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Current Service Status
USA Veteran
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Current/Last Rank
Specialist 5
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Current/Last Service Branch
Military Intelligence
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Current/Last Primary MOS
04B-Translator-Interpreter
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Current/Last MOS Group
Military Intelligence
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Primary Unit
1966-1969, 04B, US Army Security Agency Support Group
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Previously Held MOS
11B10-Infantryman
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Service Years
1965 - 1969
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Other Languages
Chinese-Mandarin
Spanish
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Cold War Certificate
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What are you doing now:
I am Retired
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Other Comments:
I would like to find as many of the men that I served with in the Army Security Agency as possible.
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1965-1965, 11B10, Fifth United States Army (5th Army)
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1965-1966, 04B, Defense Language Institute West (Staff), Army Language School (Staff) Presidio of Monterey, CA
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1966-1966, Army Det, USAF School of Applied Cryptologic Sciences, Goodfellow AFB, Tx, US Air Force
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1966-1969, 04B, National Security Agency (NSA)
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1966-1969, 04B, US Army Security Agency Support Group
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1966-1969, 04B, First Army (1st Army)
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1966-1969, 04B, US Army Security Agency Support Group
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Reflections on SP 5 Archer's
US Army Service
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PLEASE DESCRIBE WHO OR WHAT INFLUENCED YOUR DECISION TO JOIN THE ARMY.
I didn't want to be drafted so I enlisted!
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WHETHER YOU WERE IN THE SERVICE FOR SEVERAL YEARS OR AS A CAREER, PLEASE DESCRIBE THE DIRECTION OR PATH YOU TOOK. WHERE DID YOU GO TO BASIC TRAINING AND WHAT UNITS, BASES OR SQUADRONS WERE YOU ASSIGNED TO? WHAT WAS YOUR REASON FOR LEAVING?
I was tired of being told what to do.
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IF YOU PARTICIPATED IN ANY MILITARY OPERATIONS, INCLUDING COMBAT, HUMANITARIAN AND PEACEKEEPING OPERATIONS, PLEASE DESCRIBE THOSE WHICH MADE A LASTING IMPACT ON YOU AND, IF LIFE-CHANGING, IN WHAT WAY?
My duty with the NSA was most rewarding!
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OF ALL YOUR DUTY STATIONS OR ASSIGNMENTS, WHICH ONE DO YOU HAVE FONDEST MEMORIES OF AND WHY? WHICH WAS YOUR LEAST FAVORITE?
My fondest is my time at the Defense Language Institute (West Coast) located in Monterey, California
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FROM YOUR ENTIRE MILITARY SERVICE, DESCRIBE ANY MEMORIES YOU STILL REFLECT BACK ON TO THIS DAY.
The friends I made!
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WHAT PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENTS ARE YOU MOST PROUD OF FROM YOUR MILITARY CAREER?
Learning how to speak Chinese Mandarin!
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OF ALL THE MEDALS, AWARDS, FORMAL PRESENTATIONS AND QUALIFICATION BADGES YOU RECEIVED, OR OTHER MEMORABILIA, WHICH ONE IS THE MOST MEANINGFUL TO YOU AND WHY?
My expert marksmanship badge.
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WHICH INDIVIDUAL(S) FROM YOUR TIME IN THE MILITARY STAND OUT AS HAVING THE MOST POSITIVE IMPACT ON YOU AND WHY?
Warren Freeman....he is a good man and a great friend and we are still friends after 54 years.
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LIST THE NAMES OF OLD FRIENDS YOU SERVED WITH, AT WHICH LOCATIONS, AND RECOUNT WHAT YOU REMEMBER MOST ABOUT THEM. INDICATE THOSE YOU ARE ALREADY IN TOUCH WITH AND THOSE YOU WOULD LIKE TO MAKE CONTACT WITH.
Gary Allmon,Dick MyCue, Jim Cato
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CAN YOU RECOUNT A PARTICULAR INCIDENT FROM YOUR SERVICE, WHICH MAY OR MAY NOT HAVE BEEN FUNNY AT THE TIME, BUT STILL MAKES YOU LAUGH?
no
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WHAT PROFESSION DID YOU FOLLOW AFTER YOUR MILITARY SERVICE AND WHAT ARE YOU DOING NOW? IF YOU ARE CURRENTLY SERVING, WHAT IS YOUR PRESENT OCCUPATIONAL SPECIALTY?
Wholesale HVAC
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WHAT MILITARY ASSOCIATIONS ARE YOU A MEMBER OF, IF ANY? WHAT SPECIFIC BENEFITS DO YOU DERIVE FROM YOUR MEMBERSHIPS?
American Legion, VVA CWVA
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IN WHAT WAYS HAS SERVING IN THE MILITARY INFLUENCED THE WAY YOU HAVE APPROACHED YOUR LIFE AND YOUR CAREER? WHAT DO YOU MISS MOST ABOUT YOUR TIME IN THE SERVICE?
Made me a better person.
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BASED ON YOUR OWN EXPERIENCES, WHAT ADVICE WOULD YOU GIVE TO THOSE WHO HAVE RECENTLY JOINED THE ARMY?
Keep your ears open and your mouth shut.
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IN WHAT WAYS HAS TOGETHERWESERVED.COM HELPED YOU REMEMBER YOUR MILITARY SERVICE AND THE FRIENDS YOU SERVED WITH.
Helped in finding old friends
KC 6/17/29
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