| JUMPING MUSTANG BUGLE 1st Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment Selected Articles |
Biographical Sketches
You may have noticed two notebooks, which I started, labeled
"Deceased" and "Current." The idea behind them is to create
records of who we were and who we are. I didn't have much
spare time in the hospitality room to explain them, but a number
of members said that it would be nice if they and their wives could
see pictures of the members while they were serving in Vietnam
with the 1st of the 8th along with a picture of them at a reunion.
Also a short biographical sketch would be nice.
The pictures will be 4x6" vertical and the biographical sketches
will be 4x6" horizontal.
Some of you may feel comfortable writing up a short narrative on
a 4x6 card with a typewriter or computer. Others might want to
send notes that will help me put together a biographical sketch.
Some of the things we would like would include, month and year
of birth, childhood hometown or towns, year joined the Army,
units and approximate dates of service, service with 1/8: ex (1st
Plt. Sgt. A/1/8 Aug 65-May66), year left the service, significant
things outside the service.
Let me know what picture I took at a reunion that you like best
(key code on back), send a vertical of you in Vietnam, send
bio.notes.
Glenn H Sheathelm
Reunions
# Year Where Attendance
1. 1986 Eureka Springs Ark 46
2. 1987 Killeen, TX 73
3. 1988 Clarksville, TN 97
4. 1989 Biloxi, MS 55
5. 1990 Arlington, VA 133
6. 1991 Anaheim, CA 47
7. 1992 Billings, MT 78
8. 1993 Indianapolis, IN 125
9. 1994 Arlington, TX 140
10. 1995 Columbus, GA 165
11. 1996 Bismarck, ND 100
12. 1997 Williamsburg, VA 156
13. 1998 Sacramento, CA 146
14. 1999 Houston, TX 117
15. 2000 Fayetteville, NC 220
16. 2001 Spokane, WA 109
17. 2002 Biloxi, MS 223
18. 2003 Kingston, RI 120
19. 2004 Jacksonville, FL 143
20. 2005 San Diego, CA 125
21. 2006 Las Vegas, NV 190
22. 2007 Albuquerque, NM 163
23. 2008 Myrtle Beach, SC
24. 2009 Minot, ND
25. 2010 Washington D.C.
You may have noticed two notebooks, which I started, labeled
"Deceased" and "Current." The idea behind them is to create
records of who we were and who we are. I didn't have much
spare time in the hospitality room to explain them, but a number
of members said that it would be nice if they and their wives could
see pictures of the members while they were serving in Vietnam
with the 1st of the 8th along with a picture of them at a reunion.
Also a short biographical sketch would be nice.
The pictures will be 4x6" vertical and the biographical sketches
will be 4x6" horizontal.
Some of you may feel comfortable writing up a short narrative on
a 4x6 card with a typewriter or computer. Others might want to
send notes that will help me put together a biographical sketch.
Some of the things we would like would include, month and year
of birth, childhood hometown or towns, year joined the Army,
units and approximate dates of service, service with 1/8: ex (1st
Plt. Sgt. A/1/8 Aug 65-May66), year left the service, significant
things outside the service.
Let me know what picture I took at a reunion that you like best
(key code on back), send a vertical of you in Vietnam, send
bio.notes.
Glenn H Sheathelm
Reunions
# Year Where Attendance
1. 1986 Eureka Springs Ark 46
2. 1987 Killeen, TX 73
3. 1988 Clarksville, TN 97
4. 1989 Biloxi, MS 55
5. 1990 Arlington, VA 133
6. 1991 Anaheim, CA 47
7. 1992 Billings, MT 78
8. 1993 Indianapolis, IN 125
9. 1994 Arlington, TX 140
10. 1995 Columbus, GA 165
11. 1996 Bismarck, ND 100
12. 1997 Williamsburg, VA 156
13. 1998 Sacramento, CA 146
14. 1999 Houston, TX 117
15. 2000 Fayetteville, NC 220
16. 2001 Spokane, WA 109
17. 2002 Biloxi, MS 223
18. 2003 Kingston, RI 120
19. 2004 Jacksonville, FL 143
20. 2005 San Diego, CA 125
21. 2006 Las Vegas, NV 190
22. 2007 Albuquerque, NM 163
23. 2008 Myrtle Beach, SC
24. 2009 Minot, ND
25. 2010 Washington D.C.
HUMOR IN THE JUNGLE!
As I recall a sense of humor could really help
to relieve the sweat, anxiety and boredom of
our "Walks In The Sun". Maybe some of the
guys will remember some of these tidbits and
offer some of their own.
We used to come across these hanging ant's
nests, the ants wove leaves together to make
these nests and they resembled hanging
beehives. The nests were about the size of a
football and were home to thousands of
biting ants.
Well some masochistic trooper discovered
that by tilting your head very quickly so as to
miss the nest yourself and getting your head
back to straight ahead as fast as possible you
would cause your good buddy behind to
walk head on into the nest. He would
instantly be covered from head to toe with
ticked off ants and just as quickly be
standing naked in a circle of laughing
troopers shaking his fatigues and promising
a pay-back for the dirty deed. This was a
rare occurrence because we didn't run into
many of these nests and thankfully Charlie
missed the show!
