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Name:
Norman R. Jones
Email: AnKhe2nd17FA68@aol.com
Phone: 512-247-2920
Date: April 27,2008
Comments: TO ALL, On June 01,2008 there will be a segment on NBC
DATELINE pertaining to the morning of April 03, 1968 when C-Battery 2-17 was
over run. There were 3 veterans from C-2-17th Artillery interview and filmed in
a special presentation of a Purple Heart to the Widow of SP4 Donald Kelly.
Name:
joe b. flores
Email: rmhtxcav@msn.com
Phone:
Date: March 21, 2008
Comments: a battery 2nd battalion 17th arty 173rd airborne based out of lz
action march 69 to feb 70
Name:
John deTreville
Email: jdetreville@yahoo.com
Phone: 919-844-6654
Date: March 18, 2008
Comments: I have added some video clips of the 17 FA in 1967 and 1968 on youtube.
I hope to add more as time allows and also improve the quality. You can
access the videos by going to youtube and typing HistoryPackRat in the search
line. Feel free to add corrections or additional information in the page
comment section if you recognize people or or want to add information about
events pictured in the clips.
Name:
Mike "Ding" Klingeman
Email: LQQKY64VETTE@aol.com
Phone: 0000000000
Date: March 8, 08
Comments: I was the RTO on number one gun in 1969 at LZ Schueller. Anyone else
out there.
Name:
Mark Higginson
Email: Bagger717@sbcglobal.net
Phone: 6148900534
Date: 23 Feb 08
Comments: Gentlemen,
I served with C Btry 7 17th, Camp Pelham, Korea Jul 69 to Apr 70 as a forward
observer, battery XO, and BC. During that period, attached at different times to
1st 9th Inf and 1st 38th Inf in the DMZ. Apr 70 transferred to HHB as Assist S3
until DEROS Aug 70. A fictionalized version of my tour is recounted in one of my
novels, North of the River, published in 2000. I have a website at www.DMZnovels.com.
That year in Korea was probably the most memorable of my life. I am looking
forward to the reunion in 2009 as I would love to go back to Ft. Sill and see it
after all these years. Last there in 1975 when I was in the reserves, 8 inch SP
unit. Be well. Mark
Name:
Hikmat Sadon
Email: hikmatsadon@yahoo.com
Phone: 7701341670
Date: Feb.24.08
Comments: Hey everybody,
I am one of the Iraqi local interpreters who worked with Cpt Haught, in
Kirkuk Province. It was my pleasure to work with such a man. I have contact with
him. He has been recently moved to 17th Artillery Regiment, 1st Battalion.
Sincerely yours
Hikmat
Name:
Don Ballard
Email: dnballard@yahoo.com
Phone: 2563293601
Date: Feb. 16 2008
Comments: Would love to find any body in camp McIntyre in 1967 and 1968
Sam Wilkerson, Terry Vaughn, the only 2 names I can remember. I was dispatch in
the motor pool. give me a call any time, thanks Don Ballard
Name:
Jack Picciolo
Email: purrsfive@comcast.net
Phone: 8159197507
Date: 2/2/2008
Comments: An announcement will appear in the Jan. 08 newsletter concerning the
mailing of the newsletter. I will email the current newsletter to anyone who has
internet access and can open a Microsoft Word Document. Please send a current
email address to receive the newsletter online and not in the regular mail.
We will continue to send it by regular mail if you do not have internet access
or the software to open the document. I will continue to mail the newsletter to
everyone till I receive your approval to send it as an attachment in an email.
Name:
Rhonda (McCowan) Grimmer
Email: rhonda36@hotmail.com
Phone: 701-770-5926
Date: 01-30-08
Comments: Just wanted to say hello to all, my brother was PFC Ralph C McCowan,
he was KIA on 4-3-68. Seems odd that it will soon be the 40th anniversary
of his death. He was only 19. I wear a bracelet with his info on
everyday. He is by no means forgotten. My nephew is in the army and
has been to Iraq, he assures us that Ralph was with him and kept him from harms
way. It is nice to see others care too. We think of Ralph often, and I
make sure that if the moving wall comes within driving distance that I make that
trek. I have been to the wall in DC also. Thank You for this great site.
God Bless all of you, Rhonda and Family
Name:
Larry Miller
Email: millerle@bellsouth.net
Phone: 7044892130
Date: 1/17/08
Comments: Captain George Williams was originally From Virginia Beach Virginia.
Name:
Paul Fusco
Email: pfvet@optonline.net
Phone: 7325133927
Date: 1/14/08
Comments: Does anyone know where Captain George F Williams was from? He was with
C/2nd 17th 1967 1968???
Thanks, Paul Fusco
Name:
David Laukat
Email: davidlaukat@cox.net
Phone: 4056726117
Date: 1/11/2008
Comments: I am the Honorary CSM for the 14th FA Regimental
Association and am just taking a look-see of your website. You can view
ours at 14faregiment.org and see what all we have done. Our
regiments/associations are almost physically located together at Fort Sill and
our Soldiers see your unit everyday. That's the way it should be; work
together/fight together. In fact that's exactly what our two units have
been doing over the last few deployments. Many Soldiers from the 1-14 FA
have deployed with the 17 FA. It is great to see that you have an
association up and going. There just are not very many at this level.
Wish you the best.
Name:
william j ruud
Email: pinkwilly7878076@aol.com
Phone: 8455911426
Date: 1/10/2008
Comments: I was in Korea 1961/62 B bat 1st how 17th artillery camp hoilday
with dick alexson and a whole bunch of real great guys we were a real close
bunch even the little rat 1st sgt.
Name:
Richard C. Alexson
Email: ccrff45@verizon.net
Phone: 508-539-9934
Date: 12/31/07
Comments: I was stationed with B Btry 1st Howitzer Bn Camp Hiday Korea
1962-1963. I have pictures of some of the guys and the camp, that I would like
to share with anyone interested in seeing them.
Name:
Alan Mitchem
Email: kahlil@wildblue.net
Phone: 501-888-4246
Date: 12-1-07
Comments: 2nd Div 17th FA Camp Pelham Korea Bravo Battery, MASTER BLASTER
1980-1982
Name:
Norman R. Jones
Email: AnKhe2nd17FA68@aol.com
Phone: 5122472920
Date: November 24,2007
Comments: Nolan L. Putman of Mena, Arkansas passed away November 24, 2007 at his
home. His funeral services will be held Wednesday, November 28, 2007 at 12:00 PM
at Dallas Avenue Baptist Church in Mena. Interment will follow at Pleasant Grove
Cemetery in Big Fork, Arkansas. Nolan has invited all that knew him to attend
his funeral. He has asked all that knew him to make a donation to PTSD research.
