So you want to know what life is like in the Infantry?

2015-06-11T16:59:22-04:00

They say that a picture paints a thousand words. I took these pics while serving in the 1/506 Infantry, Camp Greaves Korea.

Response by GySgt Wayne A. Ekblad made Jun 11 at 2015 5:00 PM

2015-06-11T17:00:15-04:00

Great picture --- thanks for sharing!

Response by MAJ Robert (Bob) Petrarca made Jun 11 at 2015 5:01 PM

2015-06-11T17:01:13-04:00

Served a year as the S-6 of an Infantry Bn. Learned all I needed to know!

Response by MAJ Robert (Bob) Petrarca made Jun 11 at 2015 5:04 PM

2015-06-11T17:04:06-04:00

91-92 I was the S-6 up there. Currahee!!!

Response by LTC Bink Romanick made Jun 11 at 2015 5:07 PM

2015-06-11T17:07:21-04:00

I commanded the HHC of a Mech Bn I know the infantry....lol. Also was a Heavy Mortar Platoon Ldr

Response by 1LT Gerald O'Hare made Jun 11 at 2015 5:16 PM

2015-06-11T17:16:25-04:00

In Vietnam it was like being in a sauna all the time. Combat was loud and close up. At night there was darkness with an occasional shaft of moonlight that gave an eerie glow to the surrounding foliage. You knew when the NVA was in the area because you could smell the coals fr their campfires.

Response by SPC Private RallyPoint Member made Jun 11 at 2015 5:39 PM

2015-06-11T17:39:19-04:00

Camp Greaves must not be in operation anymore. When I was at Humphreys and travelling all over the place, I don't recall ever hearing of it.

Response by CPT Private RallyPoint Member made Jun 11 at 2015 5:54 PM

2015-06-11T17:54:06-04:00

I heard it is scary!

Response by SSG Thomas Brousseau made Jun 11 at 2015 5:57 PM

2015-06-11T17:57:18-04:00

Lol

Response by SSG Thomas Brousseau made Jun 11 at 2015 5:59 PM

2015-06-11T17:59:17-04:00

Lol

Response by SGT Edward Perez made Jun 11 at 2015 6:00 PM

2015-06-11T18:00:48-04:00

SSG TOM B. Very nice. Trick is getting them to read the book . there are many stories an Infantryman can tell.

Response by MSgt Keith Hebert made Jun 11 at 2015 6:01 PM

2015-06-11T18:01:25-04:00

So happy I was air wing Lol

Response by SGT Edward Perez made Jun 11 at 2015 6:05 PM

2015-06-11T18:05:56-04:00

Isnt Camp Greaves just north of Camp Casey by the DMZ. Like a UN joint base, damn i cant remember.

Response by MAJ Bill Maynard made Jun 11 at 2015 6:47 PM

2015-06-11T18:47:03-04:00

I have no regrets about being an Infantryman. It sucked often, but it was the best misery with the best Soldiers in the world!

Response by CPT Alan W. made Jun 11 at 2015 8:57 PM

2015-06-11T20:57:17-04:00

At Ft Bragg I was a 13F (FIST). We did everything with the Infantry. I definitely left Ft Bragg with a greater appreciation for the finer things life, like eating with a knife and fork. Truth is, I learned some of the most useful life skills during my time there at FT Bragg.

Response by CPT Arch Nissel made Jun 11 at 2015 9:03 PM

2015-06-11T21:03:57-04:00

We were infantry but some of the best people I have worked with in my life.

Response by SSG (ret) William Martin made Jun 11 at 2015 9:54 PM

2015-06-11T21:54:11-04:00

I remember when Soldiers in the 56th in Korea acted like they were in a gang and they wanted to fight us in the 1-15th FA. What happened? They got beat up.

Response by MAJ Ken Landgren made Jun 11 at 2015 9:54 PM

2015-06-11T21:54:49-04:00

The infantry to me has always had my utmost respect as they are the salt of the earth. As a Tanker I would have done anything to support the Infantry. There were a few requests to back up my tank to warm up an infantry platoon in the winter which I gladly obliged. Just don't compare gun sizes. lol

Response by SFC Mark Merino made Jun 11 at 2015 10:22 PM

2015-06-11T22:22:32-04:00

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EVESMxs4rbA

WAR! It's fantastic!

Response by SPC Jan Allbright, M.Sc., R.S. made Jun 11 at 2015 11:06 PM

2015-06-11T23:06:31-04:00

Infantry = "It will be noisy, it will be scary and it will not be mistaken for a VFW parade"

Response by SFC Peter Cyprian made Jun 11 at 2015 11:16 PM

2015-06-11T23:16:16-04:00

Looks like me and my boys after the Manchu! WIPED OUT!!

Response by MAJ Bryan Zeski made Jun 12 at 2015 1:32 AM

2015-06-12T01:32:18-04:00

Worst part about being old infantry (pre-9/11) was the facepaint.

Response by SGT Private RallyPoint Member made Jun 12 at 2015 4:04 AM

2015-06-12T04:04:52-04:00

2ND ID, good times. 2-1 CAV, 4TH BDE, Fort Lewis, WA.

Response by PO3 David Fries made Jun 12 at 2015 6:19 AM

2015-06-12T06:19:40-04:00

I remember Infantry life all too well! Of the few regrets I had during my time in, being with the Infantry was not one of them.

