1st Recon Battalion Association

1st Recon Battalion Association

Thanks for your service.

Part 19

2023

July & August

1st Reconnaissance Battalion
Missions / Patrol Reports

Are you looking for your Old Patrol Reports? Check out this page on my website:

http://www.weststpaulantiques.com/reconmissions.html

Too close to whisper...
...one click for "yes", two for "no"...
"Brothers of the Bush"

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Recon...their name is
their honor...and nothing more
need be said...Recon

Floyd Ruggles

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The Memory Remains Not All Wounds Are Visible.

"A Brotherhood Forged In Combat"

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2014

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Part 1 - 2018-2019 

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Part 3 - 2020 

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Part 5  - 2020

Past Message Board

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Part 1 - 2017-2018 

Part 2 - 2018 

Part 3 - 2018 

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Past Reunions 

Past Stories 

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Part 6  - 2020

Past Photos Galleries 

Part 7  - 2020

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Bobby Bare

 

 

Photo Gallery

Part 10  - 2021

In Remembrance of our brother Reconnaissance Marines & Corpsmen killed in action or otherwise while on duty.

Look at it as your Time Capsule. This website won't stand long after we are all gone.

 

Daniel M Turpin

1st Recon Battalion Association

To all members if you find a misspelled word somewhere on our website send the page that the word is on and the word and I'll correct the spelling appreciate the help thank you.

Part 11  - 2021

1st Reconnaissance Battalion
Missions / Patrol Reports

Too close to whisper...
...one click for "yes", two for "no"...
"Brothers of the Bush"

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Recon...their name is
their honor...and nothing more
need be said...Recon
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YOU ARE NOT FORGOTTEN

Bravo Company 1968-1969

Part 12  - 2021

Meet some of our members of our association.

To all Association Members,

Please reply and update or confirm your Information.
Your 1st Recon Battalion Association Website Information
can be found at: 1streconbn.org/members.html

Hope to hear from you soon.
Thanks for all your help.

My email address is floyd@weststpaulantiques.com.
Please keep your information up to date.

This will allow the Association to send messages out from time to time by email or by mail.

Semper Fi,
Floyd Ruggles
Membership Director & Webmaster

1st Recon Battalion Association

New Members to the Association of the Natural Warrior

Part 13  - 2021-2022

Part 14  - 2022

Part 15  - 2022

Part 16  - 2023

Get involved send in your messages, photos, stories share what you think about our website. I will post them on this page.

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David Sledge

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1st Recon Battalion Association

Message Board will be our newsletter going forward. 

It's ongoing and you can be a part of it, each month through out the year.

1st Recon Battalion Association

Message Board will be our newsletter going forward. 

It's ongoing and you can be a part of it, each month through out the year.

Click a photo to link to a page on our website. Links are found on nearly all Web pages.
Links allow users to click their way from page to page.

Navigator is at the top of each page.

**WELCOME to FIRST RECON'S WEBSITE** 2009-2023 

Don't be fooled by the warning signs it's a safe website, it's just an old platfrom. Just hit advance, you will enjoy this website, it's my personal website.

1st Recon Battalion Association

Message Board will be our newsletter going forward. 

It's ongoing and you can be a part of it, each month through out the year.

Association Purpose

Our mission is to help locate former Recon Marines and their families, and to recognize those who paid the ultimate price through the 1st Recon Memorial Fund which has established and will help maintain the permanent memorial at the Marine Corps Historical Museum at Camp Quantico Virginia.

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Louisville, 2001. This reunion was just after 9-11. Commandant Jim Jones attended, as did his mother. She was out guest of honor. For those who don't know, Amphibious Recon from WWII was led by Commandant Jone's father. I think I recognize a few of these folks.

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Part 18  - 2023

Michael Beard

I served at 3rd RECON Bn DELTA COMPANY 1989 to 1992 and then went to 1st Recon Bn from 1991 to 1992. SSGT Tom picked me up and was put right on a 6 month float platoon and left the Marines after that. I did go to ARC with a bunch of 1st Recon guys as well. Semper Fi.

