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Re: ROLL CALL! (aka Veteran's Poll)

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Subject: Re: ROLL CALL! (aka Veteran's Poll)
From: "Carl W. French" <cfrench@cybertours.com>
Date: Tue, 10 Nov 1998 20:56:14 -0500
Carl Elliott wrote:
> 
> Great Job, Carl E.
> -----Original Message-----
> From: dresden@tiac.net <dresden@tiac.net>
> To: mgs@autox.team.net <mgs@autox.team.net>
> Date: Tuesday, November 10, 1998 8:19 PM
> Subject: ROLL CALL! (aka Veteran's Poll)
> 
> >Here it is. Please note that I have done this in alphabetical order by
> >e-mail address, and that I've just been roughly transcribing what people
> >had to say about their service. If there's a pecking order, you'll have to
> >decide it for yourself after reading. I've also included a couple of
> >potential future veterans, I hope the list's interest in others' ambitions
> >will outweigh the fact that they're not yet veterans.(Give 'em a break,
> >they're trying!). I've shortened a few peoples' submissions just a little,
> >as they were pretty lengthy, but left out no wartime service info. But
> >anyway, this is it...if you're late or if I missed you, or if any data is
> >incorrect, sound off and I'll correct it. Happy Veteran's Day.
> >
> >Nevin
> >
> >1)John Van Syckel US Army
> >  1973-1976 (enlisted)
> >  1982-1994 (commissioned)
> >  1994-present (Department of the Army Civilian)
> >2)Bernie Dahlen
> >  USAF 1970-1974 SSGT
> >  Last two years in England, bought first MG there, and still have it
> >3)Bill Meyer, USNR, Ret
> >  LT(jg)-02
> >  NMCB62, Danang, Hoi An
> >4)Bill Schooler
> >  US Air Force, 1963-1987
> >  Colonel
> >5)Bob Howard, QM3, USNR, 1963-1965 active,-70 inactive
> >6)Bob Stafford
> >  Army MOS 11B4HL9
> >  1969-1972 (Quang Tri, RVN 7/70-7/71) Sgt (E-5)
> >7)Bud Krueger USMC 1952-1960
> >8)Carl Elliot USMC Viet Nam 12/66-7/68 Entered 2/65 Retired due to
> >  combat wounds July 68 Sgt (E-5) MOS 0311,0369,0351,0355
> >9)Charley Robinson, Spec 5, US Army, 1965-1968, RVN 6/67-6/68
> >9b)Yes, I almost left him out but didn't have the heart; Charlie
> Schellinck,
> >   F/Sgt, 386 Comox, Royal Canadian Air Cadets.
> >10)Dan Ray, CPT, Army Signal Corps
> >   Enlisted May 84-MOS 63 T (tracked vehicle mechanic) Reserves
> >   ROTC contract, June '86; commissioned-armor, May '89; still active
> >11)Dick Watson, US Navy, 8/71-5/73. East coast ship, but did med cruise May
> to
> >   December in 72. Operations Specialist (Radarman); OS2 (E-5)
> >12)Don Collins, USAF, 1987-1997, AFSC 2SOX2 (LAN administrator)
> >13)Donna Swope, USN, 1965-1968, RM3 (E-4)
> >14)Nevin Young, Air National Guard (Maine and Mass), 1991-present, current
> AFSC
> >   2E1X3 (Ground Radio Maintenance)
> >15)Ron Engelhardt, SP/4 Army, 67-69. Viet Nam 68-69 101st Airborne
> >16)Frank Epperson, USN, 12/60-10/73 FTG1(SS)E-6.
> >17)Glenn Minucci, USN 79-85, USN Reserve 85-present, Aviation Electronics
> Chief
> >18)Howard Gentry, USAF 12/68-12/75. 12/69-3/71 Viet Nam and Thailand,
> >   Intelligence Service
