Do you stay in touch with battle buddies?

SGT Jerokiah Darr — Sat, 16 Nov 2013 09:03:19 -0500

I can only think of a couple people I served with that I stay in touch with. All on FaceBook though, no one in person. Just wondering how many of you still connect with battle buddies from your former units.

Response by SGT Private RallyPoint Member made Nov 16 at 2013 1:40 PM

SGT Private RallyPoint Member — Sat, 16 Nov 2013 13:40:29 -0500

I keep pretty good contact with many of the people I deployed with or worked with in other units. It's very hard to keep up with everyone though. I noticed today that 95% of the people on my Facebook are Soldiers I have worked with in the past.

Response by TSgt Marcial Guajardo made Nov 16 at 2013 1:53 PM

TSgt Marcial Guajardo — Sat, 16 Nov 2013 13:53:58 -0500

I stay in touch with a few folks, mostly via Facebook. I have gone to visit a guy I knew a few times over the years. They're all good people.

Response by CPL Ron Peigler made Dec 18 at 2013 2:46 AM

CPL Ron Peigler — Wed, 18 Dec 2013 02:46:02 -0500

<p>I have reconnected with a ton of my Brothers and Sisters over the years on FB. But I have 3 of my Best Buds that I speak with weekly. One of my Brothers ( R J Imhoff) actually got me to sign up here on RP actually lives 2 miles down the road from me. We went thru AIT and were roomates down in Panama on Ft Kobbe for about a year and a half. We talk alomost everyday. </p><p> </p>

Response by SFC Private RallyPoint Member made Dec 24 at 2013 11:39 PM

SFC Private RallyPoint Member — Tue, 24 Dec 2013 23:39:42 -0500

I spent a few months in Iraq in 2006 as a gun truck "commander" as part of a small EOD security element. Essentially - we'd take two gun trucks out to escort an EOD team to sites where IEDs detonated and/or were found. We had engagements with the enemy on pretty regular occasions.

One of the biggest regrets I have in terms of my career is that I'm no longer in touch with any of the people I served with on that team.

Back then, Facebook wasn't a thing yet and we all went our separate ways when we got back to the states.

I hope those guys are doing okay.

Response by SSG William Patton made Jan 7 at 2014 1:29 PM

SSG William Patton — Tue, 07 Jan 2014 13:29:29 -0500

I served in during the Vietnam War and for nearly forty years, had no contact with any of my buddies I served with. On a whip, about four years ago I Googled my old unit and found a web site for it. I went into buddy search on the site and found some of the guys in by squad had also been there and I responded to the site. About a month later I got a phone call from one of my buddies and that opened the door for other contacts. About a year later I was able to connect with my best friend over there and we have maintained phone and email contact since then. In March of this year our regiment is having a reunion and both of us will attend, hopefully, anyway. I have since joined the regiment association and become involved in more activities with the guys in the unit. It has been helpful in overcoming some of the issues many Vietnam vets have faced since we returned.

Response by PFC Scott Ballor made Jul 13 at 2015 2:11 PM

PFC Scott Ballor — Mon, 13 Jul 2015 14:11:06 -0400

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Response by PFC Scott Ballor made Jul 13 at 2015 2:13 PM

PFC Scott Ballor — Mon, 13 Jul 2015 14:13:53 -0400

seems like a good place to connect, with naus, they sometimes have legal services for us veterans, help us straighten our lives out!

Response by SFC Christopher Taggart made Jan 11 at 2017 12:30 AM

SFC Christopher Taggart — Wed, 11 Jan 2017 00:30:08 -0500

Everyone I knew pretty much have disappeared after I left the Army, six years ago. Only one person I knew in the late '80s that I leave comments on his posts on Facebook...so much for having "battle-buddies."

Response by SPC Vernon Trexler made Sep 6 at 2023 9:52 PM

SPC Vernon Trexler — Wed, 06 Sep 2023 21:52:03 -0400

yeah connected 25yrs ago with trooper from same platoon both jersey boys.we have been together several times since his wife passed.he is still in jersey I'm in phillipnes last 6yrs he's been here twice for several months.we are both 100%

Response by SGT James Wilson made Sep 7 at 2023 8:36 AM

SGT James Wilson — Thu, 07 Sep 2023 08:36:50 -0400

My platoon had just 16 guys most of the time, and a few have now passed. About 20 years ago I searched online and found many of them and we met up in Las Vegas for its big Veterans Day Parade. I have arranged several more of these informal reunions. I am in regular email contact with 2 men(Dave and Ken) and less often with others. A few of us plan to meet again this year to attend the Las Vegas Parade which I think is the largest one in the country . Our last visit there was in 2019 before COVID. We stay at the Plaza hotel at Main & Fremont St. The "Fremont Street Experience" has good nightly video shows on the overhead ceiling. I am a life member of the 82nd Airborne Assoc. "Golden Brigade Chapter" and have attended a few annual reunions.