Most viewed - 2-9th Reunion
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JO-10.JPGReunion Photos - Jerry Orr115 viewsLt Wayne Crochet says, "Don't you remember me, soldier? I was your worst nightmare 40 years ago!"
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Key_Gate.JPGGuarding The Gate114 viewsWell, Gents, the 105mm howitzer, M101A1, has remained here as the "gate guardian" at Ft. Sill for over 50 years!
Welcome Home, Brothers! It's been a long, long time.
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DF-15.JPGReunion Photos - Danny "Cowboy" Fort114 viewsWe observe the basic trainees undergoing the hand grenade toss for record scoring. We even got a chance to toss some grenades ourselves!
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WTC-5.JPGReunion Photos - Wayne Crochet114 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-14.jpgReunion Photos - Stu Royle114 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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JO-1.JPGReunion Photos - Jerry Orr114 viewsWe old "war vets" relive the days of our basic training...from the ancient 60's to the year 2013.
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Carol_Crochet.jpgThe Waldman Collection - Miscellaneous114 viewsOur ladies have a chat at the reunion.
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DF-17.JPGReunion Photos - Danny "Cowboy" Fort113 viewsWell, maybe veterans Geary Burrows and Jim Connolly didn't care for the food, but Terry Stuber is ready to go back for more. Featured dessert item was soft-serve ice cream in both vanilla and chocolate flavors.
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DY-8.JPGReunion Photos - Danny Yates113 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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DY-12.jpgReunion Photos - Danny Yates113 viewsFt Sill's warfare training includes urban-warfare based scenarios as our Instructor guides through a mock-up building. This whole training format used highly technical Hollywood-like sound stages with several technicians behind the scenes to manipulate the settings.
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DY-13.jpgReunion Photos - Danny Yates113 viewsGiving it the ol' "heave-ho". During our basic training orientation of new soldiers on the record hand-grenade course on Thursday morning, the "old soldiers" were invited to try their hand at it. The tennis-ball size training grenades contained a primer only and usually rolled a few feet after tossing...then you heard a "pop".
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SR-9.jpgReunion Photos - Stu Royle113 viewsNew weapon. Lee Dixon takes a close look at the weapon now used in training.
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