my name is sgt. gutierez,joe. i am a united states marine. i have been in the corps for 8 years now getting ready for another 4 years. i forught with 2nd bn 5th marines which was attached to b co. 2nd tank bn. i frought all the way to baghdad and 150 miles past baghdad. my mos is 1833 aav crewman. during the war i was the section leader of 3 avv's that carried 81mm mortars(wpns co. 2/5). i returned back to the u.s. on may 30. i am married to my lovely wife linda and have 3 kids. 2 boys 1 girl. they are a hand full. so much respect to my wife for dealing with them during my absence. i have been modeling since i was 8 years old. my father turned me on to the hobby. right now on my work bench i have a 1/32 tamiya f-14 1994 version. i just finshed the cockpit by using teknics f-14d cockpit set. now im waiting on the teknics f-14 airframe conversion kit. once its complete i plan on entering it at the tamiyacon next year. this will be my first entry into a contest. if anyone has question about the aavp7a1, aavc7a1, or the aavr7a1 feel free to drop me a line at [email protected]. thanks. semper fi

sgt gutierez

Hi aav1833usmc,
glad to have you on board of the best site around.
Ciao from Italy

Welcome aboard. This is a great place to hang out. You get to learn lots here.

Welcome Aboard and hope you enjoy the Site! I like P7's - do you have any in model form that you've built? I'm always interested in the P7...

Gunnie

1833:
An offical welcome to the site. Have fun!!!

Welcome to Armorama!
Have fun here

Welcome aboard aav1833usmc! I'm sure there will be plenty here to pick your brains about the AAVPseries - Assault Amphibian Vehicle Personnel.
We're all glad you enlisted here... where we're all lifers.

First off Welcome Home!! And second welcome to Armorama. This is a great place to come and unwind. Share your thoughts and ideas. Glad to have you here. Thanks for serving!!! Semper Fi

welcome to the site, why dont you post some of your work, its the ideal place.

Welcome aboard Joe, but most important, WELCOME HOME! You are amongst friends here, so enjoy your stay with the Armorama community! Looking forward to hearing from you in the future!




I would be honored if you could/would contribute to my site's "Honor Roll" page.

Also, If you have any photos that you would like to share on those mortars, I'd love to post them up for you on my website's "1/1 Photo Shop" page as well.

Welcome aboard marine!

Welcome to the club. I for one want to thank you for your service to the country. I served in the late 70' and 80's (Army-Armor) NIce to know that the torch continues on. Good luck at the Tamiya-con. You might want to check out some local and regional shows and get a feel what the competition is like and what jdges look for. It can be very sobering

Welcome and glad your home safe.

Welcome to Armorama
Enjoy

Welcome to the armorama community.

Welcome to the site Sarge, glad you made it home ok. have a drink on me.

Hello there and welcome to Armorama! Hope you have a nice time here! :-)

Hi there aav1833usmc :-)

Glad you're back home safe! Welcome aboard Amorama... the folks here are the friendliest and most helpful you could hope to meet. :-)

Methinks you're gonna have fun

All the best

Rowan

Hey Joe, welcome back home to the loves of you life and this hobby.

Must extend a "thank you" for all that you and many others have done for us. But for the hobby, I am sure that you have many memories that will serve as ideas.....

Semper Fi bro!
Dave

Hi aav1833usmc

Glad your back safe and sound from Iraq. I am sure we will be asking you questions about modern armour and such. Enjoy the site, it is the best.

Cheers
HastyP

Welcome to Armorama aav1833usmc. I to was a member of the armed forces (USAF). Well, ok almost the armed forces. Anyway, have fun this site is just great!