[GreenKeys] Veterans" Day List
Geo. Hutchison
w7tty at centurylink.net
Fri Nov 11 16:59:52 EST 2016
GreenKeyers - - -
This has been a remarkable week in American history.
We have a new president whose election has been an amazing turnaround
which surprised about all of the talking heads one sees on major TV.
Maybe we'll see more ships, planes, tanks, and PERSONNEL to man them
properly emerge from the dust. A 2009 count shows 283 deployable ships.
That ain't enough.
We've seen our military leadership decimated at the hands of what I
would describe as a TRAITOR and his henchmen in the Whitehouse
undermining our country.
That's too much.
Maybe the new president will take steps to recall some of our generals
and admirals to make sure we have the leadership experience necessary to
recapture the lead America has so sadly lost.
Let's hope.
Happy Veterans' Day to each and every one of you.
George - W7TTY
And now, the 2016 GreenKeys Veterans roll..
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ATTENTION GREENKEYERS - - - -
THIS IS THE CURRENT 2016 VETERANS' DAY - FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 11, 2016
LIST, WHICH WE UPGRADED WHILE ENJOYING A SENIOR MOMENT OR TWO LAST
MAY.
WE HAVE A FEW NEW ADDITIONS TO THE LIST, AND TO THOSE FOLKS A HEARTY
WELCOME!!!
ALL KNOWN ERRORS AND OMISSIONS HAVE BEEN NOTED AND CORRECTED.
THOSE OF YOU NEW TO GREENKEYS WHO ARE VETERANS OF ANY UNITED STATES
MILITARY BRANCH, MERCHANT MARINE, 3-LETTER GOVERNMENT AGENCIES AND
WHO HAVE AN INTEREST IN MECHANICAL COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT SUCH AS
TELETYPE MACHINES, CRYPTOGRAPHIC GEAR, RAILROAD SEMAPHORES, ETC.,
ARE WELCOME TO BECOME A PART OF THIS LIST.
THE FORMAT IS RELATIVELY OBVIOUS AS YOU READ THROUGH THE INFORMATION
BELOW, SO PLEASE FEEL FREE TO SUBMIT YOUR INFORMATION FOR POSTING ON
THIS LIST.
PLEASE SEND ALL INFORMATION TO ME AT W7TTY(AT)CENTURYLINK.NET AND
WE'LL INCLUDE YOU.
CURRENTLY SERVING SOLDIERS, SAILORS, MARINES, ETC., ARE ALWAYS PLEASED
IF YOU WALK UP TO THEM AND SAY SOMETHING LIKE "THANKS FOR BEING
THERE!"
I GET A LOT OF SMILES, HANDSHAKES, AND THANK YOU'S.
AND LAST BUT NOT LEAST, THANK YOU FROM TOM TILLSON, WAYNE LETOURNEAU
OF THE VAST ITTY STAFF, AND A FEW NEW NEW CONRIBUTORS SUCH AS LARRY
TIGHE, K2JIA.
73,
GEORGE, W7TTY - SEQUIM, WA..
ZCZC
ITTY PROUDLY PRESENTS THE CURRENT LIST OF AMERICAN VETERANS WHOSE
COMMON BOND IS AN INTEREST IN TELETYPE MACHINES AND COMMUNICATIONS
APPARATUS. WE'VE ALL SERVED AMERICA, AND ARE EXTREMELY PROUD OF IT.
ALL KNOWN ERRORS AND OMISSIONS HAVE BEEN NOTED AND CORRECTED, AND A
FEW NEWCOMERS AS NEW ADDITIONS.
IF YOU WISH TO BE ADDED PLEASE FEEL FREE TO SEND AN E-MAIL TO:
W7TTY(AT)CENTURYLINK(DOT)NET FOR ADDITIONS OR
WE NOW PRESENT THE WA9XHN/WC2XPF/ITTY/GREENKEYS,
VETERANS' DAY 2016 HONOR ROLL...
