 WAR STORIES & MEMORIES CAM RAHN BAY AB, RVN - 1966 and other I Love Me stuff by John P Slusser, SMSgt, USAF, Retired
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WE GOT OURSELVES A HOOCH GIRL !
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  MOTOR POOL DRIVER ! |
 
MY SIX-BY GOT STOLEN ! |
 LET'S MAKE A MOVIE SCREEN? |
 I'M GONNA FLY IN A P-3! |
MY YAHAMA 250 |
 STANDING GUARD DUTY! REALLY? |
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 Kunsan Korea - August 1977 |
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 Luke AFB, AZ - 1976 |
 TAC NCO Academy - 1975 Bruce A Ball Academic Achievement Award |
 George AFB - 1967 First Air Force Commendation Medal Award |
 479th A&E WCS Shop Picnic - July 1967 |
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Taken inside the WCS mock-up |
Saigon Aug 64 - Bobby Griffin |
Saigon Aug 64 - Don Boylls |
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I found some old black & white photos from Naha and Cam Rahn Bay. A couple of them I can't recognize. Oh well. |
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 A street in Naha |
 SSgt Basil Thomas in Uniform of the Day |
 I don't know who this is! |
 SSgt Fred Frickman, a man of leisure! |
 A lady in Sacurasac (Off Limits) with Stuff on a Stick In this case, it was cut up pigs ears! |
 A guy I met on a USO Tour somewhere in Okinawa. I think he was from Brooklyn or NYC. |
 Yours Truly in RVN in a Cyclo |
 A1C Sims (Don't remember first name) |
 Fred Frickman, Steve Arch (RIP) & Louis Alexander (RIP) |
 Bill Ferguson and I don't remember. |
 SSgt Cary Stanley also in Uniform of the Day (RIP) |
 Steve Arch and Fred Frickman in the chow line. |
 Steve Arch and Lt. Ernst |
 Having a good time in the hooch! |
 Joe McCormack at RAF Bentwaters 1971 (RIP) |
 Sherman (RIP) and Mary Bailey at RAF Lakenheath 1974 |
 John Reika and Dave Spoonamore 1971 @ George AFB |
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LOST & FOUND: If you click on the plywood sign by the "WE GOT
OURSELVES A HOOCH GIRL" story, you will see nine |
| SSgt Cary Stanley - Aurora, CO
- deceased SSgt Gerald N (Bud) Meyers - Hawaii SSgt Robert D Suiter - Phoenix, AZ deceased A1C William Ferguson - Lake San Markos, CA |
A1C Steve Arch - deceased A1C James C Kilgore A1C Ted Quella - Aurora, CO A1C John Slusser - Tucson, AZ |
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A1C Olin (Ken) Spencer - Pahrump, NV |
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Lowry AFB, CO |
NAHA, Holloman
& RVN |
George AFB, CA |
FTD
- RAF Bentwaters & RAF Lakenheath |
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Found: 16 Oct 2009 MSgt Shelby J Jeanice 217 Darolina St. Thibodaux, LA 70301-5409 |
Found: 17 Oct 2009
CMSgt Douglas R O Cummings 1196 E 3225 N. Layton, UT 84040 |
Found: 19 Nov 2009 SSgt Curt Oberg 542 Mooney Road Ft Walton Beach, FL 32547 |
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Found: 26 Dec 2011 MSgt Calvin (Denny) Combs 1082 Gaines Creek Loop Eufaula, Ok 74432 |
Found: 3 January 2012 SSgt Basil Warren Thomas 110 Acacia Way Georgetown, TX 78633 |
Found: 21 January 2012 SSgt Gerald N (Bud) Meyers 322 Aoloa St. Kailua, HI 96734 |
| LEWIS B. ALEXANDER, age 77, Passed away on May 10, 2009. Beloved husband of Susan Randall-Alexander. Father of Regina Reis, Denise L. Alexander, Lewis Alexander, Jr., Kathlin Strobelt-McCann. Stepfather of James D. Randall, Barbara Sparks and Heather M. Natal. Grandfather to 15 beautiful children. Brother of Barbara New, Margaret Reed and loving uncle of many nieces and nephews. He was predeceased by his parents, Wendall Hobert Alexander and Ruth Gaines Alexander-Durham. Lewis served his country for 23 years in the U.S. Air Force, as an F-4 Aircraft Avionics Technician. He sang in various Air Force choirs and he was a Vietnam veteran. Retired from Huron Road Hospital as a radiology technician. Lewis was an active member of both Archwood and Trinity United Churches of Christ and sang in both choirs. VISITATION WEDNESDAY, MAY 13, FROM 4 - 6:30 P.M., AT RIPEPI FUNERAL HOME, 5762 PEARL RD. (AT SNOW RD.) Followed by a Memorial Service from 6:30 - 7 p.m. Inurnment Ohio Western Reserve National Cemetery, Rittman, OH, on Friday, May 29, 2009, at 2 p.m. In lieu of flowers, contributions to the Animal Protective League, 1729 Willey Ave., Cleveland, OH 44113. 440-888-0800 | |
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Cary D.
