12-263 Garand Picture of the day

[Paul S.]

Thanks for the clarification on the 1st Cav's history. I know they were one the highest decorated units in Vietnam and had a long and proud combat record there.

A little side story. One of the 1st Cav units was passing through on a unit move and RON'd at our base camp. Rivallry between us and them required a little "decoration" of equipment. As the sun came up we discovered nice, bright yellow CAV patches stencilled on anything they could get to that wasn't physically occupied or guarded. It took them a little longer to discover all their aircraft had our big red rat (our red kangaroo marking) stencilled on them.

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[Thaine]

I still have a waste basket that sports a "red rat" courtesy of an Aussie F-111 crew that used the simulator at Mountain Home AFB and raided our offices before they left in the 80's.
Thaine