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Forum: General Posts 11-19-2003, 01:34 PM

Replies: 20 Where were you on Novemeber, 22 1963 ? Views: 1,743 Posted By delta1/28 At Ft. Riley, Kansas, where I was a Specialist 4... At Ft. Riley, Kansas, where I was a Specialist 4 in a Rifle Company of the 1st Infantry Division. I'd finished my duties that day & was lounging in the day room reading a book. One of the Company...

Forum: Cold War 09-15-2003, 02:45 PM

Replies: 11 Cuban Missile Crisis, October 1962 Views: 6,334 Posted By delta1/28 Here's a link to a good document on the Cuban... Here's a link to a good document on the Cuban Missile Crisis: http://www.hpol.org/jfk/cuban/

Forum: Cold War 07-27-2003, 06:28 PM

Replies: 0 Ich bin ein Berliner Views: 1,684 Posted By delta1/28 Ich bin ein Berliner Forty years, one month, and one day ago, on June 26, 1963, President John F. Kennedy arrived in occupied West Berlin, Germany and declared, "Ich bin ein Berliner." To hear a recording of this...

Forum: Vietnam 07-26-2003, 04:00 PM

Replies: 21 Hot! Hot! Hot! Views: 1,240 Posted By delta1/28 Here on the high desert of Southern Colorado... Here on the high desert of Southern Colorado we've had only four days in July, so far, of below 100 degrees. One day it was 109 -- a record high for Pueblo. Fortunately, our humidity is low; single...

Forum: Cold War 06-09-2003, 03:08 PM

Replies: 0 Ground Observer Corps Views: 2,101 Posted By delta1/28 Ground Observer Corps Most Americans are unaware of the Ground Observer Corps which served in the early 1950s. The GOC was made up of civilian volunteers and was administered by state Civil Defense officials and the US...

Forum: Cold War 06-05-2003, 02:12 PM

Replies: 9 Big Red One in the Cold War Views: 2,508 Posted By delta1/28 Big Red One in the Cold War Society of the First Infantry Division has just included the Big Red One's Cold War history in it's website. http://www.bigredone.org/history/ While you're visiting that site, click on "BIG RED...

Forum: General Posts 06-05-2003, 01:53 PM

Replies: 22 You May Be A Redneck If Views: 1,830 Posted By delta1/28 You might be a redneck if ... you come back from... You might be a redneck if ... you come back from the dump with more than you took. ...you think fast food is hitting a deer at 65 mph. ...you keep a can of Raid on the kitchen table.

Forum: Cold War 05-08-2003, 03:26 PM

Replies: 2 Wildflecken Views: 6,658 Posted By delta1/28 Wildflecken For those who weren't already aware of it, there's a website for Veterans of the Wildflecken Training Area, Federal Reputlic of Germany during the Cold War. The address is: ...

Forum: General Posts 05-08-2003, 03:11 PM

Replies: 12 You Have Got To Be Kidding?! Views: 1,352 Posted By delta1/28 Like you, Jerry, I've been in enough third world... Like you, Jerry, I've been in enough third world countries to not be startled by airport police with submachine guns. Once I took a trip up the Nile on a cruise ship. The ship traveled at night --...

Forum: Cold War 05-07-2003, 06:17 PM

Replies: 11 Cuban Missile Crisis, October 1962 Views: 6,334 Posted By delta1/28 Not only did the US remove its missiles from... Not only did the US remove its missiles from Turkey, our President promised to not invade Cuba.

Forum: Police/Fire/EMS 05-05-2003, 03:38 PM

Replies: 10 Kimber 1911 .45 Views: 3,043 Posted By delta1/28 Just before I retired from the State Dept of... Just before I retired from the State Dept of Corrections one of my officers asked me to shoot a new Sig-Sauer 9mm. What a sweet gun that was! It fit my hand so well that I'd have to try in order to...

Forum: Cold War 03-29-2003, 06:05 PM

Replies: 11 Cuban Missile Crisis, October 1962 Views: 6,334 Posted By delta1/28 Hey, Larry, we old mortar-men gotta' stick... Hey, Larry, we old mortar-men gotta' stick together! I trained on the 4.2" and 81mm -- gun crew, FO and FDC -- was assigned to an 81mm squad in a rifle company. After about a year & a half, I...

Forum: Army 03-29-2003, 03:41 PM

Replies: 2 Shorts Views: 1,343 Posted By delta1/28 Khaki Shorts When I enlisted in the Army, June, 1961, each recruit was issued two sets of khaki shorts along with two short sleeve khaki shirts. The shorts were rather long -- "Bermuda Style" and the shirts were...

