davidlayne 5 #1 May 9, 2011 I have started a 7th Army Parachute team "Group" at http://www.facebook.com/home.php?sk=group_129233927153175#!/home.php?sk=group_129233927153175 If you are an ex 7th Army Parachute team member or have an interest in the team. please post at http://www.facebook.com/home.php?sk=group_129233927153175#!/home.php?sk=group_129233927153175I don't care how many skydives you've got, until you stepped into complete darkness at 800' wearing 95 lbs of equipment and 42 lbs of parachute, son you are still a leg! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SEREJumper 1 #2 May 10, 2011 Made it clicky for you, btw nice page! https://www.facebook.com/home.php?sk=group_129233927153175We're not fucking flying airplanes are we, no we're flying a glorified kite with no power and it should be flown like one! - Stratostar Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WGore 0 #3 May 10, 2011 I knew several of the guys on the 7th Army Team, but the best story to come out of it was Charlie Hughs. He was an Army Reservist but he missed so many weekend drills, because he was skydiving, that they activated him. That wasn't a good thing back then because of Nam. Anyway he goes in to serve his 2 years and ends up on the 7th Army team for the whole time Skydiving. Talk about falling in the outhouse and come out smelling like a rose.GUNFIRE, The sound of Freedom! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
davidlayne 5 #4 May 11, 2011 Bob I didn't know that about Charlie. I'm glad you posted it! I would be grateful if you could post any recollections/ photos on the facebook group I set up. Cheers, David.I don't care how many skydives you've got, until you stepped into complete darkness at 800' wearing 95 lbs of equipment and 42 lbs of parachute, son you are still a leg! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
steve1 5 #5 May 12, 2011 Quote I knew several of the guys on the 7th Army Team, but the best story to come out of it was Charlie Hughs. He was an Army Reservist but he missed so many weekend drills, because he was skydiving, that they activated him. That wasn't a good thing back then because of Nam. Anyway he goes in to serve his 2 years and ends up on the 7th Army team for the whole time Skydiving. Talk about falling in the outhouse and come out smelling like a rose. .................................................................... We had a guy in our Guard unit, who was activated for missing too many N.G. drills. That was back in the early 70's. Since our Guard unit was Special Forces, he ended up in an S.F. unit in Nam. Luckily he survived all that. Shortly after his return from the war zone, our Sargent Major's barn burned down, with all of his pigs inside. We figured we knew who did it. The main reason, he was activated, was because our Sargent Major was a horse's ass, as well as being a pig farmer. There were some really great army skydiving clubs, back in the 70's. It's too bad that the Green Beret Parachute Club was closed down. They had the coolest bar at Ft. Bragg! I wasn't a skydiver then, but I wish I could have jumped with them... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WGore 0 #6 May 13, 2011 QuoteBob I didn't know that about Charlie. I'm glad you posted it! I would be grateful if you could post any recollections/ photos on the facebook group I set up. Cheers, David. I wasn't much of a picture taker back then, still not, just wanted to skydive. I ran the Ft Knox club while I was there but we never got aircraft support on post and had to go to Campellsville KY to jump. The GCSPC club opened the weekend that I ETSed so that is where most of the Knox folks went from then on.GUNFIRE, The sound of Freedom! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
davidlayne 5 #7 May 20, 2011 QuoteMade it clicky for you, btw nice page! https://www.facebook.com/home.php?sk=group_129233927153175 We now have 50 pictures posted and are looking for more! If you know anyone that was a member of the 7th Army Parachute Team please direct them to this group. Thanks, David.I don't care how many skydives you've got, until you stepped into complete darkness at 800' wearing 95 lbs of equipment and 42 lbs of parachute, son you are still a leg! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
