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Good old P-19 haha. i love those bad boys. its always great to meet another 7051. Semper Fi! i work at Westover AFB now doing Fed Fire and we use p-23's and we have one P-19 i love it even though its a crappy Airforce version haha
ranger4-7
Army Veteran
Here are afew that I finally scanned. sorry for the leass than stellar quality on some of them:
Bradley gunnery training at Grafenwoehr Germany (Graf)
Range 206: Graf
Dug in M1 at Hohenfels, Germany
The "Old Man", (one of the finest guys I've ever known), at Hohenfels
Dragon's teeth still in place on the Seigfried Line
Only the finest accomodations for our troops! Latrines in Saudi
The Tap Line Road: Moving out to our FAA
Ahh, the beauty that is the middle east:
Gotta love american teenage males. If there's a lawn anywhere, they'll go out of their way to "turf it".
Sgt Gelnn Moody and me in Iraq.
Hasty bivouac
My 27th birthday, southern Iraq (uniform standards were relaxed for the morning in honor of the event
)
Proud moment: Pinning Captain's bars on my wife
Thanks for looking,
Chris
Bradley gunnery training at Grafenwoehr Germany (Graf)
Range 206: Graf
Dug in M1 at Hohenfels, Germany
The "Old Man", (one of the finest guys I've ever known), at Hohenfels
Dragon's teeth still in place on the Seigfried Line
Only the finest accomodations for our troops! Latrines in Saudi
The Tap Line Road: Moving out to our FAA
Ahh, the beauty that is the middle east:
Gotta love american teenage males. If there's a lawn anywhere, they'll go out of their way to "turf it".
Sgt Gelnn Moody and me in Iraq.
Hasty bivouac
My 27th birthday, southern Iraq (uniform standards were relaxed for the morning in honor of the event
)
Proud moment: Pinning Captain's bars on my wife
Thanks for looking,
Chris
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Enduring freedom 2001-2002
CAMEL SPIDER!!!
AC-130 105mm howitzer and 40mm
25mm vulcan cannon
Cockpit
Rack of 40mm and 105mm shells in an AC-130
front shot of "spooky"
CAMEL SPIDER!!!
AC-130 105mm howitzer and 40mm
25mm vulcan cannon
Cockpit
Rack of 40mm and 105mm shells in an AC-130
front shot of "spooky"
Enduring freedom 2001-2002
CAMEL SPIDER!!!
AC-130 105mm howitzer and 40mm
25mm vulcan cannon
Cockpit
Rack of 40mm and 105mm shells in an AC-130
front shot of "spooky"
I love you.
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wolf223
nice~!~
ochmude
Marine Veteran
Okay, new rule. No more reposting of the camel spider picture. I had a bad experience in country, I don't wanna talk about it, and I'm gonna go in a corner and weep now.
.....ALWAYS check your bag before you rack out![[laugh]](/xen/styles/default/xenforo/smilies.vb/012.gif "Laugh [laugh]")
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BTW, speaking as a red leg, 105mm being shot from a plane is about the coolest thing on Earth.
.....ALWAYS check your bag before you rack out
.BTW, speaking as a red leg, 105mm being shot from a plane is about the coolest thing on Earth.
ranger4-7
Army Veteran
Okay, I promise I won't monopolize the thread, but I'm happy as a clam with the new scanner, and can't resist posting some more pictures. These cover more of the family history from WWII, Korea, and into the 90's.
My mother in law as a Cadet Nurse (WWII)
My Father in Law: USS Yorktown (CV-10) in WWII
FIL in Hawaii before shipping out.
My Great uncle Gene: Served on the destroyer USS Braine in the south pacific
His brother Joe: Field Artillery in Europe
Joe in what looks like an early slat grill jeep
Joe with a local (I don't he shared this picture with the wife!)
Joe and Gene's brother Walter: 432 Bomb Sqdrn, 381st BG. KIA March 1944.
Walter's Crew, just prior to heading to England
Great Uncle Jim: Field Artillery Europe
Jim, after being recalled for Korea:
My Maternal Grandfather in Texas; Unsure of branch, but he did plant security/sabotage prevention.