Flowers can be sent to Beasley-Wood Funeral Home, 611 Janssen, Mena, Arkansas.
Condolence cards can be sent to Betty Putman, P.O. Box 427, Mena, AR 71953.
Name:
Jay L. Wright
Email: shortwheeler58@hotmail.com
Phone: 435-789-1686
Date: 11-21-07
Comments: I served with Charlie Battery 2/17 FA from 1980 to 81 and again from
1983 to 84 near sunu-ri South Korea. Just want to wish all you guys and gals a
very Happy holiday and a great New Year. I have many memories of C battery
(mostly good) and am glad I stumbled onto this website. I just want to say I am
very proud to have served with all of you.
On Guard!
Name:
Paul Fusco
Email: pfvet@optonline.net
Phone: 7328866344
Date: Nov 20,2007
Comments: We just want to wish everyone a Happy Thanksgiving.
Paul & Jane Fusco
Name:
Larry Haas
Email: humveefun@aol.com
Phone: 8054819330
Date: 11/2007
Comments: served 2nd 17 arty a battery 70 71 have a lot of movies of the battery
in Nha Trang.
Name:
Norman R. (Richard) Jones
Email: AnKhe2nd17FA68@aol.com
Phone: 5122472920
Date: 11-14-2007
Comments: Ed, Glad to see you have the web site back up and running. Keep up the
good Work! Will see you in DC next Veterans Day at our next reunion.
Name:
Jack Farr
Email: hunter_662@yahoo.com
Phone: 662-415-0330
Date: 10/15/2007
Comments: I served with C battery 1st Battalion - 17th Field Artillery as a 13B
from 01/1998 until 07/2000... I just happened across the site. Great site...
Name:
SSG DAVID W SHEETS
Email: cowboycop212@yahoo.com
Phone: 719-649-3580
Date: 09/oct/07
Comments: I just left FT SIll. Was will 17th BDE and deployed with them. I want
to thank u for your service and would like to offer any help I can.
Name:
Richard A. Conklin
Email: dick.conklin@us.army.mil
Phone: 3092669491
Date: 28 Sep 07
Comments: I was in the 2nd 17th from July 1970 thru March 1971. Charlie
battery 2/17th stationed at Bam Me Thout East Field.
Name:
Jerry Corley
Email: SergeantCorley@aol.com
Phone: 9722647086
Date: 14 September, 2007
Comments: I was assigned to 2/17 (towed 8" Howitzers) in Korea in
1963/1964. I returned to the states and spent time with Gunnery Department U.S.
Artillery School at Ft. Sill. In 1965 I was assigned to 1/17 supporting the
Artillery School with equipment. I then transferred to 1/40 to deploy to
Vietnam.
Name:
Paul Fusco
Email: pfvet@optonline.net
Phone: 7328866344
Date: 9/11/07
Comments: I have been contacted by Military Awards Division.
Looking for anyone who witness (at the time) 2nd Lt Larry D. Sadler present's
and actions on 3 April 1968 with C/Battery 2nd Bn 17th Arty. Letters are
needed to send to Military Awards Division for an award which is long over due
Please send letter's to Paul Fusco. 15 Jessica court, Jackson , NJ 08527. I will
forward them on to the proper people.
Thanks
Name:
Don Davis
Email: dondavis1945@sbcglobal.net
Phone: 937-304-5408
Date: 09/07/07
Comments: I served with C battery 2/17th. from Dec. 65 to Jan. 66 Would be
grateful to reconnect with some old buddies.
Thanks, Don Davis
Name:
Thomas Kurtz
Email:
Phone: 217-732-4357
Date: Sep 3, 2007
Comments: Just a reminder to the veterans, family and friends of the 17th
Artillery Regiment Association, the 2007 reunion is just a couple of months away
(November 7-10). If you are planning on attending the reunion and haven't made
your reservations yet, now is the time to do so. If you are going to stay at the
Holiday Inn Downtown Market Square, in San Antonio, your room reservations must
be made prior to October 6, 2007 to receive the associations room rates. I'm
looking forward to seeing all there.
Name:
Sarah McCreight
Email: sarah.j.mccreight@us.army.mil
Phone: 253-966-1509
Date: 20 August 2007
Comments: I'm looking for a comprehensive history of the 3-17 FA BN.
The information on this site only goes up thru 1971. If anyone has
anything more recent, please send me an email.
Name:
1SG Russell Thomas (Ret)
Email: ruthomas0222@roadrunner.com
Phone: 000-00-0000
Date: 7-28-2007
Comments: Greetings All: Was surfing the net looking for info and ran across
this site. Great work one and all. I also served with Charlie 2/17th
FA. So I am looking for any one who served from June 1976 to June of 1977.
I do know the location of Dugan and Hartman. Just email and i will answer as
soon as I pry the keyboard from the teenagers hands.
Remember Operation Paul Bunyan
Name:
Michael Underhill
Email: mju3006@yahoo.com
Phone: 00000000000
Date: 7-24-07
Comments: Get in touch with anybody in Svc Btry 1/17 Nov 92 to Sept 95.
Name:
Norman R. jones
Email: AnKhe2nd17thFA68@aol.com
Phone: -----------
Date: 07/18/2007
Comments: To all 17th Artillery Veterans: The arrangements for Thomas
(Top) Vernor at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, VA have been made.
His internment will be on Wednesday, August 1, 2007 at 1:00pm. Everyone
should meet at the Arlington National Cemetery Administrative Building at 12:15
pm. There you'll receive instructions to follow. For those attending
please wear your 17th caps, crest, etc.
Name:
Vincent Costanzi
Email: vcostanzi@hotmail.com
Phone: 443-876-3950
Date: 7-17-2007
Comments: Served with survey section of HHB 2/17 FA, Korea, Camp Pelham, 1978 to
1979
Name:
Norman R. Jones
Email: AnKhe2nd17FA68@aol.com
Phone: 5122472920
Date: July 08, 2007
Notice:
Thomas Vernor one of our life members has passed. Thomas was born May 03, 1925
and deceased July 06, 2007. A memorial service will be held at O'Keefe -
O'Bryant Funeral Home on Wednesday, July 11, 2007 at 11:AM, 3290 Ladnier Road,
Gautier, MS 39552. (228) 497-7544 Tom will be buried in Arlington National
Cemetery 2-3 weeks from now. Thomas had a long distinguished career with the
Military and the CIA. We will post on this guest book the date of his services
in Arlington National Cemetery as soon as it becomes available. Those wishing to
send condolences to his family please contact me at the email address above and
I will furnish the name and address. As most of you know, Tom had a long battle
with cancer. Rest in peace my friend.
