"Good morning , checking in so as not to be counted AWOL. Beautiful sunny cool Friday morning, going to get up to 70 deg. All is well here in the lower desert of So. Cal. Oldest daughter celebrated her birthday Wed. Helping a widow out with her golf…"
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"I go by Sig, I was in Howitzer company 2/2 from Feb 58 to March 60 when I was discharged from Ft. Hamilton N.Y. I took basic at Ft Meade Md. in April 57 then went to Ft. Chafee Ark. for Artillery trng. on a towed 105. Gyroed over to Germany Feb 58…"
"Harold, time goes by and we change, it's part of life !"
"Harry, gotta borrow that one ! Bada Bing !"
"FYI the wandering Scotsman is fine, I FB him yesterday, all's well !"
"To my brothers; This old world would be a sorry place to be were it not for humor, every morning when I wake up and look in the mirror I know even G-D has a sence of humor !"
"Reporting in for duty on Monday morning y'all !"
"Ryan, they caught a 20 year old man in Oregon starting fires and when he got caught he was crying like a baby, someone should have kicked his A%* good !"
"Well with the fires around us but a ways off, our air quality sucks right now, films of ash on cars and when the sun sets in the eve it looks like a tangerine. Trying to stay inside and keep the A/C on. Go out early in the AM as soon as it's…"
"Gene, as of this morning the ElDorado fire is at 13, 715 acres and 31% containment and has been going on since 9/9/20."
"Gene, well we are about 20/25 miles to the southwest of the El Dorado fire, we were able to see the smoke Saturday and Sunday and one of our friends posted pictures of the flames Sunday night. We are at a much lower elevation than where the fire is…"
"Good morning troops, another hot week here in the So. Ca. lower desert 100+ and it ain't gonna cool for another week. All's well here and hope it's the same with y'all."
"Good morning troops, gonna be a hot one, 107 today. Checking in so as not to be counted AWOL !"
"Good morning troops from sunny & warm So, Cal,, all is well and the weather has been hot 100+ and the tomato's are delishous. Y'all take care. Fishin been good also !"
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- What unit(s) did you serve in with the 2d Cavalry?
- 2/how 2
- Where were you stationed?
- Bamberg
- What MOS or job description did you have?
- CW Operator
- What was your rank/title?
- E-4
- What years were you assigned to the 2nd Cavalry?
- Apr. 57- Mar. 60
- Tell us a little about you now.
- Retired, former member, computer crashed
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- 951-663-7997
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- At 2:29pm on July 25, 2020,
George Crump (Chief) said…
M-88 Rec.
Veh on fire 1 man died
- At 2:19pm on July 25, 2020,
M-113 inside and drivers compartment
- At 2:13pm on July 25, 2020,
- At 2:08pm on July 25, 2020,
Hi Sigmund - I know what you mean - we had the same with the replacement of the M-59 APC the M-113 APC.but the biggest problem we had with both of them was being power by gasoline engines, later they did change the engine to diesel in the M-113, But I never understand why the Army at that time used.gas in every armored vehicles, the Germans taught us a lesson in ww2 by using diesel fuel, that's why the M-4 Sherman tank got the neck name Ronson lighter. the M-48A3 was the first Tank with diesel, but our M-88 recovery vehicle was still gas until the M-1 came out.- see attached photos Dragoon for life Chief.
- At 8:21pm on July 5, 2020,
Craig Lechleiter said…
Thanks for the welcome Sigmund. Sorry I didn't respond earlier. I am just now figuring out how to navigate this site. I started with the US Forest Service on the Big Bear Ranger District in 1969. Made a career out of it and retired in 2002 out of Redding, CA. Went to work for CalFire the next day as a crew captain for 6 years until my back had to be fused. I'd probably still be working for them if that wouldn't have taken me down. My wife Wendy and I have been working as lookouts since 2011. We live at Timber Mountain Lookout in our travel trailer. Timber Mountain is one of 5 lookouts on the Modoc NF. They are all contracted lookouts. Wendy commutes daily 18 miles to her lookout in the Lava Beds National Monument (Schonchin Butte). She's hired as a temporary employee with the Park Service each summer. She has a 1 mile hike up and back each day. We had a place in Shingletown, CA for several m years and then sold it and became full time RVers. We wintered in San Jacinto for a few years. Our place was in the Heritage Ranch Senior Park. We sold it in 2015 and now live in Green River, Utah.
- At 9:55am on March 8, 2020,
Shannon Ryan said…
Happy birthday Sig l hope you are enjoying your day stay well my friend.
- At 10:25am on September 14, 2019,
Rick Bulak said…
Thanks for the welcome note brother!!
- At 11:57pm on March 7, 2018,
Sig, I just wanted to say Happy birthday to you on your special day. Enjoy it and many more to you my friend.
- At 10:47am on February 16, 2018,
Thanks, was there 81-83 enjoyed my days there.
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