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[NoNaYet]

Some time ago, I believe here, I found a slide show memorial to the troops in Iraq which touched me deeply. I have lost the link. What really touched me was images of 101st Airborne troops mourning their lost comrades (even though I am attached to the 82nd guys). Does anyone have an idea where this was?

[blue9t3]

If its out there, you will get it in short order knowing this crowd!
PS: welcome too the cool crowd!
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[LewWaters]

I think the one you seek is here, along with several others.

http://www.operationmom.org/gap.html

[rbshirley]

[wonhyo]

That was an awesome video! Thanks to all of of you who have educated me in so many ways. My father was in his 60's when I was born, he died shortly after and I never had a father figure, pushed around from childrens homes one after the other. Luckily I married a great person, with whom I have a son and two daughters, and a fantastic grandaughter. Every day after I come listen to you, I tell them something I have learned today. The greatest thing you have taught me is the selfless love everyone in the military gives every day, for us, and I want my children to know you, honor you, support you, and defend you, and love you for what you have given us!!!!
Thank you beyond words!!!

[NoNaYet]

The one I was looking for is under the name Happy Holidays on the website you linked (although it was not called that when I first saw it).

I should not look at these at work.

NoNaYet

[NoNaYet]

rbshirley wrote:

Being a Swifty, I'm not sure I would be able to differentiate between an
Iraqi Freedom 101st Airborne paratrooper and a 3rd ID infantryman or
a Marine Expeditionary Force member. They all wear the same uniform.



RB,

The 101st are the Screaming Eagles, and have an eagle patch. The 82nd are the All American Division, and have back to back A's (AA) on their patch.

In WWI the 82nd was a regular infantry unit; the first composed from troops from all across America, and that is why they are the All Americans.

NoNaYet

[I B Squidly]

A squid like RB I have my problems of recognition as well though I recognize unit patches when I see them and of course we got this love hate thing with jarheads and can smell 'em. The Air Force is easily recognized but has just has too many stripes to figure NonCom rank. A question for anyone in the know about the 'Frozen Chosen': I've always heard them refered to as the 1st Marine's but I don't know if that's a division, a battallion or a brigade?

NoNaYet,
You're right. We entered the first war under the old schema of divisions organized by state. It didn't work and didn't survive 90 days. I thought however, the Big Red One was the first reconfigured unit.

A WWI aside: Profitable railroads couldn't be bothered by the Army's needs in the first war so the War Dept. nationalized rail management but they hadn't yet mastered linear math. The railroads spent ten years sorting out the mess left behind and the army did not repeat the mistake in the second war.
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[NoNaYet]

Squidly,

I think the 82nd was the first Army unit from mixed states, but I could be wrong.

I had the pleasure of touring the USS Texas a number of years ago, and saw the Marine spaces. I believe they were for the First Marine Division.

NoNaYet

[NoNaYet]

The popularity of Band of Brothers sheds some well deserved glory on the 101st, but don't think the 82nd wasn't in there too.

If you want to start a bar fight call a bunch of Screaming Eagles the "Screaming Chickens" or some 82nd boys the "Almost Airborne".

NoNaYet

[LewWaters]

NoNa, my unit supported Units of the 101st in Viet Nam. Our Patch was the 1st Aviation Brigade, an eagle with a sword straight up behind it. They jokingly called us "Chicken on a Stick." In return, we said they were the "Puking Buzzards." We'd all laugh and hit the EM or NCO Club at Base Camp and have a beer.

[I B Squidly]

NoNaYet,

All ships have a 1st Division, boatswains usually berthed forward and a good place for Marines though we had no 4stripers to rate them.

I was on DDG21 which nicely translated to 'Black Jack' a 'Lover, a Fighter and a TinCan Rider' or 'Two Screw Crew' as no one knew who Cochrane was. In Japan we said 'Goki Buti' and in Tagalog we said 'Epis' which meant cockroach, our over-abundant shipmate.
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[rbshirley]

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[carpro]

In the case of Frozen Chosin, 1st Marines refers to the entire division.

But it can also be used to refer to the 1st Marine Regiment, same as 5th Marines and 7th Marines...all infantry units. The 11th Marines I believe without checking, is an artillary regiment.

You can differentiate Marines from the Army by the absence of unit patches. Also, if you look closely, you'll see that the camoflauge pattern on Marine utilities is slightly different from the Army.
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[NoNaYet]

Capro said:

Also, if you look closely, you'll see that the camoflauge pattern on Marine utilities is slightly different from the Army.


I started working for the Army as a consultant 3 weeks ago in a very much office setting, but there are many Army and Air Force types in and out that wear utilities. Most have familiar woodland pattern, but some of the Army types (mostly Majors or higher) have started wearing a new fatigue which is more subdued and has a much smaller pattern.

Someone tell me how to tell a Lt. Col. from a Major when they have subdued insignia.

NoNaYet