1-509th Airborne Infantry, JRTC OPFOR

Photos provided by MSG Stephen Mackey

Thanks to George Velasco for providing the captions

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Ceremony took place in 1993 based on who is in picture (Pvt Rippie was new to the unit just before the Fort Polk move in 1993). The location is Little Rock, Arkansas between the two dorm room buildings used by the Battalion. The guidon bearer is Sean Brennen (Scout Plt). That would make the person doing the pinning (back to picture) Capt Moore (HHC CO) and more than likely the short guy next to him you can’t really see is Cpl Maloney (HHC).

The platoon behind the guidon beaer is the ADA platoon. SFC Roland (ADA plt) is the platoon sgt (tall black guy seen behind the two troopers getting promoted/pinned). From right to left, front row of ADA platoon, Pvt Rippie (sp?), PFC Rippeon, PFC Larzubal(sp?).

SPC Reardon (HHC)

Patrick Amedio, B Company

SPC Jason “tugboat” Nelson (Scout plt)

M998 modified for OPFOR use Spc Nelson squatting, SPC Roark in turret (Both Scout plt)

M998 modified for OPFOR use

Left to Right: Stephen Mackey, SPC Michael “Tin Man” Mohr, SPC Nelson, SSGT “Shaft” Walker (All Scout Plt)

Left to Right: SPC Roark, SPC Mohr and Unknown (Scout Plt)

CPL “Q” Quintinilla (sp?). On the right side of picture, bent over, looks like SGT Chavez (Both Scout Plt)

The man looking toward the camera is 1SG Jim Bronson, HHC and the guy on the right with the book is SSG Jones- the scout platoon sergeant, SPC Brennen (holding guidon)(Scout Plt)

Back row, left to right: SPC “Buck” Buchanan, SPC Brennen, SPC Aguire (sp?), PVT Mackey, SPC Nelson, SGT Dyer, SGT “Erkel” Blackwell.

Bottom row: Unknown, SPC Best & CPL Qunitinilla (All Scout Plt)

PVT Stephen Mackey

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