gizzard Posted January 5, 2013 Share Posted January 5, 2013 Today my wife and I were clearin' some stuff out of our attic, yeah really, and came across a bunch of stuff from my AF days..... a couple of travel orders, a passenger manifest between Ban Me Thouh and Saigon, with four Vietnamese troops on it ( I guess they were on our side), set of the texts from loady school in 70, a complete set of airdrop checklists, in the blue plastic spiral book, a copy of the order that had us stop using parachutes on airdrops and usin' the harnesses instead, that was 1973......My God, I can't believe I used to know all that stuff....................What a trip back in time an old cardboard box provided load clear giz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimH Posted January 7, 2013 Share Posted January 7, 2013 If you consider that "old, old" stuff, I'm glad I haven't found any of mine!! I went to Sheppard in Jan '66 - so my stuff ('66 to '70) would be ancient!!! Jim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
herky130fe Posted January 7, 2013 Share Posted January 7, 2013 Mine would be ancient also as I went to FE school in 1966. Unfortunately due to many moves and a divorce most of my stuff was lost Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spectre623 Posted January 7, 2013 Share Posted January 7, 2013 No guys...this is old... from my Acft. Loadmaster Tec. Cert., Course AFF- 60730-1, C-130 304S Field Tng. Dtch. Sewart AFB Tn. Dated 15 July 1964. Ha Ha Bill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gizzard Posted January 7, 2013 Author Share Posted January 7, 2013 hey thanks, guys I don't feel so feakin' old now!!!!!!!!!!!! well, almost giz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SEFEGeorge Posted January 7, 2013 Share Posted January 7, 2013 All my blue training certs, etc, were put into a 3 ring binder by my wife at the time. Came across the binder in a box not too long ago. It's a 1.5" binder and it's full. Guess the AF didn't realize how much money they spent sending me to courses, CDC courses, etc. Lot of good it did!!!! A lot of AF paid party time!!!!!! :cool: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jconner2 Posted January 9, 2013 Share Posted January 9, 2013 My class graduation photo from Shepherd November 65. Most of my flight orders, awards, evaluation records etc.. I have the maps from Survival School. I could still walk to Idaho and locate the safe zones. I have my 772 Red hat, which looks like a beannie cap on me now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Graywolf88 Posted January 3, 2014 Share Posted January 3, 2014 Looking for something in a desk drawer today and ran across this. CCK NCO Club used to give them out to members when you went back stateside. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jconner2 Posted January 17, 2014 Share Posted January 17, 2014 Sheppard December 1965. So I went digging through my stuff last night. All my training records and evaluations from Dyess. Orders to Mactan. Certificates for all the Air Force Schools. Still have my maps and notes from Survival School at Fairchild. Medals, wings in-country insignia, several zippo lighters etc. I have my Mactan Club card. I have $.05 from the Saigon Airman's Club and some military pay script. From combat loss I have: My canvas tool bag. I have that nylon helmet bag they gave us when they tried out some new goofy headsets. I have my survival knife. I have one flight suit, my B4 jacket and both pairs of my jungle boots (the only item of clothing that might still fit) . I have my old trunk I used at Mactan with some "Tailored clothes" that wouldn't fit 2 weeks after I got back (LOL). I have a .50cal ammo box stamped 1968 will all my records and documents inside. I have an ARVN paratroopers beret (????). I have a ring made out of a 5 dong coin. I have a Vietnamese doll with Saigon on the base I bought on Tudo street for my ex-wife that she didn't like. I have my Red 772TAS ball cap. For some reason I kept a lot of stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spectre623 Posted January 17, 2014 Share Posted January 17, 2014 Neat stuff guys. That's called the history of YOU! Keep it for your kids...and tell them all about it so they can hand it down to their kids. They will be glad you did. Bill :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tinwhistle Posted January 18, 2014 Share Posted January 18, 2014 Odd that I should stumble across this thread tonight. Watched a TV program earlier this evening that revolved around military service, WWI up through Afghanistan, and it hit a nerve with me. My dad was a WWII vet (South Pacific), but he and I never mentioned a thing about either of our wars. Much to my regret, it was after he died that I made a records check for his Army records. Not much left after "the fire", but they did send me the record of his commendations and his medals. I wonder if he knew he had those commendations and medals awarded? Concerning my records: I was very pleasantly surprised, recently, to receive mt DD215 (amended DD214), but of even more surprise was an amended DD215, that actually states one of the missions I participated in in Vietnam (Nha Trang shuttle). I do not know who it was, way back in 1966, that filled out that paper work, but I am grateful!!!! If I can figure out how to do it I'll attach a copy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tinwhistle Posted January 18, 2014 Share Posted January 18, 2014 Couldn't find one of these forms last night, so I'll send them out now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparks Posted January 19, 2014 Share Posted January 19, 2014 Fantastic :o Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowyday Posted January 19, 2014 Share Posted January 19, 2014 Yall are just young pups. I worked on the C-119s until we got the first C-130s in 1956. I was in the 773 TCS from 1955 into 1959. The 773rd got the first compliment of 16 C-130s. Several of us were sent to Edwards AFB for Phase 6 Testing. Old Marv here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamesrj Posted March 5, 2014 Share Posted March 5, 2014 Went PCS to Sewart from Lajes Field, Azores in 1969 and stayed there till it closed and went to Little Rock AFB. Loved Sewart, close to home and good fishing :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BGunn Posted May 23, 2014 Share Posted May 23, 2014 Looking for something in a desk drawer today and ran across this. CCK NCO Club used to give them out to members when you went back stateside. L O L, when I left in '70, all we got was an ashtray !! Still around here somewhere... I forgot, I still have my BX card from CRB. It was one of the things I had to prove I was in Vietnam for my "Agent Orange" grilling !! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graywolf88 Posted June 11, 2014 Share Posted June 11, 2014 [ATTACH=CONFIG]4241[/ATTACH] How is this for some old Loady stuff? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
larry myers Posted June 12, 2014 Share Posted June 12, 2014 Now that Jim is the ultimate example of good old loady stuff. And you don't have to worry about loosing it. As has happened with most of my good old crew chief stuff. That is good looking ink. Assuming you were sober, remember where you got it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graywolf88 Posted June 26, 2014 Share Posted June 26, 2014 Now that Jim is the ultimate example of good old loady stuff. And you don't have to worry about loosing it. As has happened with most of my good old crew chief stuff. That is good looking ink. Assuming you were sober, remember where you got it? Yep, I was sober at the time. Got it in Lake City, FL about 10 or 12 years ago. Just stopped in the place with another biker who was getting some ink done. I was impressed by how clean the place was and the young kid did some dang good detail work. Scheduled that for the next time he had an opening. He done it right. That is one I won't lose in the file cabinet or a shoe box. He got the details from a picture of an E model on the Internet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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