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Vol 4Issue 3
14 Jun 2012
13 13
ldquoYour flag and my flag and how it flies todayIn your land and my land and half a world away
Rose-red and blood-red the stripes forever gleamSnow-white and soul-white the good forefathersrsquo dream
Sky-blue and true-blue with stars to gleam arightThe gloried guidon of the day a shelter through the nightrdquo
June 14 Flag DayWilbur Dick Nesbit (1871-1927)
Gathering 10
Inside this issue Gathering InformationPlaces To Visit In The AreaMuseum Foundation Brick ProjectDonationsNew Gun Truck Book OutHelp In LocatingTruck News Veteranrsquos News
Dates 14-18 August 2012 (Tues-Sat)Our headquarters hotel The Baymont is full so if you still donrsquot have a room yoursquoll have to find another one I will include the Baymont information here in case you need it bull Baymont Inn amp Suites5380 Oaklawn BlvdPrince George VA 23875Phone 804-452-0022 I have secured another block of rooms at the Quality Inn 1-2 miles north of the Baymont offering us $69night plus taxes They have smoking and non-smoking rooms free hot breakfast free Wi-Fi and many other amenities Herersquos their website and contact information Be sure to mention the Gathering to get the group rate Cut-off date for group rate is 8132012bull Quality Inn4911 Oaklawn BlvdHopewell VA 23860Phone 804-458-1500httpwwwqualityinncomhotel-hopewell-virginia-VA407
Here also are three other hotels 1-2 miles north of the Baymont and across the street from the Quality Inn I have not blocked rooms there but you can call and ask for the government rate They are used to dealing with military in this area andgovernment rate is generally about $70-$77 a night plus taxesbull Fairfield Inn amp Suites3952 Courthouse RoadHopewell VA 23860Phone 804-458-2600httpwwwmarriottcomhotelsfact-sheettravelrichw-fairf ield-inn-and-suites-hopewellbull Econo-Lodge 4096 Oaklawn BlvdHopewell VA 23860Phone 804-541-4849ht tp wwwecono lodgecomhote l -hopewell-virginia-VA307
1 of 9
GATHERING INFORMATION
2 of 9
GATHERING INFORMATION (continued)
bull Best Western3950 Courthouse RoadHopewell Virginia 23860 Phone 804-452-0025 h t t p b o o k b e s t w e s t e r n c o m b e s t w e s t e r n U S VA H o p e w e l l -h o t e l s B E S T- W E S T E R N - P L U S -H o p e w e l l - I n n H o t e l - O v e r v i e wdopropertyCode=47135
13
PLACES TO VISIT IN THE AREA There are many historical places to visit around Fort Lee Prince George where we are staying is only a few miles from sites in Petersburg Hopewell and Colonial Heights We will plan some group tours and have brochures and maps available for your personal visitsbull Pamplin Historical Park (Civil War)
httpwwwpamplinparkorgbull Siege Museum Petersburg life in
Petersburg before during and after the Civil War httpwwwpetersburg-vaorgtourismsiegeasp
bull Petersburg National Battlefield explore the people and events that shaped the siege which led to the fall of the capital of the Confederacy and the surrender of Gen Robert E Leersquos army httpwwwnpsgovpeteindexhtm
bull US Army Womenrsquos Museum Fort Lee httpwwwawmleearmymil
bull US Army Quartermaster Museum Fort Lee httpwwwqmmuseumleearmymil
bull Keystone Tractor Works yes old tractors
httpwwwkeystonetractorworkscombull Blandford Church and Cemetery
Petersburg the church was built in 1735 and has the most beautiful Tiffany windows ever The cemetery is the largest in Virginia second only to Arlington National Cemetery http
wwwpetersburg-vaorg tour ismblandfordasp
bull Centre Hill Mansion Petersburg built in 1823 httpwwwpetersburg-vaorgtourismchillasp
bull Sears amp Roebuck Catalog Homes Hopewell homes ordered from Sears amp Roebucks and delivered for construction by the owners You can drive through this area httpwwwvirginiaorgListingsHistoricSitesSearsCatalogHomes
bull City Point Open Air Museum Hopewell This self-guided walking tour includes 25 points of interest with most focusing on the Civil War Outdoor storyboards capture the people and events of City Point as you walk down the same streets that General Grant and President Lincoln once did httpwwwvirginiaorgListingsHistoricSitesCityPointOpenAirMuseum
bull Weston Plantation Hopewell an elegant 18th-century plantation home overlooking the Appomattox River httpwwwvirginiaorgListingsHistoricSitesWestonPlantation
bull James River Cats Hopewell Trophy blue catfish are caught on a daily basis the James River is now a nationally recognized blue catfish fishery catch and release only httpwwwvirginiaorgList ingsOutdoorsAndSportsJamesRiverCats
3 of 9
TENTATIVE SCHEDULE OF EVENTSTues 14 Augbull Arrival and registrationWed 15 Augbull Morning Gun truck convoy to
Petersburg National Battlefield with tour Possible walking tour of City Point (largest logistical center in US ever)
bull Afternoon Visit Blandford Church with Tiffany windows and Blandford cemetery 2nd largest national cemetery in Virginia second to Arlington
bull Evening dinner on your ownThurs 16 Augbull Morning Gun truck convoy and personal
vehicles to Ft Eustis for brief ceremony at Brick installation Visit Transportation Museum
bull Afternoon Possible bus tours or visit to Weston Plantation
bull Evening 6 pm to dark ldquoThursday Night Thunderrdquo in Petersburg Display of gun trucks at the classic car display Dinner on your own within walking distance of ldquoThunderrdquo
Fri 17 Augbull Morning Visit Fort Lee Display gun
trucks at CASCOM HQ (Combined Arms Command) with TC commander and staff in attendance Visit QM Museum and Womenrsquos Museum both free
bull 430 Annual dinner at local Elks Clubbull 630 Annual Raffle at Baymont HotelSat 18 Augbull Morning Display gun trucks at the
Vintage Tractor Museum (over 100 vintage restored tractors fire engines and other large vehicles)
MUSEUM FOUNDATION BRICK PROJECTThe Museum Foundationrsquos brick project has been wonderful A total of 39 bricks were ordered by people associated with the Gathering These have been ordered by the Museum Foundation and will be installed when we visit on 16 August In addition to those named in the last newsletter thanks to these people for additional bricks Rob amp Kathy Blackstone (359th Trans) Jim Lull (585th) Roger Champ (523rd) Marty
Robichaud (512th) Bill Shugarts (TO 23rd Inf) Phil Brown (666th) Logan Werth (523rd) Dean Triffit (1098th) Dan Rhame Bill Parks (USCG) Mike Jones (57th amp 669th) Bill Forges (469th USAV Page) and Terry Van Brocklin (54th amp 512th) I have been assured that the gun truck and Vietnam veterans who purchase bricks now will all be laid together and any additional bricks purchased later will be tied into these
If you want to order a brick contact me and Irsquoll email the order form Here are photos of Phase I II and III
4 of 9
We have more donations to the fuel fund Marty Robichaud (512th TC) and Dean Triffett (1098th TC) members of the SGT Roy F Correnti Chapter 908 of the VVA asked for a donation from their chapter to support the fuel fund for the Gathering gun trucks and Transportation Corps Vietnam veterans Their request was approved and they received a $200 check
In photo L-R Treasurer Fred Verro Dean Triffett Marty Robichaud and President Bucky Guthrie
Jack Cole (444th) also donated $9000 from his own personal funds
Reminder If you belong to a local veteranrsquos organization ndash VVA VFW etc ndash donrsquot hesitate to ask them for donations for this worthy cause Walter Deeks (545th and 597th Trans) asked his VFW post 1079 Elyria Ohio to donate $200 towards the fuel fund in 2010 John Dodd (585th and 359th Trans) accepts donations also and in 2010 raised $1000 So donrsquot be shy about asking
DONATIONS
NEW BOOK GUN TRUCKS IN VIETNAM Have Guns - Will TravelWritten by James Lyles this book was almost five years in the making and is his third book on the subject The book covers gun trucks used in Vietnam from 1967 thru 1972 Full color with 86 pages loaded with all types of many never before seen gun trucks including regular 2-12 and 5-ton gun trucks unusual gun trucks APC gun trucks Quad 50rsquos gun trucks with wooden and multi-angled armored fighting boxes 34 ton gun beeps real ambush stories gun truck pocket patches colorful artwork and illustrations full sized replicas scale model gun trucks and a new gun truck list which contains 563 gun truck names and their respective units Contact James Lyles at Lyles289hpaolcom for pricing He will accept personal check money order or payment through PayPal And no the Hardeersquos gun truck pictured is not in the book o)
5 of 9
