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michael1313

July 26, 2009, 09:52:47 AM

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I am a retired US Army MSG, an ex member of 6th PSYOP BN, and was the Opn NCO at the JFK center PSYOP Dept during the development of the PSYOP MOS and AIT (1984-87). For the first 11 years of my career I was a printer and in units that provided print support to PSYOPs, including leaflets for use in Viet Nam. I had the choice to convert to the PSYOP MOS (then 96F though I understand that has changed) but kept MOS 96B (Intel Analysist) as my primary (with PSYOP as secondary). I just found this site and am glad I did. I look forward to learning much from you all. Mike Staggs

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der Chef

July 26, 2009, 10:31:12 AM

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Mike, welcome to the site and forum. Things are a little quiet here at the moment but will hopefully pick up soon.
Enjoy your visits here.

Lee

Quote from: michael1313 on July 26, 2009, 09:52:47 AM

I am a retired US Army MSG, an ex member of 6th PSYOP BN, and was the Opn NCO at the JFK center PSYOP Dept during the development of the PSYOP MOS and AIT (1984-87). For the first 11 years of my career I was a printer and in units that provided print support to PSYOPs, including leaflets for use in Viet Nam. I had the choice to convert to the PSYOP MOS (then 96F though I understand that has changed) but kept MOS 96B (Intel Analysist) as my primary (with PSYOP as secondary). I just found this site and am glad I did. I look forward to learning much from you all. Mike Staggs

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Gauk65

July 28, 2009, 06:23:09 AM

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I am also a retired MSG (1966-1988) 96B5QW. I was stationed with the 6th PO Bn in 1966 with duty in Nha Trang with the 245th PO Co. I was a HB Team NCO assigned/attached to the 2/7 Cav, 1 Cav Div in Phan Thiet. The 1968 - 1969 with the 10th PO Bn in Can Tho assigned/attched to several units of the 9 ID in Dong Tam until I was wounded in Nov 1968. Just wondering if our path ever crossed. I did visit with CSM Bissontz, 4th Gp CSM (a former member of the 245th PO Co in Vietnam) at Ft Bragg in the early 80's when I was an active duty advisor to 2 PSYOP reserve units in Texas one was the 245th PO Co in Dallas the other was th2 244th PO Co in Abbilene. (Paul Johnson)

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MSG, US Army (Ret) 1966 - 1988, Vietnam Vet 1966 - 1967 245th PSYOP Co and 1968 - 1969 10th PSYOP Bn HB Field Team NCOIC both Tours Purple Heart 9 Nov 1968

michael1313

July 30, 2009, 10:05:34 AM

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maybe - here is "my Army life": 1966-68 (draftee) Ft. Belvoir (3 months) then 656th Engr Bn (TOPO), Germany; 1970-71 Army Print/Pub Center Japan; 1971-72 66th Engr Co (TOPO) Viet Nam; 1972-75 524 Engr Co (TOPO) Ft. Hood; 1975-77 649 Engr Bn (TOPO) Germany; 1977-79 6 PSYOP Bn Ft. Bragg; 1979-83 Recruiting (involuntery) Florida; 1983-84 1st Bde, 2d Inf Div Korea; 1984-87 Dept of PSYOP JFK Center Ft. Bragg; 1987-88 532d MI Bn Korea; 1988-91 Sgt Major's Academy Ft. Bliss (I retired where I started (Basic) in 1966).

