You can now make room reservations for the 2009 Reunion of the 407th RRD at The Peabody Hotel in Little Rock, Arkansas, May 29 & 30, 2009. "The Peabody...
Hi John I'll be there. I too will make reservations mos rickity tick. Is anyone planning to do any fishing in the area or go to Branson? I am planning to be...
John: Thanks for your efforts on this. Terri originally thought she would let me attend this one alone. I reminded her that Little Rock must be a party town...
Ray, Â Years ago, when I worked at the Excelsior Hotel as Conference Services Manager, before it became a Peabody, Gov. Clinton, apparently preferred...
I've seen pictures on the news of a couple of the places in Galveston we visited during our reunion there. The main drag where the hotel was is a real mess,...
I recognize that this is, and always should be, an "apolitical" website. Hopefully, you will forgive me for bending the rules just this once. Salutations to...
... Hi Ken I have some family in Beaumont, about 50-60 miles east of Galveston as the dits fly. My cousins all headed inland but my 93 year old aunt rode it...
Hello Everyone, I hope you all avoided the recent storms. I found some shots from "68 & "69 that I thought I'd share. They are under Thom Gorman in our Photos...
Thom...I was at VHF in '73 and we had just starting to get females...most all came from Germany or Japan...absolutely NONE in combat areas. They were...
VHF? ... From: Jim Kirk <dmzditz71@...> Subject: Re: [Vets of 407th RRD] Re: Just wondering To: vetsof407thrrd@yahoogroups.com Date: Tuesday, October 7,...
At Lz Sally we had a vmc or airborne vietnamese we called Larry He'd always ask anything you need.Straight up gig line pressed and spit shined he ment it he'd...
I guess it was SOP to have an ARVN assigned to the group. There were never any incidents, that I know of, as far as misrepresentation or infiltration. The...
Jim, What was your strength at that time? There were about 55 - 60 of us. About a third in the grunt end of the business and the rest manning positions...
Gentlemen, I'm sorry that I will not be able to attend the reunion in Little Rock. My younger daughter is graduating from high school that week end....
Happy Vets Day, guys. The university is still in session today, but traffic on the way to work was VERY light this morning. This semester, I have a...
I would like to also add my best wishes to each of you on this Veteran's Day. And good thoughts to those currently serving. My son was supposed to return to...
I came across an obit for Colonel John Ripley in my local paper. According to his son, Stephen Ripley, Col. Ripley passed away peacefully in his sleep on 01...
Hey ???? I was driving to lunch just an hour ago and someone on a talk station was relating Cpt Ripleys story at the bridge and that he had been buried this...
Recommend reading "The Bridge at Dong Ha". This book tells the story of this remarkable Marine. Ollie North did a segment on him on "War Stories" last year. ...
Hey John ???? Just reread his book a couple months ago.? Keep it up front on the shelf. Remember one day Cpt (at the time) Ripley asked Rex Millspaugh if we...
Chuck....that was one bunch of guys up there at QT. Probably make a good movie.... ... the shelf. ... we all needed a haircut.? This was on A-4.? Of course...
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