Name:
Mike Burke
Email: cbtry17fa1ffv@earthlink.net
Phone: 949-274-8416
Date: 7-8-2007
Comments: It has been a long time without a Posting from me here in the
website. However the news of one of our fellow Veterans Passing, Top Vernor as
most of new him as, is truly a sad day and a huge loss. He'll be missed and my
thoughts go out to his Family. He was one hell of a Soldier & one hell of a
good Man.
Mike Burke--------C Btry 2/17, RVN
Name:
Dwight Brennfoerder
Email: Dwight@GoodmanArchitects.com
Phone: 417-781-1042
Date: 6/30/07
Comments: Somebody here was looking for me a couple of years ago, I don't think
I ever responded, maybe didn't see the email until today. I was a Ban Me
Thout in 1/70 - 5/70 as an artillery surveyor. Is there anyone out there
I'd know?
Name:
Ed Hitchner
Email: webmaster@17thartilleryregiment.org
Phone: 123-396-7689
Date: June 18, 2007
Comments: I have a nephew serving in Iraq; training the Baghdad police
force. Not a pleasant job. We created a web site for him at www.JerryFretz.com
Post a message there when you get time. He would enjoy reading it.
Name:
Michael Ray Hallman
Email: hmichaelray@bellsouth.net
Phone: --------------
Date: 06-17-07
Comments: I was in Headquarters Battery, 3rd. Battalion of the 17th Field
Artillery, at Merrell Barracks, Nurnberg, Germany from February, 1969 to July of
1970. I was assigned to Survey Section, Headquarters Battery Commander's
Driver, Battalion Executive Officer's Driver, and Red Eye Missile Section Chief.
Contact me at the e-mail address if any of you were stationed at the 3rd and
17th during this time.
Name:
Norman R. Jones
Email: AnKhe2nd17FA68@aol.com
Phone: ----------
Date: May 24,2007
Comments: Memorial Day is observed on May 28, 2007. Memorial Day should be
an occasion to bring Americans together to honor our fallen heroes. If you want
to honor these heroes, visit a veterans' cemetery on Memorial Day. Attend a
parade without the divisive political signs. Make cards for the comrades of the
fallen that are recuperating in military and VA hospitals. Lay a wreath at
the stone of a departed hero. We Americans need to remember why Memorial Day is
special. It's not about picnics or trips to the beach. It's not about making
pro- or anti-war statements. It's not about supporting political candidates.
It's about honor, duty and the ultimate sacrifice. It's about people who have
decided that the United States is worth dying for. Lets remember those that have
made the ultimate sacrifice for our freedom.
Name:
GLENN R. SWIGER
Email: mswiger1@verizon.net
Phone: 304-564-3570
Date: 66/68
Comments: WOULD LIKE TO HEAR FROM ANY ONE FROM D BATTERY IN THIS TIME ZONE.
DIDN'T KNOW ANY ONE ON THE LIST FROM THE LAST REUNION. ANYONE WHO WENT FROM D
BATTERY WOULD BE APPRECIATED. WANT TO GO THE NEXT REUNION IN NOV. LOOKING
FORWARD TO SEEING ANYONE FROM D BATTERY.
GLENN
Name:
GLENN R. SWIGER
Email: mswiger1@verizon.net
Phone: 304-564-3570
Date: 1966-1968
Comments: I WAS A CHIEF OF SECTION ON #1 SPLIT TRAIL 155. DURING 66-68. WOULD
LIKE TO HEAR FROM ANYONE FROM THAT TIME IF AT ALL POSSIBLE. AND WHEN DO YOU
EXPECT ANOTHER REUNION? KEEP ME IN TOUCH.
GLENN R. SWIGER
Name:
Jack Picciolo
Email: purrsfive@comcast.net
Phone: 8158383418
Date: 5-3-07
Comments: I found this article last week and it was a very disturbing
read. Jon Town was a member of the 2/17th FA and served in Iraq during its
first deployment in 2004. His problems with the Army and VA are a
disgrace. No matter what side you follow in this war, his case is
disturbing. I knew very little of the type of discharge which placed him
back in civilian life but have been researching Army Regulation 635-200,
Chapter 5-13. A Separation Because of Personality Disorder has been used
by the Army to separate close to 6000 soldiers. Is it being used as a quick
cheap way of separating soldiers to save money? Town's claim that he
accepted the separation following the advice of the Fort Carson psychologist
that his disability benefits and bonus would be received. The article is
very long but please go to the website and form your own opinion. I will
try to contact Jon Town and learn of his current situation. I think this
Redleg is being treated wrongly.
http://www.thenation.com/doc/20070409/kors
Jack
Name:
James V. Puya
Email: class1591@care2.com
Phone: 561-968-2684
Date: 4-28-07
Comments: I'm looking for anyone who served from February 1941-1942 at Ft.
Bragg. I hope to hear from you.
Name:
Steve Lowrey
Email: lowreystephen@sbcglobal.net
Phone: 860-456-1309
Date: 24 Apr. 2007
Comments: I just saw the notice that 3 more from the 2/17 died in Iraq.
When did they go back? Last I heard the 1/17 was in the sand box, are both
battalions over there now?
Name:
Keri Bell for Raymond Parker
Email: synnwitch1977@gmail.com
Phone: 4015256193
Date: 4/8/2007
Comments: Hello All,
I am writing on behalf of Raymond Parker.
He is my boyfriend's father and served at Camp McIntyre as part of the 1/17th
from early 1968 to January of 1969.
I am trying to find people he served with, or that knew him. He doesn't talk
about being in Korea very often, but I think it would be a nice surprise to give
him the gift of communication with some of his buddies. So, if anyone is out
there, please feel free to email me and I will certainly get back to you.
Thanks!
Name:
Paul Fusco
Email: pfvet@optonline.net
Phone: 7328866344
Date: 4/01/07
Comments: C/Battery Once again the night our lives were severely changed
forever is upon us. 3 April. I ask all my brothers to stop for a moment and say
a short prayer to remember those who made the ultimate sacrifice for freedom.
They are the hero's of C/Batt/2nd Bn/17th Artillery. I ask that we also say a
prayer for our younger brothers who are now in harms way !
In Brotherhood, Paul Fusco
Name:
Ronald L Skirvin
Email: Rabdodske@yahoo.com
Phone: 270-351-0102
Date: 03/27/2007
Comments: How is everyone doing, I have been out of the net, for awhile. I hope
that all is well. I need to see if I have paid my due's for 2007. Thanks
Ron S.
