Welcome from New Mexico!

 

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Another welcome from Tennessee, Maryville/Vonore area about 20 minutes off The Dragon, I'm sure I'll see you ride by sometime!

 

Welcome from South Nashville.

 

HOWDY. GOOD TO SEE A POST FROM A TROOPER. I WENT THROUGH 101st JUMP SCHOOL JANUARY 1959. FIRST ASSIGNED TO HQ.&HQ. COMPANY, COMMAND & CONTROL BATTALION BECAUSE I TOLD THE RECRUITER I WANTED TO DRIVE A JEEP! VERY MATURE 17 YEAR OLD!! OUR MOTOR POOL PROVIDED DRIVERS FOR DIVISION HEADQUARTERS AND I WAS EXTREMLY GUNG HO AND TOOK TO THE SPIT SHINE TYPE OF LIFE IN A BIG WAY. I WAS HONORED TO BE MAJOR GENERAL W.C. WESTMORELAND'S DRIVER WHEN HE WAS DIVISION COMMANDER IN 1960 UNTIL HE RETURNED TO WEST POINT BEFORE GOING TO THE JUNGLE. I BUSTED MY CHERRY ON A NIGHT TAILGATE, THEN LATER SINCE THE DIVISION SERGEANT MAJOR RAN THE SHOW, HE COULD GET ME A JUMP WITH A PHONE CALL. GOT A BUNCH OF HOLLYWOOD JUMPS THRU HIM. WHEN THE GENERAL LEFT I DIDN'T WANT TO DRIVE FOR ANYONE ELSE SO TRANSFERED TO "C" COMPANY, 1/502. THUS "CHOPPIN' CHARLIE."
WITH MY FIRST JUMP PAY, I GOT 1st AIRBORNE TATOO AND COCKRAN (sp) JUMP BOOTS. OK, I'LL STOP. RIDE SAFE. TOM

 

In Basic Training my Drill asked the Company if anyone had a Drivers License. Thinking there was some cushy duty involved, my hand shot straight up. He shoved a broom in my hand and pointed toward the parking lot and said, " here, go drive that broom around the parking lot. Make sure you sweep every square inch until you run out of gas."

I used that several times after I got a little rank.

 

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