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March 29

Can you update a reference to a posted content

Hello! In reference to: 13th Infantry Regiment (United States) Of the 8th infantry Division. During the Cold War...The 1st Battalion was posted at Baumholder, FRG; and the 2nd Battalion was posted at Sandhofen, FRG. They were there from 1969 until 1990. In late 1990 they became responsible for training brigades in the United States. I was stationed in the 2nd Battalion from 1978 until 1981 at Sandhofen, FRG at Coleman Barracks. I am in a Facebook group of 8th Infantry Division Veterans and there are several vets who can provide evidence. Thank you very much! Sincerely,

Kenneth Howard Ken 7888 (talk) 20:24, 29 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Thing is, we are not looking for “evidence”, but rather written “verification” by a reliable source. The two concepts (evidence and verification) may seem similar, but they are actually different. Basically we need something that has been published so we can cite the publication.

Hopefully one of your fellow veterans has written a book, published a story in the newspaper or (best) published an academic paper that mentions where they were.

We won’t accept a Facebook post from some random vet saying “yeah, I was there… it’s true” as being a reliable source. Blueboar (talk) 20:45, 29 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Self-published books also do not make the cut. ‑‑Lambiam 23:12, 29 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]