Retired Air Force Newbie

[ALSE Sarge]

New member here, retired Air Force (86-08) where I did Aircrew Life Support/Aircrew Flight Equipment (122XO, 1T1X1, 1POX1). Spent the majority of my career (Active Duty and Reserve) under AFSOC supporting MC-130E Combat Talon 1 aircrews.

What brought me here is trying to find the location or book a story I found on here. Original link.

https://shadowspear.com/2014/03/objective-bastogne-2001/

The story dealt with a baseball bat (Taliban Thumper) carved from a piece of dunnage by one of my troops. He gave it to a group of Rangers i believe on one of our birds. They in turn signed it and it was given back to him.

There was blurb about in on here, I sent the link to him. I should have screen captured the blurb also, but I didn't.

So I'm trying to learn id this was in a book or an online article or what....?

 

[ALSE Sarge]

Also have a few Ranger Stories. We hosted casino night raising money for the the families of the Rangers that lost their lives in Pakistan, due to a brown out, on hit night. Another coworker lent a flag for one of the body bags.

Sometime later we all got called to a formation where letters from the spouses were read, then we received the 75th Rangers Commander's Coin in appreciation, and then as a special bonus received immunizations as a surprise.

 

[The Quartermaster]

Welcome.

 

[Ooh-Rah]

So I'm trying to learn id this was in a book or an online article or what....?

Traditionally we don’t get into a lot of discussions in the intro area, best likely to start a separate thread.

Welcome!

 

[Muppet]

Welcome here.

 

[ALSE Sarge]

Traditionally we don’t get into a lot of discussions in the intro area, best likely to start a separate thread.

Welcome!

Thnak you, boss, just posted under the 75th Rangers area.

 

[Kraut783]

Welcome!

 

[Kaldak]

Welcome aboard.

 

[Marauder06]

Was it this book?

https://www.amazon.com/Violence-Action-Untold-Stories-Regiment/dp/0991286529

 

[ALSE Sarge]

Was it this book?

Amazon.com

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To be honest I couldn't tell you.

 

[BloodStripe]

Welcome.

 

[“The Old Man”]

Welcome.

 

[ALSE Sarge]

Thank you all for the warm welcome and to Locksteady for finding what I was seeking. I've been reading through some of the posts on here and enjoying myself.

As for the information I was looking for, I honestly thought it would be a futile endeavor and then there was Locksteady at the ready with the information I was seeking. Can't get much better than that.

I'm going to convert the story to a PDF document for the bats owner. Plus I'll save it on my end, just in case he loses it again.

 

[Marauder06]

Thank you all for the warm welcome and to Locksteady for finding what I was seeking. I've been reading through some of the posts on here and enjoying myself.

As for the information I was looking for, I honestly thought it would be a futile endeavor and then there was Locksteady at the ready with the information I was seeking. Can't get much better than that.

I'm going to convert the story to a PDF document for the bats owner. Plus I'll save it on my end, just in case he loses it again.

I own The Havok Journal and would be interested in publishing the story on our site.

The Havok Journal