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Comments: Andy D. here; 919-33 5/68-5/69
  here I am again hoping to make it to Chicago. I just got my vhs tape converted to dvd Its in the editing phrase. please email or call 770-597-5129
Roger Cross tried to email you no success. going to contact others on list for chicago soon

Comments: Andy D. here 919th-33
  Well its been 40 years since I've arrived in country
May 1968 to May 1969. Who is going to Chicago email me and let me know. I'm trying to go but I don't know yet. well got to go talk to later. 

Comments: Charlies:
  Has your e-mail changed?? I'm getting mail error when I e-mail you ??
  Hope all is well with all my Brothers. Charlies, I haven't received any paper work from you, nor have I received anything from Connie?? Hope to hear from you soon.
  Vic Gilardin

Comments: want to remember Buddy Charles Case K I A  5/12/69
will never forget!!! Rick Langley

 I need help !!!! Last week I received a denial on all my claims, 5 to be exact, I just got off the phone will Charlie, I could really use some back up from the 3rd Plt. on this. Charlie is going to send me info on our ordeals of what we went thru, my address is 1209 N.E Burnside Ave, Bend, Or 97701.
   In advance thank you.

Name: Rick Langley

Email Address: RCarpenterhorseA@aol.com
Date: 04/10//2008

Comments: Hello all would like to remember my Buddy Ricky mauney KIA 4-10-69 WANT NEVER FORGET YOU BUDDY
                                    Rick Langley E-22

Name: Marvin B. Gootee

Email Address: mbgootee@yahoo.com
Date: 04/07//2008

Comments: Tomorrow, April 8, is the 38th anniversary of the day Craig Van Aiken, Robert Thompson (Sugar Bear), and David Dash were fatally wounded in an automatic ambush at the Cambodian border and Rico Spears, Dorsey Jones, and Sylvester Holmes were wounded (I've been told Rico died from cancer several years ago). For those of you who knew them as I did, they were some wonderful fellows and incredible soldiers in a unique outfit the likes of which will never be seen again. During the time period in which they gave the ultimate sacrifice, the 919th earned over a dozen Purple Hearts and had three KIA's of the 26 total KIA's suffered during the time the 919th was in country. Please join with tomorrow in spending a few moments reflecting on the memories of these terrific people that have made the journey to Fiddler's Green.

Name: Joe Rooney
Email Address: ikerooney@yahoo.com
Date: 03/22//2008

Comments: Hey you Red Devils,

Fred Sheetz, me, maybe Connie Wayne Padgett, Sam Caldwell, Ken Wood and a few others are making the Blackhorse reunion in Vegas in May.

We are staying at Fitzgeralds the 13th through the 19th and have a few days to party hardy.

Drop by if you are in the area.  The actual reunion is at Southpoint and it starts 15 May I think.  I've signed up for the Ft Irwin trip with the others, but I'm the only one golfing.

Joe

Name: CLIFF MORRIS   

Email Address: kipjr11thcav@aol.com
Date: 03/18//2008

Comments: HEY BUTCHER
  IT'S GREAT TO ALMOST HERE FROM YOU LOL, I CAN'T WAIT TO MAKE CONTACT AGAIN, THAT'S FOR SURE, IT HAS BEEN A WHILE, LOTS TO TALK ABOUT. I SENT YOU A MAIL
ON THE COMPUTER, YES THIS IS SOMETHING TO GET USED TO THAT'S FOR SURE, WELL I WONT BABLE ON, GLAD TO SEE YOU AT LEAST GOT THIS,  IF YOUR ON HERE AGAIN SOON PLEASE CALL IF YOU WANT 727-808-1759 CELL   
ANY TIME                                KIP

Name: Phil DiBona

Email Address: philip911@verizon.net

Date: 03/15//2008

Comments: Kip: I'll be getting back to you shortly. Have patience. This e-mail, computer stuff is brand new to me. After 37 years, I just wanted to let you and Sgt. Creech (a.k.a. bullit, shake and bake) know that you were good to me when I arrived   in Quon Loi. After serving six months with the 919th, I was transferred to the 37th Med. Co. where I became friends with some good guys.  But, I always think of Kip and Sgt. Creech when reminiscing about Viet Nam.  The toughest thing (to me anyways) about Vietnam was trying to "fit in".  I felt welcomed right away with you driving and Chip as the boss. I felt like I was in good hands.   By the way, you called me a lot of names that I can't repeat as  this forum is PG-Rated.

Name: Marvin Gootee

Email Address: mbgootee@yahoo.com

Date: 03/12//2008

Comments: Chuck Mercer, I sold our home in Gainesville and can be reached by cell phone at (352) 262-7044 for the next couple of months pending our move to our retirement home we built up in South Carolina. Give me call soon.   Marvin Gootee

Name: CLIFF MORRIS   

Email Address: kipjr11thcav@aol.com

Date: 03/11//2008

Comments: HEY BUTCHER  I WAS TOLD THAT YOU PUT A LITTLE NOTE ON HERE, I TRIED TO SEND YOU A MAIL, BUT IT DIDN'T WORK WELL I GUESS I SHOULD TELL YOU WHO I AM 
 KIP THE DRIVER OF SATON'S TOY AKA (CLIFF MORRIS)
YOU AND A FRIEND CAME TO SEE ME IN SALISBURY MD
A LONG TIME AGO, YOU STAUED IN OCEAN CITY MOST OF THE
TIME,  BUT IT WAS GREAT SEEING YOU, DO YOU REMEMBER
HOW YOU GOT THAT NICKNAME? ONE DAY I ASKED YOU TO FIX A CUT THAT I GOT AND YOU THREW ME A BAND AID AND SAID
HERE FIX IT YOURSELF, HENCE THE NAME  BUTCHER  FUNNY THAT'S FOR SURE, WELL ANYWAY I HOPE YOU SEE THIS AND SEND ME A E-MAIL  I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO IT     KIP

Name: Charles D. Mercer

Email Address: mercerj1@sbcglobal.net

Date: 03/11//2008

Comments: Marvin What's your new number. Been trying to call you. Hope everything's OK. Hope to talk to you later Bro'. Charles

Name: doug giesige


Email Address: douggiesige@yahoo.com

Date: 02/27//2008

Comments: Hey Phillip,
     It is good to see a differant messenger on this site! Didn't you used to be our medic, nicknamed "Butcher" ? As I remember it, the nickname had nothing to do with your skill level, just your MOS. I wonder if you remember the big mess we all got into on our way to"jake" one day. April 2nd and 3rd, 1970? I thought your track hit a mine. I know we [E-23] did later that evening. Our driver was "jellybelly"
 Tom Littrell. We were on the command track with Livingood.
     Glad to see that you are still above ground.
             Peace,
                 Doug [Alphie] Giesige
                 68-69-70

Name: Philip DiBona

Email Address:doceng70@verizon.net

Date: 02/26//2008

Comments: Craig Whited: My name is Phil DiBona. I was with Buford the day he was killed in Cambodia. I believe he had just finished writing a letter to home. I was on the same tank as your uncle. I have a "watch" list that somehow made it home with me (dated about that that time) If you would like a copy, let me know. 35 Woodsum Drive Unit 10  Braintree, MA

