Posted on Jun 8, 2015
COL Mikel J. Burroughs
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ALL New Connections - Back by Popular Demand! I'm still receiving some great photos from all you RP Members. THANKS!

Keep them coming!

All you photogenic military personnel out there in RP Land let’s have a little photo session just to lighten it up today! Share the first photograph or the earliest photograph of yourself when you entered the military and tell us the date of the photo.

I'll start with Private Burroughs in 1975 at Fort Leonard Wood, MO & end with Colonel Mikel in 2005!
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SPC Thomas Mitchell
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Does this count, basic training photo (9-84)
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COL Mikel J. Burroughs
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SPC Thomas Mitchell Great photo - thanks for sharing and thanks for your service!
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Me, my father, my son and my grandfather.
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Sgt Steven Thomas - Thank You Sgt Thomas.
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SPC Woody Bullard
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Four generations of military service!!! Much respect to you and your family.
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SPC Woody Bullard - Thank You SPC Bullard. This is actually the short list. I also have a sister, 3 cousins and 5 uncles.
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COL Mikel J. Burroughs
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MSgt (Join to see) Great photos - thanks for sharing Gerry and thanks for all of your families service to this country
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CPT Ronald Scherick
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Basic Training at Fort Sam 1972
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COL Mikel J. Burroughs
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CPT Ronald Scherick Great photos - thanks for sharing Ronald! Thank you for your service!
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CPT Ronald Scherick
CPT Ronald Scherick
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Thanks Col. Burroughs it was a enjoyable trip down memory lane digging them up .
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MSgt George Cater
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Got 3 - Me with my Dad (Navy) circa 1953. Then Civil Air Patrol 1960's. Then PISC 9MAR70.
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COL Mikel J. Burroughs
COL Mikel J. Burroughs
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MSgt George Cater Great photos - thanks for sharing and thanks for your service and your Dad too!
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SSG Don Maggart
SSG Don Maggart
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Aww Man Little Rust Picker and Raw Squid to Him "Salute" keep yer Dogs in line...laffs...MilitantCrip https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5betKv46GB4
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First photo in uniform, raw recruit, at Fort Meade, MD, June 1951. Group pic is at Fort Monmouth, NJ, during second part of basic training, (first part was at Camp Gordon, GA, renamed Fort Gordon in 1956) -- L - R, Albert Ando, Ralph Petersen and me. 3rd pic, enroute to Bremerhaven, Germany, aboard a troopship. Aug., 1952...
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COL Mikel J. Burroughs
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CPL Robert Garber Great photos - thanks for sharing and thank you for your service! I owe you a vote up in the morning! Ran out today!
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CPL Robert Garber
CPL Robert Garber
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COL Mikel J. Burroughs - Looks like you still owe me!
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COL Mikel J. Burroughs
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CPL Robert Garber I will now for the last comment, but I defintely voted you up above next your name along with Don - I always pay my debt - LOL!
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SPC Bear Thompson
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Sorry for the poor quality of the photo,but it was displayed in the outhouse for many years.
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COL Mikel J. Burroughs
COL Mikel J. Burroughs
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SPC Bear Thompson No worries - completely understand!
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SPC Bear Thompson How is this? I did a little work on it for you.
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SSG Richard Hackwith
SSG Richard Hackwith
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Here's my attempt
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COL Mikel J. Burroughs
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Maj Marty Hogan
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COL Mikel J. Burroughs My Dad in the Army, older bother Navy- and me AF.
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COL Mikel J. Burroughs
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Maj Marty Hogan Great photos all of them - thanks for sharing and thank for all you famiies service to this nation!
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GySgt Carl Rumbolo
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I will have to invoke my 5th Amendment right against self-incrimination. I took the oath of enlistment at about 1000 on my 17th birthday and arrived at Parris Island right before mid-night ....there is no way I am posting my first uniform picture. I refuse to admit I was me.
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COL Mikel J. Burroughs
COL Mikel J. Burroughs
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GySgt Carl Rumbolo It's okay - we won't say anything bad - go ahead! LOL!
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Well I'm brand new as an A1C but here's me at BMT as AB
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COL Mikel J. Burroughs
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A1C (Join to see) These are great photos - thanks for taking the time to share with the group!
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Me as AB in my blues lol
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Me in my blues and me and my father Chief Jolly
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COL Mikel J. Burroughs
COL Mikel J. Burroughs
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A1C (Join to see) - Great photos Shawn!
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel
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SR William W. "Chip" Nagel (21 years later CTO1 USN(R)) Company 443 "Push Up Position Hut" "Zetterholms Mad Dogs" Battalion 5, Orlando, FL. Company Commander CTRC Zetterholm
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COL Mikel J. Burroughs
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Great photo PO1 William "Chip" Nagel thanks for sharing with the group
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PO1 Gery Bastiani
PO1 Gery Bastiani
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I remember going from the crackerjacks to that uniform before I got out in 75, but by the time I reenlisted in 81 the Navy went back to the crackerjacks
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