What unit(s) did you serve in with the 2d Cavalry?
HQ Troop 3/2 ACR
Where were you stationed?
Pond Barracks-- Amberg,Germany
What MOS or job description did you have?
11B4R6---- Redeye Gunner
What was your rank/title?
SGT-E 5
What years were you assigned to the 2nd Cavalry?
9/1969-3/1971
Tell us a little about your cav days.
Had a great time,I was drafted,sent to Germany instead of Viet Nam.Great bunch of guys in Amberg,To bad Pond Barracks is gone.Had a good time with my Redeye group.Still in touch with a bunch of them.
Tell us a little about you now.
Travel a lot ,go to Germany ever few years,retired from the Pepsi Bottling group in 2006.My photo with my wife was taken in2001 when we went to Germany on vacation and we stopped in Amberg for a few days.
Name a few buddies you served with that you would like to find.
LynnHill,(found) Keith Brewer(found),Gregory Anthon (deceased),Joseph Musser(deceased ),,Richard Childers,Jim Mullins,Richard Kerr(deceased),,Terry Morris,Robert Clark, Cliff Barr(deceased),,Terry Foster(deceased),Robert Dionne (found),Louis Frye(found),,CSM Charles McQuerry(deceased),David Bodie(found),James Clendenen (found),Andrew Millsaps(deceased),John Boyd (deceased ),Kip Miller (found ),Charles Koenig (found),Robert ( RC )Johnson (deceased), John Orlando-K-Troop-Cook-Mess Hall &Officers Club (found), Richard Hornkohl (found),Darwin Leckington (found),Paul Etenhoffer (found),David Glamm(found),George Smith(deceased ),Robert Lavoie(found),Eliot Kimble(found),Dale Swanberg(found),Skip Kostecka (found ),Bruce Loudermilk (found ),Anthony Alfer (found ),Ralph Heinz (found ),John McDonough (deceased),Holger Hellwig (found ),Gary Meads (found ),Michael Jeary (found ),Paul Nagengast (found ),Charles Frisino (found ),Gary Mason (found ),CWO B.J. (Fritz ) Mintz (deceased),1st..SGT.Dave Vaughn(deceased ),1st.SGT.Guy Wiggins (deceased ),Carl Backgren (found ),Mark Stewart (found ),Ed Longstreet (found ),Neal Mars (deceased ),Bruce Harrelson (deceased ).Kenneth McClung (found ),Paul Robinson (found ),
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Thomas,
I have been busy via my job as I have been traveling quite a bit. We officially left that Communist dump called NYC and moved to the GREAT state of Florida.
Happy birthday Thomas enjoy the day. Hope to see you at the reunion next year.
Nope that not him.
I know he was in G Troop 2/2 ACR
Not sure remember his first name. I know he was a Sgt. Both of us ended up at Fort Stewart in B Troop 2/9 Cav. The unit was suppose to Get M551 but was changed to M60s. Seeing how both had experience on tanks they made TC on M60s. It was a hoot for us.
i know we both reported in the same day wearing our black beret from 2/2. The CSM, and our 1Sg to be said now that what to to see, Beret on all his troops.
Hey Tom, I finally got around to joining the Dragoonbase! I'll try to upload some pictures soon--I have a bunch with, who else--Bob Lavoie!!! Some of Major Blake too.
Was feeling nostalgic, trying to recall some old memories as they seemingly are disappearing faster than time itself, thinking about my fellow soldiers, and time in Amberg...ran across your posts about Redeye. Was in M Company, as an E2 and M60 tank driver, #31 I think, when during mid-year of 1971, I was transferred to HQTroop and the Redeye unit and promoted as an acting E5, squad leader and training NCO. I believe that there was a Gregory that was charged with NCO of the 6 squads. Seems we were short staffed, squads were basically leader, driver , jeep/trailer and simulator redeye. I used to plan for training missions at a reservoir located atop a mountain.
Would love to pry out more of those treasured memories. Will send what ever photos I can find soon., Dennis Hughes
Happy birthday Thomas. Have a great day. Hope to see you at the reunion next year.
Thank you brother.
I may be a lot of things but I will never admit to being "old".
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