TRUCK NEWSLarry Board and his gun truck Proud American along with the CAMO crew went to the Charlotte Motor Speedway Saturday 33112 for the Veterans Welcome Home They met a couple of line haulers that knew many of the 523rd gun trucks by name
Rod and Patsy Keckler (815th Eng) drove Satanrsquos Lirsquol Angel in the Carlisle Memorial Day Parade this morning On board manning the guns was our Commander Bob Hinkle (LRRP amp door gunner) of the Edward Jay Rykoskey Post 1 Carlisle Vietnam Veterans Inc our 1SG Bill Martin (1st CAV) and Roy Glossner Jr (Desert Storm Vet)
Ted Ballard (523rd) rode his Indian motorcycle in the Stephens City VA Memorial Day Parade Nice outfit Ted
Logan Werth (523rd) and his gun truck Uncle Meat participated in his home town parade in Mount Morris MI Memorial Day 28 May 2012 The photo is taken from inside the truck looking at the lake
6 of 9
Roger ldquoWillierdquo Williams (541st) participated in the Run for the Wall this past Memorial Day riding with hundreds of other bikers from Southern California to Washington DC John Porter (359th) caught photos of the group in Spring Hill TX and John Dodd (585th amp 359th) got photos at Bedford VA Willie said the ride was long and hot but a wonderful lifetime experience
VETERANrsquoS NEWS
7 of 9
Beware of Bogus Emails from DFAS (from Dennis Belcastro 669th) The Defense Finance and Accounting Service (DFAS) which manages accounting and financial operations in the Defense Department has issued a warning about scam e-mails seeking personal information The bogus messages appear to come from a DFAS employee with a dot mil address and have been sent to uniformed personnel retirees and civilian employees ldquoThe emails indicate that individuals who are receiving disability compensation from the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) may be able to obtain additional funds from the Internal Revenue Service (IRS)rdquo says a notice on the DFAS Web site
ldquoThese emails are not issued by DFAS and will likely result in a financial loss if you comply with the suggestions in the email ldquoBottom line mdash do not send your personal information or copies of your tax returns and 1099s to the individual listed in the emailrdquo The DFAS warning says the e-mail claims funds can be received from the IRS if the recipients send personal information such as that on tax forms ldquoto a so-called retired Colonel at an address in Floridardquo ldquoDo NOT follow the suggestions in the email because you will be providing a significant amount of your personal information to a complete strangerrdquo the notice continues ldquowhich could result in a financial loss to yourdquo httpcapwizcomtreaissuesalertalertid=61211796ampqueueid=[capwizqueue_id]
VETERANrsquoS NEWS (continued)
GATHERING PATCHESIf you have missed buying past Gathering patches and want to sew them on your shirts before the Gathering in August some are still available They are $500 each free shipping just email me and let me know which ones you want Note The patch for Gathering III Branson 2005 sold out and there was no patch made for Gathering V 2007
I also have available an 8th Group patch and the 10th Anniversary same price free shipping They are the last two patches shown You can pay me by cash or check (Barbara Bower 209 Barcroft Drive Yorktown VA 23692) or by PayPal (use my email bbower1coxnet ) All will be available at the August 2012 Gathering at Fort Lee
2003 Gathering IFt Eustis VA
2004 Gathering IIFt Eustis VA
2006 Gathering IVFt Eustis VA
2008 Gathering VIPigeon Forge TN
2009 Gathering VIIPigeon Forge TN
2010 Gathering VIIICarlisle PA
2011 Gathering IXLouisville KY
8th Trans Group 2012 Gathering XFt Lee VA
8 of 9
The last newsletter included this Superior Driving patch from David Hartzell 64th Trans Co who received it for 26000 miles of safe driving in the spring of 1967 He asked if anyone knew any more about it and if other units had similar patches John Turner (541st) wrote to say he had the same patch for Superior Driving issued by 1st Log Command for 12420 miles of safe driving Qui Nhon May 1967 He has a paper certificate that gives all the information John also sent a second patch for Expert Drivers for 6000 miles safe driving issued also by 1st Log If anyone wants clearer images of the certificates just contact me bbower1coxnet Thanks John
SUPERIOR DRIVER AWARD
Can you guess who this veteran is He has attended several Gatherings and is known to many This is him and his 1966 Olds 442 at Fort Bragg in late 1966 He went from there to Fort Knox and then to Vietnam
by March 68 First correct guess gets their choice of a Gathering patch pictured on the previous page
GUESS WHO
SuperiorDriver PatchandCertificate
ExpertDriver PatchandCertificate
9 of 9
PLEASE SET ASIDEAUGUST 14-18 2012
FOR THEGATHERING
INFORT LEE VAWE PROMISEA GOOD TIME
Barbara Bower bbower1coxnet Kathy Blackstone kblackstone5272yahoocom Mary Ann Deeks deeksleeverizonnet Penny Throne tpthronemadisontelcocom
Wersquore getting short The Gathering in August is coming up fastWe are working hard to make this yearrsquos Gathering as good as previous Gatherings It is the 10th Anniversary of the Gathering and we are going to Fort Lee to the current home of the Transporta-tion Corps Please continue to send us news and queries (bbower1coxnet) Special thanks to Deb for the gorgeous format
Mary Ann Penny Barbara and Kathy
I have email addresses that are being returned as undeliverable If you have a new email address for any of these people please let me know (bbower1coxnet) Thanks to those of you who reported new email addresses We reconnected with five
cwbottorffembarqmailcom Cliff Bottorf 1st Cavsbes711aolcom Blaine Story 515th 523rdvette767verizonnet Rich Williams 541stdustergirl99hotmailcom Ron Pence 24th TCsuejimprtccom Jimmy amp Sue Barnett 64th TCdavidharrismilitarycom David Harris 123rd TCpepkidatlanticbbnet Larry Goldizen 10th TCrobertmonroeyahoocom Robert Monroe 553rd TCgold5131earthlinknet Lloyd Goldston 1st Cav Spt An Khechrisjoie2qcom Chris Rogers HHD 8th Gp Phu Taistanpat1aolcom Stan Lempia a 52nd FA KoreaJapan
HELP IN LOCATING
IN SEARCH OF
bull Looking for FHPringle 512 Trans Co Central Highlands 1967 I have your WIA medal from convoy ambush and like to return it to you Contact M D Burns PO Box 187 Clifton TX 76634
bull Search for veterans of the 805th TC who served 69-70 Please contact Dan Brittan at
jloybeeaolcom
2 of 9
GATHERING INFORMATION (continued)
bull Best Western3950 Courthouse RoadHopewell Virginia 23860 Phone 804-452-0025 h t t p b o o k b e s t w e s t e r n c o m b e s t w e s t e r n U S VA H o p e w e l l -h o t e l s B E S T- W E S T E R N - P L U S -H o p e w e l l - I n n H o t e l - O v e r v i e wdopropertyCode=47135
13
PLACES TO VISIT IN THE AREA There are many historical places to visit around Fort Lee Prince George where we are staying is only a few miles from sites in Petersburg Hopewell and Colonial Heights We will plan some group tours and have brochures and maps available for your personal visitsbull Pamplin Historical Park (Civil War)
httpwwwpamplinparkorgbull Siege Museum Petersburg life in
Petersburg before during and after the Civil War httpwwwpetersburg-vaorgtourismsiegeasp
bull Petersburg National Battlefield explore the people and events that shaped the siege which led to the fall of the capital of the Confederacy and the surrender of Gen Robert E Leersquos army httpwwwnpsgovpeteindexhtm
bull US Army Womenrsquos Museum Fort Lee httpwwwawmleearmymil
bull US Army Quartermaster Museum Fort Lee httpwwwqmmuseumleearmymil
bull Keystone Tractor Works yes old tractors
httpwwwkeystonetractorworkscombull Blandford Church and Cemetery
Petersburg the church was built in 1735 and has the most beautiful Tiffany windows ever The cemetery is the largest in Virginia second only to Arlington National Cemetery http
wwwpetersburg-vaorg tour ismblandfordasp
bull Centre Hill Mansion Petersburg built in 1823 httpwwwpetersburg-vaorgtourismchillasp
bull Sears amp Roebuck Catalog Homes Hopewell homes ordered from Sears amp Roebucks and delivered for construction by the owners You can drive through this area httpwwwvirginiaorgListingsHistoricSitesSearsCatalogHomes
bull City Point Open Air Museum Hopewell This self-guided walking tour includes 25 points of interest with most focusing on the Civil War Outdoor storyboards capture the people and events of City Point as you walk down the same streets that General Grant and President Lincoln once did httpwwwvirginiaorgListingsHistoricSitesCityPointOpenAirMuseum
