Ranger Class 11-10 [Archive] - Professional Soldiers ®

MtnGoat

11-12-2010, 19:32

Today was a proud day for me. Today my Nephew graduated from Ranger School. Today was also great becuase it was graduation of the first Ranger school course 60 years ago. That class graduated on 13 NOV 1950 and then shipped off to Korea on 14 & 15 NOV 1950.

Todays Guest Speaker was CSM (R) Chuck Waters. CSM told it how it was then and how it is still the same now. Great speaker and funny times.

Best part for me apart of pinning the Black and Gold onto my Nephew's shoulder was when the RTB Col asked for all of the current and former Ranger school grauduates to please stand and recite the Ranger Creed with the Ranger Class. This was great for me, first time to recite the creed in about six years. Made me teary-eyed and dry mouth all in the same.

Great to see a whole 7th Group ODA (with theri BN CoC) there to watch their team member graduate.

Conraduations to all the Rangers from Class 11-10. Rangers Lead the Way!!

JJ_BPK

11-12-2010, 19:52

Congratulation to your nephew and yourself..

:lifter:D:lifter

Dragbag036

11-12-2010, 20:13

Congrats to your nephew. First stanza of the Ranger Creed repeat after me....

dennisw

11-12-2010, 21:36

Congrats to you both. Sounds like a once in a lifetime day.

rdret1

11-12-2010, 23:14

Congratulations to your nephew!

Gypsy

11-13-2010, 17:05

Congrats to your Nephew, proud Uncle! RLTW!

Peregrino

11-13-2010, 22:21

Ranger Creed? The only part I remember is "N is for KNowledge". Congrats to the nephew.

Nightfall

11-13-2010, 23:20

CONGRATS!!

18C4V

11-14-2010, 00:18

Congrats!! indeed a proud moment!!!

Santo Tomas

11-15-2010, 07:24

Congrats! Stay hard Ranger

MtnGoat

11-18-2010, 09:03

Thank you all!!

Nephew got home to find out he is on PSC orders, only after being at his Unit for 14 months after a PSC from Germany. PSC to Fort Richardson in Jan.

I was.. see Ranger time to show what you have learned. AK is deploying after he gets there. :lifter

wet dog

11-18-2010, 09:12

Ranger Creed? The only part I remember is "N is for KNowledge". Congrats to the nephew.

That's not right, "N" is for 'know-how', and 'knots'. Once even used for 'knife', and a few other Ranger words like 'night/nite/knight'.

Congrats to the new Ranger, good job.

Surgicalcric

11-18-2010, 09:24

Thank you all!!

Nephew got home to find out he is on PSC orders, only after being at his Unit for 14 months after a PSC from Germany. PSC to Fort Richardson in Jan.

When is he going to SFAS?

Congrats...

Crip

craigepo

11-18-2010, 11:02

Congratulations to the young man. Hopefully, they still have a Ryan's buffet in Columbus. Most of what I remember about Ranger school is a very intense hunger.

wet dog

11-18-2010, 11:15

Congratulations to the young man. Hopefully, they still have a Ryan's buffet in Columbus. Most of what I remember about Ranger school is a very intense hunger.

You mean the post Ranger school graduate sporting "Chipmunk" cheeks, kind of chubby look you saw on all Ranger graduates 6 months after school?

That kind of intense hunger?

Dreadnought

11-08-2011, 07:53

I also graduated this class. I wonder if I knew your nephew?

mark46th

11-08-2011, 09:02

Congrats to your nephew, Mtn Goat!

PRB

11-08-2011, 12:25

Great day for the both of you! He'll never forget this day and your presence there.