> >19)Harlan Jillson, USAF 69-79, TSgt (E-6)
> >20)Jason Sawyer, USMC, 95-present, Cpl.
> >21)John Rossi, US Army, 9th Inf. Div, 69-70 In Country: "It is nice to live
> >   free."
> >22)Joe Gorman, US Army, Military Police, 9/75-9/78, and again 7/80-6/98,
> >   Sergeant First Class, Retired after 21 years active service.
> >23)Bob (as in JstBob) US Army, 1960-1981, Major
> >24)Kris Thomas, Air National Guard (Washington), SrA(E-4), 1998-present
> >25)Larry Dickstein, US Army, '66-69, SP5(E-5), Helicopter Gunner
> >26)Larry MacDonald, Canadian Army Militia 1962, Canadian Reg. Army '63-'86;
> >   Retired as Warrant Officer.Served with UN in Cyprus,Egypt, and
> >Syria/Israel,
> >   NATO in Germany
> >27)Matt Gaetke, second year AFROTC at MIT, earned basic parachutist badge.
> >28)Dave Stovall, USMC 70-79, SSgt. Son Lcpl Jonathan Stovall USMC is in
> Africa.
> >29)Bob Stahlbush, was serving in Germany for Cuban Missle Crisis, drove
> first
> >   MGB MKI there.
> >30)Mike Cheman, US Navy, '68-'96, Retired as Lt.Commander (O-4). 14 years
> as
> >   enlisted man, 3 as a Chief Warrant Officer, and last nine limited duty
> >   officer. Vietnam theatre '68-'69, 12 years at various overseas
> assignments
> >31)Michael Razor, Capt (0-3), USAF, was in USN as a CTO3(E-4) for 3 yrs
> before
> >   entering Air Force.
> >32)Neil H Bradley, USMC 1371033
> >33)Glen Eldridge, US Army, 73rd aviation co, later 14th av. batt., aircraft
> >   mechanic-cum-rifleman, Bien Hoa, Nha Trang, last 14 months in Kontum and
> >   points west.
> >34)Richard Arnold, US Army, '91-'93, 63G10, Fuel&Electrical systems repair,
> >   '93-'95 63G10 Training NCO, '98 plus US Army Reserve, 63G10,92A10, Trng
> NCO
> >   Fremont Nebraska.
> >35)Rick Brown, US Navy, 60-67, CT2, Vietnam Veteran, was in foreign service
> at
> >   Embassy in Paris for Vietnam peace negotiations.
> >36)Rick Morrison, US Army Infantry, 8/67-7/69, South Vietnam 8/68-7/69
> >   B co.,3 Batt, 21 Inf, 196 Light Brig.,Americal Div. MOS 11B40, Light
> Weapons
> >   Expert AKA "Ground Pounder"
> >37)Scott Pontius, USMC, Gunnery Sgt (E-7), 1981-present, Ex.Ord.Disposal
> Desert
> >   Shield/Desert Storm
> >38)John (Scotty) Scott, Australian Army, 13 years, Combat in Borneo '63,
> War
> >   service in Malasia, Borneo and Middle East. UN Forces Middle East.
> Retired as
> >   Staff Sgt., Specialist in Heavy Weapons, Field Medic and Para.
> >39)Tom Buchanan, USAF, 68-72, SSgt.
> >40)Tom Emmons USMC 81-85, MOS 2811 Telephone Tech, E5, Okinawa Japan, no
> combat
> >   but plenty of guard duty
> >41)Wild Bill Rubertus, seven years USAF, Captain, flew C-141 and C-5A, took
> >   first flight of supplies to Israel during six day war, and Rescue
> Chopper
> >   Pilot (HH-43) in Viet Nam. "Got a couple of decorations there."
> >


I am not a part of this list, but I would like to say that I salute
these people, and I hope to be as succesfull as them.

                                        Sincerely,
                                        C\SR Daniel French USNJROTC, MHS

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