On March 24, 1944 the actor and U.S. Marine drill instructor R. Lee Ermey was born Ronald Lee Ermey in Emporia, Kansas. 

He achieved fame for his role as Gunnery Sergeant Hartman in the 1987 film Full Metal Jacket, which earned him a Golden Globe nomination for Best Supporting Actor. Ermey was also a U.S. Marine Corps staff sergeant and an honorary gunnery sergeant. He served in the Marines from 1961 to 1972. Ermey was often typecast in authority figure roles, such as Mayor Tilman in the film Mississippi Burning (1988), Bill Bowerman in Prefontaine (1997), Sheriff Hoyt in The Texas Chainsaw Massacre remake (2003) and The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning (2006), Jimmy Lee Farnsworth in Fletch Lives (1989), a police captain in Seven (1995), plastic army men leader Sarge in Toy Story (1995), Toy Story 2 (1999) and Toy Story 3 (2010), General Kramer in Toy Soldiers (1991), The Late Master Sergeant Hiles in The Frighteners (1996) and Frank Martin in the Willard remake (2003). On television, Ermey hosted two programs on the HISTORY Channel: Mail Call (2002-2009), in which he answered viewers' questions about various military issues both modern and historic; and Lock n' Load with R. Lee Ermey (2009), which concerned the development of different types of weapons. He also hosted GunnyTime on the Outdoor Channel (2015-2017). His other notable work in film include The Boys in Company C (1978), Apocalypse Now (1979), Up from the Depths (1979), Purple Hearts (1984), The Siege of Firebase Gloria (1989) Demonstone (1990), The Rift (1990), Kid (1990), The Terror Within II (1991), Body Snatchers (1993), Chain of Command (1994), On Deadly Ground (1994), Naked Gun 33 1/3: The Final Insult (1994), Murder in the First (1995), Leaving Las Vegas (1995), Under the Hula Moon (1995), Dead Man Walking (1995), Switchback (1997), All Dogs Go to Heaven: The Series (1998 - voice), Life (1999), Saving Silverman (2001), Taking Sides (2001), Man of the House (2005) and The Watch (2012). His other notable work on television include Miami Vice (1987), I'm Dangerous Tonight (1990), The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr. (1993), Tales from the Crypt (1994), Space: Above and Beyond (1995), The X-Files (1995), The Simpsons (1995, 2015 - voice), Rough Riders (1997), Cracker (1997-1998), Family Guy (2001, 2011 - voice), Scrubs (2002), The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy (2004 - voice), House (2005, 2008), SpongeBob SquarePants (2007 - voice) and Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (2010). Ermey passed away on April 15, 2018 at the age of 74 in Santa Monica, California.

Ronald Lee Ermey

1968 Battle of Khe Sanh, depicting the surrounding NVA Divisions ..

“1st Recon Battalion Association Merchandise”

 

We are now taking orders for 1st  Recon Battalion Association merchandise to be delivered at the Las Vegas reunion as well as direct mail to the home.

 

Due to manufacturing and purchasing limitations, orders for Recon belt buckles, challenge coins, and golf shirts will be handled as follows:

 

For both reunion and home delivery please email Doc Snider at docsnidley@aol.com  (513-607-9184) to place your order.

 

All pre-orders for both reunion delivery and home mailing MUST BE RECEIVED BY FRIDAY, JULY 17.

 

For reunion deliveries bring a check for $33.00/buckle made out to 1st Recon Bn Assoc.  I should have Prices for the other items shortly.

 

Pre-orders for mail delivery MUST ALSO BE RECEIVED BY FRIDAY, JULY 17.  All items ordered for delivery will be charged an extra $6.00 to pay for postage. Do not send any money for home deliveries until the product is in hand.

Let The Good Times Roll....

