steel playing forum members who are veterans

Dennis Detweiler · Post by **Dennis Detweiler** » 5 Sep 2012 3:21 pm

Sgt. Army 1970-72, Basic at Ft Leonardwood, Advanced infantry training at Ft Ord, volunteered for Nam, NCO school at Ft. Benning, OJT with 4th mechanized at Ft Carson. Sat at Oakland for a week waiting to fly west and was diverted to Ft. Dix and Berlin Germany. Served double duty as company reenlistment NCO in Berlin. I was playing steel 6 months before entering the Army. I had my guitar shipped to Berlin and played music in military clubs on weekends.

David A. Jones · Post by **David A. Jones** » 5 Sep 2012 3:26 pm

Captain, U.S. Army Field Artillery, 1966 - 1970. Ft.Polk, Louisiana - Ft. Knox, Kentucky - Rivers Barracks, Giessen, Germany - and Phu Loi, Republic of South Vietnam.

autry andress · Post by **autry andress** » 5 Sep 2012 3:57 pm

3 Years Army,64-67 82nd Airborne in Santo Domingo, Domician Republic, & 1st air Cav, Vietnam.
Also I thank God for America & our Freedom.

Harvey Lamb · Post by **Harvey Lamb** » 5 Sep 2012 5:09 pm

I served for 17 yrs. in the Canadian Armed Forces in the Royal Canadian Armoured Corps. ( 1957 to 1973 ).

I served for three years in West Germany with Nato.(1962-1965).

Two tours off duty in the middle east ( Cyprus on peace keeping duties.) the rest off the time was at various bases in Canada.

I was a Radio Operator & Driver Mechanic Tracked.(Tanks )

Harv Lamb

Ray Anderson · Post by **Ray Anderson** » 5 Sep 2012 5:38 pm

USS Saginaw LST 1188 Based at Little Creek, Norfolk Va. 3 Carribean and 1 Mediterrainian Cruise . Sn. Quartermaster Navigation and Weather. 1970

Jeff Valentine · Post by **Jeff Valentine** » 5 Sep 2012 7:34 pm

I've been active duty Air Force since 2003. I have the best job in the world. I play pedal steel guitar for the Air Force Academy Band, and love every part of my job. Thanks to everyone for your service.

-Jeff

Sherman Willden · Post by **Sherman Willden** » 8 Sep 2012 2:23 pm

USAF 1967 to 1987. Lackland, Chanute, Vandenberg, Kirtland, Clark, Beale, Chanute, Mather.

Sherman

Sherman Willden · Post by **Sherman Willden** » 8 Sep 2012 2:28 pm

Army Brat 1946 to 1967 before I joined the USAF. Ft Leonard Wood, Ft Polk, Ft Bliss, Wierhoff, Ft Carson are the ones I remember

Henry Matthews · Post by **Henry Matthews** » 8 Sep 2012 8:31 pm

USMC, 1963 to 1967, 2nd 155 Howitzer battery, FDC

Kelly Hydorn · Post by **Kelly Hydorn** » 9 Sep 2012 3:33 pm

US Army 1965-1968. Basic at Ft. Leonard Wood, AIT at Ft.Ord, Assigned to CENTAG between Mannheim and Heidelberg, Germany. While there a band came through playing the EM club, one of the members played I believe either a Fender 800 or a Fender 1000. He took a group of triplets up the neck and I was hooked forever. Thus started my journey into the insanity of learning to play pedal steel guitar. I, too was proud to serve my country and do my part.

Hap Young · Post by **Hap Young** » 11 Sep 2012 2:34 am

US Air Force 1955-1959
Sampson AFB
Shepard AFB Tx
Hickam AFB Hawaii
Travis AFB Ca

Will Johnston · Post by **Will Johnston** » 11 Sep 2012 5:51 am

1971-1974 Ft.Bragg 11E 1p/76Y
played taps 356 times in one year

Will

Eddie Thomas · Post by **Eddie Thomas** » 11 Sep 2012 10:30 am

U.S. Army 70'-73'. Ft. Jackson, Atlanta Army Depot, Jan. 71'-Jan. 72' several areas of Viet Nam, and Ft. Benning.

Kenneth Kotsay · Post by **Kenneth Kotsay** » 11 Sep 2012 3:33 pm

U.S.A.F.
1968-1972
SGT.

MCCOY AFB
ORLANDO, FLORIDA 306TH BOMB WING

ANDERSON AFB
GUAM 43RD BOMB WING

BEALE AFB
MARYSVILLE, CALF 459TH BOMB WING

Jerry Foster · Post by **Jerry Foster** » 11 Sep 2012 7:01 pm

mine is the same as Bobby Bowman's. drafted.may God Bless All. Jerry F.

Max Hunter · Post by **Max Hunter** » 12 Sep 2012 8:56 am

U.S.A.F. 1953-1957 S/Sgt
Lackland AFB, TX--Basic Training
Keesler AFB, MS--Electronics and RADAR Repair school
Eielson AFB, AK--RADAR repair on B-29's
Stewart AFB, NY--ADC

Gene Jones · Post by **Gene Jones** » 13 Sep 2012 8:21 am

Sixteen years total. For details, click below.

Jake Hoffman · Post by **Jake Hoffman** » 13 Sep 2012 4:16 pm

U.S Coast Guard, 1964-1968. Groton, CT, Nantucket, MA,, Kevlalik, Iceland, Alexandria, VA.

Jake Hoffman · Post by **Jake Hoffman** » 13 Sep 2012 4:22 pm

Ooops...fat-fingered. That's Kevlavik, Iceland. Played in 1966-67 (rhythm guitar and banjo) in a C/W band with a great steel player. Wish I could remember his name.

John Fox · Post by **John Fox** » 13 Sep 2012 4:46 pm

USN, retired in 1997. Had a good ride, but a lot of time in Washington, D.C.

Gary Glisson · Post by **Gary Glisson** » 13 Sep 2012 6:10 pm

7 years as army sniper 1974-1981
5th special forces group
vietnam 1975 panama 1976 and 1981 just to name a few places i've been

Larry Otis · Post by **Larry Otis** » 20 Sep 2012 4:42 am

US Coast Guard 64-68.

Billy Woo · Post by **Billy Woo** » 20 Sep 2012 7:51 am

I spent some time on the huge Oil Tanker circa 1969-1972 spent time steaming down south past Bermuda Triangle (Strange Place) to Roosevelt Rhoads, Puerto Rico US Naval station. I was on the verge of a Mediterrean tour of duty when my legs gave out on me, out on Medical with Honorable Discharge.

Billy Woo aka
Bronco Billy

Leroy Golden · Post by **Leroy Golden** » 20 Sep 2012 1:35 pm

USAF, 1966-1970 1920th Comm Sq. Eglin Air Force Base, Fl.
Ft. Walton Beach, Fl.

Tom Campbell · Post by **Tom Campbell** » 21 Sep 2012 10:00 am

USAF '63-'67 Medic

F.E. Warren AFB, Cheyenne, WY. SAC Minuteman Missile
Elmendorf, AFB Anchorage, Alaska, Alaskan Air Command

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