3rd Brigade 82nd Airborne Division (Vietnam)

Gentlemen,

My buddy Butch recommended Dolly Parton’s Dixie Stampede for our Orlando Thursday night dinner (August 10th) .  It is a great show and for groups it is about $30 a head/$20 for kids.  It also includes 2 beers or 2 glasses of wine.  I think we are going to get a very big turnout this year and this would be a fun night for all involved.

Please review and give me your thoughts.

Airborne, All the Way and God Bless America!!!

Richard F. O’Hare, Treasurer
Golden Brigade Chapter, 82nd Airborne Division Assn., Inc.
4075 Old River Trail
Powhatan, VA 23139-4112
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And still more to come … thanks again, Don. And thanks also to his son Sean for doing the hard work of scanning these pics.

I am looking for Sam Kelly.  He was a Platoon leader with the 82nd in 1969. He might have known my brother, Lt. Johnny F. Davis.  Johnny was in Co.B, 1st BN, 505th INF, 3D BDE, 82nd ABN DIV. He was in VietNam from May 13th, 1996 until his death on June 14th. He was a Platoon leader and was killed in an ambush in the Providence of Hoa Nghia.  If anyone knows where Sam Kelly is please forward this to him and I pray he will get in touch with me.

Thank you and God Bless,

Karen Davis Johnson
karon5254@yahoo.com
Columbia, MO

• Hosted by Orlando, Dan Campbell and North Central Florida Chapters
• Information:  Phone Ken Glynn: 863.682.3382
• August 10-13, 2006
• Orlando, FL
• Rosen Centre Hotel
• Reservations:  Phone 800.204.7237
• Rate:  $79 a night

Stay tuned …

I would sure love to know when and where the next reunion will be. I was with A/E 1/505th 3rd Bde. 82nd Abn. and was very proud to have served with all of you. I was not airborne qualified though. I was an RTO for LT. George Scorporellious. Has anyone ever made contact with him? I was so glad to hear that Jack Hamilton was at the reunion. I wish I could have found you sooner. It would be so great to here from any of you guys after all these years. Later on myself and another RTO (Baltizar) went to the 4-deuce until we came home. I’ll be watching for posts.

Owen Brown
owenbrown@winco.net

Richard Bellgardt has shared his album with us … check it out!

Richard Bellgardt
REB89189@msn.com
B 2/505
June 68 – Jun 69

Would there be any interest in a mini-reunion for A Co. 2/505, 3rd Bde 82nd Airborne in the NY, Mass., NJ, Penn., Conn area? I know some would like to go to the national reunions but distance may have been a problem.  Maybe a central location in the NY area may work out.  Just a thought.

John Johnas
COA, 2/505-3rd Bde. 82nd Abn.
17March69 to 19Nov69
jjohnas1@nycap.rr.com

Thought you would like to see some nam pictures, and a few current ones.

Stephen M. Hinds
HINDSTER@MSN.COM
B 2/505
May 68 – May 69

Hope you enjoy these pics from the 2005 reunion in Milwaukee.

Thomas Holzman
311 Grandview Ave.
Waupun, WI 53963
papaholz@charter.net

My dad died of cancer in 1998. I have uploaded some pics to share.  Dad was with C/2/505 3rd Plt. from June 68-69. He was very close with Roger Justice (Forever Young).

If anyone wants to contact me:

Marc, Stefani, Selah and Cade Nelson
1366 Stinson Dr.
Lemoore, CA 93245
(559) 924-4298
Linus4Sally@aol.com

I am looking for anyone who was with the 2/505th 4.2 mortar company and the 2/505th HHC, from 1/69 to 11/1969. Especially Willie Gregg, John Ozment, and Johnny Huizar.

Darrell Criswell
cris8143@cox.net
Glendale, AZ 

I am looking for anyone that may have known my father. Harold C. Maupin. He served with the 101st 82nd Airborne Division from 65 to 68. He was burned in the Dom. Rep and recieved 88% burns to his body. I’ve included a picture of him with unknown people and know that this is while serving in the Airborne Unit because I can see some scars on his legs. He also served in the 35th Regiment (Cacti) before the reattachment and the paper’s state it was out of Fort Campbell, Kentucky on July 25, 1967.

I served with B Troop, 1/17th Cav, 82nd in RVN from Feb. 68 through May, 69.  Was in 1st Platoon from Feb through August, 68, then was Cpt. Dehncke’s TC from September, 68 through May, 69.

I was able to return to RVN last year for 3 weeks.  With private guides and my old maps I was able to locate several areas in our I Corps AO – Ambush Bridge (Hong Thuy Bridge) between Phu Bai and Hue  on Route 1, Panther 1 and 2, Chau Chu and Thon Nguyet Hamlets, Hwy 547 and Hwy 549,  FSB Birmingham and Bastogne, as well as several points in Hue where we were.  Please visit my online photos of this trip. 

Reid Lyon
B, 1/17th Cav, 82nd Airborne -RVN- Feb 68 – May 69
rlyon@bestassociates.com

Sorry to hear that some twit had to compromise the previous message board with spam and cause so much disruption. Thanx to all for getting things back up and running.

As a reminder, spent my second tour in country with HHC Co. Recon, 2/505th from February 1968 to July 1968 sandwiched between two tours with the 1st Cav. Was with C/2/7th in 1965/1966 and again with Echo/Recon 1st of the 12th Cav as Platoon Sergeant from 1971 to 1972. But my four years with the 82nd at Bragg and with the “Golden Brigade” still remain my fondest. I still have a much faded Black Panther tatooed on my left bicep proudly blazoned with 505th Recon. Jump Wings on the right arm.

Hope this finds all well and life being kind to you as we enter those “Golden Years.”