Name: Henry Warren Pollard III

Email Address: hwpiii3@hotmail.com

Date: 01/26//2008

Comments: I wish to seek out anyone who was apart of 58th C.E.C. (Black Horse) from Fulda, Germany.  My tour was from November 1971 to November 1976.  I served with a bunch of swell guys, so much so that I would like to share our times in person wherever you are.  It was very important to serve at that point in my life. I feel that is why I'm currently working for the V.A. as a Voc. Rehab. Spec.  Trying to give back what freely given to me.  A had some good times and beautiful memories, especially the time my father came to visit and and spoke with Captain Arnell in such a way that I was given time off just to be with my father after just coming back off leave.  I could really go on and on but will stop here. 
To contact me:
henry.pollard@med.va.gov  (or)  hwpIII3@HOTMAIL.COM

Name: Jim Bennett

Email Address: hitekrednex@hotmail.com

Date: 01/24//2008

Comments: Is anyone out there who was in the 919th during 1971 and 1972 ? I was in the 919th from July 1971 until standown in March 1972. All my time was spent in the field, I never pulled any rear duty until two weeks before standown. Maybe someone remembers me , I ran over a landmine while driving an ACAV on mine sweep duty one day in January 1972. I drove an ACAV on the run to the Cambodia border. I have a lot of pictures of me and others if any one is interested.

Name: Doug Giesige

Email Address: douggiesige@yahoo.com
Date: 01/13//2008

Comments: Marvin,
     I no longer have that address. I did google the White Pages and looked up the Graff name . There are 67 of them . The one that correspondes to Dons name[ his parents I believe ]is unlisted. Actually a lot of them are. I called at least  15 of them . Either machines or never heard of him.I looked up the relative who had written the post to our web site. His name is Tom McElligott. His number,too, is unlisted.I even went back through our web site to see if I could get his E-mail address[ which he stopped responding to] I could not find it, but may have been too fast. It is between a year or two ago if you want to check. I do have the address currently used for that listing. It is : Tom McElligott,730 W. Randolph St. ,Chicago, Il 60661-2100. Good luck. I know his mother refuses to have anything to do with the whole matter, and I suspect his siblings may feel the same way too. After all ,none of them have ever appeared on our site looking for info, only his ex brother-in-law. I figure they want to be left with their existing memories. So,if you proceed, be aware that you may be stepping on somebodies tail by doing so.We may miss Don, but they have no reason to miss us.
     Doug Giesige
     E-23 69-70

Name: Marvin B. Gootee

Email Address: mbgootee@yahoo.com

Date: 01/12/2008

Comments: Doug, do you still have the address where you mailed your story and Don's picture to? If I had that, I might be able to find some of his family. It would be great if we could get some of them to visit us at the next reunion of the 11th Cav in Chicago this year. I have recently been emailing Craig Van Aiken's great nephew who is on active duty at Ft. Stewart and hope that I might get him to visit with us too.

Name:   Joe Rooney
Email Address: ikerooney@yahoo.com
Date: 01/08/2008

Comments: I just uploaded the picture to my flickr account, I hope this is the right url.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/9683693@N07/2177936711/

You can choose bigger size by selecting size at the site.

I hope folks in the First Platoon don't take offense, they already paid a high price.

Joe

Name: Doug Giesige

Email Address: douggiesige@yahoo.com
Date: 01/08//2008

Comments: Well fellows , the mystery behind the Quan Loi pic has been cleared up. My post about it was made before Marvins. Glad to share what I know about Don Graff.I had called his mothers house back in 1979. I was hoping to get any insights that he might have on PTSD issues, since the concept was coming into vogue then, and I always felt he was pretty steady. She told me that he had commited suicide in 1975 on October 30 th by turning on the stove gas and allowing the unlit fumes kill him. She told me that non of his siblings knew that fact and that she did not want them to know and would never speak to me again. I respected her wishes. The only reason I say anything now is due to the post you refer to that a relative made. The truth had come out and he [Dons' ex-brother-in-law] wanted to  get any details about Don so that Dons' neices and nephews could get some knowledge of him. I wrote a lengthy story about Don, included a copy of the only picture I had of him. I mailed it to him and never heard anything back. I have never been able to get a reply and there is no Graff in the Chicago phonebook that I can find. I do not know if I offended them in some way; but I swear I used no profanity, told no lies and will always wonder just what happened  with that incident. So it goes.
Doug Giesige

Name: SSGT Ford Canutt

Email Address: ccsof@charterinternet.com
Date: 01/08//2008

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Name: Doug Giesige

Email Address: douggiesige@yahoo.com
Date: 01/08//2008

Comments: Joe, I'm glad you, too , think that the picture is the same. I think it was taken from the shower tower, like Roger suggests .I don't think your remark about people trading pictures would apply in this case. Why would people trade each other the identical picture? Isn't that like trading a Hank Aaron for an identical Hank Aaron picture? Be that as it may, I bet the other picture you refer to is a dandy. I was not at that base camp, but the setting and the flavor of that photo sure must be a universal representation of the general nuttiness you refer to! Is that pic in your photos on our picture site?
      Peace,
      Doug Giesige 69-70 ,E-23

Name: Marvin B. Gootee

Email Address: mbgootee@yahoo.com

Date: 01/07/2008

Comments: You folks are all right about the picture being the same. The story behind it is that I got a camera from the Px in Quan Loi in March 1970 on a rare trip from the field and took a few pictures in the camp area. I vaguely recall climbing up on something (maybe a tower) to take the shot. I apparently gave the second copy to Steve Hughes (Zigzag) who later gave them to Rick Langley who posted them. There is also a duplicate of the demolition of some NVA munitions captured after a firefight at FSB Kramer in the middle of April. Speaking of Don Graff, he was a good friend of mine who always stayed with Jack Sexton and I when he came to the field on an occasional mission. He was helping us build a temporary bunker(a rare event for the third platoon as we moved every day or so as a rule)as we have been told that we were going to be there for a while. Yeah, right! We were back in Quan Loi a few days later as we were down to one track and one NCO. I recently found out that Don had died in 1975 and wandered if any of you could provide me with any information as to where, how, etc. I saw a posting by his nephews and nieces in the guest book a few years ago looking for anyone who knew him. I emailed the address but got no reply. I sure would like to contact them to share the pictures and maybe some stories and information with them. If anyone can help, please let me know. Thanks.

Name:   Joe Rooney
Email Address: ikerooney@yahoo.com
Date: 01/04/2008

Comments: Hi Doug and Roger,

The picture is the same, I'll bet folks traded pictures.  I have a picture of the First Platoon in Blackhorse, Xuan Loc with Ravin, the Platoon Sergeant leaning up against a bunker while a spiffy 1LT Green appears to be barking orders to the towel draped, disinterested, and sleepy soldiers.
I don't recall taking it, but it is one of my favorites because it captures all the nuttiness.
Have a healthy and prospereous 2008.

