Leatherneck Roll Call.... All Branches Welcome!

[bill ace 350]

SFC, U.S. Army Retired, 1984 - 2005, Intel.

Thanks fellow service members.

 

[jimmy jam]

Started my life with boot at Ft Jackson, AIT at Gordon, jump at Benning, then with 213 Heavy at Bragg. Busted 3 vertebrae jumping out of perfectly good C130's in '97, spent 2 years out of service doing physical therapy and chewing muscle relaxers until the Navy said I was well enough to answer the call in '99. Dang near 15 years 9 deployments spread across 3 ships later, Electronics Tech 1st Class currently on Instructor tour in SD.

 

[foamheart]

I saw this today, seems a bit mysterious. I like it.

http://www.military.com/video/opera...etnam-memorial-on-remote-trail/2805626482001/

"Cycle ride from Tomichi Creek off of Highway 50 near Gunnison, CO up to the Continental Divide, where we found this war memorial tucked away in seclusion. You won't find it on any maps. An old local at the Tomichi Trading Post said the Park Rangers keep it off maps...the story is that a Vietnam Vet somehow used a chopper to sneak the pieces in. If anyone knows the true story, I'd love to hear it."

Some additional info can be found at http://neighbors.denverpost.com/album_pic.php?pic_id=17636 –

To see on Google Maps go to: http://goo.gl/maps/RQFjA

 

[bigworm882001]

US Army here

 

[alamar]

Uncle Sams Canoe Club.....1976 - 1985

 

[ajbert]

 
I saw this today, seems a bit mysterious. I like it.

http://www.military.com/video/opera...etnam-memorial-on-remote-trail/2805626482001/

"Cycle ride from Tomichi Creek off of Highway 50 near Gunnison, CO up to the Continental Divide, where we found this war memorial tucked away in seclusion. You won't find it on any maps. An old local at the Tomichi Trading Post said the Park Rangers keep it off maps...the story is that a Vietnam Vet somehow used a chopper to sneak the pieces in. If anyone knows the true story, I'd love to hear it."

Some additional info can be found at http://neighbors.denverpost.com/album_pic.php?pic_id=17636 –

To see on Google Maps go to: http://goo.gl/maps/RQFjA

I know that area somewhat and have passed through there a couple of times in years past.  This looks to be something fairly new, though I haven't been up there in probably 10 years or so.  I sure don't recall coming across it last time I went over the pass.  Pretty cool that someone went through the effort to put the memorial in God's Country like that.

 

[foamheart]

 
I know that area somewhat and have passed through there a couple of times in years past.  This looks to be something fairly new, though I haven't been up there in probably 10 years or so.  I sure don't recall coming across it last time I went over the pass.  Pretty cool that someone went through the effort to put the memorial in God's Country like that.

Seems humility is coming back in vogue. Its more about what you have to say and less about getting your name spelled right type of thing. This isn't the only anonymous memorial, there are others out there, where people did not need any recognition, for recognizing others.

Lets hope its contagious, think of the deeds that could be accomplished if no one needed public gratification. If more worried about achieving the goal and less about who gets the credit we could achieve anything.  

By the plaques this one almost seemed a shrine to the Indochinese at this one.