"Ranger6" here - (Lying his arse off about service.)

Hello.. Some of you may know me from another ww2 forum which shall remain name less. I am 39. A career Infantry officer in the US army. I work In operations. Im an avid reader, and a rabid Video gamer, Console and PC. Big into Il-2 1946. I have a Masters Degree In history. And Im a big ww2 junkie. My areas of interest lie in ww2 aviation. Special Operations, And Airborne operations. Im a lousy typist and my english skills are atrocious so I wana apologize from the jump.. but youll get my point. Im here to discuss, learn and meet like minded freinds. and to finally prove to you brits, JOHN WAYNE won ww2 single handidly LOL... actually im not the typical "Yank" I know how the other allies fought a lot longer and suffered some nasty loses and made a lot of sacrifices in ww2. Its a pleasure to be here. and i look forward to being an active participant and learning from you folks...

 

Hi and welcome.

 

Welcome Ranger6, about time you got out that comfy chair and joined this fine forum! hope you can show the folks here, how much you have to offer..........I look forward to jousting in the posts with you once again............and John Wayne he died on Iwo Jima!

 

Hi Ranger, a hearty welcome from The Dark Side of the Forum

 

Welcome Ranger6

 

How do and welcome,

I noticed in another thread you were in Iraq in 2003 - I presume by your username you were/are a Ranger. I'm just curious to where you were as my Troop did some work with some Rangers at Basrah IA around April 03. Long shot but sometimes it can be a small world.

Enjoy the forum,
Cheers
Andy

 

LOL yes IM a Ranger, I was with B/3/75th Rangers. During op gothic serpent In somalia in 1993 as an EM then Back to the regiment From 2001-2002 as a Platoon leader. With Bravo. 3rd bn 75th.. In OIF I spent my time as a Rifle Company commander. with C.2.325 airborne infantry, 82nd abn div. we took As samawah and moved to Fob Volturno, Outside of fallujah... My 2nd tour I was an opns officer, witht he 325 at Camp Taji and cook.

 

Hi Ranger,

Welcome to the forum.

Regards

Peter

 

It was a different unit then...Do you know who was at Basrah Airport? I never did get to thank them for all the MRE's I borrowed

 

Hello R6 and a big welcome. Enjoy.

 

Welcome and enjoy.!!!

 

not sure i know 3rd batt during oif 1 took the hadditha damm

 

Greetings Ranger6 and welcome to the Forum from your northern neighbour.

Wanna play hockey?

cheers,
phil

 

Welcome to the talk Ranger6. Not too many Americans here, but we do tend to be vocal and noticed at times. Some of it good too! Anyway, welcome aboard and enjoy yourself here.

 

Love the avatar A-58. Ex Falcon from the 325 here.... And i wont play ya in hockey You will win phil. I worked with some of youre fine countryman in the princess pats light infantry during my first tour in afghanistan.. Good people.

 

Hi Ranger,

From one Airborne nutter to another how you doing.. Good to see you have the same interests I've looked into Arnhem for a number of years.. Anyway Ranger good to see you abroad Oh and try not to Jump to early lol

Cheers
Tom

 

LOL good to see im not totally surrounded by LEGS! What para reg ya serve with and when Tom...

 

Legs

They are called 'Hats' over here

Or a Penguin if you've only done P Company with the Jumps course still to do.

These Rangers weren't Battalion size at most I would say a Platoon and mostly wore civvies.

 

ahh OK hmmm im unsure. and Company A and b took hadditha, Man i dunno UMM i bet dollars to doughnuts they could have been SFOD AKA DELTA.. normally rangers always wear our uniform. SFOD has modified grooming standards and LIE about being in SFOD. any guy ya meet who claims he was DELTA IS FULL OF it.. THEY DONT advertise