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PFC ( proud bubblegumin civillian ) Chairborne Ranger, Keyboard Assault School, Ft. Campbell, Ky jelly. Naw, I was a 64C. Truck driver. Later went for a secondary MOS, petroleum supply specialist. Gas station attendant. I was never very smart. Still not. I did manage to get hurt badly in spite of my tame MOS. I should have got out but I stayed long enough to retire, but early. ( medical)
 
Enlistment, US ARMY 1968 (remember there was drafted back then)

Ft. Lewis, WA 1968, Expert Badge, M14, Sharpshooter, Mattel-16

Ft. Gordon, GA '68/69 AIT, 35L20, Avionics Communications Equipment Repair, double Promotion, upon graduation, top 2% in Company, top 5% in Battalion

Ft. Hood, TX about five months of Armor? Tanks? We got no Tanks in the Aviation Field.... Volunteered, RVN

CuChi, RVN 09/69 working in Chinooks... Installing Aviation Radios,
CuChi, RVN 10/69, informed that I am AWOL, by my First Sgt. "But Top, you ~Signed me into this Company~"!!!! Transferred to:

TayNinh, RVN, 10/69 187th Assault Helicopter Co., "The Crusaders" H Model Hueys, & Cobra Gun Ships. climbed telephone poles for Five Months... Then I got to repair Aircraft Radio's !!!!

08/1970 DEROS through Fairbanks, Alaska .... I just left the Jungles, it was HOT, now I'm Cold!!!!!

Coleman Barracks, Mannheim Germany, 10/1970 dddddaaaammmn its Cold!
Coleman Barracks, One Month Later, -5 degrees Celsius !!!! Ddddidddd Iiiiiii say Cold?????????? No repair bench openings, I OJT'd Shipping & Receiving Aircraft Radios....

Ft. Dix, NJ United States of America, End Term of Service, 08/10/71. "Are you sure you do not wish to Re-enlist"?

"SIR, no SIR"!!!!!!! And they ~wondered why~ ....

philip
 

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