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Issue #29, July 2005, Table of Contents
DAVE HACKWORTH FUNERAL PAGES 1 – 5
Special thanks to Tim Swain, HHC S-2 65, Tom Willard,
1/327 RECON Med 7-11/65,
and to Soldiers for the Truth for the material that made the story of
the life and funeral of
David Hackworth possible.
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR PAGES 6 –11
Messages from and about 1st Brigade (S) veterans gathered from the
brigade web site, e-
mails and letters sent through the US Postal Service. The majority of
the letters are from
subscribers although messages from those who do not subscribe to the
magazine are
welcome.
OBITUARIES PAGE 11
No real obituaries this quarter although death notices were sent on four
individuals. The
obituary of Col Ed Abood will appear in the October magazine.
IN THIS VALLEY THERE ARE TIGERS PAGES
12 – 16
The fourth and final installment of Chapter Nine of a book by CWO4(R)
Charles A.
McDonald, 1/327 C 3/66-11/66. This installment concludes his account
of C Company
1/327 during Operation Hawthorne in the summer of 1966.
STATIC LINE AWARDS PAGE 16
Because space was restricted the few pictures used of the Static Line
Awards will be
augmented in future issues of the magazine. Congratulations to CSM(R)
Robert A.
Young, HHC CSM 6/66-6/67, who was honored as the 1st Brigade (S) MAN
OF THE
YEAR.
DIPLOMAT AND WARRIOR PAGES 17 – 20
Volume 1, Number 8 dated July 1, 1966 of the 1st Brigade unit
SWEET DADDY GRACE PAGES 21- 22
A story about Reuben L. Garnett, KIA 4 March 1966, his family and
how the ABUs led
by 1SG(R) Reynold A. Martinez, 1/327 A 5/64-3/66, honor him and
his mother and
sister.
WEEK OF THE EAGLES PAGES 22 –23
After action report written by COL(R) Larry A. Redmond, 2/327 A
5/67-2/68, that
touches on all the important events during Week of the Eagles 2005. More
coverage will
be published in the future.
SUBSCRIBERS' LIST PAGES 24 – 30
The subscribers' list includes new subscribers, renewing subscribers,
address corrections
and bad addresses gleaned from returned mail. Help with bad addresses
will be
appreciated.
ITEMS FOR SALE PAGES 31 – 33
The items for sale are shown on pages 31 and 33 with an order blank
printed on page 32.
1ST BRIGADE REUNION 2006 PAGE 34
This is a heads up for the 06 reunion. When the magazine went to the
printer a contract
had not been signed. This information should allow all who want to
attend to make long-
range plans.
ON EAGLES WINGS PAGE 35
Yet another in an ongoing series of the experiences of Kenneth B.
Taylor, 2/327 C 8/66-
8/67. This episode is titled The Valley of Death.
AIRBORNE ORGANIZATIONS PAGE 36
Some airborne associations and publications of possible interest to
readers of The First
SCREAMING EAGLES in Viet Nam.
PUBLICATION INFORMATION PAGE 36