A "mini" 25th Div. Reunion in Alabama:
Larry Moran sent this picture and description:
On December 4, 2008 James Warren and Larry Moran met with Gary Foster and Chuck Boyle
in Tuscaloosa Al. We spent the day together and had a great time. This was the first time Larry had seen Gary (Fox) Foster in 41 years.
L to R Larry Moran 4th Plt. James Warren 2nd Plt. Gary Foster 4th Plt. Chuck Boyle CO Charlie Co.
A "mini" 4th Div. Reunion in Louisiana
On November 30, 2008, Don Snyder visited Bob Duplechin, Bob invited, L to R Don Snyder, Tony Pitre Felton Kidder, Bob Duplechin, Jackie
McNeely and Roland Respess. A very special time it was. It was also the first time Don had seen Kidder since Nam.
This picture aslo at Bob's:
L to R: Duplechin, Pitre, Kidder, Snyder, Respess
Stopped by and visited with Robert and Gina O’Neal in Texas on the way home. Another great visit with a C/3/22 brother.
Robert
and Don with VC flag.
Mini mini before the major. Rick & Joyce Denomme had a short but great visit with Clyde Potter 66-67, 4th Plt. (on left)
in Kansas on their way to Colorado Springs. Clyde surprised Rick with scanned pictures from Vietnam. some of them are on the "Put
a name with the face" page (see "What's New").
Mini mini after the major. On their way from Colorado Springs, Don & Carolyn Snyder had a short but fun filled packed time visiting
Larry (on right) and Barb Rhodes at the site of the new home they are building on their property in New Mexico. The views are breathtaking!
Memorial Day Week 2010, Bob & Gail Duplechin made made a visit to the west coast. First stop was to Don &
Carolyn Snyders. Pictured are John Wolcott, Don Snyder & Bob Duplechin.
Next stop was to Steve & Pam Yanes. Pictured are Jose Gonzales, Steve Yanes, Don Snyder & Bob Duplechin. Steve's adorable
3 year old granddaughter, Zoe, is in front.
Viet Nam 40th Reunion - Missouri Backyard BBQ 2010 at Bobby Jolliff's in West Plains.
Photo's sent in by John & Jackie Meadows.
Dave Sutterby, Art Olivas, Betty Sutterby, Tommy Tompkins, Jennifer and Nick Dragon, Katie and John Meadows.
Shorty Menendez & Jerry Franklin
Donald Critchfield & Steve Todd
click pictures to enlarge!
Top Row L-R: Bud Sherry, Mike Marcum, Wayne Brown, Steve Todd, John Cruz, Cary Minner, Gary Harding, Roger Ilg, Russ Tipton,
Jim Cunningham, Gary Clement, Jim Donahue, Art Olivas.
Bottom Row L-R: Tommy Tompkins, Bobby Goins, John Meadows, Pat Howe,
Shorty Menendez, Bobby Jolliff,
Doc Berger, Jerry Franklin.
Jerry was the lucky raffle winner of a cane carved by Shorty .
Gene Heck's house - Rick Anderson - Fran Halbach - Palmer Johnson - Paris Fadden - Dave Gehr - Gary Heilmer
Looking at Paris's
NEW CAR.............. 2009
Gene Heck's gathering 2008.
Don Snyder & Bill Slate in Newport, OR, Aug. 14, 2010
Paul Gargis, 68-69, & Don Snyder, in Florence, OR, Aug. 18, 2010.
Bill Slate, 65-67, with the catch - 19 Tuna!
November 2010 - On the way back from Thanksgiving in Texas, Don & Carolyn Snyder visited Larry & Barb Rhodes at their
newly built home in beautiful northern New Mexico. It snowed!
Pictured on left -
Larry & Barb Rhodes,
Carolyn & Don Snyder,
temperature gauge.
C/3/22 Association Reunion 2013
Orlando, Florida
WHY VETERANS REUNITE
“I now know why men who have been to war yearn to reunite. Not to tell stories or look at old pictures. Not
to laugh or weep. Comrades gather because they long to be with the men who once acted at their best; men who suffered and sacrificed,
who were stripped of their humanity. I did not pick these men. They were delivered by fate and the military. But
I know them in a way I know no other men. I have never given anyone such trust. They were willing to guard something more
precious than my life. They would have carried my reputation, the memory of me. It was part of a bargain we made,
the reason we were so willing to die for one another. As long as I have memory, I will think of them all, every day. I am sure that when I leave this world, my last thought will be of family and my comrades…..such good men.”
AUTHOR UNKNOWN
(contributed
by Dave Gehr)
Larry Rhodes & Don Snyder at Angel Fire in New Mexico - Nov. 2011
Gathering at Bob Duplechin's in Louisiana - Dec. 2011.
Pictured left to right: Tony Pitre, Felton Kidder, Janice, Ron & Nola Carpenter, Roland & Delores Respess, Bob &
Gail Duplechin, Charles & Ellen Milton, Robert & Gina O'Neal and son Declan, Don & Carolyn Snyder.
Mini Reunion coming up.
Gene Heck is considering a mini reunion at his home in Brooklyn Park, MN. July 21, 2012, is the planned
date. Call Gene 763-424-1479 or Dave Gehr 920-452-7112 if interested.
Spread the word and mark your calendar!
