Behave Yourselves...

[Bc'z]

Thank you all for your service.

Now tell me, why in hell would anyone jump out of a perfectly good airplane??????

Cuz it was there.
And if aircraft fall out of the sky why shouldn't I?

 

[Pwc]

If you've ever done it, there's no need to explain; if you never have, there's no way to explain it to you.

 

[Leo Smith]

God Speed!

 

[Iowa Fox]

Good old Ft Bragg. Wouldn't mind seeing it one last time before I croak but from what I hear I wouldn't even recognize it. All the old buildings are torn down. Our old barracks is still standing as part of the historical Fort. One of my favorite spots was the sport parachute club. I'm sure its gone because it was an old shack 50 some years ago. Pack parachutes upstairs and then go downstairs and drink beer for the rest of the night. Anyone else here remember it?

 

[thekriebles]

Thank you Rich and thanks to all the other members here who have served... very much appreciated!!

 

[corsair4360]

Okay, I have to fly out in the morning for the US Army Ranger Regiment Association reunion this week at Fort Bragg, NC. There were eleven full Infantry Divisions in RVN. Each one had a LRRP (Long Range Recon Patrol) company. Nixon found out that 3/4ths of the teams were Airborne Ranger trained, and switched the name to Airborne Ranger Companies. I was in the Company (75th Inf Abn)attached to the 23rd Inf, aka the Americal in Chu Lai, and then in 2nd Platoon (aka Company2/Company G) when half the company was reassigned to Danang. The Rangers date back to 1754 as George Rogers Ranging Companies during the F&I War.

I want you all to play nice while I am gone...


Rich

Thank you for your service to our country.

 

[Pwc]

Good old Ft Bragg. Wouldn't mind seeing it one last time before I croak but from what I hear I wouldn't even recognize it. All the old buildings are torn down. Our old barracks is still standing as part of the historical Fort.
Anyone else here remember it?

JFK Center, Smoke Bomb Hill, the original HALO School.....got my Iron Mike there.

 

[JLT]

Thank you all for your service.

Now tell me, why in hell would anyone jump out of a perfectly good airplane??????

First jump is easy. The second one, eh . . . not so much.

 

[Nick Caprinolo]

First jump is easy. The second one, eh . . . not so much.

EBay listing "For sale, used parachute, only used once, did not open the first time. $10.00"

 

[hogpatrol]

Hey, we always behave ourselves, don't we? Thanks for your service. Have a good time.

 

[Iowa Fox]

EBay listing "For sale, used parachute, only used once, did not open the first time. $10.00"

Never saw a static line problem except one time the stupid jumpmaster should have called it off for wind. The guys couldn't collapse their chutes and got drug badly. I did actually witness two golden knights take it into the ground. It happens.

 

[Bc'z]

Never saw a static line problem except one time the stupid jumpmaster should have called it off for wind. The guys couldn't collapse their chutes and got drug badly. I did actually witness two golden knights take it into the ground. It happens.

My step pops hit the bleachers in a exhibition jump @Ft Clayton Panama.
Broke his back, laid up for 6 months, then led his men in assault against Noriega!

 

[300_whisper]

Good old Ft Bragg. Wouldn't mind seeing it one last time before I croak but from what I hear I wouldn't even recognize it. All the old buildings are torn down. Our old barracks is still standing as part of the historical Fort. One of my favorite spots was the sport parachute club. I'm sure its gone because it was an old shack 50 some years ago. Pack parachutes upstairs and then go downstairs and drink beer for the rest of the night. Anyone else here remember it?

Braggs AO that holds FORCOM is still all old school buildings. But it’s like pretty, old brick on post housing.

All the HQs and barracks in 82nd land were built within the last 10-15 years. The division HQ is brand spanking new and looks like a 5 star hotel.

SOF always has the latest and greatest. I think their AO is still being built!!

 

[IdahoSharpshooter]

Highlight: four of the eleven surviving members of Merrill's Marauders from WWII honored us with their presence. The youngest one is 94. I was able to visit with him for about an hour. He said every man had a specific role to play (he packed a BAR), and trained for it for several weeks, before they raided that Japanese POW Camp. After the raid, they were informed, by the only Japanese soldier (A Captain) that survived that their orders were to kill every American POW if the camp were raided. They never got the chance. Many years ago, I shot HBR with Vince Stangl, who lived in Southern Oregon. He survived the Bataan Death March. They were marched to that POW camp. He told me that any American who fell out of the line was bayoneted by the guards.
It was a great week.