Pineland Appreciation Day and Camp MacKall

[x SF med]

Originally Posted by incommin

How come you got to live in old quonset huts??????? I got to live in a freaking shelter half or GP medium!

Jim

Just lucky, I guess - August in a Quonset Hut at CMK - I'll take a GP Med for $100, Alex - you can roll the sides up...

[kgoerz]

Here is a link with some history and photos. Google has a ton of similar links.
http://www.bragg.army.mil/18abn/CampMackall.htm

[SF_BHT]

Boy things have changed, Guess I am starting to get old. Tar Shacks and Huts look like the Stone age now. They never had to worry about us getting sick because of the AC back then.... Also a lot easier to clean. Bet they do not have to do Fire Watch either on the old stoves....

[Mosby Raider]

I went through Phase I in April 73. We only got one hot C-rat a day, but they did mermite out hot A's the day before we left for the patrolling FTX. We also had to do pull ups before every meal. We slept in GP mediums that were erected over wooden frames and pulled guard duty at night patrolling the concertina wire perimeter with a locked and loaded 12 GA. pump.

Mosby Raider

[whitesnake]

Originally Posted by Mosby Raider

I went through Phase I in April 73. We only got one hot C-rat a day, but they did mermite out hot A's the day before we left for the patrolling FTX. We also had to do pull ups before every meal. We slept in GP mediums that were erected over wooden frames and pulled guard duty at night patrolling the concertina wire perimeter with a locked and loaded 12 GA. pump.

Mosby Raider

In August of 1969, it was spartan at best. GP-Mediums on concrete slabs,tar paper shacks, shitburning 55 gallon drums cut in halfand the rapelling tower. With the exception of survival training when we killed a goat, I don't remember hot A's at all.However,I do remember SFC "Duke" Synder bieng on my butt every day until graduation.
But then again, ours was the last hard class. (OK, bring it on !!)

[7624U]

Originally Posted by The Reaper

If you go see Lowell, he will tell you more about the Camp than you really want to know.

He has some nice items on display as well.

I stopped in one day top get some directions and two hours were gone before I knew it. Had a ball.

TR

Make sure you have atleast 2-3 hours if you sit down and talk to Lowell
He is a wealth of information about Airborne and SF history.
Lowell just turned 66 yesterday Happy Birthday Lowell !!!

[JCasp]

I had no idea Mackall was so builtup, only went through there twice but it was always night jumps with a follow on. Never even thought to take a ride out there off duty sometime sightseeing, would have been neat if they still had some of the old WWII Airborne relics around. Aye how I miss Bragg, heh. What is the ceremony for if I may ask?