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WILLIAM WUTTKE, KE3BK, MSGT,USAF(RET) 1965-1986 - DA NANG;
PHILLIPINES; THAILAND - AUTOPILOT TECH & GROUND RADIO TECH
RICE - BLACK OPS - GS14 - 21 YRS GOVT. SVC - WORLD-WIDE HOME FOR THE
HOMELESS AND ORPHANED CV-89A TTY CONVERTERS POP 13 AND COUNTING.
IT'S NOT GREED,IT'S LOVE!!!!
TOM "GRAMPS" TILLSON, SP4, 319TH USASA BN, GERMANY, 1963-1965
TELETYPE REPAIRMAN
ALBERT G. LAST, W6GSQ, SGT(E-5) USASA ARMY, 1964-1970 FT. MONMOUTH,
NJ VINT HILL FARMS, VA, SINOP TURKEY, STRATCOM, DAVIS, CA.
JIM HAMMOCK, KI0DN, GYSGT, USMC (RET) - 1975 - 1995
BRUCE GENTRY - SGT., AIR FORCE COMMUNICATIONS SVC - USAF 1969-1973
LACKLAND,TX, KEESLER AFB., GRIFFISS AFB GROUND RADIO & NAVAIDS
FRANCIS SUROVEC - RM2 - USCG - USCGC BLACKHAW - VIET NAM
SCOTT JOHNSON, SMSGT, USAF/USAFR/ANG, MAC/SAC/AMC/AFRL 1984-2012
RETIRED
VIRGIL BIERSCHWALE, RM3, USS W S SIMS FF-1059 1976 - 1982
WALT VAN ARSDALE K5SXO, LTC USA (RET), 1965 - 1993 BERLIN VIET NAM
HOWARD WEEKS, MAJ, ARMY SIGNAL CORPS, 1961 - 1981
JIM TAYLOR, CTR2 USNR SECURITY GROUP KAMI SEYA/YOKOSUKA FORMER OP
KA2KS, KA2NY/N0HSX
CRAIG MC CARTNEY, SSGT, USAF 1966 - 1970
GLENNON A. GALATI, MSGT USAF(22YRS), USAF JULY 1961 THRU 0CT 1983
GRC TECH PHILLIPINES, VIET NAM 66-67
ROBERT R. SMITH, SP4, U.S. ARMY, 97TH SIGNAL BATTALION, GERMANY,
OCTOBER 1958 - MARCH 1962
JAMES TOVET, U.S. ARMY, THE 70'S
LARRY GODEK, SSGT, USAF, 1959 - 1968 AIRCRAFT MAINT., ZI AND EUROPE
JOHN C. (CHUCK) MC CLURG, SSG(RET'D), 320TH ASA BN, GERMANY 1962-
1963 RTTY OP/REPAIR, 221 ARMD NVNG, 1964-1993 RADIO REPAIR
SCOTT PASTOR, CPT, U.S.ARMY 2005 - PRESENT. AFGHANISTAN
AUBREY J. SHELDON, SFC(RET'D), U.S. ARMY SECURITY AGCY, 1961 - 1981
(VIET NAM, MAR1970 - SEPT 1971)
ROY MORGAN, LCDR, USN, 1966 - 1988, ATLANTIC ASW HELOS
DOUG HENSLEY, RM2, USN 1965-71; USAF 1974-78, VIET NAM
JERRY LOCKETT, SEAMAN RECRUIT, U.S.NAVY
RICHARD MCCLUNG, SMSGT (SPOOK), U.S. ARMY
BILL BYTHEWAY, CAPT., USAF - KH SERIES SATELLITE OPS
GEORGE HUTCHISON, ET1(SS), U.S. NAVY WESTPAC
JOHN GARRETT - US ARMY - 1964-1967
DON CUNNINGHAM, RM2, U.S.NAVY
CHARLES F. HOUSE, CAPT. (SC) USN - WWI, WWII, KOREA
DONALD F. HOUSE, LT, USNR - WWII
RICHARD F. HOUSE, LT, USNR - VIETNAM
DON R. HOUSE, AX2 (AC) USN - VIETNAM
EDWARD J. WHITCRAFT ADJC (AC) USN - WWII, KOREA, VIETNAM
DAVID GEORGE, AE2 (AC) USN - VIETNAM
MICHAEL NATION, LT, USNR - VIET NAM