Name:
Tripp Tart
Email: tripp.tart@mckesson.com
Telephone: 704-895-8374
Date: Monday, March 12, 2007
Comments: I served as FDO for Charlie Battery/2-17th Field Artillery (Camp
Pelham/ROK ) from 1978-1979. I'm interested in establishing contact with anyone
that served in C Battery during that time, either via e-mail or phone.
Name:
Hamilton Pieper
Email: hpieper@hawaiiantel.net
Phone: 808-282-6730
Date: March 10, 2007
Comments: Hi, I was with the C Battery 2nd/17th from approx. Aug 66
through Oct 67. Any info on C Battery during my time would be greatly
appreciated. In addition, I've really been hit with Agent Orange problems, any
others?
Would be great to hear from you.
Name:
Rick Landrum
Email: Rick.Landrum@honeywell.com
Phone: 225-642-2739
Date: 2/28/2007
Comments:
Exec O2 C Bty
3rd Battalion 17th FA
Merrill Barracks
Nurnburg
1970-1972
Looking for guys who were there then
Name:
Norman R. jones
Email: AnKhe2nd17FA68@aol.com
Phone: ----------
Date: 02/14/2007
Comments: NEVER TOO LATE!!!!!!
Louis Mazzarella, 58, of Shirley, training officer for the Army National Guard
Armory in Riverhead, received the Bronze Star from Congressman Tim Bishop last
month at a special ceremony at the armory for his heroic actions in a special
forces camp battle in Bu Prang in the central highlands of Vietnam 37 years ago.
Tim Bishop is a master at seeing vets are honored
By Drew Crouthamel
Sitting in a glass bubble atop a B-24 Liberator, Carmine Biondi flew 40 bombing
missions in the Pacific Theater during World War II. He survived Japanese
gunfire, while his bombardier was shot through the neck and killed. He lived to
tell about a plane crash on his final mission — selling war bonds on a
barn-storming tour of the country.
But when he went to collect his medals from the Veterans Administration, the
Mastic Beach resident had to prove who he was — a bona-fide war hero deserving
of two Distinguished Flying Crosses, six air medals and some lesser ribbons.
"Nobody could give me a straight answer," he said. "They didn't
know me."
They didn't know retired Staff Sgt. Vincent Valente of Mount Sinai, either. They
didn't know Robert Ward of Ridge, Robert De LaVergne of Patchogue, or Joseph
Loggia of Wading River. They couldn't find the record of Staff Sgt. Louis
Mazzarella of Shirley, who finally received a Bronze Star, with the
"V" for valor medal, 37 years to the day after North Vietnamese troops
attacked U.S. forces in the Battle of Bu Prang.
Enter Congressman Tim Bishop and two full-time aides working on nothing but
veterans' issues — this in a district with one of the highest concentrations
of veterans in the United States. Over the course of 2006, the congressman and
his staff secured more than 300 medals for veterans in the First Congressional
District, which includes Southold, Riverhead and much of Brookhaven Town. Each
veteran, on average, received five medals.
Other members of Long Island's congressional delegation have secured overdue
medals for their constituents, but you'd be hard-pressed to find another
congressman in the country who has cut through the red tape of veterans affairs
on so many occasions, according to aides to Mr. Bishop.
"The history of our country was written by ordinary people doing
extraordinary things," Congressman Bishop told a gathering of veterans in
Patchogue last summer, when he handed out medals to Mr. Biondi, Mr. De LaVergne
and half a dozen other vets.
Mr. De LaVergne was "young and stupid," according to his wife, Janice,
when he volunteered to row across the Rhine River with other strapping GIs to
scout the German side in 1945. That daring nighttime recon mission earned Mr. De
LaVergne a Bronze Star.
Only a few years before, he was a teenager in Patchogue — "a local
yokel," he said — when he was drafted into the Army. He received his 1A
classification on his birthday.
From Camp Upton, he was attached to the 97th Infantry, which trained for eight
months in California, preparing to be deployed in the war against Japan. But
then German forces exploited Allied lines at the Battle of the Bulge in December
1944, and three weeks later, Mr. De LaVergne's unit was camped in Europe with no
winter gear. They went right up to the front lines and participated in the last
push to the Rhine.
Mr. De LaVergne said his unit was one of the first to cross the Bridge at
Remagen — the final bridge standing across the Rhine. They played tag with the
Russians in Czechoslovakia. And when the war in Europe ended, they shipped off
to the Pacific Theater. He spent six months as part of the occupying army in
Japan, before getting his discharge.
A member of the Greatest Generation, Mr. De LaVergne returned to the South Shore
of Long Island and worked for 40 years in the sign business. The Greatest
Generation, as a group, just wanted to forget about the horrors they had
encountered. The medals they had earned, but not received, were relegated to a
back burner as they built lives and families in postwar suburbia.
"They wanted to come back and start a family and they didn't want to think
about their wartime experiences," said Joe Cortale of Ridge, who accepted
seven awards, including a Bronze Star, on behalf of his father, the late Rosario
Cortale.
Congressman Bishop said veterans who received overdue medals fall into three
categories: In many cases the veteran doesn't put in for them — until his
mortality starts to catch up with him. An aide to the congressman, Erin D'Eletto,
said veterans tell her: I don't want the medals for myself, I want them for my
kids and grandchildren.
"I haven't gotten them on display yet," said Mr. De LaVergne. "I
want to get a cabinet — I still have my original dress uniform — take all
the insignia off it and put them in a case and leave it to my grandson,
Eric."
In some cases, the medals come posthumously, and poignantly. Dominick Muraco,
who served in the Navy Reserve during World War II, contacted Mr. Bishop's
office about receiving his overdue medals, including a World War II Victory
Medal. Unfortunately, the paperwork did not go through before Mr. Muraco died.
His wife of 55 years, Lola, and a family friend, Lou Gallo of Miller Place,
accepted the medals on Mr. Muraco's behalf.
Sgt. Donald Hegermiller, the father of Riverhead Police Chief David Hegermiller,
also received his medals posthumously. The elder Hegermiller, who served in the
Army during the Korean War, earned a National Defense Service Medal, the Korean
Service Medal with Bronze Star attachment, the Combat Infantryman Badge and the
U.N. Service Medal.
In a few cases, the congressman's office said, medals had been awarded at the
time they were earned, but the veteran has lost them and requests Mr. Bishop's
help in securing replacements.
And then there are the times when the "fog of war" renders accounts
forgotten and records lost. You can also add to the fog a massive bureaucracy in
Washington and a 1973 fire at the National Personnel Records Center in St.
