765th TRSB Newsletter 2009 June 2009

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l 9f , f t - t 9S3 n$ , L4 , r g r l ??President:Dick Ltmd 4318 Dyes nletN.W. Bremerton,Wa.ph 360-373-5448 mail [email protected]: ill Hill 101GrahanrRd. Jasper, n.37347 Ph.423-942- 644Bremerton, Wa Reunion coordinator: Dick Lund (Addressabove)VP & Assistantcoordinators: SueHamilton,2024WindingCreekLane,Mason,Oh.45040, h 513-398-07e-mailgrglqlilton(Dfusc.net- Sheryl& PenySchneider 0560McKelveyRd. Cincinnati,Oh.45240ph 513-648*0351 -mail [email protected]: Bob & Dan Kalan 2158King MesaDr. Henderson, v. 89012 Ph.702-260- 224, e-mailbobkChilelr."selVideo Photographer: Frank Rowe 755 RacineAve. Columbus,Oh.43204 ph614-274-5270Chaplain:BenSmith1929HixsonPikeChattanooga,t374O5 ph423-265-5147Web Site:NancyCunningham,5634 ichard,Dallas,Tx. 75206,?h.214-823-9366,-mailgl.IulUUlla[arh-a765 History site, http://griffi ncunningham.neVcriffi /MAlNi765th.htm765 Reunion group site, http:/griffincunningham. nstl76freunionorglmain.htm


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Dear765 riends,We're looking orward o seeing ll of you n Seattle.Dick Lund, Sheryl,PerryandSuehavebeenworking hard n getting his reunionsetup. It shouldbe a goodone as heSeattle reas very scenic.The Alaskacruise hat s beingplanned,or thosewho areplanningon going,shouldbea wonderful ime. OnandAlaskacruise ike we havebeenon, hescenery ndwildlifeseen uchasKiller Whales,AmericanEagles swell asotherwildlife are ncredible.We havehadavery busy ime lately due o our health ssues.Bob'scameasa shock oall of us as t hasbeendiscoveredhat hehasa heartconcern o be ookedafter. He asalreadyhad wo stintsput in andhis Cardiologist aid hat athird one s to beput in onJuly 7. The Dr. alsostatedhat evenaPacemaker ighthave o beput in. These ssueswill be ookedat morecloselyaftermore doctorvisits aswell as ests.I havemybalance roblemaswell asmoreweaknesseshat have eallyslowedme down a great

deal. I havebecomemoredependent n Bob andDan o help meget hingsdoneand oaroundetc.Somewhere roundMay 12, I neverwrite datesdown),PatandJim Smithwere n theLasVegasarea or a wedding (theirgranddaughter?)On theirvisit to HooverDamandLakeMead heystopped y us for avisit. Patsaid hat sheput her eet n my drinkingwater shewentwading n LakeMead) Wehadavery nice visit. We'll be seeing hemin Seattlehis September.The weatherouthere n the Vegasvalley hasstartedo become ot! Today t finally hit101outside!

Take-careof yourselvesand stay n touch!Audrey, Bob and Dan

AS MENTIONEDIN TT{ELAST NEWSLETTER,SOME OF US AREBEHIND IN OURDUES. PLEASECONTACT BILL HILL AND CFMCKONYOURSTATUS.


