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lasater · 12-28-2010, 04:57 PM

I just gotta get my 2 cents worth in.

I served 23+ years in the Air Force as an Explosive Ordnance Disposal Tech (your friendly neighborhood bomb squad). I did a year in Vietnam and a lot of time in the Phillipine Islands, Thailand, Alaska, Hawaii, Taiwan, and Okinawa. I even managed to get a few tours stateside (North Carolina, Arkansas, Texas, Louisian, Washington, Missouri, and Utah.

I served with a lot of 11B's (Infantry) and 13B's (Artillary). The training the Arty guys get at Ft Sill, OK, shows when these guys hit the field, whether in a combat zone or a live fire training range. When I see the helicopters drop a couple of howitzers down, followed by the Arty crews, and then see them put "steel on target" within just a couple of minutes then I am very thankful for the instructors that taught them and taught them well.

Without your knowledge, experience, and diligence while instructing, there would have been a lot more casualties in Vietnam and Iraq.

Thank you, Brother.

12-28-2010, 04:57 PM	#26
lasater Montana Master Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Rapid City Posts: 739 M.O.C. #77	I just gotta get my 2 cents worth in. I served 23+ years in the Air Force as an Explosive Ordnance Disposal Tech (your friendly neighborhood bomb squad). I did a year in Vietnam and a lot of time in the Phillipine Islands, Thailand, Alaska, Hawaii, Taiwan, and Okinawa. I even managed to get a few tours stateside (North Carolina, Arkansas, Texas, Louisian, Washington, Missouri, and Utah. I served with a lot of 11B's (Infantry) and 13B's (Artillary). The training the Arty guys get at Ft Sill, OK, shows when these guys hit the field, whether in a combat zone or a live fire training range. When I see the helicopters drop a couple of howitzers down, followed by the Arty crews, and then see them put "steel on target" within just a couple of minutes then I am very thankful for the instructors that taught them and taught them well. Without your knowledge, experience, and diligence while instructing, there would have been a lot more casualties in Vietnam and Iraq. Thank you, Brother.