Welcome to Veterans' Highway!

[dajojo1]

I was a “passenger” on the Tarawa for her 1st deployment in 1979 (WESPAC). Our berthing compartment was aft under the flight deck. A squadron of AV-8 Harriers made that location an interesting place to try and sleep during flight OPS. I knew I was old when I was having a pint er‘ two with a group of Marines who were training at Camp Dawson in Kingwood WV. One fresh faced young Corporal asked me what ships I had been on. When I replied “The USS Tarawa” the group got really quite. Finally my inquisitive companion leaned over and said “The Tarawa was decommissioned 10 years ago”…

So I bought a round and we toasted LHA-1..

I served in her sister ship USS Nassau (LHA 4). She was decommissioned also a very long time ago!

Jose

 

[dajojo1]

Hey Welcome home and to the Mud group. I did a bunch of training in Fort Lewis with the rangers instructing. Was one hell of a big base for this small town guy. I live here on Vancouver Island BC Canada wife and dog. If you ever want a road trip your welcome here just email me before coming. Im building a diesel 60 series should have her on the road for Christmas! Well all the best, JIM Infatry Ret

Hey Jim,
Great place to live. Been there a few time but I have not explored the island much. My wife and I want to go back and spend 3 weeks exploring.
Jose

 

[CJK]

I’ve been on mud for 5 years and never knew this existed

Hey all, I’m Chris. I was an infantry officer in the Marine reserves (still in the IRR) from 2016-2020. I spent my first 2 years on AD orders and deployed on a MEU as a fresh 2ndLt. Nothing too eventful happened other than a world booze cruise, as SOF-dudes were partying at that time with drone pilots doing the rest.

I was introduced to the land cruiser family via the Land Cruiser Prado i had for a week in the Middle East. The thing was legit and I felt like a boss driving it. I bought 80 about 4 months after I came back from deployment.

Pictured is my 80 a few days after I got it (bone stock). Also is what it looks like after I got a bunch of goodies from Luke at 4x4Labs.

 

[underwater]

Ken here. USN 1969 to 1972. Nuke MM1(SS). Over a year total underwater then a visit to Nam.
I owned this FJ 40 back in the 70's and 80's and sold it to a friend when work took me out of state. I'm retired now and moved back and was able to repurchase it. This will be a multi year project.

 

[mchlhmltn]

Hello all! Mike here in the Cleveland, Ohio area. US Army from 2006 to 2012. I've had my 40 for about 2 years and before that had a 93 80 series. Currently on the 40 I just drive it whenever I can and am happy with it being good from far but far from good. I had seen this link in a few bios so I thought I would hop in and introduce myself.

 

[Chungas Revenge]

Hello all! Mike here in the Cleveland, Ohio area. US Army from 2006 to 2012. I've had my 40 for about 2 years and before that had a 93 80 series. Currently on the 40 I just drive it whenever I can and am happy with it being good from far but far from good. I had seen this link in a few bios so I thought I would hop in and introduce myself.

I might be coming up to Akron to shoot the breeze with @Jdc1 sometime in the future. We‘ll see if we can’t talk him into a a burger and a BS session..

Welcome aboard…Nice wheels..!!!

 

[mchlhmltn]

I might be coming up to Akron to shoot the breeze with @Jdc1 sometime in the future. We‘ll see if we can’t talk him into a a burger and a BS session..

Welcome aboard…Nice wheels..!!!

Sounds good to me! Always in for a burger and BS.

 

[schuy2147]

Hello all! Mike here in the Cleveland, Ohio area. US Army from 2006 to 2012. I've had my 40 for about 2 years and before that had a 93 80 series. Currently on the 40 I just drive it whenever I can and am happy with it being good from far but far from good. I had seen this link in a few bios so I thought I would hop in and introduce myself.

Welcome! Fellow NE Ohioan my self (former). Westlake/West Park areas.

 

[mchlhmltn]

Welcome! Fellow NE Ohioan my self (former). Westlake/West Park areas.

