Looking for a friend and former Road Runner. IĪlso have two large posters of camp Dodge in Iowa and I believe camp Green I He was gassed and spent many months in the hospital. Names and rosters in a leather and suede brown binding Somewhere in my house packed away a book from the red diamond division with My grandfather was in the red diamond and in the unit 161 deltaĬo. Looking for these guys last name Shackleford, Seabrooke and Bray we all were good friends. Thanks for the website, photos and stuff. I wanted to be close to the door because I was on duty at 6 pm and could only have this one beer before heading back to the TOC. Captain Sax, Recon Company was leaning against the door jam. I managed to get the spot at the end of the bar close to the "exit". That may be why it was so full that night. As I recall, there were no cold beers on Charlie-2 before the Pizza bunker. As we drink a cold one together, we talked about Chuck's recent R&R in Bangkok. We were a good team and had a decent record in shutting down the incoming quickly. It was my job to triangulate the location in Rocket Ridge, Chuck would bring down the fire and brimstone. SP4, HQ Btry, 5th Bn, 4th Artillery, 5th Inf Div. After eating, I went to the newly completed Pizza-Cold_Beer bunker adjacent to the mess shed with my best friend, Chuck Norbert Kowalk. On the evening of May 21, 1971, I went down to Charlie-2 Mess shed (chest high concrete block wall under a corrugated tin roof). Who donated the diagram and photo of the TOC? I would like to communicate with him also. Just as I remembered: My chair was in front of the left "OPS Radio" desk, and Guts was my responsibility, handed down from the previous RTO, who left in February, I can not quite remember his name. Your website brings back memories, good and bad, especially the photo and diagram of the TOC. Together with an officer, I returned the unit colors to Fort Carson, Colorado. A little time in S&C ops whenever the Colonel was adventurous, but most of the time in TOC whispering to guys in the bush late at night. I am Sgt John James Boyce, Jack to every one who knew me I served at Firebase Charlie-2 in HHC, 1st of the 61st, as Colonel Stallman's RTO. but have no desire to go back there, LOL. Some good and wild times in “Sleezeville”, New Orleans, Lake Charles etc. Got drunk my last night in the Army and missed my flight back home out of Alexandria to Boston. Returned back to Polk and 1/61 just in time to ETS. Drum NY my final 3 months for TDY to work range control for NG units in the Northeast doing their 2 week training. While there.Rotations to Camp Shelby Mississippi to act as aggressors against National Guard units from states in the Southeast and also to NTC in 1982? Hi, I came across your website and was reading the visitor’s log and thought I’d add mine. I'd like to extend a Happy Veterans Day to all who served during this turbulent time-frame in American History and especially so to those that I was privileged to walk beside during my times with 1st platoon of "C" Company 1st Battalion, 61st Infantry and Recon Platoon between 19 in I Corps. Thanks for all that you do to help us re-connect with buddies from our military service. What previous visitors have written about my web site:įound your site thru links after a Google search. These entries are presented in reverse order, first last, last first, you canĪccess the rest of the series by using the "next" link at the bottom Welcome to page 10 (the most recent page) in the Logbook.ĭon't forget to make your own entry so others can find you.
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