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Napalm Pisser
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I am now set up in FOB Geronimo for the next five nights. We began setting up the hospitality room and still have to run to the Class 6 on post. Any of you guys at Benning/Columbus stop by the Hilton Garden Inn and say hello.
Only two defining forces have ever offered to die for you, Jesus Christ and the American GI. One died for your soul, the other for your freedom.
"History teaches that when you become indifferent and lose the will to fight someone who has the will to fight will take over." COLONEL BULL SIMONS
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Regular Joe
 
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I'll try and stop by this week, if you need anything give me a shout, I'm here in Columbus, PC area.
Man it don't look good, I wouldn't Jump that
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Strac Trooper
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| Hope all of you will have a great time. Looking forward to after-action report and photos. Tell my fellow "Animal Farmers" to toss a couple back for me!
"American Parachutists...devils in baggy pants...are less than 100 meters from my outpost line. I can't sleep at night; they pop up from nowhere and we never know when or how they will strike next. Seems like the black-hearted devils are everywhere..."
(An entry in a German officer's diary found after the Battle of Anzio)
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Napalm Pisser
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| I haven't had a lot of time to post about the Reunion, but I will take a couple of minutes now. About a month ago we had to start sending people to the overflow hotel as we had run out of rooms here at the Hilton Garden Inn. Wednesday and Thursday were open for everybody to hang out and/or go downtown. Yesterday was the big day. Buses left the hotel at 0810 hours(five minutes ahead of schedule) to go to Ft. Benning. We had to wait behind three trucks to get on post so we arrived at the Airborne Walk right at 0900(I don't think the students about to graduate minded a great deal). After we got everybody in the stands the Silver Wings did a demo jump with all landing right next to the track behind the Airborne Walk. Afterwards the company commander spoke and then the guest speaker, a retired CSM Everett whose son was graduating. After family members pinned the wings on the second and third generation Troopers(including one being pinned by his grandfather who was in the 506th in WWII), our veterans and other guests went out to pin wings on the new students. After that we loaded the buses and moved out to Utchee Creek for lunch. The caterer was a few minutes late but everyone was able to eat lunch before getting back on the buses. Then it was down the road to Fryar DZ to watch the 1-509th jump in. After jumping they moved to a rally point just behind the trees from the bleachers to turn in chutes and form. Then they marched out in formation and mingled with the veterans. After about thirty minutes it was back on the buses to the hotel and the hospitality room. It was a little overcast and the heat was not too bad. We took coolers on the buses with water so we were able to keep everyone hydrated. The Officers and NCOs of the 1-507th were a great help and worked with us all of the way.
Only two defining forces have ever offered to die for you, Jesus Christ and the American GI. One died for your soul, the other for your freedom.
"History teaches that when you become indifferent and lose the will to fight someone who has the will to fight will take over." COLONEL BULL SIMONS
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