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I don't remember my class number either, but I do remember reporting to A Co
6th Grp and meeting Company SGM Bobby Tigert. The first words out of his mouth were, "Okay, what did you do wrong?" I was just a PFC and he thought that I had screwed up and gotten busted before my assignment to his company. I explained to him that I had always been a PFC since I graduated from AIT at Fort Gordon. He said, "We don't need a PFC in this company!" I thought for a moment that I was headed for the 82nd. But, he said, "You're are authorized two weeks leave and that when I returned I would have SP4 orders waiting and I did. He was a great SGM and he assigned me to my B team with SGM "PIGPEN" Kimmet (sp?). SGM Kimmet retired and SGM "BULL" William J. Fuller took over the B team. That was in Sept 1968. But it does seem like it was yesterday! Good memories!
Johnny
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