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DashOneBravo

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16. Great story about being a paratrooper

Reply to Duncanpup (Original post)

Sun Jul 16, 2023, 02:36 AM

Jul 2023

Lot different than Jump School.
Don’t delete it lol.

Funny coincidence, I started off as a 11B in a headquarters detachment in the scout platoon. After a year and half, they decided . They would would go to Cav Scouts, so I had to retrain anyway, so went to the mortar platoon. RTO and retrain as 11C

No way I could be caught with a Stetson.

That’s Army humor by the way.

Fellow paratrooper

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Ran into a former parachute rigger at breakfast yesterday. [View all] Duncanpup Jul 2023 OP

Hugggggggs to our DP. Have a wonderful day. niyad Jul 2023 #1

Here's my FiL vet ... marble falls Jul 2023 #3

A Stud. Duncanpup Jul 2023 #5

He got stalled out in Korea ... marble falls Jul 2023 #6

Nice! DashOneBravo Jul 2023 #15

Got himself right into the thick of it, I bet. marble falls Jul 2023 #21

He did. DashOneBravo Jul 2023 #22

Studly. The RoKs are much tougher these days. 101st was no step down. marble falls Jul 2023 #23

He was DashOneBravo Jul 2023 #24

This DP dude possess a latent but likely unrealized talent for writing. magicarpet Jul 2023 #2

Not such a puzzle... magicarpet Jul 2023 #4

My brother had jump school at Fort Knox and was with the 82nd at Fort Bragg 1962-1965. John1956PA Jul 2023 #7

My father was 82nd Airborne in WWII Danascot Jul 2023 #8

A fine American Duncanpup Jul 2023 #9

Great picture! DashOneBravo Jul 2023 #17

This message was self-deleted by its author DashOneBravo Jul 2023 #18

Nice story for us once again. MOMFUDSKI Jul 2023 #10

My finest days came later a life with Liz Duncanpup Jul 2023 #12

I was part of the Vietnam MOMFUDSKI Jul 2023 #13

Hugs bro to you Duncanpup Jul 2023 #14

You are a wonderful storyteller/writer Easterncedar Jul 2023 #11

Great story about being a paratrooper DashOneBravo Jul 2023 #16

I know on Stetson I as well don't do spurs Duncanpup Jul 2023 #19

11c comment you're a dam Einstein Duncanpup Jul 2023 #20