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May 4th, 2011, 02:12 PM
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#1 | | Old Salt
Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Texas
Posts: 1,515
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Just wondering if there were any bretheren here from the Bastogne Brigade, or just the 101st ABD in general- any year.
I served with 1 BCT, 2/327 INF, Scout Platoon. Left in 09'.  NO SLACK 
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May 4th, 2011, 03:24 PM
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#2 | | Designated Marksman
Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: new york
Posts: 551
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My uncle served in the 101, he jumped into Normandy,marketgarden, and was all over europe with the 101. He was the reason I wanted to be a paratrooper.
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May 4th, 2011, 03:41 PM
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#3 | | Moderator
Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: New Mexico, USA
Posts: 4,718
|  The lost art of Research is doing great...
Yes Whatsinaname181,
I was with A Battery, 2nd Battalion, 94th Field Artillery, 101st Airborne Division, I Corp Vietnam, we were at FSB Bastogne firing self-propelled 8" howitzers, in the Thua Thien Province (Northeast of FSB Veghel and Southwest of Hue). Left in 1972 
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May 4th, 2011, 03:56 PM
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#4 | | Snappin In
Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Fort Campbell, KY
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Currently serving within the 101st. Was at the 159th CAB back in 2008-2010 now with 101st Sustainment Bde.
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May 4th, 2011, 04:50 PM
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#5 | | Platoon Commander
Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: CA
Posts: 458
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my dad was in the 101st, 1st aviation, 200thashc pachyderms, 66-68 chinooks
Last edited by darkjedi351; May 5th, 2011 at 06:57 AM.
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May 10th, 2011, 07:24 AM
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#6 | | Old Salt
Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Texas
Posts: 1,515
| Quote:
Originally Posted by XXIV Corps  Yes Whatsinaname181,
I was with A Battery, 2nd Battalion, 94th Field Artillery, 101st Airborne Division, I Corp Vietnam, we were at FSB Bastogne firing self-propelled 8" howitzers, in the Thua Thien Province (Northeast of FSB Veghel and Southwest of Hue). Left in 1972 |
XXIV Corps,
Thats awesome. A pleasure to meet you. It always warms my heart a little to meet fellow 101st, especially Vietnam vets. That being said, Im always down to hear about you alls experience over there. Ive said it before and ill say it again, us infantry boys still look at you guys with admiration and a bit of wonder. Every now and again, discussions still boil down to that. Soldiers need to hear about these things, and what you gentlemen did over there.
-K.
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May 10th, 2011, 07:41 AM
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#7 | | Moderator
Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: New Mexico, USA
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Whatsinaname181 XXIV Corps,
Thats awesome. A pleasure to meet you. It always warms my heart a little to meet fellow 101st, especially Vietnam vets. That being said, Im always down to hear about you alls experience over there. Ive said it before and ill say it again, us infantry boys still look at you guys with admiration and a bit of wonder. Every now and again, discussions still boil down to that. Soldiers need to hear about these things, and what you gentlemen did over there.
-K. | Thanks K.,
I'm not much for taking about the past, but last year I took the wife and we went to my 40th artillery reunion (8th of the 4th FA). We met up with 125 other Vietnam Vet's and wives and had three days of talking about our time in country. I talked more about Vietnam in that three days then I had in the past 40 years, the wives all were part of our stories and talking between them as well.
I'm very happy that the 101st AB is still going strong and thank you for your servise Sir.
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May 10th, 2011, 10:19 PM
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#8 | | Designated Marksman
Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Yuma, AZ
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I served in the 101st back in '76-'77; I was a support puke in DISCOM - 5th Trans Bn (Aircraft Maintenance). I don't think that battalion still exists, but that's been a lifetime ago.
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May 11th, 2011, 12:12 AM
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#9 | | Platoon Sergeant
Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: So-cal
Posts: 299
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A/326 Eng Bn back in 92/93
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May 11th, 2011, 05:32 AM
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#10 | | Grunt
Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: OR
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B/501st Signal 88-89
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May 11th, 2011, 11:20 AM
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#11 | | Honor Guard
Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: ohio
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D co 2/187. 92-94
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May 11th, 2011, 12:00 PM
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#12 | | Old Salt
Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Texas
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Originally Posted by Rifleman7.62NATO D co 2/187. 92-94 | Damn Rakkasans 
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May 11th, 2011, 12:19 PM
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#13 | | Moderator
Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: New Mexico, USA
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| The lost art of Research is doing great...
Quote:
Originally Posted by Whatsinaname181 Damn Rakkasans | I spent five months on top of FSB Rakkasson ~30 kilometers East of Hue, May 1971.
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May 11th, 2011, 09:00 PM
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#14 | | Automatic Rifleman
Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Montana
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Spent some time in C co, B co and then D co 7/159th, 2002 thru 2005. Outlaws, Varsity and Dragon-ass in that order. Was the only CH-47 Battalion in the army, reorg took care of that. Spent the most time with Varsity.
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May 11th, 2011, 09:13 PM
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#15 | | Platoon Commander
Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: CA
Posts: 458
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The 159th Assault Support Helicopter Battalion was formed on 1 July 1968 from the
dissolved 308th Combat Aviation Battalion. Organized as the medium and heavy lift
Assault Support Helicopter Battalion of the 101st Airborne Division, the unit was
eventually composed of three CH-47 companies (Pachyderms - A Company, formerly
the 200th Medium Lift Helicopter Company; Varsity - B Company, formerly the 272nd
Medium Lift Helicopter Company; Playtex - C Co, formerly 293rd Medium Lift
Helicopter Company) and 1 CH-54 company (Hurricanes - 478th Heavy Lift Company).
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