chucknbach
Well-Known Member
US Army 88' - 92'
82nd Airborne
82nd Airborne
July 66-69 US Army
67-68 2/502 Inf, 101st ABN DIV RVN
69-72 Army Reserve
1973-`92 AK Army NG
Retired May 1992
Cursed the day I got out of the Guard. Found it was easier to get out then to get back in.
Enlisted out of High School in 1964. Landed in Vung Tao on an LST 5 May 1965 with the 173d Airborne Brigade (Sep), rotated back to the Land of the big PX in December 1967 after a little squabble over Hill 875 in Dak To.
ETS'd after returning to the States and lasted almost a year as a Combat Vet living in San Diego in the 60's. Sold or gave away everything I owned and enlisted again.
Spent a year in the Panama Canal Zone with A Company (Airborne) 3/5th Infantry at Fort Kobbe waiting for my transfer back to Nam to come through. Back to the 173d for a time, then Company C (Airborne) 75th Infantry (Ranger) until we stood down, then to 17th Combat Aviation Group.
Back in the States I spent a lot of time at Ft Bragg with the 82d Airborne (C Company, 2/508), did 3 years as a Drill Sergeant, did a three year tour in Germany with the 2d Armored Division (FWD) 3/41st Infantry.
Back to the States and Ft Lewis, WA where I retired in 1988. Haven't been gainfully employed since.
Yeah, I'm still riding the Dragon's tail. Saw a cartoon in the VA some time back, young psychiatrist asks a Nam Vet "When were you in Viet Nam?" Vet answers back "Last night." Truer words were nnever spoke.
Welcome home, Brothers and Sisters.
USN 25 May 99- 25 May 03 Signalman/quartermaster/bording team member got out as an SM2(SW).
USS Estocin FFG-15, 2 south pacs, 1 unitas and over 300 days at see every year.
USS Ingerham FFG-61, 1 west pack
I do not regret leaving one bit I hated my shelf living lifestyle.
US Army 6 Jun 2003- 18 Dec 2008 Civil Affairs team sergent
Afghanistan 03-04, Iraq 07-08 (surge)
Best dam time I ever had and I miss it every day.
Gary,
Welcome home, right back at ya, Bro. I went back to Nam in 1970 and landed at CRB. There was a freakin ice cream truck there. I couldn't believe I was back in the Nam. Didn't take long to remember where I was when I got hooked back up with the 173d and then C/75th. I guess when they were telling you about 875 and taking Dak To they forgot to tell you about the casualties, am I right?
I was there during the surge, too. Lived in Tikrit, but spent a lot of time over Diyala River Valley and Ba'Quba, and Balad to Taji. That was the first go around...working on #3 right now, in the other sandbox.