"Give Me Something I Can't Do"
The History of the 82nd Military Police Company from WWI to the Iraq War
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Tony Tamburino was with the 82nd MP Platoon from the beginning in 1943. This is what Tony recalls:
"In July 1943, while patrolling a road in Sicily I was in a minor traffic crash on my motorcycle, involving a Red Cross vehicle. The right handlebar was damaged. Nearby was a farmhouse. I pushed the motorcycle up to the house. The people were very friendly, and invited me to eat with them. While eating two Italian soldiers approached the house. One of the men was an officer. From the little Italian I knew, I understood the officer wanted to take me prisoner. At that time, a US Army jeep drove down the road, and stopped after seeing us on the farmhouse porch. We ended up taking the Italians prisoner. In Sicily and Italy, I escorted Bob Hope’s USO show around for the troops." “This happened somewhere in southern Italy; One day I was directing traffic at an intersection. A convoy of ambulances was returning from the front lines with wounded. According to Army regs, ambulances had the right of way. From the other direction, a convoy of tanks approached. A head popped up in the lead tank. It was Gen. Patton. The General called me over and said, ‘Soldier, stop those ambulances and let fighting men get to the fighting’. I stopped the ambulances. What Private is going to disobey an order from a General; especially Patton!” "During the early hours of June 6, 1944, we invaded Normandy. I flew on an English Glider. Upon landing, our left wing struck a tree, killing the co-pilot. Our primary mission was to keep the roads open and traffic flowing and return POWs to the rear for interrogation. When we landed, we were being shot at. I ran out of the glider and jumped into a ditch. I had my .45 and Thompson. I landed next to this Infantryman. As I landed, he looked at me and saw my MP brassard and say, 'What the hell is an MP doing here!' After the Normandy invasion, we were sent to Le Harve."
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From the Argonne Forest in 1918 to the freezing cold at the Battle of the Bulge in 1944; from the sweltering heat of the Vietnam jungles in 1968 to the roaring sounds of the C-141s for a combat jump into the country of Panama in 1989; under the blazing sun in Iraq and Afghanistan, the 82nd Military Police Paratrooper has endured, adapted and overcome all obstacles and enemy forces he encountered. The 82nd MP Paratrooper’s uncanny ability to “Charlie Mike”, Continue the This is their story, their legacy, their life for the first time in written format with over 100 photos for all to read and enjoy. Not just any ol’ MP Company, but the best MP Company in the United States Army.
About the Author
Kenton J. Falerios was a career Soldier who served in the US Army for 22 years; 14 years would be with the Paratroopers. He enlisted in October 1984 and fought in Operations Desert Storm and Iraqi Freedom. He deployed to the