Stanley (77) |
Posted: Thursday, December 16, 2010 2:55
pm Cary D. Stanley, 77, retired veteran, died Dec. 8, 2010. Father and grandfather, he is survived by his daughters, Carolyn and Beverlyn and son, Timothy. Cary is also survived by two brothers and a sister, six grandchildren and extended family. Mr. Stanley was preceded in death by daughter Joyce and his, parents, eight brothers and one sister. Services are scheduled for 9 a.m. Dec. 20 at St. Andrew Lutheran Church in Denver Arrangements are by Olinger Eastlawn Cemetery in Aurora.
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Theodore
J Quella (75) |
Obituaries: Denver Post
Quella, Theodore J., 75, passed away October 22, 2011. Served 23 years in the United States Air Force and is a Vietnam Veteran. During a tour in Thailand, he met his wife of 41 years. Survived by his spouse, 4 children, 7 grandchildren and 4 great grandchildren. Visition, Wed, 12-4 pm, Horan & McConaty, 11150 E. Dartmouth Ave., Aurora. Funeral Mass, Thurs. 2:00 pm, Queen of Peace Catholic Church, 13120 E. Kentucky Ave., Aurora, CO 80012. Commital, Fort Logan National Cemetary, Fri., 9 am. Donations suggested to the church or the Denver Dumb Friends League, 2080 S. Quebec St., Denver CO 80231. |
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Jack
P. Early
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Suiter,
Robert D (62) Phoenix
Memorial Park |
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 24 Nov 58 - 1 Dec 80 |
Air Training Command HQ Randolph AFB San Antonio, TX |
Basic Training Lackland AFB, TX Nov 58 - Feb 59 |
Lowry Technical Training Center Lowry AFB, CO |
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 3419th School Sq Lowry AFB, CO Oct 59 - Mar 60 |
 3420th School Sq Lowry AFB, CO Oct 59 - Mar 60 |
 3424th Instructor Sq Lowry AFB, CO Mar 60 - Aug 63 |
 Pacific Air Forces HQ Hickam AFB HI |
 51st FIW Naha AB, Okinawa |
51st Armament & Electronics Naha AB, Okinawa Aug 63 - Dec 64 |
16th FIS Sq. Ton Son Nuht AB, RVN Aug 64 |
 Tactical Air Command HQ Langley AFB Hampton, VA |
 366th TFW Holloman AFB, NM |
366th Avionics Maintenance Sq. Holloman AFB, NM Jan 65 - Dec 66 |
Cam Ranh AB, RVN Jan 66 - Jun 66 |
12th AMS Cam Ranh AB Aug 66 - Jun 66 |
 479th TFW George AFB, CA |
Dec 66 - Mar 68 |
HQ Sheppard AFB Wichita Falls, TX |
 516 Field Training Det. George AFB, CA Mar 68 - Mar 71 |
912 Field Training Det, RAF Bentwaters, UK Mar 71 - Jul 73 |
908 Field Training Det, RAF Lakenheath, UK Jul 73 - Dec 74 |
58th AMS Luke AFB, AZ Jan 75 - Jan 77 |
8th TFW Kunsan AB Republic Of Korea |
 8th AMS Kunsan AB, Korea Feb 77 - Jun 77 |
8th Aircraft Generation Squadron Kunsan AB, Korea Jun 77 - Dec 77 |
 354th TFW Myrtle Beach AFB Myrtle Beach, SC |
354 Component Repair Squadron Myrtle Beach AFB, SC Jan 78 - Dec 80 |
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