Any Veterans on here that Enjoy this Hobby

skierbob

Hero Member
Jun 7, 2006
954
84
Southeastern PA
Detector(s) used
Minelab e-trac; Minelab Exp II; Troy Shadow X3; Garrett AT Pro.
I'm a Naval Air veteran from the 60's, who has been enjoying this hobby for 36 years. Had some time in the Vietnam War zone, but most of my time was spent in California, Alaska, Phillipenes and Okinawa.
 

DeepseekerADS

Gold Member
Mar 3, 2013
14,880
21,725
SW, VA - Bull Mountain
Detector(s) used
CTX, Excal II, EQ800, Fisher 1260X, Tesoro Royal Sabre, Tejon, Garrett ADSIII, Carrot, Stealth 920iX, Keene A52
Primary Interest:
Other
4th Div, RVN 69-71

Soon to retire and a whole lot of swinging coming up!
 

Rodbuster209

Hero Member
Oct 26, 2010
832
622
Northern California
Detector(s) used
MineLab SE, Excaliber 1000, Sovereign, White's SpectrumXLT
Primary Interest:
All Treasure Hunting
U.S. Army, 83-86 I wish I was detecting then, one of the places I was stationed at was Ft. Hamilton, Brooklyn, N.Y. & Ft. Wadsworth, Staten Island, N.Y. Both of which I am sure seen a lot of activity.
 

NVNutcase

Sr. Member
Sep 9, 2013
299
262
Arizona
Detector(s) used
Minelab
Primary Interest:
All Treasure Hunting
U.S. Army '73 -'76 Combat Engineer. First metal detector was a Mine Detector.
 

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jhen999

Sr. Member
Apr 17, 2014
293
232
Northern Califorina
Detector(s) used
Whites 5000D..Whites Classic 3 SL with Mr. Bill mods..Whites MXT...Minelab X-terra 705..Minelab Explorer SE Pro..Whites DFX..Minelab E-trac...Minelab CTX3030
Primary Interest:
All Treasure Hunting
Are commanding officer called Dong tam...the Duck pond...we where just sitting ducks for mortar rounds, during the tet offensive in 1968 we were mortared and rockets for 45 days in a row..days and nights. I loved watching the gun ships go up at night with there mini guns...looked like a red rope going back and forth...I was glad when I went home....I think it was 1970 when one of those mortar arounds hit the ammo dump and a lot of people got hurt there.....
 

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jhen999

Sr. Member
Apr 17, 2014
293
232
Northern Califorina
Detector(s) used
Whites 5000D..Whites Classic 3 SL with Mr. Bill mods..Whites MXT...Minelab X-terra 705..Minelab Explorer SE Pro..Whites DFX..Minelab E-trac...Minelab CTX3030
Primary Interest:
All Treasure Hunting
I made a lot of friends while in the service for those 2 years, seen a lot of things over there, Vietnam that I,ll never forget....and I see all there faces when I think about them even if I cant remember there names know and I wonder often if there still with us today...I kept in touch with a few of them for a few years.... a lot of water under the bridge since then....but I will always remember....metal detecting is a get away for me and has been for a lot of years.....HAPPY HUNTING VETS.
 

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DixieLandMan

Full Member
Sep 18, 2013
164
83
Alabama
Detector(s) used
Bounty Hunter 202, White's MXT, Fisher CZ-21
Primary Interest:
All Treasure Hunting
Deployed 3 times. 2001-2002, 2002-2003, 2007-2008 in Afghanistan. I served with some mighty fine people there and will never forget. Been MDing regularly since 2010.
 

Ed-D

Sr. Member
Jan 1, 2011
429
809
North Texas
🏆 Honorable Mentions:
3
Detector(s) used
Garrett AT Max and Pro, NEL Hunter Coil, ACE Apex for the coast
Primary Interest:
All Treasure Hunting
US Navy Destroyer man 1980-1986. Not sure why I didn't get into this hobby sooner than 2012. I love the thrill of the hunt.
 

Pointman

Silver Member
Feb 18, 2013
2,575
1,549
Arkansas
🥇 Banner finds
1
Detector(s) used
I’ve used about all modern ones but right now: CTX 3030, White’s MXT Pro, XP Deus, Vaquero, White’s TRX
Primary Interest:
Metal Detecting
Active army 1991-1993. 82nd Airborne. Active again in 2002 stationed in Ft. Hood. Spent another 17 years in the national guard. Retired in 2012.

Two artillery MOSs: Forward Observer and Cannon Crewmember. Worked in Chemical warfare for a short while and finished in supply. Nothing was as exciting as working with the artillery and infantry and jumping out of perfectly not good planes.

Really miss having missions and challenges to complete, but I accepted that I have moved on.
 

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jhen999

Sr. Member
Apr 17, 2014
293
232
Northern Califorina
Detector(s) used
Whites 5000D..Whites Classic 3 SL with Mr. Bill mods..Whites MXT...Minelab X-terra 705..Minelab Explorer SE Pro..Whites DFX..Minelab E-trac...Minelab CTX3030
Primary Interest:
All Treasure Hunting
Pointman..you have a mission and challenge...to find all the treasures you can...I have been doing my best...but not much luck yet !!! but I, ll get there...
 

rwd mo

Full Member
Jul 26, 2011
183
31
SW Mo
Detector(s) used
Minelab/whites/Tesoro/
Primary Interest:
Cache Hunting
Army 66-68 medic 72 yrs old been detecting /cachehunting 44 yrs love it. rwd mo
 

Sandman

Gold Member
Aug 6, 2005
13,398
3,992
In Michigan now.
Detector(s) used
Excal 1000, Excal II, Sovereign GT, CZ-20, Tiger Shark, Tejon, GTI 1500, Surfmaster Pulse, CZ6a, DFX, AT PRO, Fisher 1235, Surf PI Pro, 1280-X, many more because I enjoy learning them. New Garrett Ca
Primary Interest:
All Treasure Hunting
US Navy 1960-1966 Two Med cruises, Bay if Pigs blockade. Ships Navigation Quartermaster. Loved it.
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DonDigger

Full Member
Jan 11, 2013
247
193
Galveston Bay Area
Detector(s) used
Teknetics, Whites
Primary Interest:
All Treasure Hunting
USAF, 1966-1970. Started detecting shortly after getting off active duty. Took a break from TH'ing for the past 10 or so years but trying to get back in the "swing" of things.

Don
 

Wildwest99

Greenie
Jun 25, 2014
16
21
Utah
Primary Interest:
All Treasure Hunting
active USAF 93-2013. 1st Sgt. Just getting into this. seems like a great group, i found the right place to hang out
 

G. I. Digger

Full Member
Jun 19, 2008
229
176
Jefferson Hills, Pa
Detector(s) used
Garrett AT-PRO/Tesoro Sand Shark, NEL Storm Coil, Garmin GPS
Primary Interest:
All Treasure Hunting
Glad to join this distinguished crowd. Army Security Agency 64-68. Army Security Agency Reserves two years. 911th Airlift Wing Air Force Reserves seventeen years, retired 2006. Viet Nam era, Cold War era, Desert Shield, Desert Storm, Operation Enduring Freedom, Operation Southern Watch, Operation Noble Eagle, Operation Desert Fox. Thank all of you for your service!
 

cti4sw

Bronze Member
Jul 2, 2012
1,555
919
Pennsylvania
🥇 Banner finds
1
Detector(s) used
Minelab Equinox 600, Garrett AT Pro, Pro Pointer
Primary Interest:
Relic Hunting
USN, CTI3(SW), 2002-06, USS Gettysburg (CG-64)
 

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