Posted by JMS/.MN on April 02, 2014 at 00:23:16 from (209.237.125.241):
Shared some news with fellow Legion members tonite at our meeting....Sgt dau called from I95 between Ft. Bragg, NC and Baltimore this afternoon....headed to Germany tonite, will be in Afghanistan tomorrow for her second deployment. This one, 6 months. She"s in a PsyOps company at the JFK Special Warfare Center in Bragg, same place I had the Special Forces training in mid 60s.
She"ll work at the embassy in Kabul. PsyOps are psychological warfare...the mindbenders, the leafletters. Basically they analyze local conditions, come up with ideas to convince the nationals to come to our side. As a female, she can"t be SF like I was, what she wanted to join, but it"s the closest thing to it that the Army allows for female soldiers.
First deployment, Army kept her on jump status, and let her make catchup jumps later.....status means $100 per month extra pay. We got $55 in the 60s, Officers always double. (they"re worth more !/?. Trusting your life to a 32 foot circle of nylon from 1250 feet. But, that"s what our troopers do! Of course, it"s more...duty, honor, country, service...in a more elite unit...strac unit...
Month ago, Jen called, said, Dad, I"ve got 20-21 jumps, how many you made? I said 22 in 3 years, but numbers don"t matter....you earned your wings in jump school,(PROUDEST DAY OF MY LIFE WHEN i PINNED THOSE WINGS ON HER!)- i CAN"T SEE THE SCREEN NOW, BUT IT"S OK) just like your uncle in 1961, his two sons later, me in 1965, you and your hubby in 2010, all on the same towers in Ft. Benning. Bottom line...you jumped out of a perfectly good aircraft while in flight (any paratrooper understands that phrase).....and that is something any sane person would never do.
ok- regrouping now....on Jen"s first deployment I shared it with all of my friends on this board. Your response was more than fantastic! I printed out about a dozen pages of your good wishes, your compliments, your prayers, etc. and sent them to her. She was most appreciative and thanked you for your good words. She is so typical of all of our troops that serve us.
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