Any vets among the Audiophiles here?


With the anniversary of D-Day, and Flag day taking place recently there has been a lot of thought given to the people who fought and in many cases died to our freedom. I don't just mean in the US.

Keeping those things in mind I was wondering if we have any vets here. I know Slappy was in the service, and look what it did to him!!!: ) I don't know if you want to mention it here, but I want to take a moment to thank you for the service you provided to your country.

All of the freedoms we have including the chance to simply sit around and listen to music was won for all of us.

Thank You!
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Six Month Restoration in Guam, when Homeported at Pearl? It sounds like you were already on WestPac. Been to those exact same locations on deployment, still remember the best place was Hong Kong. You could get your Nakamichi, Pioneer, Teac, Sony, Stax, Esoteric half price of what you would pay for same back in U.S. Endless shopping for these at the Worlds Largest Mall there in Hong Kong, not to mention the other exotic stuff there. The latest and greatest Technology was readily available there at 1/2 price! Nakamichi was the brand to go for back then, damn good value for the money!
Yes, some of us lived a spoiled existance during their time in, but hey you must admit though having to leave Hawaii and all its worldly charms (at least in '73) behind and being sent to a rock that small was a prison sentence for some. I used to feel bad leavin' all those cats in the barracks...okay for about 30 seconds after rollin' off base.

Hong Kong was a find back in those days, and you're absolutely right, one could buy anything electronic for cheap. If back then I'd have any idea what some of that gear from that generation would be worth nowadays as vintage gear on eBay and other locations I'd have invested some of my mispent $320 a month salary on it just to save for a rainy day. Who knows, I could be livin' it large right now back in Agana, Guam. Nahhhhhhh, but Odessa, Ukraine would be a much better choice. As they say on Guam, Hafadai!
Master Sgt.U.S.Army(Retired)00B-50(Master Diver)1977-1999.I've been out almost 12 years now & I still miss it every day!