Sitting here laughing thinking in the service you meet some real characters [View all]

Went bed 23:30 was wide awake 01:15 decided to do laundry cleaned kitchen ran the dishwasher. As Vets we all served with some real interesting people I do not look at my time in military as defining moment of my life it was all peace time and even then I just didn’t take shit that seriously. This morning I started thinking of Staff sgt G just came to me having coffee or coffees.

Here is example of my not taking it serious my mind set a dumb ass. OSUT training Benning we’re on ambush range learning how to be tactical most of us 18 year old kids. So I release a big fart we’re supposed be silent waiting to light up the boogey man.

Wouldn’t you know it in middle night the one range NCO somehow knew it was me that passed gas next thing I’m getting dragged by my B.D.U. Collar or maybe my LBE flipped over by range NCO.

Starts Chewing my ass in loud whispers under the moonlight of Georgia telling me poking me in the chest with his finger that I just gave it away squad position and in real world the NVA by now would be going through our pockets of our dead bodies.

I don’t know why I just started thinking of Staff sgt G great paratrooper my squad leader in the 82nd dude was Ranger tabbed served in regiment Eagle claw /Grenada alumni he was fine leader cared for us all I respected him he was all warrior no lifer .

Personally I would have followed Staff G anywhere anytime even into downtown Fayettenam Fayetteville N.C. on pay day weekend to get Chinese takeout if we caught that on rapid deployment. Yet G had PTSD I doubt it was from Eagle claw or Grenada G hated rats.

PTSD was from tour in Panama he was bitten by a rat yep and now fast forward to our Sinai MFO our O.P. had rats lot of them reason the LEG units before we took over never burnt their garbage. Ssg would shoot them I’m ok with it Quick draw with his colt 1911. So this is where this morning I’m laughing over memories our L.T.who lived on another O.P. came to bother us by deciding maybe spend a day with us.

So anyway LT loses it cuz SSG G just got him another body count scared LT made him jump the 45 going off. So the LT launches into a God dammit SSG what the fuck are you doing us enlisted guys thinking oh this is gonna be good.

SSG G just says to the LT what the fuck does it look like I’m doing Sir as he was standing there in jungle boots and boxers dam I remember that peninsula was hot. I’m killing rodents protecting my men do you want me to explain how filthy these things are this is how the plagues started in Europe.


Yep dude was a character I am or was fortunate enough to have served with SSG G.