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MY DROP ZONE

" WELCOME HOME "

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The Beginning Vietnam Favorites 60s-70sMusic My Memorial

This is where it all began

September 28 1965

Fort Dix N. J.

What I remember the most about Fort Dix NJ;

Diana Ross and the Supremes, Phenomena,

the Army Hospital, my best friend Dave Brown

and Mary VanBuren pulling up in his white Corvette

just for a quick visit to make me feel better, and

that ride back to Fort Dix in the back of my

dads car with my friends, it still seems like yesterday.

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My Dad what a guy

On to

Fort Gordon Georgia

Airborne Infantry Training

(A.I.T.)

this was a strange place for a young guy from upstate NY

from a town with a population of (+ -) 5000 people

lets face it, not to many states are orange. every place you go

every where you look, sand, clay, dirt, every thing, orange.

Now I wouldn't say this

place was tough, but

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Sometimes I needed some time alone

to gather my thoughts and just plane rest..

What a way to spend a weekend

Me and Bert Garcia

Fort Gordon was where I met some very special friends

some of whom would be with me all the way through my

Army service, like Roger Ruffcorn from Iowa, and

William C Hoffman (Butch) from NJ. and

Bill Greenley and Donley from San Francisco

they would go on to jump school with me

and ultimately Vietnam.

and I'll never forget

John Hickey form Miami Florida

Or his larger than life Smile.

John was also the first of my best friends that would never

return from Vietnam

You will never be forgoten

Butch, Bill and I with orders to Fort Benning

"Jump School"

Fort Benning GA.

CLASS 33, 46th Company

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At jump school you meet guys you'll never forget

Friends, Class mates, Paratroopers, Heroes one and all

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Can you remember back this far?

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46th Company Graduation April 1st 1966

First orders

101 ABN DIV 1 BDE HHC APO SF 96347

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"Airborne All the Way"

At last 30 days at home, look out

Sidney New York

For 20 years I gave my dad headaches and an ulcer

and made him wonder if any of it was worth it.

In just 8 months the United States Army and the Airborne School

at Fort Benning Georgia, took away all of

his worry for they had created a

Paratrooper

There is one picture missing from this page
a very special friend

John Patrick Hickey from Miami FL.

John didn't go to jump school with us he

left us during A.I.T for personal reasons and went

directly to Vietnam with the 25 Inf. Div

Johns picture isn't on this page but .

his image is. He is gone but will

always be remembered

in my heart.

I wish he had waited for us

John Patrick Hickey

7/10/46 --- 7/26/66

My Friend



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