"the dark bros"

[joenewell]

The dark bros name went away when craig t took over as the team sergeant. The name and persona was kept as the dark bros while bob a was the team sergeant and then briefly while timmy t was the team sergeant. Nobody was really left on the team from when the name was christened and it just faded away. BTW the musical team numbers didnt happen until we were out in the wwII buildings at carson. The team was 055 through the move 054 for two days, and then 053 thereafter. This happened while 2nd bn was at carson. The beret and card came from timmy t, he was the senior medic on that trip to Roseau MN to the polaris plant.

[Pigpen]

The time frame was 1993, 084 (non-MFF at that time)and one(?) of the 2nd BN teams did a major trip up to Yellowknife for an extended long range movement to test the capabilities of the MOST's. And yes we were still at Devens then.

[alfromcolorado]

Originally Posted by joenewell

The dark bros name went away when craig t took over as the team sergeant. The name and persona was kept as the dark bros while bob a was the team sergeant and then briefly while timmy t was the team sergeant. Nobody was really left on the team from when the name was christened and it just faded away. BTW the musical team numbers didnt happen until we were out in the wwII buildings at carson. The team was 055 through the move 054 for two days, and then 053 thereafter. This happened while 2nd bn was at carson. The beret and card came from timmy t, he was the senior medic on that trip to Roseau MN to the polaris plant.

Hey Joe, what you know, bro...

[Stras]

Originally Posted by Pigpen

The time frame was 1993, 084 (non-MFF at that time)and one(?) of the 2nd BN teams did a major trip up to Yellowknife for an extended long range movement to test the capabilities of the MOST's. And yes we were still at Devens then.

We had pics in the 052 teamroom from the Yellowknife trip. I was over in 1-10 at the time we did the great team number swap, so I don't know the original team number.

When I was on 015 MAROPS, we could trace our lineage back to ODA 011 and then back to ODA 1 through all the old photos in the team lounge. Sadly, someone shit canned all the photos circa 2000 timeframe as they didn't know anyone in the photos.

[njegovan]

We also had a bar set up in a GP medium tent in Incerlink, Turkey called ‘dark bros’ during the Provide Comfort operation. We were part of ODA 055 station at Ft Devens at that time.

[Stras]

Originally Posted by njegovan

We also had a bar set up in a GP medium tent in Incerlink, Turkey called ‘dark bros’ during the Provide Comfort operation. We were part of ODA 055 station at Ft Devens at that time.

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[Bennett]

Little Brother, whemn are you heading back to the Father land? Christiane just sole the last Meeting print?

[orko]

Originally Posted by joenewell

The dark bros name went away when craig t took over as the team sergeant. The name and persona was kept as the dark bros while bob a was the team sergeant and then briefly while timmy t was the team sergeant. Nobody was really left on the team from when the name was christened and it just faded away. BTW the musical team numbers didnt happen until we were out in the wwII buildings at carson. The team was 055 through the move 054 for two days, and then 053 thereafter. This happened while 2nd bn was at carson. The beret and card came from timmy t, he was the senior medic on that trip to Roseau MN to the polaris plant.

Thats funny, sounds like this beret and calling card has quite some history to it. All I got on my end was it was picked up at a local flea market.

I will have to post up a photo of it when I get back.

[orko]

Originally Posted by Bennett

Little Brother, whemn are you heading back to the Father land? Christiane just sole the last Meeting print?

I would also be interested in a meeting print, if more become available.

[Stras]

Originally Posted by orko

I would also be interested in a meeting print, if more become available.

Then you need to contact me in Sep, or link up with Bennett and SFA 4/24.

If I'm feeling nice, I'll include the list of names for who's in the print.

[f50lrrp]

Originally Posted by njegovan

We also had a bar set up in a GP medium tent in Incerlink, Turkey called ‘dark bros’ during the Provide Comfort operation. We were part of ODA 055 station at Ft Devens at that time.

In 1966, My unit was a part of The Allied Command Europe (ACE) Mobile Forces.

Each month when the rest of the Division had their alert, we would report to Furstenfelbruck German AFB, and about every three months the battalion would deploy to another NATO country for manuvers. in November of 66 we were sent Greece for a month of maneuvers. The rest of the bn walked the entire time but because I was the Recon Plt SGT, I had a Jeep.

The bn wlked to the Turkish Border and changed uniforms from green fatigues with the green side of the camo cover on our helmets to Khaki uniforms with the tan side of the camo cover.

When we got near Istanbol, we halted the maneuver, and had a parade. The evenings were spent trading uniform parts and insignia. The officers had a GP Medium tent set up as a bar and I was volunteered to be a bar tender.

One evening the BN Commander from the Belgium 3rd Para BN came into the bar and was having a drink with LTC Hammonds (my BN Commander). The Belgium CO saw my last name and remarked to me that we must share relations because it was his last name, too.

He invited me to go to his HQ to train with his soldiers when we returned to Augsburg. My BN Commander allowed me to go for three weeks and that is how I was able to obtain the Belgium Parachute Badge and the Belgium Commando Badge.