WRA with circled P on grip, this late?

[Garandrew]

Dave, the circled P was only used by WRA very early.

[G26ster]

Yeuup. To The Tune of 264 Jumps. A REAL Airborne(not Air Mobile) unit. Started out in 10th SFG in Bad Tolz, and Then Moved to 1SFG in Fort Lewis. Spent 22 Years. Also spent 2 years and 62 Jumps with the IDF. Had to Pay My dues...List of Ops to long and to classified to discuss...Didn't You Guys Invade Iraq by Bus in 1991? I had been there for a bit....

Quite an impressive record!! I was addressing the the 101st WWII history, not my own, and of course my "less noteworthy" comment was in jest, as I'm sure your comments are too. I'm too old to be up to speed on the modern operations. Oh, and a big thanks for your service

[Garandrew]

Puking chicken is kind of like the Germans called the waffenamt.."Bankrupt vulture"..

[Maniac]

FWIW, my mint original 6.60 WRA has a "W" stamped on the bottom of the pistol grip.

My Dad, a retired Lt. Colonel with the 101st, tells me that their emblem was often "lovingly" referred to (especially by members of the 82nd ABN) as the "puking buzzard". He had a name for the 82nd but it escapes me, can anybody help me here?

[DaveHH]

"All American" I believe was what the 82nd was called

We used to provide communications for the 101st up at Tuy Hoa.

[Maniac]

"All American" I believe was what the 82nd was called

We used to provide communications for the 101st up at Tuy Hoa.

Dad led a support battalion of the 101st ABN, 1st Brigade Seperate in the An Khe area of the RVN in mid 1965.
I'm pretty sure he referred to the 82nd ABN in different terms than you described but he said it was all in fun.

[frankderrico]

Maniac, it seems you want to be cute by half.
If your referance to the 82nd. Abn. (AA) is the in**** of the Div. being called the "African Airborn". I didn't like it then, and I don't like it now.....Frank

[Maniac]

Maniac, it seems you want to be cute by half.
If your referance to the 82nd. Abn. (AA) is the in**** of the Div. being called the "African Airborn". I didn't like it then, and I don't like it now.....Frank

You're reading waay to much into this, Frank, time to chillax.
It wasn't that, but I'll ask him when I fly to Cali next weekend with my daughter for spring vacation. He is very proud to have served with the 101st but he was laughing when he was talking about Puking Buzzards. To this day he cherishes the esprit de corps among those he served with as well as all who served nobly.

[frankderrico]

Charlie, I apoligize for thinking of the derogetory term some used refering to the 82nd. back in the 60's & early 70's.
Please thank your father for me for his service. He and you can be proud of his service during a difficult time.....Frank

[DaveHH]

The 82nd wasn't in Vietnam at that time. I believe that some 82nd elements came over late in the war, but not sure. You would see guys with 82nd combat patches from time to time. The 101st was very active in the Tuy Hoa area north of us and you would have an officer (Usually a Captain) down begging for some better radios and offering AKs as trade bait. Apparently they were asking a lot out of their PRICK 25s. Not to get into the 101st/82 rivalry, but the 101st was an elite unit and very good at what they did. The 82 was looked down upon by soldiers I met because of all of the CIBs that were handed out from the Dominican operation.