1st Battalion 22nd Infantry at Fort Carson was de-activated on March 17, 2014 with the Casing of the Colors.
2nd Battalion 22nd Infantry will remain with the 10th MTN DIV at Fort Drum.
The Regimental Colors will be transferred to Fort Drum.
Pictures of deactivation and the Casing of the Colors are below:
Thanks to our buddy Curt Fletcher for the pictures. HooRah
This video of Gene Simmons tribute to the military is awe inspiring. The aging rocker still has plenty of vitality left to help the servicemen and women rock out while overseas. The Kiss front man rev’s up the troops with rocking renditions of military classics. No one can claim that Simmons’ is unpatriotic after his heart felt devotion to the military shown in this clip. Gene proves that he can perform for the Kiss army and the real one as well.
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Thanks to Elmer for the link. HooRah
Some of the men in my vet group belong to the VVA and asked me to join the organization in Aug.
Then I found out that they assist in the Winterhurst VA program at the DC VA Hospital where they help 500 Homeless Vets with everything from health issues to jobs and clothes. Continue reading
The MXT135 Counter Defilade Target Engagement System has a range of roughly 7,800 feet – and is to be deployed in Afghanistan soon. I would call it the “Equalizer.” Some call it the “Punisher”.
The rifle’s gun sight uses a laser range finder to determine the exact distance to the obstruction, after which the soldier can add or subtract up to 10 meters from that distance to enable the bullets to clear the barrier and explode above or beside the target. Continue reading
After the change, the division will have armored, infantry and Stryker brigades, creating a force that can be tailored to meet various global threats. The post’s 1st Brigade Combat team will get the vehicles in as little as two months.
“The conversion, scheduled to begin in March 2014, is being made to achieve a needed operational mix of brigade combat teams within the Army, and will take an estimated 10 months to complete,” the Army said in a news release.
Fort Carson officials say the move will benefit the post in a number of ways. Continue reading
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Charlie writes:
Tim was part of security at the firing range ambush in Kontum in February, 1968, who was KIA when the NVA attacked him in the observation hut where he was on lookout.
He was buried in a crypt in Vallejo, CA that was vandalized for the metal gate and panel. Thomas Minero was a high school friend of Tim’s who has taken it upon himself to restore the crypt to honor the sacrifice Tim made in protecting his fellow soldiers. The information is listed below as to where to send your donation and what a great job Thomas has done in setting up the fund. Won’t you please join me in honoring the sacrifice that Tim made almost 50 years ago. Please pass this info on to those vets who served with Tim to let them know what is being done to restore the crypt. I have included Thomas’s contact info in case you have any question;so please feel free to contact Thomas or Doc.
Thank You for respecting Tim’s memory and honor.
Charles “DOC” Shyab.
The crypt where his body is interred has been the victrim of vandalization over the past couple of years. Continue reading
Charlie Company Vietnam 1966-1972 