Small world I am in the Westlake area... and everyday I am trying to get my wife to move to one of the Carolinas

 

[vjpkrmnc]

Newly retired Coastie here. Oregon 100 driver...of mostly USFS roads to get the family off the beaten paths. Stoked to find this forum .

 

[zcostilla]

Hello, I’m Zac, US Air Force ‘93 -‘13. Originally from Northeastern Ohio (born in Cleveland, moved east of Akron when I was 9), retired in Southwestern Illinois and moved to Upstate South Carolina in 2020.

 

[toyotaloha]

Been on this thread for years but haven't been very active. I'm Active duty Navy and have owned my wonderful LC100 for 10+ years!

 

[DIRTBIKEUSA]

Army, 91B, 2en bn 573rd combat engineers. 2008-2014. Afghanistan/Iraq deployments. Permanent duty station was at Wsmr. Loved the desert. Got hurt and discharged. Continued as contractor/ tech for government stuff.

I love hobby’s, my wife says maybe too much. I’m currently refurbishing a 97 Lx..Alaska bound to visit some of her family.

I like gardening, hanging with my kids, getting sodas from the gas station. I like to joke around. I like to fixing things, always have. Been a mechanic for about 20 years.
Went to school tech school before I went to motor pool in the army. I don’t know it all, but I like new things to learn. I like to jog long distances. Like 4-6 miles a night.

Oh, I like riding dirt bikes really fast and recklessly, so wild I actually hyper extended my ankle on a landing. So I haven’t been jogging like I want to.

Anyway. Oh yeah I go to church.

That’s about it. I will usually respond if you ask me something.

 

[CBTX]

Excited to come across this thread! Very new to the TLC community. Just sold my 62 , and currently own a 200.

USAF 2006-2016… started out as Security Forces and finished up in Intel.

I am looking to build my 200 to pull a trailer, and get the family out in woods! Any suggestions for towing are welcomed!

 

[Hugh Heifer]

Excited to come across this thread! Very new to the TLC community. Just sold my 62 , and currently own a 200.

USAF 2006-2016… started out as Security Forces and finished up in Intel.

I am looking to build my 200 to pull a trailer, and get the family out in woods! Any suggestions for towing are welcomed!

@jynx tows with his 200. He pulled his pig and the 200 did not care.

 

[jynx]

@CBTX We have a '14 LX570, I'd hook it to about anything I own and haul it. We pulled the warpig ('78 FJ55 on tons) from Mid TN to Hot Springs and like @Hugh Heifer said, it didn't care at all. Rolled 70 all day loaded. Throw a hitch in and harness and roll out.

 

[Spectre1775]

Hello all.
Once upon a time I was active duty, 4 years USMC Infantry, enlisted. Served 2000-2004. I got out as an E-5. East coast, Deployed with 22-MEU but being right after 9-11 we did not get a booze cruise, spent some time in Djibouti, and a few ports of call. Switched units afterward and then had a deployment to Okinawa, followed by DMZ in Korea, followed by a deployment to Haiti in 2004. Not a bad 4 years, still miss it some days. Don't mind the black bar across my face, I am not SpecOps, just a birthmark.

Now, I drive a newly acquired 2023 GX 460 instead of a HMMWV.

 

[Chungas Revenge]

@Spectre1775

“spent some time in Djibouti”

Little known fact, Djibouti is French for sweaty @$$ crack…

Welcome aboard…

 

[Spectre1775]

@Spectre1775

“spent some time in Djibouti”

Little known fact, Djibouti is French for sweaty @$$ crack…

Welcome aboard…

Don't I know it!

Thanks.

 

[Heretic]

Lauren here. I was a Coastie (Petty Officer 3rd, MK3, E-4), '77 to 81.

That's me on the right 45+ years ago. I have a LOT less hair now, and what I have left is mostly grey.

Spent most of my time in SAR on the Oregon coast.