4ID begins second deployment to Iraq

ARNEWS ^ | Oct 31, 2005 | Staff Sgt. Brent A. Hunt

[fatima]

I know SandRat,I was with Karen tonight and she was pretty quiet.Her father just got back from New Orleans last,my son Joe.

[SandRat]

Hang in there you and they have friends here.

[fatima]

I know.Will hang in there.Somehow I knew the 4 ID would go back.I just knew it.

[SandRat]

Well you know you have a whole lot of e-shoulders to cry on until they return, don't you?

[fatima]

I won't cry (((Hugs))) this did not happen yet and I will cry .

[SandRat]

[Marine_Uncle]

Amen to your additions. And surely the 4ID shall do their part to bring this budding democracy through it's final pangs of discovery, both in the political sense and their new found army. It is just very hard for me to believe many an Iraqi who is being trained well in American Army/Marine type soldiering, full of esprit de corps all for one and one for all, covering each other backs, and now fighting side by side with the world's greatest military are not going to miss our guys upon their return to this land, once that threshold point is reached where we can pull out our main forces. To much good will has been generated between our troops and the Iraqi security forces at this point.

They will not be bad mouthing America once their country recovers from it's traumatized state from years of brutal dictatorship.
I have it on good authority that some of the Iraqi commandos in Al Anbar have been calling our Marines their buddies. Surely this is far from what many envision as happening within the Iraqi military establishment we are building from the ground up. We are giving them a true hope for the future.

[Marine_Uncle]

Yo scout! Great pics. Fine memories.

[SandRat]

My newest Job in Scouting is

[Marine_Uncle]

Great and I really mean it congrats! I sense you shall offer super leadership. There is not a day goes by I do not have some fine memories of those years in scouting and all it did for me. My daugther, ex-wife, both brothers and their two children each where in scouting as well as one SIL. So I come from a rather scouting oriented family.
On my honor. I will do my best..... Still works for me and obviously for you. WWW.

[Marine_Uncle]

Our military are simply the finest this world has ever seen. It is not just in our military prowness and technological edge , but in the esprit de corps mode of operation. I stand at attention and salute all our men and women in uniform. They are among our finest.

[RobbyS]

That would make sense if the Marines were engaged in most of the offensive operations. As it it we hear the media lump in deaths in the field with deaths everywhere else. For some reason the military does not highlight offensive operations in the way I would expect.

[Marine_Uncle]

"have a great night sir,and God Bless(ed) you."

And like wise to you. Time to hit the rack.

[E.G.C.]

BTTT!!!!!!

[M-cubed]

Damn..we were neighbors!....I crewed slicks and light scouts for the 10th Cav "Shamrocks" from 67 to 69...who were some of the guys that went to the Cav?..bet I know them!!!....I was just commenting about Pleiku on another thread http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1513703/posts ..Do u remember Sin City? ...and by the way...WELCOME HOME BROTHER!

[TADSLOS]

Yes, 1-10 Cav is now part of 2nd Bde, 4 ID.

4th ID

[leadpenny]

We sure were neighbors.

A Co. had formed up at Ft. Lewis after the rest of the Battalion and the 4th ID had already deployed in the Fall of 66. Captains and Majors came from all over the world. There were a few Lieutenants and a couple CW2s and one CW3 and then there was this band of 16 "Wobbly" Ones.

The Company (Black Jacks) was authorized one Major and maybe five Captains. By the time we flew into Pleiku on brand new C-141s during the first week of 67, we had 11 Majors and 15 Captains.

All of our equipment, including our 25 slicks would not arrive in Vung Tau for another month. In the mean time each of the three platoons were farmed out for in-country orientation. The Second Platoon went to Camp Lane in Qui Nhon and got about two weeks of flying with the 161st. It was the rainy season on the coast and the 161st mostly supported the Korean Tiger Division. Talk about "bad ass!"

After picking up our A/C the DEROS shuffles started. Around July I was shuffled to the 119th (Gators and Crocs) at Camp Holloway in Pleiku. We were scattered to the four winds. The 119th supported the 4th as well as the 173rd AB Brigade when they came north and we did a month at FOB2 (Kontum) in November. The NVA and the VC waited for me to leave Vietnam before they "celebrated" Tet 68.

Three of the band of 16 went to D Troop (FreepMail coming).

I remember Sin City. Never was in the place. Honest. We were told to stop "buzzing" the place. Guys were getting a little crazy putting the skids through main street at 100 knots as they (we) returned from missions.

Oh, here but for the Grace of God, go I. Welcome home, brother!

[M-cubed]

Wow!....Great to hear from ya...Sure stirred some old memories and a sense that we truly were a Band of Brothers...I think I have some pics u might enjoy (Freepmail to follow when I have a little
more time)...Take care and God Bless!