For Direct Action missions, the platoon is configured into a single unit, and task organized with Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) technicians, a Reconnaissance and Surveillance (R&S) section (drawn from the BLT Scout/ Sniper Platoon), and a Security Element (also drawn from the BLT) as well...
Both were single at the time; Ron was from Columbus, Nebraska and he remembers Jim being from Corvallis, Oregon. Ron met Jim's wife, Jeannie after they were married and she came back to the campus with him. Ron recalled watching Jim at the baseball practice field and some of the ...