10-26-2015, 01:29 AM
If you take that HS yearbook photo of him, and slap on a high and tight for the hair, that's how I remember him, but with more muscle mass. He was a hard-charger, and any time he was called on by one of the NCO's, he would energetically respond with,
"Rah Saaarnt!!!"
(That's country for, "Roger, Sergeant.")
We spent weeks busting brush in the forest at Fort Lewis wreaking havoc on units within I Corps on one particular FTX. He, myself, an RTO, and another guy who had come from 2/75 were tasked with harassing targets of opportunity that we would come across, with very little guidance other than to give them hell, then break contact, and continue mission. This went on for a long time, and we would periodically request exfil and get picked up by the Platoon Sergeant and go to our hooch area and refit, then go back out and do it some more.
We got attacked by a wasp or hornet nest in some really thick scrub oak that was next to impossible to negotiate, escaped and evaded MP's who were mounted, and assaulted a Brigade TOC stuffed full of pogues. It was so long ago, I really thought he would have been out of the Army by now. I never figured he was going to make it a career.
He was part Cherokee, came from a screwed up home, but somehow, he found a way in life to always be positive, look on the bright side of things, and just smile big with that drawl he had. It felt like being around a high school cut-up, but he never got in trouble that I recall.
"Rah Saaarnt!!!"
(That's country for, "Roger, Sergeant.")
We spent weeks busting brush in the forest at Fort Lewis wreaking havoc on units within I Corps on one particular FTX. He, myself, an RTO, and another guy who had come from 2/75 were tasked with harassing targets of opportunity that we would come across, with very little guidance other than to give them hell, then break contact, and continue mission. This went on for a long time, and we would periodically request exfil and get picked up by the Platoon Sergeant and go to our hooch area and refit, then go back out and do it some more.
We got attacked by a wasp or hornet nest in some really thick scrub oak that was next to impossible to negotiate, escaped and evaded MP's who were mounted, and assaulted a Brigade TOC stuffed full of pogues. It was so long ago, I really thought he would have been out of the Army by now. I never figured he was going to make it a career.
He was part Cherokee, came from a screwed up home, but somehow, he found a way in life to always be positive, look on the bright side of things, and just smile big with that drawl he had. It felt like being around a high school cut-up, but he never got in trouble that I recall.
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CCW, CQM, DM, Long Range Rifle Instructor
6.5 Grendel Reloading Handbooks & chamber brushes can be found here:
www.AR15buildbox.com