Air assault wings

[rchiruck]

Finally got my wings today, after a 10 day cake-walk. I mean, to those of you who want to go, don't take it any less serious, because it is serious, just keep in mind that it will end. The hardest thing will probably be zero day (because it's boring and stupid) and the 12 mile march.


Just out of curiosity, who else has their wings?

[candocurrahee]

Originally Posted by rchiruck

Finally got my wings today, after a 10 day cake-walk. I mean, to those of you who want to go, don't take it any less serious, because it is serious, just keep in mind that it will end. The hardest thing will probably be zero day (because it's boring and stupid) and the 12 mile march.


Just out of curiosity, who else has their wings?

Got mine in 1987 after our unit was redesignated from the 1st Battalion, 9th Infantry (Manchus) to the 1st Battalion, 506th Infantry (Currahees) in Korea. A limited number of us were trained in Hawaii so that we could go back to Korea and teach what we learned to the rest of the unit.

['frisco kid]

Congratulations to both of you young troopers. The badges are the awards you are most proud of; you worked the hardest to earn them.

When I served with the 101st it was still an all-paratrooper unit. It started the transition to Airmobile in late '67, then eventually Air Assault. While I was with them in Nam, JUN66-JUN67, it was just the 1st Bde., consisting of 1/327, 2/327, and 2/502. There was also part of the 326th Eng., and 320th Arty.

The Air Assault School at Ft. Campbell is named after Cmd. S/Maj Walter Sabalauski. He was my 1st Sgt. in Nam. I stood at attention while Gen. Westmoreland awarded him the DSC for his actions at Dak To. A soldier's soldier.

['frisco kid]

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