SGT Carl Forsman

Army | Infantryman (Airborne)

Dates of Service: Jun 1987 - Jun 1996

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I entered early enlistment 1986 at 16, I went to basic and AIT at Fort Sill getting the 13B, went immediately to jump school, and 1 week later to 82nd. 82nd pcs guy, 82nd PSC neo evac team, I got a lot of jumps in with all the line infantry regiments. transfer' d to B Btry 3/319, and ETS'd from there. Later joined C co 121 infantry, passed infantry school, staid there till I was received H co 122 LRSU till 1996

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Sep 1991 - Jun 1996

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H Co 121st LRSU | Newnan, GA

Being all I can be while completing college and picking up and finishing a plumbing apprenticeship. I got twice as much jumps in this unit than I did in the 82nd being on a Neo Evac team.

Jun 1990 - Sep 1991

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C Co 121 light infantry | Homestead, FL

Went to infantry school and passed, went on 3 separate missions to track drug traffickers Miami everglades. Those were serious missions, sent with weapons, no ammo, except for personally carried weapons. Craziest theory ever, send national guard guys out on a LRSU type mission to track drug traffickers with M16's no ammo, traffickers sure to have real ordinance, thank God we never were discovered snooping them. Unit was made up mostly of two factions, Dade county cops (cities and sheriff), and young thugs with "gold grills" and showing up in their "fast and furious" street racing cars. I was in college and it was weekend entertainment just out of the 82nd. Those years were a blur for me but this unit was good to me. Good spot to transition learning how to be back on the outside

Apr 1988 - Jun 1990