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Posted: 12/31/1969 Name: ted tilson Message: cancel my 10 oct msg: sorry but had a death in the family. maybe next week? rltw ted |
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Posted: 12/31/1969 Name: Chuck Windham, Vice President Message: O K Jim, here is your sit-rep on the moving wall. The Moving Wall is all packed up and on it's way to Evans, Ga. just outside Ft. Gordon. I was there for the put up and the opening ceremony, which had a few gliches, and there for the closing ceremony, and the final takedown. What was so amazing was that prior to finishing the opening, we had folks already there to visit, and observe the names as we were putting on the finishing touches. The local VVA chapter picked a beautiful venue at Meeks Park, with the mountains all around. I think the officers were a little stuck on procedure, but that changed as more and more visitors came to the wall. I prepared a tribute to Hotel Company and our Rangers Brothers inscribed on the wall. I placed it below the wall, just under one of ours, saluted, and left. There was a great closing ceremony Monday, and we sent the Wall on it.s way. As it is said, You touch the Wall, and the Wall touches you. RLTW Slashing Talon 34. Out |
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Posted: 12/31/1969 Name: Helyn Brooks Johnson Message: I hope when Joe arrived in heaven he was met by Dixie, the Ranger dog. He loved her enough to give her to the 5th RTB Fire Dept (Capt. Brooks) so she could roam the post. Joe was a kind and generous man. |
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Posted: 12/31/1969 Name: Steve Hawk Message: Doug Sorry to hear about Marjorie, I didn't hear anything until you posted it. Also our friend at WalMart, Manager Tony Norris is retiring tommorrow at 2:00pm. The store is asking for Military guys be there. Earl is coming and I will be there and they asked that you come. Be there if you can make it around 1:45 in the back room. He does not know about it. Tony has always bent over backwards to help the USMRA and will be missed. Steve |
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Posted: 12/31/1969 Name: Joe Mattison Message: My apologies with regards to Ranger Stafford. I guess I've been out of the Ranger "net" too long this past year, and I didn't know that he had passed away. My condolences to all who knew him and served with him. I can recognize the time that Ranger Rice refers to with regard to Black Soldiers at Camp Merrill. There was an "unofficial" policy not to assign black, married soldiers to Camp Merrill because of a lack of Government Quarters. On/about 1996 or so, the Government Quarters opened up for Camp Merrill families but before that, it was each to their own, and whereever you could or wanted to live. I'm with Ross Hall Mr Rice....if you can recollect some of the FTX problems....31, 32 and 33 FTXs....where do you remember walking patrols at in your days? Winding Stair Gap area, as an example is a place where I've heard that FTXs were ran, but had stopped by the time I got there. I believe Camp Merrill became dedicated as Camp Merrill back in the early 70s, but Doug Perry would have to confirm that information. What type of helicopters flew you and your Ranger Patrols out from Camp in those days? Do you use many fixed wing aircraft such as the Beaver or Otter from Camp Merrill? What stories can you tell of the "officer swimming pool" at Camp....I think all generations have their own stories about that one. Were you there when the cinder block section was added to the NCO club and where did the blocks come from? Were you there when Camp was built using Cinder Blocks and transitioned from tents? Any and all would be appreciated. I figure that your about a 3rd generation Ranger Instructor and I'm about a 6th generation Ranger Instructor which I estimate as two generations per decade starting with the early 50s. At anyrate...thanks Mr Rice for any and all stories. Thanks very, very much! |
