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

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

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.

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!

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

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.

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

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.

When were you there and which company?

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.