Message from our Secretary of the Association

Hi folks,
Sorry to be late on this but I wanted to share the results of our telecom with those that were unable to join.
Reunion update:
It is at the Orleans Casino and Hotel and runs from Wednesday August 16 (Travel) through Saturday the 19th. However, we'll be done Friday night so Saturday can also be a travel day. Please note that the division reunion runs from August 14-20. At this time, we do not know what excursions they might be planning. For this reason, Charlie wants to plan ours now in such a way as to enable our people to just sign up for the minimum. Vegas is very expensive. When division comes out with their excursions, there may be something you're interested in and want to come earlier.
Thursday will be the Leatherneck Lounge and American Shooters gun range across the street. For those Marines, Corpsmen and spouses, here's your chance for some trigger time. They have most everything known to man available to shoot (see link). Friday will be our business meeting during the day and our Dinner and fund-raising Auction, Friday evening at the Orleans. Saturday, for those that are interested, the division will have their business meeting and normally their banquet that evening. Their banquet is a dress up affair and is quite impressive if you've never been to one.
https://americanshooters.com
Also, Larry discussed our plans for the Memorial Day Wreath Laying at the 1st Reconnaissance Battalion Memorial in Virginia.
This year the 1st Reconnaissance Battalion Memorial Service and Wreath Laying ceremony will be at noon on Saturday May 27 at the battalion memorial near the Marine Corps Museum in Virginia. After the ceremony they all go to the Globe and Laurel. Everyone is more than welcome. Any questions get in touch with Larry Feldman
Just wanted to give you guys an update on what you might have missed. If anyone that was on the call, sees something I missed or got wrong, speak up.
Semper Fidelis,
rono

1st Marine Division Association & 1st Recon Battalion Association

2023 Annual Reunion

AUGUST 13th-20th 

Las Vegas, Nevada at the Orleans Hotel & Casino

PHOTOS & VIRTUAL TOURS

A message from your webmaster and membership director.
I called the hotel today and got the rates.  Rate for Sunday through Thursday nights is $54, Friday night is $109 and Saturday night is $119. In addition there is a resort fee of $36.99 per night. Tax is 13% for both. Rates are good until July 14th. 

Just copy this form and mail it in. This supports the 1st Marine Division Association.

Nolan B Warren

Echo Company 1969

Recon Marines, Marines, friends of Marines,

 

We traveled to Vietnam in March 2023 with Vietnam Battlefield Tours. We visited the site of Camp Reasoner and can report that the Reasoner Sign and Guard Shack remain in good shape on the north side of what was Division road ,north side of Hill 327.

 

As usual, one had to know where to look, as the undergrowth had grown over top of both sign and shack. With that said, the new item was a 4 ft high chain link fence around each structure with cement fence post. Must have been a covid period addition. Undergrowth growing directly over it.

 

Directly behind the sign and guard shark [ 10 feet] the downhill side that was Camp Reasoner has been excavated vertically dropping off a straight 500 feet and all the land that was Camp Reasoner has been hauled away. From where LZ 401 was back to the now vertical cliff is now a large rock quarry lake at least as large as Camp Reasoner in is footprint. We named the lake, “Lake Reasoner”.

 

A few photos attached.

 

Semper Fi

Mike Fallon

Recon Maine

Camp Reasoner Sign

March 2023

1st Reconnaissance Battalion Leaders

Lieutenant Colonel D. J. Davis
Commanding Officer, 1st Reconnaissance Battalion
Lieutenant Colonel Davis is a native of South Bend, Indiana. He graduated from Western Michigan University with a Bachelor of Business Administration and commissioned through the Platoon Leaders Course program in 2006

Sergeant Major George Hernandez
Sergeant Major, 1st Reconaissance Battalion
Sergeant Major Hernandez enlisted in the Marine Corps on 29 March 2000 and attended Recruit Training at MCRD San Diego, California.  Upon completion he received training at Marine Combat Training School (MCT), at Camp Pendleton. Following MCT, he reported to Supply School, Camp Johnson, North Carolina and upon graduating received the MOS of

Share Your Story

This is a story about the entire battalion during the Vietnam War.

The Jim Southall Story


Some Give It All

Over 200 1st Recon Battalion Marines involved in this story. The story is a work in progress over the next year. Click the link and get involved.

A work in progress!

