Ranger History

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It really makes me feel wierd to see something from the Vietnam era in a museum! :cry:
I never wore a cape, but I still have my dog tags.

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My screen name says it all.................






















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Slowpoke wrote:It really makes me feel wierd to see something from the Vietnam era in a museum! :cry:
Especially when it formerly belonged to you.
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in the sig line.
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Lefty wrote: VN vets are now older than WWII vets were when we were in VN. Kinda spooky.
In the last half of the 60's there were a lot of CIB's with two stars around. Four of my Basic Training Drill Sergeants were in that club, an amazing amount of experience. I think the oldest was almost 17 years younger than I am now.
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2/27 Inf 25th Inf Div Vietnam 01/69-01/70

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2 and 3-94. Brrr!
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al_2ndWolfhounds wrote:
Lefty wrote: VN vets are now older than WWII vets were when we were in VN. Kinda spooky.
In the last half of the 60's there were a lot of CIB's with two stars around. Four of my Basic Training Drill Sergeants were in that club, an amazing amount of experience. I think the oldest was almost 17 years younger than I am now.
And the infantry School lists them all:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_I ... chievement
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