ABEL MARTINEZ, IT2, USNR - GULF WAR
DAVID GUILBEAU, BM3, USN - GULF WAR
RANDY GUTTERY - USN - SUBMARINE TENDERS (FAIR SKIES, RANDY)
LARRY J. PARKS, SP4, SIG CORPS, U.S.ARMY
JOHN BURCH, FTG2, U.S. NAVY, SOUTHEAST ASIA
BOB ROEHRIG, SP-4, U.S. ARMY
BRIAN A. JERKELUND, TSGT, USAF
JIM PLUMMER, SGT, USAF
JAMES C. BRADSHAW, BTFN, U.S. NAVY
STEPHEN REBER (STEVE), SGT., USAF
RUDOLF "ANDY" WILLIAMS, AT1, U.S. NAVY
SHELDON DAITCH, SP-5, U.S. ARMY
ROBERT W. DOWNS, CWO4, U.S. NAVY RET'D - VIET NAM - 1964 TO 1996
RON KOLARIK, ATR3, USN - VIETNAM
WILBUR H. TURNER, LT(JG), USNR - VIETNAM
EDWARD M. HICKEY, FTG3, USN - VIETNAM
LOUIS RUIZ, IT1, USN - GULF WAR
T. ANTHONY MEIER, QM2, USN - VIETNAM
FRANK NICHOLS, RM1, USN - VIETNAM
WILLIAM BAHLAU ATCS (AC) (SEAL) USN - VIETNAM, GULF WAR
JOSEPH DEANGELO, HMCM (SEAL) USN - VIETNAM
CAROLL 'GENE' KLINGER, ADR2 (AC), USN - VIETNAM
ED TANTON, SGT, US ARMY
ALEX MENDELSOHN, SP5, U.S.ARMY - VIET NAM
PERRY BALLINGER, ET2, USN, ETCS(RESERVES)
RICHARD SCHUMANN, SGT., USAF, 1965-1971
HOWARD L RITTER, JR, COL, USAF, 1967-1991
JOSEPH W. MONTANO, SGT USAF 1982-1993 AND 1994-1997 USAFRES
WARREN D. MONTANO, 1ST LT US ARMY, KOREA, DECEASED
JOE DUERBUSCH, RM2, U.S. NAVY, USS INTREPID NBQK VIETNAM
ROBERT MCCONNELL, RM2, U.S. NAVY - 1969-77 - VIETNAM
PAUL PICKING, SGT, USAF 1970-73, MSGT, OHIO ANG 1974-1995
ANDREW T. SEKELY, SGT. USMC 1965-70, SFC U.S.ARMY (RET) 1970-86
LEE BRADLEY, MGYSGT USMC 1953-83 VIET NAM AMONG MANY OTHER PLACES.
PAUL PENNINGTON, MSG, US ARMY (RET) 1962-1982 - VIETNAM
GREG MOORE, RM2, U.S. NAVY 1965-70 VIET NAM
GEORGE A. ENGEMAN,, FTG2(SS) USN, SUBPAC & SUBLANT
SCOTT FREEBERG , RM2 US NAVY - WESTPAC
LESTER VEENSTRA, W8YCM, CTM1 US NAVAL SECURITY GROUP USN 67 - 73
USNR 73 - 83 CIVILIAN DOD CONTRACTOR FOR COMMUNITY LAST POSTING RAF
MENWITH HILL UNTIL RETIREMENT 2012
CRAIG ZELLER, WA6EKP, SGT., USASSG, ACSI, DA
AL TIPSWORD - CTM2 - US NAVAL SECURITY GROUP
DON ALLMON TEM2 US NAVY KOREA
GREGORY W. MOORE - RM2 USN - 1965-1971 (VIETNAM)
ROBERT S. SCHAEFER - SP5 P2 - U.S. ARMY - 1960-1963 - GERMANY
HERB GRAEBER - RM1 - U.S. NAVY - 1963-1969
STEVE GARRISON - SSGT - USAF - 1966-1970
CHARLES W. HODGE - AVCM - USN, 1964-1994
RAYMOND COTE - USN ET1(SS) - USN - SUB SERVICE, VIET NAM ERA
STEPHEN M. RIPPER, LCDR, USN/USNR
JAMES T. TANTON - USAF A1C - TTY REPAIR - 27 AUG 68 TO 7 FEB 1971
JOE LEITSCH, SGT. AIR FORCE COMMUNICATIONS SERVICE, USAF, 1966-1969.
