WTC-7.JPGReunion Photos - Wayne Crochet147 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".
DF-7.JPGReunion Photos - Danny "Cowboy" Fort146 viewsVeterans Terry Stuber & Geary Burrows outside of Britz Hall.
JO-6.JPGReunion Photos - Jerry Orr146 viewsJohn Waldman leans on a locker while we get the scoop on basic training.
DF-11.JPGReunion Photos - Danny "Cowboy" Fort145 viewsDrill Sergeant - the male version - in their fatigue uniforms.
DF-10.JPGReunion Photos - Danny "Cowboy" Fort145 viewsOur Host and guide during the Basic Training visit was LTC Marcus Jones. Reunion Organizer Maj Jerry Orr is to the right.
DY-3.JPGReunion Photos - Danny Yates145 viewsFirst Stop: visiting the Basic Training area.
DF-12.JPGReunion Photos - Danny "Cowboy" Fort144 viewsVeteran Mike Kurtgis takes a photo in the training building area.
DF-13.JPGReunion Photos - Danny "Cowboy" Fort144 viewsModern-day basic training barracks. Note that there is no "stacking" of the bunk beds.
WTC-5.JPGReunion Photos - Wayne Crochet144 viewsWayne found another "old buddy"...a mechanical one, at least. This is the old FADAC computer; the artillery's first attempt to computerize the Fire Direction Center (FDC). However, even in 2013, they are using 60s-era firing charts complete with RDP out in the field.
WTC-3.JPGReunion Photos - Wayne Crochet144 viewsBuddies from "C" Battery: Sam Nieto...who came in just in time for the Friday night banquet, along with Wayne Crochet and John Severn. Ms Leslie Barber is at far left.
SR-7.jpgReunion Photos - Stu Royle144 viewsOur host at the basic training area was LTC Marcus Jones who was reassigned to Ft Bliss just days after our reunion ended. Our organizer, Jerry Orr, credits Col Jones with handling a lot of the logistics issues.
DF-8.JPGReunion Photos - Danny "Cowboy" Fort143 viewsVeteran Dennis Munden in front, Ms Janice Royle to the left.