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oagaspar Site Founder 
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I would like to take this time during Memorial day Weekend to ask all of our 3T members who have served in the Military to Please check in(rank and file if you like) so that we may "Thank You" whole heartedly for your Service to your respective Countries! I include all Veterans from all Countries not only the U.S.A as we have a diverse group of members from around the World who have gathered here to make friendships...lasting friendships through our Passion for Watcheshand6.gif "Bless You All" especially those who have fallen. |
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Skipdawg 3T WIS 
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A salute to all active service and veterans who have served. US Navy ABH2 (PO2-E5) 1983 - 1989 Attachment: ABH2.gif (Downloaded 82 times) |
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TO Allen 3T WIS
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A special thanks to those who gave their lives and to those they left behind. USAF 1976-1979 US Army 1982-2000 |
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Tony Duronio 3T WIS 
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A special thanks to those who gave their lives and to those they left behind Amenhand6.gif |
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KenC Admin 
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US ARMY, Armor, Vietnam Era Vet CO, Bandido Charlie, Company C, 1st Battalion, 16th Infantry Regiment, 1st US Army Division "The Big Red One" CO, HQ Special Recon Unit, 1st Squadron, 4th Cavalry Regiment, 1st US Army Division "The Big Red One"     |
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srh_pres 3T WIS 
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A fitting tribute this Memorial Day weekend - Casey Mears, in the NATIONAL GUARD Chevrolet, wins the Coca Cola 600 at Lowe's Motor Speedway... My hat's off and thanks to all who have served and are serving our country and putting it on the line for a safer world.  |
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Paxman 3T WIS 
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Never ending thanks to those who have served and are still serving, and those we have lost and those we are still losing. |
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KenC Admin
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Paxman wrote: Never ending thanks to those who have served and are still serving, and those we have lost and those we are still losing. ...and those we will lose, tomorrow...and 100 years from now! |
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pacifichrono 3T WIS 
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A heartfelt thanks to all who have given their lives, especially my buddy Bob Kempkes, that we might enjoy today's freedom. Mike Company Third Battalion, Fourth Marines Third Marine Division 1966-67
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IW 3T WIS 
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Thank you ALL! Your courage and bravery is a model for us to follow! hand6.gif |
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Gregger 3T WIS 
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Thanks to our brave soldiers past, present and future. Without them this country would be very different........ |
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Edgel 3T WIS 
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USNR SeaBees, BUC (Builder Chief Petty Officer) Remembering childhood friend Butch Johnson who died in Viet Nam in 1966 and all who serve without question. |
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Tony Duronio 3T WIS
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To those that gave all.................... and you my friends here for your service............. Enjoy.........................my favorite song for days that honor our Military and our great country......... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r9tcGGEIq9A |
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Chick Hazzard 3T WIS 
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Thanks guys for your service to our country! I just saw my stepson off - back to Norfolk, VA. He was back here in California for some training (Coronado). All he does is train, I think it keeps him out of trouble. His next two schools are jump school, and freefall school. He's a SWCC (Special Warfare Combatant Crewman) on Special Boat Team 20. We are proud. |
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KenC Admin
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Chick Hazzard wrote: Thanks guys for your service to our country! I just saw my stepson off - back to Norfolk, VA. He was back here in California for some training (Coronado). All he does is train, I think it keeps him out of trouble. His next two schools are jump school, and freefall school. He's a SWCC (Special Warfare Combatant Crewman) on Special Boat Team 20. We are proud. .....and you have every right to be!!! |
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Calibo 3T WIS 
