Thanks Vets

[JetdocX]

How many vets do we have here?

[Dr. Mordo]

me

[TigerTrax]

It's about 5:45 Central Time...

All the vets should getting home from work about now....

I was looking to see if any bank employees, postal workers, federal guberment peoples, or the dog catcher were home yet....

ah... that's right .... they got the day off ...

I have to go rake some leaves.....

US Navy here ... No Slack from Heavy Attack !

[REGULATOR]

not everyone got the day off....

[Stretch]

Working also.  Quiet day so far, though.

[Tom Herold]

21 years of active duty service, retired in 2006 and now a federal law enforcement academy instructor.

They gave us the day off so I spent it in the garage wrenching on a buddy's bike.

Many thanks and my eternal gratitude for those still serving.

[haulin' daze]

"21 years of active duty service, retired in 2006 and now a federal law enforcement academy instructor. "

What do you teach at FLETC? I know a guy in the firearms division down there.

[JetdocX]

Well then, thanks to the five of us.  Especially thanks to the ones who have had lead flying their way (I'm not in that group).

[Dr. Mordo]

I have had a bit of lead flying my way, but the worst was when we departed the runway into a minefield.  Nosegear malfunction.  We came running out of the plane and heard people yelling, "stop running, you are in a minefield".

[cbxtc6]

Missed this yesterday. (Yes, I had to work)
USMC/USAF 17yrs total

[Stretch]

I have had a bit of lead flying my way, but the worst was when we departed the runway into a minefield.  Nosegear malfunction.  We came running out of the plane and heard people yelling, "stop running, you are in a minefield".

C-130?

[Dr. Mordo]

Yep.  1970 E-model C-130.  Almost certainly in the boneyard now due to wing spar cracks.

[Tom Herold]

I'm at the FLETC in Charleston, SC. Part of the Maritime Law Enforcement Academy staff.

[haulin' daze]

The guy I know is with the firearms division at FLETC Charleston.

I was never in the military, just the Air force.  

[Tom Herold]

My 21 years were in the AF, all of it either under a ruck sack, or jumping out of perfectly good airplanes.  

I've always held the metality that the people enabling others to put direct fire on the enemy is a warrior in their own right.  Without those folks making it happen, I couldn't have accomplished my missions during my last 2 tours in Iraq and 2 in Afghanistan.

Thank you for your support and service, I still appreciate it to this day.

I'm in the Defensive Tactics branch at the academy. It's a small world, if you're ever up this way give me a shout. We'll ride over to the beach and I'll buy you a beer!