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Viet Nam buddy
After 34 years I found him!I had this real good friend in viet nam , it made being far away from home a little easier. We did everything together and when our time was up I flew back to Philly with him for a few days. I left and lost contact with him, from time to time I would try to find him but had no luck. Well last year after 34 years I found him on a veterans web site. We plan on meeting soon and I can`t wait. So keep looking and don`t give up God bless all, brothers forever. |
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U.S.S. Nashville ( CL-43 )
He really enjoyed the reunions he did attend.I am writing on behalf of my father Oscar John Scholz. ( My name is Russell Brewer ) About 10 years ago I was visiting Washington D.C. with my new wife. We were at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial and I noticed a senior citizen wearing a CL-43 U.S.S. Nashville hat. My dad served aboard the cruiser Nashville in WW 2 so I approached the gentleman and asked him if he had also served aboard the ship. Indeed he had, during the same time period my father had. I spoke with the man for about 10 minutes and he told me about re-unions that were held of the ships former crew. He gave me an address to write to for information which I gave to my father. The next few years he went to several re-unions with the former crew and even met a couple of men who remembered him. My dad suffered an injury a few years back and can no longer travel, but he really enjoyed the re-unions he did attend. Just goes to show, you never know what a chance meeting can do for our World War 2 vets.. Thank you all.. you are indeed the greatest generation... |
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Reunion
Each time someone was found, more info was obtained on others. It had been over 30 years since I had seen any of the 4th platoon, Co. B, 4th/21st, American Division from Vietnam (1971). Thank goodness for the Internet. With the help of the search engines almost all of the members of 4th platoon were located. Each time someone was found, more info was obtained on others. Each 'first contact' was so thrilling and filled with emotion. 15 of us met in the spring of 2004. What a great time we had. We were all a little grayer, a little heavier, but the faces were there...and the voices. Plans are to do it again and many that couldn't come to the first plan to come to the second! Brothers indeed! ' |
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Reunion story
What A Coincidence After attending several of my ships (The USS Leyte CV-32 an Aircraft Carrier) annual reunions. I was talking with this other crew member and found out we were both born and lived in Kingston, New York, a block apart from one another and didn't know each other while serving on board ship. ' ' ' |
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Dustoff Reunion
This was the first time we had seen each other in more than 36 years.Recently attended a Dustoff reunion in San Antonio,Texas. Wow! Hooked up with Sgt Bill Fox. On March 19, 1968, he volunteered to replace my crew chief to allow a well earned R&R. My crew and I had successfully completed 18 sorties, extracting 87 seriously wounded casualties of C Co,3d Bn,187th Reg't of the 101st Airborne Div at Phuoc Vinh in Vietnam. On our 19th sorty out of a hot LZ my tail rotor was shot off, a stabilizer bar in the main rotor was shot off, and a bullet severed the hydraulic line to the flight controls. I became very busy trying to control the helicopter. Glanced in the back to see Sgt Fox falling to the deck with a bullet slicing through his kevlar helmet. He wasn't moving and I reported him KIA as part of my Mayday. We hit the rice paddy, bounced 12 feet in the air and over the second rice paddy, finally came to a dusty stop in a third rice paddy. Sgt. Fox sat up and, happily, made me a liar. We were rescued within five minutes by another Dustoff crew with, of all people, Richard Cunnare, all dressed up in his R&R Uniform. "Major Luce, What kind of trouble have you got into, now?" Sgt. Fox proudly pointed out his helmet, prominently displayed in the AMEDS Museum at Ft. Sam Houston. This was the first time we had seen each other in more than 36 years. He invited my wife, Vivian, and I to attend Church on Sunday. The minister, a retired Airborne Chaplain allowed for me to tell this story to the congregation. Sgt Fox had never shared his experience in 30 years of going to the same church. Instant celebrity. Of course, I cried publicly and unashamedly. A really heart warming experience. ' ' |
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Reunion
