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327th INFANTRY - Reunions

Name: Melvin Fenn
Hometown: Alvarado , Texas
Date: July 28, 2010 - 11:58 AM (pacific)

Great site. I can smell burning bamboo and taste the unique taste of the water there. My achilles still hurt so I have that effect going. Very proud I served; collectively we halted the cancer of communisim in that region of the world. We had a window of opportunity, for the blink of time we were just the right age...we took it and served. --Shot in right calf, medic Pate fixed it, did not infect...no lost time since we did not move much just then. A rare time of carrying a rolled up poncho at all, shot through it into the butt...Pate and Lt Eklund pulled it out...don't think any of us enjoyed it. Laughing. Grenade to right side during an assualt; no idea where we were when that thing flipped me, but instantly back to the feet as if carrying a fountain drink and not wanting to spill a bit...another piece of those frags just may be making it to the surface at this very time, and it is minorly exciting after so many decades. Bad deal on a parachute jump (no idea of who to thank for getting me out of that little deployment), and a comma for a few days, then right back to work. No purple hearts, as they were refused, same as I saw other guys do for insignificant wounds. I remember a cigarette lighter we were given just prior to leaving, one of my daughters holds it now, it reads on the face: "America's Finest at Freedoms Frontier". Wow, did I wear out several pairs of boots for that honor. We were tired, right! ---I've had a great life as I hope others have as well...lustfull times, confused times, fortunate and earned...most things once wronged were gotten 'better'. I Cannot complain.

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327th Infantry Regiment - REUNIONS

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Week of the Eagles 2005

Photos from the 2005 Week of the Eagles at Ft. Campbell, KY
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Colonel David R Gray addressing troops, veterans; families at the Bastogne Club Iraq Memorial Dedication	Covered Club Iraq Memorial and covered Iraq KIA pavers before the unveiling ceremony	Rich Lutrell, COL Dave Gray, Larry Redmond, CSM Rory Malloy prepare to unveil Pavers in honor of the 13 KIAs from Iraq

COL Gray, CSM Malloy and unidentified NCO after unveiling of the Club Monument	327th Regiment troopers coming forward to view the Pavers and Club Monument after the unveiling	Rich Lutrell, COL Dave Gray, Larry Redmond and CSM Rory Malloy unveiling the Iraqi KIA Pavers


Lutrell, Gray, Redmond, Malloy after unveiling KIA Pavers	Rich Luttrell, Larry Redmond, Joe Berry, Dick Schonberger and Tom Sewell	COL Gray and CSM Malloy placing wreath honoring all the Fallen 327th troopers at the Brigade Memorial Ceremony	COL Gray and CSM Malloy

The Iraq KIA Pavers the next day em placed at the Division Memorial in front of Division HQ	2005 DMOR inductees	Faye McDonald - Honorary DMOR	Honor Eagle Ceremony - Division Monument