Keeping by fly buttoned up, my ammo dry, watching the world turn, buying lots of rounds for my AK and CAR 16 carbine in preparation for what could be WW III both domestically (thanks to the liberals) and globally.
Other Comments:
From 1966 to 1970, I held the Guiness Book of World Records for the Most TDY assignments ever bestowed on one trooper. In my perfect 20-20 hindsight, I'd like to go back to the 60's and kick a lot of asses that needed it ; especially LTC DeVane's skinny ass, provided more covering fire, burned out more M-60 barrels, tried one "joint", R&R'ed in Bangkok, drank a lot less Bud and Kulmbacher, asked either Chris Noel or Judy Thompson (Waycross, GA) to marry me, and kept a sleeping bag as essential gear in my Huey1 Delta.
Constituted 12 November 1917 in the Regular Army as Headquarters, 5th Infantry Brigade, and assigned to the 3d Division
Organized in November 1917 at Camp Greene, North Carolina
Reorganized and redesignated in March 1921 as Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 5th Infantry Brigade
Redesignated 23 March 1925 as Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 5th Brigade
Redesignated 24 August 1936 as Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 5th Infantry Brigade
Disbanded 16 October 1939 at Vancouver Barracks, Washington
Reconstituted 18 April 1963 in the Regular Army as Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 2d Brigade, 3d Infantry Division
Activated 17 June 1963 in Germany
Inactivated 15 January 1994 in Germany
Activated 16 February 1996 at Fort Stewart, Georgia
Headquarters Company, 2d Brigade, 3d Infantry Division, reorganized and redesignated 16 March 2004 as Special Troops Battalion, 2d Brigade Combat Team, 3d Infantry Division (Headquarters, 2d Brigade, 3d Infantry Division hereafter separate lineage)
Worst Moment The night WW III almost started when the Soviets moved into Prague (August 22, 1968 I believe). A German LTC is writing a book about that event from the German, American, and British viewpoints on what we were all doing that night. The crux of the whole thing is that we were on a USAREUR wide alert at the time and were unaware the Reds made the move. The Reds began to interpret our alert as a tactical response to their incursion.
Chain of Command COL May-Oustanding BDE CO LTC Marc Moreman-Outstanding BDE XO