bull Weston Plantation Hopewell an elegant 18th-century plantation home overlooking the Appomattox River httpwwwvirginiaorgListingsHistoricSitesWestonPlantation
bull James River Cats Hopewell Trophy blue catfish are caught on a daily basis the James River is now a nationally recognized blue catfish fishery catch and release only httpwwwvirginiaorgList ingsOutdoorsAndSportsJamesRiverCats
3 of 9
TENTATIVE SCHEDULE OF EVENTSTues 14 Augbull Arrival and registrationWed 15 Augbull Morning Gun truck convoy to
Petersburg National Battlefield with tour Possible walking tour of City Point (largest logistical center in US ever)
bull Afternoon Visit Blandford Church with Tiffany windows and Blandford cemetery 2nd largest national cemetery in Virginia second to Arlington
bull Evening dinner on your ownThurs 16 Augbull Morning Gun truck convoy and personal
vehicles to Ft Eustis for brief ceremony at Brick installation Visit Transportation Museum
bull Afternoon Possible bus tours or visit to Weston Plantation
bull Evening 6 pm to dark ldquoThursday Night Thunderrdquo in Petersburg Display of gun trucks at the classic car display Dinner on your own within walking distance of ldquoThunderrdquo
Fri 17 Augbull Morning Visit Fort Lee Display gun
trucks at CASCOM HQ (Combined Arms Command) with TC commander and staff in attendance Visit QM Museum and Womenrsquos Museum both free
bull 430 Annual dinner at local Elks Clubbull 630 Annual Raffle at Baymont HotelSat 18 Augbull Morning Display gun trucks at the
Vintage Tractor Museum (over 100 vintage restored tractors fire engines and other large vehicles)
MUSEUM FOUNDATION BRICK PROJECTThe Museum Foundationrsquos brick project has been wonderful A total of 39 bricks were ordered by people associated with the Gathering These have been ordered by the Museum Foundation and will be installed when we visit on 16 August In addition to those named in the last newsletter thanks to these people for additional bricks Rob amp Kathy Blackstone (359th Trans) Jim Lull (585th) Roger Champ (523rd) Marty
Robichaud (512th) Bill Shugarts (TO 23rd Inf) Phil Brown (666th) Logan Werth (523rd) Dean Triffit (1098th) Dan Rhame Bill Parks (USCG) Mike Jones (57th amp 669th) Bill Forges (469th USAV Page) and Terry Van Brocklin (54th amp 512th) I have been assured that the gun truck and Vietnam veterans who purchase bricks now will all be laid together and any additional bricks purchased later will be tied into these
If you want to order a brick contact me and Irsquoll email the order form Here are photos of Phase I II and III
4 of 9
We have more donations to the fuel fund Marty Robichaud (512th TC) and Dean Triffett (1098th TC) members of the SGT Roy F Correnti Chapter 908 of the VVA asked for a donation from their chapter to support the fuel fund for the Gathering gun trucks and Transportation Corps Vietnam veterans Their request was approved and they received a $200 check
In photo L-R Treasurer Fred Verro Dean Triffett Marty Robichaud and President Bucky Guthrie
Jack Cole (444th) also donated $9000 from his own personal funds
Reminder If you belong to a local veteranrsquos organization ndash VVA VFW etc ndash donrsquot hesitate to ask them for donations for this worthy cause Walter Deeks (545th and 597th Trans) asked his VFW post 1079 Elyria Ohio to donate $200 towards the fuel fund in 2010 John Dodd (585th and 359th Trans) accepts donations also and in 2010 raised $1000 So donrsquot be shy about asking
DONATIONS
NEW BOOK GUN TRUCKS IN VIETNAM Have Guns - Will TravelWritten by James Lyles this book was almost five years in the making and is his third book on the subject The book covers gun trucks used in Vietnam from 1967 thru 1972 Full color with 86 pages loaded with all types of many never before seen gun trucks including regular 2-12 and 5-ton gun trucks unusual gun trucks APC gun trucks Quad 50rsquos gun trucks with wooden and multi-angled armored fighting boxes 34 ton gun beeps real ambush stories gun truck pocket patches colorful artwork and illustrations full sized replicas scale model gun trucks and a new gun truck list which contains 563 gun truck names and their respective units Contact James Lyles at Lyles289hpaolcom for pricing He will accept personal check money order or payment through PayPal And no the Hardeersquos gun truck pictured is not in the book o)
5 of 9
TRUCK NEWSLarry Board and his gun truck Proud American along with the CAMO crew went to the Charlotte Motor Speedway Saturday 33112 for the Veterans Welcome Home They met a couple of line haulers that knew many of the 523rd gun trucks by name
Rod and Patsy Keckler (815th Eng) drove Satanrsquos Lirsquol Angel in the Carlisle Memorial Day Parade this morning On board manning the guns was our Commander Bob Hinkle (LRRP amp door gunner) of the Edward Jay Rykoskey Post 1 Carlisle Vietnam Veterans Inc our 1SG Bill Martin (1st CAV) and Roy Glossner Jr (Desert Storm Vet)
Ted Ballard (523rd) rode his Indian motorcycle in the Stephens City VA Memorial Day Parade Nice outfit Ted
Logan Werth (523rd) and his gun truck Uncle Meat participated in his home town parade in Mount Morris MI Memorial Day 28 May 2012 The photo is taken from inside the truck looking at the lake
6 of 9
Roger ldquoWillierdquo Williams (541st) participated in the Run for the Wall this past Memorial Day riding with hundreds of other bikers from Southern California to Washington DC John Porter (359th) caught photos of the group in Spring Hill TX and John Dodd (585th amp 359th) got photos at Bedford VA Willie said the ride was long and hot but a wonderful lifetime experience
VETERANrsquoS NEWS
7 of 9
Beware of Bogus Emails from DFAS (from Dennis Belcastro 669th) The Defense Finance and Accounting Service (DFAS) which manages accounting and financial operations in the Defense Department has issued a warning about scam e-mails seeking personal information The bogus messages appear to come from a DFAS employee with a dot mil address and have been sent to uniformed personnel retirees and civilian employees ldquoThe emails indicate that individuals who are receiving disability compensation from the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) may be able to obtain additional funds from the Internal Revenue Service (IRS)rdquo says a notice on the DFAS Web site
ldquoThese emails are not issued by DFAS and will likely result in a financial loss if you comply with the suggestions in the email ldquoBottom line mdash do not send your personal information or copies of your tax returns and 1099s to the individual listed in the emailrdquo The DFAS warning says the e-mail claims funds can be received from the IRS if the recipients send personal information such as that on tax forms ldquoto a so-called retired Colonel at an address in Floridardquo ldquoDo NOT follow the suggestions in the email because you will be providing a significant amount of your personal information to a complete strangerrdquo the notice continues ldquowhich could result in a financial loss to yourdquo httpcapwizcomtreaissuesalertalertid=61211796ampqueueid=[capwizqueue_id]
VETERANrsquoS NEWS (continued)
GATHERING PATCHESIf you have missed buying past Gathering patches and want to sew them on your shirts before the Gathering in August some are still available They are $500 each free shipping just email me and let me know which ones you want Note The patch for Gathering III Branson 2005 sold out and there was no patch made for Gathering V 2007
I also have available an 8th Group patch and the 10th Anniversary same price free shipping They are the last two patches shown You can pay me by cash or check (Barbara Bower 209 Barcroft Drive Yorktown VA 23692) or by PayPal (use my email bbower1coxnet ) All will be available at the August 2012 Gathering at Fort Lee
2003 Gathering IFt Eustis VA
2004 Gathering IIFt Eustis VA
2006 Gathering IVFt Eustis VA
2008 Gathering VIPigeon Forge TN
2009 Gathering VIIPigeon Forge TN
2010 Gathering VIIICarlisle PA
2011 Gathering IXLouisville KY
8th Trans Group 2012 Gathering XFt Lee VA
8 of 9
The last newsletter included this Superior Driving patch from David Hartzell 64th Trans Co who received it for 26000 miles of safe driving in the spring of 1967 He asked if anyone knew any more about it and if other units had similar patches John Turner (541st) wrote to say he had the same patch for Superior Driving issued by 1st Log Command for 12420 miles of safe driving Qui Nhon May 1967 He has a paper certificate that gives all the information John also sent a second patch for Expert Drivers for 6000 miles safe driving issued also by 1st Log If anyone wants clearer images of the certificates just contact me bbower1coxnet Thanks John
