Veterans Day-Got Any Pics To Share?

USS Stein, FF-1065 - Feb 1976 thorugh August 1979:

New butter bar a long time ago.

Don't know how to post a pic but I had been sleeping under a bridge and riding my thumb for 2 years and went into the Marines on my 17th birthday with parents blessing. I am 80 now and life has been good. I have never slept under a bridge since, Monaco is a step up from that.

My bride getting her autograph from Chuck Yeager when she was working the test range at AETE. We both served full careers. Good times...and lots of long hours. :)

Angela gets Chuck yeagers Autograph by radar231, on Flickr

Here are 2 -

Me & Joey Bishop


Decorations:


Was I ever that young?

Thank you gents (and every other vet) for your service!

I spent some time this morning reminiscing hard about my grandfather, who served during WWII, USAF, stationed in Okinawa.
From a family with very few people on either side who were what I’d consider good people, save for my wonderful parents and a select few others, my Grandpa Buddy was a man among men!
He and my father could not have been better mentors if they tried.
I only wish they had not departed so soon…

My Grandfather:
He fought in direct combat in WW1 in the trenches. He dodged a lot of enemy fire.





My Father:
He was navigator flying on the bomber planes in WW2. Again, he dodged a lot of enemy fire in direct air combat.





My Uncle:
He served in WW2 as well. He was tail gunner on the bombers.



These signs were recently commissioned to be proudly displayed in the home town of these three fine, brave, outstanding men. Maryfield, Saskatchewan. A cousin and myself were richly blessed to be able to pay for our family to be included in this tribute. There are many more signs of other participants.

To my Grandpa, my Father and my Uncle - I salute you sirs and I deeply thank you for your dedicated commitment to keep our country free so that people like myself, my children and my grandchildren may walk the streets in freedom.

I am so proud of what these and all the other fine military men and women did to secure our freedom.
My mother was also a WAC in 1951-52 after the war until she married my father in 52.

Great pictures and stories. Thank you ALL for your service
Marty

Those are impressive tributes to your relatives, Bob. What a wonderful way to memorialize their sacrifice.

Great pictures, all! I love getting a glimpse of other people’s military service. Such a wide range of experiences. :B

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NRALIFR wrote:
Those are impressive tributes to your relatives, Bob. What a wonderful way to memorialize their sacrifice.

Great pictures, all! I love getting a glimpse of other people’s military service. Such a wide range of experiences. :B

:):)

Thank you. It is a great honor to be an "Air Force Brat" as they called the children of the Canadian Military men.
They thought nothing of putting themselves in the line of fire for the task at hand. There is nobody on earth I have a greater respect for than the military people who fought for our freedom.