Hiking, kayaking, biking, skiing, camping, hunting and other outdoor activities. Show me your pictures

[Orangeslice13]

 

[VolNExile]

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Blue heron? (I'm rusty on birds.) Is that your same friend from the other day?

 

[Orangeslice13]

Blue heron? (I'm rusty on birds.) Is that your same friend from the other day?

Ya.
I think he’s hanging around.

 

[VolNExile]

Ya.
I think he’s hanging around.

Gorgeous birds.

I'm not much of a birder due to mildly crappy vision, so I really appreciate big, slow-moving birds!

 

[Carl Pickens]

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Where was this?

 

[Orangeslice13]

Where was this?

Lake Chickamauga the cliffs near goldpoint marina.

 

[Orangeslice13]

Where was this?

Put in from the slough on goldpoint circle.

 

[Carl Pickens]

Put in from the slough on goldpoint circle. View attachment 577027

Looks peaceful. I love early mornings on the water

 

[Tin Man]

Looks peaceful. I love early mornings on the water

Your alive! Must be football season.

 

[RatchedVol]

Base camp 9/9


Same 4 days later. Snowed but didn’t stick at base camp. Colorado archery elk season. Just got back last night. Bulls didn’t want to play this year.

 

[Smallvol#1]

Help! Somewhere there is a thread where people who actually know something about the military have posted. I can not find it. Does anyone know the thread or can anyone tell me what the headings are (or mean) on this WWII battalion payroll stub?

Any help would be appreciated. @Volosaurus rex and @Ulysees E. McGill

 

[hog88]

Help! Somewhere there is a thread where people who actually know something about the military have posted. I can not find it. Does anyone know the thread or can anyone tell me what the headings are (or mean) on this WWII battalion payroll stub?

Any help would be appreciated. @Volosaurus rex and @Ulysees E. McGill

443rd antiaircraft artillery battalion is my best guess

 

[VolNExile]

Help! Somewhere there is a thread where people who actually know something about the military have posted. I can not find it. Does anyone know the thread or can anyone tell me what the headings are (or mean) on this WWII battalion payroll stub?

Any help would be appreciated. @Volosaurus rex and @Ulysees E. McGill

443rd antiaircraft artillery battalion is my best guess

Also, maybe a local Vet Center. They help a lot of veterans get their paperwork in order for claiming VA benefits. They might know someone who knows someone. Good luck!

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[Smallvol#1]

443rd antiaircraft artillery battalion is my best guess

Thanks, I know he was 443rd AAA Battalion SP, from Torch through VE Day and afterwards in England and Belgium.
It’s the headers: Spec. Rating? Cl-B? Gov’t In ClaNd? What do those stand for? I can figure out what Years and Allotment mean, but those I can’t. I’m not even sure I’m reading them correctly!

 

[Smallvol#1]

Also, maybe a local Vet Center. They help a lot of veterans get their paperwork in order for claiming VA benefits. They might know someone who knows someone. Good luck!

VA.gov | Veterans Affairs

Apply for and manage the VA benefits and services you’ve earned as a Veteran, Servicemember, or family member—like health care, disability, education, and more.

www.vetcenter.va.gov

Find VA Locations | Veterans Affairs

Find a VA medical center, clinic, hospital, national cemetery, or VA regional office near you. You can search by city, state, postal code, or service. You'll get wait times and directions.

www.va.gov

Thanks, he’s been dead for years. Not looking for benefits or anything, I’m just trying to research his history; he talked about it very little and, with me, pretty much innocuous things.

 

[VolNExile]

Thanks, he’s been dead for years. Not looking for benefits or anything, I’m just trying to research his history; he talked about it very little and, with me, pretty much innocuous things.

I figured it might be more useful as an information source. Good luck with your research, it sounds really interesting! The WWII generation was very restrained when it came to sharing what they did and saw.

edit to add: I just saw the laundry category, lol. Military clerks didn't let anything get by! - Army brat here.

 

[Orangeslice13]

Last winter, I went skiing in Colorado and it was a blast! The slopes were amazing and the views, just breathtaking.

It would have been cool if you took some pictures

 

[VolNExile]

Last winter, I went skiing in Colorado and it was a blast! The slopes were amazing and the views, just breathtaking.

Where'd you ski?

 

[joevol33]

Where'd you ski?

Colorado

 

[VolNExile]

Colorado

Well, duh…

 

[Tin Man]

“Somewhere in the Colorado Rocky Mountains”

 

[volwindy]

Skiing in Colorado too! 2021 though.

 

[BartW]

Biked Cutthroat Pass in the North Cascades last month to see the alpine larches (and only wiped out 2.5 times)

 

[BartW]

More larch madness. Western larch at Teanaway Ridge, Central Cascades

 

[BartW]

Sunrise on Mount Saint Helens last weekend