DAVID C. FREED, MSG, US ARMY SIGNAL CORPS, 1965 - 1988 (RETIRED)
ED SHARPE SGT USAF E4 AFCS 70-74 30454 GROUND RADIO
JOHNPAUL HARRIS, SP4, MEDIC, GERMANY, 1968-70.
JASON LYMAN, SSGT, U.S. ARMY SPEC FORCES - IRAQ, AFGHANISTAN, FT.
BRAGG, JBLM LEWIS-MCCHORD
RICHARD M. GILLINGHAM A1C USAF 1963 - 1967
GENE BLACKBURN ETN2 USNR NHNF/NIIZ 1966-1968
WAYNE DURKEE, SGT (E4), USAF, 1964-68
RALPH IRISH - USN RM3 - USS HANCOCK NWLD - COLD WAR - 1957 TO 1961
BYRON CANNON - USAF/USN - SSGT - KOREA
BILL CROMWELL - USN ENFN VIET NAM, WESTPAC, PEARL - 1966 TO 1969
JOHN GARRETT - US ARMY - 8 MAY 64 TO 12 MAY 67
DUNCAN M. BROWN - USASA SP6 - 1966 TO 1970 - VIET NAM
ROBERT P. HIEMENZ - USN IC3 - 1966 T0 1969
GENE BLACKBURN - USN ETN2 - 1966 TO 1968
DARRYL LEDDEN - US ARMY SP4 - 167 SIG. CO. SETAF, ITALY, 1972-1976
GREG MENGELL - GOV'T INVESTIGATOR - MANY YEARS
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ALL U.S. VETERANS - - THANKS!!! FROM ITTY
COMMENTS BELOW UPDATED AS RECENTLY RECEIVED 2016
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11 NOV, 2016 -
DOUG ALDERDICE, KA2WFT, MAKES THE FOLLOWING COMMENTS:
I DON'T KNOW THAT WISHING A HAPPY DAY IS PARTICULARLY APPROPRIATE
FOR THIS HOLIDAY. FOR THOSE WHO SERVED, AND ESPECIALLY THOSE WHO
SERVED IN COMBAT SITUATIONS, WISHING A HAPPY DAY IS, IN MY OPINION,
TOTALLY INAPPROPRIATE.
I JUST FINISHED WATCHING ON TV THE NATIONAL ACT OF REMEMBRANCE FROM
OTTAWA, CANADA'S OFFICIAL REMEMBRANCE DAY CEREMONY, AND THIS
AMERICAN IS EMOTIONALLY SPENT ... AND I WAS NEVER IN THE SERVICE.
CANADA'S DESIGNATION FOR THIS DAY IS "REMEMBRANCE DAY," AND IT IS, I
FEEL, A MORE FITTING TITLE TO THE DAY. IT IS A TIME TO REMEMBER THE
SACRIFICES MADE BY EVERYONE WHO SERVED AND ESPECIALLY THOSE WHO MADE
THE ULTIMATE SACRIFICE. IT IS A TIME FOR DIFFICULT MEMORIES FOR
BOTH THOSE WHO SERVED AND FOR THOSE WHO WAITED AT HOME.
ON THIS DAY EACH YEAR I AM THANKFUL TO BE WITHIN OFF-AIR TV RANGE OF
CANADA TO BE ABLE TO VIEW THEIR CEREMONY, BECAUSE NOTHING LIKE IT
EXISTS ON AMERICAN TELEVISION. YES, I KNOW CEREMONIES TAKE PLACE
HERE, BUT ALMOST NONE OF THEM GET ANY KIND OF PUBLICITY SAVE FOR A
BUT A FEW BRIEF MOMENTS ON THE EVENING NEWS, AND MAYBE ONE PHOTO
FROM ONE CEREMONY IN TOMORROW'S NEWSPAPER.