My Uncle Ed: Flew helicopters for the Coast Guard for 20+ years. Mentioned by name in "The Perfect Storm". Shown here being decorated for saving a fishing crew from being dashed against the cliffs somewhere near San Francisco
My wife (far left) in the field in Germany. kids wrote on the picture :-(
Ranger School graduation with my Dad: June 1988
Officers and some Sr. NCOs of 4th Battalion 7th IN, 3rd ID prior to shipping home after Desert Storm. I'm front right, kneeling.
Thanks for looking!
Chris
My mother in law as a Cadet Nurse (WWII)
My Father in Law: USS Yorktown (CV-10) in WWII
FIL in Hawaii before shipping out.
My Great uncle Gene: Served on the destroyer USS Braine in the south pacific
His brother Joe: Field Artillery in Europe
Joe in what looks like an early slat grill jeep
Joe with a local (I don't he shared this picture with the wife!)
Joe and Gene's brother Walter: 432 Bomb Sqdrn, 381st BG. KIA March 1944.
Walter's Crew, just prior to heading to England
Great Uncle Jim: Field Artillery Europe
Jim, after being recalled for Korea:
My Maternal Grandfather in Texas; Unsure of branch, but he did plant security/sabotage prevention.
My Uncle Ed: Flew helicopters for the Coast Guard for 20+ years. Mentioned by name in "The Perfect Storm". Shown here being decorated for saving a fishing crew from being dashed against the cliffs somewhere near San Francisco
My wife (far left) in the field in Germany. kids wrote on the picture :-(
Ranger School graduation with my Dad: June 1988
Officers and some Sr. NCOs of 4th Battalion 7th IN, 3rd ID prior to shipping home after Desert Storm. I'm front right, kneeling.
Thanks for looking!
Chris
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Nice pics. Thank you for sharing them. Looks like the military is a family business with you also.![[wink]](/xen/styles/default/xenforo/smilies.vb/002.gif "Wink [wink]")
Always told son that if the kids ever teased him about his mom wearing combat boots he could say"Yes she did."![[grin]](/xen/styles/default/xenforo/smilies.vb/041.gif "Grin [grin]")
Hubbies side of the family goes way back as far as serving in the military.
My side is my Dad, my brother, and I. All different branches.
Always told son that if the kids ever teased him about his mom wearing combat boots he could say"Yes she did."
Hubbies side of the family goes way back as far as serving in the military.
My side is my Dad, my brother, and I. All different branches.
My wife (far left) in the field in Germany. kids wrote on the picture :-(
Chris,
If you'd like me to photoshop out the writing so you have a clean original that you can print out on some photo paper I'd be happy to try and help. Just e-mail me the highest resolution scan you can and I'll do what I can for you!
PM me
Same offer goes out to anyone else with scanned photos with writing, creases, etc. I can't promise any miracles but I'll certainly do my best for you.
I figure it's the least I can do to support all of your efforts!
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![[smile]](/xen/styles/default/xenforo/smilies.vb/001.gif "Smile [smile]")
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wolf223
edit: the "golden dragons" aid station during OIF 1.
Edit: KFOR 3B pic
Edit: KFOR 3B pic
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Here are some pics from parts of my Air Force past. The first one is of the Aviano AB flightline at dusk about May/June 1993.
This is me sitting in a F16 cockpit...I wasn't supposed to be there.
I'm cheesing quickly because I didn't want the crew chief to come around the corner and find me in his bird.
The following are from my retirement. I was medically retired on 27 July 2008 after 17 years, 7 months and 25 days of service. My wife received a spouses award.
My wife pinning on my retirement pin.
Base honor guard performing the flag folding ceremony. It was really cool.
I received the flag after she was folded.
My retirement cake in the conference room.
Me, my wife and our daughter. I can't believe how heavy I was during that time. I was 235...about 50 pounds overweight. That was before my left hip replacement and since I have lost almost 40 pounds.
