I&R Platoon Website  Intell and Recon Home Contact Us WWII HRS What is an I&R Platoon? I&R Platoons in Action Division Histories Events Page Photos Unit Rosters Links Unit Photos Fred and Caleb at the Snow Shoot. Looks cold! Caleb won the High Junior Shooter Award. Congratulations Caleb! Before the battle we met Fred Bahlau, who was in H Company, 506th Parachute Infantry, 101st Airborne division during WWII. He jumped in Normandy on D-Day and fought with the 101st through the end of the war. Here he is holding Rob's Thompson Sub-machine gun, a weapon he carried during the war. It was an honor and a privilege to meet him and hear some of his experiences. It was on his property that "Operation Nordwind" took place.   Here we are at "Operation Nordwind" with Nook and his Paras. This was a great event with lots of action and a fully functional MG 42 which, though we didn't know it at the time of this photo, we were about to face. Lance, Paul, John, Rob, Keith, Matt, and Mike in Rob's jeep at the end of our training day, November, 2009. John and Rob with three lovely ladies at Rockford, 2009 Rob, Matt, John, Keith (standing L to R), Paul and Mike (kneeling) with a 90th Infantry Division Veteran. Rockford '09. Keith types up a report while Matt looks on. Rockford '09. Rob discussing the squad tactics before the battle. Rockford "09. The men relax before the battle starts. Rockford "09. Lance, Matt, John, and Keith (top l to r) Mike, and Paul (kneeling) at Veterans Weekend at Saint Clair Shores, MI 25-26 July, 2009. This was a great event and the first time at Memorial Park. In the Higgins boat on the way to the beach during Veterans Weekend 2009. 5th Rangers were the port side stick, I&R platoon was stbd side stick. Keith led us down the ramp into hip deep water and a 75 yard slog to the beach. Lance, Mike, Paul, John, and Rob after the Marine landing at the "Lest We Forget" event in St Joe, MI, 19-21 June, 2009. We are part of B Co.1st Marines, 1st Marine Division (reenacted). Keith, our squad leader, was also here but not pictured. This is actually from the 2008 "Lest We Forget" event at St Joe, and was only the first wave of Marines. Rob rips off a burst from his Thompson in 2008. This was one of those serendipitous moments where everything goes right. John leads Dan and Paul out, under the covering fire of the rest of the platoon, to take the final bunker. Little did we know that John Madill of the Herald-Palladium Newspaper was filming the action and even less did we expect to see this picture on the front page the next morning. But there it was. Rob and Keith holding the line at the CP during "Delay the Inevitable" at Fort Custer, March, 2009. The unit wore Airborne '43s and Rob has the BAR. This was a "RETO" tactical battle put on by Alan Miltich and was a great event. The Rat Patrol! We set out on the first mission of the day at "Delay the Inevitable" to find a stretcher and carry one of the referees back to the CP. Women love Paratroopers! Mike and Rob Wall escorting two lovely young ladies.   Back to Top