar Electronics. Returned to civilian life in August 1964. It was a great 4-year experience that I was proud to be part of. Especially, during the Fall of 1962 when the Cuban Missile crisis occurred. It was an amazing sight to see all the B-52 Bombers and F-102 Fighter planes from our SAC base take off. They were deployed to South Carolina and Florida bases in preparation for some serious action with the Russians. And, a great feeling of relief when they returned. GOD Bless all our Veterans  .. TED Z .
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11-11-2016, 01:19 PM
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Thank You & God Bless to all those who have served and sacrificed even for causes they may not have and/or may never fully understand.
We should ALWAYS honor those who ACT when there is a NEED. Pray for good, solid judgement on the part of our leaders who send these HEROES into harm's way. -
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. "A life is not important except in the impact it has on others lives" - Jackie Robinson “If you have a chance to make life better for others and fail to do so, you are wasting your time on this earth.”- Roberto Clemente
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11-11-2016, 07:29 PM
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Larry you looked a lot like Jean-Claude Van Damme. Seriously I thought it was a picture of him at first. 
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