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SR-7.jpgReunion Photos - Stu Royle150 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.
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DY-2.JPGReunion Photos - Danny Yates149 viewsOn the bus - Maj Jerry Orr worked very hard to arrange bus transportation for all the on-post events.
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WTC-5.JPGReunion Photos - Wayne Crochet149 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.
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SR-8.jpgReunion Photos - Stu Royle149 viewsReady - Set - Mingle.
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JO-1.JPGReunion Photos - Jerry Orr149 viewsWe old "war vets" relive the days of our basic training...from the ancient 60's to the year 2013.
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JO-10.JPGReunion Photos - Jerry Orr149 viewsLt Wayne Crochet says, "Don't you remember me, soldier? I was your worst nightmare 40 years ago!"
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DF-14.JPGReunion Photos - Danny "Cowboy" Fort148 viewsA visit to the basic trainees in the field at the hand grenade range. Many of these trainees were young women; completely unheard of in "our day".
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DY-4.JPGReunion Photos - Danny Yates148 views"Awright you guys, LISTEN UP!" Some things never change, eh? Here we get guide instructions from LTC Marcus Jones. In the background you can see the darkening clouds. We were advised of many possible tornado threats during our stay but none came close to Ft. Sill.
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DY-5.JPGReunion Photos - Danny Yates148 viewsWe visited a conference room in the training building. It is the "Orr Room". This conference room was dedicated in honor of Maj Jerry Orr who lives in Lawton and has been a close associate of the command and staff at Ft. Sill for many years. Jerry wishes to remind everyone that it is THE ORR ROOM and not THE ORR HOUSE!!
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DY-8.JPGReunion Photos - Danny Yates148 viewsAt the range. A major part of our agenda was to see a firing demonstration with the latest artillery howitzers, including the "777" and the 155mm Paladin.
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The_old_Guard_Shack.JPGOriginal Guard Shack148 viewsDon't know why they left it standing, but it is a great memories of reporting in over 45 years ago to Ft. Sill.
The sign says, "For Military Police Assistance, Report to Building XXXX at the intersection of Craig and Randolph Roads".
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SR-14.jpgReunion Photos - Stu Royle148 viewsThe Buffalo Soldier Barracks at Old Post. We heard the tales of the lives of the Buffalo Soldiers assigned at Ft Sill in the 1860s.
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