SUPERIOR DRIVER AWARD
Can you guess who this veteran is He has attended several Gatherings and is known to many This is him and his 1966 Olds 442 at Fort Bragg in late 1966 He went from there to Fort Knox and then to Vietnam
by March 68 First correct guess gets their choice of a Gathering patch pictured on the previous page
GUESS WHO
SuperiorDriver PatchandCertificate
ExpertDriver PatchandCertificate
9 of 9
PLEASE SET ASIDEAUGUST 14-18 2012
FOR THEGATHERING
INFORT LEE VAWE PROMISEA GOOD TIME
Barbara Bower bbower1coxnet Kathy Blackstone kblackstone5272yahoocom Mary Ann Deeks deeksleeverizonnet Penny Throne tpthronemadisontelcocom
Wersquore getting short The Gathering in August is coming up fastWe are working hard to make this yearrsquos Gathering as good as previous Gatherings It is the 10th Anniversary of the Gathering and we are going to Fort Lee to the current home of the Transporta-tion Corps Please continue to send us news and queries (bbower1coxnet) Special thanks to Deb for the gorgeous format
Mary Ann Penny Barbara and Kathy
I have email addresses that are being returned as undeliverable If you have a new email address for any of these people please let me know (bbower1coxnet) Thanks to those of you who reported new email addresses We reconnected with five
cwbottorffembarqmailcom Cliff Bottorf 1st Cavsbes711aolcom Blaine Story 515th 523rdvette767verizonnet Rich Williams 541stdustergirl99hotmailcom Ron Pence 24th TCsuejimprtccom Jimmy amp Sue Barnett 64th TCdavidharrismilitarycom David Harris 123rd TCpepkidatlanticbbnet Larry Goldizen 10th TCrobertmonroeyahoocom Robert Monroe 553rd TCgold5131earthlinknet Lloyd Goldston 1st Cav Spt An Khechrisjoie2qcom Chris Rogers HHD 8th Gp Phu Taistanpat1aolcom Stan Lempia a 52nd FA KoreaJapan
HELP IN LOCATING
IN SEARCH OF
bull Looking for FHPringle 512 Trans Co Central Highlands 1967 I have your WIA medal from convoy ambush and like to return it to you Contact M D Burns PO Box 187 Clifton TX 76634
bull Search for veterans of the 805th TC who served 69-70 Please contact Dan Brittan at
jloybeeaolcom
3 of 9
TENTATIVE SCHEDULE OF EVENTSTues 14 Augbull Arrival and registrationWed 15 Augbull Morning Gun truck convoy to
Petersburg National Battlefield with tour Possible walking tour of City Point (largest logistical center in US ever)
bull Afternoon Visit Blandford Church with Tiffany windows and Blandford cemetery 2nd largest national cemetery in Virginia second to Arlington
bull Evening dinner on your ownThurs 16 Augbull Morning Gun truck convoy and personal
vehicles to Ft Eustis for brief ceremony at Brick installation Visit Transportation Museum
bull Afternoon Possible bus tours or visit to Weston Plantation
bull Evening 6 pm to dark ldquoThursday Night Thunderrdquo in Petersburg Display of gun trucks at the classic car display Dinner on your own within walking distance of ldquoThunderrdquo
Fri 17 Augbull Morning Visit Fort Lee Display gun
trucks at CASCOM HQ (Combined Arms Command) with TC commander and staff in attendance Visit QM Museum and Womenrsquos Museum both free
bull 430 Annual dinner at local Elks Clubbull 630 Annual Raffle at Baymont HotelSat 18 Augbull Morning Display gun trucks at the
Vintage Tractor Museum (over 100 vintage restored tractors fire engines and other large vehicles)
MUSEUM FOUNDATION BRICK PROJECTThe Museum Foundationrsquos brick project has been wonderful A total of 39 bricks were ordered by people associated with the Gathering These have been ordered by the Museum Foundation and will be installed when we visit on 16 August In addition to those named in the last newsletter thanks to these people for additional bricks Rob amp Kathy Blackstone (359th Trans) Jim Lull (585th) Roger Champ (523rd) Marty
Robichaud (512th) Bill Shugarts (TO 23rd Inf) Phil Brown (666th) Logan Werth (523rd) Dean Triffit (1098th) Dan Rhame Bill Parks (USCG) Mike Jones (57th amp 669th) Bill Forges (469th USAV Page) and Terry Van Brocklin (54th amp 512th) I have been assured that the gun truck and Vietnam veterans who purchase bricks now will all be laid together and any additional bricks purchased later will be tied into these
If you want to order a brick contact me and Irsquoll email the order form Here are photos of Phase I II and III
4 of 9
We have more donations to the fuel fund Marty Robichaud (512th TC) and Dean Triffett (1098th TC) members of the SGT Roy F Correnti Chapter 908 of the VVA asked for a donation from their chapter to support the fuel fund for the Gathering gun trucks and Transportation Corps Vietnam veterans Their request was approved and they received a $200 check
In photo L-R Treasurer Fred Verro Dean Triffett Marty Robichaud and President Bucky Guthrie
Jack Cole (444th) also donated $9000 from his own personal funds
Reminder If you belong to a local veteranrsquos organization ndash VVA VFW etc ndash donrsquot hesitate to ask them for donations for this worthy cause Walter Deeks (545th and 597th Trans) asked his VFW post 1079 Elyria Ohio to donate $200 towards the fuel fund in 2010 John Dodd (585th and 359th Trans) accepts donations also and in 2010 raised $1000 So donrsquot be shy about asking
DONATIONS
NEW BOOK GUN TRUCKS IN VIETNAM Have Guns - Will TravelWritten by James Lyles this book was almost five years in the making and is his third book on the subject The book covers gun trucks used in Vietnam from 1967 thru 1972 Full color with 86 pages loaded with all types of many never before seen gun trucks including regular 2-12 and 5-ton gun trucks unusual gun trucks APC gun trucks Quad 50rsquos gun trucks with wooden and multi-angled armored fighting boxes 34 ton gun beeps real ambush stories gun truck pocket patches colorful artwork and illustrations full sized replicas scale model gun trucks and a new gun truck list which contains 563 gun truck names and their respective units Contact James Lyles at Lyles289hpaolcom for pricing He will accept personal check money order or payment through PayPal And no the Hardeersquos gun truck pictured is not in the book o)
5 of 9
TRUCK NEWSLarry Board and his gun truck Proud American along with the CAMO crew went to the Charlotte Motor Speedway Saturday 33112 for the Veterans Welcome Home They met a couple of line haulers that knew many of the 523rd gun trucks by name
Rod and Patsy Keckler (815th Eng) drove Satanrsquos Lirsquol Angel in the Carlisle Memorial Day Parade this morning On board manning the guns was our Commander Bob Hinkle (LRRP amp door gunner) of the Edward Jay Rykoskey Post 1 Carlisle Vietnam Veterans Inc our 1SG Bill Martin (1st CAV) and Roy Glossner Jr (Desert Storm Vet)
Ted Ballard (523rd) rode his Indian motorcycle in the Stephens City VA Memorial Day Parade Nice outfit Ted
Logan Werth (523rd) and his gun truck Uncle Meat participated in his home town parade in Mount Morris MI Memorial Day 28 May 2012 The photo is taken from inside the truck looking at the lake
6 of 9
Roger ldquoWillierdquo Williams (541st) participated in the Run for the Wall this past Memorial Day riding with hundreds of other bikers from Southern California to Washington DC John Porter (359th) caught photos of the group in Spring Hill TX and John Dodd (585th amp 359th) got photos at Bedford VA Willie said the ride was long and hot but a wonderful lifetime experience
VETERANrsquoS NEWS
7 of 9
Beware of Bogus Emails from DFAS (from Dennis Belcastro 669th) The Defense Finance and Accounting Service (DFAS) which manages accounting and financial operations in the Defense Department has issued a warning about scam e-mails seeking personal information The bogus messages appear to come from a DFAS employee with a dot mil address and have been sent to uniformed personnel retirees and civilian employees ldquoThe emails indicate that individuals who are receiving disability compensation from the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) may be able to obtain additional funds from the Internal Revenue Service (IRS)rdquo says a notice on the DFAS Web site
