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re: Post if you are Airborne with 20 or more jumps.

Posted on 4/8/14 at 5:48 pm to
Posted by dcrews
Houston, TX
Member since Feb 2011
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Posted on 4/8/14 at 5:48 pm to
I haven't, but my Dad was 173rd Airborne in Vietnam. Made jumps into combat. Passed away 3 years ago. Still proud of him.
Posted by ColoradoAg03
Denver, CO
Member since Oct 2012
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Posted on 4/8/14 at 6:13 pm to
Good buddy of mine used to be a SF HALO jumper out of Fort Carson. I can't remember what unit. Now he's a trainer in the private sector.

ETA: If someone is familiar with the different SF units at Fort Carson, I may recognize it.
This post was edited on 4/8/14 at 6:21 pm
Posted by tigerpimpbot
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Posted on 4/8/14 at 8:23 pm to
quote:

I haven't, but my Dad was 173rd Airborne in Vietnam. Made jumps into combat. Passed away 3 years ago. Still proud of him.



Sorry to hear about your dad. My dad was in the 173rd in Vietnam too. I was born at Eglin Florida Ranger Camp after he got back from Vietnam when he was an instructor at the Ranger camp. Jumpmaster, etc. He retired a Colonel with something over 700 jumps. He's one tough SOB.
This post was edited on 4/8/14 at 8:24 pm
Posted by namvet6566
Member since Oct 2012
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Posted on 7/5/17 at 11:19 pm to
dcrews What did your dad die from? A lot of us are dying from Nam related diseases

God Bless him
Posted by tigerpimpbot
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Posted on 7/7/17 at 2:00 pm to
quote:

I haven't, but my Dad was 173rd Airborne in Vietnam. Made jumps into combat. Passed away 3 years ago. Still proud of him.


Same. My dad was in the 173rd in Vietnam as well. Airborne Ranger with a CIB
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