A Troop, 3rd Sqdn, 4th Cavalry, 25 INF Div. (Mackenzies Raiders) Nov 67 to Aug 24, 68. I have 3 Purple Hearts (or to be exact, a Purple Heart with 2 oak leaf clusters).
I was in the US Army from Jun 14, 65 to Oct 20, 69
In order of service.
Basic and AIT Armor at Ft. Knox Jun 65 to Nov 22nd or so of 65. Troop ship to So Korea (USNS Edwin D Patrick)
To So Korea, Co E, 14th Rifle Inf. Taejon. I was a security guard at a Nike Missile base (didn't know I guarded NIKES until about 3 years ago har har)
Then to Camp Casey So Korea from about Jun 66 to Dec 66 HHC 7Th Inf Div. TF (trainfire...worked on the rifle range)
Then to Fort Carson (I call it Ft. CARTOON), CO. 1/77 Armor, 5th Inf Div Jan 67 to Oct 67. Was TDY to Ft. Knox in the summer of 67 at the armor engineer test board and tested the M-551 Sheridan P.O.S.
Nov 67 to Aug 24, 68. 3/4 Cav, 25th ID.
106th Gen Hosp Japan Aug 2Xth 68 to Nov 4, 68
Fitzsimmons Army Hosp in Aurora (Denver) CO from Nov 68 to Oct 20, 69!!
WORST duty station was at Ft. CARTOON!!
I was in the US Army from Jun 14, 65 to Oct 20, 69
In order of service.
Basic and AIT Armor at Ft. Knox Jun 65 to Nov 22nd or so of 65. Troop ship to So Korea (USNS Edwin D Patrick)
To So Korea, Co E, 14th Rifle Inf. Taejon. I was a security guard at a Nike Missile base (didn't know I guarded NIKES until about 3 years ago har har)
Then to Camp Casey So Korea from about Jun 66 to Dec 66 HHC 7Th Inf Div. TF (trainfire...worked on the rifle range)
Then to Fort Carson (I call it Ft. CARTOON), CO. 1/77 Armor, 5th Inf Div Jan 67 to Oct 67. Was TDY to Ft. Knox in the summer of 67 at the armor engineer test board and tested the M-551 Sheridan P.O.S.
Nov 67 to Aug 24, 68. 3/4 Cav, 25th ID.
106th Gen Hosp Japan Aug 2Xth 68 to Nov 4, 68
Fitzsimmons Army Hosp in Aurora (Denver) CO from Nov 68 to Oct 20, 69!!
WORST duty station was at Ft. CARTOON!!

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