Any vets among the Audiophiles here?

For those of you who do not know, The Absolute Sound senior reviewer Anthony Cordesman is a former NATO commander and was ABC's chief on-air military analyst during the first gulf war. He is now associated with a think tank and is a respected national security expert who is frequently quoted in national newspapers.

In short, the guy has a serious day job.

Served in the Navy in the late sixties. Was in Corondo, San Francisco, and the Phillipines. Didn't know what "high end" was in those days.

I was a jarhead on Okinawa in '68 when I got my first system - TEAC R2R, Dual table, Sansui receiver, Pioneer speakers. Still use TEAC R2Rs (different ones)...

I'm a 1960s vet who served in VN in '69. Started the tour near Pleiku and then moved south to a firebase near the South China Sea. Bought my second system over there that included an Akai reel to reel, a Pioneer receiver and speakers. Man, I thought I was in heaven! How times change, huh?

Yup. Total 8 years, 4 active and 4 in reserves in the USAF.

Long history of military in my family. My father retired from USAF as a Lt Col, my mother was a Captain in the USAF, several of my uncles were in the Navy, My grandfather on my mothers side was in the army during WWII working on an oil tanker, Grandfather on my Father's side was a soldier in WWII and was in many of the more brutal and bloody battles.

In fact, some of the battle scenes in "All quiet on the western front" were actualy footage of real battles, at one point in the movie you can see my grandfather shootin at people.

My hat off to any US service member, Every single person in the military is a hero, be it a cook in the coastguard, or a hardened navy seal.