So I will be the first

[CAS3]

:rolleyes:
I never left the States but I am considered a disabled wartime vet!!

Thanks Sadaam for the goverment benefits.!!:confused:

Still think we should have "gotten" him then!!

Anyway, Desert Storm vets pull up a sea bag and share your stories.

[Nitro]

another place for me to post.

I'm proud to say that I was there suckin down all that wonderfull oxygen. NOT !!! If I can remember to scan some pics I'll post em jus for SaG.

edit: Damn that pic is BIG !! Sorry if I can figure out how to resize it I will

Nitro

[TeufelHunden]

...HQBn, 2d MarDiv. 23Dec90 - 15Apr91. Oldest daughter was 5 weeks old when I left - Crawling like she owned the joint when I got back. Thanks Saddam for taking that away from me you prick!

[LadyLeatherneck]

I joined after Desert Storm and ALL of the guys in my shop
had been to the middle east. They shared alot of pictures,
pictures that are still engraved in my memory today, not a
pretty site. All I can say is WELCOME HOME YOU GUYS!

[NamGrunt68]

Originally posted by CAS3
:rolleyes:
I never left the States but I am considered a disabled wartime vet!!

Thanks Sadaam for the goverment benefits.!!:confused:

Still think we should have "gotten" him then!!

Anyway, Desert Storm vets pull up a sea bag and share your stories.

Just curious, about your having a "Disabled Wartime Vet" rating....and how it could be wartime service connected if you never left the states.....

[USMC0311]

Make is easy for ya grunt..Cas served during War time..UNlike the Vietnam Vets. and Duh..Bro She was property of The Marine Corps when she got the rating.
It's good that grunts are inquisitive Bro.. But can be a double edge swoard man. If we ask 2many stupid Questions it reflects on our Grunt Brothers.
Semper Fi, Marine!!

[NamGrunt68]

Originally posted by USMC0311
Make is easy for ya grunt..Cas served during War time..UNlike the Vietnam Vets. and Duh..Bro She was property of The Marine Corps when she got the rating.
It's good that grunts are inquisitive Bro.. But can be a double edge swoard man. If we ask 2many stupid Questions it reflects on our Grunt Brothers.
Semper Fi, Marine!!

[b]Bro, bein a Nam Vet and a deranged one with weekly visits to my shrink at the wonderful VA horsepital every week, I am eat up with constantly makin sure nobody is suckin bennies away from a Vet who's fighting to get his rightfully from the VA....wasn't tryin to insinutate this was the case with this Marine, but was just tryin to make sure a wannabe wasn't gettin bennies......I done been asked to leave about 20 PTSD sessions for giving non combatant patients hell for bein in their with me and other Combat Vets.....They ain't laid in the same elephant grass or sniffed the same night mud so they shouldn't be there.....in my opinion they should separate PTSD cases into what each individuals PTSD is related to.....There might be many different reasons causing a person's ptsd, but ain't no gubmit shrink gonna ever convince me it's all the same !!! Thats pure bull**** !!

Sorry to get off on the PTSD deal....ain't got nothin to do with what the post was about !!!! Again, I was just checkin to make sure weren't no wannabe takin bennies away from another deserving bro !!

[USMC0311]

Welcome Home Bro!!! Semper Fi, Grunt
parinoia/caution, is a state O mind 4 me Bro!
I understand ... believe Me, I do Bro

[NamGrunt68]

Originally posted by USMC0311
Welcome Home Bro!!! Semper Fi, Grunt
parinoia/caution, is a state O mind 4 me Bro!
I understand ... believe Me, I do Bro

WELCOME HOME TO YOU ALSO BRO !!! THANKS FOR BEIN A BRO AND THANKS FOR YOUR SERVICE TO OUR COUNTRY !!!

