Kodiak Linkup

**rockwellB\co1\508** · 08-10-2012, 06:31 AM

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I had a great trip back to my beloved Kodiak Island in july ,linked up with two paratroopers.
First photo is Me and Harry,who I have posted about previously,173rd VN Him and I guided together 80s\90s
second pic One of my platoon mates ,he's a Grenada liberater,(I missed it by 6 mos )somwhere I think I have some letters he sent me from Grenada,he moved to Kodiak because of all my storys and still lives there,it was a great trip down memory lane! well worth the effort

**Gato Rojo** · 08-10-2012, 07:10 AM

Good stuff, Brother!

There are very few things in life that I find as enjoyable as visiting my favorite haunts after a long absence and finding old Friends (capital "F") to reconnect with after such a lengthy break. Color me jealous!

**IEDmagnet** · 08-10-2012, 07:26 AM

Good stuff.

**CharliePC** · 08-10-2012, 10:47 AM

Coolness....

**Weazle23** · 08-11-2012, 10:11 AM

That area is on the list to go to. Great post!

**boutaswell** · 08-11-2012, 11:17 PM

I miss Alaska

**rockwellB\co1\508** · 08-12-2012, 07:44 AM

Attachment 18085This is one of several bears we saw while at Harrys lodge in upper uyak bay,we also saw a boar and sow doing the nasty dance in the flats in front of us

**rockwellB\co1\508** · 08-12-2012, 08:40 AM

Attachment 18088 Attachment 18089 Kodiak Alaska trip 2012 175.jpgin first pic I got to kodiak and No backpack,so we headed down to the sportshop to get a few esentials,luckily,the airline found it that night before we flew out ,on the beach at Harrys ,thats a beaver on floats ,we split a charter with his incoming clients,next buffalo on the ranch where I finished growing up,he also raises elk, Yaks,and cattle If there is interest I'll post more pics but computer is slow and I gotta go

**Para-327th** · 08-12-2012, 08:45 AM

Nice link up rockwell.

I was on Kodiak for Brimfrost 1987, foggy, rainy, cold, nice island.

**rockwellB\co1\508** · 08-12-2012, 08:51 AM

I was driving the road and saw you guys,I brought some cokes out for the guys that had a roadblock set up, one of the guys knew my buddy in this post from ft Bragg I would have brought beer but knew what would happen ,its a small world! And yes I was cold for 19 years!you just get used to being cold

**Para-327th** · 08-12-2012, 09:09 AM

I was carrying the radio for my Battalion CO at that point, so I was stuck at the Coast Guard base most of the time. I did get to fly around with night vision looking for the seal team aggressors. The guys from my old C Co. (Abn) were infamous after someone called into the local radio station asking why US Troops were boarding and searching under the seats of school buses.

None of the sites my battalion were protecting were compromised. I also got to be part of the mass evacuation to Anchorage and then to several hospitals as one of the wounded. There was a moment there where our landing gear wouldn't deploy and it was going to get exciting. I was wondering if I was going to be able to talk the load master out of one of those airforce chutes and do that as opposed to a belly landing in a 130.

Good times, unfortunately that was my only time on Kodiak and the bears were mostly down for the winter already.