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Good day to all I myself come from a family of men who served in many different wars. I myself was a AO3 VA-196 A6 intruders I played with big bombs.   I was station in Main Battery made NAS Whidbey Island, WA USS CORAL SEA(CV-43). I served for my for my friends and family so they did not have too. I hope everyone supports our troops when they return. Have a good day, Michael |
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srh_pres 3T WIS
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Good to have you aboard 3T Michael! Calibo wrote: Good day to all |
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KenC Admin
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Welcome to 3T, Michael...thank you for serving! |
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Matt V 3T WIS
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Here's me during training. Was a little younger back than ...  Last rank: Lt. ("Leutnant"), FmZg StKp PzGrenBrig 31 The PzGrenBrig 31 since 1993 has become the LL Brig 31  Now part of the "Division Spezielle Operationen" together with the "Kommando Spezialkräfte" , serving in Afghanistan and other places.  Matt "Airborne leads the way" |
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Skipdawg 3T WIS
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Matt and Michael I salute you both. Thanks for serving. hand6.gif A pic of me way back when while still in boot. One scared kid still. :D :) Attachment: 1bootusn.gif (Downloaded 48 times) |
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Calibo 3T WIS
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It is very funny when I went to boot camp. I was 17 years old and the day was Saint Patrick's day in 1979. I was in Great Lake ILL. I was very scared I was a long hair surfer/skate boarder from CA. MY first thought was I was getting away from my dad. My Mom sent me to live with him and his new wife all of 7 years older then I. I lived in Randolph NJ at the time. As Jr in HS we went on a field trip to NY as a class to check out different colleges and career day plan our life out. Well that was boring so I walk around the city and found a pub.Guess what I found a few sailor's on leave. My friend and I talk and drank and played darts. Yes drank NY at the time drinking age was 19. We back to bus and then too school, we went a little buzzed and then I new!!! I wanted to get tattoo and see the world. I really did not know what I was getting into. I told my mom in CA and then my dad. He said no mom said yes. So off I went. So off I went to boot camp.. I got there at midnight and had to wake up at three am. Heck it took us 2 hrs just to get to bed, I think when they hit the garbage can over my rack that made me def for the rest of the week. My hair was gone my cloth's had been put into a box and now yes. I had to wear bell bottoms not to bad bell bottom's had been in style out on the west coast. I found out a tooth brush is not for just your teeth. It clean many items which if I listed you might just get sick. PS at graduation I had a seagull drop a very pretty surprise on me in my dress blues..... A school was training we needed to go before we had been sent off to our duty station. That was in Tennessee. I fell in love with a southern bell her daddy pointed a shotgun and said you get married to my girl or I will kill you... TRUE STORY.. I went back to base and did not leave to I was shipped out... Shootgun weddings back then had been a true and scary issue to Navy boy in Millington Tenn. I was on leave then and I got phone call and orders to report too Washington ASAP. My first duty was on the carrier off to Iran. Iran took hostages. When we got there we had loaded every A-6 fully loaded with bombs missiles. Max loaded and then we had Nuc' on stand by. I was a scared kid.. After that,everything in my life became very small. It is a scary thing when you are ready to kill hundreds if not thousand of kid's mothers Father's and other alive things. I did not sign up for another tour I felt that I was never again willing to kill humans. I do understand er need to stand up for what is right!! Today I ended up being a Nuclear weapon team leader. What a scary thought. To this day I feel very strong if we attacked then and killed Khomeini and ended it correctly we would not have the issues we have today.. I hope you all enjoyed my story as I wrote it. It has been a long time since I told it. I do not ever want us and a main power to ever use any Nuclear weapon ever!!! I am Anti Nuc now and still have bad dreams about that day. Goodnite or goodmorning have a good day Michael |
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Ron Jr 3T WIS 
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USAF 1979 to 1984. I made Capt and flew the F-106 in the 49th FIS out of Griffiss AFB. Was grounded for my last 8 months as my eyesight degraded rapidly then finally stabilized but it was no longer 20/20. Finished my tour as a maintance officer in charge of the missile, rack and gun shop. |
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Don Rait 3T WIS
