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Terry, I’ve seen a lot of 4th Division emblems on the choppers picking up the stranded and so on. They come from Fort Carson right outside of Colorado Springs and I know they and the National Guard are both highly appreciated. You are right about the aftermath and cleanup. The getting hit by the flood happens quickly and usually the water goes down quickly too. Picking up the mess, repairing the damage and getting rid of that stinking mud can go on for months.
LT, my vote is for Escanaba, Michigan! Bill “Doof” Porath is one of our good ones who would love to see us all up there. Yeah, it’s in the middle north, but in August? That’s a win-win in my book! About floods, my business was flooded out twice, 1990and 1995. Recovery is no fun and my heart goes out to those who face that. Glad to hear regular Army is helping in the rescue effort, that is what they do best!
Lawrence,
Creede is in the Rio Grande drainage and Boulder is in the South Platte drainage. Boulder’s problem won’t affect Creede unless it gets backed up bad enough to wash everything from Albuquerque to Little Rock off the map. For what its worth, Creede has received some extra rain but not enough to do any damage. Boulder’s rain is classified as a once in a 1000 years event. Trouble is I’ve lived through three once in 500 or 1000 events. Maybe all this experience is where my aches and pains come from.
Hey guys! In the tradition of the Olympic site announcements, the C/2/1 2014 Reunion will be held in ?????
sry bout double post ///
glad to hear lt—anyone know how far CREED is from BOULDER? where all that there rain is…
glad to hear lt—anyone know how CREED is from BOULDER? where all that there rain is…
guy’s, does anyone remember in 69-70 a guy that used the nickname “devil” ?
Hey guys!
I talked to Gary and Tressa Evans today! All is well!
Regarding comments about Germany, etc. I have a friend who was a lieutenant in Germany (Infantry platoon leader) about the same time we were in C 2/1; 68-70 or so. He told me about when Soviets invaded Czechoslovokia. They were put on alert and described how his company was looking across the river (Rhine I guess) at like bookoo battallions of Russians, including tanks. If they decided to cross, he figured they had about 10 minutes before his company was completely wiped out. Obviously it didn’t happen but I gained some new respect for the guys who were in Germany during the cold war. They still had it pretty nice but they ere at risk in their own way.
Our tanks were in such bad mechanical condition that had the Russki’s attacked, we’d have ended up defending the motor pool because that’s where most of our tanks would still be when the enemy got to Nurnberg.
Larry hope all that rain don’t wash you out……
Well it looks as if everbody is still recovering from the lasting effects from working on Labor day, so I will comment on the fact that the two words “work” and “labor” simply make me shudder in fear as I have a strong dislike for either word. Now, “fishing” makes me shiver in pure anticipation of a good meal! Salmon fishing is hot right now in Puget Sound (Seattle) and So far things are great. Fish on!
W-rk is a four letter word.
sry for mispelling….
Brothers,
Has anyone heard from Gary or Tressa Evans? I can’t seem to get in touch with them.
just a fast request- knowing what we went thru how many think the humantary thing to do in seria is to annileate the person responsible then not have to worry about it happening again//or just forget it happened and stop sending so much aid to countries who don’t like us anyway???
Taking out Assad would seem the simple solution, wouldn’t it? However, nations are usually reluctant to do that for fear that the compliment would be returned.
Jennifer….There is a list of Links to the right of this page….Click on Charlie Tigers…Best wishes to you and your Dad.
I’m trying to help my dad connect with the guys he served with in Vietnam.
Bob Pearson (from Indiana), 196 Light Infantry, 321, Charlie Company. He was in mortars. In Vietnam from April 1968 to July 1969.
He is hoping for information on Bob Hardy (or Hardee we aren’t sure of spelling) and Joe Talbot. But he would love to connect to any of the guys he served with!
Jennifer: This website is for Charlie Co, 2nd Battalion, 1st Infantry Regiment. You’re looking for the 3rd Battalion, 21st Infantry Regiment.
Here is their association website:
http://321gimlet.homestead.com/home.html
You’ll have better luck there. I hope you find what you’re looking for.
