Any vets among the Audiophiles here?

US Army 70-74. First time to VN was with the 11th Cav. about 60 miles north of Saigon. Second trip was with Co P Rangers working out of Quan Tri. I was also stationed in Ft. Knox (Basic, AIT, and NCO schools), Ft. Riley (1/4 Air Cav. & 1st Inf. Div. honor guard), Ft. Benning (Ranger School), and Ft. Lewis (3/5 Cav.). In total, 3 years, 9 months and 16 days, but who was counting.

I try to keep nothing but good thoughts for the men and women doing the job now, while trying to hide my contempt for the pricks that put them there.

Well, I put in 7 years on active duty, the last 4 were in the USAF JAG at Travis AFB. Nothing very exciting. While I missed the Vietnam war, I just can't express how moved I was when I first visited The Wall in DC. What an incredible memorial! I tear up just thinking about it.

Then I read David Halberstam's "The Best and The Brightest" which covered the political scene in DC during the Kennedy and Johnson years. What a horrible waste of such valuable people!

Navy, '71-'76, USS Grant (SSBN 631). There are only two types of ships, submarines and targets.

Salute to Audiophile Vets! 22 years U.S. Navy. 1981-2003. 4 years general shipboard duties as a quad zero hospital corpsman, 4 as a Independent duty hospital corpsman and later 12 as a physician assistant. 17 permanent duty transfers, 3 ships, 5 years of school, and the countries visited on behalf of our military - Spain, France, Turkey, Austrialia, Japan carrier tour, PI, Korea, Thailand, Italy - Rome, Venice and Florence, Germany, Cuba, Diego Garcia tour, Africa, Azores, China, Singapore...INCONUS - Orland, Great Lakes, Camp Pendleton, Bethesda, Little Creek Amphib tour, San Diego, Mayport, FL, Bangor WA, Oklahoma City, Athens GA, and Kings Bay GA. So many details and unique stories. The best part? The Teammates and Teamwork. Like Vegas, what goes on during "liberty call" stays on the beach! This illusive diary will continue after the following messages from our sponsors...

USAF 1966-1968. I was drafted but was able to convert from the Army to the Air Force because I had majored in Aeronautics while in technical High School. Hated all my time in the military because I was anti VietNam war before being drafted and serving during the war only intensified my disgust for the Industrial-Corporate police operation presence we were dying for. I enjoyed my actual work on B-52s and made some wonderful friends but cannot remember waking up happy even one time during my stint.

I bought a lot of great vinyl at the BX and listened to it through headphones on my MagnaVox portable in my barracks. Hendrix, Pink Floyd, Canned Heat, Steppenwolf, Country Joe and the Rolling Stones helped me through a lot of tough down time.

God Bless our men and women in the military and the unbelievable work that they perform day in and out.