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What a small world! I was also with Mike Company, 3rn Bn. 4th Marines from Oct 16, 1967 to June 1, 1968. We spent the majority of our time in "Leatherneck Square" ...the southern part of the DMZ in I Corps and out West of Khe Sanh when the NVA came back to the area in April-May of 1968. Members of my Platoon were awarded the Medal of Honor, Navy Cross, 3 Silver Stars and 4 Bronze Stars for heroism during that period of time. Truly the finest group of people I have ever had the honor of associating with. My heart still aches for those we lost or who were so badly wounded. By extension, I am very concerned with our activities and exposure in combat today. The Army and particularly the Marine Corps do a superb job to get our people ready for each tour, but I have wondered since the begining about the legitimacy of our role over there. To those who have gone before, those I had the honor of fighting with and those in harms way today I give my deepest respect. Don Rait former Captain of Marines |
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KenC Admin
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Don Rait wrote: What a small world! I was also with Mike Company, 3rn Bn. 4th Marines from Oct 16, 1967 to June 1, 1968. We spent the majority of our time in "Leatherneck Square" ...the southern part of the DMZ in I Corps and out West of Khe Sanh when the NVA came back to the area in April-May of 1968. Members of my Platoon were awarded the Medal of Honor, Navy Cross, 3 Silver Stars and 4 Bronze Stars for heroism during that period of time. Truly the finest group of people I have ever had the honor of associating with. My heart still aches for those we lost or who were so badly wounded. By extension, I am very concerned with our activities and exposure in combat today. The Army and particularly the Marine Corps do a superb job to get our people ready for each tour, but I have wondered since the begining about the legitimacy of our role over there. Don, Welcome to 3T and thank you for your service...That said, I do not question the legitimacy of the mission, just the legitimacy of politicians and Press who demand a politically correct war so that we cannot do the job prooperly, accomplish the mission and withdraw victorious with minimal loss of American troops. Ken Costich former Army Captain (Armor/Infantry/Recon) |
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JoshB 3T WIS 
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Although I wasn't (although damn close to it) enlisted in the Military, I gotta give props to my brothers who I'm damn proud of. My brother Rob who was in Germany for most of his 9 year enlistement until he went to Iraq and did ~18 months or so. Being in the infantry he saw many of his close friends die right in front of him. If it wasn't for Iraq (or 9/11), he would have been a career guy. He was home shortly after those 18 months in Iraq right around the 4th of July, and everytime a firework went off in our neighborhood he wanted to duck under a table.. saddest thing I've ever seen. I'm very lucky to have him in my life and stand up in my wedding after the fact.. My other brother Adam, spent 2 years on the North/South Korea border before going to Afganistan for 8 or so months. He's been in the Army for just around 4 years and as of December this year I'll have both of my brothers home for good (hopefully they don't call either of them back). I have THE ultimate respect towards anyone in the Military whether they barely make it through bootcamp or spend an entire career doing it. They deserve any and all gratitude possible. |
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Cellular Amps 3T WIS 
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I know, no longer Memorial day, but thought I would put it in here even though I have already mentioned it in my Intro. 11 Years US Navy, got out as an AZ2 E-5 (Aviation Maintenance Administrationman) 4 Years VA-65 (A-6E Intruders) 2 Years VF-43 (F-16, A-4, T-2, F-5) 1 Year AIMD Oceana (Intermidiate Repair Facility) 4 Years Command And Control Warfare Group Atlantic - Can't say what I did there.... Love every miniute. Of that time I did the Final Med-Cruise on the USS Coral Sea CV-43 Also did Desert Shield/Desert Storm on the USS Theodore Roosevelt CV-71 And many Detatchement all over the USA and Abroad. |
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Skipdawg 3T WIS
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My Dad retired off of CV-43 in 1975. Retired E-9 :) Cellular Amps wrote: I know, no longer Memorial day, but thought I would put it in here even though I have already mentioned it in my Intro. |
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Nalu 3T WIS 
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To absent friends hand6.gif US Army, 1980-now. |
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Ablejack 3T WIS 
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Nalu, that's some service time! My little sister is up for senior cheif and i did my bit from 85-89. BM3 Courtney, USN |
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Skipdawg 3T WIS
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Nalu wrote: To absent friends hand6.gif Yeppers a carrer lifer! :) Thanks for your service Nula ;) |
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James Haury 3T WIS
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Bm2 USNR currently with ACU 1 . Mobilized to augment Base security stateside for 18 months during Afghanistan and Operation Iraqi freedom. Last edited on Sat Jun 23rd, 2007 11:35 am by James Haury |
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