"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…"
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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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"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…"
"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…"
"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. …"
"I was in Hawg Company from 83 to 85"
"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..."
"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…"
"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"
"sorry just a remembrance in time to things that i remember. I was always in the field or at Graf or Hohenfels"
"our unit was sent to different one ones. Maybe others remember.
I can't be the only one......"
"our unit sentto difeererent ones us to. Maybe others remember.
I can't be the only one......"
"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)"
"If i was a "yeh U" or there was an an alert. the alert roster was called,as ready for the first load out."
"and a B bag packed per SOP in a trailer connected to the truck in the motor pool always ready to go."
"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"
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…
- 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,
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.
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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