What did you do in the war Grandpaw ?
Did you drive a tank or a Jeep ?
Where did you sleep ?
Did the people have dogs and kitties ?
What are skivvies ?
Did you ever get to fly ?
How did you pass the time ?
How long were you there ?
Were you ever scared ?
Such are the questions I hope I'm never asked
Cause those questions would be a task
Not that I wouldn't say but I won't
and ask I hope they don't
cause how could you tell your little rug rats
they ate the dogs and the cats .

Que Son Valley Contractors

Hill 950 -- Vietnam (late May or early June, 1968)
in Khe Sanh, Vietnam.

Postings on Facebook by: Lou Kern

Postings on Facebook by: Lou Kern

Postings on Facebook by: Ronald Overton

1968 Hill 200

Duane Torvend

2018 1st Recon Battalion Association Member Bravo Company November 1968 - November 1969

Camp Reasoner, 1st Recon, LZ 401 waiting to be inserted 1969, where has the time gone??

Left to right: DePaulo, Kite,Coons,Schilling,Bayne. Bottom left to right: Henri, Torvend, Wholman.

Meet some of our members of our association.

Gary Graves

Mike Shokatz

Michael Willis

Jim Carrabis

Dan Turpin

Arnold Gasper

Gary Graves

2023

Las Vegas

Registration Form

Curtis Gruetzmacher

Creg Howland

Ronald Overton

Ralph Witkin

Larry Feldman

Robert Grace

The Memory Remains Not All Wounds Are Visible.

1st Recon Battalion Association is a non-profit organization of former and current members of the 1st Recon Battalion, 1st Marine Division.


Our mission is to help locate former Recon Marines and their families, and to recognize those who paid the ultimate price through the 1st Recon Memorial Fund which has established and will help maintain the permanent memorial at the Marine Corps Historical Museum at Camp Quantico Virginia.

I'm the Membership Director & Webmaster.

I'm just a simple old warrior who served in the uniform of this country's military in War who loves to discuss all aspects of life. It is my firm conviction that if one understands what caused the war, how the war was conducted, and the Reconstruction Years that followed, one will know what this country is about. You can email 24/7 at: floyd@weststpaulantiques.com

The Lumberjack - 1st Recon Battalion

1968-1969

1st Reconnaissance Battalion
Da Nang, Vietnam

Dear Charlie:

Thank you for the reminder and invitation to respond.
In response to your outreach initative, I decided to come to Las Vegas.

I have purchased airline tickets and booked a room at the Orleans August 13-20. Since I am coming early I am willing to help with any prepartion set up needs at the hotel.

Just FYI, I am a volunteer Mentor with the Ramsey County Veterans Criminal Court.

I have been doing this for 8 years. I am with my third mentee, and the first who was not a Marine!
I have spent as long as 2 1/2 to 3 years with each mentee. The criminal convictions have been related to long term crack addiction, domestic violence and this time long term meth addiction.

My first mentee was facing his fifth felony conviction for crack possession. He graduated from the Vet Court program and never returend to drug abuse. But he passed from a heart attack last year and I went to his funeral.
He was Alan Hopkins, a Lance Corporal M-79 man with Gulf 2/9, decorated for valor at Koh Tang Island Cambodia May 15, 1975. (Mayaguez Incident)
Alvin was on the first chopper to land on Koh Tang, and badly wounded, was loaded on the last chopper off Koh Tang.

It is satisfying for me to work with all these veterans.

All the best and see you in Las Vegas!

Semper FI,
Mark Bayuk

 

1st RECONNAISSANCE BATTALION ASSOCIATION

    2023 REUNION

                     

The 1st Reconnaissance Battalion Association’s 2023 reunion will be held in concert with the 1st Marine Division Association’s 76th Annual Reunion at the Orleans Hotel and Casino Las Vegas, Nevada.

 

Essential Elements of Information for the 1st Reconnaissance Battalion Association Reunion follow.

 

Location and Date.   Orleans Hotel and Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada.  1st Marine Division Association 13-20 August 2023; 1st Recon reunion events are 16-19 August.    

 

Hotel Reservations.  Reservations may be made online at the Orleans website:  orleanscasino.com or by telephone at:  800 675-3267.  The Reunion Group Reservation Number is:  FMDH23C.  The reunion room rate is in effect until 14 July or when the block is sold out.

