101st ABN Week of the Eagles

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101st ABN Week of the Eagles Jul 20, 2012 5:50:30 GMT -8

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FORT CAMPBELL, Ky. - The Clarksville and Fort Campbell community is gearing up for major celebration marking the 70th Anniversary of the historic 101st Airborne Division.

The theme for the Week of the Eagles, August 10 through 17 is “a history of valor,” and includes competitions, an air show featuring an air assault demonstration a concert by Kelly Clarkson and many other events, all free and open to the public.

“Week of the Eagles is a time for 101st soldiers of the past and present to come together and reflect on the great legacy of the 101st Airborne Division,” said Maj. Gen. James C. McConville, commanding general of the 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault).

www.campbell.army.mil/WOE/Pages/default.aspx

And I'm invited! ;D

Hey 101.....

Looks like after several other previous transformations, my old Battalion has morphed into 1st Squadron 32nd Cavalry, 101st Airborne Div.

I got this yesterday....

From: "James E CPT USARMY Hayes (US)" <james.e.hayes168.mil@mail.mil>
To: <>
Sent: Friday, July 6, 2012 12:31:27 PM
Subject: 2012 Week of the Eagles (UNCLASSIFIED)

Classification: UNCLASSIFIED
Caveats: FOUO

Sir,

I am contacting you on behalf of LTC Paul J Taylor, Commander of 1st Squadron 32nd Cavalry Regiment. We would like to invite former members of 1-32 Armor and 1-32 CAV to the annual Week of the Eagles (13-17AUG12) celebration here at Fort Campbell and are looking for assistants in contacting/locating them.

The Week of the Eagles celebration is an annual event which honors past and present Soldiers with numerous events and social functions where alumni are given a chance to share experiences with today’s Soldiers. I have formal invites with specifics on events during the week that I would like to send out to former Bandits as soon as possible. Any assistants you can give to me would be greatly appreciated.

-Jimbo

JAMES E HAYES

CPT, LG

Commanding

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peterd Exalted One Posts: 9,025	101st ABN Week of the Eagles Jul 20, 2012 6:22:30 GMT -8 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by peterd on Jul 20, 2012 6:22:30 GMT -8 That is great. Enjoy it.
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tankcommander Exalted One Posts: 1,020	101st ABN Week of the Eagles Jul 20, 2012 6:35:46 GMT -8 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by tankcommander on Jul 20, 2012 6:35:46 GMT -8 Jul 20, 2012 6:22:30 GMT -8 peterd said: That is great. Enjoy it. Are you kidding, I'm not going..... they might want to make me jump out of an airplane! But it's nice to be invited.

101ABN Administrator "Be just, and fear not." Wm.Shakespeare Posts: 7,791	101st ABN Week of the Eagles Jul 20, 2012 6:53:35 GMT -8 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by 101ABN on Jul 20, 2012 6:53:35 GMT -8 Long as they don't make me jump INTO a tank!
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101st ABN Week of the Eagles Jul 20, 2012 9:46:11 GMT -8

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Jul 20, 2012 9:22:47 GMT -8 Sailor said:

Jul 20, 2012 6:53:35 GMT -8 101ABN said:

Long as they don't make me jump INTO a tank!

I wouldn't want to jump out of a perfectly good airplane, and tanks don't float for shit.

Obviously you've never flown with AF Reserve transport pilots who are wannabe fighter jocks.

;D

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101st ABN Week of the Eagles Jul 20, 2012 10:21:38 GMT -8

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Jul 20, 2012 9:46:11 GMT -8 101ABN said:

Jul 20, 2012 9:22:47 GMT -8 Sailor said:

I wouldn't want to jump out of a perfectly good airplane, and tanks don't float for shit.

Obviously you've never flown with AF Reserve transport pilots who are wannabe fighter jocks.

;D

Worse, I've flown regularly with a contracted charter pilot while I was a Military Courier. His Mitsubishi MU-2 cargo plane would fit under the wing of a Herc and he flew it like it was a Mitusbishi A6M Zero. I've always been a "white knuckle flyer," he made it worse flying BELOW the peaks of the mountains around Ashville NC and Knoxville TN for the hell of it.

I NEVER had a problem with AF Reserve and ANG Herkie bird crews, they were mostly commercial pilots in real life. We'd get up to cruising altitude, they'd get those 4 mills in sync with the heat turned up in the cargo area and it'd be "lights out" for the sailorman. I'd wake up on final approach into whatever field we were headed into.

On the other hand I HATED THE SHIT out of those C141s. Noisy, drafty as windtunnels and COLD! Flown by USAF regulars, mostly out of Charleston AFB.

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101st ABN Week of the Eagles Jul 20, 2012 10:24:10 GMT -8

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Jul 20, 2012 6:35:46 GMT -8 tankcommander said:

Jul 20, 2012 6:22:30 GMT -8 peterd said:

That is great. Enjoy it.

Are you kidding, I'm not going..... they might want to make me jump out of an airplane!

But it's nice to be invited.

Only crazy people jump out of perfectly good aircraft.

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It is not the critic who counts, not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood, who strives vaaliantly, who errs and comes up short again and again because there is no effort without error and shortcomings, who

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101st ABN Week of the Eagles Jul 20, 2012 11:02:35 GMT -8

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Jul 20, 2012 10:24:10 GMT -8 peterd said:

Jul 20, 2012 6:35:46 GMT -8 tankcommander said:

Are you kidding, I'm not going..... they might want to make me jump out of an airplane!

But it's nice to be invited.

Only crazy people jump out of perfectly good aircraft.

Your point?

These are the times that try men's souls." ~ Thomas Paine

Post by tankcommander on Jul 20, 2012 5:50:30 GMT -8

Post by peterd on Jul 20, 2012 6:22:30 GMT -8

Post by tankcommander on Jul 20, 2012 6:35:46 GMT -8

Post by 101ABN on Jul 20, 2012 6:53:35 GMT -8

Post by Sailor on Jul 20, 2012 9:22:47 GMT -8

Post by 101ABN on Jul 20, 2012 9:46:11 GMT -8

Post by Sailor on Jul 20, 2012 10:21:38 GMT -8

Post by peterd on Jul 20, 2012 10:24:10 GMT -8

Post by 101ABN on Jul 20, 2012 11:02:35 GMT -8