JO-7.JPGReunion Photos - Jerry Orr139 viewsTaking the barracks tour....
JO-3.JPGReunion Photos - Jerry Orr138 viewsTouring the training barracks. Ed Mahoney lets the old bunk beds bring back a smile of remembrance.
JO-9.JPGReunion Photos - Jerry Orr138 viewsDon't laugh...we looked tough 40 years ago, too!
L to R: Dennis Dauphin, Jim Connolly, Ernie Kingcade, John "Moon" Mullins
JO-8.JPGReunion Photos - Jerry Orr137 views"Do any of you ladies want to go camping with us?"
The answer was obviously "no".
DF-4.JPGReunion Photos - Danny "Cowboy" Fort136 views2/9th Veteran Raymond Hobbs chats with DS Schmidt. Ray tells her it's been a few years since he wore a uniform at Ft. Sill.
Summerall_Hall.JPGCannons Taught here136 viewsBack in the day, the training NCOs would be climbing all over the 155mm and 8" howitzers teaching you the components at Summerall Hall.
Reunion_Photo_-_Joe_Cook.JPGReunion Photo - Joe Cook136 viewsWelcome Home, "Blue Lighters". Joe Cook, Raymond Hobbs, and Mike Huseth were among the first arrivals in Nam from the 2/9th FA's home in Hawaii. Directly behind them are Les Cotten and Ernie Kingcade...also of "Blue Light" fame.
DF-7.JPGReunion Photos - Danny "Cowboy" Fort135 viewsVeterans Terry Stuber & Geary Burrows outside of Britz Hall.
DF-16.JPGReunion Photos - Danny "Cowboy" Fort135 viewsTHE DINING FACILITY! Nope, you don't call it a "mess hall" any more...it's a modern-day cafeteria. The food served is marked according to its healthy qualities and all the soda taps...despite the soft drink labels...only dispense water.
DY-3.JPGReunion Photos - Danny Yates135 viewsFirst Stop: visiting the Basic Training area.
JO-25.JPGReunion Photos - Jerry Orr135 viewsSo much for the tour. Let's eat.
DF-2.JPGReunion Photos - Danny "Cowboy" Fort134 viewsBuses arrived at the Basic Training Battalion Hq to begin our 1st Day agenda.
