The Old Folks Home

[MrsMistyReal]

Nighty night Misty. sleep well.

Hope you rested well,& you're ready for another beautiful day

 

[MrsMistyReal]

Good to hear from you, @perchie,girl. I was thinking about you also the other day and wondering how you were doing. Glad to hear that you are hanging in there.

@Latestarter, thank you for your service to our country. Love looking at the pictures.

My husband served in Korea during the Viet Nam war in Army Intelligence. He was in the ASA and got his start in electronics while he was there.

My dad served prior to WWII in the calvary/veterinary service. He rode in the US Army equestian show team, did Roman riding/jumping and also served as an honor guard twice during Roosevelts inauguration.

My brother served in Viet Nam in the army. He survived the ordeal but it did a number on him emotionally. I don't think anybody can withstand such an ordeal without it changing them forever.

Cloudy here this morning and looks like rain. Naturally, DH mowed the back yard and part of the field so it has to rain on it right away and make it grown.

Micro thank you to your husband for his service and sacrifices also,God bless

 

[MrsMistyReal]

 

[bruceha2000]

This is a P3 Orion aircraft of the sort I flew on during my Navy career.

What were your shipboard duties @Latestarter?
Last night was B-17s and B-29s. On deck tonight is PT boats.

 

[getaclue]

Thank you for your service Latestarter.

micro, thank your husband for his service, for me as well.

 

[CapricornFarm]

Penny I'll go to the doc but not the hospital.

What if the doctor tells you to go to the hospital?

 

[microchick]

He appreciates the thank yous. He is proud of his service years and I am proud of him also.

Young people today have no concept of what the draft back then was all about...thank God.

 

[drumstick diva]

Chicka please

 

[Latestarter]

I was a computer operator/data analyst and worked in anti-submarine warfare (ASW). I was the one who actually used the equipment that "found" the subs and tracked them. I sat in the back of the aircraft doing my job and on the Kennedy, I was one of the senior analysts in the ASW module aboard the ship. We reviewed all data collected by the ASW aircraft stationed aboard when they returned from patrols, and also used shipboard assets and capabilities to do limited ASW.

As you may know, the main purpose of the carrier is NOT to do ASW... They have an entire battle group (BG)/force surrounding them providing layered protection from subs. We in the ASW Module worked as the battle group's ASW focal (combat) center. Obviously, the carrier is the high value unit of the battle group and generally where the admiral/BG commander lives. The destroyers surrounding were primarily for ASW & secondarily for anti air defense and the cruisers were for anti air defense. The carrier is an offensive asset used to project power/force beyond the BG. The carrier is the "big stick"/weapon. It's fighter and attack aircraft were used for offense as well as defense.

ETA: My dad was in the Army Air Corp before they were split off to be the Air Force. He served in Berlin during the Berlin Airlift as an aircraft mechanic. He only did his one tour and came back to the states, got married and participated in creation of the baby boom. My younger sister joined the AF as a corpsman and completed her 20 years. she's now retired. My son joined the Navy and did one tour as a Navy Corpsman stationed with the Marines over on the front lines in the middle east. He's not the same man he was before serving. Emotional/mental scars. But none the less a damned fine young man whom I'm very proud of. He and his wife have 4 kids & they all will be visiting me the end of June for several weeks

 

[chickadoodles]

Thank you for sharing your families military history Ls. And thank you all for your fine service!

Thank your dh Micro for his service!

My ds was sent to Iraq and Afaganstan he searched for those nasty things that are buried and hurt people. Trying to not draw attention here. lol
My father and many of my grandfathers and great grandfathers service can be trace back to the war of 1812 here in the USA. I joined the DAR under Capt. John Miller my 3rd gr. grandfather of South Carolina.