Month: July 2016

Target Turn-out of 1:37 Armor Veterans: 30
Registered 1-37 Armor Veterans: 27
Percentage to Goal: 90%
Dependents Registered to attend: 13
Guest Speaker: LTC Ken Braeger, the 45th and current 1-37 Armor Battalion Commander
Battle Buddy Concept? Anyone interested in sharing a room to divide hotel cost, advise Mike Belzile on the registration form. ONLY Five Days Left To Register!

 

Breakout of Alumni Registered By Era:

• Vilseck, 10
• Katterbach, 7
• Friedberg, 5
• Ansbach, 2
• Crailsheim, 2
• Fort Bliss, 1

 

 

 

 

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• Kirk Hill

 

• Medic attached to D Company, HHC Medical Platoon
• 1989-1992
• Vilseck, Germany
• 1st Reunion
• Resides In Texas
• Special Note: Kirk recently reunited with three other 1-37 Armor Desert Storm Medics  in Washington!

 

 

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• Thomas Obregon

 

• HHC, Medical Platoon
• 1988-1991
• Vilseck, Germany
• 1st Reunion
• Resides In Wisconsin
• Special Note: Thomas recently reunited with three other 1-37 Armor Desert Storm Medics  in Washington!

 

 

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–          Marcos  Villasenor

 

•                     HHC S-1

•                     1981-1983

•                     Katterbach, Germany

•                     1st Reunion

•                     Resides In Wisconsin

•                     Special Note: Marcos is starting a vacation rentals business in Wisconsin in an attempt to relax. Good Luck with that Marcos!

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As noted on the link to Unit Location Summary on the website 1-37 Armor had the following Cold War Presence as verified in 2015 during ABRAMS REFORGER:

– 1958-1966 McKee Barracks in Crailsheim (Base is currently gone and a monument stands where the gate once was. Some of the housing area is still In use.)

– 1966-1969 Hindenburg Kaserne, Ansbach. (Base is gone and much of the Kaserne has been converted into a school and shopping center. The Building that housed 1-37 Armor still exists.)

– 1969-1988 Bismarck Kaserne, Katterbach. (Base is intact and used by the Ansbach Military Community.)

– 1988-1996 Rose Barracks, Vilseck (Base that was built in 1987-1988 is still intact and occupied by the 2CR.)

– 1997-2007 Ray Barracks, Friedberg (Base is still there but closed and no action has been taken on the shuttered barracks. Some of the buildings were to be converted to house refugees.)\.

https://courageconquers.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/3-1-37-ARmor-Unit-Location-Summary.pdf

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