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Devin. PA Army National Guard 99-05. 67U CH-47 Mechanic and Crew Chief.
Hi Devin, welcome to the highway. Thanks for your service. With the skills you have acquired as a Crew Chief, do you do plumbing in your your sleep? Nice Land Cruiser.
Larry in El Paso
Good Morning,
@Chungas Revenge suggested we create a thread or a forum to contain 'all things Veteran'. Chungas noticed that there are a lot of Vets who have developed a relationship with these old beauties that we all prize.
@woody is going to review this, when he has time and will decide where/how to best host this on IH8MUD.
Vets: Please let everyone know who you are and, please, let's leave religion and political discussions to other threads/forums/websites...no need to start a battle here.
Please tell as much or as little, about yourself, as you like... but give us a first name, branch of service and period of service.
I'll start...
I'm Danny Staggs, SMSgt USAF Retired May '68 - Aug 88
I started my career in Computer Operations and moved to programming in '80
During my Air Force career,
I spent time in Tripoli, Libya, Cheyenne Mountain, CO, Tucson, AZ, San Antonio, TX, Brunssum, The Netherlands and I retired in Austin, TX.I completed my second (civilian software development) career in Jul '11 and retired to pursue other interests.
Also temporary duty (TDY), of one sort or the other to: Amarillo, TX; Wichita Falls, TX; Biloxi, MS; The White House Communications Agency; Ramstein AB, GE; and numerous NATO exercises in various underground locations though out Belgium and Germany.
When we moved to a small townhouse in North Las Vegas, NV, I had to find new interests and decided that I really wanted to explore the great outdoors all around Las Vegas... The Big Empty is just that and it has become my playground.
I found that the best way to explore is with (IMHO) the perfect vehicle for just such activities, the FJ40. I found '44' in Sherman, TX and had it delivered.
Then I set about trying to figure out the best way to maintain my old beauty and decided, in short order, that I needed to learn the care and feeding myself... there is no one else to rely upon, when you venture into extremely remote areas.
Unfortunately, 44 has developed a dead cylinder... so, I've decided to have my 2F rebuilt and will deliver it locally next week, for open heart surgery.
I'll be without 44 for 4-6 weeks and will be playing in my Tundra, during 44's downtime.
I explore with Sgt Gunner, my 9 year old (on Veterans' Day) Golden Retriever, he's my co-pilot. I lost my 12.5 year old friend, Mr Parker, in July, 2014 and have recently found another (future) navigator, Sir Windsor Chesterfield (Chester). He will be accompanying Gunner and I, once he has all shots and is medically released by or Flight Surgeon.
I've got to leave for Dr Appts now ... Please feel free to run through my 'build' in my signature below.
Regards!