How many VETS have spent Christmas away from home.

[ivan salis]

working as a cheif steward (merchant marine) on various ships supplying goods for the us military it was sadly far more common for me to be onboard a ship at thanksgiving & christmas and my birthday (feb) than to be at home with freinds / loved ones -- onboard ship it was me and my cook amd mess hand (3 of us) who made the " holiday feast" for the crew -- ham , turkey . prime rib -- shrimp and devil eggs and lots of other food and desserts

 

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[usandthem]

I spent the Christmas of 1986 in Darmstadt Germany. In eleven years active duty it's the only Christmas I spent by myself.

 

[Denniss]

I was in the USAF stateside for four years, we worked on the flight line. We could get either christmas or new years but not both. Married guys wanted christmas, us young single guys wanted new years. I missed all four christmas holidays but it was my own choice. My family would have a regular christmas and a late one for me around the 28th. It really wasn't missing christmas.

 

[John A. Morrow]

The first Christmas away (Fort Campbell,Ky.,1963) was the roughest-though lucky enough not to be in a combat zone.
The rest of them are indistinct.

 

[FreedomUIC]

Dec '67 and Dec '68... Viet Nam. Although certain events are inscribed in my mind like they occurred yesterday, These two days are lost in my memory

33 Beer or Bier La Rue will do that to you!

 

[leprechaun]

1972 1973 spent christmas in greece and spain.

 

[Bump]

Spent 2 Christmas in Afghanistan. The first was in 2004 and 2010 for the second.

 

[EODsweeper]

Christmas 2005 in Falluja, Iraq

 

[DEHew64]

Baumholder Germany in '85
Camp Casey Korea '91
Ft Hood Tx '04 just before shipping to Iraq
El Paso Tx '06 Operation Jump Start
Taill Iraq '07
Basrah Iraq '10

 

[baronvoncatania]

1987, and 1988 on patrol in a 688 class submarine in unfriendly waters.

 

[joesmarbles]

1968, 1969, 1970 AND 1971 6931ST SECURITY GP. Iraklion Crete.....Joe

 

[packerbacker]

64, 65 and 66; South China Sea off Vietnam

 

[Adjove]

2005 Christmas in Iraq

 

[volksbarney]

Christmas 1996 in Marseille France (US Navy)

 

[EODsweeper]

2005 Christmas in Iraq

Where about were you? I was in the anbar. I think x-mas was at Ramadi? Hard to remember, I did convoy security so I got around.

 

[Adjove]

Where about were you? I was in the anbar. I think x-mas was at Ramadi? Hard to remember, I did convoy security so I got around.

Camp liberty, I was a heavy combat engineer. I did route sanction ops from in triangle of death. Our vehicles had 288 on the side.

 

[Mackaydon]

To answer your question: Too many.
Don.....
USAF '63-69

 

[DeepseekerADS]

Christmas 1969 and 1970 in Vietnam, 22 straight months

 

[EODsweeper]

Camp liberty, I was a heavy combat engineer. I did route sanction ops from in triangle of death. Our vehicles had 288 on the side.

I was with the 46th ENG in Ramadi. We fell under the 130th Eng. at Balad. I think we were one of 2 Engineer Bn in the Anbar.

 

[boris]

1970 South Korea[Seoul], met her family and became one. Learned about slot machines and found coins on Military Security route, saw wife of Pres. Park killed. It was very different, and I daily miss all my brothers.