Remembrance of John John Gaylord Bokor, 981st (‘70-’71)

Remembrance of John Gaylord Bokor, 981st (‘70-’71) Born June 9, 1945 – Died December 8, 2016 I first met John in Lackland where we did AIT Sentry Dog training. He graduated MP school in Fort Gordon a cycle earlier than me and went back to New Jersey to bring his wife and sister-in-law with him … Read more

William Smith 981st 69-70 Obituary

I just finished Lee Halverson’s (981st 69-70) book Cong Catchers, A Soldier’s Memories of Vietnam. In the epilogue I saw that William Smith, Smitty, 981st 69-70 had died in 2005. I found this obituary: Tribute & Message From The Family William F. “Bill” Smith, 55, of Oskaloosa, died Friday, September 10, 2004, at the Knoxville … Read more

Remembering Warren Bradley Dodge

Remembering Warren Bradley Dodge October 12, 1949 – September 26, 2018 As I write this on October 12th, which would have been my friend Warren Dodge’s 69th birthday, I am aware of a cruel blunt simple fact: Warren died from complications of exposure to the military herbicide Agent Orange. About twelve years ago, all of … Read more

Obituary for Joseph Shelton Barley, Jr. 981st 69-70

Obituary for Joseph Shelton Barley, Jr 981st 69-70 Mr. Joseph Shelton Barley Jr., 60, a resident of 3rd Avenue in Columbia, passed away Wednesday, June 8, 2011 at Maury Regional Medical Center.Born June 13, 1950 in Lee County, FL, son of the late Joseph and Eunice Lavaughn Blum Barley and husband of Norma Laine Maynard … Read more

Obituary for Samuel F. DeJeet Jr., 595th 70-71

This is the first of a series of notices from Steven Dragovich 981st 70-71. Published in the Valley Independent (Monessen, PA) on Nov. 18, 2002: Samuel F. DeJeet Jr., 595 70-71 56, of New Eagle, died Friday, Nov. 15, 2002, in his home. Born Dec. 28, 1945, in Monongahela, he was the son of Sam … Read more

Obituary for Ronnie Dean Flippin 981st 70-71

Ronnie Dean Flippin 981st 70/71 January 05, 1949 – January 28, 2015 Share this obituary Ronnie Dean Flippin, age 66, of Urbana, Missouri, passed away Wednesday morning, January 28, 2015, at the Harry S. Truman Memorial Veterans Hospital, Columbia, Missouri. He was born in Warsaw, Missouri, on January 5, 1949, the son of Frank & … Read more