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Serpentorslair Staff · May 27, 2024

Honoring Our Heroes: Remembering the Celebrities and Loved Ones Who Served on Memorial Day

May 27, 2024May 27, 2024 Serpentorslair StaffAdam Driver, Bea Arthur, Betty White, Bob Ross, celebrities who served, celebrity veterans, Chuck Norris, Clint Eastwood, Drew Carey, Elvis Presley, honoring veterans, Ice-T, Jackie Robinson, James Doohan, James Earl Jones, Jimi Hendrix, Johnny Carson, Johnny Cash, Lee Ermey, MC Hammer, Mel Brooks, Memorial Day, Memorial Day tribute, military service, military veterans, Morgan Freeman, Mr. T, Pat Tillman, Robin Quivers, Ted Williams, Tom Selleck0 comment

Story by Mitchell Smith Memorial Day is a day to remember those who have served our country in the military. Many Celebrities we know served time and saw action. NFL player Pat Tillman is one that stands out as he lost his life in 2004 while serving in Afghanistan. God Bless Mr Tillman may he always be remembered. Golden Girl Bea Arthur served time in the Marine Corps during WWII, and Betty White was a WWII volunteer putting in her time to help in any way she could. Both were…

G.I. Joe Inside the Filecards Featuring ‘Footloose’!

April 12, 2024April 13, 2024 Serpentorslair Staff11B Infantryman, 1985 class, 4th Infantry Division, basketball coach, civilian skills, civilian world, Footloose, G.I. Joe, Infantry, Joe Team, Larry Hama, military service, military training, secondary specialties, Special Services, unit, US Army0 comment

Story by Staff Writer ‘Shaft’ Today I am starting with the G.I. Joe class of ’85. We will look at Footloose today. He is listed as “Infantry” for his PMS and “Special Services (basketball coach)” for his SMS. Obviously he is an 11B Infantryman however for his special services I could not find anything US Army related to that kind of “specialty”. If Hama was intending for some of these to be skills the Joes picked up in the civilian world prior to military service then he probably should have…

G.I. JOE INSIDE THE FILECARDS FEATURING ‘GRAND SLAM’!

December 21, 2023December 22, 2023 Serpentorslair Staff13 series, 13B Cannon Crewmember, 13F, 13F Fire Support Specialist, 14 series, 155mm battery, 94F Computer/Detection Systems Repairer, Air Defense Artillery, aircraft, Artillery, artillery calls, Bachelors Degree, direct fire weapon, Electronics Engineer, enlistment, Field Artillery, G.I. Joe, Grand Slam, HAL, indirect fire weapon, Joe-verse, laser, Logistics Corps, military service, military specialties, MOS, PMS, Ranger Recon teams, re-classed, SMS0 comment

Story by Staff Writer “Shaft” Today we look at G.I. Joe Grand Slam. His PMS is listed as “Artillery” and SMS is “Electronics Engineer”. So with “Artillery” he could have been nearly any enlisted MOS in the 13 series (Field Artillery). He could have been a 13B Cannon Crewmember, a 13F Fire Support Specialist or any other 13 series. His filecard states he served with a 155mm battery. However when you look at the HAL and its monitor that Grand Slam views it clearly shows an aircraft in his sites.…