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Dave Gettman
  • 63, Male
  • Tacoma, WA
  • United States
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What unit(s) did you serve in with the 2d Cavalry?
C Trp, 1st Squadron
Where were you stationed?
Christensen Barracks (The Rock), Bindlach, Germany
What MOS or job description did you have?
(P)11E20R8 M551A1 Sheridan driver
(S) 95B20 Military Policeman
What was your rank/title?
E-3, E-2, E-3
What years were you assigned to the 2nd Cavalry?
Jan 1974-Feb 1975
Tell us a little about your cav days.
If I told you, I'd have to kill you. You wouldn't believe me anyway.
Tell us a little about you now.
Still the same crazy bastard I was back then, just a lot slower and a little meaner.
Do you have a web site?
http://home.comcast.net/~deddygetty2/
Phone number (Optional).
Cell: (253) 327-4062
Name a few buddies you served with that you would like to find.
Lester Paul (found deceased), Harry Watt (found), Paul Garcia (found deceased), Dan "Mac" MacDonald (found deceased), Marty Banning (found here), William "Tiny" Hayden (found here), Marty Buss and the rest of the party room at the end of the hall.

1LT Andy Stilley (found in Texas but lost again), 1SG Jack Miller (found here), CPT (Ret. COL) Tom Molino (found here), SSG Ken Webb, SGT Jim Cain (found here), SSG Rick "Butch" Cassidy (found here), SGT Brian Conlon (found here), SGT Donley French and SGT Dennis French (twins), Dennis Fullerton, Jerome Hess (found here), Scott Hippe (found here), SGT Larry Kissel (found here), PVT Mike Paige, SP/4 Brian Parten (found here), SGT Bob Ryan (found here), SGT Rick Reames (found here), SP/4 Cary Ley (found here), LT Jim Mitchell (found here)...I know there are several more I missed and more that are already here, but the mind gets foggy.

This was probably the last thing SSG Brow saw before I hit him with a flying tackle and put out his flames just past the first hour of July 25, 1974.  I think I must have still had this same expression as I ran away from C15 just seconds before it blew up.

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At 11:56am on May 24, 2017, Bill Williams said…
Yep!!! Thats the beer. Lucky you To bad I cant get it here.
At 11:36pm on April 18, 2017, Keven Gardner said…

  Dave send me your address and I will get the 72 K Troop roster to you.

At 1:46pm on April 17, 2017, Tim Adams said…

Hi Dave, I don't mind...I actually enjoyed showing it to my kids (who are now older than I was then).  I was looking for the video, but I couldn't find it.

Tim Adams

At 3:07pm on April 3, 2017, Rollin Craig Bammer said…

Dave, Yes i joined the Bindlach Group a couple of years back but never heard from anybody.  I thought maybe they all had passed on to that patrol in the sky?  I did just heard from a fellow trooper that was in another troop and frequented places i went to.  I just decided to join the Honorary US Dragoons as i is one :)  I participate in many functions as a American Legion Rider and have stood in flag lines many times including those at the new Omaha National Cemetery which is right behind me on my fence line.  Got a mission on Thursday morning to lay a wreath commemorating our involvement in WWI at the ONC.  About them recruits from Nebraska in the 1860's i don't seem to remember them?  It was a little bit before my time.  I do call myself an Old Relic...  RC Bammer

At 6:42pm on March 7, 2017, Joe Sellner said…
Dave,
What's going on? I am not able to post on old timers .
Joe
At 8:53pm on March 4, 2017, Thomas G. Carlson said…

No Gnu's in western michigan I guess that's good news....... all secure.

At 5:39am on January 29, 2017, Jack A. Miller said…

Dave, Never came anywhere Close to that. Top

At 3:10pm on January 15, 2017, Ron Lawrence said…

Unbelievable, Dave!  I knew (I use the term "knew" loosely - I "knew" him as well as an E-4 / E-5 could know an 0-5...lol) Lt. Colonel Molino when he took over 2nd Squadron sometime in either 83 or 84 (can't remember exactly).  You mean to tell me he was there as a Captain as well?

At 5:49am on January 9, 2017, Jack A. Miller said…

Dave,  All iss well on this side of the Pond. No Problems at all with knee. Top

At 4:52pm on January 2, 2017, Edward (Gene) Beck said…

Hey Dave, don't we have a sports "Group"?

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"Good one, Jim! Hahahahaha!!!!!"
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Dave Gettman commented on Harry Warner's group Oldtimers
"Oh well, it was a nice thought, Sig."
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Dave Gettman commented on Harry Warner's group Oldtimers
"Somebody in So Cal hit the big lotto. Sig?"
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Dave Gettman commented on Harry Warner's group Oldtimers
"Never been, Frank, and probably never will. Had some friends go down a couple times recently and they had a real good time."
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Dave Gettman commented on Harry Warner's group Oldtimers
".....or a parking lot."
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Dave Gettman commented on Harry Warner's group Oldtimers
"Other cultures like to preserve their past. We like to tear that crap down and replace it with a hamburger joint."
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Dave Gettman commented on Harry Warner's group Oldtimers
"I remember watching him on TV when I was a kid and thinking how much he reminded me of a bullfrog. Always thought one of his cheeks might blowup sometime."
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Following is a listing of 2d Dragoon websites on the internet.



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Posted on November 21, 2010 at 10:00am — 4 Comments

2D CAVALRY MUSEUM UPDATE

For the twisted few of you out there like me who have lost anal retention over the closing of the 2d Cavalry's Reed Museum in 2006, I have some good news. Things are finally moving forward towards getting the "Reed" opened up again in Vilseck, Germany, after being in limbo for three years.



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Posted on November 30, 2009 at 12:30pm — 5 Comments

Great loss to the 2nd Cavalry family

Don Stivers, one of the premiere artists in the world on the subject of US military history, and long time friend of the 2nd Cavalry, passed away Thursday, November 5, 2009, while undergoing a heart procedure.



Don painted numerous scenes depicting the 2d Dragoons over their 173 years of service, including:…



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