Name: Doug Giesige

Email Address: douggiesige@yahoo.com
Date: 01/01//2008

Comments: Roger,
     It has been a long time since I was in Quan Loi,  the shower tower makes pretty good sense. I remember one of the "smoking" spots involved following a pretty nutty guy through this elaborate booby trapped spot he had back behind the mess tent or motor pool area. You had to be pretty ripped just to agree to let him lead you. I think he is the same guy some fellows caught with the company dog, Mida, doing something unnatural with her. The other spot I recall was a bunker that Don Graff had in pretty much the same area you mention. Maybe the same one. I remember he had a built-in cooler and reclined sand bag seats and plenty of supplies in that place.Seems to me that place is where I got bronchitis after Don and I made a carton of ready-rolled shrink to two packs one night in 1970. Yes, those were the days! Happy New Years everyone. Too bad my smoking days are over, but I'm pretty sure I've had my share! Peace, Doug Giesige Echo-23 69-70

Name:  Charles Mercer
Email Address: mercerj1@sbcglobal.net

Date: 12/31/2007

Comments: Happy New Year's to all the Red Devils.Glad to find my Bro.Denny Douglas.Charles Mercer 31 track.jun69 to nov.69.

Name:  Vic Gilardin
Email Address: gilardin1@bendbroadband.com
Date: 12/30/2007

Comments: To all my Brothers of the 3rd Plt 919th and red Devils Brothers, Have a happy and Safe New Year !!!!

  Vic Gilardin

Name:  Roger Cross

Email Address: crossroger@bellsouth.net

Date: 12/30/2007

Comments: Doug it looks like the pictures you commented on are exactly the same. Maybe from the top of the shower tanks. The "Smoking Area" I remember was the one at the bunker next to the perimiter road next to where we parked the Tanks and CEV's. Ahh some good times were had there!
  Roger "Crute" Cross
  Tank/CEV driver
  Feb 68-May-70

Name: Ronald Littleton

Email Address: Rjlittleton@cableone.net
Date: 12/29/2007

Comments: Happy new year to all the men of the 919th 11th acr. from Ronald Littleton 919th-10- 69-70

Name: andy daresta

Email Address: adaresta@gmail.com

Date: 12/28/2007

Comments: Andy D. here;919-33 Hope all you devils had a great christmas and have a safe New year. May 2008 will mark my 40th.year of arriving in country. Looking forward to the chicago reunion hope to see you troopers there.

Name: Doug Giesige

Email Address: douggiesige@yahoo.com
Date: 12/27/2007

Comments: It is always good to see more pictures on the photo page. I have a question about Marvin Gootees' photo of our area at Quan Loi. Is it just me, or is that not the identical pic that Rick Langley has also posted? What I'm the most curious about is how was the picture taken, since I cannot remember anything in that area that was high enough to account for the angle of view. Was there a "smoking" spot back there that I was not aware of? Just curious. Also, it is a bittersweet thing to see pictures of Don Graff. I have one of him that shows the very same level of dirt and grease shown in those two. It is how I always envision him.  Since he died on my birthday in 1975, I think of him every year on that day.I liked him and miss him, too bad about his death. Well, so much for bummer stuff. Hope you all have a good New Year.
     Peace, Doug Giesige
     Echo-23 69-70

Name: Gary DuPrey


Email Address: shepherd128@yahoo.com
Date: 12/23/2007

Comments: Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.  Son of CW4 C.J. DuPrey, 919th Engr, 11 ACR  69-70.

Name: Doug Giesige

Email Address: douggiesige@yahoo.com
Date: 12/23/2007

Comments: Happy Holidays to all my fellow Red Devils. Hope you are all healthy and have a good New Year. Hey, Tom Littrell and Kip Morris thanks for the seasons' greetings.Keep your powder dry.
     Doug Giesige
     Echo 23 69-70

Name: Tom Littrell
Email Address: littrelltandc@yahoo.com
Date: 12/23/2006

Comments: HELLO Fellow 919th Eng.Like to WISH You all a Merry Christmas and a prosperous New YEAR!
 Doug,Jim,Kip,                

Name:  Roger Cross

Email Address: crossroger@bellsouth.net

Date: 12/21/2007

Comments: May you all have a Merry Christmas and a great Happy New Year!!!!!!

Name:  Vic Gilardin
Email Address: gilardin1@bendbroadband.com
Date: 12/18/2007

Comments: Hope all me Brothers from the 3rd Plt 919th Eng Co. and all other bro from past and present 11th Cav members have a very Merry Christmas !!!!!!!

               Vic Gilardin
               3rd Plt 919th Eng Co.
               Jun 69 Jun 70

Name: andy daresta

Email Address: adaresta@gmail.com

Date: 11/26/2007

Comments: Andy D here; 919-33 5/68-5/69 hope everyone had a great vet's and turkey day !

Name: CLIFF  MORRIS


Email Address: KIPJR11THCAV@AOL.COM
Date: 11/11/2007

Comments: HAPPY VET'S  DAY TO YOU GUYS AND THANKS
  TOM LITTRELL  AKA  ( JELLY BELLY )
  DOUG GIESIGE  AKA  ( ALPHABET )
  FULTON CREECH 111  AKA  ( BULLET )
 AND TO ALL 919TH ENGER.  THANKS  KIP
 

Name: Doug Giesige

Email Address: douggiesige@yahoo.com
Date: 11/10/2007

Comments: Thinking of all my fellow Red Devils this Veterans Day. Am watching We Were Soldiers Once And Young, probably a mistake, but we were and I'm glad that we made it home to have a life when so many of our fellows were deprived of the opportunity to do so. Hope you all are well ,we're all certainly safer than we were then. Hey, Tom Littrell and Kip Morris, hope you guys are doing okay.
     Peace, Doug Giesige E-23 69-70

Name: Fred Sheetz

Email Address: sheetzfred@yahoo.com

Date: 11/1/2007

Comments: How many of you guys are going to DC for the Veterans Day weekend ? Call me if you want at  863-529-2547, FRED

Name: andy daresta

Email Address: adaresta@gmail.com

Date: 10/18/2007

Comments: 919-33 Andy D here just a note doing fine /new job ok. enjoyed reunion see you next year I recent bought a model of m113a acav in fact two;abig radio controlled and small desk top 4 1/2 " gun shields on 50,60s and looks good anyone interested let me know it was less than $15 can detail

Name: CLETUS J STOCK JR


Email Address: CSBUDDYBOY442@aol.com


Date: 10/14/2007

Comments: IT WAS NICE TO LOOK BACK AND SEE WHAT I COULD REMMER .I WAS WITH MCO 3/11 ACR.I NEW MY DRILL SGT WAS OVER THEIR I NEVER GOT TO SEE SSGT D WAS WITH 919TH.IWAS AT QUAN LOI MUAST OF MY TIME WAS SUPPY SGT 76Y40 TO DAY IS 92Y40

Name: Marvin B. Gootee

Email Address: mbgootee@yahoo.com

Date: 10/08/2007

Comments: I have recently found this website and would like to get in touch with anyone I knew who served with me during the period of July 69 to May 70. Please email me or call me at (352) 485-2127 in Gainesville, FL.

Name:   Joe Rooney
Email Address: ikerooney@yahoo.com
Date: 10/08/2007

Comments: Hi Red Devils,

I sent the rest of the 919th Memorial Coins to the Sutler Store at Ft Irwin so they could sell them and benefit active duty troopers and their families.  They should be for sale soon.  But if you know of a family of one of our Kia's, please let me know and I will send them as many coins as they need, gratis.

Thanks guys!

Joe

Name: andy daresta

Email Address: adaresta@gmail.com

 

Date: 9/6//2007

Comments: Andy D. here;919-33" VC 4 lunch bunch" will be in louyville am fri 1st time reunion bringing my stuff [pictues artifacts vcr tapes  ] Let's do lunch see you there !!!!!!!!!!!!

