Jerry and Barbara White held a rice fund to help the people of Vinh Kim. Things were difficult for those living in Vinh Kim so Jerry and Barbara petitioned the guys of Delta Co 3rd platoon and asked for their assistance. The fund extended beyond the 3rd platoon men - and a total of $4000 was raised to purchase rice.

Large families were given a full bag of rice (110 lbs), small families a half a bag. 151 bags or 8.3 tons or 16,686 lbs of rice was distributed to approximately 190 families. Jerry reported that the families lined up in the front yard of their Vinh Kim home waiting for the rice distribution. Jerry and Barbara's family provided snacks and cold drinks to those waiting.

These are photos of the families that were assisted by the more than generous donations from the Delta Co guys. These photos are of the 2nd and 3rd distribution. A video of the 1st distribution exists and we are attempting to get that available to you for on line viewing.

To Jerry, Barbara, and the men of Delta Co -- our congratulations for a job well done!

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In the chat one evening we were talking about the short-timer calendars, a few of the guys still had their calendars.

Hope you enjoy the ones we have been sent to share with you.

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The Huey 65-10091 was manufactured by Bell Helicopter in 1965 for the U.S. Army and deployed to Vietnam in 1966. It served with the 173rd Assault Helicopter Company, known as "The Robin Hoods," and was shot down on January 7, 1967.
The final journey of the 091 crossed American enroute to the Smithsonian Museum - Dean Hess 6-31 Alpha Co 69/70 - participated in the Colorado leg of the journey.
If you visit the "Price of Freedom Exhibit" be sure to look for the Alpha Aces patch placed in the huey by Dean.

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Can Giouc, RVN ~ December 1969, LTC Jerry Carlson requested that Cpt Alex Nicolini put together a Shanghai Bowl Ceremony to be held on New Year's Eve in the officer's club. Cpt Nic has graciously shared these photos with us.

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When Dan Ezso - original Ft Lewis group, Echo Co clerk was contacted, his enthusiam to reunite with his brothers prompted him to put together a story of a journey into Nam. With the help of his brothers; Al Bergeson, Ted Speroff, Gordon Russell photo collections Dan started creating. Many versions later the slide show was complete.

This is the earliest version of the completed show for those who are unable to view the streaming version that is located on the NamRocks page of the website. If you are interested in obtaining a copy of the latest release contact Dan Ezso

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Del Bumann (Delta Co) his wife Corrie, and their daughter Karla participated in the May 2006 Run For The Wall. On May 17th they left California following the southern route of the run. Arriving in the DC area they were joined by their son's family.

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Run For The Wall 2007 - Del & Corrie Bumann

Run For the Wall XIX began on Wednesday, May 16, from Ontario, CA. Ten days later, on Friday, May 25, the mission was completed as we rode into Washington, DC. This was our second year to ride “All the way” with the Central Route. The weather was near perfect as we rode across 10 states in as many days.

Del accepted the assignment of Platoon Leader the second day out, which added a whole new dimension to the Run. This was our daughter, Karla’s second year as a Road Guard.

On Sunday, May 27, we joined thousands of other motorcycles and riders in the Rolling Thunder XX.

For a complete report of the daily activities, visit:

http://www.rftw.org/Central/sitreps.htm

Find additional pictures at the official Central Route website:

http://www.rftwcr-2007.us/

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Del Bumann (Delta Co) and his wife Corrie have done it again! At the 2006 Sturgis Bike Week - Del was introduced to the Patriot Guard Riders, which he promptly joined. These are photos of Del at the PGR Healing Field at Sturgis.

To learn more about the PGR visit their website http://patriotguard.org/

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Charlie Tapp (Delta Co) his wife Carolyn, and their son spent a few weeks touring Vietnam in January of 2006. Charlie has graciously shared his photos with us.

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75 MM Recoilless Rifle Site (This Rifle was mounted on wheels and functioned like a Mortar for the NVA.

I have a 75 mm Recoilless Rifle sight (For those old Mortar Platoon guys it has aiming lights made from bamboo and wires which were connected to old discarded batteries) that I was able to send home as a “War Souvenir” with its documentation, I found this on one of our operations not too far outside the perimeter "berm" of Dong Tam itself.

Perhaps some of the former guys might get a charge out of seeing the combination of the “precision optics” in the sight mechanism combined with the crude innovative use of “bamboo” to create aiming lights to fire at night. The lights are actually sealed inside the bamboo and there is a tiny light hole no larger than about 1/16 of an inch to let the light out. I recall, as a radio operator, we were always cautioned o dispose of our used batteries in a way that they could not be reused. This shows how resourceful the enemy was and it wouldn’t take much of a battery to drive these lights at night.

