Author: Ski Ingram

by Ski Ingram I came home from Viet Nam in September of 1971 with the 173rd Airborne Brigade (separate).  About six months later the 173rd was disbanded and became the 3rd Brigade of the 101st Airborne Division.  I was now a...

by Ski Ingram After returning from Viet Nam in August 1971, I was assigned to Bravo Company 1/503rd Airborne Infantry, 173rd Airborne Brigade at Fort Campbell, Kentucky.  On April 1st, 1972, the 173rd was disbanded.  We were now...

by Ski Ingram Date:   June – July 1971 Place: RVN (Republic of Viet Nam) Unit:    N Company 75th Rangers, 173rd Airborne Brigade (separate) We were cleaning up after typhoon Alice when we found our movie projector at the...

by Ski Ingram Like every young boy, I was fascinated with blowing things up and pretended to do so whenever I could.  I had gone to Tiajuana, Mexico a few times with my parents and bought a lot of firecrackers and cherry bombs. ...

by Ski Ingram Date: September 1969 Place: Fort Ord, California Unit: Basic Training It was soon after being drafted that I saw my first one. I remember being quite surprised that it didn’t look like a pineapple. After all, in...