Rivers Barracks,Giessen,Germany

[Doug Dunn]

Not such an old timer as I thought. 2/92 Service Btry 1982.3/79th A Btry 1983 supply clerk. It's nice to be reminded of the place. "Good for you, good for the Army" - Chop Chop Rivers Barracks is now office buildings with a lot of car dealerships around it. I have good German national friends that I visit when I can and I have made the trip to Rivers. There's a video on youtube of a car driving around the parade field, look for it to see the old place... looks real good after years of being fenced off and weeds on the parade field.

[Limones]

Aug 25, 2010 10:22:24 GMT -8 joemorgan said:

Hello everyone I myself was there from 1979 to 1982 I was in B Battery 2/92 FA remember a lot of stuff that went on inside and out of
Rivers Barracks them was some wild times.

Thanks to being on the guns and around them after I went to Ammo section where I stayed till it was time to go I beleave I left part of me on those guns.

Now if I can find my eardrums and put them back in place I may hear better LOL, as I said there was some wild times lots of good times and a few not so good, but if I had to do it all over again I would gladly.

It was nice to find this site and the other one that is out for 2/92FA never was good with names but faces now I could remember easyer.

We are all much older now and if we only knew then what we knew now Hmmm would we do it any different who knows we will never get that chance to see.

When I left there I went back to Detroit, Michingan and went to work in a Machine shop as a Machinist did that for about 25 years, but sence that time I left Detroit and moved to Tennessee where it is queit and more peacefull.

All thou having one of the grandsons with us full time he keeps us busy and sence a injury to my back put me out of work for good so, I get to play around on this PC and play online shooter game called FPS (first person Shooters).

You people should try them they are fun lots of it I would suggest you try all the Call of Duty games , Battlefield games , and Medal of Honor games you will play them once and be hooked.

If you do try them make sure you biuld up a good gaming rig normal shelf sold PCs from wally world will not be good enough if you need suggestions PM me I can help you out on that issue.

I manage a few Servers that I run some of the games for a small group of people some of whom are retired military and Vietnam Vets and some just vets like myself.

So check it out and contact me the more the better they say plus we use a voice program call Team Speak aka TS to talk while we play in the evening when we are online relaxing.

But old Rivers Barracks maybe no more and are old Unit renamed and spilt up and sent else where but its memories will always be with us and as long as one of us are still kicking its still there one way or the other.

Peace my fellow Red Devils

[LIMONES]

Feb 10, 2014 7:32:43 GMT -8 Limones said:

Aug 25, 2010 10:22:24 GMT -8 joemorgan said:

Hello everyone I myself was there from 1979 to 1982 I was in B Battery 2/92 FA remember a lot of stuff that went on inside and out of
Rivers Barracks them was some wild times.

Thanks to being on the guns and around them after I went to Ammo section where I stayed till it was time to go I beleave I left part of me on those guns.

Now if I can find my eardrums and put them back in place I may hear better LOL, as I said there was some wild times lots of good times and a few not so good, but if I had to do it all over again I would gladly.

It was nice to find this site and the other one that is out for 2/92FA never was good with names but faces now I could remember easyer.

We are all much older now and if we only knew then what we knew now Hmmm would we do it any different who knows we will never get that chance to see.

When I left there I went back to Detroit, Michingan and went to work in a Machine shop as a Machinist did that for about 25 years, but sence that time I left Detroit and moved to Tennessee where it is queit and more peacefull.

All thou having one of the grandsons with us full time he keeps us busy and sence a injury to my back put me out of work for good so, I get to play around on this PC and play online shooter game called FPS (first person Shooters).

You people should try them they are fun lots of it I would suggest you try all the Call of Duty games , Battlefield games , and Medal of Honor games you will play them once and be hooked.

If you do try them make sure you biuld up a good gaming rig normal shelf sold PCs from wally world will not be good enough if you need suggestions PM me I can help you out on that issue.

I manage a few Servers that I run some of the games for a small group of people some of whom are retired military and Vietnam Vets and some just vets like myself.

So check it out and contact me the more the better they say plus we use a voice program call Team Speak aka TS to talk while we play in the evening when we are online relaxing.

But old Rivers Barracks maybe no more and are old Unit renamed and spilt up and sent else where but its memories will always be with us and as long as one of us are still kicking its still there one way or the other.

Peace my fellow Red Devils

[LIMONES]

Feb 10, 2014 7:32:43 GMT -8 Limones said:

Aug 25, 2010 10:22:24 GMT -8 joemorgan said:

Hello everyone I myself was there from 1979 to 1982 I was in B Battery 2/92 FA remember a lot of stuff that went on inside and out of
Rivers Barracks them was some wild times.

Thanks to being on the guns and around them after I went to Ammo section where I stayed till it was time to go I beleave I left part of me on those guns.

Now if I can find my eardrums and put them back in place I may hear better LOL, as I said there was some wild times lots of good times and a few not so good, but if I had to do it all over again I would gladly.

It was nice to find this site and the other one that is out for 2/92FA never was good with names but faces now I could remember easyer.

We are all much older now and if we only knew then what we knew now Hmmm would we do it any different who knows we will never get that chance to see.