I must have had a senior moment I was looking for jim jackson not jim armstrong . Any one heard from him. he was a 11b and my rto in fall of 69.
I have just discovered the Canadian TV show “Trailer Park Boys”….. There are 55 episodes on Netflix……The first couple of episodes were rude and crude and I almost didn’ t stay with it….By the third episode , I was laughing my ass off…..If you have Netflix, I highly recommend it.
Who posted all these pictures on Flickr? Louie…are these yours? If so, great pics!
http://www.flickr.com/photos/charliegrunts/2198631587/in/photostream/
I am sure these are Louie’s.
hope e-1 had a safe labor day…….
Gary,
Instead of riding you walked which in my opinion was safer.
I agree. A tank is really not a good place to be when somebody is shooting at you, even if you do have place to carry all your junk and have all that firepower.
When I left Germany, the battalion was on alert to be deployed to Lebanon. Syria and the PLO were engaged in a major war and Nixon was ready to send us in. We hadn’t actually loaded our tanks onto a train yet, but the flatcars were positioned at the railhead just in case and preparations for debarking through the port of Venice, Italy had been made.
I was the gunner on an M-60 at the time and knew fully well what would happen to me if a heat round penetrated the turret. Down in my hole, I was surrounded by hydraulic fluid lines and I’d be instantly french-fried. Not a good prospect. So, I’d already developed a plan to go AWOL as soon as we hit ground and attach myself to a grunt unit.
I got out of Germany without that happening and, even though I hated the Infantry, I was much relieved not to have to go into battle in a tank. Because of my experience in tanks, I always felt sorry for the guys in 1/1 Cav when they got into a firefight. And, boy, did they get into some doozies!
Has anyone heard anything fro jim ar,strong he was my RTO when I was wounded after Thansgiving of 69 , I believe he was wounded as well? I have been in touched with everone there that day with the exception of jim and our medic.
LT Shepherd,
Jim Armstrong last posted on here on July 22 so he does check this blog site and will hopefully respond to you. You might check for him on the 196 LIB website also.
Different Jim Armstrong. I was in C 2/1 before the boat trip in 1966, then HQ and A 2/1 the rest of the way.
It was about this time 43 years ago that I got orders to leave Germany and head for Vietnam. I was assigned to C Co, 2/37th Armor, 4th Armored Division in Furth, a suburb of Nurnberg and they were about to change my MOS from 11B to whatever armor was then (13 series?)
“Lucky” me. They didn’t get it done before I left or I might have spent the war riding around on a tank.
Guys! The data base that Carl refers to is mentioned in an article in the latest VFW magazine and is very good. The site is http://WWW.CoffeltDatabase.org Try it out as it gives good info on KIAs.
i seen he was americal/196 /had a cib on his fatiques/////R.I.P../// thnx carl…how many on here knew that the major who killed all those in FT HOOD texas is still recieving his reg paycheck from uncle sam????found guilty on all charges//
Hassan was still receiving his pay, because, until he was found “Guilty” of murdering our heroes, he was still technically allowed his pay. Now that the formalities are over, he should have to forfiet all pay and allowances.
The next thing we can all hope for is that maybe he will go the way of Jeffery Dahmer. As you may recall, inmates took the law into their own hands.
Yep. That’s based upon the concept of innocent until proven guilty. And, a defendant is not allowed to plead guilty to a capital case under the UCMJ.
According to the Coffelt Data Base website, James Ray Van Cedarfield was a member of B 3/21. Sadly, he was mistakend as an enemy and was killed by his own men.
Carl:
It’s great to see you post! I had a really good time in DC visiting with you.
here is a name/// Larry or anyone who might of known—-Spec/4–james ray van cedarfield// kia dec 12th ’66 or add to rooster
Doc Capone and his lovely wife Janet joined up in Creede, Colorado today. We are looking forward to tomorrow on taking atv ride in the mountain trails tomorrow.
You guys are lucky! I can’t leave the house without a signed note! I had to show her my orders I was going to Vietnam. She said I would do anything to get out of work and go camping for a year while seeing the world.