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

Passing of Warren B. Dodge 981st 70-71

Warren Bradley Dodge Sep 29, 2018 0 Warren Bradley Dodge HARDWICK – Warren Bradley Dodge, 68, died Wednesday, Sept. 26, 2018, in his home. He was born Oct. 12, 1949, in Hardwick, the son of Lawrence P. Flanders and Irene E. Dodge, and lived most of his childhood with his grandfather, Henry Dodge. He graduated … Read more

John Barck Obituary

I got this from Steve Dragovich, 981st, 70-71 John Barck obituary: Dr. John C. (“Jack”) Barck February 9, 1933 – May 9, 2014 A retired U.S. Army Colonel, in February 1962 Dr. Barck was drafted into the U.S. Army under the provisions of what was known as the “Doctors’ Draft,” instituted in response to the … Read more

Updates to our Website

Hello everyone, I got this from Steve Dragovich, 981st 70-71. He has been working hard to update our website rosters so they can be as accurate as possible. I know there is a lot of names of deceased here. Remember this is over a lengthy period of time. 212th 65-66 Bartholomaus, Dave C. Feb 10, … Read more

Observation of Michael B. Doyle

Gerald Carlson, 981st 67-68 asked me to post this for him. He got it from John Doyle a co-worker who is a Vietnam Veteran. John got this from his son who is the author.   There are lots of days I feel cynical, today wasn’t one of them.   I stood for 4 hours today … Read more

Passing of Robert A. Polivka

Robert A. Polivka June 27th, 2018 Robert A. Polivka, Age 73, US Army Vietnam War Veteran, passed away on June 27, 2018. Beloved husband of Kathleen (nee Stec). Loving dad of Jeffrey (Laura) Polivka and Kathleen (Timothy) Jendrzejak. Dearest grandpa of Kyle Jendrzejak, Kevin Jendrzejak and Sarah Polivka. Cherished son of the late Helen and … Read more

The Passing of Robert (Bob) Dickmeyer, 981st 70-71

Good Evening all, it is with sadness to alert you all to another loss.  Please keep family and friends in your prayers and thoughts.  I was alerted by Richard Cramer, 981st 70-71 about Bob’s passing.  There are two passages, one the local obituary and a personal note from Richard about Bob. Robert “Bob” Dickmeyer(1948 – … Read more