What is your favorite memory of all time while serving in the military?

A chaplian from an artillery battilion wanted to see "the big show" so we took him out at 0 dark ugly to the impact area. Once we had dialed in the 155's we called in a TOT fire mission from not one but two 155mm battilions to a point about a half klick out. The chaplian bounced about a foot off the ground he then got up and jumped into the HUMVEE and we never saw him again. I think he called in his own fire mission in his BDU's.

So many fond memories of my years in the Army, from Basic training (got restarted 2x for serious injuries but NEVER even thought of quitting) ,to MP School, my 1st duty station riding the rails with the 570th MP Platoon at Camp King (Oberursel, FRG), to being IN Berlin when the wall came down and witnessing that world-changing, historical event, serving as a PSA for a highly specialized and selective non-DoD group, then being selected to become a DoD Courier... the list goes on. But looking at all the awesome experiences with even MORE awesome PEOPLE, I'd have to say getting my orders to CID school. Alas, shortly thereafter I sustained a serious back injury that ended my military career.

SSG (Join to see): My Very Favorite Memory: A General approached me; as I was marching my squad along the sidewalk. I looked up at his vast chest of medals: and I forgot to SALUTE HIM! The General just looked at me and smiled; THEN I Saluted him! ;) Most Sincerely, Margaret C. Higgins U.S. Army Retired: Coach/Photographer

Flying from. U. S. S. New. Orleans in to. Haiphong. North. Vietnam as part of mine sweeping operation there.

Meeting a SGM that was the ninth individual to be promoted to that rank.

I spent some time at Tiburon (California) when I was in the Navy back during WW Two. Since the base was "ocean front" we could fish and swim. There were a lot of jelly fish in the waters.. One of my shipmates was a practical joker and since I had been the butt of a couple I decided to get even. I captured a jelly fish, laid it in the center of his bunk and covered it carefully. He came in that night boiled to the gills and crawled in his bunk. My favorite memory is the reaction I got when he woke up in the morning and discovered he had slept on said jelly fish all night. He blew his cork and accused everybody. It was hilarious! I never admitted that I had done the deed. And, no, it wasn't the poisonous variety.

I met my wife

Just a few

-The same day my 1ST son was born I also made points SGT.
-SGT/E-5 Board in Afghanistan conducted in a bunker due to multiple rocket attacks
-all the people you meet

As far as home station time; Training at the Northern Warfare Training Center in the middle of Alaska. Great instructors and the best learning environment for a military school I've come across to date. Seeing the same mountain side in the middle of a very green summer and a heave arctic winter was simply amazing.

Favorite military memory, in the 11th grade 1970, my best friend and I played hooky from school to go up to the Guam Naval hospital and visit the wounded Marines. We pushed some of the wounded in their wheel chairs and raced down the hallways, until we were asked to leave by the hospital staff. Lol