Rakkasan187 Posted October 21, 2018 Share #1 Posted October 21, 2018 Greetings fellow forum members.. It is great to be here on this forum and I look forward to sharing and contributing when and where I can. I have been a long standing member of the US militaria forum and I also am a member on several other forums that focus on allied and axis militaria. My name is Leigh Smith, some know me as Smitty on other forums. I served 22 years in the US Army as an infantryman. My handle Rakkasan187 relates to my time in 3rd Battalion 187th Infantry, and I also have family members and other close associates that have served with the 187th since WW2. After retiring from the Army is was a firefighter/medic for 11 years until a career ending injury forced retirement. Since I still had many military connections I was hired to write lessons for the US Army Sergeant's Major Academy. After a few years of writing lessons I became an instructor. In April 2015 I was hired by the Center of Military History to be the Curator of the United States Army Non-Commissioned Officer Museum at Fort Bliss, Texas My collecting area focuses on the 187th Infantry as well as the Berlin Brigade where I was stationed with 6/502nd Infantry in the mid 80's a and early 90's. My foreign collection focuses on general Third Reich armed forces and edged weapons of the Reich. Happy to be here and I look forward to meeting new acquaintances with like minded attitudes towards military history. Best regards Leigh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RustyCanteen Posted October 21, 2018 Share #2 Posted October 21, 2018 Hi Leigh, welcome aboard! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bugme Posted October 21, 2018 Share #3 Posted October 21, 2018 Welcome to USMF worldwide! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cobra 6 Actual Posted October 22, 2018 Share #4 Posted October 22, 2018 Welcome, Leigh. Thank you for your service. (Sorry for the delayed welcome: yesterday I could only make three posts, today only one.) Regards, Joe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
m1ashooter Posted October 31, 2018 Share #5 Posted October 31, 2018 Howdy my friend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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