2012 RHC News
2 Jan 12 - CW5 Jimenez (Ft. Lee) talks about New Army Parachutes being fielded to paratroopers in the Army today. Check out the YouTube video by clicking here.
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13 Jan 12 - The Jan 2012 RHC Newsletter has just been finalized! They should be mailed out the week of 23 Jan 12. Check it out now by clicking here.
8 Feb 12 - Natick uses commercial drop zones to save money and stay on schedule. Check out the article here.
17 Feb 12 - Well our Friday night RHC dinner came and we had a great time with 5 couples present and Mr. John Smith from Dallas joining us. We will see him tomorrow morning for our breakfast. The company was excellent and the food was delicious.
19 Feb 12 - Our Quartermaster, Jesmer, has put together a raffle for a Salt Water Fishing Trip in June of 2012. This raffle will support fundraising efforts for the 2014 International Rigger Reunion the RHC is hosting. Tickets are only $10 each and there will be 4 lucky winners drawn on 19 May 12. Send your check or money order to Red Hat Chapter, 1876 Redfish Run SW, Supply, NC 28462. Click here for the flyer and post it in your unit area.
17 Mar 12 - We had our monthly Chapter breakfast and SGM(R) Christopher L. Toohey of Philadelphia, PA won our quarterly 50/50 drawing. Congrats! We also had about 8 Soldiers and spouses from the 11th QM join us for breakfast. We look forward to seeing you again in the future.
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3 Apr 12 - This patriotic video link titled "My Name Is America" came in from Del Weitman via Jesse Moore and we thought it was worth sharing.
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27 Jul 12 - John Keller sends in an interesting perspective of a new world record parachute jump from over 96,640 ft. The jumper, Felix Baumgarter was traveling at 536 mph during freefall. See the amazing photo here. Check out the video on CNN here.
8 Aug 12 - Lifetime member COL(R) Ted Maddry sent the RHC a little history on the 557th QM Company (AD). Click here to see his comments.
18 Aug 12 - It's official, the Rigger Ball will be held at the Ft. Bragg Officers Club on 21 Sep 12. The social will start @ 1700hrs with the ball kicking off @ 1800hrs. Reserve your seat by filling out the flyer and turning it in ASAP. The flyer is located here.
1 Sep 12 - The Rigger Rodeo will take place at different locations across Ft. Bragg from 18-20 Sep 12. Please look at the schedule here.
1 Sep 12 - There will be a Rigger Golf Scramble on 21 Sep 12 @ 0900. Check out the flyer here and sign up today.
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3 Sep 12 - SGT Saner posted this video of himself jumping on Husker DZ out of a
CH-47 from 1500ft AGL. Under 3 minutes in length. |