[BlueLancer]

In 1976, the 1st Cav and the 2nd Armored were wargaming out on North and West Fort Hood. My platoon of C, 2/12 Cav, was sent out on a night recon and, in the process, found our way through the 2nd Armored lines. We discovered the field HQ for 2AD and called in our find to the CO. He sent out another platoon and, at about 0300, we overran the Division HQ and isolated everyone in the command tent while the CO's radioman took over the radio van.

We radioed back all of our findings to the company, who forwarded them to battalion, and up the chain it went. We sent the maps and radio code sheets back with one of the squads.

At about 0600, General Patton's helicopter came over and SGT Porter called it in to the landing zone at the HQ. When it landed and the General got out, my squad took both him "prisoner" and "captured" the helicopter as well.

We got most of his staff, his maps and radios (and code sheets), and his helicopter. 2nd Armored lost that wargame as the Cav rolled it up like a f*rtsack.

[U S Army EOD]

I bet the general was a real happy camper over this. I would have loved to have been a fly on the wall watching all of this.

[adam_az]

Hahaha love it!

[jwalsh07]

I was attached to 2AD during that exercise. My job was to to haul the Generals TOC around. He was a good guy.

God bless General.

[Valin]

Somebody got their butt in a sling over this.