Friday Oct 2nd, 1970
…exactly 50 years ago this week
In most of our training at Ft Bragg we used blanks, but for our training here at Eglin AFB we used live ammunition.
I remember one day we were throwing frag grenades (as opposed to concussion grenades) and one of the guys got hit with some shrapnel. It was only a minor cut, but it drove the point home that we needed to stay sharp.
By the end of the first month, we had practiced until every person knew not only his own position, but also the job of every person around him.
Staff Sgt Lawrence “Tiny” Young (Redwine) and his family upon homecoming at Pope AFB, NC on November 23rd, two days after the Raid.
Photo provided by George G. Petrie
Read Sgt Terry Buckler’s full story in Who Will Go.
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