Vietnam 2nd battalion
Samuel Sassaman
B Company 1965- 1966
I’m Sam and started life in US Army in 1965!!
Out of Jump School & right to 101st Easter weekend – 1st Bde.
Had just left for CA. to load on USS General LeRoy Eltinge. Maybe 1st start was 1/502 then 1/187. Then Flying Tiger Airline to VN.
Signed to B Co, 2/327 weapons Plt. 81 mm, Base Gun until Christmas 65. Then was pulled & put in 3rd Plt & packed a Prick 25 Radio. All this at 17 yrs old, but I was Proud I‘m in 101st ABN!! With the best SOLDIERS in the 1st BDE who took me in as a New Bee & taught right. And then I was assigned to pack a Prick 25 for an FO. Can’t remember his name, he was A SFC – a black Sgt taught me a lot. A Good NCO!!!
Later Guys. If anyone remembers those Early Days give me a text, “Sent from my Soldiers”.
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