ldquoThese emails are not issued by DFAS and will likely result in a financial loss if you comply with the suggestions in the email ldquoBottom line mdash do not send your personal information or copies of your tax returns and 1099s to the individual listed in the emailrdquo The DFAS warning says the e-mail claims funds can be received from the IRS if the recipients send personal information such as that on tax forms ldquoto a so-called retired Colonel at an address in Floridardquo ldquoDo NOT follow the suggestions in the email because you will be providing a significant amount of your personal information to a complete strangerrdquo the notice continues ldquowhich could result in a financial loss to yourdquo httpcapwizcomtreaissuesalertalertid=61211796ampqueueid=[capwizqueue_id]
VETERANrsquoS NEWS (continued)
GATHERING PATCHESIf you have missed buying past Gathering patches and want to sew them on your shirts before the Gathering in August some are still available They are $500 each free shipping just email me and let me know which ones you want Note The patch for Gathering III Branson 2005 sold out and there was no patch made for Gathering V 2007
I also have available an 8th Group patch and the 10th Anniversary same price free shipping They are the last two patches shown You can pay me by cash or check (Barbara Bower 209 Barcroft Drive Yorktown VA 23692) or by PayPal (use my email bbower1coxnet ) All will be available at the August 2012 Gathering at Fort Lee
2003 Gathering IFt Eustis VA
2004 Gathering IIFt Eustis VA
2006 Gathering IVFt Eustis VA
2008 Gathering VIPigeon Forge TN
2009 Gathering VIIPigeon Forge TN
2010 Gathering VIIICarlisle PA
2011 Gathering IXLouisville KY
8th Trans Group 2012 Gathering XFt Lee VA
8 of 9
The last newsletter included this Superior Driving patch from David Hartzell 64th Trans Co who received it for 26000 miles of safe driving in the spring of 1967 He asked if anyone knew any more about it and if other units had similar patches John Turner (541st) wrote to say he had the same patch for Superior Driving issued by 1st Log Command for 12420 miles of safe driving Qui Nhon May 1967 He has a paper certificate that gives all the information John also sent a second patch for Expert Drivers for 6000 miles safe driving issued also by 1st Log If anyone wants clearer images of the certificates just contact me bbower1coxnet Thanks John
SUPERIOR DRIVER AWARD
Can you guess who this veteran is He has attended several Gatherings and is known to many This is him and his 1966 Olds 442 at Fort Bragg in late 1966 He went from there to Fort Knox and then to Vietnam
by March 68 First correct guess gets their choice of a Gathering patch pictured on the previous page
GUESS WHO
SuperiorDriver PatchandCertificate
ExpertDriver PatchandCertificate
9 of 9
PLEASE SET ASIDEAUGUST 14-18 2012
FOR THEGATHERING
INFORT LEE VAWE PROMISEA GOOD TIME
Barbara Bower bbower1coxnet Kathy Blackstone kblackstone5272yahoocom Mary Ann Deeks deeksleeverizonnet Penny Throne tpthronemadisontelcocom
Wersquore getting short The Gathering in August is coming up fastWe are working hard to make this yearrsquos Gathering as good as previous Gatherings It is the 10th Anniversary of the Gathering and we are going to Fort Lee to the current home of the Transporta-tion Corps Please continue to send us news and queries (bbower1coxnet) Special thanks to Deb for the gorgeous format
Mary Ann Penny Barbara and Kathy
I have email addresses that are being returned as undeliverable If you have a new email address for any of these people please let me know (bbower1coxnet) Thanks to those of you who reported new email addresses We reconnected with five
cwbottorffembarqmailcom Cliff Bottorf 1st Cavsbes711aolcom Blaine Story 515th 523rdvette767verizonnet Rich Williams 541stdustergirl99hotmailcom Ron Pence 24th TCsuejimprtccom Jimmy amp Sue Barnett 64th TCdavidharrismilitarycom David Harris 123rd TCpepkidatlanticbbnet Larry Goldizen 10th TCrobertmonroeyahoocom Robert Monroe 553rd TCgold5131earthlinknet Lloyd Goldston 1st Cav Spt An Khechrisjoie2qcom Chris Rogers HHD 8th Gp Phu Taistanpat1aolcom Stan Lempia a 52nd FA KoreaJapan
HELP IN LOCATING
IN SEARCH OF
bull Looking for FHPringle 512 Trans Co Central Highlands 1967 I have your WIA medal from convoy ambush and like to return it to you Contact M D Burns PO Box 187 Clifton TX 76634
bull Search for veterans of the 805th TC who served 69-70 Please contact Dan Brittan at
jloybeeaolcom
4 of 9
We have more donations to the fuel fund Marty Robichaud (512th TC) and Dean Triffett (1098th TC) members of the SGT Roy F Correnti Chapter 908 of the VVA asked for a donation from their chapter to support the fuel fund for the Gathering gun trucks and Transportation Corps Vietnam veterans Their request was approved and they received a $200 check
In photo L-R Treasurer Fred Verro Dean Triffett Marty Robichaud and President Bucky Guthrie
Jack Cole (444th) also donated $9000 from his own personal funds
Reminder If you belong to a local veteranrsquos organization ndash VVA VFW etc ndash donrsquot hesitate to ask them for donations for this worthy cause Walter Deeks (545th and 597th Trans) asked his VFW post 1079 Elyria Ohio to donate $200 towards the fuel fund in 2010 John Dodd (585th and 359th Trans) accepts donations also and in 2010 raised $1000 So donrsquot be shy about asking
DONATIONS
NEW BOOK GUN TRUCKS IN VIETNAM Have Guns - Will TravelWritten by James Lyles this book was almost five years in the making and is his third book on the subject The book covers gun trucks used in Vietnam from 1967 thru 1972 Full color with 86 pages loaded with all types of many never before seen gun trucks including regular 2-12 and 5-ton gun trucks unusual gun trucks APC gun trucks Quad 50rsquos gun trucks with wooden and multi-angled armored fighting boxes 34 ton gun beeps real ambush stories gun truck pocket patches colorful artwork and illustrations full sized replicas scale model gun trucks and a new gun truck list which contains 563 gun truck names and their respective units Contact James Lyles at Lyles289hpaolcom for pricing He will accept personal check money order or payment through PayPal And no the Hardeersquos gun truck pictured is not in the book o)
5 of 9
TRUCK NEWSLarry Board and his gun truck Proud American along with the CAMO crew went to the Charlotte Motor Speedway Saturday 33112 for the Veterans Welcome Home They met a couple of line haulers that knew many of the 523rd gun trucks by name
Rod and Patsy Keckler (815th Eng) drove Satanrsquos Lirsquol Angel in the Carlisle Memorial Day Parade this morning On board manning the guns was our Commander Bob Hinkle (LRRP amp door gunner) of the Edward Jay Rykoskey Post 1 Carlisle Vietnam Veterans Inc our 1SG Bill Martin (1st CAV) and Roy Glossner Jr (Desert Storm Vet)
Ted Ballard (523rd) rode his Indian motorcycle in the Stephens City VA Memorial Day Parade Nice outfit Ted
Logan Werth (523rd) and his gun truck Uncle Meat participated in his home town parade in Mount Morris MI Memorial Day 28 May 2012 The photo is taken from inside the truck looking at the lake
6 of 9
Roger ldquoWillierdquo Williams (541st) participated in the Run for the Wall this past Memorial Day riding with hundreds of other bikers from Southern California to Washington DC John Porter (359th) caught photos of the group in Spring Hill TX and John Dodd (585th amp 359th) got photos at Bedford VA Willie said the ride was long and hot but a wonderful lifetime experience
VETERANrsquoS NEWS
7 of 9
Beware of Bogus Emails from DFAS (from Dennis Belcastro 669th) The Defense Finance and Accounting Service (DFAS) which manages accounting and financial operations in the Defense Department has issued a warning about scam e-mails seeking personal information The bogus messages appear to come from a DFAS employee with a dot mil address and have been sent to uniformed personnel retirees and civilian employees ldquoThe emails indicate that individuals who are receiving disability compensation from the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) may be able to obtain additional funds from the Internal Revenue Service (IRS)rdquo says a notice on the DFAS Web site
ldquoThese emails are not issued by DFAS and will likely result in a financial loss if you comply with the suggestions in the email ldquoBottom line mdash do not send your personal information or copies of your tax returns and 1099s to the individual listed in the emailrdquo The DFAS warning says the e-mail claims funds can be received from the IRS if the recipients send personal information such as that on tax forms ldquoto a so-called retired Colonel at an address in Floridardquo ldquoDo NOT follow the suggestions in the email because you will be providing a significant amount of your personal information to a complete strangerrdquo the notice continues ldquowhich could result in a financial loss to yourdquo httpcapwizcomtreaissuesalertalertid=61211796ampqueueid=[capwizqueue_id]