Name: andy daresta

Email Address: adaresta@gmail.com

 

Date: 9/5//2007

Comments: Andy Daresta 919-33 5/68-5/69 Hope to see you in louyville; I hope to arrive fri am from atl.ga. see you at the galt.

Name: Charlie Webster

Email Address: cwebster4@trentonian.com
 

Date: 8/13//2007

Comments:
I am a writer working on a project about the men from the Trenton, NJ area who died in Vietnam. My hope is to write a detailed story about each of the 69 men who died in Vietnam.

One of the men is Calvin E. Thompson, Jr. who died on 3 December 1969.

I would be interested in speaking with anyone who remembers PFC Thompson or anyone with information about what happened that day.

Charlie Webster
Trenton, NJ

Name: Joe Rooney

Email Address: ikerooney@yahoo.com

Date: 8/4//2007

Comments: Hey Andy,

I keep looking for your name on who is registered.  It looks like this will be a third platoon fandango.

Hope some of the 1st 2d and 4th Platoons show.

To the rest of you Red Devils, holler if you have connections with next of kin for our Killed in Action, I made up a challenge coin with all 26 of our KIA's listed on the back.  I've sent coins to family and friends of Lt Shirley, SSGT Cannon and Spec Rickey Mauney.  I want all our KIA families to feel they are part of an extended family.   They may have lost a son, brother, or a husband, but they got us, forever.

Thanks!

Joe Rooney
Your Company Clerk
Nov 68 69

Name: andy daresta


Email Address: adaresta@gmail.com
 

Date: 8/1//2007

Comments: andy here; 919-33 ;reunion07;got room; suite;ride to share.Just me atlanta to louisville leaving 5th or 6th. 'thanks for the help"

Name: andy daresta


Email Address: adaresta@gmail.com
 

Date: 7/30/2007

Comments: andy here;1st reuion got question registion/boat ride;got a room at the galt;just me;suite may be looking for roommate phone 770-597-5129

Name: gary wiebicke


Email Address: garw@hughes.net

Date: 7/30/2007

Comments: Gary Wiebicke,919th 3rd 3rd,9/68 to 11/69 great to hear there is still a bunch of you all out there.

Name: andy daresta


Email Address: adaresta@gmail.com
 

Date: 7/26/2007

Comments: I left out" bunch "; VC 4  for lunch bunch 919-33  need info reuion;first timer

Name: andy daresta


Email Address: adaresta@gmail.com
 

Date: 7/25/2007

Comments: looking for the vc for lunch 33;919th andy daresta;may68\69 plan to attend reunion

Name: Charles Mercer


Email Address:  mercerj1@sbcglobal.net

Date: 7/18/2007

Comments: Hope you all had a great time. Sorry I was not able to be there. Hope connie, fred, rick, joe, juan, ken all good time.

Name: Doug Giesige


Email Address:  douggiesige@yahoo.com
 

Date: 7/11/2007

Comments: Hey Kip, Glad to hear you guys had a good reunion. I sure wish I could have been there to see you and J.B. I would like to have met Lt. Fox and also have a conversation with our other "leadership" that attended. Oh well, maybe next time! Hope to talk to you both soon and hopefully see some pics.
   Peace, Doug [Alphie] Giesige

 

Name:  CLIFF MORRIS

Email Address:  kipjr11thcav@aol.com
 

Date: 6/28/2007

Comments: HEY THERE

  I JUST WANTED TO SAY IT WAS A TREAT TO BE ABLE TO
ATTEND THE REUNION IN SPRINGFIELD,
  AND IT WAS A REAL TREAT TO SEE SOMEONE THAT I HAVEN'T SEEN IN 38 YEARS, JELLY BELLY YOU HAVEN'T CHANGED A BIT HA, IT WAS SURE GOOD TO SEE YA!
 THE DAY WE WENT ON THE BRANSON BELLE WAS THE SAME
DAY WE LOST A TROOPER BUY THE NAME OF BUFORD R. SENCER
AND I JUST WOULD LIKE TO SAY, I MISS YA BUDDY JUNE
21 1970 CAMBODIA, REST IN PEACE   
  THANK YOU FOR HAVING THIS FINE REUNION, HI JELLY BELLY. I KNOW WE WILL KEEP IN TOUCH, MISSED YA THERE ALFI BIT (DOUG) TAKE CARE ALL              KIP
 

Name:  Joe Rooney

Email Address: ikerooney@yahoo.com

Date: 6/25/2007

Comments: Fred Sheetz and Ken Wood advised me that Sergeant John Pearl passed away this weekend.  I didn't realize he had been fighting cancer and this came as a surprise.
 
Fred and Ken said his services will be held in Owensboro, but I didn't see anything yet at the funeral home:
 
http://www.glennfuneralhome.com/
 
Sgt Pearl was the First Platoon.  He was very knowledgeable about the personnel he worked with, his stories and recollections always portrayed his men in the most positive light.

I'll post more information as I find it.
 
Joe

Name:  Joe Rooney

Email Address: ikerooney@yahoo.com

Date: 6/22/2007

Comments: Hi Red Devils,

Wanted to let you know the next location of the 919th reunion (2009) will be June in Tulsa.  Specifically, Jenks and Gary Sharp will help with the organization.

Paul Repsher needs a lot of help to keep the 919th Association going and Anne Wright is looking for volunteers to help as he offloads some of his duties.

This was a fun reunion, regretfully, there are a lot of family illnesses and other things that kept some away or only briefly attending at all.  We are getting older, just look at the diminished amount of Korean War Vets that made this one.

Some ideas folks have been kicking around are holding a 919th reunion in Vegas in the off year, or moving the 919th reunion to a week before or after the 11thACVVC in the off year and see if we can snag some of the good hotel deals that Steve Paige seems to find.

Wee really missed you guys that couldn't make it, but we will get together one of these days.

Hope to see all of you in September in Louisville.

Joe Rooney
Your Company Clerk
 

Name:  Joe Rooney

Email Address: ikerooney@yahoo.com

Date: 6/17/2007

Comments: Hey Red Devils,

I'm looking forward to meeting you guys once again in Springfield.  I hope all the platoons are represented.

Joe

Name:  Doug Giesige

Email Address: douggiesige@yahoo.com

Date: 5/23/2007

Comments: Hey Red Devils!
     Hope everyone is doing fine and will have a good Memorial Day break. I don't think I can make the 919th reunion, but I wish all that can go have a fun time. I would like to see some of my fellow 2nd platooners again. At least I got to talk to Bradfield, Turkovich, Kip Morris and Tom Littrell this past year! A real pleasure ,that. Does anyone know where Victor Montez is ?
        Peace,
        Doug [Alphie] Giesige 68-168th, 69-70 -919th

Name:  RONALD  LITTLETON

Email Address: RJLITTLETON@CABLEONE.NET

Date: 5/14/2007

Comments: RONALD LITTLETON I WAS WITH 919TH IN 1969 UNTIL FEB.1970 I WAS TC ON 10 M48A3 WHEN WE HAD THE MINE ROLLER ON IT.I WAS THE LOADER ON IT BEFORE JOHN KIMBLE. IF ANBODY REMEMBERS ME WOULD LIKE TO HEAR FROM YOU.