 

Transportation.   Airport to hotel shuttle service is available for guests at the airport Arrivals level.  In addition, Division Association has contracted with a shuttle service to transport reunion guests from the Las Vegas airport to the Orleans Hotel and return for $20.00 per family.  Shuttle reservations should be made on the reunion registration form.  

 

Reunion Registration.  Reunion guests should complete and mail the attached Division Association Registration form (attached) as soon as possible but not later than 25 July.  

 

 

Reunion Activities.  Division Association reunion activities are listed on the attached registration form.

 

Recon Association activities.

· The Leatherneck Club.  Thursday, 17 August, 12:00 pm - 5:00 pm.  Swap sea stories and enjoy a BBQ  buffet lunch ($30.00 per person) which includes pulled pork, chicken, baked beans, coleslaw and fresh rolls.  

· American Shooters Range (adjacent to Leatherneck Club).  American Shooters (Americanshooters.com).  Weapons firing and a pistol marksmanship competition, open to Association members and adult family members.

· Shuttle transportation to/from 17 August activities will be provided by 1st Recon Association.

· General Membership Meeting.  Orleans Hotel,

   Friday 18 August 10:00 am -12:00 pm.     

· Association Banquet 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm.  Orleans Hotel.  Dinner, at $65.00 per person, includes an appetizer, flat Iron steak or chicken marsala entrees and dessert.  Vegan meals are available on request.  Regretably, the Orleans can accommodate only 70 diners.  Reservations will be on a “first come, first served basis”.    

 

Coordinating Instructions.  

· Dave Snider (docsnidley@aol.com )will take orders for 1st Recon memorabilia, such as polo shirts, belt buckles, and challenge coins.  Items will be available for pick-up at the reunion.  Otherwise, these items will be mailed to those members unable to at the reunion.  

· As you know, the Association does not require membership dues.  Donations and the live auction are our primary source of funds.   Bring a donation for the live auction.  We need an auctioneer.  If you are willing to try your  hand at being the reunion auctioneer, contact Ron Overton.

· The Thursday BBQ lunch is $30.00 per person and the Friday dinner is $65.00 per person.  Reservations and checks should be made out to 1st Recon Battalion Association and mailed to Creg Howland, 43761 Churchill Glen Drive, Chantilly, VA 20152 not later than 10 August 2023. 

 

I look forward to seeing you in Las Vegas. 

 

Semper fidelis, 

Charlie

 

Charles Kershaw    

760 402-8638

Invictus7@earthlink.net   

1st Recon Battalion

&

 

1st RECONNAISSANCE         BATTALION ASSOCIATION

                         

The 1st Reconnaissance Battalion Association’s 2023 reunion will be held in concert with the 1st Marine Division Association’s 76th Annual Reunion at the Orleans Hotel and Casino Las Vegas, Nevada. 

Essential Elements of Information for the 1st Reconnaissance Battalion Association Reunion follow. 

Location and Date.   Orleans Hotel and Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada.  1st Marine Division Association 13-20 August 2023; 1st Recon reunion events are 16-19 August. 

Hotel Reservations.  Reservations may be made online at the Orleans website:  orleanscasino.com or by telephone at:  800 675-3267.  The Reunion Group Reservation Number is:  FMDH23C.  The reunion room rate is in effect until 14 July or when the block is sold out. 

Transportation.   Airport to hotel shuttle service is available for guests at the airport Arrivals level.  In addition, Division Association has contracted with a shuttle service to transport reunion guests from the Las Vegas airport to the Orleans Hotel and return for $20.00 per family.  Shuttle reservations should be made on the reunion registration form.   

Reunion Registration.  Reunion guests should complete and mail the attached Division Association Registration form (attached) as soon as possible but not later than 25 July.   

Reunion Activities.  Division Association reunion activities are listed on the attached registration form. Recon Association activities.

The Leatherneck Club.  Thursday, 17 August, 12:00 pm - 5:00 pm.  Swap sea stories and enjoy a BBQ  buffet lunch ($30.00 per person) which includes pulled pork, chicken, baked beans, coleslaw and fresh rolls.   

