Comments for Bales Tales

Comment on Jump School by Raymond Butler

Raymond Butler — Tue, 04 Oct 2011 15:49:11 +0000

Benning, I haven’t seen that in 30 years. Wow, what a rush of memories, seeing that jump tower.

Comment on Thanks for the briefing! by Gray

Gray — Tue, 20 Sep 2011 20:20:28 +0000

This is an extremely great site you have going here. The matter is very informative and straight to the point. Excited to read more about your blog next time.

Comment on Thanks for the briefing! by xiaorr456

xiaorr456 — Mon, 19 Sep 2011 06:06:42 +0000

I look forward to seeing more great posts like these.

Comment on Thanks for the briefing! by sbales

sbales — Sun, 04 Sep 2011 21:20:05 +0000

Thank you for the comment. I have posted a new item.

Comment on The Hard Part by Bethany

Bethany — Sun, 04 Sep 2011 16:30:03 +0000

I love you too, Dad.

Comment on Thanks for the briefing! by sbales

sbales — Sun, 04 Sep 2011 14:32:21 +0000

Thanks for the comment. I just posted a new item.

Comment on Jump Commands by sbales

sbales — Fri, 05 Aug 2011 23:22:56 +0000

Robert,
You are welcome. It was a fun time for me. I will be posting some more jump memories, so check back.

Comment on Jump Commands by RobertC

RobertC — Fri, 05 Aug 2011 22:20:14 +0000

I was a Division trooper myself many years ago. It’s been a long time since I heard jump commands. Thanks for posting them. They bring back a lot of memories.

Comment on Jump Commands by sbales

sbales — Tue, 02 Aug 2011 12:55:56 +0000

I found that losing your weapon was not career enhancing.

Comment on Jump Commands by sbales

sbales — Tue, 02 Aug 2011 12:53:44 +0000

Congrats on your command and posting to Division Staff.
I was in the 4/68th Armor. It was a battalion of M551 Sheridans. We could put one on a C-130 with a couple of inches to spare on each side. I never saw one airdropped, but we did LAPES (low altitude parachute extraction system) them.