Name:  Rick Langley

Email Address: RCarpenterhorseA@aol.com

Date: 5/12/2007

Comments: just wanted to remember Buddy' Charles Case K I A 5-12-69 have a goodn Rick

Name:  Vandy Littleton

Email Address: vandycrouch@yahoo.com

Date: 5/8/2007

Comments: my dad was part of the 919th engineers and I am very proud of my dad.  He is my Hero. His name is Ronald J Littleton.  I love you daddy very much!!!!!!!

Name:  Vic Gilardin
Email Address: gilardin1@bendbroadband.com
Date: 4/17/2007

Comments: If you have seen in the Movie Headlines, Hanoi Jane is coming out with a lot of movies. We need to boycott this movies. Please pass this on to every one you know.

    Blackhorse Allons

Name:  William A. Montano
Email Address: fourmontanos@yahoo.com
Date: 4/12/2007

Comments: I served with the 11ACR/919th Engineers from October 1970-November 1971. Interesting website - Thank you!

Name:  Rick Langley
Email Address: RCarpenterhorseA@aol.com

Date: 410/2007

Comments: Hey!!! every body i just wanted to remember MY BUDDY
RICKEY MAUNEY KIA 4-10-69 was meda vact to laikhe big red ones base camp. his feiancee at the time e-mails me at times. like today i heard from her. hope to see a lot of new faces at the missouri Reuion. ya'll have a goodn Yeeeee!!!!! Haaaaaa!!!!! Rick Langley 1- 69-

Name:  Ronald G. Helleis
Email Address: rhelleis@tampabay.rr.com
Date: 4/8/2007

Comments: Was in the 919th in Jan 1968 to Jan 1969. I remember Barnes, Hickey, Nelson, Moran, Huber, Pearl, Jenning, Brock, and Schunk. If anybody remembers me let me know.

Name:  Christopher Harlow
Email Address: cdudlow@yahoo.com
Date: 3/10/2007

Comments: Greetings 919th vets,  I am Chris Harlow, HQ Plt May 68-May 69.  As CPT Scharret's and CPT Reilly's driver I had the opportunity to experience a variety of places in the AO, and often was able to capture those moments in time.  My first batch of photos has recently been posted by Pete Echon - with a second to come - in the 919th photo page.  I tried to include a variety of shots that would be of particular interest
to Red Devils and others of a more general nature.  I Hope that some bring back memories.  C. Harlow, MSG, US Army (ret) (I was a 'retread' in 1978!)

Name:  Juan Duran
Email Address: 3juans@cox.net
Date: 3/09/2007

Comments: My name is Juan Duran. I served with the 919th Engineers from June 1969-1970. I did go to Japan for an operation for three months. I've been in touch with Juan Segura over the years since returning to the USA. I visited with Joe Aragon after not seeing him for 35 years.

Name:  Barb Moreno
Email Address: puppytoes@charter.net
Date: 3/09/2007

Comments: ladies -  I am in need of volunteers to work the ladies table at the reunion. at this table we will be selling our remaining cookbooks as well as this years project "the blackhorse throw" . we will need to have someone (or 2) to be at the table in 2 hour shifts beginning on the first day of the reunion  - Thursday- from 10am until 5pm. then again on Friday following the ladies meeting about noon until 5pm. we will not be set up on Saturday due to being at Fort Knox all day. I will then open the table following the banquet Saturday nite and again on Sunday while everyone is leaving. Remember we all agreed to do these projects not lets all help do it.
e-mail me at: puppytoes@charter.net or leave me a message on the women's corner guest book telling me when you can help

Barb Moreno
Women's Director

Name:   Doug Giesige
Email Address: douggiesige@yahoo.com
Date: 3/08/2007

Comments: Hey Red Devils; I managed to talk to Turkovich and Bradfield from 2nd platoon , as well as Kip Morris. It was great to talk to them and they are doing ok. I hope the rest of you are doing fine. I will try to make the reunion in Missouri. Tom Littrell, wish you well.
   Peace,
   Doug [Alphie]Giesige, 68-69-70

Name:   Joe Rooney
Email Address: ikerooney@yahoo.com
Date: 2/15/2007

Comments: Dear Red Devils,

I have been reminded under peril of physical and verbal harm by Fred Sheetz and Paul Repsher to notify you of the upcoming reunion of the 919th Engineering Company reunion in Missouri June 19-21 at the Lamplighter North, 2820 N Glenstone.

Please email Paul at  perepsher@sbcglobal.net for details.

This covers all eras, WWII, Korea, and Vietnam.

Be there or be square.

Joe

Name:   Michael Walke
Email Address: walkeme@comcast.net
Date: 2/9/2007

Comments: I remember well the numerous "adventures" with the 919th when serving as photog with 17th PID.  The best bunch I ever worked with especially Spitz and his crew.  They used to haul as much (or more) beer than they did TNT.
Mike Walke

Name:   Joe Rooney
Email Address: ikerooney@yahoo.com
Date: 2/2/2007

Comments: Red Devils,

While thumbing through books at my local hobby shop, I spotted where some fellow had reworked a Tamiya M60 into the Combat Engineer Vehicle (CEV) M728.  I remember talking with Rick O'Dell about a guy doing just that.  I didn't buy the book, but it was something to do with plastic custom models and it was $15.95.

Check your local hobby shop, maybe they have it.  But the skills to do it are way beyond mine.

Joe

Name:   Craig Whited
Email Address: graveyard0267@yahoo.com
Date: 1/28/2007

Comments: Comments:

 Thank you all for your responses on my uncle Buford Spencer. I have a couple of photos IM going to put on the photo page maybe more of you will remember him then  Thank you all again. Craig Whited email me at graveyard0267@yahoo.com

Name:   Joe Rooney
Email Address: ikerooney@yahoo.com
Date: 1/18/2007

Comments: Hi Red Devils,

This is off the RootsWeb.com Social Security Death Index:

HERMAN NOOTRE  13 May 1922 21 Dec 2004 (V) 09265 (PE) (none specified) 215-38-7682 Maryland

Our XO Tom Adams (at that time) inquired about Nootre and Willie Brown.  I don't have anything on Sgt Willie Brown, he was wounded late 1969.  Can you help?  Wounded Vietnam Veterans are the most difficult to find.

Thanks,

Joe

Name:   Joe Rooney
Email Address: ikerooney@yahoo.com
Date: 1/11/2007

Comments: Hi Red Devils,

I've emailed most of you about SSGT George Cannon's younger brother Sam requesting pictures of him that he could share with SSGT Cannon's kid (son, I think), probably a grown man.

Sam doesn't have email or internet and needs hard copies.  I can furnish his address in Pinetop, NC and phone numbers on request.

Hope your 2007 is going great.