American Shooters Range (adjacent to Leatherneck Club).  American Shooters (Americanshooters.com).  Weapons firing and a pistol marksmanship competition, open to Association members and adult family members.

Shuttle transportation to/from 17 August activities will be provided by 1st Recon Association.

General Membership Meeting.  Orleans Hotel, Friday 18 August 10:00 am -12:00 pm.     

Association Banquet 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm.  Orleans Hotel.  Dinner, at $65.00 per person, includes an appetizer, flat Iron steak or chicken marsala entrees and dessert.  Vegan meals are available on request.  Regretably, the Orleans can accommodate only 70 diners.  Reservations will be on a “first come, first served basis”.  

Coordinating Instructions.  

Dave Snider (docsnidley@aol.com )will take orders for 1st Recon memorabilia, such as polo shirts, belt buckles, and challenge coins.  Items will be available for pick-up at the reunion.  Otherwise, these items will be mailed to those members unable to at the reunion.  

As you know, the Association does not require membership dues.  Donations and the live auction are our primary source of funds.   Bring a donation for the live auction.  We need an auctioneer.  If you are willing to try your  hand at being the reunion auctioneer, contact Ron Overton.

The Thursday BBQ lunch is $30.00 per person and the Friday dinner is $65.00 per person.  Reservations and checks should be made out to 1st Recon Battalion Association and mailed to Creg Howland, 43761 Churchill Glen Drive, Chantilly, VA 20152 not later than 10 August 2023. 

I look forward to seeing you in Las Vegas.

Semper fidelis,

Charlie             Charles Kershaw

                             760 402-8638

                             Invictus7@earthlink.net   

2023 Reunion

Postings on Facebook by: DAVID L BACKER

2023

Email sent out to first reconnaissance Association members.

July 4th, 2023

1st Recon Battalion Association Members

This is a Important Message for you. I have been having problems with some emails kicking back lately. Could you respond to let me know if you received this email. Thanks for your time hope to hear from you.

Semper Fi,
Floyd Ruggles
Membership Director & Webmaster

The Association has over a thousand fifty active emails to date.

This is a list of email addresses in danger of being removed from our list.

Alpha Company

ahudek3rd@hughes.net                            Hudek, Albin
DLANTZER1@NEO.RR.COM                     Lantzer, Dale
lewis_willie@comcast.net                        Lewis, Willie
jsumner60@hotmail.com                        Sumner, John W
rsrude@pd.sandiego.gov                         Rude, Robert

Bravo Company

abradshaw4799@sagelink.com           Bradshaw, Arthue
jbird28786@hotmail.com                       Entwistle, Jay A
rwljr@comcast.net                                      Lipps, Lee
npisano@cox.net                                          PISANO, NAPOLEON (BRAVO CO. 67/68)
jwesterman@hotmail.com                      Nesterman, Jason
BY123go@AOL.COM                                     Young, William
ric0311@outlook.com                                 Castaneda, Robert L

Charlie Company


xfire00@comcast.net                                   Leitzke, Robert
deking7@comcast.net                                  King, Derr E "Ed"
Bliesmann@wildblue.net                            Bliesmann, Wayne W
topreep@bellsouth.net                                REEP, STEPHEN F MGYSGT (ret) 
rknottage@gmail.com                                  Nottage, Ronald
tnelson@spi-ind.com                                     Nelson, Thomas C

Delta Company

ahallbauer@hot.rr.com                                 Hallbauer, Allen
sgtlodi@charter.net                                         Elkins, Larry D
casfra16@hotmail.com                                   Castelland, Frank

Echo Company

Dlbaker@comcast.net                                      Baker, David C (Echo Company 3/68-4/69)
ecsmith@seattleschools.org                         Smith. Eli C

1st Force Company

deking7@comcast.net                                       KING, DERR (Charlie Co. 71/72 & 1st Force 69/70)
casfra16@hotmail.com                                     CASTELLANO, FRANK (Delta Co. & 1st Force 67/69)
chambm@AOL.com                                             CHAMBERLIN, MELVIN (1st Force 3/69-5/70)
abradshaw4799@sagelink.com                   BRADSHAW, ARTHUR (1st Force & Bravo Co. 2/70-2/71)


Your email address kick back on July 4th & 5th, 2023
Your email was removed from the directory as of 7/8/2023.

