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| Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: FL
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| USAF 1986 - 1991 |
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| "Shooter" ![]() | You weren't ever stationed at Comiso, by chance, were you?
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| Minister of Whoopass ![]() Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Long Island Native in Mississippi
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| I would guess in 1990, hence the comiso90...
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| Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: FL
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| Bingo,,, give that man some tortellini ala pana, octopus ceviche and a Peroni! For 1 year 10 months,,, 1990 - 1991 BGM 109 rocks Moscow hit after hit! other stations: Biloxi, Mountain Home, Pope, Fort Benning Last edited by comiso90; 05-09-2007 at 08:21 PM. |
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| Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Alexandria, MN. USA
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| U.S.Navy 6/30/1969 - 12/31/1991 Senior Chief Aviation Electrician's mate
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| Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2007
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| USAF from 85 to 89...crew cheif on kc 135's |
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| Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Jersey Shore
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| Army National Guard 1971-1977. Armor Recon Specialist (Scout). Primarily a track driver (M113).
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| Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Texas
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| USMC 1973-1979 0311 with a bubble and a pair of wings 3rd Batt 1st Marines FMF Also served aboard the USS Coral Sea as a "Bellhop" (squid lingo for Sea Marines)
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| Older Than Dirt ![]() Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Virginia Beach, Virginia
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| US Navy 1951 to 1971. General service Radioman, TTY and Crypto Repair. Had one year 'exchange' duty with the USAF at Wheelis AFB in Tripoli, Libya, and pulled a year of "exchange" duty with the USA (2nd Army) in NYC as Armed Forces Police. Did 11 months in Nam attached to the ROK Army (who called themselves marines). I've been retired 36 years and I don't miss it ! Charles
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| Der Crewchief ![]() Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Ansbach, Germany
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| Charles did you know that military cemetery in Tripoli is still there?
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| Older Than Dirt ![]() Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Virginia Beach, Virginia
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| Chris: No I did not. I remember seeing it on the way to our Transmitter site, which was about 30 K south of Tripoli, but I never visited it. I guess it's full of Brits.... huh ?
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| Der Crewchief ![]() Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Ansbach, Germany
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| actually the cemetary is now closed and the remains of 72 Americans and there families have been returned. I thought it was still open but while doing a search I found that it was now closed. Here is the article: Military returns remains buried in Libya - Yahoo! News
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| Older Than Dirt ![]() Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Virginia Beach, Virginia
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| Chris: That's quite a story. It states that Wheelus housed B-52's from 1958 to 1972. I was there Nov 1954 to Nov 1955 and we had B-36's. If memory serves, it was a SAC base and Lemay was head of SAC at the time. I was attached to the 1950th AACS (Aircraft & Airways Communications System) and later to the 1603rd SAR (Search & Rescue) which was later changed to Sea/Air Rescue. It was good duty but I could never get use to the "base alerts". We didn't have them in the Navy. Charles
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| Der Crewchief ![]() Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Ansbach, Germany
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| Do you have any pics from your time at Tripoli?
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| Older Than Dirt ![]() Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Virginia Beach, Virginia
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| Chris: Probably..... I've got a box full that's never been sorted. See what I can dig up. Do you remember reading about the "Lady Be Good " ? A B-24 that crashed in the desert coming back from a mission to Rome ? They found it sometime after I left.... I think in the '60's. Quite a story in itself. Charles
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