Greetings from a former USA MP Staff Sergeant

mausmp · #1 (**permalink**) November 3rd, 2006, 06:44 AM

Just joined early this morning and am looking forward to navigating the site. I'm 58 years old, married and father of 2 sons, living in eastern Ohio, USA. I joined the Army in 1967 and ETS'd 9/81 as NCOIC, AWOL Apprehension, Ft Ben Harrison, Indiana. Prior to that, I was NCOIC of Field Office Schinnen (The Netherlands), Border Operations Detachment, 42d MP Group (Customs) and am currently the president of 42d MP Customs Reunion Association.

Tom Houlihan · #2 (**permalink**) November 3rd, 2006, 07:17 AM

Another former Staff Sergeant, and another cop! I've got yer back! I'll even try not to make any comments about the "Army" part!

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Welcome aboard!

*My baby brother is in Irak right now, with the Mass National Guard, so I can't talk too much trash about the Army!

Jim O · #3 (**permalink**) November 3rd, 2006, 09:33 AM

Welcome along. I hope that you find the site interesting and useful.

mausmp · #4 (**permalink**) November 4th, 2006, 07:16 AM

Thanks, Tom; while in Okinawa with 62d MP Company (Svc) on town patrol and as an accident investigator, I was made an "honorary" Marine MP by some of our tri-service Marines.

Semper Fi,

Mike Austing

Tom Houlihan · #5 (**permalink**) November 5th, 2006, 08:56 PM

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Originally Posted by mausmp

I was made an "honorary" Marine MP by some of our tri-service Marines.

So, that would make you what? Like a stepbrother?

Welcome aboard. Have fun!

Jim O · #6 (**permalink**) November 5th, 2006, 10:33 PM

Tom,

Did you mention that you weren't always a Marine?

Klaus · #7 (**permalink**) November 6th, 2006, 05:48 AM

Welcome to the site mausmp! I hope you enjoy!

mausmp · #8 (**permalink**) November 6th, 2006, 06:30 AM

Vielen dank', Klaus! Ich arbeitete mit Zollfahndung auf der Grenze zwischen Deutschland und die Niederlaende von 1976 bis zum 1979!

Klaus · #9 (**permalink**) November 7th, 2006, 04:22 AM

So you had three years to learn German? You're pretty good! How come you worked in Germany?

Schöne Grüsse an Ohio. Ich habe es vor ein paar Jahren besucht.

mausmp · #10 (**permalink**) November 7th, 2006, 06:52 AM

Greetings, Klaus; my greatgrandfather and his family migrated from Damme in the area of Oldenburg in northern Germany. They arrived in Baltimore in the 1870s and settled in Cincinnati, OH. I grew up with my Dad's father speaking German. My mother's side of the family (Springer) came from Stuttgart. I took four years of high school German, then attended our Defense Language Institute at Presidio of Monterey, California twice. I didn't BEGIN to learn German, however, until I started working with Zoll and BGS on the border. What a wonderful experience! Our unit (Border Operations Detachment, 42d MP Group-Customs) had field offices all along the German border; I even managed to get into Austria once or twice!