Memorial Day

Slartibartfas · 05-30-2016, 10:44 AM

Hear hear.
My mother lost two cousins to war, one was an Air Force pilot flying an F-84 over Korea and the other was a Navy Hospitalman who died when his helicopter was shot down coming into an LZ to drop off Marines.

I have cousin on the same side of the family that served on the carrier Eisenhower in the Eighties. He got to go ashore in Lebanon right after the Beirut bombings to serve as a quartermaster. He thought he was serving a hitch in the Peacetime Navy.

barncobob · 05-30-2016, 11:08 AM

Shout out to my Nam buddies especially the Navy squids from the "Tonkin Gulf Yacht Club" GOOD TIMES

God-Speed · 05-30-2016, 11:12 AM

My dad. Was one of the Checkerboard Babies!! If you ever get the chance to talk to or vist with a WWII VET. don't pass up the opportunity!!

csnow · 05-30-2016, 12:56 PM

Big thanks to all the veterans. Thanks to my great grandfather for his Army service during WWI & WWII. My grandfather for WWII and 26 good years in the Army.

I'm just shy of 7 years in the Army now with 3 deployments to Afghanistan.

05-30-2016, 10:44 AM	#1 (permalink)
Slartibartfas Track Member Join Date: Apr 2016 Location: Houston Posts: 551 Drives: 2011 G37S sedan Rep Power: 11	Hear hear. My mother lost two cousins to war, one was an Air Force pilot flying an F-84 over Korea and the other was a Navy Hospitalman who died when his helicopter was shot down coming into an LZ to drop off Marines. I have cousin on the same side of the family that served on the carrier Eisenhower in the Eighties. He got to go ashore in Lebanon right after the Beirut bombings to serve as a quartermaster. He thought he was serving a hitch in the Peacetime Navy. God-Speed likes this. __________________ 2011 Journey Sport sedan 7AT \| SPL front, SPC rear camber arms \| ARK Grip cat-back \| Last edited by Slartibartfas; 05-30-2016 at 06:49 PM.

05-30-2016, 11:08 AM	#2 (permalink)
barncobob A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Sep 2015 Location: hangtown, CA Posts: 1,164 Drives: 16 370Z auto Rep Power: 590	Shout out to my Nam buddies especially the Navy squids from the "Tonkin Gulf Yacht Club" GOOD TIMES God-Speed, Ghostvette and falicfr like this.

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God-Speed A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Austin, Tx. Posts: 4,366 Drives: Prototype Rep Power: 2684377	My dad. Was one of the Checkerboard Babies!! If you ever get the chance to talk to or vist with a WWII VET. don't pass up the opportunity!! Last edited by God-Speed; 11-27-2016 at 12:34 PM.

05-30-2016, 12:56 PM	#4 (permalink)
csnow Base Member Join Date: Dec 2013 Location: somewhere Posts: 76 Drives: 17 GC limited Rep Power: 12	Big thanks to all the veterans. Thanks to my great grandfather for his Army service during WWI & WWII. My grandfather for WWII and 26 good years in the Army. I'm just shy of 7 years in the Army now with 3 deployments to Afghanistan. God-Speed and mikewo6o like this.

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