Most viewed - 2-9th Reunion
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THANKS_JERRY.jpgThe Waldman Collection - We Arrive130 viewsCowboy Danny Fort presents a plaque to Host Jerry Orr at the Lawton Country Club as thanks for all the hours, effort and coordination it took working with the Ft Sill staff to allow us on post for a historic reunion some 40-odd years after we served in Vietnam.
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DF-13.JPGReunion Photos - Danny "Cowboy" Fort129 viewsModern-day basic training barracks. Note that there is no "stacking" of the bunk beds.
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DY-4.JPGReunion Photos - Danny Yates129 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 Yates129 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-2.JPGReunion Photos - Danny Yates129 viewsOn the bus - Maj Jerry Orr worked very hard to arrange bus transportation for all the on-post events.
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DY-7.JPGReunion Photos - Danny Yates129 viewsOur basic training troops in action. Les Cotton is in the forefront with his cowboy hat.
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SR-7.jpgReunion Photos - Stu Royle129 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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DF-14.JPGReunion Photos - Danny "Cowboy" Fort128 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-1.JPGReunion Photos - Danny Yates128 viewsThe 2/9th FA Commemorative Coin: Our Reunion Organizer, Maj Jerry Orr, presented each redleg veteran attending the reunion with a commemorative coin at the concluding Friday night banquet. Barbara Moeller, who assisted Jerry with the tours, presented the ladies with an initial charm.
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DY-6.JPGReunion Photos - Danny Yates128 viewsInside the training living quarters. Our Guide indicates that all trainees must be at least this tall...or whatever he was pointing out.
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The_old_Guard_Shack.JPGOriginal Guard Shack128 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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WTC-5.JPGReunion Photos - Wayne Crochet128 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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