Where are all my friends?

SPC Jeffrey Bly — Sat, 30 May 2015 02:16:23 -0400

Hind sight is 20/20, but there has to be an easier way for me to find people I served with. I would have organized a way for us to stay in touch had I realized the difficulty in wanting to track them down 27 years later. I've tried another website to no avail and it's extremely hard to find them on Facebook with limited info or if they even put the information you have into their profile somewhere. Does anyone have techniques that work well for them?

Response by SSG Donald Mceuen made May 30 at 2015 2:22 AM

SSG Donald Mceuen — Sat, 30 May 2015 02:22:18 -0400

Sorry but no i have been looking for 3 yrs add found 1

Response by CW5 Private RallyPoint Member made Jun 4 at 2015 7:45 PM

CW5 Private RallyPoint Member — Thu, 04 Jun 2015 19:45:28 -0400

SPC Jeffrey Bly, try the unit search feature here on RallyPoint. You can search in the search bar at the top of the screen. And if you remember your friends' names, type those in. It works well. I've found former colleagues and friends here on RallyPoint.

Response by SPC David Hannaman made Jun 4 at 2015 7:46 PM

SPC David Hannaman — Thu, 04 Jun 2015 19:46:27 -0400

I seem to find mine in waves, mostly Facebook... Nobody for 2 years and then 3 or 4 all at once. Groups on Facebook, for example I joined "CH-47 Hookers" and met several people who were in the same unit but I didn't know well, who led me to the people I was looking for.

Response by SPC Daniel Cahill made Jun 16 at 2015 2:52 AM

SPC Daniel Cahill — Tue, 16 Jun 2015 02:52:02 -0400

You might consider checking out LinkedIn:

http://www.linkedin.com

It is free to join and once you are member, you can use their

search tools for a wide variety of criteria.... individuals and groups .... you might get lucky!

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Response by Cpl Jeff N. made Jun 16 at 2015 7:04 AM

Cpl Jeff N. — Tue, 16 Jun 2015 07:04:23 -0400

SPC Jeffrey Bly For those of us that served before cell phones, the internet, social media etc it was easy to lose contact with the people you served with. My only encouragement is to keep looking. I did the periodic looking on the internet for a good friend of mine. We lived in the barracks together, got a place out in town together, did almost everything together. When I separated, he married and PCS'd to Camp Pendleton. We lost track of each other, for years, almost 30. Over the last holidays I decided I would leave no stone unturned and spend whatever time it took to find him. I didn't find him, I found his obituary.

I was able to reach out to his son (I found his name in the obituary) and found out he killed himself, gunshot to the head. Alcoholism, divorce, depression, no one to talk to about things. I felt pretty bad hearing all of that and couldn't help but think had I looked harder and found him before this I might have made a difference. A friendly voice some one to talk to etc.

Response by CPL Roland Newton made Jul 25 at 2015 12:41 AM

CPL Roland Newton — Sat, 25 Jul 2015 00:41:54 -0400

When I became disabled all my friends slowly started to disappear, no calls, no visits , no contact. I'm not sure if I can really blame them, there is not a whole lot I can do so I guess I can understand why I am no longer included.

Response by TSgt Melissa Post made Jul 31 at 2015 5:29 PM

TSgt Melissa Post — Fri, 31 Jul 2015 17:29:26 -0400

Idk about your branch but the air force has a portal that u can find people in groups in the people finder under your profile. I also use Google +, kik. You can try peekyou.Com and shocking as it may sound the white pages online have helped me find friends. Spokeo.Com could also be a starting point. Hope this helps.