Thanks, Joe

Name:   Doug Giesige
Email Address: douggiesige@yahoo.com
Date: 1/02/2007

Comments: I hope everybody made it through the holiday season o.k. It has been good to see all the E-mail traffic on this site lately. I'm glad we all made it and are still here to yak about it. I have a few questions that I hope some of you might be able to answer. Does anyone have any idea about how many men actually served with the 919th? It is kind of hard to tell since a lot of guys served multiple tours [Shutie, Owens, etc.] and I only have a couple of months of demo and hazardous duty orders to go by. Also, does anyone know what happened to Victor Montez ? I owe him for a steam bath experience! Also, does anyone remember the guy who had a wound to the side of his head, going along the top of his cheek or temple that apparently was due to a round creasing his head ? I hope that he feels lucky, cause he sure was when it came to that incident. Well, that is enough questions. It was good to talk to Tom Littrell the other night. He had talked to some others from our platoon and felt they were doing good. Some people apparently had trouble placing me. I came in November 69, after completing a tour around Lai Khe with the 168th as a demo man. I left in June 1970 I was a little freakier in those days, I "floated" around on the sweep team with Adkins and Owens and had a peace sign and a big F.T.A. painted on my 60's gun shield when we pulled out of Quan Loi for that legendary road march we of the second platoon were on the day or so before the Cambodian invasion. Fortunately I was short and had jungle rot so bad I was sent to Zion on permanent profile and was spared that incursion. Those were the days. Peace, Doug [Alphie] Giesige

Name:   Joe Rooney
Email Address: ikerooney@yahoo.com
Date: 1/01/2007

Comments: Red Devils,

We don't have any close up portrait pictures of SSGT Strahin in the gallery.  I need something with his likeness for a project I'm working on.  Post them with Pete Echon here, or send them to me.

Do it now!

Thanks

Joe Rooney
Company Clerk
Nov68/69

Name: Richard Sevigny
Email Address: sevigny34@comcast.net
Date: 12/31/2006

Comments: would like to wish all you Red Devils who served in Vietnam and Cambodia a Happy, Healthy and Prosperous New Year in 2007.  It has been great pleasure to correspond with many of you over the last few weeks.  I look forward to meeting with you and your families at the upcoming reunion in Branson, Missouri this coming June.

SP4 Richard Sevigny
919th Engineers
Cambodia & Vietnam 5/70-2/71
Boston, Mass  

Name: Vic Gilardin
Email Address: gilardin1@bendbroadband.com
Date: 12/30/2006

Comments: Every one have a Happy and Safe New Year, Haven't talked to Steve " ZIGZAG" Hope your doing fine and Charlie, Call me !!
    Vic Gilardin

Name: Victoria Weldon Kuhn
Email Address: flippy0820@yahoo.com
Date: 12/27/2006

Comments: Hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas and to everyone a Happy New Year.

Name: Cliff Morris
Email Address: kipjr11thcav@aol.com
Date: 12/27/2006

Comments: Craig Whited
      I was there the day your uncle passed, if you
would like some info on Buford or Spencer that's what
I called him, I would be glad to here from you
   kipjr11thcav@aol.com        KIP   (Cliff Morris)

Name: Terrence W Weldon Jr
Email Address: twweldon@yahoo.com
Date: 12/27/2006

Comments: Just wanted to say hope you all had a merry Christmas and have a happy new year.  I would also like to make contact with anyone who may have served with my father Terrence W Weldon. thank you

Name: Tom Faunce
Email Address: frontlineom@yahoo.com
Date: 12/26/2006

Comments: I was with the 919th from 68 to 70, would like more information on what is happening.

Tom Faunce

Name: Connie Wayne Padgett

Email Address:  pfamily@tcia.net
Date: 12/24/2006

Comments: To me we all need to take the time to think back. But also of the blessings to have served and been with men we were in those year's gone by, but still think of daily. They all had a great impact on what and who I am today and I wish everyone the best of X-MAS.  Connie Wayne Padgett

Name: Frank D. Smilgis
Email Address: frank1613@sbcglobal.net
Date: 12/24/2006

Comments: I served with the 2nd Platoon, 1st Squad from June 1970 to March 1971. I would like to hear from any of the 919th Engineers I served with.

Name: Tom Littrell
Email Address: littrelltandc@yahoo.com
Date: 12/24/2006

Comments:

 Thanks Doug. My e mail is littrelltandc@yahoo.com thanks again have a Happy HOLIDAYS Talked to Jim Fox was good hearing from him again HOPE 2ND PLT. can make good turn out at Springfield MO.
        Tom  Litttrell ''jelly belly''

Name:Doug Giesige
Email Address: douggiesige@yahoo.com
Date: 12/22/2006

Comments: Happy holiday season to the Red Devils, especially Tom Littrell and other second platooners. Seems like you can't swing a dead cat without hitting a second platoon guy on this site lately, that's good. Tom, I noticed your E-mail address was lacking a letter, so I would expect that would affect mail getting through to you. Have a safe and productive New Year.
                Doug [Alphie] Giesige
                68-69 Lai Khe,69-70 Quan Loi etc.

Name: Tom Littrell
Email Address: littrelltandc@yahoo.com
Date: 12/21/2006

Comments: Well we have almost made it another year would like to wish all  919thEng. A Merry Christmas and Happy New Year. Have a good one KIP and Doug Giesige hope everything ok with everyone .WHERE IN THE HECK IS REST OF 2nd  plt lets get together in Mo.

 JELLY Belly Tom Littrell

Name: Richard Sevigny
Email Address: sevigny34@comcast.net
Date: 12/21/2006

Comments: I am looking for anybody who served with me in the second platoon of the 919th Engineers in Cambodia and Vietnam from 5/70-2/71. I have been in touch with my squad members SGT. Gene Young and SP4 Tim Holt.  Would like to communicate with anyone else who knew Buford Spencer who was KIA on 6/21/70 in Cambodia.  I recently spoke to his sister and nephew on the phone. He was like a big brother to me when I first met him at Quan Loi in 5/70.  Also would like to talk to anyone who was with our platoon on 2/3/71 at fire support base Bandit 2/11 when we were ambushed at sunset and lost Terry Weldon and five of us were dusted off including myself.

SP4 Richard Sevigny
919th Engineers 5/70-2/71
Boston,Mass   

Name: KIP  ( AKA )   CLIFF MORRIS
Email Address: kipjr11thcav@aol.com
Date: 12/21/2006

Comments: Hi  BULLET AND JELLY BELLY, SURE HAS BEEN ALONG TIME GOOD, TO SEE SOME ONE ON THIS SITE THAT I KNOW.
  I WOULD LIKE TO HERE FROM YOU GUYS.

Name:   Doug Giesige
Email Address: douggiesige@yahoo.com
Date: 12/20/2006

Comments: Mr. Whited,
     I tried to send you a note at the listed e-mail, but it did not work. I have a couple of pictures of your uncle on the 919th photo page. He is in the second and third pictures on the third row. Sorry that they are only back and partial ones, if I have any others I'll get them to you. I did not know him very well since he was on another track and came towards the end of my tour. I remember he had earned a Bronze Star in his previous unit that had left early. It was for being a top-notch tool-room keeper and he was very proud of it. He had a guitar and did not play too bad. I remember that he was a quiet, but nice guy. I thought he was  maybe a little too nice for what we were doing, but I guess he was still optimistic and we were not. I heard from guys who were there that he stood up on a track and caught a round in the head from friendly fire. A real fluke, if that is so. Hopefully you will hear from some who will know more. No matter how ,his death was still a loss that I wish your family had been spared, especially since he was devoted to and spoke ofte of his family. If I think of anything else I will let you know. Just remember, He had put himself in harms way and did not shirk his duty. The pictures he is in were taken on April 3,1970 after a very rough 24 hour period in which we lost 7 tracks.[ A.P.C.'s and C.E.V.'s] As a matter of fact ,he may have been on the first track of the day to hit a mine. Hope this helps fill some gaps.
     Peace, Doug Giesige [68-71]

Name:   Craig Whited
Email Address: graveyard0267@yahoo.com
Date: 12/20/2006

Comments: I am looking for anyone who served with my uncle Buford R Spencer from 1969 through June 1970.

