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Tail Rotor strike at Graf
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Does anyone remember the Tech Rep from Hughes who walked into a Cobra tail rotor at Graf, it happened on the FARRP west of Camp AAchen, I was a armament mechanic on the Cobras and on the FARRP when…Continue

Started this discussion. Last reply by roger "pj" bratland Feb 28.

1984 to 1985
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Just looking for people who where there from these years.Continue

Started this discussion. Last reply by Ron Lawrence May 29, 2022.

Beret Ovals and other
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search ebay for these2nd Armored Cavalry Regt ACR TOUJOURS PRET w/ dui crest beret flash patch B2nd Armored Cavalry Regt ACR TOUJOURS PRET w/ dui crest beret flash patch A2nd US Armored Cavalry…Continue

Started this discussion. Last reply by GREGORY J. NELSON Aug 26, 2017.

 

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roger "pj" bratland replied to roger "pj" bratland's discussion Tail Rotor strike at Graf
"wow, more accidents at Graf. the FARRP area was always dangerous with the acft moving to the pads and then getting fuel and coming back to get loaded for the next mission/gunnery runs.  I was at Feucht in the early mid 80's my MOSC was…"
Feb 28
Jeffre M Jarriel replied to roger "pj" bratland's discussion Tail Rotor strike at Graf
"Old post but more details from AI if it is this one. This wasnt a Cobra but a Blackhawk. In the 1980s, there was an accident at the Grafenwoehr Training Area in Germany involving an Army helicopter and a Hughes Aircraft representative. The incident…"
Feb 28
roger "pj" bratland replied to roger "pj" bratland's discussion Tail Rotor strike at Graf
"Sorry I missed this until last night. After all these years to get his last name. I knew him as he and another tech would stop out at Feucht AAF and Grafenwöhr. It was at the FAARP at Grafenwöhr that the accident happened. Ed…"
Dec 29, 2022
Ernest L Jones replied to roger "pj" bratland's discussion Tail Rotor strike at Graf
"Eddie Owens, he was our LAR stationed at Katterbach when this occurred and was downrange with the Cav at the time.  He came back about 6 months after it happened and was transferred to Ft Eustis shortly after returning to Katterbach. …"
Aug 19, 2022
Ron Lawrence replied to roger "pj" bratland's discussion 1984 to 1985
"I was in Hawg Company from 83 to 85"
May 29, 2022
Phillip Sibley replied to roger "pj" bratland's discussion 1984 to 1985
"I was in HHT 3/2 from Feb 1983 to Feb 1986 worked in the S-1 for a while and them moved to the COMSEC Vault.  Was a great time..."
Apr 22, 2021
Kory Kipferl and roger "pj" bratland are now friends
Jan 15, 2021
Kory Kipferl replied to roger "pj" bratland's discussion Tail Rotor strike at Graf
"After Active Duty (1986) I joined the Guard near my home town in north central Pennsylvania.  I moved to Colorado in 1987.  Fortunately for me a National Guard unit just moved to Eagle, CO, close to where I was living, so it was easy to…"
Jan 14, 2021
roger "pj" bratland posted a status
"which I was Med Vac'd out of in '84. a Maj O'Toole thought I was I trying tp get out of field duty when i was having medical issues"
Jan 11, 2021
roger "pj" bratland posted a status
"sorry just a remembrance in time to things that i remember. I was always in the field or at Graf or Hohenfels"
Jan 11, 2021
roger "pj" bratland posted a status
"our unit was sent to different one ones. Maybe others remember. I can't be the only one......"
Jan 11, 2021
roger "pj" bratland posted a status
"our unit sentto difeererent ones us to. Maybe others remember. I can't be the only one......"
Jan 11, 2021
roger "pj" bratland posted a status
"If the stake and platform trucks came out it was that the M65 TOW's loaded and then move to the German defense positions (GDF)"
Jan 11, 2021
roger "pj" bratland posted a status
"If i was a "yeh U" or there was an an alert. the alert roster was called,as ready for the first load out."
Jan 11, 2021
roger "pj" bratland posted a status
"and a B bag packed per SOP in a trailer connected to the truck in the motor pool always ready to go."
Jan 11, 2021
roger "pj" bratland posted a status
"my job was to make sure the M65 system w I remember an A bag on my on top of my locker packed per SOP"
Jan 11, 2021

Profile Information

What unit(s) did you serve in with the 2d Cavalry?
Air Trp, HHT Trp and Avum Trp
Where were you stationed?
Merrell Bks and Feucht
What MOS or job description did you have?
68M Acft Armt
What was your rank/title?
E3 and E4
What years were you assigned to the 2nd Cavalry?
84-85
Tell us a little about your cav days.
lived in merrell - 3rd and 4th floors, took bus out to feucht, worked in the armt shop in the same room as the 58 guys, when in the field not a the faarp was with 3rd herd, spent time down a the rock haus, had many friends to many to list
Tell us a little about you now.
not much to say
Do you have a web site?
http://pjbratland.tripod.com/2nd-ACR.html
Name a few buddies you served with that you would like to find.
freeman, oski, booth, sanden, pilkinton, tuatuo, bell, henson, phillips, sherry, too many to list

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At 11:59am on August 10, 2011, Jesse Kelley said…
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HAPPY BIRTHDAY ROGER
Wishing you many more, from all of us at DragoonBase!!!
At 2:33pm on August 29, 2009, Mike Kultgen said…
Welcome aboard Roger. It is always good to see a fellow cheesehead here. mike
At 9:57am on August 28, 2009, Jesse Kelley said…

Toujours Pret Roger,
Welcome to the new DragoonBase, the new Base has plenty of newer features, lots of sub-groups,(ie,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.
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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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