mdcrossbow
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Some of my best runs on dirt. Roads was in 73 and Korea. one weekend. My Company commander & captain of my unit. Ask me to drive Jeep to take
them on a fact-finding mission to see where ther they're gonna take the battalion for a Bivouac week in the hills.
The mosoons had just ended and the 3 of us took off for the hills. I see lots of mud in the forecast. Sure enough I'm driving the side on a mountain with a 500' drop off my right side down to rice paddies. The jeep started sliding backwards towards the edge. I was very sturn; told the captain to get out and take that 20' toe chain and put it long ways on the inside track on my side so my wheels have something to grab. Mud was deep but it did the trick. Company Co padded me on the back and said good save..
1st part of the week it got very hot quick. Roads turned into dust bowls. I was assigned to drive Co.C C Platoon. Were heading out and were back about 70 vehicles. I looked over the Captain riding next to me and said; I'm not doing this. I pulled out of line and started passing everyone. They were eating my dust. When I passed the Company commander, I didn't even look over at him, don't think the captain did either. We were waiting at the bivouac location I explore weekend before.
I sat at my deuce.5 and waited. The Company Co comes up to me asks, what the he'll I thought I was doing? He was not happy. I looked at him , Sir. I'm driving grunts for there training so I figured if we were attacked I would like to know what I can do with this truck and the men in it. So I took it upon myself to pull as impromptude maneuver.
His reply was also. Ya I get that, but you didn't have to dust me like you did.
I received lots of awesome assignments after that.
them on a fact-finding mission to see where ther they're gonna take the battalion for a Bivouac week in the hills.
The mosoons had just ended and the 3 of us took off for the hills. I see lots of mud in the forecast. Sure enough I'm driving the side on a mountain with a 500' drop off my right side down to rice paddies. The jeep started sliding backwards towards the edge. I was very sturn; told the captain to get out and take that 20' toe chain and put it long ways on the inside track on my side so my wheels have something to grab. Mud was deep but it did the trick. Company Co padded me on the back and said good save..
1st part of the week it got very hot quick. Roads turned into dust bowls. I was assigned to drive Co.C C Platoon. Were heading out and were back about 70 vehicles. I looked over the Captain riding next to me and said; I'm not doing this. I pulled out of line and started passing everyone. They were eating my dust. When I passed the Company commander, I didn't even look over at him, don't think the captain did either. We were waiting at the bivouac location I explore weekend before.
I sat at my deuce.5 and waited. The Company Co comes up to me asks, what the he'll I thought I was doing? He was not happy. I looked at him , Sir. I'm driving grunts for there training so I figured if we were attacked I would like to know what I can do with this truck and the men in it. So I took it upon myself to pull as impromptude maneuver.
His reply was also. Ya I get that, but you didn't have to dust me like you did.
I received lots of awesome assignments after that.
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