Happy birthday U.S Army

[chook]

Happy 230th thats all....

[Bulkowski]

230th*
p-)

[chook]

hehehe :lol: oops! i feel like a dumbass now. sorry...

[Maine Finn]

Happy birthday!

Hooah!

[BadKarma26]

hooah

[golds80]

to a long and glorious history woot

[b33f]

Happy birthday! woot

[expat007]

I just cracked open my 1st yuengling from the celebratory 12 pack and its skunked as are the others...... fitting somehow. :(

Remember those soldiers in harms way today.

[goldman]

Happy Birthday!! :hug: woot

[PhillyMobster]

There was a big celebration at the Union League in Philadelphia today.

I got to meet Hal Moore, Joe Galloway, Bill Beck and Bob Edwards. :D

As if that wasn't enough, there was a guy walking around wearing a MOH! Turns out he was Sgt. Jon R. Cavaiani, MACVSOG. Check out the citation.


STAFF SERGEANT JON R. CAVAIANI , UNITED STATES ARMY, United States Military Assistance Command, Vietnam Studies and Observations Group Army Vietnam Advisory Group Staff Sergeant Jon R. Cavaiani distinguished himself on 4 and 5 June 1971, as platoon leader of a security platoon providing security for an isolated radio relay site located within enemy-held territory in the Republic of Vietnam. On 4 June, the site came under an intense barrage of automatic weapons, rocket-propelled grenade and mortar fire from a superior enemy force. Sergeant Cavaiani, acting with complete disregard for his personal safety, repeatedly exposed himself to heavy enemy fire while directing the platoon’s fire and rallying the platoon in its desperate fight for survival. Simultaneously, he returned heavy suppressive fire on the assaulting force. Due to his ground direction, three extraction helicopters were able to land and evacuate the majority of the platoon although increasingly intense enemy fire kept other helicopters from landing. Forced to stay overnight, Sergeant Cavaiani directed the platoon to strengthen their defenses. On the morning of 5 June, with heavy fog restricting visibility, a superior-sized enemy force launched an annihilation attack on the American unit. Advancing methodically in two ranks, the first rank fired a heavy volume of automatic weapons and rocket-propelled grenade fire at the same time that the second rank threw a steady barrage of hand grenades at the beleaguered force. Sergeant Cavaiani returned the heavy barrage of small arms and hand grenade fire, but was unable to slow them down. Ordering his platoon to escape, Sergeant Cavaiani recovered a machine gun, stood up and began sweeping machine gun fire against the two advancing enemy ranks. Through his valiant efforts, the majority of the platoon members escaped. While inflicting severe losses on the advancing enemy force, Sergeant Cavaiani was wounded numerous times. He eventually escaped, only to be captured after ten days of evading the enemy. He was released from captivity in March 1973.

http://www.macvsog.org/medal_of_honor.htm

Happy Birthday, US Army! :hug:

(I may be going into the Marines, but hey, my Grandad was Army... ;) )

[Aerosoul]

Happy b-day. Hooah!

woot

[Hadfield]

Hooah Army!

I DEP in the Army on the 6th. Ignore the AF Avatar.

[Aerosoul]

Hooah Army!

I DEP in the Army on the 6th. Ignore the AF Avatar.

:lol:

[abncougar]

Hooah Army!

I DEP in the Army on the 6th. Ignore the AF Avatar.

rofl rofl rofl


go army woot , but no matter the uniform, its all about the service and the guys next to you. I have so much respect for AF PJs

[Hadfield]

Dont get me wrong I love the AF and have loads of respect for all the branches. 2 weeks ago I planned on joining the AF but I decided to follow in my fathers footsteps (army).

Hooah to all branches!

[abncougar]

Dont get me wrong I love the AF and have loads of respect for all the branches. 2 weeks ago I planned on joining the AF but I decided to follow in my fathers footsteps (army).

Hooah to all branches!


what do u want to do in the Army??? what did you plan on doing in the AF??


edit: nice new avatar

[Hadfield]

I planned on Security Forces in the Air Force. But I talked to alot of people and they said to stear clear of that.

I have always wanted to be in the army, ever since I was 4. I used to wear my BDU's to elementry school when I was a kid. There are 4 generations of army in my family and I hope to be the 5th.

My dad is an E-9 (CSM) and he supports my decision. He wanted me to join the Air Force because when he was in Bosnia he saw how much better the Air Forces living conditions were.

Anyone have any advice?

[Aerosoul]

Pops is a CSM eh? Dayyumm....

[Hadfield]

Yessar. Im in Oklahoma now because he is at Sergeant Majors Academy in FT. Hood. Good stuff.