Military Veterans and S2K

[george_r_1961]

When I was there, the Apollo Astronauts would come there for training and after 11 Buzz Aldrin actually came through the Weather Station one time when I was on duty. We used to go fishing at Buckroe Beach in the Summer.

Steve

Steve that pier was destroyed by Isabel. Havent been down to Buckroe in a while no not sure if its been rebuilt or not.

[senorpepr]

SSgt USAF 2000-present.

Lackland AFB, TX: 2000, Keesler AFB, MS: 2000-2001, Sembach AB, Germany: 2001-2003, Offutt AFB, NE: 2003-present.

[hurricanedude]

nope george...Buckroe Pier still gone as is Grandview pier

[Terrell]

I served in the Air Force from 90 to 96.

[MSRobi911]

My Dad was in World War II and was with Patton when he crossed the Rein River. He was also in the Red Ball Express. He didn't tell many stories because it made him too sad as his father and grandfather had come over from Germany and he felt like he was probably fighting his cousins at times. He actually said he was face to face with a German soldier that looked just like himself and had to kill him before he was killed, he said both of them just stood there and stared at each other for what seemed like forever. The horrible part is that he was at Auschwitz and saw all the piles of dead bodies (bones). We have pictures that he took off a dead soldier there, they are heart breaking.

He passed away in 1998 and is buried at Biloxi National Cemetery and thank goodness he wasn't washed away with Katrina, even though he probably would have liked the ride my dad was a hoot!

Mary

[Janice]

My father was an FC3, 18 years old, third class assigned to the Navy repair ship, Vestal, and was actually a survivor of two ships during the Pearl Harbor attacks. Just two days prior, on Dec. 5th, the Vestal had anchored by the battleship Arizona to do routine repair work. Shortly before 6 am, on Dec. 7th, he was topside the Vestal. At 6 am the Vestal was the first ship to take a hit during the attack, blowing him off the Vestal onto the Arizona. A second blast aboard the Arizona blew him off the battleship into the water. He boarded the Vestal once more as she was moved from the Arizona. His records lists 87 documented air raids in the Pacific Theater with ll major campaign ribbons.

This per an article written about him. I hope I have the dates right, the print is very small and hard for me to read.

I am so proud.

[pojo]

USAF Reserves 2003-now
34th Aerial Port Squadron, 440th Airlift Wing, General Mitchell IAP-ARS, WI

Charleston AFB July 05-August 05 (should have been April 05... don't get me started on that).
Doha AB, Qatar Sept 05-Jan 06

(next year will put on SSgt)

In the process of cross training to the 53rd Weather Recon Squadron... Yes the Hurricane Hunters!