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Korean War Veterans Mini-Reunion’s .............................
Coppersmith & Long
Two old friends, Walter F. Coppersmith Jr., of
Aberdeen, MD, and Robert D. Long, of Huachuca City,
AZ, got together at Exit 32 off I-10 in Arizona. They had
not seen each other for 52 years.
Coppersmith and Long served together at Stewart Air
Force Base [TN] in 1949-51 and at Camp Lindsey,
Weisbaden, Germany, in 1951-52. Long is a retired Chief
Master Sgt. (USAF). Coppersmith, a retired Postmaster,
served from 1948-52, rising from Pvt. to SSgt.
Coppersmith, the historian of Chapter 271, Aberdeen
[MD], found Long while searching the Internet. So, since
he and his son were traveling from San Jose, CA, to Round
Rock, TX, they arranged a meeting.
Walter Coppersmith (L) and Robert Long
(R) get together after 52 years
2nd Ranger Infantry Co. (Airborne)
2nd Ranger Infantry
Co. (Airborne) members
at St. Louis convention
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Members of the 2nd Ranger Inf. Co. (Airborne) met in
October 2005 in St. Louis, MO. The company served in Korea in
1950-51, attached to the 7th Inf. Div. It was also attached to the
187th Airborne Regimental Combat Team for the combat jump
at Munsan-Ni, Korea, on March 23, 1951.
The 2nd Rangers was the only all-Black Airborne Ranger
Company in the U.S. Army. It was awarded the Korean
Presidential Unit Citation, 4 battle stars, and 1 Spearhead Arrow.
Herculano Dias, 2nd Co. Coordinator, 8124 Woodward Street,
Savage, MD 20763-0669, (301) 604-6148.
March - April 2006
The Graybeards