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US Army (ARADCOM) 1967 - 1971 Los Angeles, CA and Southern Germany. Bought a 1962 Norton Atlas and Dunstallized it in CA, still have it, might even put it back together sometime.
U.S. Army 1989-1997, Infantry 11m20, E-5, 8 years active duty. Served in Desert Storm with 3rd Infantry Division in 1991. Was assigned at Achaffenburg, Germany and Ft. Hood, Texas.
Got married, had kids, suffered from military burnout...
US Army 56-58
Boot at Ft. Washington, WA - Summer weather was great.
Overseas - Okinawa
Great Duty if you like to drink and play with the Ladys
Had to much FUN, discharged down to an E2
I should have gone to OTS and set a good example for my future son. Son now is a Major in US Air Fouce Reserves, flys C-17. He flys 737's for Continential Airlines. He may take a Military Leave and do four more years active to get his 20 active, and then go back to Continential.
Me, I am still commuting to work at 69, but what the heck, I get two 30 mi MC rides a day. Must be God's will.
Ernie Elmore
1815 N Tympani Cir
Anaheim, CA 92807
Ph: 714-340-3173
email: xs11ernie-mc@yahoo.com
Still Riding at 79 for ....
1980 Yamaha XS1100G Std - Everlasting - sold (sob)
1983 Yamaha XV920 Virago - Enduring - sold
1993 Honda XR650L - Enduro - gave to Son
U.S Navy Submarine Service - First and last line of Defense
77-83 Missile Technician C-3, C-4 Trident Nuclear Weapons Tech.
SSBN 655 Henry L. Stimson - 2 patrols
SSBN 657 Francis Scott Key - 8 patrols
Home Ported out of Rota Spain/Kings Bay Georgia
SSBN 657 Awarded Battle "E" four consecutive years.
Rode a Customized Honda CB 450, and a heavily modified 76 Honda 750 - the Screamin Demon I called it. I ran into my first XS1100 on a trip down to Mertle Beach and it took me 12 years to finally get one.
It was well worth the wait.
Ken Krieger
Chesterfield, Va.
81 XS1100SH - Radar Rider
82 XJ1100J - Black and Blue
82 XJ1100J - Bucket o Bolts
79 XS1100SF - Road Raider
1980 XS1100 - Frankenbike
85 XJ700 Maxim
06 VMax - Black Max
85 650 Nighthawk
US Army Paratrooper, 82nd Airborne Div. Ft. Bragg, NC
1974 - 1977
Basic at Ft. Polk, LA
AIT at Ft. Sill, OK
Jump School at Ft. Benning, GA
Stationed with HSB 2/321 Field Artillery at Ft. Bragg
32 jumps.
Like someone said earlier, got tired of the ROTC and West Point goof balls they were throwing at us. Plus there was a lot of racial tension in the military during those years. Often wondered what it would have been like to have stayed in. I could have retired last year with 30 years. I went in when I was 17.
Originally posted by kenkrieger U.S Navy Submarine Service - First and last line of Defense
77-83 Missile Technician C-3, C-4 Trident Nuclear Weapons Tech.
SSBN 655 Henry L. Stimson - 2 patrols
SSBN 657 Francis Scott Key - 8 patrols
Home Ported out of Rota Spain/Kings Bay Georgia
SSBN 657 Awarded Battle "E" four consecutive years.
Rode a Customized Honda CB 450, and a heavily modified 76 Honda 750 - the Screamin Demon I called it. I ran into my first XS1100 on a trip down to Mertle Beach and it took me 12 years to finally get one.
It was well worth the wait.
US Army, July 1976 - June 1983
Basic Training at Fort Jackson SC
AIT at Fort Gordon Georgia
D Co 2nd Battalion 7 Signal Brigade, Kleber Kaserne, Kaiserslautern Germany 77 -79
Digiatal Communications Test Company, US Army Electronic Proving Grounds, Fort Huachuca AZ 79 - 83
Got busted to E3 cause I wouldn't stop driving when they revoked my on post driving privileges (made it till till 2 weeks before ETS before getting caught). Made obsene gestures at the north gate of FT Huachuca as I drove out for the last time.
Only person I know of who got a letter of commendation from the post commander, and an article 15 from my CO for the same day of guard duty. Raised eyebrows when they looked at my personnel jacket.
Explaination: my car broke down on the way in for guard duty, and fixing it so I could get in got grease on my LAST set of fatigues. Had to stand initial formation in dirty fatigues and got sent to my CO, who didn't care that I had my stuff in the wash at that moment. Sent me back (with freshly washed and heavily starched fatigues that I had just finished) before the actual posting formation for the guards, which inspection was done by the post commander. He liked how I turned out, and having been told the story of what had happened wrote an official letter of commendation to go in my records, which rather neutered the article 15 (other than the extra duty and such).
Was offered in Az when I re-enlisted my one and only time to cross transfer to the Air Force, and I didn't do it (one of the stupid moves on my part). I probably would have done 20 years if I had transferred to the AF, but that is life. Heck, I would have gotten a bonus and a stripe as well and would likely have bought a new XS1100 since I had just seen them for the first time, but as I said, I was a bit stupid about it.
Cy
1980 XS1100G (Brutus) w/81H Engine
Duplicolor Mirage Paint Job (Purple/Green)
Vetter Windjammer IV
Vetter hard bags & Trunk
OEM Luggage Rack
Jardine Spaghetti 4-2 exhaust system
Spade Fuse Box
Turn Signal Auto Cancel Mod
750 FD Mod
TC Spin on Oil Filter Adapter (temp removed)
XJ1100 Front Footpegs
XJ1100 Shocks
I was always taught to respect my elders, but it keeps getting harder to find one.
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