I have been deployed three times. It has not always been easy and fun. Sometimes it was scary and lonely and downright sucked. However, there have been countless good times. I have made some of the best friends, traveled the world and made memories I will never forget.
Happy Veterans Day to my comrades and here are a few memories from war I thought I would share…
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Thankfully you made it back home! I salute you 😁
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I did, three times. And each deployment gave me treasured friends and memories.
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I was a reservist as well, deployed once. might know how it feels… ☺
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I bet you do. Of course the good comes with the bad. I have been fortunate though. My goods out weigh my bad since my job is public affairs and all about highlighting the good other Soldiers do. Best job in the Army!
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pretty cool work ^^ much of my memories of being in the service was hiding from superiors looking for bodies to clean the latrines, haha 😜
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Lol. I can see that. On my first deployment (I was a SPC), my friend and I would play what we called hat chicken late at night. We would walk around without our head gear on at dusk. Not being able to see the rank of who was approaching us, the loser would be the chick of who put their hat on first. Yeah, we were wild and bored. lol
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lmao 😂
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my official job title was a switchboard technician, configuring Vietnam-era telephone boards in a big 8×20 box [in the age of VoIP phones, no less.] technically unemployed, haha. was fortunate enough to make friends with the computer techs on my deployment; otherwise, that box made for an excellent hiding area against those overly zealous gunnery sgts of the old marine corps 😦
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Small world! I was the PAO for a signal task force on my last deployment. VoIP and all that was about and I had to try and “sell” it. No one wants to hear signal stories really…unless it doesn’t work. Then, they want to know about it, lol.
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lol, cool 😜 it is a small world…
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Thank you for sharing this and please know I admire you for what you do. ❤
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Oh thank you. It has been a wonderful adventure to say the least, so I am happy to do it!
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Thank you for your service
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Thank you for your comment. It is very appreciated.
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Michelle, thank you for your service. I know that this sounds trite, especially on Veterans Day. However, I do mean it and therefore not showing gratitude seems less genuine.
The photos are amazing. Such a foreign experience for me and of course, most people. The swimming pool photo is a book waiting to be written.
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Thank you Bruce. I do appreciate it, really. It has been hard to balance Reserve life, a civilian job and family over the last 15 years. Don’t let the rumor of one weekend a month fool you. Once you have any rank, there are countless things to do in between drill weekends. And, I have deployed more than some of my active duty counter parts. However, I have stories galore! You just maybe be right about the pool. It is pretty interesting to be baptized in such an odd place. I should at least test it out with a post. 🙂
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You must indeed have stories galore. A lifetime of stories, no doubt. That camera and writer’s curiosity have served you well.
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I do have endless stories. Now, whether or not they are all interesting or should be told is another opinion. However, I feel like I will share most in time. 🙂
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Thank you and your comrades for your service.
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Thanks for your comment. On my way to meet some fellow comrades now for a beer and pizza and a walk down memory lane.
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Michelle, I’ve been waiting all morning to get back and say thanks for your service. All of you are so appreciated!
janet
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Ooohhh, thanks so much for that. So sweet you took the time to comment.
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Thank you for sharing your memories. I’m honored to say Thank you for your service.
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🙂 It has been an amazing time serving as a very active Reservist.
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Thanks for sharing all of those great pictures, and of course, thank you for your service.
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Thanks so much Sreejit. Most days, it has been my pleasure to serve.
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