Wildflecken Training Area

[lksteve]

Originally Posted by alfromcolorado

That was some good brew...................................

I still have a one liter mug from there...

[alfromcolorado]

Originally Posted by lksteve

I still have a one liter mug from there...

Has the beer gotten moldly yet?

[Dozer523]

I remember Wildflecken that was IMHO the minor league version of Graf. And Garmisch -- it did have a little ski hill and it was half the distance from Aschafenburg. Just right if you didn't have time to spend the night in Garmisch.
Anyone remember Hohenfels?
Now that free manuever area was "fun fun fun 'til her Daddy took the car keys away!" Especially if you were a young Mech PL in a Tank Company Team. The joy of being a seeing-eye grunt for a bunch of tread-heads (in M-60A-1s)! We'd dismount and clear the route at night then link up with our Tracks when the Company rolled in just after dawn. Chow showed up in the Merimites (Green Eggs and Sausage). Then tearing around, up and down the bowling alleys.
I remember looking for and being chased by OPFOR tanks, charging into a narrow valley desperate for a hasty ambush site. Finding a hide and spinning the Dragon turret around, dismounting all the LAWs and waiting. . . waiting . . .waiting. Watching the tank roll by . . . waiting for the flank shot. Seeing the shock on the TC's face as he spotted us, the turret spinning. . . "FIRE FIRE FIRE."
The ensuing argument.
"Your DEAD"
"Am not"
"Are TOO"
"I'm a TANK, Grunt"
"Mon down 'Captain Crunch' and we'll see about that!"
Then comes a lone M151 . . . Out climbed a short guy with a purple smoke.
Pin gets pulled, and smoke gets tossed
under the tank!


Dueler Six (ADC-M, 3 ID) made the call . . .

[mike-munich]

That was some good brew.....................

Al, is there a brew that you don't like buddy ? When are you in Toelz the next time ? This time Dinner is on me.

Wildflecken... Darn. I was there the last time during a REFORGER exercise in the early 90's (91 me thinks). That place truly is a "wild spot"...

[alfromcolorado]

Originally Posted by mike-munich

Al, is there a brew that you don't like buddy ? When are you in Toelz the next time ? This time Dinner is on me.

Wildflecken... Darn. I was there the last time during a REFORGER exercise in the early 90's (91 me thinks). That place truly is a "wild spot"...

I can list a few beers that I don't like... Brewed in USA and end with the word "light". I like many of the micro brews I have tasted over here but not too many of the big watery tasting beer companies.

I am up in Hamburg. Just got married and even have a German green card and work permit... Know anyone looking for a dumb American for work?

[greenberetTFS]

Originally Posted by Dozer523

I remember Wildflecken that was IMHO the minor league version of Graf. And Garmisch -- it did have a little ski hill and it was half the distance from Aschafenburg. Just right if you didn't have time to spend the night in Garmisch.
Anyone remember Hohenfels?
Now that free manuever area was "fun fun fun 'til her Daddy took the car keys away!" Especially if you were a young Mech PL in a Tank Company Team. The joy of being a seeing-eye grunt for a bunch of tread-heads (in M-60A-1s)! We'd dismount and clear the route at night then link up with our Tracks when the Company rolled in just after dawn. Chow showed up in the Merimites (Green Eggs and Sausage). Then tearing around, up and down the bowling alleys.
I remember looking for and being chased by OPFOR tanks, charging into a narrow valley desperate for a hasty ambush site. Finding a hide and spinning the Dragon turret around, dismounting all the LAWs and waiting. . . waiting . . .waiting. Watching the tank roll by . . . waiting for the flank shot. Seeing the shock on the TC's face as he spotted us, the turret spinning. . . "FIRE FIRE FIRE."
The ensuing argument.
"Your DEAD"
"Am not"
"Are TOO"
"I'm a TANK, Grunt"
"Mon down 'Captain Crunch' and we'll see about that!"
Then comes a lone M151 . . . Out climbed a short guy with a purple smoke.
Pin gets pulled, and smoke gets tossed
under the tank!


Dueler Six (ADC-M, 3 ID) made the call . . .

Anyone remember Hohenfels?

Yes,I do ......However I've never went to Wildfleken....But,if you've ever gone to Hohenfels in the dead of winter and the temperature was well below zero,you'll never forget that place.... Hitler used that place to train his troops for fighting on the Russian front I was told...... I'm from Chicago where the wind off the lake was called the Hawk and could cut you in two when it dropped well below zero,but Hohenfels made it fell like a warm summer breeze............Yes,I remember Hohenfels..................

Big Teddy

[sg1987]

Originally Posted by greenberetTFS

Anyone remember Hohenfels?

I HATED the place...big ice box. We humped mickey mouse boots but were NEVER allowed to wear them.

[glebo]

Ahh, memories start to appear. When I was in the nickel 'o nasty (1/509th) we got kicked out of the NCO club at I think it was Graff, coulda been hohenfelds, who knows.

We were consuming some "adult beverages" and folks where doing the "flaming asshole" competition.

This is a good one....please allow me to explain, you roll up some newspaper (or any other paper), pull your drawers down, stick the rolled up paper between your cheeks, light the paper on fire, then the one that has the shortest amount of paper left (before extinguishing the fire) is the winner....cool huh??

Of course this was done standing atop of the tables, and about two-three folks would do it at the same time.

Funny thing is, the Bn CDR and CSM were in on it too. I think the CSM was Bobby Teague, and the Bn CDR was Murphy (can't remember his first name.)

Needless to say, we were not invited back, don't know why.

[mojaveman]

You guys sure had some crazy ways to amuse yourselves Glebo. Did you leave the NCO Club that night with a bald and blistered bottom or with a few hairs still in place?

[sf11b_p]

Originally Posted by glebo

Ahh, memories start to appear. When I was in the nickel 'o nasty (1/509th) we got kicked out of the NCO club at I think it was Graff, coulda been hohenfelds, who knows.

I think the CSM was Bobby Teague, and the Bn CDR was Murphy (can't remember his first name.)

Needless to say, we were not invited back, don't know why.

Yes CSM Teague, the BN Co first name to me was LTC. The 09 was kicked out of the club in Wildflecken in 79 IIRC after a fight the post legs started. After a night of retribution against the legs and a day or so restriction the 09 was allowed back to the club. After a couple more nights the club was destroyed and the 09 banned from Widflecken. I'm not sure it's the same year you're remembering.

The next year the 09 went to Hohenfels. Which was fine, the Brits were there with beer rations and invited us to drink free. Decent troops the Brits.

I remember the Bn going to a Monastery near Wildflecken after a pre-ARTEP, maybe the one mentioned in this thread. Does anyone have the name for the Monastery. All I remember is great beer ceramic mugs and huge Saint Bernards.

[greenberetTFS]

Originally Posted by sg1987

I HATED the place...big ice box. We humped mickey mouse boots but were NEVER allowed to wear them.

Mickey mouse boots.......... Do they still have them in the army?

Big Teddy