Louis, Mo., which destroyed more than 16 million files. It takes persistence,
and a congressman's powers, to cut through it all.
Mr. Valente, of Mount Sinai, served in General George Patton's Third Army, but
when it came time to get his overdue Bronze Star for Valor, he came up against a
bureaucracy he could not overcome.
"These men came to us out of frustration," Mr. Bishop said before a
ceremony in Medford in 2005, where a number of local vets, including Mr. Valente,
received overdue medals. "They were overlooked due to inefficiency, the
workings of the bureaucracy or just the fog of war."
The fire at the records center wiped out the files of 80 percent of those
discharged from the Army between 1912 and 1960 and 75 percent of those
discharged from the Air Force from 1947 to 1964. No duplicate copies of the
records destroyed were maintained. There was no microfilm copy. The were no
indexes created prior to the fire.
The two full-time aides Mr. Bishop employs work with veterans to get their
medals, despite the missing records. Sometimes, all it takes is for the veteran
to produce his discharge papers. Other times, though, it takes a detailed
reconstruction of the battlefield heroics for a vet to get his medal.
Staff Sgt. Mazzarella, now attached to the National Guard armory in Riverhead,
served in Vietnam. He served as howitzer section chief for Battery C, 2nd
Battalion, 17th Artillery at Bu Prang, when North Vietnamese troops assaulted
their position on Dec. 1, 1969. On numerous occasions, according to the Army,
rounds exploded in the battery position. Enemy attacks became so intense, Sgt.
Mazzarella could not fire more than 10 rounds before drawing return fire.
"We were almost wiped out," he said.
According to his Bronze Star award, "It was through the courageous and
unselfish efforts of Staff Sergeant Mazzarella and his entire section that the
battery was credited with destroying several 75mm recoilless rifle positions and
disrupting the operations of the 66th North Vietnamese regiment."
He received his Bronze Star on Dec. 2 at a ceremony at the Riverhead Armory, 37
years after the Battle of Bu Prang. While others in his unit received their
medals, Sgt. Mazzarella says his valor went unheralded until Congressman Bishop
intervened.
"Everyone else got theirs," Sgt. Mazzarella said. "Apparently,
mine got lost."
He had been trying since the Nixon administration to get his Bronze Star.
Without an officer's account of his heroics, there was nothing to be done for
Sgt. Mazzarella. "They told me, 'If you find any additional information,
stay in touch.' I was always hoping for something to surface."
It just so happened that Sgt. Mazzarella happened to be talking with the
congressman's office on an unrelated matter, when he asked what procedures were
involved in tracking down his overdue medal. He was told: If you don't have the
original paperwork, the congressman's office would have to do a reconstruction
of the events that day in 1969, using witness accounts from three persons, an
after-action report from the National Archives and a petition to the Pentagon
from Mr. Bishop himself.
Then he had to prove that his three witnesses served in Mr. Mazzarella's unit.
"And then we waited and waited and waited," he said. "It was
something I knew I was going to get and I could never get it in my hands. It was
like any empty promise."
Sgt. Mazzarella just wishes his parents were still alive to see him finally get
his medal.
The process was started in the early 1970s. It was completed on a winter's day
in 2006, when Sgt. Mazzarella's entire Army National Guard Unit in Riverhead saw
Congressman Bishop hand him his Bronze Star. It was the most prestigious
decoration secured by Mr. Bishop for a veteran since he took office.
"They are all an honor to do," Mr. Bishop said. "I am proudest
that we have established an office that can get things done for veterans."
Name:
Thomas Kurtz
Email: Kurtz_T@msn.com
Phone: 217-732-4357
Date: 13 Feb 07
Comments: Richard Smith has resigned as president of the association due to
personal health reasons. Jack Stroud will assume the duties of the association
president until the next election at the general membership meeting November 10,
2007.
Thomas Kurtz
Past President
Name:
Jack Picciolo
Email: purrsfive@comcast.net
Phone: 8158383418
Date: 2-12-2007
Comments: My telephone number listed in the January Newsletter that was mailed
is wrong. The last two numbers are transposed.
The correct number is 815 838 3418
Jack Picciolo Association Secretary
Name:
George Schaefer
Email: clumsms@alltel.net
Phone: 2056297650
Date: 1-30-07
Comments: Anyone in or around Camp McIntyre (KOREA) I was there all of
1960 but would like to exchange our views during our tours.
Name:
Cindy Powell Jones
Email: cljones715@bellsouth.net
Phone: 770-969-3637
Date: 1-20-07
Comments: My father, Donald E. Powell was with HHB 2BN 17th FA at Camp
Radcliff, Vietnam from Sept 1967 to Oct 1969. He was the Chief of Firing. I am
looking for anyone that may have known him. My dad spent appx. 15 years at Fort
Sill Okla. as an instructor on the 155's and some other guns. My mother is Nancy
Powell. Please anyone with info please contact me. My father passed away
1-28-91 and there is not a day that goes by that I do not think of him.
Name:
Doug Runice
Email: dougrun68@yahoo.com
Phone: 715-534-1234
Date: 1/12/07
Comments: I have a picture of what I think to be the main building (terminal) of
Dalat's airport taken in 1970. If anyone remembers what it looks like and
thinks they can ID it, please email me at dougrun68@yahoo.com
I have a beer wagered on it. Thanks
Name:
Jerry (DOC) Cody
Email: jcody@ntin.net
Phone: 940-964-2781
Date: 12-29-06
Comments: I have a new e-mail address The e-mail address is jcody@ntin.net
. I wish everyone a HAPPY NEW YEAR.
Regards, Jerry (doc) Cody
Name:
Richard A. Smith
Email: rsmith3024@nc.rr.com
Phone: 919-575-0213
Date: Dec. 24, 2006
Comments: Just a little note to wish all of you Redlegs and your families a very
Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! I look forward to seeing everyone in
San Antonio this coming October.
Sincerely,
Richard
Richard A. Smith-President
17th Artillery Regiment Association
Name:
Paul & Jane Fusco
Email: pfvet@optonline.net
Phone: 7328866344
Date: 12/24/06
Comments: Here's wishing all of you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!!
Paul & Jane Fusco
Name:
Norman R. (Richard) Jones
Email: AnKhe2nd17FA68@aol.com
Phone: 0000000000
Date: 12-23-2006
Comments: I wish all a MERRY CHRISTMAS with a happy and blessed NEW YEAR.
Keep the 2/17th Artillery in your thoughts and prayers as they serve their tour
in Iraq. I pray that they will all return home safely.
