Nonno in Texas
@nonnointx.bsky.social
Curmudgeon, product owner, retired Soldier, husband, father, grandfather, cyclist, cook, United Methodist, historian, cat dad. Refugee from Twitter.
Love these guys - the best that ever were. Courage Conquers!
October 20, 2025 at 11:44 PM
Love these guys - the best that ever were. Courage Conquers!
Every day is Memorial Day. Today day we honor and remember SGT Marquees A. Quick killed by a grenade in Ramadi, Iraq 19 years ago today. Please take a moment to remember him today. Bandits Do Not Fail Those With Whom They Serve(d)
August 19, 2025 at 11:28 AM
Every day is Memorial Day. Today day we honor and remember SGT Marquees A. Quick killed by a grenade in Ramadi, Iraq 19 years ago today. Please take a moment to remember him today. Bandits Do Not Fail Those With Whom They Serve(d)
Every day is Memorial Day. Today day we honor and remember 1SG Aaron D. Jagger, SPC Ignacio N. Ramirez, and SPC Shane W. Woods killed by an IED in Ramadi, Iraq 19 years ago today. Please take a moment to remember Top, Nacho and Woody. Bandits Do Not Fail Those With Whom They Serve(d)
August 9, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Every day is Memorial Day. Today day we honor and remember 1SG Aaron D. Jagger, SPC Ignacio N. Ramirez, and SPC Shane W. Woods killed by an IED in Ramadi, Iraq 19 years ago today. Please take a moment to remember Top, Nacho and Woody. Bandits Do Not Fail Those With Whom They Serve(d)
Every day is Memorial Day and today day we honor and remember SGT Mark R. Vecchione. Mark was killed a IED while evacuating his burning tank n Ramadi, Iraq on this day 19 years ago. Please remember him, his family and the comrades he left behind. Bandits Do Not Fail Those With Whom They Serve(d)!
July 18, 2025 at 11:39 AM
Every day is Memorial Day and today day we honor and remember SGT Mark R. Vecchione. Mark was killed a IED while evacuating his burning tank n Ramadi, Iraq on this day 19 years ago. Please remember him, his family and the comrades he left behind. Bandits Do Not Fail Those With Whom They Serve(d)!
Every day is Memorial Day and today day we honor and remember SGT Terry M. Lisk killed by enemy mortar fire in Ramadi, Iraq on this date 19 years ago. Please remember him and the family and comrades he left behind. Bandits Do Not Fail Those With Whom They Serve(d) and Courage Conquers!
June 26, 2025 at 1:56 PM
Every day is Memorial Day and today day we honor and remember SGT Terry M. Lisk killed by enemy mortar fire in Ramadi, Iraq on this date 19 years ago. Please remember him and the family and comrades he left behind. Bandits Do Not Fail Those With Whom They Serve(d) and Courage Conquers!
Every day is Memorial Day and today we honor and remember CPL Christopher D. Leon, 2nd ANGLICO, USMC. 19 years ago today, Chris gave his life for his country at Combat Outpost Iron in Ramadi, Iraq, while supporting the operations of Task Force 1-37 AR. Please remember him and his mom Kat today.
June 20, 2025 at 11:17 AM
Every day is Memorial Day and today we honor and remember CPL Christopher D. Leon, 2nd ANGLICO, USMC. 19 years ago today, Chris gave his life for his country at Combat Outpost Iron in Ramadi, Iraq, while supporting the operations of Task Force 1-37 AR. Please remember him and his mom Kat today.
I made a thing for dinner. It was good.
June 5, 2025 at 11:37 PM
I made a thing for dinner. It was good.
You can teach your children and grandchildren to revere the sacrifice the Fallen have made. Whatever you do, just do something in their honor. We are a free and prosperous nation because of their sacrifices and we owe them a debt that can never fully be repaid. Courage Conquers!
May 26, 2025 at 1:17 AM
You can teach your children and grandchildren to revere the sacrifice the Fallen have made. Whatever you do, just do something in their honor. We are a free and prosperous nation because of their sacrifices and we owe them a debt that can never fully be repaid. Courage Conquers!
There are many ways you can honor these Fallen Heroes. You can participate in a local Memorial Day observation. You can help decorate the graves of the Fallen in a cemetery near you. You can participate in Taps Across America. Continues
May 26, 2025 at 1:17 AM
There are many ways you can honor these Fallen Heroes. You can participate in a local Memorial Day observation. You can help decorate the graves of the Fallen in a cemetery near you. You can participate in Taps Across America. Continues
Our records include the names of 136 Soldiers of the 37th Tank Battalion who were killed in action during the Second World War. During the Iraq War, we lost another 37 killed in action. All 173 Americans remembered in our Hall of the Heroes, deserve a moment of your time on Memorial Day. Continues
May 26, 2025 at 1:16 AM
Our records include the names of 136 Soldiers of the 37th Tank Battalion who were killed in action during the Second World War. During the Iraq War, we lost another 37 killed in action. All 173 Americans remembered in our Hall of the Heroes, deserve a moment of your time on Memorial Day. Continues
Every day is Memorial Day, but 26 May is the date our nation sets aside this year to remember and honor those who died while serving in our armed forces. My regiment, the 37th Armored Regiment knows the price of freedom all too well. Continues…
May 26, 2025 at 1:15 AM
Every day is Memorial Day, but 26 May is the date our nation sets aside this year to remember and honor those who died while serving in our armed forces. My regiment, the 37th Armored Regiment knows the price of freedom all too well. Continues…
Today registration opens for the 2025 37th Armored Regiment Reunion, The Gathering at Gettysburg, 16-19 October. If you ever served in our ranks, head over to www.courageconquers.com and get registered for what is may to be our biggest reunion since Las Vegas.
