PT
1st SGT Lipton, The real one who was portrayed in Band of Brothers. He came out to our Range to watch a Demo just a month before he passed away. We asked him what was the one thing a Soldier could do to prepare for Combat. He said be in the best physical condition possible. "Combat is the most physically demanding ordeal you will ever go thru". About gearing your PT towards the mission I totally agree. Barry Sanders was visiting us one time. He obviously was in good shape for Football. So we kitted him up and made him run thru our Urban Movement exercise at MOUT City with Simunitions. He was smoked after moving one block and was amazed at the weight we carried just with the vest, no Rucks involved.
This is off subject. When 1st SGT Lipton passed away a couple of guys from the Team went to his funeral in Class A Uniform. He lived close to FT Bragg in N.C. There was no one else there representing The Army or 101st Airborne. Thought that was pretty sorry. Unless the Family requested no one show. The Army definitely knew about it because his passing and Memorial Service time and location was in all the papers
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