[shove_it]

Two years were plenty for me, I got out 3 mos. early to return to college. I was assigned to the firing party (third platoon, Honor Guard Co.). Back in those days, the Third Herd was burying an average of only 14 per day. Things picked up drastically after I got out. You were RA in 1 I.D.? Although I did not choose a career in the Army, I'm proud to have served during those memorable years and thankful for the GI Bill that paid for my education and the VA that provides me with excellent medical care.

[leadpenny]

Although I did not choose a career in the Army, I'm proud to have served . . .

I'm glad to hear that. It doesn't surprise me because the draftees I served with in the 60s pretty much expressed the same sentiment as you. In a way I sort of envied you guys. While many draftees were natural leaders who did their jobs, they could also 'stick it in the eye' of the Army. We enlistees, on the other hand, got what we asked for.

You were RA in 1 I.D.?

If you mean the 1st Inf Div, no. I was with the 24th ID. It was headquartered in Augsburg, but most of the maneuver units were in the Munich area. When I got there the story of MG Edwin A. Walker being relieve as the CG 10 months earlier was still big news. The Cuban Missile Crisis got everyone a little excited but for the most part, Germany was just good old beer drinking time with some field duty mixed in.