Stephen darrah, major retired from the u. S. Army and steve, start off by spelling your full name. Stephen and darrah. Provide a framework for our here this afternoon. Take us from your early through west t up point into the army and through career. My we will come back and look at more detail. I was borned a raised Providence Rhode island 1943. Providence from country day and went to the military academy in july of 1961. While at the military academy, i Academic Department on a daytoday basis. Squash, played a little tennis and was delighted to graduate. Was commissioned as a Second Lieutenant in the infantry. Schoolto Airborne Ranger as did most classmates. I was assigned to the first of 502nd battalion at fort campbell, kentucky. Spent in a year and a half there and decided i wanted to go to Flight School and i was on to go to the third bridget and decided i wanted to walk so i went to Flight School in 1967 and 1967. Hed in september of went to vietnam on my first tour first ber of
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