Vietnam 1st battalion
Margarito P. Valdez
B Company 1966- 1967
173rd Airborne Brigade, Okinawa, Japan (Nov 1963) on (May 5th 1965 to May 5th 1966) deployed to Vietnam (1).
101st 1st Brigade, 1st 327 Bravo Company 2nd Platoon (Sept 1966- Sept 1967) deployed to Vietnam (2)..
101st Airborne, Geronimo Battalion, 501st, Fort Campbell, KY. (Approx 1968).
Infantry School, Fort Benning, GA – Airborne Instructor.
Ranger School, Fort Benning, GA – Upon Graduation I stayed there as an instructor (1st Time).
509th Airborne Brigade, Mainz, Germany (Unknown years) to Italy to become BCT (Battalion Combat Team) Vicenza, Italy.
82nd Airborne, 1st Battalion, 508th Infantry, Charlie Company, Fort Bragg, NC.
B Company, 75th Rangers, Fort Lewis, WA
Ranger School, Fort Benning, GA – Instructor (2nd time) to MATV (Military Advisory Team) and SOG (Special Operations Group) (1969-1970) deployed to Vietnam (3).
Ranger School, Fort Benning, GA – Instructor (3rd Time) (1970’s Florida Phase, Fort Benning Phase)
U.S. Army: Combined Arms Training Facility, Fort Irwin, CA.
Additionally: Served in all of the Airborne units that existed during my service of 20 years. Airborne Ranger, Master Parachutist, HALO Qualified, Pathfinder Qualified. Combat Infantry Badge, Purple Heart and other commendations.
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