We were on the perimeter at An Khe and
chewing the fat in a bunker. A Vietnamese
dog handler walked in with a German
Shepherd. He gave a command in Vietnamese
and the dog healed. The guy hung around
for awhile then gave another command and
they left.
One of the troopers looked over at Sgt Maka
(Platoon Sergeant)with a surprised look and
said “Wow! That dog is really smart!”
Maka sardonically asked - "Why Kilroy? (not
real name) Why is the dog smart?”
Kilroy replied, "He understands Vietnamese!"
I have to admit that I paused on that one for
a second or two!
We had an SOP in the platoon that when we
got into a leech infested area we would stop
on the half hour to get them off rather than
stopping for each individual leech contact!
Well one time we stopped off the half hour
slot. I was informed that the reason for the
halt was a leech. Sensing a court martial
offense (just kidding), I went up towards
the point. Sure enough there was Sgt.
Boffman (real name) extracting a leech. Now
Sgt. Boffman was a soldier par excellence
and I suspected that he had good reason for
stopping, and he did!
As I asked for the reason, he gave me a kind
of look for yourself nod. The leech had
parked on a testicle. We all agreed that this
should be an exception to rule #1 re: leech
removal.
Eddie Doubet
Editor’s Note: Since we usually couldn’t feel
leeches, how did Sergeant Boffman know
that he had a leech there????
JUMPING MUSTANG BUGLE SEPTEMBER 2007
"MANAGING THE WAR"
The major criticism of President Bush is that
“he mismanaged the war”. This statement
has been made by Democrats, Republicans,
Generals, and aspiring candidates for public
office.
Please tell us how you would manage the
war. Then tell us one war that was perfectly
managed.
When did the President become the “War
Manager”?
This is your opportunity to demonstrate your
exceptional expertise on war “Management”.
Personally, I thank President Bush for his
courage, and unwavering stand in fighting
the war on terrorist. More important, Thank
you Sir for your Christian values.
Thank those brave men and women that put
their lives on the line every day for our
freedom.
Could these Warriors be classified as War
Managers?
They are my heroes. Please pray for those in
harms way.
May God bless you and God bless America.
Respectfully,
Roy D. Martin, Major
Airborne Infantry, Retired
As I recall a sense of humor could really help
to relieve the sweat, anxiety and boredom of
our "Walks In The Sun". Maybe some of the
guys will remember some of these tidbits and
offer some of their own.
We used to come across these hanging ant's
nests, the ants wove leaves together to make
these nests and they resembled hanging
beehives. The nests were about the size of a
football and were home to thousands of
biting ants.
Well some masochistic trooper discovered
that by tilting your head very quickly so as to
miss the nest yourself and getting your head
back to straight ahead as fast as possible you
would cause your good buddy behind to
walk head on into the nest. He would
instantly be covered from head to toe with
ticked off ants and just as quickly be
standing naked in a circle of laughing
troopers shaking his fatigues and promising
a pay-back for the dirty deed. This was a
rare occurrence because we didn't run into
many of these nests and thankfully Charlie
missed the show!
We were on the perimeter at An Khe and
chewing the fat in a bunker. A Vietnamese
dog handler walked in with a German
Shepherd. He gave a command in Vietnamese
and the dog healed. The guy hung around
for awhile then gave another command and
they left.
One of the troopers looked over at Sgt Maka
(Platoon Sergeant)with a surprised look and
said “Wow! That dog is really smart!”
Maka sardonically asked - "Why Kilroy? (not
real name) Why is the dog smart?”
Kilroy replied, "He understands Vietnamese!"
I have to admit that I paused on that one for
a second or two!
We had an SOP in the platoon that when we
got into a leech infested area we would stop
on the half hour to get them off rather than
stopping for each individual leech contact!
Well one time we stopped off the half hour
slot. I was informed that the reason for the
halt was a leech. Sensing a court martial
offense (just kidding), I went up towards
the point. Sure enough there was Sgt.
Boffman (real name) extracting a leech. Now
Sgt. Boffman was a soldier par excellence
and I suspected that he had good reason for
stopping, and he did!
As I asked for the reason, he gave me a kind
of look for yourself nod. The leech had
parked on a testicle. We all agreed that this
should be an exception to rule #1 re: leech
removal.
Eddie Doubet
Editor’s Note: Since we usually couldn’t feel
leeches, how did Sergeant Boffman know
that he had a leech there????
JUMPING MUSTANG BUGLE SEPTEMBER 2007
"MANAGING THE WAR"
The major criticism of President Bush is that
“he mismanaged the war”. This statement
has been made by Democrats, Republicans,
Generals, and aspiring candidates for public
office.
Please tell us how you would manage the
war. Then tell us one war that was perfectly
managed.
When did the President become the “War
Manager”?
This is your opportunity to demonstrate your
exceptional expertise on war “Management”.
Personally, I thank President Bush for his
courage, and unwavering stand in fighting
the war on terrorist. More important, Thank
you Sir for your Christian values.
Thank those brave men and women that put
their lives on the line every day for our
freedom.
Could these Warriors be classified as War
Managers?
They are my heroes. Please pray for those in
harms way.
May God bless you and God bless America.
Respectfully,
Roy D. Martin, Major
Airborne Infantry, Retired
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