Name:   Dewayne (Hank) Jones
Email Address: flower3@grnco.net
Date: 12/20/2006

Comments: I want to wish all my fellow Red Devils very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. And may god bless you and all of our troops fighting for us.
  Your fellow Red Devil Hank Jones.

Name:   Vic Gilardin
Email Address: gilardin1@bendbroadband.com
Date: 12/19/2006

Comments: Hope all you Red Devils have a
very Merry Christmas and  the Happy New Year !!!!
   Vic Gilardin
   3rd Plt, 3rd Squad
   919th Engs
    69-70

Name: Joe Fennell
Email Address: hayfenn@aol.com
Date: 12/15/2006

Comments: I like to look at the guest book and see if I remember anyone. I was with the 919th when they reduced size in 1971. That was my second tour, My first tour was 1968.I had PTSD from the first tour, when I was in the 919th. VA has been good to me, with 100% disability. So VA is not all bad.-Joe

Name: Doug Giesige
Email Address: douggiesige@yahoo.com
Date: 11/26/2006

Comments: I believe I remember you Mr. Creech. I was on the Echo Two Three track and was the left gunner behind Tom Littrell. My memory can be a little vague too; how ever ,I do recall finding an old French mine in the road and getting into an "honest argument" about the advisability of digging it up. As I recall the discussion involved wither or not it was a good idea to retrieve it for the war museum . Don't know how that "Willy Pete "  round got out of my M-79, but as I remember that particular mine did not make it to the museum. Oops! Glad you made it home, though. Hey Tom Littrell , I'm really glad you made it home too! Say hey to Charlotte. Peace.
                       Doug [Alphie] Giesige

Name:  F.B. Creech III      "Chip"
Email Address: creechcp@ftc-i.net
Date: 11/21/2006

Comments: I was with the 2nd Squad/919th from Dec. 1969-1970.
Have read some of the emails and recognized a few names....memory is not one of my stronger points as I get older.  Have read some from "Kip" Morris and "Jelly Belly" Littrell.  I took over the squad when Ssg. Hayes was returned to the US for emergency leave.  Would like to hear from some who were in the squad during the same time frame.

"Bullet" Chip Creech
 

Name:   Joe Rooney
Email Address: ikerooney@yahoo.com
Date: 11/17/2006

Comments: Red Devils,

I posted this on the main 11thCavNam page, but figured out that you folks may have missed it.  Paul Repsher told me about his passing when he called his wife after not hearing from him for a while.

"Charles M Huffine, 1st Platoon, 919th Engr Co(Armd), 1966-67, also serving as XO, died 24Oct2006 after a short bout with cancer. 1lt Huffine was writing a book about the 919th History in Vietnam, his son Richard will continue that task.

I met him at the 919th reunion last year in West Virginia and found him to be the most knowledgeable person about the Red Devil presence in Vietnam."

I can't ask you to give us a call after you die or pass on, but let your neighbors and next of kin know that the 919th Engineering Company members from all the wars are keenly interested in your welfare and that we are in each other's business anyhow.

Joe

Name:   Doug Giesige

Email Address: douggiesige@yahoo.com
Date: 11/12/2006

Comments: I guess the site is running again, so I'll say hey to all my fellow Red Devils and especially those of the second platoon, 69-70. Tom Littrell [Jelly Belly to the rest of you]- it's good to hear from you and nice to know that Lt. Livingood came through for you !!!!
I'll try to make the reunion, especially since the armor trained guys act like our Purple Hearts and other medals, and dealing with landmines, etc, don't seem to mean as much as what theirs do. I'll put our record of accomplishment ,in spite of the conditions ,up against any of them. I never noticed a round getting close and then missing because it was meant for one of them . I'm proud to wear the patch, but a lot of those guys act like they have more right to it than we do. Maybe I'm wrong, but it sure doesn't seem like it.    
             Fire in the hole,
              Doug Giesige 68-69-70
 

Name:     tom littrell

Email Address: littrelltandc@yahoo.com
Date: 11/12/2006

Comments: Hello 919 Eng. Happy vets.day to all hope we have good turn out for reunion hope to see Jim Fox Doug GIESIGE  Ray Rooper and any other 2nd Plt 69 70
Branson is a good time!

Name:   Joe Rooney
Email Address: ikerooney@yahoo.com
Date: 11/09/2006

Comments: Dear Friends:

Here’s the news that we have been waiting for.

Everything has been completed for our 919th Engineer 2007 reunion in Springfield, MO for June 19-21, 2007.

Please hold onto this letter as it contains information you will need.

We will be staying at the Lamplighter North, 2820 N. Glenstone which is one block off Interstate 44 on Glenstone.  I have 60 rooms reserved for our group at a rate of $54 per night (up to 4 people per room).  These prices are good 3 days before and after the reunion.  This price  also includes a full breakfast buffet in their dining room.  Additional rooms will be reserved, if warranted.  Reservations can be made any time by calling1-800-707-0326.  Be sure to tell the reservation clerk that you are part of the 919th Reunion Group so we will be given credit.  When they give you the reservation number, please be sure that you contact me by email: perepsher@sbcglobal.net, phone: (918) 650-5073 or (918) 650-0967 (after 8:30 PM central time or by letter).  Be sure to let me know the dates of your reservation.  If you want to make a vacation of this trip to take in the Branson attractions, it is recommended you come the weekend before or  stay  the weekend after the reunion.  Please make your reservation as soon as possible , the cut-off date is March 15, 2007.

Our schedule of events is as follows:

June 19, 2007:  Register between 1 and 5 PM.  Group pictures will be taken about 5:30 PM by Ernie’s Photography  for $12 each (8X10) and pictures will be available  during our tail gate party on Wednesday, June 20th.  Dinner will  be served (buffet style) about 6:00 PM.  Dinner will be baked/fried chicken, mashed potatoes W/gravy, green salad, chef’s choice vegetable, rolls w/butter, coffee or tea, and dessert.  Cost $15.50 per  person(tax & gratuities included.   After dinner free time for visitation as long as you want to stay up. 

June  20, 2007: 0900: A short  meeting will be held decide the location of our next reunion.  At 6 PM we will have our  tailgate party which will consist of T-Bone steak, baked potatoes, green salad and a soft drink   The tailgate party will be $8 per person and can be paid now or at the reunion.  Should you not eat red meat, let me know and  another item will be added for you.

June 21, 2006:  Visitation and sight seeing all day until 6 PM. when the busses will leave for the Branson Belle dinner cruise.  There will be live entertainment on board and the cost of this will be $50.00  per person.  The bus transportation will be $15 per person round trip.  Payment for the Branson Bell Dinner Cruise and transportaion  should be mailed to me either in the form of a check or money order as soon as possible.  Our Memorial Service this time will be held in Branson   prior to our boarding the Branson Belle for our dinner cruise.  All payments should be made out to Paul Repsher, not to 919th Engineer Company as it makes it difficult to cash checks made out to the unit instead of to me.

Make a list of those former members you feel will be interested, send it to me,  and   will contact them again to get a reply.

Help will be needed to take care of the hospitality room, hold the memorial service at Branson, sell memorabilia, help with registration, cook the steaks and set up for the tailgate party.

