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Murphy's Laws of Combat
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A Charger’s fan had 50 yard line tickets for the Super Bowl. A man came down and asked if anyone is sitting in the seat next to him. "No", he said, "the seat is empty". "This is incredible", said the man. "Who in their right mind would have a seat...
SP5 Dennis Grignon scared the crap out of me doing just that. I guess that's what I get for sleeping in the TC hatch!
George,Nothing to do at your age.Just trying to shrink your thumb and stretch your member!!!!!!!
Hope you are enjoying the rest of the summer.Talked to Bill Mohr the other week,and talked to CSM McQuerry today.
Not really a law of combat, but funny anyway.
HAVE YOU HEARD:
• It takes your food seven seconds to get from your mouth to your stomach.
• One human hair can support 3kg (6.6 lb).
• The average man's penis is two times the length of his thumb.
• ...
Time to change the subject.
• Things which must be shipped together as a set aren't.
• Things that must work together can't be carried to the field that way.
Just kiddin Dave. I can't begin to imagine what it was like to be a new 2nd Lt. in a Cav regiment. After a day of putting up with our dumbasses, the officers had tons of paperwork, planning sessions, briefings and all kinds of other B.S. the highe...
Absolutely! He was actually the Troop Commander's driver on loan. He had already been in courntry for 2 years. At this point the only things I knew how to find was the K Troop orderly room, the officer's club and my BOQ.
Pushin' your luck, Gene. These guys had the keys to blow the bridges. Makes it hard to get to the local gasthaus.
So I guess the driver knew the way to Vilseck.
I'm in Olympia also. Living on a boat in Swantown Marina.
You hit the Cav when I was on my way to Nam
That sounds like me. Three days after arriving in Amberg (K Troop) they sent me off to Vilseck for a 1 week Cav Platoon Leader course. I had a jeep, driver, map and a compass. Good experience.
Profile Information
- What Unit (s) did you serve in the 2nd ACR?
- K Troop, HQ Troop, M Company
- Where were you stationed?
- Pond Barracks, Germany
- What MOS or Job Description Did you Have?
- Platoon Leader (K Troop), Redey Section Leader, HHT XO, M Company Commander
- What was your rank/title?
- 2LT, 1LT, CPT
- What years Were You Assigned to the 2nd Cavalry?
- July 1969 - Feb 1972
- Tell us a little about your cav days and some of your buddies!
- The border, what a time that was. Had the honor(?) of being one of the first to take a tank company to the border. Can you imagine 17 tanks at Camp May? Between the border, Hoenfels and Graf we managed to be away from home 6 months a year.
- Tell us a little about you now.
- Notable events after leaving Amberg - 5 years of civilian life, then signed up with the CA Army National Guard; Div Cav Troop Commander, full-time technician, S-3 tank battalion, and S-3 mechinized brigade.
In 1983 I went back to active duty working for the ARNG; served on the Army Science Board in Washington, DC, Senior advisor to the Army Research institue in Boise, ID, Mobilization Officer at 4th US Army at Fort Sheridan, IL, and finally worked for the US Army Test and Evaluation Command, in Washington, DC.
Retired from ARNG Title 10 (active duty) as LTC in 1995. Did a stint with Booz-Allen & Hamilton after retirement, and eventually moved back to the West Coast. Retired again from IT department of a regional BlueCross/BlueShield company in 2008.
- Do you have a web site?
- http://ourhouse.sawitonline.com/379425/
- Phone Number (Optional)
- 360-867-1310
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Comment Wall (16 comments)
- At 10:57pm on November 20, 2009,
Thomas Blaszkiewicz said…
- George,it was me Tom Blaszkiewicz that gave you Lynn's number.a year older and the memory also a year goner!!!!!HA!
- At 4:25pm on November 17, 2009,
Thomas Blaszkiewicz said…
- Happy Birthday George,Hope you are going to have a find day.You have to be older than me by now!!!!!!!!!
Lynn's number--802-459-2023-maybe you will have better luck than me.Toujors!
- At 2:59pm on November 17, 2009,
Jesse Kelley said…
- Happy Birthday George
Wishing you many more!!!
From all of us at DragoonBase.
- At 8:53pm on August 20, 2009,
Thomas Blaszkiewicz said…
- Hi George,I just gave Lynn Hill a call and left him a message to give you a call.The other night I gave Bill Mohr a call.The last time I talked to him was when he was in the hospital.Told me he talks to you and COL. Reed.Hope your enjoying the summer,It's almost over.Take care,Tom.
- At 10:04pm on July 13, 2009,
Thomas Blaszkiewicz said…
- George, Lynn said he sees a guy named Wayne Armstrong a lot,he drove the wrecker when we were at Pond Barracks.He was shocked that we hooked up on the site .he remembers the times we went out to the forestto track planes and then went to the gausthaus for some grub and a POP.It would be nice if he got on site.It is something that us oldtimers remember the OLD times from 40years ago.I imagine some of our wifes must think we guys are crazy talking war stories.
- At 1:01pm on July 12, 2009,
Thomas Blaszkiewicz said…
- George,I talked to Lynn this morning.He said he's going to get a hold of you.
- At 9:22pm on July 10, 2009,
Thomas Blaszkiewicz said…
- George,Mike sullivan found a phone number for a Lynn Hill in Proctor, Vermont.I will try it tomorrow.
- At 9:35pm on July 9, 2009,
Thomas Blaszkiewicz said…
- George,your right Lynn Hill and Joseph Musser.We visited Lynn in Vermont around 30 years ago.No contact since.
- At 3:17pm on July 9, 2009,
Kipp O. Miller said… - Hi George,
Thank you and I'm looking forward to keeping in touch.
Toujours Pret,
KIPP
- At 8:56pm on July 8, 2009,
Thomas Blaszkiewicz said…
- George,looked at your car pictures,saw Dave Vaughn's name .
Don't know if you know he has passed on,CSM McQuerry told me .After Amberg he was sent to Nam.Then came home.Maj.Blake has also passed on.
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