Bravo Company, 37th Engineer Battalion (Combat)(Airborne)

06/07/2018

0730 hours, 6 June 1944. Bravo Company, 37th Engineer Combat Battalion lands from LCI 88 at Exit E-1 on the Easy Red Sector of Omaha Beach, Normandy, France. By nightfall, Bravo Company helped to secure the bluffs around Exit E-1, opened three lanes through the beach, and cleared the main road off of the beach towards St. Laurent-sur-Mer. The war in Europe would end in Berlin less than a year later.

07/21/2015

Bushmasters past, present and future...remember today our friend and brother in arms, 1SG Christopher Rafferty, killed in action at FOB Sharana, 21 July, 2006. Remember Rule #1...always.

06/18/2015

Photos on the 37th Engineer Battalion, 82nd Airborne Division FB page of the Bravo Company change of command at Fort Bragg, NC.

CPT Jeffrey Cox relinquishes command, CPT Nicolas Massie takes command of Bravo Company

06/07/2015

0730 hrs, June 6, 1944. Bravo Company, 37th Engineer Combat Battalion lands from LCT 88 at Exit E-1 on the Easy Red Sector of Omaha Beach, Normandy. By nightfall, Bravo Company helped to secure the bluffs around Exit E-1, opened three lanes through the beach, and cleared the main road off the beach towards St Laurent sur Mer. The war in Europe had begun and would end in Berlin less than a year later.

05/25/2015

On this Memorial Day remember all our fallen brothers and sisters who paid the ultimate price in service to their nation. You are not forgotten.

04/19/2015

Rest in peace. Alpha Company Soldier killed in Fort Polk training accident.

http://www.fortbraggpresscenter.com/go/doc/5287/2493970/

82nd Airborne Division Paratrooper dies in airborne training accident -

01/10/2015

Rest in peace John Velgus. Former Bushmaster and Light Equipment Platoon member.

http://www.lyerlyfuneralhome.com/new_view.php?op=view&id=5349919

John Paul Velgus, 30, of Salisbury, NC passed away Wednesday, January 7, 2015 at his residence. Born on July 8, 1984 in Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne County, PA, he was the son of Ann Spock and John Frances Velgus. John was a veteran of the US Army where he worked as an engineer. He served two tours of duty…

12/08/2014

At 0748 hours local on 7 December, 1941, the Imperial Japanese Navy attacked the US Pacific Fleet at anchor in Pearl Harbor, HI. This attack prompted a declaration of war against Japan and brought the United States into World War II. Bravo Company would join the fight on the shores of Normandy on 6 June, 1944, and end with V-E Day in Germany on 8 May, 1945. Remember today as another opportunity to thank the Greatest Generation for their service to our nation.

08/18/2014

Today, 16 August, we celebrate National Airborne Day to honor the airborne forces of the United States military. Created by President George W. Bush, National Airborne Day commemorates the first official Army parachute jump on 16 August, 1940, by members of the Parachute Test Platoon at Fort Benning, GA. AIRBORNE! ALL THE WAY!

07/21/2014

Bushmasters past, present and future...remember today our friend and brother in arms, 1SG Christopher Rafferty, killed in action at FOB Sharana, 21 July, 2006. Remember Rule #1...always.

06/06/2014

70 years ago...D-Day. 0730 hrs, June 6, 1944. Bravo Company, 37th Engineer Combat Battalion lands from LCT 88 at Exit E-1 on the Easy Red Sector of Omaha Beach, Normandy. By nightfall, Bravo Company helped to secure the bluffs around Exit E-1, opened three lanes through the beach, and cleared the main road off the beach towards St Laurent sur Mer. The war in Europe had begun and would end in Berlin less than a year later.