Bangkok-Based Ranger

[ma91c1an]

Howdy, neighbor.

Drop me a line. Let's do lunch.

:)

[Hoover]

Welcome........

[Ranger Bill]

I was an R&r guest in Bangkonk in 1970. From the posts and pics from ma91c1an it seems that the town has calmed down a bit. Too bad. But you two better link up and post some sitreps.

[Livalitle]

Welcome

[LRP1]

Welcome Ranger...

[289sotherhalf]

Welcome to the site.

[Lefty]

I was an R&r guest in Bangkonk in 1970.

Went there on R&R in 1971. One of the best times of my life, ever.

[245thPsyoper]

I was in college ROTC with Al Habelman, my roommate went to Ranger Schools with him.
Interesting piece of trivia: Habelman attended your class as an ROTC Cadet, however when he got back, he later decided not to pursue a commission as an officer and dropped ROTC. They threatened him with court martial, etc, but he never had dropped out of his reserve unit (12th SFGA), so his ROTC contract was null and void. He had scamed the ROTC for the Ranger tab (not the only school he scamed), then went back to 12th Group.

I went to his funeral last year; in fact I had obtained the piper that played the bagpipes there, at the request of his contractor in Iraq. Not a devout Ranger, he was legendary in the SF community. The stories that were told at his funeral could fill this website, wish you had been there to tell yours.
Where is Al in the class picture?


[quote="Stone Soup"]Service History: I never served in a Ranger unit.

A Co. 2/325th Inf (Abn) – ’78-‘79
E Co. 325th Inf (Abn) – ’79-‘81
HHC 2nd Bde, 82nd Abn Div – ‘81
HHC, 1/39th Inf (Mech) – Baumholder – ’81-’83
HHC, 8th Inf Div (Mech) – Bad Kreuznach – ’83-‘84
HHC, 2nd ITB – Harmony Church – ’85-‘86
A-9-2 and A Co. 4/36th Inf – Harmony Church – ‘86-‘88
HHC, 4.36th Inf – Harmony Church –‘88
HHC, 10th PSYOPS Bn, USAR, - St. Louis, ’89-‘90

But – I earned my tab in Ranger Class: 11-76 See: https://www-benning.army.mil/rtb/ranger/photo/11-76.jpg I’m middle row, third from right.

I’d like to leave a small tribute to the student company commander of my Ranger class – who went on to become retired CSM Alfred Habelman – and who was unfortunately killed in Iraq on April 1, 2005, while working as a contractor. See: http://www.capitol.state.tx.us/tlo/79R/ ... 01567I.HTM

Student Company Commander Al Habelman and Student Company First Sergeant Bill Dewitt took a lot of heat to keep us all “on missionâ€

[Hoover]

[quote="245thPsyoper"]I was in college ROTC with Al Habelman, my roommate went to Ranger Schools with him.
Interesting piece of trivia: Habelman attended your class as an ROTC Cadet, however when he got back, he later decided not to pursue a commission as an officer and dropped ROTC. They threatened him with court martial, etc, but he never had dropped out of his reserve unit (12th SFGA), so his ROTC contract was null and void. He had scamed the ROTC for the Ranger tab (not the only school he scamed), then went back to 12th Group.

I went to his funeral last year; in fact I had obtained the piper that played the bagpipes there, at the request of his contractor in Iraq. Not a devout Ranger, he was legendary in the SF community. The stories that were told at his funeral could fill this website, wish you had been there to tell yours.
Where is Al in the class picture?


[quote="Stone Soup"]Service History: I never served in a Ranger unit.

A Co. 2/325th Inf (Abn) – ’78-‘79
E Co. 325th Inf (Abn) – ’79-‘81
HHC 2nd Bde, 82nd Abn Div – ‘81
HHC, 1/39th Inf (Mech) – Baumholder – ’81-’83
HHC, 8th Inf Div (Mech) – Bad Kreuznach – ’83-‘84
HHC, 2nd ITB – Harmony Church – ’85-‘86
A-9-2 and A Co. 4/36th Inf – Harmony Church – ‘86-‘88
HHC, 4.36th Inf – Harmony Church –‘88
HHC, 10th PSYOPS Bn, USAR, - St. Louis, ’89-‘90

But – I earned my tab in Ranger Class: 11-76 See: https://www-benning.army.mil/rtb/ranger/photo/11-76.jpg I’m middle row, third from right.

I’d like to leave a small tribute to the student company commander of my Ranger class – who went on to become retired CSM Alfred Habelman – and who was unfortunately killed in Iraq on April 1, 2005, while working as a contractor. See: http://www.capitol.state.tx.us/tlo/79R/ ... 01567I.HTM

Student Company Commander Al Habelman and Student Company First Sergeant Bill Dewitt took a lot of heat to keep us all “on missionâ€

[LRP1]

Stone Soup....

Howard was in our COC in Nam....earned everything he received..I assure you..

[Fishboy]

Welcome to the site.

I met COL Howard at the Atlanta airport sometime last year, he had just been inducted into the Ranger Hall of Fame. Fucking great guy, called me out in the airport, saw my Ranger t-shirt I was wearing. Sat down and gave me a pep talk (I was on my way to Iraq) and made me feel 10 feet tall. I have a photo with him on my memory stick, I will post it later.

[LRP1]

Col Howard will be our guest speaker at out E20-C75th Ranger Association Reunion in Branson, MO