TODAY IS A DAY FOR REFLECTING AND GIVING THANKS TO THOSE WHO SERVED,
AND APPRECIATING THE FREEDOMS WE ENJOY NOW BECAUSE OF THE SACRIFICES
OTHERS HAVE MADE.
THANK YOU TO ALL OF THE VETERANS READING THIS. I KNOW THIS DAY IS
DIFFICULT FOR SOME.
73, DOUG, KA2WFT
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FROM D.R. LEGENDRE - - -
THANK YOU ALL, EACH AND EVERY ONE..
AMERICANS DON'T BOW TO ANYONE, BUT I'D BEND A KNEE ANY DAY, FOR YOU
AND ALL OF YOUR COMRADES.
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AND FROM MOUNDS, OKLAHOMA....
FROM MARK HALL, KE5LIB - TO VETERANS HERE WITH US AND ALL ACROSS
THIS LAND
THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE. MAY GOD BLESS AND KEEP ALL OF YOU.
I COME FROM A LONG LINE OF MEN AND WOMEN WHO HAVE SERVED OUR COUNTRY
PROUDLY, AND I AM INDEBTED TO THEM NOT ONLY FOR MY FREEDOM, BUT WHO
I AM.
I AM COMPLETING STUDIES FOR MY ASSOCIATE DEGREE SCIENCE OF NURSING
RN, AND WILL FOLLOW IN THE FOOTSTEPS OF TWO AUNTS AND AN UNCLE WHO
SERVED AS NURSES AND MEDIC IN WWII AND KOREA.
MOST OF MY TRAINING HAS BEEN IN VETERANS ADMINISTRATION HOSPITALS,
AND I AM HONORED TO SERVE THOSE WHO NEED OUR HELP, PRAYERS,AND
SUPPORT NOW.
I SALUTE YOU FOR HONORING OUR VETERANS, AND AM HUMBLY GRATEFUL YOU
INCLUDED MY WORDS.
MAY GOD BLESS AND KEEP YOU, GOOD SIR.
RESPECTFULLY YOURS,
MARK HALL, LPN/SN KE5LIB
MOUNDS, OKLAHOMA USA
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FROM RICHARD KNOPPOW - - -
THIS WAS STILL CELEBRATED AS ARMISTICE DAY WHEN I WAS IN GRAMMAR
SCHOOL.
WE STILL MADE PAPER POPPIES. IT WAS NOT UNTIL YEARS LATER THAT I
UNDERSTOOD THE POPPIES.
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TO ALL OUR VETS:
A GREAT BIG THANK YOU FROM ME AND MY FAMILY!
AND THANKS ALSO TO GEORGE, FOR PUBLISHING THIS VETERANS LIST EVERY
YEAR.
GIL SMITH, AF7EZ, GREENKEYS MODERATOR, (AND MY SON, WHOSE VANITY IS
NOW K7EZX, AND IS HAPPY HE NOW HAS "COOL" PHONETICS)
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FROM DOWN UNDER, DAVE HORSFALL, VK2KFU WRITES:
AND FROM THIS AUSSIE, WHOSE PARENTS WERE IN THE RAF AND BROTHERS IN
THE RAAF.
TODAY IS REMEMBRANCE DAY - LEST WE FORGET.
AND ON 23 MAY 2015 HE ADDS: "THOSE WHO DON'T UNDERSTAND SECURITY
WILL SUFFER"
ADDED 11 NOVEMBER 2015 DAVE AND RICHARD KNOPPOW WRITE -
AND HONOURED AS REMEMBRANCE DAY IN EUROPE/AUSTRALIA, NZ/ETC...
THEY SHALL NOT GROW OLD, AS WE THAT ARE LEFT GROW OLD..
AGE SHALL NOT WEARY THEM, NOR THE YEARS CONDEMN
AT THE GOING DOWN OF THE SUN, AND IN THE MORNING
WE WILL REMEMBER THEM.
LEST WE FORGET
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FROM NORM, WB7WEQ - I ALSO WANT TO THANK ALL VETERANS HERE AND
ABROAD AND THE SOLDIERS WHO HAVE AND ARE KEEPING US SAFE AND FREE
BACK HERE ON OUR SHORES.