VETERANrsquoS NEWS (continued)
GATHERING PATCHESIf you have missed buying past Gathering patches and want to sew them on your shirts before the Gathering in August some are still available They are $500 each free shipping just email me and let me know which ones you want Note The patch for Gathering III Branson 2005 sold out and there was no patch made for Gathering V 2007
I also have available an 8th Group patch and the 10th Anniversary same price free shipping They are the last two patches shown You can pay me by cash or check (Barbara Bower 209 Barcroft Drive Yorktown VA 23692) or by PayPal (use my email bbower1coxnet ) All will be available at the August 2012 Gathering at Fort Lee
2003 Gathering IFt Eustis VA
2004 Gathering IIFt Eustis VA
2006 Gathering IVFt Eustis VA
2008 Gathering VIPigeon Forge TN
2009 Gathering VIIPigeon Forge TN
2010 Gathering VIIICarlisle PA
2011 Gathering IXLouisville KY
8th Trans Group 2012 Gathering XFt Lee VA
8 of 9
The last newsletter included this Superior Driving patch from David Hartzell 64th Trans Co who received it for 26000 miles of safe driving in the spring of 1967 He asked if anyone knew any more about it and if other units had similar patches John Turner (541st) wrote to say he had the same patch for Superior Driving issued by 1st Log Command for 12420 miles of safe driving Qui Nhon May 1967 He has a paper certificate that gives all the information John also sent a second patch for Expert Drivers for 6000 miles safe driving issued also by 1st Log If anyone wants clearer images of the certificates just contact me bbower1coxnet Thanks John
SUPERIOR DRIVER AWARD
Can you guess who this veteran is He has attended several Gatherings and is known to many This is him and his 1966 Olds 442 at Fort Bragg in late 1966 He went from there to Fort Knox and then to Vietnam
by March 68 First correct guess gets their choice of a Gathering patch pictured on the previous page
GUESS WHO
SuperiorDriver PatchandCertificate
ExpertDriver PatchandCertificate
9 of 9
PLEASE SET ASIDEAUGUST 14-18 2012
FOR THEGATHERING
INFORT LEE VAWE PROMISEA GOOD TIME
Barbara Bower bbower1coxnet Kathy Blackstone kblackstone5272yahoocom Mary Ann Deeks deeksleeverizonnet Penny Throne tpthronemadisontelcocom
Wersquore getting short The Gathering in August is coming up fastWe are working hard to make this yearrsquos Gathering as good as previous Gatherings It is the 10th Anniversary of the Gathering and we are going to Fort Lee to the current home of the Transporta-tion Corps Please continue to send us news and queries (bbower1coxnet) Special thanks to Deb for the gorgeous format
Mary Ann Penny Barbara and Kathy
I have email addresses that are being returned as undeliverable If you have a new email address for any of these people please let me know (bbower1coxnet) Thanks to those of you who reported new email addresses We reconnected with five
cwbottorffembarqmailcom Cliff Bottorf 1st Cavsbes711aolcom Blaine Story 515th 523rdvette767verizonnet Rich Williams 541stdustergirl99hotmailcom Ron Pence 24th TCsuejimprtccom Jimmy amp Sue Barnett 64th TCdavidharrismilitarycom David Harris 123rd TCpepkidatlanticbbnet Larry Goldizen 10th TCrobertmonroeyahoocom Robert Monroe 553rd TCgold5131earthlinknet Lloyd Goldston 1st Cav Spt An Khechrisjoie2qcom Chris Rogers HHD 8th Gp Phu Taistanpat1aolcom Stan Lempia a 52nd FA KoreaJapan
HELP IN LOCATING
IN SEARCH OF
bull Looking for FHPringle 512 Trans Co Central Highlands 1967 I have your WIA medal from convoy ambush and like to return it to you Contact M D Burns PO Box 187 Clifton TX 76634
bull Search for veterans of the 805th TC who served 69-70 Please contact Dan Brittan at
jloybeeaolcom
5 of 9
TRUCK NEWSLarry Board and his gun truck Proud American along with the CAMO crew went to the Charlotte Motor Speedway Saturday 33112 for the Veterans Welcome Home They met a couple of line haulers that knew many of the 523rd gun trucks by name
Rod and Patsy Keckler (815th Eng) drove Satanrsquos Lirsquol Angel in the Carlisle Memorial Day Parade this morning On board manning the guns was our Commander Bob Hinkle (LRRP amp door gunner) of the Edward Jay Rykoskey Post 1 Carlisle Vietnam Veterans Inc our 1SG Bill Martin (1st CAV) and Roy Glossner Jr (Desert Storm Vet)
Ted Ballard (523rd) rode his Indian motorcycle in the Stephens City VA Memorial Day Parade Nice outfit Ted
Logan Werth (523rd) and his gun truck Uncle Meat participated in his home town parade in Mount Morris MI Memorial Day 28 May 2012 The photo is taken from inside the truck looking at the lake
6 of 9
Roger ldquoWillierdquo Williams (541st) participated in the Run for the Wall this past Memorial Day riding with hundreds of other bikers from Southern California to Washington DC John Porter (359th) caught photos of the group in Spring Hill TX and John Dodd (585th amp 359th) got photos at Bedford VA Willie said the ride was long and hot but a wonderful lifetime experience
VETERANrsquoS NEWS
7 of 9
Beware of Bogus Emails from DFAS (from Dennis Belcastro 669th) The Defense Finance and Accounting Service (DFAS) which manages accounting and financial operations in the Defense Department has issued a warning about scam e-mails seeking personal information The bogus messages appear to come from a DFAS employee with a dot mil address and have been sent to uniformed personnel retirees and civilian employees ldquoThe emails indicate that individuals who are receiving disability compensation from the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) may be able to obtain additional funds from the Internal Revenue Service (IRS)rdquo says a notice on the DFAS Web site
ldquoThese emails are not issued by DFAS and will likely result in a financial loss if you comply with the suggestions in the email ldquoBottom line mdash do not send your personal information or copies of your tax returns and 1099s to the individual listed in the emailrdquo The DFAS warning says the e-mail claims funds can be received from the IRS if the recipients send personal information such as that on tax forms ldquoto a so-called retired Colonel at an address in Floridardquo ldquoDo NOT follow the suggestions in the email because you will be providing a significant amount of your personal information to a complete strangerrdquo the notice continues ldquowhich could result in a financial loss to yourdquo httpcapwizcomtreaissuesalertalertid=61211796ampqueueid=[capwizqueue_id]
VETERANrsquoS NEWS (continued)
GATHERING PATCHESIf you have missed buying past Gathering patches and want to sew them on your shirts before the Gathering in August some are still available They are $500 each free shipping just email me and let me know which ones you want Note The patch for Gathering III Branson 2005 sold out and there was no patch made for Gathering V 2007
I also have available an 8th Group patch and the 10th Anniversary same price free shipping They are the last two patches shown You can pay me by cash or check (Barbara Bower 209 Barcroft Drive Yorktown VA 23692) or by PayPal (use my email bbower1coxnet ) All will be available at the August 2012 Gathering at Fort Lee
2003 Gathering IFt Eustis VA
2004 Gathering IIFt Eustis VA
2006 Gathering IVFt Eustis VA
2008 Gathering VIPigeon Forge TN
2009 Gathering VIIPigeon Forge TN
2010 Gathering VIIICarlisle PA
2011 Gathering IXLouisville KY
8th Trans Group 2012 Gathering XFt Lee VA
8 of 9
The last newsletter included this Superior Driving patch from David Hartzell 64th Trans Co who received it for 26000 miles of safe driving in the spring of 1967 He asked if anyone knew any more about it and if other units had similar patches John Turner (541st) wrote to say he had the same patch for Superior Driving issued by 1st Log Command for 12420 miles of safe driving Qui Nhon May 1967 He has a paper certificate that gives all the information John also sent a second patch for Expert Drivers for 6000 miles safe driving issued also by 1st Log If anyone wants clearer images of the certificates just contact me bbower1coxnet Thanks John
SUPERIOR DRIVER AWARD
Can you guess who this veteran is He has attended several Gatherings and is known to many This is him and his 1966 Olds 442 at Fort Bragg in late 1966 He went from there to Fort Knox and then to Vietnam
by March 68 First correct guess gets their choice of a Gathering patch pictured on the previous page