This is me sitting in a F16 cockpit...I wasn't supposed to be there.
I'm cheesing quickly because I didn't want the crew chief to come around the corner and find me in his bird.
The following are from my retirement. I was medically retired on 27 July 2008 after 17 years, 7 months and 25 days of service. My wife received a spouses award.
My wife pinning on my retirement pin.
Base honor guard performing the flag folding ceremony. It was really cool.
I received the flag after she was folded.
My retirement cake in the conference room.
Me, my wife and our daughter. I can't believe how heavy I was during that time. I was 235...about 50 pounds overweight. That was before my left hip replacement and since I have lost almost 40 pounds.
Most of my prints got ruined in a flooded basement. But we used slide film to photograph Soviet military equipment, and I shot the rest of each role so that got me some additional pics that weren't damaged. Circa 1984-1985.
One of the last M60 tanks in the 3rd Infantry Division getting ready to go to the railhead. An M60A3 RISE PASSIVE TTS at our border station in Coburg, in the Franconia region of Bavaria. At the time a Cavalry platoon was 3 M113's, two M901 TOW launchers, and 4 tanks. The unit is 3rd Platoon, A Troop, 3-7 Cav, 3rd ID.
One of the first Bradleys in Europe, either 1-30 or 2-30 Infantry (don't remember).
Some of the Squadron's officers would go to the May Day parade in Berlin each year and photograph all the latest and greatest Soviet military hardware they so desperately tried to hide everywhere else. We used this images for vehicle identification and would often take partial shots, not because we were poor photographers but because it was slightly more realistic training for the Soldiers. But here's a full-on T72.
Sometimes we didn't have to go to Berlin for pics. Every once in a while a HIND would fly the border trace. This got everyone excited because only Russians flew them, not East Germans. Wonder if the pilot knew I had four tanks on the backside of the hill....
Taking leave was frowned upon by the Squadron Commander. We had to have at least 90% of the Troop's officers on duty at the border: since there were only five officers per troop, unless someone filled in from another Troop no one was going anywhere.
As a result I left Germany with 70 days of terminal leaveut. But we did get a week off once. Skiing in Kitzbuhl, in Austria.
One of the last M60 tanks in the 3rd Infantry Division getting ready to go to the railhead. An M60A3 RISE PASSIVE TTS at our border station in Coburg, in the Franconia region of Bavaria. At the time a Cavalry platoon was 3 M113's, two M901 TOW launchers, and 4 tanks. The unit is 3rd Platoon, A Troop, 3-7 Cav, 3rd ID.
One of the first Bradleys in Europe, either 1-30 or 2-30 Infantry (don't remember).
Some of the Squadron's officers would go to the May Day parade in Berlin each year and photograph all the latest and greatest Soviet military hardware they so desperately tried to hide everywhere else. We used this images for vehicle identification and would often take partial shots, not because we were poor photographers but because it was slightly more realistic training for the Soldiers. But here's a full-on T72.
Sometimes we didn't have to go to Berlin for pics. Every once in a while a HIND would fly the border trace. This got everyone excited because only Russians flew them, not East Germans. Wonder if the pilot knew I had four tanks on the backside of the hill....
Taking leave was frowned upon by the Squadron Commander. We had to have at least 90% of the Troop's officers on duty at the border: since there were only five officers per troop, unless someone filled in from another Troop no one was going anywhere.
As a result I left Germany with 70 days of terminal leaveut. But we did get a week off once. Skiing in Kitzbuhl, in Austria.
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Here are a few of mine, I am not to quick with a camera unfortunately.
This one is my Strike team infront of the Armored Box Launchers on the USS Missouri during a Pearl Harbor port visit on the way home from our first deployment.
CM Division on the forward VLS during our deployment in 2008. I am the one all the way to the right. This was supposed to be a goof picture for the cruise book.
This is my good friend Bianca and I the morning we returned from my last deployment in 2008.
I am on the right, my last time crossing under the Coronado bridge. You throw a weighted hat over board for good luck, if it floats you are doomed to come back and do it again. As you can see, I stole the biggest shackle I could fit in my pocket from the Boatswain's locker.
