Attention: All Veterans

[Carl Eyman]

I listed myself when the thread was first started; so this is just an addendum prompted by the fact I've seen people adding family members; so

me - US Army Corps of Engineers 1942 - 1946
Dad - US Navy 1917 - 1919
Mother US Navy 1918 1919 (hah bet you didn't know women were enlisted in Navy back then)
Maternal Grandfather - US Army Spanish American War
Maternal Great Grandfather US Army Civil War (I remember him - he lost an arm)
Paternal Great Grandfather - died in service US Army Civil War
War of 1812 - don't know of any relatives
Revolutionary War at least one soldier in my father's family

Remember Pearl Harbor -Dec. 7, 1941

[Darrell Jones]

My thanks as well. USMC 68-72. Rifleman 26th Marines Vietnam 69 and 70. MP 71-72.

[Ian Haywood]

US Army, Avionics Tech, E-4 87-94 Veteran of Desert Shield/Storm. HHC 1-1 Cav.

Father, USAAC Tail gunner on the "Yankee Raider" (among others), a B-17F in the 368th Bomb Group, 8th Air Force. Stationed at Thurleigh, England.

Uncle, US Army Served in the Korean War, unit and area unknown.

Ian

[Thomas Knighton]

US Navy Hospital Corpsman Third Class
1993-1996

Tom

[Don McRoberts]

USAF 62-69, SSgt
SAGE Computer Systems (Air Defense Command)
- Malmstrom AFB (62-66) & Stewart AFB (66-69).

[Louis Rucci]

Us Navy Jan 1971 - Dec 1994
Rank: EWC (SW) retired.

Held the line on the Cold War til we won it, and beyond.

[Jerry Casler]

U.S.A.F. 73-76 active fuels lab specialists
Altus AFB, Ok and RAF Upper Heyford, England

Proud to have served, Father was USN WW2 LCT Driver, son served USAF 00-04 Beall AFB Ca can't reveal title

[Randy Dutkiewicz]

US Army Military Police Corps:
HHD 709th MP BN (Frankfurt, GE)
24th IN DIV (Ft Stewart, GA)
1988 - 1994 (ETS: SGT/E-5)

[Doug Anderson]

Master Sgt. (Retired)
U. S. Army
23 years

Thank-you for your generosity. My wife also served (21 years), as did both of my sisters and their husbands, my father (WWII, 21 combat missions in a B-17, European Theater), and both grandfathers.

[ken gibbs]

Martin,

Thank you for your service to our country. I was in VS-27 right out of Pensacola (Class 38-67) and later flew in VS-72 out of NAS Norfolk/Chambers Field in the reserves. I was on the last cruise of the Yorktown and had the pleasure of walking her flight two years ago where she is tied up in Charleston harbor. They disesablished VS-72 and I transitioned to Hugheys as a new member of HAL-4. Now going back to flight school in August to transition to H-1's with zero rotor head time equated to a lot of sweat. I ate up a new helmit liner in four weeks because it was so hot. We had Marine 1st LTs as instructors and we were senior to them. They kept yelling "Sir, don't do that sir!" and "Sir, God damn it. Do not, repeat do not hit the stinger, Sir". Lots of fun. I was in HAL-4 as a plank owner until 1988 and loved the folks down there. It was really a pleasure to have an airframe that allowed you to shoot back!

[David Drickhamer]

Thank you for your generous contribution.
Over 13 years total military.
US Coast Guard (USCGC Raritan - WYTM-93)
Wisconsin Army National Guard (Btry A 1-121 FA)

[Kevin Young]

AW2 Kevin B. Young served in the USN 1972-1976
Best years of my life why I got out I'll never know.
Thank you Waymon for all you do.

[Rick Gibson]

Very generous Waymon. If Canadians count. Canadian Armed Forces (Air Force) 1965 - 1975. Having recently got a lathe I have got involved in our pens for Canadian peacekeepers project. We don't have the infrastructure providing blanks and kits to the turners but we do our best and support our troops. I think they appreciate the letter that goes with each pen as much or more than the pen.