If there is anyone interested in taking over the reunions etc, please let me know.

Friends and family are most welcome to attend, the more the merrier.

Anyone wishing to contact me can do so by calling: (918) 650-5073 or (918) 650-0967 after 8 PM CST, emailing me at: perepsher@sbcglobal.net or send me a note in the mail.

For those that I have an email address for will receive duplicate notification.  I’m just trying to make sure the word gets out.

Send me a list of those you may feel I do not have on my list.  If possible include name, address, phone number, spouse’s first name, year(s) served in the 919th,  and email address.

Should any questions remained unanswered in this letter, feel free to contact me.

As Ever,


PAUL
 

Comments: Hi everyone. I am still looking for anyone that might have known my father Sgt. Terrence Wayne Weldon. He was killed in action on Feb.3,1971.Everyone called him Doc. He got that from putting a band aid on a little boy in Nam. I know I keep posting this but I and also hoping that someone else may contact me. I have heard from 3 people over the years, but I also hope that there is more that is willing to talk. It does not have to be about him. Every little bit helps. It helps to fill a void sometimes.

Comments: Doesn't anyone ever sign the guest book anymore are update about the next reunion.
  I like to read it sometimes..
           Your fellow Red Devil Dewayne [Hank] Jones

Comments: Hey you Red Devils, Look at this sorry attempt over at ebay:

200015297198

Joe

Comments: What is the deal on the master roster? I can never get it to work, is this always true or am I doing something fundamentally wrong. I click on and it always shows the same guys and won't go more than a page before recycling. Let me know if any one else has the same experience. Allons Red Devils. Tom Littrell, keep cool out there on the plains.
                        Peace , Doug Giesige

Comments: Just looking around here. I was in 919th in 71-72. Came home when they did.

Comments: Have a happy and safe 4th of July all you Red Devils especially the second platoon. A special howdy to Tom Littrell and the rest who are still above ground from our track E-23. I don't get into this holiday too much, but, every now and then I kinda wish I had a case of hand-held flares, a bunch of belts of tracers and an old m-60 barrel to burn up ! Ah, youth !
                       Peace,Doug Giesige 68-69-70

Comments: Howdy Red Devils,
Fred Sheetz and Connie Wayne Padgett have been plenty busy at the arts and crafts shops and to hear them tell it, they have found somebody to make the hats with "Lil Dusty" the Red Devil with high quality and at a fair price.

I'm not trying to sell anything here, but I think if you ask them, maybe they can order some extras.  Their price goes down if they order 144 of them.  I'd suggest letting them know how many you'd want if they showed up at the Branson, Missouri 919th Reunion.

Joe

Comments: Hey Tom Littrell, I guess this site is up , although I replied the other day and never got on . I know I did not swear, so go figure, Anyhow good to see a fellow Wild Thing [E-23] on the net and I'll say again. we were wild things! Peace, Doug Giesige

Comments: Well it's good to see site up and going again.Hello Doug how it going? 2nt plt. where is everyone?

Comments: Fred Sheetz talked with the current First Sergeant at the 58th Engineers.  According to Fred, Elmo has moved the 919th reactivation date to 21Jun06, and that is iffy.  Fred was left with the idea that this isn't going to be a big brass band ceremony, but a quick ceremony after PT.  And that it might not happen at all.  This is not encouraging, Fred will be updating us Mondays after his weekly contacts with Elmo Leichenauer.

Joe

Comments: Hello to all you fellow engineers. My name is SFC William Harrington. Currently I am in the 58th Combat Engineer Company stationed at Ft. Irwin, CA. I am part of the 11th ACR. On 16 June 2006, we are reflagging part of the company to the 919th Combat Engineer Company. It would be great if some of the former 919th Engineers could attend. I would also like to hear from some of you if possible. Thanks for the great legacy.

Comments: I have an extra room in Barstow for the nights of the 16th,17th,and the 18th of March. If anyone needs it let me know, FRED

Comments: HELLO ALL  JULY 67  JULY 68 FIRST PT FIRST SQUAD HOPE YOU  ARE STIL AROUND TO ALL MY BROTHERS IN ARMS FOREVER CHARLES PINKS.

Comments: Anyone going to the welcome home thing at Ft. Irwin this March? Everone I've talked to is a maybe or a no.FRED

Comments: Anyone out there from the 1st platoon in 70-71

Comments: Connie Padgett , have you fallen off the face of the earth? Never see you post anything on the message board anymore. Take care brother!

Comments: Hey Rick, good to hear someones still kicking. I was left M-60 gunner on Wild Thing E-23. I figure the other Alpha bit got his nickname  same as me ; lazy lifer not able to handle name with lots of vowels. Anybody else having trouble getting beyound page two of master roster when accessing 919th portion? Hope everybody is doing fine and wish more would get on this board. Peace. Doug [Alphie]Giesige

Comments:  Hey doug i was on E22 1-19-69 Head Hunters 60cal right side. talk to (Alpha bit)Schoephoerster. see why his name was alpha bit. i talk to him every once in a while. sorry to hear about Reeves what pltoon was he in and yr yaw take it easy and have a good one. peace Rick

Comments: Hey Tom Littrell. Good talking to you the other night, hope things are getting better. Wonder if Livinggood will do the right thing and come through for you? Are there any other second platooners still out there? Satans Toy? Wild Thing? Head Hunter? 1969-70.How bout a sitrep? Good luck and health to you all. Peace. Doug [Alphie] Giesige

Comments: My father Edward J. Reeves was 11th armored 919th eng. in Vietnam. if anybody new him I figured I tell you he die on 1/30/2006 .he was a proud man and was proud of being a vet. I was proud of him and loved him so much .. thank you all for fighting for are country and god bless you all...

Edward Reeves Jr.

Comments:  Hello 2nd plt. and Doug Giesige. Hope everyone had good holiday good to see site back up talk to you later DOUG.     Tom Littrell

Comments:  Hey Garland i remember that night well always got may and august 12 mixed up. i wear charleses kia bracelet for 6months then i wear Ricky mauneys the other 6. yaw take it easy peace Rick

Comments: Been a life member with the 11th ACR since the late '90's, still can't get them to correct the calendar so it shows' awards received by the RED DEVILS for action at Quon Loi May 12, '69. Any one else notice we aren't mentioned on the calendar, besides me. That was the night we lost Spec. 4 Charles Case when they dropped sachel charge in his lap and wounded SSG Gatewood. Bad night for 4th platoon.

Comments:  I am trying to find guys that served with my father Walter Wasik. He served with the 919th Engr from 66-67. I believe he said he was in the 2nd plt.   

Comments: happy thanksgiving to all

Comments: hope everyone has a good veterns day peace Rick

Comments: If anyone knows how to get in touch with Gene Young,919th Engineer Co. Please let me know or have to e-mail me. He served with my father Sgt.Terrence Weldon ( DOC ). I have not spoken to him in at least 3 yrs. I have tried to reach him by phone and e-mail, but no luck. flippy0820@yahoo.com

Thanks
Victoria Weldon Kuhn

Comments: I went to the "D.A.V." local rep for vets,I found a lot of my illnesses are related to "TYPE 2 DIABETES" if you or having problems with sight and other related effects. PLEASE contact your local reps and get info on related illnesses.          ALLONS
                                 John