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DarBob& Audury,I almostnev6r read he obits n theTdbunesince I dont knonranyone n Chicago,but Rosema4y's amejusl poppedoutat me thatday. I rememberwhenweall met or lunch n Mawyood r somoplace omeyearsago. Theywerea lovelycouple.Boband I both miss he time with the 765thmembersand heir amilies. I so wish we couldcome o areunionagain, but I doubt hat iEpossible.We did drive o Flo.ida astfall and spent he winter, but Idon'tsee us doing hat againeither- We endedup shippingourcar homeby car-carTiornd Ronda,BobandIfleu,homeasthe hip drivingdorm was too much or Bob. We had someonewith us allwinter,Rondaormysister andher husbandor my brothersince t is prettyhard or me o take care of Bob bymyself. Hecannotbe lft alone at all for fear hewlll fall or be confusedaboutwherehe is at. He still walkswith awalker,but if I am takinghimsomeplaceby myself, use h wheelchair. Sincehe haddeep brainstimulation, e doeenottremor,but the othersymptomsof Parkinsons till existandgetwors. lr'yedofe6l that the surgerywas a good hing hough. During hat last surgery,heyhita partof thebrain hathas o do with the calander so hedoesnt knou, heday,monthor year. lt hasalso effectedhisbalane.We still have a full-timecaregiver or him who s wonderful. t givesme ime to myselfand makes ifealoteasier or m6. We haveputourcondoat FortMyetEBeachup for sale. We actually enteda houseat the Villages or two months ast fall (Nov.and Dec.)and f we were able o go back o Florida,wwouldprobablygothere. lt is the mostwonderfulplace or ac{iveseniors. LG of things o do. And hemedicalfacilities her aregreat. Theyare buildinga VAclinic here nolv hatwill be ready o open next all.Also,anyhelpyouwouldneed, ikecare or Bobor house leaning,t veryavilable. thinkPatandJoeAronicalived here beforeJoepassedaway.We weresure sorry o hear aboutHoot and Virginia. Theyweresuch a grcatcouple- We had manygoodtimeswith them. We didnt get to see Bill and Billy hisyearon ourway homesinceweflew homeandweft,disappointed bout hat.I hopeyouare all doing ineandenjoying heaummer.We ar still hereon he farmand would ove oseeanyoneand everyonewhogetsthisway. Bobwould ove t andso would .Thebest o youall.SharonWheelerand Bob oo.I |ad n yestedays (June10th)ChicagoTribune hd a RosemaryFuentespassedaway. lt reads:RosemaryFuentes,Belovedwife of the late JosephA. lovinigmotherof James Christine),Phillip MaryAnn), Richard Palricia)and CathleenFuentes; herished randmother f Elizabeth,Eric, Thomas,Joseph,Kathryn,Daivd,Eleanor,Jaqueline,Matthew Gina)and Christopher, reatgrandmo&erof Jason,sisterof the ateWilliam, earauntof many.Funeral ervice hursady 1:30 .m. romSmith{orcoranFuneralHome6150N,CiceroAve. o St. Maryof the WoodsMassat 12 Noon. Interment t.JosephCemetery.VisitationWednesday&9 p.m. In lieuof ffowels donationso the RonaldMcDonald'sHouseCharities 900Sprir Rd.Suite3'10OakBrook, l.60523wouldbe appreciated. ww.smithcorcoran.comI assume his is the Rosmary nd Joe Fuentesof the 765th.Sharon /Vheeler


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Hi Bob,Here s the form. What areyou guysdoing out there. Onegetsbetter ust in time to takecare of thenextl I wish you werecloser sowe could help!Attached s the RegistrationForm. We will need o get,at least25 peopleon each rip for we can'tgofor theprices I have isted. I just spoke o Dick Lund andhe s ananging he busesand he toursalongwith picking aplacefor the lunches. I don't know what thecut-off dateswill be for thebusesbut I amsure hat thJ August deadline or the reservationswill beabout hesame.Unfortunately,mostpeoplewait until the last minute to decide. At that point, I supposewe could rent a coupleof vans f needed'Sofar there s eightof us leavingthe moming of the 19th or thecruise sothatwill be eight less orthemuseum rip. This getshardereveryyear!Youre military soyou know how to take orders,and his is anorder....Iwantall threeofyou tostraightenup, gethealthyandcomeplay with us in September!!Best o all,Sheryl

Hi Bob,Audreyand Dan,Thankyou so much ur sendingme the7651hNelrsledtgr. alwayl enioy receMng t, bul sad oo to readof ho6e hat havepassdand those hat are ailing. I think 3oo often of everyoneand he \Nonderfulimes Mark,Lisa, SusanandI had. Theystilltalkabout tll'm sorry o hear aboulDans satbadq datn. I kno , he k medicaltyn gpodhandsand hop6 hat he is "bad(on trac*" soon.Ufe lethe samehere n San Mateo. I ses Susanand h6r amily often. Theyare slilt in Roddin,Cam - 20 mi northofSagrlm9nto:Thelr Chrisbpher 5 3-1/2and all boyl | 90 o Shroveport o see Lisaand herhmity. Her ittlgirlsare no , 10and 8. Amstill playing ennis 2X a weekand ravelwlth my friendArli6Lambdl over or bridge 6umamentsl Am still n my titflehouseandwts'r6happyhere.I thinkof you ofien.Love,GGtchenSchmeeckle

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Subjecfi765th- MPORTANT!!From:[email protected]:Mon, 5 May200916:07:43 DTTo: [email protected],[email protected],[email protected],[email protected],[email protected],[email protected],[email protected]:[email protected] THEBOTTOM: MPORTANT!Most of you do nol know me,but I have alked o Blll Hlll,SueHamilton,& Ken lliller in the past,and was invlted o attendyour re-union n Salt LakeClty even houghI was not partof the 765th.I was unable o afrend,but did appreciate he invitaI was ust lnformedby another riend a coupleof daysago about a rc-unionALL of you would beinterested in...at Ft EuatlsVa (detalls below).I was n Military Raitafter all of you....1957o 1959...at t Eustls n the 774thRwyGroup,?'l4thTransportationBattallon RallwaySteam& DleeelElectric), Spent ime in threedifferentcompaniee...-HQs exec officer ) forfor 3 months,C Co as CompanyCommanderTralnmaster)for 13 months,and B Co Gommanderllaster mechanic) or about6 weoks. Laterafter eavlngactive duty I was exec offer at Ft Bliss, TX in a ReserveBaftalion..,.seems ike it was the 728th. Ileft the reserueas a Captain after 8 years.I am a thlrd genoratlon allroader, taillng out laying rail at 17 nTucson, ater elegraphoperator,traln dlspatche., U. S. Army, then back on numerousOperatlng OfflcerJobs he next 35years,including D3rectorof Locomotlvedistrlbutlon (2500 ocomotivs), I retirod as General Dlrector ofLocomotlveFuel or SouthernPaclflc n 1995using 1.3milliongallonsof dieselperday.......retirlngn the Denverarea.My polnt is, I loved railroading.....it as In my blood.Whatyou men did in Korea n operating he railwayswas alwaysan inspiration o me....