Name:
Rich Siebe
Email: r47s89sp@aol.com
Phone: 9164861890
Date: Dec. 19, 2006
Comments: I would like to wish each and every one that served in the 17th
Artillery Regiment a very Merry Christmas and Happy New Year.
Name:
john p. clingan
Email: jocling7@sbcglobal.net
Date: Wednesday, December 13, 2006
Comments: I was in Hq Btry, 3rd Bn, 17th Field Artillery, initially I was
a Hardt Kaserne in Schwabisch-Gmund, Nov. 1963, in Dec. 1963, we were
transferred to Merrell Barracks in Nurnberg, West Germany. Sad to see it
is no longer a US Military Post. in Nov. 1965 was sent to Cu Chi, South Vietnam,
was with the 2nd Bn, 32nd Field Artillery, Proud Americans with the 25th
Infantry Division. We were in the Iron Triangle area, about 20 miles NW of
Saigon. I made it back ok, but the Agent Orange cause me to become a
diabetic, since 2003, I have been on a 100% disability from the VA as a result
and am now retired, at 62 years old. I live in Houston, TX. Was an
accountant in the energy and legal industries. Have a 22 year old son about to
graduate from Texas Tech. I am a U. of Ark. Razorback. I have found
a lot of my old stuff from the Army and the 17th. What memories.
Name:
Gil Bernabe
Email: Gilbernabe29@aol.com
Phone: 7033230946
Date: 11 Dec 2006
Comments: Merry Christmas to all and a super 2007. Currently in northern VA and
still working for Dept of Defense.
Cheers,
Gil
Name:
Donald Blankin
Email: Donnie_B@Charter.net
Phone: 864-839-2773
Date: 12-04-06
Comments: I was a Forward Observer with C 2/35 Infantry 4th Infantry Division.
On a number of occasions in Sept. of 1968 at Duc-Lap I had to call on you
fellows for a little help...many thanks!!!!
Don B. www.Cacti35th.org
Name:
C.D.TATE (SGT.TATER)
Email: DT8R@AOL.COM
Phone: 626-622-3190
Date: 12-1-2006
Comments: I WAS WITH THE 2ND/17TH IN NAM AT LZ SCHULLER, BRAVO BATT. GUN#3
JAN.69 THRU THE MOVE TO DALAT FEB.70
Name:
Thomas Kurtz
Email: Kurtz_T@msn.com
Phone: 217-732-9336
Date: Nov 22, 2006
Comments:
Wishing all a great Thanksgiving. For those who are or who will be traveling be
safe.
Tom
Name:
mike pearson
Email: dinkydou_70@frontiernet.net
Phone: 928-681-3345
Date: 11-16-06
Comments: before da lat I was in duc trong, a btry. 5th. & 22nd., does any
one know of a web site for that location.. thanx......
Name:
Rich Siebe
Email: r47s89sp@aol.com
Phone: 916-486-1890
Date: 10/16/2006
Comments:
I would like to thank all of you that attended the Reunion in Chaleston this
past week. Thank you for your contributions to the Scholarship Fund and the
General Fund. I had a great time and enjoyed seeing all of you that attended.
Rich Siebe
Treasurer, 17th Artillery Regiment Association.
Name:
John deTreville
Email: jdetreville@yahoo.com
Phone: 919-844-6654
Date: October 16, 2006
Comments:
Just a quick word of thanks to the Association Officers and everyone else who
put in all the hard work of planning and carrying out last weekend's outstanding
reunion at Charleston. As they say, "A great time was had by
all." You are missing out on a great time if you attend a few of
these. Not only do you get to meet old friends, but to meet new ones.
You also get to hear events and stories you might have missed at the time of the
"everyday heroes" of the 17th FA.
Name:
Virginia Brackett, daughter of Edmund C. Roberts, Jr.
Email: gingerbrackett@hotmail.com
Phone: 816-587-8167
Date: 10-9-06
Comments:
My
name is Virginia Brackett, and I would appreciate comments from anyone who
served with my father, Captain Edmund C. Roberts, Jr. He served as C.O. of
Company A, 17th Infantry, 7th Division, and was killed in January 1951. I am
writing his short biography and hoping to come to know him better, as I was
eight months old when he died.
Thank you so much.
Name:
Richard A. Smith
Email: rsmith3024@nc.rr.com
Phone: (919) 575-0213
Date: 08/30/2006
Comments:
Dear Veteran, Family and Friends of the 17th Field Artillery Regiment,
Haven’t made one of the annual reunions of the 17th Artillery Regiment
Association yet? Are you planning to attend the next reunion? If so, then now is
the time to make those reservations. (If you have already made your
reservations, then you can disregard this reminder.)
The 2006 Annual Reunion will be held at the North Charleston Inn, 2934 West
Montague Avenue , North Charleston , South Carolina 29418 ; from October 11,
2006 thru October 14, 2006 . If you are planning on staying at the motel,
reservations can be made by calling (843) 744-8281, and room rates are $75.00
per night, plus tax (12.5%). When making your motel room reservation and to
receive their discounted room rates, be sure to tell them you are with the 17th
Artillery Regiment Association. Motel room reservations must be made by
September 6, 2006 . Cancellation of individual room reservations is required 30
days prior to arrival date. If you are staying at the North Charleston Inn,
there is a complimentary free breakfast buffet. Remember to tip the staff
appropriately.
Also, please use the attached reservation sheet to register with the
association. There is an association registration fee of $25.00 per person to
cover the cost of the annual banquet and refreshments in the hospitality room.
If you wish to attend both boat tours on Thursday, October 12, 2006 , there is
an additional fee of $69.00 per person. (Morning tour fee is $14.00 per person,
evening cruise fee is $55.00 per person.) So please plan on attending and use
the attached sheet to register with the association. All checks or money orders
should be made out to: 17th Artillery Regiment Association and mailed to the
Association Treasurer: Rich Siebe, 5513 Whitfield Way , Carmichael , CA 95608 .
So bring your photo albums, snapshots, movies and slides to share with everyone.
If you have slides or 8mm movies, you will have to furnish your own projector.
There is plenty of time to get reacquainted with old comrades or even make some
new ones. We would love to see your spouses, family members and friends in
attendance too. The Association Quartermaster, Jackie Stroud, will have
“gear” items available in the hospitality room. So you can get them there or
be an early bird and order them now.
ITINERARY:
Wednesday, October 11, 2006- Veterans, spouses, family and friends check in.
Please sign in at the hospitality room and pick up your name tags. Tour on your
own the numerous sites in and around Charleston .