GUESS WHO
SuperiorDriver PatchandCertificate
ExpertDriver PatchandCertificate
9 of 9
PLEASE SET ASIDEAUGUST 14-18 2012
FOR THEGATHERING
INFORT LEE VAWE PROMISEA GOOD TIME
Barbara Bower bbower1coxnet Kathy Blackstone kblackstone5272yahoocom Mary Ann Deeks deeksleeverizonnet Penny Throne tpthronemadisontelcocom
Wersquore getting short The Gathering in August is coming up fastWe are working hard to make this yearrsquos Gathering as good as previous Gatherings It is the 10th Anniversary of the Gathering and we are going to Fort Lee to the current home of the Transporta-tion Corps Please continue to send us news and queries (bbower1coxnet) Special thanks to Deb for the gorgeous format
Mary Ann Penny Barbara and Kathy
I have email addresses that are being returned as undeliverable If you have a new email address for any of these people please let me know (bbower1coxnet) Thanks to those of you who reported new email addresses We reconnected with five
cwbottorffembarqmailcom Cliff Bottorf 1st Cavsbes711aolcom Blaine Story 515th 523rdvette767verizonnet Rich Williams 541stdustergirl99hotmailcom Ron Pence 24th TCsuejimprtccom Jimmy amp Sue Barnett 64th TCdavidharrismilitarycom David Harris 123rd TCpepkidatlanticbbnet Larry Goldizen 10th TCrobertmonroeyahoocom Robert Monroe 553rd TCgold5131earthlinknet Lloyd Goldston 1st Cav Spt An Khechrisjoie2qcom Chris Rogers HHD 8th Gp Phu Taistanpat1aolcom Stan Lempia a 52nd FA KoreaJapan
HELP IN LOCATING
IN SEARCH OF
bull Looking for FHPringle 512 Trans Co Central Highlands 1967 I have your WIA medal from convoy ambush and like to return it to you Contact M D Burns PO Box 187 Clifton TX 76634
bull Search for veterans of the 805th TC who served 69-70 Please contact Dan Brittan at
jloybeeaolcom
6 of 9
Roger ldquoWillierdquo Williams (541st) participated in the Run for the Wall this past Memorial Day riding with hundreds of other bikers from Southern California to Washington DC John Porter (359th) caught photos of the group in Spring Hill TX and John Dodd (585th amp 359th) got photos at Bedford VA Willie said the ride was long and hot but a wonderful lifetime experience
VETERANrsquoS NEWS
7 of 9
Beware of Bogus Emails from DFAS (from Dennis Belcastro 669th) The Defense Finance and Accounting Service (DFAS) which manages accounting and financial operations in the Defense Department has issued a warning about scam e-mails seeking personal information The bogus messages appear to come from a DFAS employee with a dot mil address and have been sent to uniformed personnel retirees and civilian employees ldquoThe emails indicate that individuals who are receiving disability compensation from the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) may be able to obtain additional funds from the Internal Revenue Service (IRS)rdquo says a notice on the DFAS Web site
ldquoThese emails are not issued by DFAS and will likely result in a financial loss if you comply with the suggestions in the email ldquoBottom line mdash do not send your personal information or copies of your tax returns and 1099s to the individual listed in the emailrdquo The DFAS warning says the e-mail claims funds can be received from the IRS if the recipients send personal information such as that on tax forms ldquoto a so-called retired Colonel at an address in Floridardquo ldquoDo NOT follow the suggestions in the email because you will be providing a significant amount of your personal information to a complete strangerrdquo the notice continues ldquowhich could result in a financial loss to yourdquo httpcapwizcomtreaissuesalertalertid=61211796ampqueueid=[capwizqueue_id]
VETERANrsquoS NEWS (continued)
GATHERING PATCHESIf you have missed buying past Gathering patches and want to sew them on your shirts before the Gathering in August some are still available They are $500 each free shipping just email me and let me know which ones you want Note The patch for Gathering III Branson 2005 sold out and there was no patch made for Gathering V 2007
I also have available an 8th Group patch and the 10th Anniversary same price free shipping They are the last two patches shown You can pay me by cash or check (Barbara Bower 209 Barcroft Drive Yorktown VA 23692) or by PayPal (use my email bbower1coxnet ) All will be available at the August 2012 Gathering at Fort Lee
2003 Gathering IFt Eustis VA
2004 Gathering IIFt Eustis VA
2006 Gathering IVFt Eustis VA
2008 Gathering VIPigeon Forge TN
2009 Gathering VIIPigeon Forge TN
2010 Gathering VIIICarlisle PA
2011 Gathering IXLouisville KY
8th Trans Group 2012 Gathering XFt Lee VA
8 of 9
The last newsletter included this Superior Driving patch from David Hartzell 64th Trans Co who received it for 26000 miles of safe driving in the spring of 1967 He asked if anyone knew any more about it and if other units had similar patches John Turner (541st) wrote to say he had the same patch for Superior Driving issued by 1st Log Command for 12420 miles of safe driving Qui Nhon May 1967 He has a paper certificate that gives all the information John also sent a second patch for Expert Drivers for 6000 miles safe driving issued also by 1st Log If anyone wants clearer images of the certificates just contact me bbower1coxnet Thanks John
SUPERIOR DRIVER AWARD
Can you guess who this veteran is He has attended several Gatherings and is known to many This is him and his 1966 Olds 442 at Fort Bragg in late 1966 He went from there to Fort Knox and then to Vietnam
by March 68 First correct guess gets their choice of a Gathering patch pictured on the previous page
GUESS WHO
SuperiorDriver PatchandCertificate
ExpertDriver PatchandCertificate
9 of 9
PLEASE SET ASIDEAUGUST 14-18 2012
FOR THEGATHERING
INFORT LEE VAWE PROMISEA GOOD TIME
Barbara Bower bbower1coxnet Kathy Blackstone kblackstone5272yahoocom Mary Ann Deeks deeksleeverizonnet Penny Throne tpthronemadisontelcocom
Wersquore getting short The Gathering in August is coming up fastWe are working hard to make this yearrsquos Gathering as good as previous Gatherings It is the 10th Anniversary of the Gathering and we are going to Fort Lee to the current home of the Transporta-tion Corps Please continue to send us news and queries (bbower1coxnet) Special thanks to Deb for the gorgeous format
Mary Ann Penny Barbara and Kathy
I have email addresses that are being returned as undeliverable If you have a new email address for any of these people please let me know (bbower1coxnet) Thanks to those of you who reported new email addresses We reconnected with five
cwbottorffembarqmailcom Cliff Bottorf 1st Cavsbes711aolcom Blaine Story 515th 523rdvette767verizonnet Rich Williams 541stdustergirl99hotmailcom Ron Pence 24th TCsuejimprtccom Jimmy amp Sue Barnett 64th TCdavidharrismilitarycom David Harris 123rd TCpepkidatlanticbbnet Larry Goldizen 10th TCrobertmonroeyahoocom Robert Monroe 553rd TCgold5131earthlinknet Lloyd Goldston 1st Cav Spt An Khechrisjoie2qcom Chris Rogers HHD 8th Gp Phu Taistanpat1aolcom Stan Lempia a 52nd FA KoreaJapan
HELP IN LOCATING
IN SEARCH OF
bull Looking for FHPringle 512 Trans Co Central Highlands 1967 I have your WIA medal from convoy ambush and like to return it to you Contact M D Burns PO Box 187 Clifton TX 76634
bull Search for veterans of the 805th TC who served 69-70 Please contact Dan Brittan at
jloybeeaolcom
7 of 9
Beware of Bogus Emails from DFAS (from Dennis Belcastro 669th) The Defense Finance and Accounting Service (DFAS) which manages accounting and financial operations in the Defense Department has issued a warning about scam e-mails seeking personal information The bogus messages appear to come from a DFAS employee with a dot mil address and have been sent to uniformed personnel retirees and civilian employees ldquoThe emails indicate that individuals who are receiving disability compensation from the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) may be able to obtain additional funds from the Internal Revenue Service (IRS)rdquo says a notice on the DFAS Web site
ldquoThese emails are not issued by DFAS and will likely result in a financial loss if you comply with the suggestions in the email ldquoBottom line mdash do not send your personal information or copies of your tax returns and 1099s to the individual listed in the emailrdquo The DFAS warning says the e-mail claims funds can be received from the IRS if the recipients send personal information such as that on tax forms ldquoto a so-called retired Colonel at an address in Floridardquo ldquoDo NOT follow the suggestions in the email because you will be providing a significant amount of your personal information to a complete strangerrdquo the notice continues ldquowhich could result in a financial loss to yourdquo httpcapwizcomtreaissuesalertalertid=61211796ampqueueid=[capwizqueue_id]