[Sixguns]

Thanks to my aggressive attitude and drive I was already on recruiting duty. I had the pleasure of walking into homes and trying to explain how joining the Marines was a good thing for young Johnny, while his mother kept talking about getting him back in a body bag. Or walking through the streets of a liberal Massachusetts town while citizens protested the war with chants of "No Blood For Oil." Oh yes, Desert Shield/Storm was a real boost to my morale. I could have been there in the fight with Saddam instead of the fight with some mom. I knew it was probably my only chance to get close to the action and it wasn't in the cards for me then or recently with Afghanistan. Again, I found myself in recruiting when the war on terrorism broke out. It was my fate, I guess. He's a thought. Next time I get orders to another recruiting assignment, war is eminent!!


Sixguns

[CAS3]

Sorry for the delay in my response... <br />
<br />
I am a disabled wartime veteran. I was discharged medically on Feb 1 1991. <br />
I too do not believe in milking the system. <br />
That is why I am Chief of Claims at...

[NamGrunt68]

Well thank ya for yer service Bro'ette.....and it looks like yer still serving....don't let none o them wannabe sum*****es thru the wire !!!

[jwpetitt]

yes i was there 8 hard months worth trained a lot but didnt see any action. was with 1st bn 2nd marines north carolina . west coast seen a bit of action. and i was very scared i was a co GYSGT it wasnt fun or funny, was on the USS Okinowa boiler blew up while leaving Bahrain lost of navy men lost their lives . wasnt too good for the morale of the ship either. im glad i got the chance to fight for my country thats what it all about freedom, some dont know that and some do all i wanted to do was to bring back everyone in my company home alive and we did at that . sempers ill never forget what i seen and heard and i would go in a heartbeat any day at all once a marine always a marine semper-fi all GYsgt john w petitt Ret

[virwar]

I was there with 4th MARDIV 3/23 Wpns Co 81's detached out to 2/4 and then deteched to 10th Trucks. My advise to everyone is DO NOT learn how to drive a stick shift in a 6-by while driving through a mine field and while taking incoming arty rounds.:scared: Semper Fi . Dave out.

[SGTBLASTER]

WE Flew In Style to this airfield ALJABER IN KUWAIT
WE SET UP FARP SITE FOR SUPER COBRAS.
AND WE CLEARD IRAQI BUNKERS AND SWEPT FOR MINES AND BOOBY TRAPS.
IT WAS HOT AS THE KITCHEN STOVE WHEN WE ARRIVED.
SMOKE SO THICK YOU COULD CUT WITH A KNIFE.
ALOT WENT ON I COULDNT GET IT ALL ON HERE.

SEMPER FI MARINES:bandit:

[SGTBLASTER]

ENGINEERS UP!

[USMC0311]

Originally posted by virwar
I was there with 4th MARDIV 3/23 Wpns Co 81's detached out to 2/4 and then detached to 10th Trucks. My advise to everyone is DO NOT learn how to drive a stick shift in a 6-by while driving through a mine field and while taking incoming arty rounds.:scared: Semper Fi . Dave out.

that beats me Brother..I got my license when I was 19 and learned how to drive on the Chicago Sky-Way.

I'm damn sure Proud of you Gulf War Vets..Semper Fi, Bros. You too SgtBlaster!!!
:yes:

[SGTBLASTER]

Every thing we learned as Comb Engineers was from those that served in VNM. 75 percent of Casualties IN VNM, were Caused By Some type of Mine, From our own Mines and the VC Mines.
The VC HAD LOTS OF TRICKS,
Lots of claymores and bouncing bettys,Toe poppers on and on.
we swept carfuly through those Iraqi Bunkers looking and feeling
for trip wires and lots of places were booby traped at this airfield IN Kuwait, they did try to set us up a few surprises.

