"I remember both of those accidents. I also remember the people involved, just not their names right now. The M-60 antennae accident was on a road march, he was told to pull it down when they noticed the power line, it was very ugly, basically…"
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greg miller left a comment for gary schmidt"Gary, i remember a M60 incident (after the sheridans were swapped out) an antenna was not tied down...touched an overhead powerline , probably for a regional bahn? Understood it was ugly. antenna base not grounded properly or arc was too great…"
gary schmidt commented on Robb Russell's group Bindlach"I remember an incident back when I was there...between 76 and 79...a sheridan was backing off the firing line and one was approaching and there was an accidental firing...it hit the sheridan coming off I think and killed several in the tank...anyone…"
gary schmidt commented on Robb Russell's group Bindlach"looks like the old storage shed we had back in '76 in our motor pool...across the street from the PX"
gary schmidt commented on Steve Oliver's blog post 1/2 ACR BIndlach, Germany; Christensen Barracks"served there 1976-1979"
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- What unit(s) did you serve in with the 2d Cavalry?
- i was in hq troop, at the rock (christensen bks) from 76-79
- Where were you stationed?
- bindlach, christensen barracks
- What MOS or job description did you have?
- 64c
- What was your rank/title?
- e1-e4
- What years were you assigned to the 2nd Cavalry?
- 76 - 79
- Tell us a little about your cav days.
- well of course we did a lot of field time, but i also ran rations out of camp gates for camp pitton and gates, it was a crazy time at the rock, but i will always remember them as the time of my life, but i didnt realize it at the time! one of my best friends was Ron Allman, crazier than me! alot of memories!!
- Tell us a little about you now.
- after i left the rock i was stationed at ft bragg for 2 years, left there and went back to germany and was stationed with 37th group, at fuerth , with the 1st trans co, from there went to ft bliss tx with the 3rd acr for 3 years and stayed here!
- Name a few buddies you served with that you would like to find.
- Ron Allman, William Sheppard, Charles Christenberry, and anyone else who remembers my name from that crazy time!!! lol
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- At 2:29pm on April 14, 2018,
Albert Burns said… I remember both of those accidents. I also remember the people involved, just not their names right now. The M-60 antennae accident was on a road march, he was told to pull it down when they noticed the power line, it was very ugly, basically exploded him, and also set off some rounds inside the tank. The Sheridan was I believe at Graf, they were on the firing line and the gunner had the turret elevated, but didn't realize they were backed up on the berm and turret was now pointing down, into the rear of the tank in front of them. He was practice test firing, and put a round right into the rear of the other tank. I know the SGT T/C was killed, and I believe the Gunner, but two survived. Both of the gentleman killed had been stationed there a while, and both of their wives were actually on a flight to relocate to Germany when they were killed. All were in A Troop 1/2 ACR I believe 1979, but may have been 1978...long time ago.
- At 10:35am on February 21, 2018, greg miller said…
Gary, i remember a M60 incident (after the sheridans were swapped out) an antenna was not tied down...touched an overhead powerline , probably for a regional bahn? Understood it was ugly. antenna base not grounded properly or arc was too great anyway?
- At 11:26pm on October 7, 2013,
Dave Gettman said… Hey Gary,
We have a Vernon Schmidt in the 2d Cavalry Association who served in the Regiment during WW II. He just attended the 2d Cavalry Association reunion Oct. 3-6, 2013.
Wonder if he could be a relation?
- At 10:28am on May 13, 2011,
Jesse Kelley said…
HAPPY BIRTHDAY GARY
Wishing you many more, from all of us at DragoonBase!!!
- At 4:17pm on November 11, 2009,
Toujours Pret Gary,
Welcome to the new DragoonBase, the new Base has plenty of newer features, lots of sub-groups,(ie, Officers Club, F-Trp., Amberg, Medics, etc.) and links for 2nd Cav News and History.
Robb Russell has posted some tips for navigating the site (ie,photos,links,ect) in the Forum.
Make sure you stop by and read the latest Tacoma Dave ‘Triva Quiz’, learn some 2nd Cav history and you can even win a kool prize.
If you need any help, you can contact Robb, or any of the 5 admins listed at the top of the page, or just yell out, another member may be able to help you.
And our only wish, ‘Keep it clean’, use our Real names/with Pictures (pix from back in the day, work best for searching for Brothers, but any picture will do).
And that you please tell all your friends about the new DragoonBase.
Thanks again for joining Dragoon Base, and for your service to our great country,
Jesse Kelley
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