| Photo In Uniform |
Service Details |
|
|
|
Current Service Status
USA Veteran
|
Current/Last Rank
Sergeant
|
Current/Last Service Branch
Signal Corps
|
Current/Last Primary MOS
293.10-Radio Relay Carrier Operator
|
Current/Last MOS Group
Signal Corps (Enlisted)
|
Primary Unit
1969-1970, 293.10, 304th Signal Battalion
|
Service Years
1968 - 1970
|
| Voice Edition
|
|
|
What are you doing now:
|
| |
Other Comments:
 Being the old guy now it's possible to look back over my life and see what was important and what wasn't. Forty years ago I had no plans to join the military. I was drafted. Plain and simple I got my notice to report and I did. I did have other plans. I was getting married. I had a good job. I had my life in front of me yet it made a sharp detour for several years.
Vietnam was going on hot and heavy. Tet had just happened shortly before I was in basic training. During the night guys were heading out the back door of the barracks and a few hours later they were in Canada. I did what I knew was right. I am not the warrior type, but stuck it out. Looking back, it was the best things I could have ever done. Sticking in there when things are tough is a rock you can build the rest of your life upon. Though most of my hard training was for Vietnam, the orders never came; I was sent to Korea instead.
The Army had polished off those youthful rough edges and when my service was over I had a different perspective on life. When I came home most of my friends were still there, but a few were gone. Some went to Vietnam and never came home. Now I honor their memory. With the passing of years I understand completely the expression one often hears: "Freedom is not Free"
Today I have the deepest respect for those that choose to serve their country in the armed forces. God bless this great country of ours and especially those who protect it!
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
 |
 |
Please describe who or what influenced your decision to join the Army. |
|
Whether you were in the service for several years or as a career, please describe the direction or path you took. What was your reason for leaving? |
|
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? |
|
From your entire military service, describe any memories you still reflect back on to this day. |
|
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? |
|
Which individual(s) from your time in the military stand out as having the most positive impact on you and why? |
|
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? |
|
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? |
|
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? |
|
Based on your own experiences, what advice would you give to those who have recently joined the Army? |
|
In what ways has TogetherWeServed.com helped you remember your military service and the friends you served with. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
