This is my brothers little journal of his time in the service.

Richard J. Morgan

D.O.B. Aug. 4, 1952

My name is Richard Morgan and I joined the Army in Jan. 1975 in Geneva, N.Y. at the age of 22. I took my basic training at Ft. Knox, Ky. with D Company, 13th BN., 4th training brigade from Jan. 20th, 1975 to March 6th, 1975. Eight weeks of basic training during winter. There were three hills at Knox and they were agony, misery and heartbreak and they sure lived up to their names. After basic I went to Ft. Lee, Va. from March 1975 to May 1975 for advanced individual training as a 76 T aircraft supply. Upon graduation from AIT, I was assigned to K16 Seoul Air force base, 55th Aviation, Company A. about 12 miles south of Seoul, Korea. Needless to say, as a young man and being single, I had a good time. Our mission was to fly any V.I.P.'s that came into the country. From Korea I was assigned to Ft. Campbell, Ky. from August 1976 to early 1978 with the 102nd Quartermaster Company. Reassignment orders from Campbell took me to Baumholder, Germany. I was assigned to HHB, 1st BN., 2nd Field Artillery from 1978 to December 1980. Three years of chasing the German girls and moving on with my next set of orders. I went to Ft. Devens, Mass. and assigned to HHC , USAISD (Us Army Intelligence School Devens). from Jan. 1981 to August of 1985. I was Company Sergeant for awhile then transferred to Brigade S-4 while at Devens I met and married my wife Rachel who was a PFC at that time. My son Richard Thomas Morgan was born on Jan. 13,1982 in Concord, Mass. Rachel was granted a chapter 8 pregnancy discharge. From Ft. Devens I went to Garlstedt, Germany and assigned to HHC 2/66 Armor, 2nd Armored Division and again as company supply sergeant. I took a 30 day leave and went to Mt. Airy, N.C. to be with my wife for the birth of our second child named Cassandra Nichole Morgan. Born on Feb. 21th, 1986. My family then joined me in Garlstedt for the rest of my tour. Once again orders moved me around and I went to Ft. Hood, Texas where I was assigned to Company C, 1st BN, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division. I arrived in Ft. Hood on June of 1989. From September 1989 to April 1990, I went to Ft. Lee, Va. twice for BNCOC and ANCOC. 

On September 27th, 1990 we deployed to Saudi Arabia for Operation Desert Storm. We set up in AA (assembly area) Horse for about a month then went north to AA Wendy for awhile. The night we crossed the Berm into Iraq we were taken through a mine field and told about it the next day. At each assembly area we conducted supply operations with everything we needed for our men. In a mass convoy we moved through and then stopped and set up our position about 30 kilometers west of Bashra in Iraq. There were unexploded munitions every where outside of our perimeter. There were 3 general purpose medium tents set up holding around 48 Iraqi P.O.W.'s. While in this position, President Bush called a cease fire and ended the war. We moved out and re-crossed the Berm into Saudi Arabia and set up a AA Killeen outside of Hafar Al Batin. We turned in and prepared all equipment for shipment back to Ft. Hood, Texas. We were delayed and stayed a week longer in the desert while we waited for the 24th Infantry to move out of the Khobar towers. After we moved into the towers we continued our recovery operations and got all our equipment loaded on April 13, 1991. The big day came and we boarded our aircraft at King Khalad Military City. and left Saudi Arabia. Being a supply sergeant, I saw no combat but was close enough and heard the sounds of battles and saw the aftermath and destruction as we moved through the area. A time I will not forget about is watching a Battalion formation for our sister unit A Company, 1/5 Infantry, 1st Calvarly with their rifles and Bayonets with boots and helmets on top. The taps was played in honor of their dead. One of their Bradley fighting vehicles took a direct hit. Three dead that I know of.

We flew out on a civilian 747 and landed in Shannon, Ireland at about 6 a.m. Ireland time. How many thirsty G.I.'s can you get on a 747? We were on the ground for about 1 1/2 hours and the bar was opened. Need I say more. Then after the wheels touched down in Ft. Hood, Texas and we all cheered.

From Sept. 1992 to Oct. 1993 I was assigned to Korea with Company A 1/5 Infantry, 2nd Infantry Division at camp Hovey. Tour of duty was 13 months. Upon receipt of orders, I was reassigned back to Ft. Hood with Company A, 16th Signal Battalion, 3rd Signal Brigade. I retired from active duty on Jan. 31, 1995 as a Staff Sergeant. I am proud to have served in defense of our country and I would do it again if called upon. 

I stayed in Texas and live close to Ft. Hood in a town called Killeen. On July 13, 2004, I became a grand father to a beautiful baby named Piper. 
Written by Richard J. Morgan in August of 2004.

Hello, this is Rick's sister Nancy, owner of this website and I just wanted to say on along on this page that , I LOVE YOU RICK. Oh and I hope I have the correct spelling of certain words and or places because it was a little hard to cipher through my brothers chicken scratches as I had to type this up to put on the site. LOL Okay, I guess next time I see him I will get a hard head scratch or maybe bring back memories of "Tickle Time" when we were little.

Here is the article that was put in the newspaper when my brother was headed out to Desert Storm. The other 2 pictures are of him when there in 1991.

Last updated on Feb.18th, 2005