Dear Fellow alumni members; This past weekend August 5-6, 2017 at a Vietnam Dog handlers Association (VDHA) board meeting in Houston, Texas Ernie Ayala 212th 67-68 was appointed Vice President by the new President, John Harvey, who became president when Perry Money passed away. I am making this announcement for two reasons. One, many of … Read more
Dale Carlton 981st 68-69 Dale A. Carlton, age 67 of Spring Lake, passed away on Tuesday, July 25, 2017 at his home. He was born on October 8, 1949 to Paul and Elaine (Neigh) Carlton in Saginaw, MI. Dale was a graduate of Douglas MacArthur High School in Saginaw. He received his B.S. degree from … Read more
The following is from Diane Verola, concerning John Zimmerman 212th 66-67. I am a a lost of words. All I can offer is please keep John and Diane in your prayers and thoughts. I just wanted you to let you know that John’s cancer came back. If you remember, he got hit last year around … Read more
Remembering Ralph Hamblin (April 28, 1928 to April 15, 2003) Ralph Hamblin — known as Top, the generic nickname for a First Sergeant — was the person at the 981st whom I worked with most closely. I kept in touch with him too at Christmas until his death in 2003. He was a … Read more
Harry W. Costick 595th 71-72 passed away July 3, 2017. For more information a link to his obituary is below. https://www.sentinelsource.com/news/obituaries/harry-w-costick/article_6c009756-089f-5ca1-bde7-fb4cacc8b464.html?utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook&utm_campaign=user-share
I received this from Larry Majeski. It is from Ryan Przybyl, Arthur’s son. On Monday, June 12, 2017 3:24 AM, Ryan Przybyl <ryan.przybyl@gmail.com> wrote: Larry, I wanted to write and let you know my father, Arthur K. Przybyl, passed away in February this year. He served in 212th MP Company in 65/66. If anyone wishes … Read more
Remembering Ronny Dale Bair (August 21, 1949 to July 31, 1987) I first met Ron early in 1970 under unusual circumstances at 981st MP Sentry Dog Headquarters in Cam Ranh Bay (CRB), Vietnam. As I recall there was at that time enemy activity country-wide as part of the Tet lunar new year … Read more
Remembering Jerry Mac Griffis (August 9, 1949 to November 22, 2011) Jerry Griffis was a big ol’ Texas boy and one of my friends and Lackland classmates. He was a lot of fun and the two of us got along a lot better than you would expect a NYC guy and a Texas guy … Read more
Recently John Trepagnier 595th 69-71 sent this to me. I believe it is of mutual interest to us all. I found the statistics sobering. https://honortour-vv.org/index.html
Recently I received a message from Steven Dragovich 981st 69-70. He wanted to update our website with more current information about members who have passed away. He furnished birthdates and locations of where the members were when they died. That information is included on the rosters. Below is the names unit and year group and … Read more