KermitM. (Mel)ClaytorPLEASEREADTHEFOLLOWING:T lS IMPoRTANTTO OU! PASS T ONTO YoUR GROUPIdon't haveall your addresses...

Thank ouMel, eally t isa ointoperdionbetween lot of folkswhoenjoydoing hisevent ncludingyourself,so my thanks o you or yourhelp. By the way, here is an articleof interest o youcopied romthe BLEonlineedition.MilitaryRailwayService eunion o honorvetsCLEVELAND, ay20- Registrationill begin nearlyJune or heArmy's pecial ransportationCorps TC)Conferencehatwill honorMilitaryRailway erviceMRS) elerans f WorldWar l andKorea.TheArmys Chiefof Transportation,rigadier eneralBrianR. Layer,will host he annualTCConferencet FortEustis,Va., romJuly29 toAugust1,2009.DuringWWll, more han,500soldier-railroaderserved n over 50 commercial ailroadsponsoredMRSunitsstationed n theatersaround he world.

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MPORTANT!!

Specificeventsscieduled to honorMRSveteransnclude StaffRide'visits to nearby ail facilities,oursof theArmy TransportationMuseum, holvingof 1950s-eraArmy,railraining ilms,historypresentationson the MilitaryRaitway ervice nd he Claibome nd PolkMilitaryRailway, ndaccess o thelocomotiveimulatorrainer.TheMuseum oundation eneralMembership eetinguncheon ndConference allwill notonlyenable he veterans o meetwith heir contemporads ut o meetand share heir knowledge nd earnfrom today"'sgeneration f TC soldiers.Guestspeakerat the MuseumFounddion uncheonwill be LTG(Ret.)Richard . Timmons, resident f the American hortLineandRegional ailroad ssociation.Throughouthe event,an Army HistoryDetachmentwill be on hand o record he personalMRSexperiences nd mpressions f theseveterans or ftriuregenerations.A detailed cheduleisting imesand ocaiionsor specific ventswill bepublishednthenear uture.Additionalevents remainbeingu/orkedand will be announced s they are confirmed.MostTCConference ventswill be open o thepublic.A special nvitation,hough, s e)dendedo postKorean-era oldierswhoserved,or arc cunently serving, n Activo or ReserveMRSunits.MRSveteransof WWll and/orKorea,desiringo participaten TC Conference c'tivilies, leasecontac,tMarkMetz,LTC-USARRet.), t e-mail:[email protected] (714 597-2636.Other ndividuals esiring o attendTC Conference ctivitiesshouldgoto the Fort Eustiswebsitehttp://ww1i/.eustis.armv.milndcompleteheregistrationorm,whichwill beavailable t endof thismonthor earlyJune

We found he real HotelCalifornia' nd he Seinfeld'diner. Alhatwillyou ind?Exgfofg .Vh.qfelfqAt.c,gm.

Audreyreceivedhis pic recently rom oneof herold girl friends.BeingAudrey, o haveherpic takenshewaswearinga bathingsuit

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Activities Reservation Form765thTRSB ReunionSilverdaleoWashingtonSeptember16-202009Silverdale BeachHotel3073 NW Bucklin Hitl RoadSilverdale,Washington 983831 360-307 7621 or1-800 54497 9Ask for 765t0Room Rates (Which will be hetd for reservation through August 17thOnly;

Thursday. September 17.2009 PriceQuanti8 X Per Person TotalWater Tour of the Puget SoundLunch on your own during tripClam Bake atthe Lunds (along with burgers!) X $50.00(minimumof 25oaidattendees)Friday, September 18. 2009Banquet/Auction X $3s.00(minimumof 25paidattendees)SaturAav. SentemUerTour the Under SeasMuseumLunch on your own during trip X $20.00(minimumof 25oaid attendees)

Total remiffed for all activities:

Last Name:Address:City: State:

First: Spouse:Phone:E-mail:ip:

Pleasecomplete this form and mail the form along with a check to cover thesechoices o:Make check payable to:

Check in time and registration is on Wednesday,September 16,2009.

If you have any questionso leasecall Sheryl Schneider - home: (513)648-0351.

765thTRSBBill Hill, Treasurer101 Graham Road Phone No. (423) 942-2644Jasper, TN 73747

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765th TRSB Newsletter 2009 June 2009