This one is my Strike team infront of the Armored Box Launchers on the USS Missouri during a Pearl Harbor port visit on the way home from our first deployment.
CM Division on the forward VLS during our deployment in 2008. I am the one all the way to the right. This was supposed to be a goof picture for the cruise book.
This is my good friend Bianca and I the morning we returned from my last deployment in 2008.
I am on the right, my last time crossing under the Coronado bridge. You throw a weighted hat over board for good luck, if it floats you are doomed to come back and do it again. As you can see, I stole the biggest shackle I could fit in my pocket from the Boatswain's locker.
Here are a few photos of me and some friends from in and around Baghdad 2009-2010.
This one is me on a PSD assignment.
By saprengr13 at 2011-01-18
This was my truck, an RG-33, which is a complete beast.
By saprengr13 at 2011-02-05
Me and a few squadmates in front of the Crossed Sabres in the Green Zone.
By saprengr13 at 2011-01-18
And this is just a typical landscape in Iraq.
By saprengr13 at 2011-02-05
This one is me on a PSD assignment.
By saprengr13 at 2011-01-18
This was my truck, an RG-33, which is a complete beast.
By saprengr13 at 2011-02-05
Me and a few squadmates in front of the Crossed Sabres in the Green Zone.
By saprengr13 at 2011-01-18
And this is just a typical landscape in Iraq.
By saprengr13 at 2011-02-05
SemiAutoSam
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I guess im lucky today, I scanned this group of pics some of which were condisered classified in their day, circa 1945.
These were handed down to me by a uncle that was stationed around the Mare Island SF area.
ETA: pics were deleted from the photobucket album they were hosted on.
These were handed down to me by a uncle that was stationed around the Mare Island SF area.
ETA: pics were deleted from the photobucket album they were hosted on.
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On May 31, 2006, I went to Normandy and toured battle sites with a couple of friends. Here is a link to my pictures. Look at bottom right of the screen to find sub folders by date starting with May 31. If anyone wants a word doc with descriptions of what each picture is PM me your email.
http://s101.photobucket.com/albums/m61/anythingww2/Overlord/
http://s101.photobucket.com/albums/m61/anythingww2/Overlord/
Awesome! What is the significance of the circles?
SemiAutoSam
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Modification of certain features, as I was told and or repair of battle damage depending on the pic.
That is why the pics were considered classified back in the day (1945), they didn't want the japs or Germans getting a hold of anything that could compromise our security.
That is why the pics were considered classified back in the day (1945), they didn't want the japs or Germans getting a hold of anything that could compromise our security.
Here are a few photos of me and some friends from in and around Baghdad 2009-2010.
This one is me on a PSD assignment.
By saprengr13 at 2011-01-18
This was my truck, an RG-33, which is a complete beast.
By saprengr13 at 2011-02-05
Me and a few squadmates in front of the Crossed Sabres in the Green Zone.
By saprengr13 at 2011-01-18
And this is just a typical landscape in Iraq.
By saprengr13 at 2011-02-05
U should have posted the one with the fire in the background... Or the aftermath of the football game at Hammer.
)Here are a few of mine, I am not to quick with a camera unfortunately.
This one is my Strike team infront of the Armored Box Launchers on the USS Missouri during a Pearl Harbor port visit on the way home from our first deployment.
CM Division on the forward VLS during our deployment in 2008. I am the one all the way to the right. This was supposed to be a goof picture for the cruise book.
This is my good friend Bianca and I the morning we returned from my last deployment in 2008.
I am on the right, my last time crossing under the Coronado bridge. You throw a weighted hat over board for good luck, if it floats you are doomed to come back and do it again. As you can see, I stole the biggest shackle I could fit in my pocket from the Boatswain's locker.
Those are some big cannons.........
I have a bunch of pics from that Route Sanitation mission, but I'm not in any off the cool flame pics. I can't remember the football game at Hammer though.....BTW how do you know this? haha
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