He was a true hero. RIP!
Ft. Bliss - notI met him once at Holloman Air Force Base, New Mexico while I was a Soldier in the 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment at Ft. Bliss, TX. We would go on EDRE (Emergency Deployment Readiness Exercises) where we would go on alert and have to be ready to load our tanks on Air Force transports in 90 minutes at Biggs Army Airfield. The Air Force would fly us to Holloman Air Force Base New Mexico and while we were flying they would tell us it was a drill and we would road march back through the desert back to Ft. Bliss. One time we were delayed road marching back because of an electrical storm and the brass didn't want thousands of us rolling through the storm. We met Chuck at the Mess Hall. He was dining with the flyboy's.
On another occasion when Carter was President we were on the ramp at Biggs Army Field ( across the street from Ft. Bliss) ready to load and destroy Iran during the Hostage Rescue Mission and Carter killed the mission before we left the ground.
Ft Bliss is that the one where you could sometimes catch the delicious smell of dog food cooking from way out by the firing points? Don’t laugh we were out there long enough for it to start smelling good LoL!!!I met him once at Holloman Air Force Base, New Mexico while I was a Soldier in the 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment at Ft. Bliss, TX. We would go on EDRE (Emergency Deployment Readiness Exercises) where we would go on alert and have to be ready to load our tanks on Air Force transports in 90 minutes at Biggs Army Airfield. The Air Force would fly us to Holloman Air Force Base New Mexico and while we were flying they would tell us it was a drill and we would road march back through the desert back to Ft. Bliss. One time we were delayed road marching back because of an electrical storm and the brass didn't want thousands of us rolling through the storm. We met Chuck at the Mess Hall. He was dining with the flyboy's.
On another occasion when Carter was President we were on the ramp at Biggs Army Field ( across the street from Ft. Bliss) ready to load and destroy Iran during the Hostage Rescue Mission and Carter killed the mission before we left the ground.
Ft Bliss is that the one where you could sometimes catch the delicious smell of dog food cooking from way out by the firing points? Don’t laugh we were out there long enough for it to start smelling good LoL!!!
Nah not Mexico, we’d go out there for a week or two and punch 155 holes in the ground. I asked my brother and he said it was Alpo cooking dog food LoL!I don't know about that.....
All of our field time was at Donna Anna Base Camp in New Mexico. There was no one out there but us. We never conducted any field training on Ft. Bliss itself. It was just us (3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment) which was the ONLY Combat unit on Ft. Bliss. All the other units were duck hunters (Air Defense Artillery) which did nothing except sit in place with all of their fancy radar. Maybe you are referring to the stench coming across the border from Juarez, Mexico.
Nah not Mexico, we’d go out there for a week or two and punch 155 holes in the ground. I asked my brother and he said it was Alpo cooking dog food LoL!
Those NM Duster rigs were bad ***. I avoided DA like the plague. We had a bunch of guys get sick after playing out in the proving grounds. For some reason I can’t remember (none for me thanks) I never made it out mop suit city.
Dona Ana, wow, half way between Bliss and White Sands. From the pictures, what a pit! The gate guard looks like an upgunned Sherman with Fury graffittied on its barrel! 90 days had to be hell!We (3rd Armored Cav) tested the XM1 Abraham's for almost 2 years in the 1970's. 90 days at Donna Anna and then 14 days garrison. We did that for 2 years and had one of highest divorce rates in the Army including me. Lol
Dona Ana, wow, half way between Bliss and White Sands. From the pictures, what a pit! The gate guard looks like an upgunned Sherman with Fury graffittied on its barrel! 90 days had to be hell!
Very Cool! Had to be fun with that turbine whining!Tank trails ran along side the black top. The XM1 engine max speed wasn't governed back in those days. Most of the tank trails were as flat as a pancake. You could easily roll at 55-65 mph. The speed limit was 45 mph on the black top. No speed limit on tank trails back then. Occasionally the MP's would turn on their lights and sirens because we were rolling pretty fast. We would just hammer down and leave them in a dust storm. The MP's didn't have a choice and they would have to stop and wait for the dust to settle and we would be long gone by then.
Very Cool! Had to be fun with that turbine whining!