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Name sounds really familiar.....maybe just a little bit ahead of me. Was he ever with Regt HQ? or (ugh!) RTB?
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Name sounds really familiar.....maybe just a little bit ahead of me. Was he ever with Regt HQ? or (ugh!) RTB?
The Ranger
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Schmid and I were among the first, along with Duffy, Coghlin, McMahon, Englehardt, Young, and Thetford, Carnahan, and Hart to go through Advanced Strategic Recon School taught by then 1st Sgt D. Chapman....
All except me went on to form the first Ranger Recon, I went a different ave. at the time...<wink>.....So you may know him from the Recon Teams....you should rec. the name Thetford, he was a C. Company 2nd Batt. boy.....Also as a side note Matt, "Doc" Marsh(Maj. Rob Marsh) is my Family doctor now, he retired on disability after a malfunction on a HALO Jump a few years back, still squared away as ever...<wink>
Lets help Tx out a bit......add to this at will Matt, what we remember most....
I remember the awe of seeing my first tabbed SP4.
I remember the first guy I saw wearing the "Black Beret" when it still meant "Elite"
I remember going home the first time and finding out the world was the same, but I would never be again.
I remember my friends asking way to many questions.
I remember recieving my first Black Beret, and how wooly and flat is was, and the care I took to shape it to my head.
I remember wanting to go home, but knew I couldn't.
I remember laying in my bunk hurting all over.
I remember how we thought we would live forever.
I remember almost dying -
When I almost drowned on a scout swimmer op.
When I hit the ground in the desert with blown panels.
When I fell down a mountain (the Plt. Ldr. broke both legs).
When I fell in a well.
When lightning hit beside me while alone on my EIB roadmarch.
When lighting hit the telephone pole when I was talking to my mom.
When I almost blacked out on the ramp at 25,000 because my O2 got shut off.
I remember the NCO's who made me what I am.
I remember why you try not to move in the jungle at night
I remember that bees are very deadly in the jungle. much more so than snakes
I remember the Darby Queen.." The Bitch "
I remember " Green Hell "
I remember a guy freezing his dick to his zipper and still driving on with a road march.
I remember the same guy getting his head shot off on a live fire.(PFC Ron Lyle)
I remember guys finishing road marches with IV's hanging out their arms.
I remember the Ranger I didn't even know bouncing on a jump at Ft. Bragg.
I remember working with "D-Boys" for the first time...that really put the zap in my mind at the time.
I remember STABO the first time.
I remember girls in Panama, the Ancon Inn was definately hot, and not just with women either.
I remember being armed to the teeth.
I remember shotgunning both doors.
I remember thinking I would die from the cold.
I remember thinking I would die from the heat.
I remember how the air smells different above 10,000.
I remember how quite it is once your chute opens.
I remember taking a piss and thanking God everytime I hit the ground safely....Had to piss first though....heh heh heh.
I remember how the mud and dirt looks the same all over the world.
I remember thinking while in Third World Shitholes how great the United States of America really is!!
I remember grabbing a 6ft rattlesnake by the tail and pulling him out of his hole because I was really hungry.
I remember eating so many Armadillos that we began calling them " Possum on the Half-Shell"
I remember " High Speed ".
I remember running and puking.
I remember blowing the ice out of my aperture to shoot.
I remember all the Rangers crippled in training.
I remember how drunk 19 year olds can get.
I remember Victory Drive, Ranger Joes, and River Street.
I remember the smell of bug juice and a cammie stick sliding on your face.
I remember how uncomfortable you can get with a 100+ pound ruck between your legs waiting to go out the door.
I remember how my feet looked after a long Op.
I remember how the swamps sounded at night.
I remember being wet and hungry nearly all the time.
I remember being dropped off in the wrong DZ, which happened to be the wrong fucking state. We wondered for 4 days why our maps were constantly wrong...heh heh heh
I remember the feeling of watching a 100 Rangers appear out of the dark and fog and cross a field.
I remember all the quitters who were weak of heart and mind.
I remember praying for war.
I remember my best friends.
I remember my parents seeing me in the airport for the first time with medals and that Black Beret.
I remember seeing body bags for the first time...they were empty, but it makes you wonder...
I remember laying in the jungle at night wondering what my family was doing.
I remember not being able to tell my family where I was going, but for them to not worry bout me.....
I remember fights.
I remember how good a hot shower felt after coming in out of the field felt, and not having cammie on your face for the first time in a month.
I remember IG Inspections.
I remember Ruck Runs.
I remember Jungle Boots and UDT Trucks.
I remember square knots and two half hitches.....fucking Mountain Phase sucked shit, but the pancakes were the best I have ever eaten, or will ever eat for that matter.
I remember being tabbed out, and the feeling of relief it was.
I remember wanting to butt stroke loser fuckers who brought the entire team down in Ranger school....may they rot in Hell.
I remember Droneing....BIG-TIME!!!(meaning you were so tired you fell asleep standing up, sitting down, or during the " Ruck-Sac Flop ")
I remember 50% security during the night.
I remember the first, and only time I fell asleep pulling security....not a nice way to awaken with a foul tempered Sgt. holding a Randal knife to your ear.....heh heh heh
I will never forget the Ranger Creed.
I remember what true pain feels like.
Fucking Hooah.......!!!!!!
Ranger
All except me went on to form the first Ranger Recon, I went a different ave. at the time...<wink>.....So you may know him from the Recon Teams....you should rec. the name Thetford, he was a C. Company 2nd Batt. boy.....Also as a side note Matt, "Doc" Marsh(Maj. Rob Marsh) is my Family doctor now, he retired on disability after a malfunction on a HALO Jump a few years back, still squared away as ever...<wink>
Lets help Tx out a bit......add to this at will Matt, what we remember most....