When I left there I went back to Detroit, Michingan and went to work in a Machine shop as a Machinist did that for about 25 years, but sence that time I left Detroit and moved to Tennessee where it is queit and more peacefull.

All thou having one of the grandsons with us full time he keeps us busy and sence a injury to my back put me out of work for good so, I get to play around on this PC and play online shooter game called FPS (first person Shooters).

You people should try them they are fun lots of it I would suggest you try all the Call of Duty games , Battlefield games , and Medal of Honor games you will play them once and be hooked.

If you do try them make sure you biuld up a good gaming rig normal shelf sold PCs from wally world will not be good enough if you need suggestions PM me I can help you out on that issue.

I manage a few Servers that I run some of the games for a small group of people some of whom are retired military and Vietnam Vets and some just vets like myself.

So check it out and contact me the more the better they say plus we use a voice program call Team Speak aka TS to talk while we play in the evening when we are online relaxing.

But old Rivers Barracks maybe no more and are old Unit renamed and spilt up and sent else where but its memories will always be with us and as long as one of us are still kicking its still there one way or the other.

Peace my fellow Red Devils

[joemorgan]

Hey Limones email me good to see your still around be nice to talk at ya again been many years I hope lifes been good to ya .

[humber422]

Was in HHB 2/92 from 75-77 stationed at the Zoo. Checking in... Anyone remember Master Sargent Smiley?

[SSG Ron Gates 76-79]

Billy Miller - Are you still alive? I still have pictures of you and the crew cruising the streets at the wall. How cool of a time it was. I laughed when I saw your name on here. What a fun time we had.

[SFC ROBIN FULKS]

I was SPC Robin Folks stationed on Pendleton Barracks, 95th Chemical 1989-1991, my baby sitter husband names was SSG Hill, her name


was betty and they were from the Carolinas. If anyone knows them please contact me at [e-mail], I'm in the army reserves and work on Ft. Knox.

[Billy Miller HHB 2/92. 76-79]

Apr 10, 2009 17:29:48 GMT -8 machinehead said:

I guess the Cold War doesn't get as much air as an actual conflict. That's why there is no Wall commemorating the millions who served during the non-shooting parts.

I don't know why, except that no one actually did any shooting, more people don't care to look up their Cold War Army friends.

From 1976 to 1979 I was part time Battalion FO for the mighty eights. I was more often found running the battalion radio net. (FM voice.) Our security encoder was an electromechanical box that we set every day with a device with a bunch of adjustable pins.
I don't remember what that was called.

I am the few that was in HHB 2nd Bn 92nd FA from late 1976 to the middle of 1979. I think my Rivers friends must be dead by now, since most of my friends were the old Sgt s.

I noticed that the HHB company commander posted a message. I was in HHB 2/92 during that time. (1976 to 1979) I was in the S3 section. My boss was MSG Nelson. I don't remember many names except some of the enlisted. The last 6 months of my tour, I was the Battalion duty driver. Not really a career move, but I got to meet more people and see more things doing that job than being an FO.
I went to almost every outpost with 120 miles of Giessen.

I worked in S3 most of the time and pulled FO sometimes. I ran the Battalion radio net all the time.
Funny, we called it the 'Net' back then, never knowing what that would come to mean.

I looked up Giessen on Google Earth and tried to remember all the places I went. After all these years, I still want to visit Giessen. For it is Giessen that I miss more than anything else about Germany or the Army. I sort of came of age in Giessen. I was 17 years old when I first got there.

[john murphy]

Jan 8, 2008 17:38:00 GMT -8 jim said:

I was in B 2/92 from 72-74.Joseph P.Monko commanding officer at that time.I remember Lt.Lingumfelter.My MOS O5F RTT Operator.Does anyone know the where abouts of a Rich Monk,John K. Murphy,Robert Jenel,John Kennedy ? Does anyone know the circumstances of how Dwight Smith(Smitty) died in 74,his mom said auto accident. Hope to hear from someone....

Hey Jim this is Murphy. Just ran across this site. Where are you? Please reply.

[john murphy]

Hey Jimmy this is murphy talked to doug macwilliams a while back he tried to find your phone# but couldn't call me at 214-845-2166

[Carl]

Mar 20, 2006 23:10:23 GMT -8 RICK EARLE said:

BOY MIKE, YOU GOT THAT RIGHT, THERE ARE OVER 80 GUYS SIGNED UP FROM 2/92 ON MILITARY.COM, SURE WISH MORE GUYS WOULD SIGN IN HERE

[Carl]

Greetings this is way too cool. It took me awhile to get past the are you a human bullshit.

I was in Bravo Btry 2nd / 92nd from 78-81 I was on Gun 4 until the Battalion expanded to a six gun Battery.

SSgt. Fred Jones was the gun chief.

[humberto moriel]

yea had a good time at the zoo between 1980 and 1982 my drinking buddys hunt the indian, and jenkins, the cowboy call me at 951-522-7778 so we can catch up the good past times

[bgiles]

I was in B Btry from Feb 1972 to December 1974. Was Unit Clerk under 1SG Richardson and 1SG Watson.