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Gauk65

August 06, 2009, 06:55:05 AM

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Here's mine..Basic Mar 66 - Jun 66 Ft Jackson/Ft Gordon, AIT Jun 66 - Aug 66 Ft Holabird (96B) Vietnam Sep 66 - Sep 67 (245th PSYOP Co attacheced to 2/7 Cav as HB Team NCOIC, Oct67 - Feb 68 Ft Monmouth, NJ Feb68-Mar68 Ft Bragg, Mar 68 - Mar 69 Vietnam, 10th PSYOP BN attached to 9th ID at Dong Tam, Mar 69 - Jun 71 Reservist in Florida, Jun 71 Retuned to Active duty kept my rank SSG and then was in Seckenheim, Germany HQ CENTAG (G2) (NATO) Sep 71 - Oct 74, Nov74- Apr 76 S2 145th CBT AVN BN, Hunter AAF, GA, May 76 - Dec 76 ODCSI,HQ USAREUR Heidelberg, Germany, Dec76 - Dec 79 HQ CENTAG (G2) (NATO), Jan 80 - Dec 82 USA Readiness Region VII, San Antonio, TX (was Active Duty advisor to 2 PSYOP Units 245th PO Co (Dallas) and 244th PO Co, (Abbilene), Jan83- Nov 83 CFA (ROK/US), Uijongbu, G2 NCOIC, Jan 84 - Dec 85 G2 Div, HQ III Corps and 1SG HQ USAG III Corps, Jan86 - Jun 88 32 ADDCOM, 10 ADA Gp Darmstadt Germay Retired at FT Jackson 1 Jul 88 as you right where I started in 1966. So as you can see we were in some places at the same time but don't know if our paths ever crossed...Paul

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MSG, US Army (Ret) 1966 - 1988, Vietnam Vet 1966 - 1967 245th PSYOP Co and 1968 - 1969 10th PSYOP Bn HB Field Team NCOIC both Tours Purple Heart 9 Nov 1968

psi

August 18, 2009, 04:44:05 PM

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site brings back memories which I had not thought of for a long time. I was the admin NCO for the 6th psyop bn and 245th psywar in DaNang from '67 through '69. Yes, two years. I just kept extending and was able to take "vacations" to everywhere in SE Asia. I remember playing ball across the river every day at the III MAF and the beer bottling plant a few blocks away from the hotel in Danang. It was a strange career. I eventually retired after 20 years and 1 day at age 38. Got back to the states in 69 and became involved in JAGC, and they sent me to school for court reporting. I did that my last 10 years, and continued on until this day in that field. Never went to work for the government, but retired in Fairfax Virginia in 1984, and lived there until 3 years ago, and moved to Columbus, Ohio.

I remember great times in DaNang, though the hotel restaurant got to be a drag after a while with the same menu (namely, hot dogs, grilled cheese). Used to get separate rations allowance and used to eat at III MAF every day basically. Dropping leaflets from C-47s, and the two-seater props, and the field of course, but chu hoi to all.

I ended up with four tours in Vietnam altogether. 1965-66 First Cav in An Khe 11Bravo, then Danang for two years, and then AFN in Pleiku because of my 71R MOS in '71, and scrambling to Saigon because we were going to be overrun.

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Gauk65

August 22, 2009, 05:35:35 PM

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Quote from: psi on August 18, 2009, 04:44:05 PM

site brings back memories which I had not thought of for a long time. I was the admin NCO for the 6th psyop bn and 245th psywar in DaNang from '67 through '69. Yes, two years. I just kept extending and was able to take "vacations" to everywhere in SE Asia. I remember playing ball across the river every day at the III MAF and the beer bottling plant a few blocks away from the hotel in Danang. It was a strange career. I eventually retired after 20 years and 1 day at age 38. Got back to the states in 69 and became involved in JAGC, and they sent me to school for court reporting. I did that my last 10 years, and continued on until this day in that field. Never went to work for the government, but retired in Fairfax Virginia in 1984, and lived there until 3 years ago, and moved to Columbus, Ohio.

I remember great times in DaNang, though the hotel restaurant got to be a drag after a while with the same menu (namely, hot dogs, grilled cheese). Used to get separate rations allowance and used to eat at III MAF every day basically. Dropping leaflets from C-47s, and the two-seater props, and the field of course, but chu hoi to all.

I ended up with four tours in Vietnam altogether. 1965-66 First Cav in An Khe 11Bravo, then Danang for two years, and then AFN in Pleiku because of my 71R MOS in '71, and scrambling to Saigon because we were going to be overrun.

I Believe the 246th PO Company was in DaNang. As the 245th later 8th PO Bn was in Nha Trang. Maybe just a type O.

..Glad to see you here. Paul

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MSG, US Army (Ret) 1966 - 1988, Vietnam Vet 1966 - 1967 245th PSYOP Co and 1968 - 1969 10th PSYOP Bn HB Field Team NCOIC both Tours Purple Heart 9 Nov 1968