I remember the awe of seeing my first tabbed SP4.
I remember the first guy I saw wearing the "Black Beret" when it still meant "Elite"
I remember going home the first time and finding out the world was the same, but I would never be again.
I remember my friends asking way to many questions.
I remember recieving my first Black Beret, and how wooly and flat is was, and the care I took to shape it to my head.
I remember wanting to go home, but knew I couldn't.
I remember laying in my bunk hurting all over.
I remember how we thought we would live forever.
I remember almost dying -
When I almost drowned on a scout swimmer op.
When I hit the ground in the desert with blown panels.
When I fell down a mountain (the Plt. Ldr. broke both legs).
When I fell in a well.
When lightning hit beside me while alone on my EIB roadmarch.
When lighting hit the telephone pole when I was talking to my mom.
When I almost blacked out on the ramp at 25,000 because my O2 got shut off.
I remember the NCO's who made me what I am.
I remember why you try not to move in the jungle at night
I remember that bees are very deadly in the jungle. much more so than snakes
I remember the Darby Queen.." The Bitch "
I remember " Green Hell "
I remember a guy freezing his dick to his zipper and still driving on with a road march.
I remember the same guy getting his head shot off on a live fire.(PFC Ron Lyle)
I remember guys finishing road marches with IV's hanging out their arms.
I remember the Ranger I didn't even know bouncing on a jump at Ft. Bragg.
I remember working with "D-Boys" for the first time...that really put the zap in my mind at the time.
I remember STABO the first time.
I remember girls in Panama, the Ancon Inn was definately hot, and not just with women either.
I remember being armed to the teeth.
I remember shotgunning both doors.
I remember thinking I would die from the cold.
I remember thinking I would die from the heat.
I remember how the air smells different above 10,000.
I remember how quite it is once your chute opens.
I remember taking a piss and thanking God everytime I hit the ground safely....Had to piss first though....heh heh heh.
I remember how the mud and dirt looks the same all over the world.
I remember thinking while in Third World Shitholes how great the United States of America really is!!
I remember grabbing a 6ft rattlesnake by the tail and pulling him out of his hole because I was really hungry.
I remember eating so many Armadillos that we began calling them " Possum on the Half-Shell"
I remember " High Speed ".
I remember running and puking.
I remember blowing the ice out of my aperture to shoot.
I remember all the Rangers crippled in training.
I remember how drunk 19 year olds can get.
I remember Victory Drive, Ranger Joes, and River Street.
I remember the smell of bug juice and a cammie stick sliding on your face.
I remember how uncomfortable you can get with a 100+ pound ruck between your legs waiting to go out the door.
I remember how my feet looked after a long Op.
I remember how the swamps sounded at night.
I remember being wet and hungry nearly all the time.
I remember being dropped off in the wrong DZ, which happened to be the wrong fucking state. We wondered for 4 days why our maps were constantly wrong...heh heh heh
I remember the feeling of watching a 100 Rangers appear out of the dark and fog and cross a field.
I remember all the quitters who were weak of heart and mind.
I remember praying for war.
I remember my best friends.
I remember my parents seeing me in the airport for the first time with medals and that Black Beret.
I remember seeing body bags for the first time...they were empty, but it makes you wonder...
I remember laying in the jungle at night wondering what my family was doing.
I remember not being able to tell my family where I was going, but for them to not worry bout me.....
I remember fights.
I remember how good a hot shower felt after coming in out of the field felt, and not having cammie on your face for the first time in a month.
I remember IG Inspections.
I remember Ruck Runs.
I remember Jungle Boots and UDT Trucks.
I remember square knots and two half hitches.....fucking Mountain Phase sucked shit, but the pancakes were the best I have ever eaten, or will ever eat for that matter.
I remember being tabbed out, and the feeling of relief it was.
I remember wanting to butt stroke loser fuckers who brought the entire team down in Ranger school....may they rot in Hell.
I remember Droneing....BIG-TIME!!!(meaning you were so tired you fell asleep standing up, sitting down, or during the " Ruck-Sac Flop ")
I remember 50% security during the night.
I remember the first, and only time I fell asleep pulling security....not a nice way to awaken with a foul tempered Sgt. holding a Randal knife to your ear.....heh heh heh
I will never forget the Ranger Creed.
I remember what true pain feels like.
Fucking Hooah.......!!!!!!
Ranger
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BoneCruncher
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I remember.... no wait, its gone.
Fucking BOOYEAH!!
Fucking BOOYEAH!!
The Ranger
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He won't find the wings Darl'in....from here on out...anything he recieves will be earned...10 times over for that matter....heh heh heh
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frorider6
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Ranger, that post got me pretty revved up. I'm 4-7 days from finding out if I've been accepted to Army OCS. My top choices for jobs (which I won't get until more than halfway through OCS) are helicopter pilot and MI. If I get MI though, I don't want to be stuck somewhere looking at maps. I want to be out in the field. Whatever job I take (if I have a choice) I'll make sure Ranger training is an option.
TxArmyGuy - Good luck. Hopefully I'll be at Ft Benning by October (for OCS). I have to make a quick stop at basic first though.
TxArmyGuy - Good luck. Hopefully I'll be at Ft Benning by October (for OCS). I have to make a quick stop at basic first though.
The Ranger
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Hey Fro....Go with the chopper pilot, and if ya qualify, transfer to Task Force 160, based in Ft. Campbell Kentucky.....If and when you decide to get out, more job options will be available to you...Plus you get to work with all the " Good Guys " ...<wink>.
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