Thursday, October 12, 2006- Boat Tour Schedules:
1st Tour: Leave Motel at 8:00 A. M. (Cost $14.00 per person)
2d Tour: Leaves Motel at 5:45 P. M. (Cost $55.00 per person)
(Travel will be by POV to departure points) There will be enough rental cars
therefore we can car pool.
NOTE: (Boat Tour Details - best to arrive at the departure point a half-hour
prior to sailing) The first tour will be to Fort Sumter , where the Civil War
began. The tour boat will depart at 0930 A. M., from Aquarium Warf, Liberty
Square . The tour is approximately two hours an d fifteen minutes. One hour will
be at Fort Sumter , and the remainder of the time is spent cruising around
Charleston ’s historic harbor. Be sure to bring your camera. Parking is
located at the city garage on the corner of Washington and Calhoun Streets.
There is a parking fee of $5.00. (Do not park on the streets, as there is only a
two hour time parking limit.)
The second tour will be a dinner cruise on the “Spirit of Carolina” (7 P. M.
– 10 P. M.). The tour departs from Patriots Point Maritime Museum, in Mt.
Pleasant, located across Cooper River from Charleston at 7 P. M. (free parking).
There will be several entrees to choose from for dinner (not buffet style). The
Flag Ship has two fully enclosed dining decks, each with its own live
entertainment, dance floor and bar. You will be responsible for your own bar
tab. The third deck is ideal for viewing starry skies or more casual events.
Dress is “nice casual” – no high heeled shoes, please.
Friday, October 13, 2006- The day has been set aside for individual tours of the
numerous sites in and around Charleston . The Hospitality Room will be open from
8 A. M. to 12 P. M. (We have set aside the time period 8-10 P. M. in the
hospitality room to show your slides or 8 mm movies)
Saturday, October 14, 2006- 8 A. M. - Annual General Membership Meeting in the
Hospitality Room. (After the general membership meeting there will be time to
continue individual tours of Charleston or you just may want to visit in the
hospitality room)
5 P. M. – 8 P. M. Annual Association Banquet (Buffet-chicken, beef, vegetables
and desert) Dress is causal. The remainder of the evening will be in the
Hospitality Room.
So please plan on attending. I hope to see everyone there. If you have any
questions about the reunion, contact me or any association officer. If you are
unable to attend and would like to leave a message to your fellow veterans,
please mail or email them to me.
Sincerely;
Richard A. Smith
Association President
604 24th Street
Butner , NC 27509-2134
(919) 575-0213
Richard A. Smith
Name:
Duane Johns
Email: squirrle42n3@yahoo.com
Phone: 580-595-4850
Date: 27 August 06
Comments: Served with HHB 2/17 Camp Casey Korea 2003/04, And at FOB
Ramadi Iraq 2004/05.
Name:
Rich Siebe
Email: r47s89sp@aol.com
Date: August 25, 2006
Comments: The Reunion is less than 2 months away. If you plan on
attending get you money in as soon as possible. If you are attending and have
pictures of your time with the 17th Artillery on a CD or can get them put on a
CD, please bring them with you so we can put them on the Associations computer
for all to see.
Name:
Terry L. Burns
Email: burnst@comcast.net
Phone: 571-216-9701
Date: 8/11/06
Comments: Just checking in on the 1-17thFA. Impressive web site. As
a former battalion commander, I will always be interested in the Copperhead
battalion.
Name:
Thomas Kurtz
Email: Kurtz_T@msn.com
Phone: 277-332-4357
Date: August 3, 2006
Comments: Need to remind those who are going to attend the 2006 Reunion
(October 11-14). Room reservations at the North Charleston Inn (877-464-2700 or
843-744-8281) must be made NLT September 9 to recive their room discount. Make
sure when making the reservations to tell them you are with the 17th Artillery
Regiment Association. Will see you there.
Name:
Jarrell Martin
Email: martin34772@yahoo.com
Comments: 1/17th 1991
Name:
Richard A. Smith
Email: rsmith3024@nc.rr.com
Battery: A/ 4thBn
Date: Monday, July 24, 2006
Comments: I have a piece of info I wanted to pass along to you guys. I
received information Sunday from the CSM that one of our guys in the 1st Bn in
Iraq was injured Saturday night by an IED. His left arm was shattered and
has since been MED-VAC to Germany for surgery. I'll keep you updated as I
receive any further.
Richard Smith
President
17th Artillery Regiment Association
Name:
Donald Johansen
Email: Donnyjo@charter.net
Phone:
Date: 7/23/06
Comments: Hi, My freind Doug Runice directed me to this site and was glad
to see that you had kept up with each other. I have but one comment; "Thank
You for your service to our country." I served in the Corps stateside but
sure did appreciate all the men that went over there to fight that war. Thanks
aain men and God Bless......Semper Fi
Name:
David Greenwood
Email: daveyg33@yahoo.com
Date: 30 Jun 2006
Comments: I'm hoping to find out about the origin of the name of FOB
Carpenter near Salaman Pak, Iraq, now renamed FOB Wyatt in honor of PFC Stephen
E. Wyatt. From what I've been able to learn, FOB Carpenter was home to
Charlie Battery, 1/17 FA, in 2003. I am wondering if the FOB name has any
relationship to Carpenter's Battery of Civil War fame, or if it was named after
a living person. Thanks for any help anyone can give.
Dave Greenwood
Name:
Brian M. Dirrane
Email: bdirrane@aol.com
Date: June 27, 2006
Comments: I came across this web site recently. I served as a lieutenant
with the 2nd of the 17th in An Khe and surroundings including four month tdy
with a marine battery on LZ Baldy outside of Chu Lai, from July 1967 to around
mid March 1968. I thought it was a great Battalion and I was proud to serve with
it. I was deeply saddened by the deaths of Lt Col Whitbeck and the members of C
Battery (I served with that battery on a number of short assignments, and I
regarded Lt. John Wilkerson - one of the Battery C KIA's - as a personel friend
who was helpful and kind to me as I tried to contribute to the battery in some
way). It was a great battery. I learned of the overrun when I was serving in
Provisional Corps Vietnam in Phu Bai, up north, in the Corps Artillery S1
section. I had a stint and a few visits at Happy Valley with the Green Beret's
and their two 105's and Captain Left. My memory had faded pretty well, but just
recently my wife told me she had kept all of my letters from Vietnam, so I have
just finished a mega flashback experience.
God Bless you all.
Name:
Doug Runice
Email: doug68@centurytel.net
Date: 6/24/06
Comments:
Here is a link to one of our own who paid the ultimate sacrifice in 1970.
