Passing of a piece of American History

[Grandpa Troll]

Buffalo Soldier passes on

Man this fella lived to be over 111 years old

What stories he must have had to tell

he served under Black Jack Pershing

[MrFun]

But this has nothing to do with white people!!!!!!!

[Verto]

George Bush hates black people.

[Dinner]

111? I'd be happy with 80 so he must have known he had lived a good long life.

[Grandpa Troll]

Originally posted by MrFun
But this has nothing to do with white people!!!!!!!

well.it has to do with serving alongside but more importantly establishing some sort of "bar" other generations could strive for..excellence and courage

shame but your right and this will probably go by the way side for not a lot of people will remember what the Buffalo Soldiers stood for



The Tuskegee Airmen were another generation of barrier breakers even if for a moment in time

[SlowwHand]

Good thing for you that Verto showed up, so your comment wouldn't look as ignorant in comparison, Mr Fun.

[Grandpa Troll]

You have to at least pause and consider what this man has seen through his eyes in this lifetime

amazing

[Ted Striker]

Originally posted by Grandpa Troll


well.it has to do with serving alongside but more importantly establishing some sort of "bar" other generations could strive for..excellence and courage

shame but your right and this will probably go by the way side for not a lot of people will remember what the Buffalo Soldiers stood for



The Tuskegee Airmen were another generation of barrier breakers even if for a moment in time

TUSKEGEE AIRMEN



"We weren't assigned, we were REQUESTED."

[chequita guevara]

WTF, that dude joined in 1910, was fighting in WWII, and only made it to 1st Sgt !?! That's over 30 friggin' years of service!

[MrFun]

Originally posted by SlowwHand
Good thing for you that Verto showed up, so your comment wouldn't look as ignorant in comparison, Mr Fun.

You take every comment of mine seriously -- lighten up.

[Mao]

Originally posted by chegitz guevara
WTF, that dude joined in 1910, was fighting in WWII, and only made it to 1st Sgt !?! That's over 30 friggin' years of service!

If I'm reading correctly, he made it to "1st Sgt," the highest enlisted man in a given unit, rather than "Sergeant 1st Class," (a five-striper) which is different. He could've been a Chief Master Sergeant and have been the 1st Sergeant of a unit.

[Grandpa Troll]

Originally posted by Mao


If I'm reading correctly, he made it to "1st Sgt," the highest enlisted man in a given unit, rather than "Sergeant 1st Class," (a five-striper) which is different. He could've been a Chief Master Sergeant and have been the 1st Sergeant of a unit.

This is almost correct

sorry

Im a vet

1st Sgt is equivalent to a Master Sgt which depend upon the billeting assignment

Sgt Major/csm/sma is the highest rank one can obtain (well you could be THE sgt Major)

Enlisted Rank

No Insignia
Private
(PVT) E-1 Private
(PV2)E-2
Private First Class(PFC)E-3
Specialist (SPC)E-4
Corporal (CPL)E-4

Sergeant (SGT)E-5
Staff Sergeant(SSG)E-6
Sergeant First Class (SFC)E-7
Master Sergeant(MSG)E-8
First Sergeant(1SG)E-8

Sergeant Major(SGM)E-9
Command Sergeant Major(CSM)E-9
Sergeant Major of the Army(SMA)

I just went back and edited these as when I copied them the lines ran off center

[chequita guevara]

Yeah, but he didn't attain that rank until the 2nd WW, unless the article is worded poorly.

[Dr Strangelove]

I'm not sure that the rank Sargent Major existed in the US Army in the first half of the 20th century.

[Mao]

Really. That's interesting Troll. I'd always been under the impression that technically any NCO could be the first sergeant of a unit. A master sergeant or the like could be the first sergeant of a given unit, signified by a diamond between his stripes, right? Or, a staff sergeant or sergeant first class could even be a unit's first sergeant, couldn't he? I didn't know it was a grade in and of itself. Kinda like a captain or a major or whathaveyou could be CC of a company/battalion for his rank, but his grade would be different.

Also, a master sergeant is 6 stripes, right? I always thought there was also a senior master sergeant with seven stripes, and that the chiefs and sergeant majors would have eight stripes. Is this wrong?