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Del and Corrie Bumann, Delta Company recently visited The Moving Wall when it visited Harvey, ND.

They took photos of each of the 6-31st fallen and sent them in to share with us.

Although we added the photos to our Wall pages, they are included here as well. The last image is a pdf file of the program from The Moving Wall.

Thanks Del and Corrie - great job with the photos

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Richard is currently working in Afghanistan - in response to Jerry White's email Richard responsed...

I'm home on leave & loving it, having a blast.

I'll be back in the box when y'all kick off the reunion, I'll be
there with Delta in spirit!! Best to everyone.

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20th Annual Recognition Ride - POW MIA
Winter Park, CO
1988-2007
Salute to American Veterans Rally and Festival

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Alpha Company, Jimmy Ballinger, attended the Crossville TN Welcome Home Celebration and took these photos for us.

Thank you Jimmy

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Charlie Tapp - Delta Co '70 recently participated in escorting The Moving Wall - Charlie shared with us this email and photos from the event.

Charlie,

Attached please find pictures from this mission.

It was an honor to ride with you on this mission. Thank you for your service to our great country and for defending the freedoms that I enjoy daily. From a patriotic teenager debating in high school over our Vietnam Veterans to being a Patriot Guard Rider, I salute you! I am truly humbled & honored to share this Patriot Spirit that burns deep within my soul. Only if PGR would have been here for Vietnam! HEAR THE RUMBLE…was not only heard, but it was seen and felt for miles! You must be proud of the Patriots of your communities of Landrum, Campobello, & Inman that lined the streets! Their Spirits shined! >From the Seniors who have experienced more wars than I care to ever see, to the Babes in the arms of their Patriot Parents, to the Children of America’s Future, I truly thank them for Welcoming Home “The Wall That Heals.”

The rest of my pictures from the Mission can be seen at http://www.patriotguard.org/photos/listpics.asp?
dir=South+Carolina%5CThe+Wall%2C+Escort%2C+Spartanburg%2C+Apr+15+2008

Forever Free,
Kat
Kathy L. Varner
Vietnam Era Veteran’s Wife
“Katslair”
Proud PGR Member #18,551
www.patriotguard.org

Riding in Memory of...
My Great Uncle, Dudley Brown Ramsey, U.S. Army WWI & WWII, Purple Heart
My Father-In-Law, George W. Jennings, U.S. Navy WWII
My Uncle, Wayne J. Leatherwood, U.S. Army WWII
My Uncle, LD Varner, US Army Korean War

"If Tears could Build A Stairway & Memories A Lane, I'd Walk right up to Heaven & Bring you Home Again."

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This year on the RFTW we made a new overnight stop in Junction City,
Kansas. This is Fort Riley territory. Junction City has a State
Viet Nam Veterans Memorial in their beautiful City Park. They had a
program held there for us, the RFTW group. Attached are some
pictures that Corrie took. I think you might appreciate them.
Del

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Dave Tyo (Alpha Company) just returned from a 2 week visit to Viet Nam. On his agenda was a “return to Vinh Kim”. Upon his arrival in Vinh Kim, my family greeted Dave and his family and treated them to a “down home” Vietnamese dinner. They also took him on a tour of the Vinh Kim area…to visit the memories from his past.

Attached are some pictures that Dave took while in Vinh Kim. Maybe you can post to the Alpha photo album.

Take Care
Jerry White

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Kevin Murphy is a good friend of John Vassil who served with Echo Co in 68/69. Kevin found our website while searching for information for John, and has joined us in the Hooch on a few occasions.

Kevin is a man like Del Bumann, who is very active in the Run For The Wall, Rolling Thunder, Patriot Guard Riders and a supporter of the Gathering of Eagles.

In the chat, Kevin mentioned that he attended the 2006 RFTW and through conversation he found pictures of himself in Del's album. Kevin has graciously shared some of his RFTW photos with us, including those taken in Arlington.

Thank you Kevin for all that you do!

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Herman Spoto (Ft Lewis, Delta) is a collector of patches - these are some he has shared with us.

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The publication "Combat Art" was preserved by David Golwitzer, Bravo Company 69/70 and submitted to us to share with you.

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John C Ricker, CO of Bravo Co in 1969 saved these articles from the "Old Reliable" newspaper and sent them in to share with us. The articles are in PDF format. When the album loads, double click on the pdf where the picture would show and it will open in pdf format on your screen.

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