How many military/ex-military people on the board?

[Lawman]

in the early 60s and I think the
155s were also nuclear. I was
guarding a battery of 8"s on a
hill overlooking the border at
Fulda when Kennedy was killed.
C Battery of the 18th Arty.

 

[Jarhead]

Lawman once bubbled...
in the early 60s and I think the
155s were also nuclear. I was
guarding a battery of 8"s on a
hill overlooking the border at
Fulda when Kennedy was killed.
C Battery of the 18th Arty.

The Marine Corps. didn't trade-in their 105s for 155s until '80 or '81. The older model 155s didn't lend themselves well to amphibious landings. The newer one were lighter and maybe smaller.

 

[Jarhead]

M198 155mm Howitzer

 

[Diver Lori]

USCG veteran.

 

[colonelchuck]

Think of a Nuclear Hand Grenade! Not a comfortable weapon to contemplate if you are the thrower!:thunder:

 

[Green Mountain]

Lawman once bubbled...
in the early 60s and I think the
155s were also nuclear. I was
guarding a battery of 8"s on a
hill overlooking the border at
Fulda when Kennedy was killed.
C Battery of the 18th Arty.

I got sworn into the Army Nov. 29th, exactly 1 week after Kennedy died. I was already signed up so it just fell out that way.

 

[Cherry]

RCN 1975-1979

HMCS Terra Nova ABRP

Good times but glad I got out I would have been a raving alcoholic dying of some ungodly STD by now

But most probably retired tho heheh

 

[Amber]

High school Army JROTC and I'm going for an Army ROTC scholarship....does that count? lol

 

[dsgobie]

Corporal USMC..... Stationed overseas now for 2 years... Okinawa, Japan. 8531 PMI.

Semper Fi

 

[Lawman]

Amber once bubbled...
High school Army JROTC and I'm going for an Army ROTC scholarship....does that count? lol

If you put on your countries uniform it counts.