I have been communicating with david Bryant's cousin and he made this wonderful
memorial website in tribute to "Bry". We were in the same gun
section in B Battery at LZ Schueller. RIP my friend
http://david-bryant.memory-of.com
Name:
Doug Runice
Email: doug68@centurytel.net
Date: 6/15/06
Comments: Looking to make contact with John Bradley who was in B battery
in 69-70. He was a 1st Lt. the last I knew and think he was from Houston.
Name: Norman R. Jones
Email:
AnKhe2nd17FA68@aol.com
Date: June 13, 2006
Comments: 17th Artillery Regiment Association 2006 Reunion Reminder
Dear Veteran, Family and Friends of the 17th Field Artillery Regiment,
Haven’t made one of the annual reunions of the 17th Artillery Regiment
Association yet? Are you planning to attend the next reunion? If so, then now is
the time to make those reservations. (If you have already made your
reservations, then you can disregard this reminder.)
The 2006 Annual Reunion will be held at the North Charleston Inn,
2934 West Montague Avenue
,
North Charleston
,
South Carolina
29418
; from
October 11, 2006
thru
October 14, 2006
. If you are planning on staying at the motel, reservations can be made by
calling (843) 744-8281, and room rates are $75.00 per night, plus tax (12.5%).
When making your motel room reservation and to receive their discounted room
rates, be sure to tell them you are with the 17th Artillery Regiment
Association. Motel room reservations must be made by
September 6, 2006
. Cancellation of individual room reservations is required 30 days prior to
arrival date. If you are staying at the North Charleston Inn, there is a
complimentary free breakfast buffet. Remember to tip the staff appropriately.
Also, please use the attached reservation sheet to register with the
association. There is an association registration fee of $25.00 per person to
cover the cost of the annual banquet and refreshments in the hospitality room.
If you wish to attend both boat tours on
Thursday, October 12, 2006
, there is an additional fee of $69.00 per person. (Morning tour fee is $14.00
per person, evening cruise fee is $55.00 per person.) So please plan on
attending and use the attached sheet to register with the association. All
checks or money orders should be made out to: 17th Artillery Regiment
Association and mailed to the Association Treasurer: Rich Siebe,
5513 Whitfield Way
,
Carmichael
,
CA
95608
.
So bring your photo albums, snapshots, movies and slides to share with everyone.
If you have slides or 8mm movies, you will have to furnish your own projector.
There is plenty of time to get reacquainted with old comrades or even make some
new ones. We would love to see your spouses, family members and friends in
attendance too. The Association Quartermaster, Jackie Stroud, will have
“gear” items available in the hospitality room. So you can get them there or
be an early bird and order them now.
ITINERARY:
Wednesday, October 11, 2006-
Veterans, spouses, family and friends check in. Please sign in at the
hospitality room and pick up your name tags. Tour on your own the numerous sites
in and around
Charleston
.
Thursday, October 12, 2006-
Boat Tour Schedules:
1st Tour: Leave Motel at
8:00
A. M. (Cost $14.00 per person)
2d Tour: Leaves Motel at
5:45
P. M. (Cost $55.00 per person)
(Travel will be by POV to departure points) There will be enough rental cars
therefore we can car pool.
NOTE: (Boat Tour Details - best to arrive at the departure
point a half-hour prior to sailing) The first tour will be to
Fort
Sumter
, where the Civil War began. The tour boat will depart at 0930 A. M., from
Aquarium Warf,
Liberty Square
. The tour is approximately two hours an d fifteen minutes. One hour will be at
Fort
Sumter
, and the remainder of the time is spent cruising around
Charleston
’s historic harbor. Be sure to bring your camera. Parking is located at the
city garage on the corner of Washington and Calhoun Streets. There is a parking
fee of $5.00. (Do not park on the streets, as there is only a two hour time
parking limit.)
The second tour will be a dinner cruise on the “Spirit of Carolina” (7 P. M.
– 10 P. M.). The tour departs from Patriots Point Maritime Museum, in Mt.
Pleasant, located across Cooper River from Charleston at 7 P. M. (free parking).
There will be several entrees to choose from for dinner (not buffet style). The
Flag Ship has two fully enclosed dining decks, each with its own live
entertainment, dance floor and bar. You will be responsible for your own bar
tab. The third deck is ideal for viewing starry skies or more casual events.
Dress is “nice casual” – no high heeled shoes, please.
Friday, October 13, 2006-
The day has been set aside for individual tours of the numerous sites in and
around
Charleston
. The Hospitality Room will be open from 8 A. M. to 12 P. M. (We have set aside
the time period 8-10 P. M. in the hospitality room to show your slides or 8 mm
movies)
Saturday, October 14, 2006- 8 A. M. - Annual General Membership Meeting
in the Hospitality Room. (After the general membership meeting there will be
time to continue individual tours of Charleston or you just may want to visit in
the hospitality room)
5 P. M. – 8 P. M. Annual Association Banquet (Buffet-chicken, beef, vegetables
and desert) Dress is causal. The remainder of the evening will be in the
Hospitality Room.
So please plan on attending. I hope to see everyone there. If you have any
questions about the reunion, contact me or any association officer. If you are
unable to attend and would like to leave a message to your fellow veterans,
please mail or email them to me.
Sincerely;
Richard A. Smith
Association President
604 24th Street
Butner
,
NC
27509-2134
(919) 575-0213
rsmith3024@nc.rr.com
-
- Name: Glenn
A. Nichols
- Email: Stranger32@blomand.net
- Phone: 931-761-4062
- Date:
4/30/2006
CommentsI served with A Battery 2/17 at LZ
ACTION, from May 68 till Feb.69.
Would like to hear from anyone there at that time.
- Name:
- James Freas
- Email:
- jfreas@rochester.rr.com
- Phone:
- Date:
- 13 Apr 06
CommentsTrying to locate a Capt McNeir or McNair. 7Div 17th Inf Reh "F" Company, Korea 1950. A friend was stationed with him. His name is Lyell Caleb. Anyone having any information please contact me. Thank you.
- Name:
Thomas R. Kurtz
- Email: Kurtz_T@msn.com
- Phone:217-732-4357
- Date:
April 12, 2006
CommentsReminder to all veterans of the 17th Artillery, the 2006 annual reunion is only six months away. It's time for you to start planning on attending. The reunion will be held from 11-14 October 2006 in Charleston, South Carolina. I hope all are planning on attending and I will see you there.
- Name:
ed hitchner
- Email: webmaster@17thartilleryregiment.org
- Date:4/4/06
CommentsGuestbook back online -
all entries prior to March 31, 2006 can be found on Old Entries Pages at www.17thartilleryregiment.org/Old_Entries/index.htm
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