Dear Veterans of the Artillery,
In my research about the Belgian Fourragere(cord) which is part of the 553rd with which I gyroed from Fort Sill to Darmstadt, I came across The Red Scarf Club. Jim Thompson and fellow 553'ers have put together a great reunion club who meets annually in the great entertainment town of Branson, MO. As Jim says, it is Las Vegas without gambling. I wanted to share with you the great website which gives you an idea of the Artillery during the Cold War. However, one of the gentlemen on the TO: list, I know, was in the real Hot War within the Cold War providing accurate fire with our beloved 8" HW.
Please click on OLD PHOTOS, and click on each picture and set it on slideshow. The picture entitled Battalion FDC shows a number of photos which I took on Nato Wintershield Maneuvers in Grafenwoehr, 14 klicks from the Czech border. I witnessed and helped call in a 3 battery TOT with a 20 yd HB. What a sight!
The Darmstadt Kaserne picture(click on) shows you an array of guns "on parade". Hope you enjoy it. Jim Thompson who is the webmaster and has done a great job to keep the club alive and active, has also included the jukebox music from the fifties which made us jump and jive in the Redscarfclub at the Darmstadt Kaserne(barracks-post). Good luck and should you have some pics from your days, please share them with us. With the Caissons rolling along on our lips, a wonderful Sunday to you ALL-John