Poll about our participants' military status

[NepoZnati]

Stana Katic
Goran Visnjic

I am always amazed at the folks in war zones who continue to press on helping others, sometimes under fire, with so little.
(And amazed day to day how little we get done with so much).

Actors?! I do not know Goran Visnjic but I do know some of the actors who were with him in "Welcome to Sarajevo" (movie was talking about orphanage in my neighborhood, btw). He was great in that movie and I am very happy that he made it here... BTW, one of the first to made it at Hollywood from my country were: Rade Serbedzija (Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, CSI: Miami, Quarantine, Battle in Seattle, Saint, etc) and Mira Furlan (LOST, Navy NCIS, Babylon 5)

 

[NepoZnati]

But, I would like to turn your attention at this:

... He told of firefighters, many of them volunteers, fighting fires in raincoats and sneakers — while being shot at. Could you imagine? Fighting the fires was the least dangerous part of their job. Just trying to stay alive was the most challenging part. Despite the constant threat of Serbian gun and mortar fire, they perservered and did their jobs.

It turns out that the only thing bigger than John Jordan’s shoulders was his heart. We listened to their stories, embraced their mission and joined the relief effort and gained new friends in doing so. As a result of our exposure to this problem half-a-world away, we started a local relief effort for “Firefighters Under Fire.” We didn’t know much about the conflict or the politics of it all, nor did we care. It was just about helping fellow firefighters. It was just about the brotherhood.

http://tigerschmittendorf.com/2009/12/06/john-jordan-bosnia/

 

[mycrofft]

Worthy of its own post.

.......................

 

[lightsandsirens5]

I spent a year in Mindano (Zambo)...lot of missions to Jolo....

Who were you with in Zambo? And you too sixteen. My dad was there for OEF-P as the CJSOTF-P.

 

[Sixteenfire]

I was there as support for JSOTF-515 SWCC and SEAL Teams

 

[tjbroussard]

For the poll...

Active Duty USAF Nurse 1987-2008 now retired.

Did time in ICU, Flight Nursing, HQ Staff work in Europe & the Pentagon, Med Surg, Field Training Sites, ERs, & Clinics. Crewed aeroevac missions into most all of Europe, the Azores, and Southwest Asia, and in a CZ for Bosnia & Kuwait (deployed).

Aim High...best job I ever had.

 

[akflightmedic]

Who were you with in Zambo? And you too sixteen. My dad was there for OEF-P as the CJSOTF-P.

JSOTF...same as everyone else in that region. I was one of the flight medics...

 

[Afflixion]

Army, finished my third deployment in September. Was a medic but just started in the IPAP a couple months ago.

 

[Dreadnought]

Army, finished my third deployment in September. Was a medic but just started in the IPAP a couple months ago.

Which unit were you with?

 

[Bubbadel2]

Navy vet...Separated in 08....no combat but 6 months on the USNS Mercy in 06 to Southeast Asia..

 

[HNcorpsman]

Navy, active duty, Serving in Afghanistan on a Embedded Training Team...

HM3.

 

[scottyb]

Navy, active duty, Serving in Afghanistan on a Embedded Training Team...

HM3.

Stay safe and thank you.

 

[Afflixion]

Which unit were you with?

I was with the 101st, 3/187INF

 

[Martyn]

3 years British Royal Air Force in the early 80's, no combat experience.

 

[wolfwyndd]

Seperated US Army veteran, no combat experience, but was active and participated in Desert Shield/Storm as a REMF.

 

[mycrofft]

We have a storehouse of experience and trainings here.

Good to hear,

 

[Luno]

Former USAF active duty, currently Army National Guard

 

[Nick647]

Former USAF active duty, currently Army National Guard

Whats your MOS, man? May I assume 68 Whiskey?

 

[Tincanfireman]

Retired from the Air Force after a wonderful 20 years. I was in Korea, Europe during Desert Shield/Storm (and we worked harder at Rhein Main than our deployed guys did in Oman!), Saudi x 5 (Eskan and PSAB, Al-Udeid in Qatar, Seeb, and a couple of places I was never at and I'm not supposed to talk about

 

[RescueYou]

Female and no combat yet, but I'm reserves though...