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"Here is a link. This particular event medal does not appear on my DD214, but I have a letter from BUPERS stating I was there. I guess I should correct my DD214. I have one just like it from VietNam.
http://www.history.navy.mil/faqs/faq90-3.htm"
http://www.history.navy.mil/faqs/faq90-3.htm"
"The first campaign of the AFEM was the Cuban Missile Crisis and the award was issued for military service between October 1962 and June 1963. Following this original issuance, the AFEM was made retroactive to 1958 and issued for actions in Lebanon,…"
"I was pulled from RM-A school in Bainbridge,Maryland in the 5th month of a 6 month school.We were flown to the caribbean to beef up the network 2 weeks before the blockade."
"I was with VA-34 at Cecil Field from 1961-1963. A4Ds. "
"What dates were the Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal, awarded. I was recalled to active duty in April 1961, and we (USS WREN, DD568) participated in some of the blockade before heading over to the, 6th Fleet in the Med. . I've even a picture of…"
"I was stationed at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba from 1960-62. I am heavily involved in the Guantanamo Bay Association. We hold annual reunions and this year we will meet in Pensacola, FL from October 16-20th. Check our website at www.gitmobay.org for…"
"I was too young to be in during the Cuban blockade but I am a plank owner of VA34 that was re-commisioned on 1Apr70 at NAS Oceana. We made our first deployment aboard the Kennedy to the Med later that year. Fond memories. An old AO2."
"Med Cruise 1961-1962. VA-34 Blue Blasters A4Ds. Brownshirt. I was almost hit when VF32 F8 hit round down and exploded. Killed the pilot. Scared the heck out of me. Also remember VF31 plane breaking arresting cable. Fellow in from of me lost…"
"I was with VA34 1961-1963. We made same med cruise. I was a brown shirt during the cruise. Small world. "
"I was on the uss hyman dd732 at that time,in fact recived stores off the interprise"
Any members there during the blockade? Our squadron (VA-34) was aboard the Enterprise for 2 weeks and then the entire squadron was transported to the to the Independence for the remainder of the blockade. A dangerous time in history, but I didn't…
I was with VA144 Roadrunners this deployment. We we involved in the Gulf of Tonkin Incident with the USS Maddox and USS Turner Joy. We lost a couple of pilots. One was LTjg Alvarez who was in our squadron. He was shot down and captured. We sure…
