How many veterans are on here, and if you are a veteran, did you see combat?
I am a Marine, and I was not in combat.
Retired Navy Desert Storm veteran here. Didn't see much combat. Lobbed tomahawks into Kuwait and Bagdahd from the Gulf of Oman. In 1988 I did take part in operation prying mantis. I was scarred shitless that day!
Retired Navy 1988-2008 (Seabees)-I was part of the 1 MEF during Desert Shield/Storm as a member of NMCB5.
Retired Navy 1987 to 2007. Thanks shipmate!
@AndyFreakingFord thank you too.
USArmy, 1976 to 1982. Never saw combat. Germany, Okinawa, Ft. Meade, Ft. Devens.
I am a marine and in combat in the Nam. 3RD div up north by the DMZ.
Semper Fi!
I served in the US Army from 1959 to mid 1962. There was no active combat at that time. During the year I served in West Berlin, Kruschev was frequently threatening to start World War II is we did not get our of Berlin and that was the time when the Berlin Wall was erected.
We even had secret evacuation plans in case the Russian did attack (we were 3,000 troops 110 miles deep in Russian controlled East Germany, and surrounded by 300.000, Russian troops). I Iwas to be one of a small group of troops to stay behind and fight a suicide holding action as many units tried to break out to West Germany. We were all glad that the Russian attack never came.