SEMPER FI
:)

[SGTBLASTER]

OH THE PIC ABOVE, I HAD A SATCHEL CHARGE ON ME, 22 pnds <br />
of C-4. <br />
<br />
SEMPER FI

[USMC0311]

I know them Bros in Nam had a blast with their demolitions..I'm bettin You Marines had sum premo **** to work with..Gotta be a Blast :yes:

[virwar]

OOH-RAH Devil Dogs!!! I attriute my still being here to the Combat Engineers ( at the breach in the burm and mine fields ) Tiger Brigade and a couple of A-10 Warthogs ( I'm told they took care of some Iraqi tanks while I was in the middle of the second mine field ) and of course I know God was helping my dumbass too!!! Thanx SgtBlaster, Bang up job!!!Yeeerrrp!!!
0311 Thanx to you Vietnam Vets for helping to get my ass and what's left of my head back home quickly on the backside of the war. Reading what you Vietnam Vets did out there dwarfed my experiences and hearing what and how you all dealt with coming home provided me with a good kick in the ass to square myself away quickly. Since my learning experience in the minefield, I have made it a point of learning how to operate every piece of equipment that's know to man. Whether it be a crane or SCUBA gear or piloting an airplane. I don't ever want to get caught like that again. Semper Fi and Welcome Home Devil Dogs!!! Dave out.:banana:

[USMC0311]

Originally posted by virwar
OOH-RAH Devil Dogs!!! I attriute my still being here to the Combat Engineers ( at the breach in the burm and mine fields ) Tiger Brigade and a couple of A-10 Warthogs ( I'm told they took care of some Iraqi tanks while I was in the middle of the second mine field ) and of course I know God was helping my dumbass too!!! Thanx SgtBlaster, Bang up job!!!Yeeerrrp!!!
0311 Thanx to you Vietnam Vets for helping to get my ass and what's left of my head back home quickly on the backside of the war. Reading what you Vietnam Vets did out there dwarfed my experiences and hearing what and how you all dealt with coming home provided me with a good kick in the ass to square myself away quickly. Since my learning experience in the minefield, I have made it a point of learning how to operate every piece of equipment that's know to man. Whether it be a crane or SCUBA gear or piloting an airplane. I don't ever want to get caught like that again. Semper Fi and Welcome Home Devil Dogs!!! Dave out.:banana:

Semper Fi, Marine..we be a team..thank you and the Vets of your era for preserving our Freedoms :yes:

[mark king]

I HAD A VERY GOOD TIME WATCHING YOU GUYS BLOWING A HOLE IN THE MINE FEILDS IN KUWAIT BEFORE WE WENT IN.

THKS

[SGTBLASTER]

ROGER THAT TO ALL ABOVE......

AH SHUCKS MARINES !

WE ALL COVER EACH ONES BACK

I would do it again IF, wich is a big word, IF I HAD TO.

( I AM JUST PROUD TO BE A MARINE):)

[Barrio_rat]

Now I'm gonna have to go get my pics scanned so y'all can see how yer 'sposed to spend a war! I was on the USS Tarawa LHA-1, with the 5th MEB and MAG-90. At one time we had over 2000 Marines on the ship. The Navy was outnumbered. Was there for the USS Okinawa incident. Our OIC, from Pendleton was on that ship. Many, including him, were brought aboard the Tarawa. Was out of MCAS Camp Pendleton. Left in November, got back in July. Closest I came to it all was 35 miles from the Iraq/Kuwait border. Saw the oil rigs burning. Though, when we made port at Al Jabail, Saudi Arabia the only SCUD missile to head that way was when we were there. Had one beer day after 90 days at sea. Spent some time in the UAE, Dubai and Abu Dahbi. Drinkin' strong mixed drinks next to a pool at a 5 star hotel. I was aviation ordnace, roto head. Kept the bomb racks and turrets on the Cobras workin. Ain't cool for pilots if they can't shoot back. We did have a little action in that everything we did maintenance on worked when the Cobras and Harriers went in over Kuwait. Got to watch the home coming parade on a tape that some guys mom sent him while we were still out there. That was kinda interesting. On our way back, we stopped in the Bay of Bengal to the country of Bangladesh for Operation Sea Angel for releif efforts.