Home on leave I am sounding old just gave the speech on drinking [View all]

Young airborne and a friend showed up from Bragg. Around 04:30 on leave crashing here until his mom gets home Monday morning. Even though I quit drinking I hooked them up and made run yesterday to get several cases of beer as they are only 19 years in age. I was young once but we still drank even under age in Fayetteville and at home on leave in Appalachia nobody carded you in 1984 so I get it.

So 05:00 this morning I’m reading these two the riot act no driving just relax here today I got a ok. And then young airborne gave me my 53rd birthday gift a maroon beret shaved with my 325th PIR flash.

So I sat listening to how they are applying for RASP ranger assessment program we used call it Rip. These two want the RANGER TAB and want to go to 75th regiment, I respect that drive I was listening to them tell me about their plt sgt a fine NCO.

The conversation turned to airborne and I told them one of the most awesome moments was standing getting ready go to work and looking out back of the bird and it was nighttime and I could see flashes of lighting memories of youth.