DF-2.JPGReunion Photos - Danny "Cowboy" Fort160 viewsBuses arrived at the Basic Training Battalion Hq to begin our 1st Day agenda.
JO-7.JPGReunion Photos - Jerry Orr160 viewsTaking the barracks tour....
DF-4.JPGReunion Photos - Danny "Cowboy" Fort159 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.
DF-16.JPGReunion Photos - Danny "Cowboy" Fort158 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.
JO-9.JPGReunion Photos - Jerry Orr158 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 Orr158 views"Do any of you ladies want to go camping with us?"
The answer was obviously "no".
JO-25.JPGReunion Photos - Jerry Orr158 viewsSo much for the tour. Let's eat.
WTC-7.JPGReunion Photos - Wayne Crochet157 viewsDo you see another "odd man out"? Well, his red shirt kinda stands out a bit. Wayne mingles with the gun crew at the field firing demo. Wayne refers to this shot as "An Old XO with a new M777 gun".
Reunion_Photo_-_Joe_Cook.JPGReunion Photo - Joe Cook157 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.
JO-3.JPGReunion Photos - Jerry Orr157 viewsTouring the training barracks. Ed Mahoney lets the old bunk beds bring back a smile of remembrance.
DF-7.JPGReunion Photos - Danny "Cowboy" Fort156 viewsVeterans Terry Stuber & Geary Burrows outside of Britz Hall.
DF-9.JPGReunion Photos - Danny "Cowboy" Fort156 viewsVeteran Joe Cook tells how...on this very spot over 40 years ago...his Drill Sergeant made him do 100 pushups while he was standing on his back!