Rick
I support
http://www.pensforcanadianpeacekeepers.com/

[Al Sherred]

USAF 73-80 Jet engine Mechanic Davis Monthan AFB AZ, Beale AFB Calif

[william perper]

william n perper en1 4 jun 79 thru 31 dec 94 retired usn

[Renee Yaeger]

USNAVY 1989-1993 Charleston, SC Navel Base
Gee, I think I'm the only female in here? I haven't made a pen yet. Thanks, Renee

[Phil Nuccio]

USN 1976 - 1982

Thanks for your support

[Glenn Corser]

Air Force 1969 - 1972

[Frank McKinney]

Waymon,
Very generous of you. I served as a Marine Huey pilot from 1980 through 1999.
S/F,

Frank "Putter" McKinney

[Skip Weiser]

US ARMY 1972-1975 Combat Engineer and Atomic Demolition Munitions Team Specialist.

Thank you all for your service.

[James Wellman]

1984-1987 US Army Military Police - "West" Germany

CPL James Wellman

[Alan Schell]

Alan Schell - USN 1980-1984
USS Greenling SSN-614

Thank you.

[Gary Shoemake]

Gary Shoemake
1968-1972
Air Force
Air Defense Command 21st Air division various radar sites on the Pinetree line.

[Patrick Melchior]

Thanks !!!!

United States Marines

1986-1996

Sergeant

Aviation Radar Tech. (ground based air search radar)

[Jim Creech]

Jim Creech,
USNR 1968-1972

"If you are not willing to stand behind our troops, you are welcome to stand in front of them"

[Mark Engel]

This thread has been dormant for a long time. Let's get it started again.

Mark Engel
US Army 1974-1976

[James Combs]

Thanks Mark for restarting Waymon's thread, much appreciate the recognition.

JD Combs ("James Combs" when I was in)
USN 1964-1971 E6 FTM (Fire Control Tech Missiles) Entire service after training was aboard USS Longbeach CGN9 off the coast of Nam.
USNR 1981-1999 E6 FC (Fire Control-man Guns and Missiles) Served on a variety of platforms

[peter leyden]

Peter Leyden - aviation electronic technician (ATR2) 1961-1964/ VAW33(Airborne Early Warning )

[aurelio alarcon]

Thanks to all the veterans past and future

[Bill Clark De]

Thank you for the donation
CPL. USMC 56-58 2533---2nd mar div 6 th Marines H&S company/4.2 mortars.
*semper fi and a couple oo--rahs ....

[Jim Rimmer]

Jim Rimmer - US Navy 1971 -1979

[Brandon Windes]

Brandon Windes

Army from 14JAN99 till at least 14JAN19 (7 years to go)
2 trips into the Stan and 1 to Iraq (so far)

RLTW!

[Doug Morgan]

Douglas Morgan

US Navy Submarine Force
USS Permit SSN 594
June 1978 - June 1988

[David Coburn]

David Coburn

US Navy : 1978 - 1981
HTFN - USS America CV66

[Brian Palmer]

USAF
Mechanic
Dec2001-present

[Neil Pabia]

USMC
Little of this and that
1981-2008

Son
Anthony
USMC
2001-present

[Gordon Eyre]

Ten year army veteran 1953-1963 including a three year stint in the White House in support of the POTUS. My son is now a Captain and just completed his second tour (Afghanistan and Iraq).

[Jim Burr]

Lt Cmdr (ret) CVN 72 90-95 Intel in DS1 & 2. Currently NDMS/DMAT CA-6. My son, John is a Marine and I'm a proud dad. I have 10 camo blanks due in tomorrow and 10 Slim's I'll be sending off next week...well, 9...one is going to my son when we go to Pendleton next month.

[Hunter A Keller]

USMC
CWO, 23 years, combination of active and reserve. OIF/OEF 2004-2005.
Semper Fi

[David Rust]

Active Army 1983-1986, Army National Guard and Army Reserves 1986-1989.
UH-1H Helicopter Crew Chief.

Civilian support OIF/OEF in the Middle East 2009.

Proud Father of an Eagle Scout that is applying for West Point.

[Ariel Echevarria]

US Air Force August 2003-Present.

[Arturo Jauregui]

U.S. Army

1991-present

[Bill Clark De]

USMC 1950 ish ...never quite sure where I was or what i was doing in the corp .... (this remains constant even today ) Thanks for your efforts...


Semper Fi
* good nite chesty where ever you are!!!

[Sam Larter]

I did just over 25 years A.D. in the Marines as an Explosive Ordnance Disposal Technician. I retired in 2006 and currently work as a government contractor Testing and Evaluating munitions and weapons for the Navy and Marine Corps.

