Airborne

[pluspea]

Attended Airborne graduation at Ft. Benning, my Son just finished pre ranger and now this, I don't know how he does it, but we had a great time, and the ceremony and the jumps were a blast. A few pics and a video.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ODbZO-WDR0E

 

[JJ_BPK]

Attended Airborne graduation at Ft. Benning, my Son just finished pre ranger and now this, I don't know how he does it, but we had a great time, and the ceremony and the jumps were a blast. A few pics and a video.

Congratulation to your son. Please thank him for his service, for me..

Did he jump the T-11?? I had heard there was a hold on the roll-out..

 

[monet61]

Sir;

Congratulations to your son. You have every right to be
proud.

 

[pluspea]

Congratulation to your son. Please thank him for his service, for me..

Did he jump the T-11?? I had heard there was a hold on the roll-out..

Yes they used the T-11, they also used the c130, he liked the t11 hands down, the 130 he said vibrated a lot. Thanks for the positive comments, we are very proud.

 

[AirCommando]

Congratulations!

Airborne!

All the Way!

 

[Iggy]

Another Congratulations and sincere thanks to your son and your family.

 

[CQB27]

Fine looking young fighting man! You are right to be proud. I graduated from jump school in 1985, seems like yesterday! Give him a Loud and Thunderous "AIRBORNE" from me and tell him I and my family thank God above for Brave Men and Women like him.

 

[WC145]

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[semperfi71]

Congratulations of raising a real man.

Tell him thanks for his service. I pray for God to watch over him.

 

[turbo daddy]

Congrats and thanks to you and your family

 

[TACC1]

Congratulations! This is probably going to be one of his finest moments, and being there for graduation is Very important.
Please tell him thanks for putting on his country's uniform, and I wish
him all the best. TACC1

 

[Herknav]

the 130 he said vibrated a lot.

Don't worry about the vibration. She's been doing that since '54.

Congrats!

 

[kraigwy]

Congrats, there is no finer group, then the Brotherhood of the Airborne:

I have ridden the skies in great machines,
hooked up and jumped with the best of men.
I have fought long and hard, and when I felt I had no energy left,
I have been fired by the fear that I stopped fighting, my comrades would die.

And when I was in danger, enemy all around,
I heard the thunder from my left and my right, as my life was defended.
I have never been alone.

I live, jump, fight and battle to victory with the greatest assemblage of men on earth.

Gentlemen, to the BROTHERHOOD of the AIRBORNE.

To the AIRBORNE !

 

[JJ_BPK]

Yes they used the T-11, they also used the c130, he liked the t11 hands down, the 130 he said vibrated a lot. Thanks for the positive comments, we are very proud.

The AF uses the shake intentionally,, on all their jump birds..

It's to get the less-motivated to loosen their grip on the door frame..

 

[pluspea]

The AF uses the shake intentionally,, on all their jump birds..

It's to get the less-motivated to loosen their grip on the door frame..

He told me that they were jumping from the towers, and there was an Army Soldier that was reluctant to go, a big Marine told him, Soldier you've got to jump, when he delcined, and big leather sole came in contact with his backside, problem solved.
We saw Women, Sailors, Airforce, Marines and Soldiers at graduation.
I will send him this link so he can read for himself. thanks

 

[haggis]

When my son graduated from jump school at Benning in the early 90's, they pinned those jump wings directly to his chest. Are they still doing that?

My favorite WWII story came from the Airborne Museum at Bragg. Shortly after D-Day, A squad of US soldiers was retreating from a German tank column when they came upon an 82nd paratrooper digging a foxhole at a crossroads. They told him the Germans were coming, and that he could go with them. He said, "No thanks, my Sergeant told me to hold this crossroads. The ******** aren't coming any farther."

Armed with a Garand, several bandoliers of ammo, and 6 rocket grenades, he held that crossroads for three days until he was relieved.

Go AIRBORNE! Hua!

Buck

 

[pluspea]

When my son graduated from jump school at Benning in the early 90's, they pinned those jump wings directly to his chest. Are they still doing that?

My favorite WWII story came from the Airborne Museum at Bragg. Shortly after D-Day, A squad of US soldiers was retreating from a German tank column when they came upon an 82nd paratrooper digging a foxhole at a crossroads. They told him the Germans were coming, and that he could go with them. He said, "No thanks, my Sergeant told me to hold this crossroads. The ******** aren't coming any farther."

Armed with a Garand, several bandoliers of ammo, and 6 rocket grenades, he held that crossroads for three days until he was relieved.

Go AIRBORNE! Hua!

Buck

Great Story. No they didn't pin the wings, I have heard of that somewhere before.
They ordered open ranks, then Family could go and pin them on, our Grand child was to do the honor, but she said she was concerned that She would give him an ouchie.

 

[Kuglespritz]

Congratulations to your son, and all of us former paratroopers welcome him to the brotherhood!

All The Way!

 

[Ivan the Butcher]

My son had jump school in the early fall of 1998, class 1-99. I enjoyed walking into the squad room and seeing the class guideons dating back to when the building was built (1966 I think). Back then I think the classes were smaller, but the guideons indicated whole classes of infantry, Green Berets, engineers even AIRBORNE ARMOR( i wouldn't want to be in that drop zone!
There were a Marine father (0-6) and his son Marine reserve lance corp. (E-3) was the existing family paratrooper who pinned his dad's wings on. Very impressive.
My son is the 3rd generation of airborne in the family, my wife's uncle was a glider trooper in WW2, on his next leave home he got glider blood winged (as did my brother-in law in 1981).All 3 of them served in 1/324 A.I.R. and had the same job- KILL TANKS, just different weapons.

 

[mg357]

Please tell him thank you for your service for me please. respectfully mg357