VETERANrsquoS NEWS (continued)
GATHERING PATCHESIf you have missed buying past Gathering patches and want to sew them on your shirts before the Gathering in August some are still available They are $500 each free shipping just email me and let me know which ones you want Note The patch for Gathering III Branson 2005 sold out and there was no patch made for Gathering V 2007
I also have available an 8th Group patch and the 10th Anniversary same price free shipping They are the last two patches shown You can pay me by cash or check (Barbara Bower 209 Barcroft Drive Yorktown VA 23692) or by PayPal (use my email bbower1coxnet ) All will be available at the August 2012 Gathering at Fort Lee
2003 Gathering IFt Eustis VA
2004 Gathering IIFt Eustis VA
2006 Gathering IVFt Eustis VA
2008 Gathering VIPigeon Forge TN
2009 Gathering VIIPigeon Forge TN
2010 Gathering VIIICarlisle PA
2011 Gathering IXLouisville KY
8th Trans Group 2012 Gathering XFt Lee VA
8 of 9
The last newsletter included this Superior Driving patch from David Hartzell 64th Trans Co who received it for 26000 miles of safe driving in the spring of 1967 He asked if anyone knew any more about it and if other units had similar patches John Turner (541st) wrote to say he had the same patch for Superior Driving issued by 1st Log Command for 12420 miles of safe driving Qui Nhon May 1967 He has a paper certificate that gives all the information John also sent a second patch for Expert Drivers for 6000 miles safe driving issued also by 1st Log If anyone wants clearer images of the certificates just contact me bbower1coxnet Thanks John
SUPERIOR DRIVER AWARD
Can you guess who this veteran is He has attended several Gatherings and is known to many This is him and his 1966 Olds 442 at Fort Bragg in late 1966 He went from there to Fort Knox and then to Vietnam
by March 68 First correct guess gets their choice of a Gathering patch pictured on the previous page
GUESS WHO
SuperiorDriver PatchandCertificate
ExpertDriver PatchandCertificate
9 of 9
PLEASE SET ASIDEAUGUST 14-18 2012
FOR THEGATHERING
INFORT LEE VAWE PROMISEA GOOD TIME
Barbara Bower bbower1coxnet Kathy Blackstone kblackstone5272yahoocom Mary Ann Deeks deeksleeverizonnet Penny Throne tpthronemadisontelcocom
Wersquore getting short The Gathering in August is coming up fastWe are working hard to make this yearrsquos Gathering as good as previous Gatherings It is the 10th Anniversary of the Gathering and we are going to Fort Lee to the current home of the Transporta-tion Corps Please continue to send us news and queries (bbower1coxnet) Special thanks to Deb for the gorgeous format
Mary Ann Penny Barbara and Kathy
I have email addresses that are being returned as undeliverable If you have a new email address for any of these people please let me know (bbower1coxnet) Thanks to those of you who reported new email addresses We reconnected with five
cwbottorffembarqmailcom Cliff Bottorf 1st Cavsbes711aolcom Blaine Story 515th 523rdvette767verizonnet Rich Williams 541stdustergirl99hotmailcom Ron Pence 24th TCsuejimprtccom Jimmy amp Sue Barnett 64th TCdavidharrismilitarycom David Harris 123rd TCpepkidatlanticbbnet Larry Goldizen 10th TCrobertmonroeyahoocom Robert Monroe 553rd TCgold5131earthlinknet Lloyd Goldston 1st Cav Spt An Khechrisjoie2qcom Chris Rogers HHD 8th Gp Phu Taistanpat1aolcom Stan Lempia a 52nd FA KoreaJapan
HELP IN LOCATING
IN SEARCH OF
bull Looking for FHPringle 512 Trans Co Central Highlands 1967 I have your WIA medal from convoy ambush and like to return it to you Contact M D Burns PO Box 187 Clifton TX 76634
bull Search for veterans of the 805th TC who served 69-70 Please contact Dan Brittan at
jloybeeaolcom
8 of 9
The last newsletter included this Superior Driving patch from David Hartzell 64th Trans Co who received it for 26000 miles of safe driving in the spring of 1967 He asked if anyone knew any more about it and if other units had similar patches John Turner (541st) wrote to say he had the same patch for Superior Driving issued by 1st Log Command for 12420 miles of safe driving Qui Nhon May 1967 He has a paper certificate that gives all the information John also sent a second patch for Expert Drivers for 6000 miles safe driving issued also by 1st Log If anyone wants clearer images of the certificates just contact me bbower1coxnet Thanks John
SUPERIOR DRIVER AWARD
Can you guess who this veteran is He has attended several Gatherings and is known to many This is him and his 1966 Olds 442 at Fort Bragg in late 1966 He went from there to Fort Knox and then to Vietnam
by March 68 First correct guess gets their choice of a Gathering patch pictured on the previous page
GUESS WHO
SuperiorDriver PatchandCertificate
ExpertDriver PatchandCertificate
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PLEASE SET ASIDEAUGUST 14-18 2012
FOR THEGATHERING
INFORT LEE VAWE PROMISEA GOOD TIME
Barbara Bower bbower1coxnet Kathy Blackstone kblackstone5272yahoocom Mary Ann Deeks deeksleeverizonnet Penny Throne tpthronemadisontelcocom
Wersquore getting short The Gathering in August is coming up fastWe are working hard to make this yearrsquos Gathering as good as previous Gatherings It is the 10th Anniversary of the Gathering and we are going to Fort Lee to the current home of the Transporta-tion Corps Please continue to send us news and queries (bbower1coxnet) Special thanks to Deb for the gorgeous format
Mary Ann Penny Barbara and Kathy
I have email addresses that are being returned as undeliverable If you have a new email address for any of these people please let me know (bbower1coxnet) Thanks to those of you who reported new email addresses We reconnected with five
cwbottorffembarqmailcom Cliff Bottorf 1st Cavsbes711aolcom Blaine Story 515th 523rdvette767verizonnet Rich Williams 541stdustergirl99hotmailcom Ron Pence 24th TCsuejimprtccom Jimmy amp Sue Barnett 64th TCdavidharrismilitarycom David Harris 123rd TCpepkidatlanticbbnet Larry Goldizen 10th TCrobertmonroeyahoocom Robert Monroe 553rd TCgold5131earthlinknet Lloyd Goldston 1st Cav Spt An Khechrisjoie2qcom Chris Rogers HHD 8th Gp Phu Taistanpat1aolcom Stan Lempia a 52nd FA KoreaJapan
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bull Looking for FHPringle 512 Trans Co Central Highlands 1967 I have your WIA medal from convoy ambush and like to return it to you Contact M D Burns PO Box 187 Clifton TX 76634
bull Search for veterans of the 805th TC who served 69-70 Please contact Dan Brittan at
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9 of 9
PLEASE SET ASIDEAUGUST 14-18 2012
FOR THEGATHERING
INFORT LEE VAWE PROMISEA GOOD TIME
Barbara Bower bbower1coxnet Kathy Blackstone kblackstone5272yahoocom Mary Ann Deeks deeksleeverizonnet Penny Throne tpthronemadisontelcocom
Wersquore getting short The Gathering in August is coming up fastWe are working hard to make this yearrsquos Gathering as good as previous Gatherings It is the 10th Anniversary of the Gathering and we are going to Fort Lee to the current home of the Transporta-tion Corps Please continue to send us news and queries (bbower1coxnet) Special thanks to Deb for the gorgeous format
Mary Ann Penny Barbara and Kathy
I have email addresses that are being returned as undeliverable If you have a new email address for any of these people please let me know (bbower1coxnet) Thanks to those of you who reported new email addresses We reconnected with five
cwbottorffembarqmailcom Cliff Bottorf 1st Cavsbes711aolcom Blaine Story 515th 523rdvette767verizonnet Rich Williams 541stdustergirl99hotmailcom Ron Pence 24th TCsuejimprtccom Jimmy amp Sue Barnett 64th TCdavidharrismilitarycom David Harris 123rd TCpepkidatlanticbbnet Larry Goldizen 10th TCrobertmonroeyahoocom Robert Monroe 553rd TCgold5131earthlinknet Lloyd Goldston 1st Cav Spt An Khechrisjoie2qcom Chris Rogers HHD 8th Gp Phu Taistanpat1aolcom Stan Lempia a 52nd FA KoreaJapan
HELP IN LOCATING
IN SEARCH OF
bull Looking for FHPringle 512 Trans Co Central Highlands 1967 I have your WIA medal from convoy ambush and like to return it to you Contact M D Burns PO Box 187 Clifton TX 76634
bull Search for veterans of the 805th TC who served 69-70 Please contact Dan Brittan at
jloybeeaolcom
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