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Victor J. Winklepleck

Warren, OR

Birthday: December 31

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    • Edward (Gene) Beck December 31, 2016 18:52

      Welcome William. I was in C Troop 1st Platoon '75-78. SSgt Webb, "Lurch" to some. Didn't fit inside of Sheridan so good but he did it, knees up around his ears. Man, I would do it again if they would let me.

    • William Hines July 29, 2011 13:11
      Weren't you in L Troop also?
    • Dave Gettman January 29, 2011 10:04

      "Ranger Pete" Schoomaker was the CO when I first got there, then Tom Molino took over about six months later.

      Pete ended up the highest ranking general in the Army when he got Chief of Staff. Tom Molino went on to command one of the Squadrons (2nd?) and later commanded the regiment when it was out here at Ft Lewis. After retiring he became the President of the 2d Cavalry Association for many years. He is here on Dragoon Base, along with our former First Sergeant Jack Miller.

      Several former C Troopers from our time here at Dragoon Base you might remember...Marty Banning, Bob Ryan, Gene Beck, LT Jim Mitchell, SSG "Butch" Cassidy, SGT Cain, SGT Brian Conlon, SGT Kissel, Brian Parten, and probably a few more I missed.

      I couldn't find you in the 1975 troop photo (find it here: http://history.dragoons.org/modules/gallery/Troop_Portraits/C_Troop...), but you might be at the bottom where the names are cut off. I was already gone by the time that photo was taken. I left in February '75 when we were at Camp Pitman. 3rd platoon might have been at Camp Gates then. I was in 1st platoon, Lt Andy Stilley's driver.

      I have an old troop roster from Nov 1974 with you on it, between Eddie Williams and Curt Zeller. Curt was a crazy acid-head from Seattle who only lasted a couple months before getting kicked out of the Army. Found him living with my parents when I got home. BIG SURPRISE!

       

    • Jesse Kelley January 25, 2011 13:34
      Ol Bill gif lgToujours Pret Victor

      Welcome home Trooper.
      The Dragoonbase.com, has
      plenty of updated features
      (similar to MySpace), lots of sub-groups,
      (Officers Club,F-Trp,Amberg,Medics,etc),
      and links for “2nd Cavalry Assn.”
      News and History Centers.

      Robb Russell has posted some tips for
      navigating the site(ie,photos,links,ect)
      in the Forum.

      Please feel free to stop by and read the
      latest “Tacoma Dave's ‘Triva Quiz’”,
      you can learn some 2nd Cav history,
      and you could even, win a kool prize.

      If you need any help, you may contact
      Robb Russell, or any of the 5 admins listed
      at the top of the page, or just yell out,
      another member may be able to help you.

      And our only wish is to,
      ‘Keep it clean’.
      Use your real name and picture,
      (pix from back in the day,work best
      for searching for Brothers),
      but any picture will do.

      And that you please tell all your friends
      about, where to find the DragoonBase.

      Thanks again for joining Dragoon Base,
      and for your Service and Dedication,
      to Our Great Country.

      Jesse Kelley
      F Troop 2/2ACR
      72-75
    • Dave Gettman January 25, 2011 9:10

      Victor,

      Welcome to Dragoon Base. Your name really rings a bell. Which C Troop platoon were you in and what month did you get there? I got to C Troop January '74.

      Were you there in July when we blew up C-15? For the ski trip to Garmisch?

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    Location

    Warren, OR


    Birthday:

    December 31


    What unit(s) did you serve in with the 2d Cavalry?

    C Troop 1/2


    Where were you stationed?

    Bindlach, Germany and Nurenburg, Germany


    What MOS or job description did you have?

    11C


    What was your rank/title?

    PFC in Bindlach and Sp4 in Nurenburg


    What years were you assigned to the 2nd Cavalry?

    1974 to 1977


    Tell us a little about your cav days.

    What a wonderful time I had during Reforgers.


    Tell us a little about you now.

    I am now retired


    Phone number (Optional).

    503.369.0089


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