Thursday, April 13, 2006

William Smith: A 4-17

William Smith sent me in these great pictures of A 4-17 soldiers prior to and after the invasion.

SPC Tomao our “FO,” SSG Williams, SPC Cook, SPC Ebright at a blocking position in the free-zone in Colon


SGT Smith an SPC Ebright outside of the DENI station


SPC Cook outside of the DENI station


1st PLT, Aco on patrol in the free-zone


SGT Smith, SGT Pitt with captured 30 cal machine gun in Colon Free zone


View from landing craft of patrol boat while crossing over to Colon


Smoke marking the pick up point for landing craft


1st PLT leaders recon before assault on COLON, this is the docks at COCO SOLO


American targets outside a Panamanian post


1st / 3rd squads Aco doing a live-fire. November 1989


SPC Ebright and SPC Cook firing the M60


1st PLT Aco chicken fighting


SGT Sapatu climbing a palm tree


1st PLT, A co 4-17INF soldier after swimming with his ruck during JOTC / Jungle School. October 1989


CPL Wilson swimming with his ruck


SGT STANZ, SGT QUNTELIA, SGT JOHNSON, SGT SMITH, A co 4-17 INF AUG 1988, 29 PALMS CALIFORNIA

1 comment:

Specops17 said...

Big Will! Hooah!

With SGT Smith/SGT Pitt and the "captured" machine gun are SPC Nicholas (behind him over his right shoulder) and that looks like Rich Hodge sitting down with the shotgun. The Soldier emptying out his ruck is SPC Dave Marksberry. He was my AG (we were the other gun team, the not-quite-as-famous-as-the-Cook/Ebright-team-team, if you will).

Johnson