30 years after discharge, I got on the internet and decided to look up an old buddy who served with me in the radio dept. of the Enterprise. He was from Iowa or Nebraska and was scheduled to get out about 6 months after I did.(Aug.12,1970) We did everything together when off duty, from riding motorcycles to chasing women. He had a fairly unusual last name, but when I entered a search for his name in those two states, nothing showed up. So, I just did a general search for the entire U.S.! To my surprise, his name came up with an address in Phoenix, AZ, where I am from, and still reside. Not only was he in town, but he lived less than 2 miles from me! He had moved to Phoenix 12 years prior as an employee of the phone co. Not only had he lived nearby, but had passed my house, everyday on his way to work. Since I had a very distinctive vehicle, a motorized stagecoach, he knew immediately where I was! We had lunch together shortly after that, but have gone different directions in life! Not much in common now! But it was good to see him anyway! ' ' ' |
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reunion 2004
I felt I had been reunited with a long lost brother.The 8th annual reunion for the USS William M. Wood DD/DDR-715 was to be held in Jacksonville, FL. We got our committee together and started the process. We contracted with the hotel, got tours lined up, got the banquet set up and turned out to be the best one yet, thanks to our diligent crew of shipmates in FL. This was my first reunion since leaving the Wood in 1974. I had hoped to see several of my fellow supply dept. buddies, especially our supply officer, LT. John T Michel. I had not seen him since January of 1974 when I left the Wood. Well, as it would happen, I was in the hospitality room at the hotel, and was reminiscing with a few of the supply dept. when who comes in but the LT., he came toward me across the room, I was wondering who this is coming toward me with this big grin on his face? When he put his arm around me and said hi Dennis, I knew immediately who it was. We talked back and forth the whole weekend talking about different people that were in the department. I felt I had been reunited with a long lost brother. This man meant a lot to me while on the Wood. I made SK3 while in his division. When I left the Wood in January of 1974, I went to Charleston,S.C. and went aboard the USS Yellowstone AD-27. She was being readied for decommissioning. But I always remembered him no matter where I was. ' ' ' ' |
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After 22 years
Thank You Very Much For all you help, I found him!!!!!!!!! After 22 Years!!!!Thank You Very Much For all your help, I found him!!!!!!!!! After 22 Years!!!! |
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renion
This year in June we are having our reunion and planning on having 52 men from the 574th trans, with their families. Thank you VET FRIENDS for getting me started.I would like to share with you my reunion story. I started looking for my old company after 43 years. Vet Friends is what got me started with their info and help over the past 3 years. Now I have had a reunion at my place for about 10 of us. It has been great. This year in June we are having our reunion and planning on having 52 men from the 574th trans, with their families. If it hadn't been for Vet Friends I would have only kept track of one man in IOWA. Thank you VET FRIENDS for getting me started. We love our vets. God bless you. ' |
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40th reunion (1st)
Just a fantastic reunion, I am putting together our 2nd one nowWell it had been 40+ years since any of us 590th Transportation (1961-64) buddies had ever gotten back together. A couple of us had talked a time or two by phone and all I ever heard was we need to have a reunion, but nothing ever happened, so, one day I decided it was past time for a 590th reunion so I started searching for all I could locate after 40+ years . It is really much tougher than I thought but I finally located about 15 of us. So I set up a reunion place in Branson, Mo. and set up a few shows to attend. Out of the 15, 12 did attend the reunion and let me tell you it was just like going back in time 40 years. We all had a wonderful time rehashing the old days and getting reunited after such a long time apart. Even the wives got along very well, probably because of having seen the old Army pictures of us in Army and hearing about us numerous times throughout the years. Well needless to say Branson, Mo. is a great place for a reunion with numerous activities and great eating facilities. But, we mostly stayed around the motel and sat around and talked in our comp room until it closed then we sat around the pool or parking lot till 2 or 3 in the morning. Just a fantastic reunion, I am putting together our 2nd one now and hoping to locate at least a few more attendees this year. ' ' |
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