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Monte & Omar in Okinawa

Good afternoon everyone, I received from Steven Dragovich 981st 70-71 several death notices. I will post them as I can. This is the first one. Note in the obituary the use of century. James T. Waldron, 75, of Connersville, passed away on Saturday, July 28, 2018. He is the son of the late Robert Harry … Read more

2nd Obituary for Richard Pelletier, 981st 69-70. Richard’s obituary mentions life long battle with an injury from Vietnam. Does anybody recall what the injury was? Richard M. Pelletier, 66, of Sanford died Friday, September 11th 2015 at Hill Crest Commons in MA. Richard was born October 26, 1948 to Roland and Lillian (Blanchard) Pelletier of … Read more

Gary, Billy died in 2009 and at that time Larry Majeski, who may have known him, expressed his sadness at Billy’s death. But Billy’s wonderful obit was was not available until later. Billy clearly wrote it himself, and it’s informative, colorful, and very funny. Alumni members will probably be surprised at the different dog-related experiences … Read more

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

I was alerted by Martin Maier 212th 67-68 about Gary Lynn Gary Richmond 981st 70-71 Vet Tech. You can view the full obituary at rollacremation.com Gary Lynn Richmond, age 69, of Vienna, Mo., passed away October 27, 2018 at the Harry S. Truman Memorial Veterans Hospital in Columbia, Mo. Gary was born on January 24,1949, … Read more

I do not know if anyone on our site will want to do this, but I feel I should remind our members once in awhile that this site is available. Texas Tech University Vietnam Center and Archives has the largest collection of Vietnam items outside the Congressional Library. If you ever want to tell your … Read more

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