May 26th, 2009, 06:13 AM
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| Automatic Rifleman
Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Tampa Bay, Florida
Posts: 155
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Originally Posted by 82nd airborne infantry  I was with Aco 3/505 3rd plt/3rd sqd, from 89-1994. Panama invasion in 89 and desert storm in 90-91. combat jump 500 ft at 2am in Panama. Not real fun. went on a red light as stick pusher, 2 miles past drop zone .and all alone for the night. nothing but a scared 19yr old kid. FNG to boot. The only comfort was an m249 saw with 1,000 rnds. 2 xtra boxes over combat load. 110 pound ruck /40 lb LBE and 15 LB saw on a 150 kid. Beleave it or not I didn't even notice the weight, (especially getting shot at) . guess that's whut being young does for you. In Saudi we were the first us soldiers to put boots to the ground. Made it up into Basra and Nasaria in Iraq.  | My old PSG at the 503rd was a private during that jump too. He said it was madness before the jump, people trying to ditch equipment they were supposed to carry into dumpsters, etc. He too was about 19yrs old and scared out of his wits.
I will say though, having had him with me during our jump into N. Iraq really helped calm my nerves a lot. I am sure it helped all the soldiers in our PLT too (I was the PL).
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