37th Armor Alumni Association
Support the 37th Armor Alumni Association in raising funds for a monument honoring the 37th Armor Regiment. Join us in making a difference!
www.courageconquers.com
April 20, 2025 at 9:38 PM
Today registration opens for the 2025 37th Armored Regiment Reunion, The Gathering at Gettysburg, 16-19 October. If you ever served in our ranks, head over to www.courageconquers.com and get registered for what is may to be our biggest reunion since Las Vegas.
OIF 05-07 Bandits - the RFCT Reunion website is up and running and we are collecting a list of folks who would like to attend. Join me and RSVP today. It is not a obligation; it just helps us gauge the interest and figure out the logistics of executing the reunion.
ramadireunion20.com/homepage/
ramadireunion20.com/homepage/
Homepage - Ramadi Reunion
Join the 20th Anniversary Ramadi Reunion for the Ready First Combat Team, January 16–17, 2026 at Ft. Bliss, TX.
ramadireunion20.com
April 16, 2025 at 8:44 PM
OIF 05-07 Bandits - the RFCT Reunion website is up and running and we are collecting a list of folks who would like to attend. Join me and RSVP today. It is not a obligation; it just helps us gauge the interest and figure out the logistics of executing the reunion.
ramadireunion20.com/homepage/
ramadireunion20.com/homepage/
104 years ago, my grandfather, arrived from Italy. Grandpa never finished school; he had to work to support the family. In WWII, grandpa was drafted though an "enemy alien." He was naturalized during Basic Training. He served as a medic in an infantry division in Europe before returning home.
February 18, 2025 at 11:33 PM
104 years ago, my grandfather, arrived from Italy. Grandpa never finished school; he had to work to support the family. In WWII, grandpa was drafted though an "enemy alien." He was naturalized during Basic Training. He served as a medic in an infantry division in Europe before returning home.
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February 13, 2025 at 5:05 PM
DISEASES ERADICATED OR DECIMATED BY SCIENCE:
1. Chickenpox
2. Diphtheria
3. Measles
4. Pertussis
5. Pneumococcal Infection
6. Polio
7. Tetanus
8. Typhoid
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If you think that the existence of the National Society of Black Engineers (West Point chapter) in anyway undermines our national security, you are a fool and unfit to lead real American Soldiers.
February 5, 2025 at 7:46 PM
If you think that the existence of the National Society of Black Engineers (West Point chapter) in anyway undermines our national security, you are a fool and unfit to lead real American Soldiers.
Every day is Memorial Day. Remember SPC Alan E. McPeek, A/16 EN, and PVT Matthew T. Zeimer, HHC/3-69 AR, killed by friendly fire on this day in 2007 in Ramadi, Iraq. Bandits Do Not Fail Those With Whom They Serve(d)!
February 2, 2025 at 1:26 PM
Every day is Memorial Day. Remember SPC Alan E. McPeek, A/16 EN, and PVT Matthew T. Zeimer, HHC/3-69 AR, killed by friendly fire on this day in 2007 in Ramadi, Iraq. Bandits Do Not Fail Those With Whom They Serve(d)!
Dear #fedex why do you have to lie? Don’t say I wasn’t home to take the delivery when you you clearly didn’t even try. I was home a day. You never came.
January 23, 2025 at 12:41 AM
Dear #fedex why do you have to lie? Don’t say I wasn’t home to take the delivery when you you clearly didn’t even try. I was home a day. You never came.
Oh my! How will we ever survive this blizzard?
January 21, 2025 at 1:47 PM
Oh my! How will we ever survive this blizzard?
I will be in turret defilade for the next 4 years. God save America.
January 20, 2025 at 12:19 PM
I will be in turret defilade for the next 4 years. God save America.
We should all be this happy at least once in life.
January 15, 2025 at 1:02 PM
We should all be this happy at least once in life.
2005-2007 Bandits, the dates for the Ready First reunion at Fort Bliss in January 2026 were just announced. It will be over MLK Weekend. Stay tuned for more updates as planning continues and follow along on Facebook and Instagram.
January 14, 2025 at 4:39 PM
2005-2007 Bandits, the dates for the Ready First reunion at Fort Bliss in January 2026 were just announced. It will be over MLK Weekend. Stay tuned for more updates as planning continues and follow along on Facebook and Instagram.