Forum: Cold War 03-29-2003, 03:10 PM

Replies: 11 Cuban Missile Crisis, October 1962 Views: 6,334 Posted By delta1/28 Big Red One in the Cuban Missile Crisis I was a 19 year old Sp4 gunner on an 81mm mortar squad with the 1st Infantry Division at Ft. Riley, Kansas. My unit, 1st Battle Group, 28th Infantry "Lions of Cantigny," had just returned from a...

Forum: General Posts 01-14-2003, 02:53 PM

Replies: 13 The most useful military courses ? Views: 1,304 Posted By delta1/28 Summer 1963, I attended the Ft. Riley NCO Academy... Summer 1963, I attended the Ft. Riley NCO Academy Special Course for E-4s. The instructors were excellent -- I learned a lot about map reading, land navigation & leadership. Also, the instruction...

Forum: Cold War 12-23-2002, 03:07 PM

Replies: 0 LONG THRUST OPERATIONS "The Duffle Bag Soldiers" Views: 4,058 Posted By delta1/28 LONG THRUST OPERATIONS "The Duffle Bag Soldiers" In response to the 1961 Berlin Crisis, the Army's famous Big Red One upscaled itself from a training cadre to a full strength, combat ready, TO&E Pentomic Infantry Division. Stationed at Fort Riley,...

Forum: General Posts 10-15-2002, 06:08 PM

Replies: 3 Looking for World War 2 history info Views: 678 Posted By delta1/28 It's too bad you don't have access to my private... It's too bad you don't have access to my private library -- I have several dozen books on the subjects you're looking for. An informative one on armored vehicles, full of pictures, diagrams, &...

Forum: Vietnam 10-06-2002, 01:09 PM

Replies: 23 Neighbor say's I haven't got a hair. Views: 2,035 Posted By delta1/28 Cannon I have a little old Mexican cannon sitting outside my placita. It was fun to drop M-80s down the barrel, hear the thing go "boom" & watch smoke pour out the muzzle. Then a family of birds decided...

Forum: Cold War 09-01-2002, 10:16 AM

Replies: 1 Constabulary Views: 1,712 Posted By delta1/28 Constabulary Tasked with policing US Occupation Zones of post-World War II Germany & Austria, the Army's Constabulary wrote a unique page in military history. Constabulary Troopers were among the first of...

Forum: General Posts 08-19-2002, 12:58 PM

Replies: 16 Your Nickname while in the Service? Views: 1,777 Posted By delta1/28 There was a guy in my outfit called "TK" -- short... There was a guy in my outfit called "TK" -- short for Tank Killer. He earned that name one day by driving his 3/4 T Weapons Carrier directly across the path of an onrushing Company of M-48 Medium...

Forum: General Posts 08-17-2002, 12:19 PM

Replies: 0 Wildflecken Views: 1,712 Posted By delta1/28 Wildflecken Did anyone here ever serve at the Wildflecken Training Area (WTA) in West Germany? A lot of stories are told about that place & all the troopers who trained there. There's a website for Wildflecken...

Forum: World War II 08-07-2002, 04:53 PM

Replies: 1 The first aborted run to Berlin....mission #9 Views: 1,543 Posted By delta1/28 My cousin, Ralph Burbridge, may have been on that... My cousin, Ralph Burbridge, may have been on that mission. I know he was on one of the first Berlin raids. Ralph was bombardier on the B-17 "All American" (the famous photo of a B-17 still flying...

Forum: Vietnam 08-04-2002, 11:56 AM

Replies: 13 "I would take up arms Views: 1,960 Posted By delta1/28 When considering the worth of people like slick... When considering the worth of people like slick willy, I like to apply the motto of the 22nd Infantry Regiment: DEEDS NOT WORDS! :x:

Forum: General Posts 07-25-2002, 11:38 AM

Replies: 7 ???made In Usa??? Views: 1,508 Posted By delta1/28 A while back, I ordered a "Cimaron"... A while back, I ordered a "Cimaron" southwest-style belt complete with conchos & Native American details. It arrived with a tag stating, "MADE IN CHINA." I can hardly bring myself to wear the thing.

Forum: World War II 07-20-2002, 12:28 PM

Replies: 1 Untold Stories of D-Day..... Views: 1,495 Posted By delta1/28 Excellent Post! Thank you for making this post! I read everything I can get my hands on about Omaha Beach. My uncle (E. Trantham, Jr. of Marshfield, MO) landed on Omaha before H-Hour. He was in an Engineer...

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