3rd Brigade 82nd Airborne Division (Vietnam)

Golden Brigade President

Carl Bludau served as a radio operator for 15 months for the company commander of A 2/505th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade, 82nd Airborne Division in Vietnam. This year, he became the first president of the Panther Association, a group made up of former paratroopers from the famed 505th in all the wars from World War II to the current operations in Afghanistan. He also serves as a member of the organization’s board of directors.

102 Tropical Drive
Victoria, TX 77904

Phone: (361) 575-8492  
Fax: (361) 5824638

Email: chbludau@tisd.net

Golden Brigade Treasurer

Rich O’Hare (B 1/17 CAV) is also the Golden Brigade Chapter Founder and as  well as President of the 82nd Airborne Division Historical Society.

4075 Old River Trail
Powhatan, VA 23139-4112

Fax: (804) 598-9996
Phone: (804) 598-4805

Email: GBC82abnvn@aol.com