********

We need help trying to locate these brothers.

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Part 19

2023

July & August

July & August

Email from Billy Lucas <stuntbiz@aol.com> 7/4/2023 7:27 PM
Re: 1st Recon Battalion Association 2023 Reunion

I'm attaching two photos, Charlie Company, 1978 and a pic of Sgt David Walling, L/cpl Billy Lucas, Sgt Vincent Burns, all first recon 77-79, pic taken 2 years ago in Montana.

We need help locate these BROTHERS

Get Involved

Check out our reunion web page for up-to-date information.

Updates as of

July 10th, 2023

Reunion web page 2023

My Glow in the dark

September & October

2023 Reunion Updates & Emails

Merrill Arnold <linkusmc@yahoo.com> 7/29/2023 2:07 PM
Re: 1st Recon Battalion Association 2023 Reunion

 

I AM UNABLE TO CONTINUE DUE TO HEALTH CONSIDERATIONS. ‘AGENT ORANGE HAS BEEN KICKING MY ASS”, DIABETES 2, LUNGS-COPD, TESTICULAR CANCER, AND I’M RATED 100% DISABILITY AT THE V.A.. I’M HAVING ANOTHER BACK SURGERY IN THREE WEEKS, I’M PRETTY MUCH HOMEBOUND. PTSD AS WELL. GOOD LUCK AND HAVE A GREAT REUNION.

 

Email sent 7/29/2023 5:00 PM

Thanks Merrill,

You hang in there okay. You're going to be missed at the reunion.

Semper Fi,
Floyd Ruggles
Membership Director & Webmaster

Ronald Overton <overtonrv@gmail.com> 7/28/2023 4:01 PM
Reunion Attendance

Hi folks,

Charlie is trying to get a head count for our upcoming reunion. I've posted on FB and included the people that have told me they were coming.

I've got 14 names but there are some spouses coming and some I'm listing as Family for which I've got queries out to get a better number. Regardless, I've got at least 19 total so far.

If your name is NOT on the list and you plan to attend, just respond by email to me. And if you know someone that is attending and is not on the list, let me know. I'll update this version and redistribute it as needed.

This does NOT correspond to Creg's list of folks that have paid for either the Luncheon or the Dinner.

Semper Fi,

ron


                       1 st Reconnaissance Battalion Association
                                           2023 Annual Reunion
                                      Orleans Resort, Las Vegas
                                             August 17-18, 2023

Attendees
Names Coming Soon..



Rich <rjmcomber@gmail.com> 7/12/2023 8:06 PM
Re: 1st Recon Battalion Association 2023 Reunion

 

I served in 1st Force Recon Co in RVN in all of 1966 as a 2533 radio operator with 1st and 3d platoons Killer Kane. I’m still in touch with my surviving teammates and Col Andy. I want to thank you for your invitation and reaching out to us. Those of us still in the game are getting long in the tooth and insertions/extractions from reunion sites are a bit more difficult than during our time in the sun. We appreciate your invitation and thoughts and wish you all an enjoyable and bonding reunion.
Semper Fi
Rich McOmber

Las Vegas Nevada, Hoover Dam

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*TOWLE, VAUGHN C - BRAVO CO 1ST PLT. MARCH 83 - AUG. 85
Vaughn called today 8/1/2023 5:17pm ask me to remove his name from all of our deceased members list on the website. He is alive and doing fine the call come in from Indiana (317) 727-0466, I went to work and update the website at 12:30 am 8/2/2023 I found the incorrect information on four different pages if there's any other pages please let me know. I did not find any emails from him with any up-to-date Info. I apologize for the mix-up the information dates back to 4/9/2019. His name was actually mentioned at our Memorial service in Quantico in 2019.

This is a first for me. Are membership increased by one today.

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