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| I will not post any obscene messages here.. If you have a reunion etc. I will post it here. I will post a short tribute, message if you are looking for a someone etc. This is not a chit chat message board. Be sure if you leave an e-mail address or website that it works. I will not take the time to check it...JUST CLICK ON THE BOX ABOVE OR HERE TO SEND ME AN E-MAIL WITH YOUR MESSAGE YOU WANT ON HERE.. I RESERVE THE RIGHT TO POST OR REJECT ANY MESSAGE. Thank you Jackie |
| MESSAGE FROM GERRY REGAN |
| Marines and corpsmen from 1st Battalion, 5th Marines 1965-71 are holding 8th annual reunion at Marriott Downtown
in Kansas City, MO on Aug 3-7, 2005. For reunion details, email me at regan100@aol.com or check out the web site below.. |
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| The USS Ozbourn, DD846 is having a reunion in Charleston SC, 9/28 to 10/2. See our page to attend.
www.ozbourn.org. Would like to see some new faces. Dick Clark MM3 50-52 |
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| National Alliance of Families
For The Return of America's Missing Servicemen World War II - Korea - Cold War - Vietnam - Gulf Wars Dolores Alfond - 425-881-1499 Lynn O'Shea --- 718-846-4350 Web Site http://www.nationalalliance.org email lynn@nationalalliance.org |
| National Alliance of Families 16th Annual Forum is scheduled for June 16th - 18th, 2005.
Our forum is conducted to coincide with the Governments annual Vietnam POW/MIA Family Briefings. We urge all family members to attend this years’ government briefing. The government will provide free airfare to two family members to attend the government briefings. There is no charge or registration fee to attend the government briefings and you do not have to belong to an organization to attend these briefings. This year we will meet at the Crowne Plaza Hotel located at 1489 Jefferson Davis Highway. The Crowne Plaza is a short walk from the DoubleTree Hotel, site of the government briefings. Room rates for the Alliance is $109.00 per night plus tax. Parking is $7.00 per day. Call 1-800-2CROWNE. The deadline for reservations was May 20th. However, you can still get the Alliance rate if you call, now! http://www.nationalalliance.org/ |
| MICHAEL E. "MIKEY" DINGWELL
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- I served with the 3rd Brigade of the 25th Infantry Division as a combat engineer. I worked with the 1st of the 14th, 2nd of the 14th, 2nd of the 35th, 11th armored cav as well as some units I don't remember. I was a demo-man, tunnel rat, lz-cutter and various other things. I served in the Central Highlands around Pleiku, Bong Son, An Khe, and was wounded up by Duc Pho. In 1966 we didn't have trained tunnel rats yet, so they sent the 'pick and shovels' down. Out of 35 guys from Europe, I was the only one to come back. My best friend was killed six days before I was hit by a 57mm recoiless rifle while riding on the back of an APC. I spent 27 years using drugs and booze to try to forget. I CAN'T FORGET! I now work for Astro-Geology under NASA up in beautiful Flagstaff, Arizona. I play softball, fish, and take time to play with my three Yorkshire Terriers; and, of course, my wife. It is now my desire to find the final resting place of my partner, Bill June, and go and say a final goodbye. My heart and my soul will forever grieve for him. Mikey D. |
| This is a little background on Mike Dingwell who's poetry he has allowed me to use on my Vietnam pages. My thanks and love go out to him. |
| I work the midnight shift and my mind returns to
Vietnam most every night. The songs and pictures, beautiful pages have helped me to remember. grieve and heal... Thank You! Keith |
| A LETTER I RECEIVED |
| IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO E-MAIL ME ABOUT THIS SITE OR ANY PAGES PLEASE CLICK ON THE LINK BELOW.. |
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| Bodies Of 16 U.S. Troops Recovered From Downed Chopper
POSTED: 7:52 am EDT June 30, 2005 UPDATED: 2:51 pm EDT June 30, 2005 KABUL, Afghanistan -- Slowed down by heavy rains in rugged terrain, rescuers have reached the wreckage of a U.S. Chinook helicopter that crashed into a mountain ravine in AfghanistanTuesday. The Pentagon now confirms that 16 U.S. troops died in the crash. Officials had earlier said 17 were on board. But they now say the bodies of all 16 troops on the chopper have been recovered. The announcement came at the Pentagon from Lt. Gen. James Conway, director of operations for the Joint Chiefs of Staff. The chopper crashed into a mountain ravine on Tuesday, apparently after being hit by rebel fire. Identities of the victims won't be released until family members are notified. Earlier, a U.S. spokesman had acknowledged that the search and recovery team was "more into the recovery stage," and having to deal with enemy fighters still in the area while it investigated the crash. Militants are believed to have shot down the chopper as it brought in reinforcements for a battle with suspected al-Qaida fighters. The Taliban has claimed it shot the chopper down. We seem to keep forgetting that we still have soldiers fighting and dying in Afghanistan. My prayers and thoughts go out to the families of these 16 soldiers.. Take time out of your busy day and your busy up coming holiday week-end to remember our fighting men and women all across the world, and to say a prayer for them and for their families and for the families of all the fallen soldiers in the battles raging today.. Let us not let Iraq and Afghanistan become another Vietnam, with our soldiers shunned and forgotten because we may not agree with the war over there.. They deserve our prayers and our respect. Thanks to all of them.. Webmaster Jackie Lane |
 
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| Robert E Whittaker Sr.
URL : e-mail address : your comments : A very beautiful warm touching web site.I stumbled on this site by chance looking for songs of that time period.I was in Nam three tours. I thank you from the bottom of my heart for this web site. page you liked best : All of the music is wonderful,I have to say the page with the song let us not forget them because the writer and singer Harvey Derrick is a very old fiend of mine. we served together in Heidelberg Germany in 1965-66 |
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