Proudly Presenting our BNGPC Vets!~

  The Military Oath

"I do solemnly swear that I will bear true faith and allegience to the United States of America; that I will serve them honestly and faithfully against all their enemies whomsoever; and that I will obey the orders of the President of the United States and the orders of the officers appointed over me, according to regulations and the Uniform Code of Military Justice.

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It is the VETERAN, not the preacher, who has given us freedom of religion.

It is the VETERAN, not the reporter, who has given us freedom of the press.

It is the VETERAN, not the poet, who has given us freedom of speech.

It is the VETERAN, not the campus organizer, who has given us freedom to assemble.

It is the VETERAN, not the lawyer, who has given us the right to a fair trial.

It is the VETERAN,  NOT THE POLITICIAN who has given us the right to vote.

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   OkieSteeler (Larry) 

Larry Hudson

United States Army

Tulsa, OK

I served for 3 years in the U. S. Army, I was stationed at
SHAPE, Belgium (outside of Mons).  I was a Satellite Network Controller.  Larry is back in, he was called up for training and then off to the sandbox.

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SteelWolf55 

John

 United States Navy

served on  CV-59 USS Forrestal's 2nd to last cruise.  She was the world's first non- nuclear Super Carrier.   Aircraft Carrier.  There are many ghosts aboard that ship but they are all welcome and about business!!!

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BlacknGoldBrownsH8ter

Randy

United States Army

I am a retired Master Sergeant from the Army where I served proudly as a paratrooper for 20 years,

-14 of them with the 82ndAirborne Division,
-three years with the 3/325 Airborne Contact Team (A.B.C.T.) in Vicenzia,
-Italy, one year with the 2nd Infantry Division, Camp Castle, Korea, and a
few years in other parts of the world.  I am a decorated veterm of the Gulf War.

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BigBadDog1

Mark

United States Navy

from 1989-1993 Mark went to play in the sandbox

(the first time)

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MJ13th

Joe

United States Marines

 I  am currently active duty military, in my 28th year, serving at the
patuxent river naval air station.  the highlight of my military career was
my appointment as the 13th chief of chaplains of the united states marine
corps.  I served in that capacity under the 31st Commandant of the Marine
Corps, General Charles C. Krulak.

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Hook (Jim)

USN

USS Saratoga CVA-60

'65-'67