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Felix The Assassin · 09-11-2010, 05:39 PM

I was in Schweinfurt, Germany, a tank platoon sergeant and company master gunner with A co 1-77 Armor, "Steel Tigers".
It was mid afternoon, we had just finished motor stables maintenance and began focusing on weapons maintenance at the weapons facility. There we received live coverage from AFN via satellite. Within the hour we were called to a "muster" alert (thereby unaware the towers fell until several days later), and received orders from BDE to provide "armed" guard on the housing area located at... Being the smallest battalion in a infantry world, we were doled out the smallest footprint.

That day ended at 23:59:59hrs, but we remained on housing village guard until noonish the following day, making for a 36 hour cycle which began with PT the previous morning. The next 2 weeks was 100% muster and "guarding of our own". This could not continue as we already had marching orders for Kosovo K4A rotation in early Spring 02. Sometime between 9/14 and 9/16 we were ready to march to Afghanistan and serve OBL with a "Axe Bite" on foot, and we were tankers!

The 1-77 Armor Coat of Arms has a tiger with a bloody axe. The soldier salutes with the greeting "Steel Tiger" the officer returns the salute with "Blood on the Axe". The battalion commander has the axe in the battalion awards room, and carries it on special occassions.
(Hence the axe bite)
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09-11-2010, 05:39 PM	#6
Felix The Assassin The Dreadnoks Join Date: September 27, 2001 Location: Orlando, FL Age: 61 Posts: 3,608	Re: Where were you/what were you doing when you heard about the attacks on 9/11? I was in Schweinfurt, Germany, a tank platoon sergeant and company master gunner with A co 1-77 Armor, "Steel Tigers". It was mid afternoon, we had just finished motor stables maintenance and began focusing on weapons maintenance at the weapons facility. There we received live coverage from AFN via satellite. Within the hour we were called to a "muster" alert (thereby unaware the towers fell until several days later), and received orders from BDE to provide "armed" guard on the housing area located at... Being the smallest battalion in a infantry world, we were doled out the smallest footprint. That day ended at 23:59:59hrs, but we remained on housing village guard until noonish the following day, making for a 36 hour cycle which began with PT the previous morning. The next 2 weeks was 100% muster and "guarding of our own". This could not continue as we already had marching orders for Kosovo K4A rotation in early Spring 02. Sometime between 9/14 and 9/16 we were ready to march to Afghanistan and serve OBL with a "Axe Bite" on foot, and we were tankers! The 1-77 Armor Coat of Arms has a tiger with a bloody axe. The soldier salutes with the greeting "Steel Tiger" the officer returns the salute with "Blood on the Axe". The battalion commander has the axe in the battalion awards room, and carries it on special occassions. (Hence the axe bite) http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedi...sparent%29.gif __________________ The Lizzie Palmer Tribute Let every nation know, whether it wishes us well or ill, that we shall pay any price, bear any burden, meet any hardship, support any friend, oppose any foe to assure the survival and the success of liberty. John F. Kennedy 35th President of The United States The Last Shot Honor The Fallen Jesus died for our sins, and American Soldiers died for our freedom. If you don't stand behind our Soldiers, please feel free to stand in front of them.