Response by 1SG Robert B. made Jun 12 at 2015 8:46 AM

2015-06-12T08:46:03-04:00

Wanna know what it is like to be an Infantryman? Wait till the coldest day of the year. Go into your back yard and dig a large hole. Get in it. Have spouse water you with a hose while screaming at you. Fill in hole. Repeat. Eat only cold food of dubious quality. Repeat. I loved every minute of it though.

Response by SGT Richard H. made Jun 13 at 2015 9:38 AM

2015-06-13T09:38:41-04:00

Being Infantry provided me with some of the best and worst moments of my life. I think we all make that transition at some point in our Infantry lives where it goes from being "our job" to "who we are", and if you reach that point, it's always a part of you. If I could change anything about my experience, it would only be to stick around a little longer.

Response by MAJ Ken Landgren made Jun 18 at 2015 2:37 PM

2015-06-18T14:37:52-04:00

It looks like a company in Iraq waiting for a flight. If the unit does not have 100% accountability they miss the flight.

Response by SFC John Kraft made Feb 17 at 2016 6:01 AM

2016-02-17T06:01:16-05:00

Well for one its a hard life, field all the time, desert training alot, more hard times then good times but I loved it for 20 years and it paid of with all the years of hard training and all and I survived Desert Storm War 91. When you are faced with a enemy I can only tell you that your blood runs fast through your vains and you know its them or you and I be dam if it is going to be me, so you keep squeezing that trigger and shooting your tows. The best part about being in the Infantry, the after effects from a war and coming home to your loved ones knowing yes life was rough as hell but it pays off highly. The training is great and hard but at the same time it hardens you as a person who won't take no crap from no one or no thing. The PT was awesome, just could not get enough of it, the food was delicious, promotion came fast, fighting the enemy and seeing them go down and you keep moving forward is the rewarding part of it all!!! You train to kill all those years and live and do things in all kinds of weather that normal people cannot endure. I also love the fact when you do get out there is only one thing I wear on my Desert Storm Vet hat and that is the "CIB" because it took everything I had in life to that thing and no one is going to take it away, and when other vets see that CIB on me they know I been through hell and back. Where else can you go and get a job that trains you to fire a weapon, dig fox holes, stay awake most of the time, sweat and freeze most of the time, get dirty and smelly, stay physically in shape, sharp minded and witty at all times, and knows when the balloon goes up and you out in the front facing and killing the enemy then it hits you you start thinking all the times you complained and wanted to give up at times but then you just tell yourself "Its mind over matter, for if you don' mind it won't matter". If given the chance I would go back to Iraq or Afganistan or any where to fight again hands down for I look at peoples faces daily and tell myself I am so glad that I was in the Infantry because I fought for there freedom and our way of life. It makes you proud in many ways I just cannot explain but for me it makes my cloudy days turn blue all the time. It is also great being Mechanized and training and fighting with our brother Tankers and FA and the scouts and all, you will always have that special bond till the day you die. No regrets just proud that I have served in the Infantry for 20 yrs there is just nothing like it. The best movie I love to watch alot is PLATOON for it reminds me all the time the hard times and the reward for fighting that pays off.

Response by 1stSgt Eugene Harless made Feb 17 at 2016 7:33 PM

2016-02-17T19:33:50-05:00

Just picture yourself in a unit with pack mules carrying 80-120 pounds of gear. Then take away the mules.

Response by SGT Robert Barth made Feb 17 at 2016 8:37 PM

2016-02-17T20:37:50-05:00

was a grunt in Nam 68-69 now i remember any and every time i could put on CLEAN DRY clothes after a shower in the rear made me feel like a million bucks. A can of warm beer with cheese with caroway c-rats on crackers feet and hands jungle rot infections drying out not being shot at was a piece of heaven

Response by SGM Larry Apalatea made Mar 2 at 2016 12:33 AM

2016-03-02T00:33:05-05:00

Life in the Infantry? Always cold or hot, wet, hungry, and tired. Always carrying to much and walking to far. Damn I miss those days!!

Response by SGT William Harding made Nov 6 at 2016 10:37 PM

2016-11-06T22:37:44-05:00

When were you there and which company?

Response by SGT Tony Long made Jul 21 at 2017 7:20 AM

2017-07-21T07:20:53-04:00

I love it sooooo! It was the best days of my life. GOD bless America!

Response by SGT Christopher Combs made Sep 15 at 2018 9:10 AM

2018-09-15T09:10:26-04:00

That is a really good picture but it doesn't look fun! My grandfather went to Korea and came back with 5 bronze Stars from fighting in 5 of 7 major battles. He passed away on 2007 when I was training up for my 1st deployment to Afghanistan. He is was an Infantry soldier and I was an Infantry soldier 7+ years of my 14 years,11 months and 27 days. He had very bad legs because of Korea. My Grandpa got Frost bite from doing patrols in knee deep snow. He retired from the Army in 1976 when he finished doing his tour In Vietnam and also received a purple heart from that war also. He was an E-8 when he retired

Response by SGT Mark Halmrast made Sep 15 at 2018 9:29 AM

2018-09-15T09:29:09-04:00

Grunt. Nothing like it.

Learn to sort needs from wants
Be outdoors
See every sunset, sunrise, and the turn of the night sky
Appreciate warm feet, soft bed, and food & sleep
Discover the other side of limits.

Grunt. Just nothing like it.
Airborne!