Sam Larter
1981-2006
Master Gunnery Sergeant (E-9)
U.S. Marine Corps (Retired)

[William Noyer]

U.S. Army, 27 years and counting. 1985 to present. Plan to retire in June 2014. Chief Warrant Officer 4, Blackhawk Maintenance Test Pilot/Maintenance Evaluator.

[Ron Radliff]

A veteran and actively turning Freedom Pens with Team Blackhawk

Ron Radliff
SMSgt USAF (ret) 1964-1991

[Keith Frank]

Outstanding Waymon. Keith, CMDCM USN Retired, 28 Years, 1980 - 2008

[Greg A Jones]

Greg Jones
United States Army 1979-'82
Louisiana National Guard 1983-'85

[Greg Bender]

Greg Bender
USAF 5th Bomb Wing 1972-1976
Pratt & Whitney GEB

[Nicholas Lile]

Hello,

My Papa was in WWII, grandpa in the Korean War, and father at the end of Vietnam War. They where all Army. I'm current in the USAF and am over seas as we speak. I joined in 2007 and I'm on my second enlist planning on going for the full 20.

Thank you for everything you do. Its always great to hear people say thank you!

Lile

[Brandon Ketchum]

That is fantastic man. I am a vet, recently medically retired after serving over nine years; 2004-2008 USMC 2008-2013 USA as a combat engineer and served 3 tours in iraq and afghanistan. I am now going to school and putting everything together to open my own business, a wood shop. I make shadow boxes, award displays, stuff like that. BUT i am teaching myself how to do all of this thru books, videos, advice, and a lot of trial and error. I have not heard of the freedom pens, but i can tell you that anytime i got something in the mail that someone made for me, someone they will prolly never see, it made me feel pretty damn good, considering the circumstances.

[Ken Fitzgerald]

Guys...... Thanks for your service but..... This thread is 9 years old and Waymon, the OP, has not logged on to Saw Mill Creek since 2005.

[James Roberts]

December 1977 to April 1999. U.S. Army and Army Reserve.

[Jeff Erbele]

US Army; US Army Corps of Engineers; Combat Engineer; Enlisted & Commissioned; Major-Retired, 26 Years ~ Present: Retired Reserve, subject to recall

The toughest part of my military service and career was ending it.

[Harvey M. Taylor]

Max Taylor-USN 43 to 45. my ship received the last act of agression from Japan with 2 suicide planes the evening before atomic bomb #2. 26 killed. served 1 yr, 4mos. &10 days. seems like yesterday. Thank you all for your service. Max Taylor.

[Hunter A Keller]

@Ken, it's all good. This is a long running thread, I'm a lurker, but a long time member. I like to hear from these guys from time to time.

@Jeff, I started in '87 enlisted, retired 2014, USMC finished CWO. Recallable for a few years yet. We'll see... Semper-Fi!

@Max, what ship were you on? Most of my family is Navy or Army. I'm the only Marine. I'm a big history buff. Like to hear your story... Take care...

[Robert B Povalkins]

Robert 1969 to 1981 US Navy

[Bill Sanson]

A very thoughtful gesture and one that a Marine would be proud of. Here's one from north of the border, Royal Canadian Navy 2001 (started basic training a week after 911) to present. Currently serve as Combat Officer on board Her Majesty's Canadian Ship PRESERVER. Brother serves as a Sniper in the Royal Canadian Regiment, my dad and uncle were both in the army reserves, my grandfather was with the Dragoons in WII and I had four other grand uncles that fought as well. It is an honour to serve but it is more of an honour to represent the lineage of service that I am apart of. Pro Patria.

[Gary Salisbury]

I love reading this old thread.

Here are my creds:
Dropped out of college in my freshman year, much to the disgruntlement of my parents, to satisfy the itch a dynamic campus military recruiter gave me. Joined the USNR in 1967, attended an advanced Class A Technical School in San Diego, served two years and two tours of duty in Vietnam (of which 7 weeks was on board a Swift Boat), discharged in San Diego, California, and spent 13 more years in the Navy Reserves in MIUW 1421 (support team for the Seals). Didn't always like what I was doing but never regretted a minute of it.

I have the utmost respect for veterans.

[Paul Bylin]

I quit school and bummed around for a bit. At 17, i joined the Army. Served three tours in Vietnam with the combat Engineers before i was sent home. 100 percent disabled because of my service.