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11 NOV 2016 - SHERRY GUTTERY JOINS US ONCE AGAIN:
THANK YOU GEORGE FOR YOUR FAITHFULNESS TO CARRY ON, I KNOW MORE
PEOPLE THAN MYSELF APPRECIATE ALL YOUR EFFORTS, & TIME YOU PUT INTO
THIS RECOGNITION EACH YEAR.
S/ SHERRY GUTTERY
09 NOV 2014 - SHERRY GUTTERY WRITES:
THANK YOU SEEMS SO INSUFFICIENT - BUT I THANK ALL OF OUR VETERANS
FOR YOUR SELFLESS SERVICE FROM THE BOTTOM OF MY HEART.
S/ SHERRY GUTTERY
SHERRY, THANK YOU FOR BEING BEHIND RANDY AS HE HELPED KEEP THE BOATS
OPERATIONAL. THE TENDERS MADE SERIOUS REPAIRS EASY. THE GRANT LOST A
STEAMCHEST THROTTLE BODY WHILE ON PATROL, MAKING FULL TACTICAL AC
POWER UNAVAILABLE. WE DID NOT HAVE THE CAPABILITY OF WELDING THE
CRACKED CASTING, BUT THE BEST MACHINIST MATE TRIED. THE TENDER "GOT
'ER DONE!" (AFTER WE GOT BACK).
ED NOTE: RANDY LEFT THIS WORLD HIS WEBSITE, WWW.TENDERTALE.COM, AS A
LEGACY COMMEMORATING THE NAVY'S SUBMARINE TENDERS WHICH SO ABLY
SUPPORTED THE U.S. SUBMARINE FLEET FOR MORE THAN 100 YEARS.
THEY ARE NO MORE AS WE WHO VENTURED FORTH ON SUBS KNEW THEM. A SAD
LOSS!!
S/ G. HUTCHISON - ET1(SS) USS ASPRO, AGSS-309, AND USS ULYSSES S.
GRANT, SSBN-631 (BLUE CREW-4 PATROLS).
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PAUL D. WILLS - I SEND MY THANKS TO EVERYONE ON THE LIST!
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A NOTE FROM CHRIS ELMQUIST UPDATES HIS 15 NOV 2012 NOTE AS FOLLOWS:
"THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR SERVICE". THERE ARE STILL SOME OF US WHO
KNOW WHAT IT MEANS AND APPRECIATE SO MUCH THE SACRIFICES THAT YOU
MADE.
S/ CHRIS N0JCF --CHRIS ELMQUIST
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JEFFREY ANGUS ADDS THE FOLLOWING ON 05/21/2015:
"I HAVE ALWAYS SUPPORTED VETERANS.
WITHOUT GETTING POLITICAL, THE PROBLEM IS THAT OUR GOVERNMENT HAS
ALWAYS NOT SUPPORTED THEM, WHICH IS A TRAGEDY. UNDERFUND EVERYTHING
EXCEPT THE WARS."
"THANK YOU FOR SERVING."
JEFF - WA6FWI
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11/9/2014 - DAVID EFFA, WD9ITR WRITES:
GOD BLESS TO ALL OF YOU THAT HAVE SERVED OUR COUNTRY!
WITH GREAT RESPECT,
-DAVE
ON 30 MAY 2016 DAVE APPENDS HIS COMMENT WITH:
"AMEN"
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THIS LIST IS OPEN TO ALL VETERANS OF THE U.S. MILITARY SERVICE.
THOSE WHO SERVED IN THE MERCHANT MARINE ARE ELIGIBLE, AS ARE THOSE
WHO BELONGED TO UNITS WHOSE EXISTENCE ARE NOT TO BE DISCUSSED.
PLEASE SEND YOUR NAME, RANK, BRANCH, AND THE DATES AND WE WILL
GLADLY ADD YOUR INFORMATION.
E-MAIL ADDRESS IS W7TTY(AT)CENTURYLINK(DOT)NET
THANKS TO ALL FOR YOUR SERVICE TO AMERICA.
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