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Issue #30, October 2005, Table of Contents
BG(R) JOHN W. COLLINS, III PAGE 1
General "Rip" Collins was the last commander of the 1st Brigade
(S) in Viet Nam.
COL(R) EDMOND P. ABOOD PAGES 2 - 3
An obituary, story relating to his induction into the Ranger Hall of
Fame and the text of
the citation awarding him the Distinguished Service Cross.
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR PAGES 4 – 9
OBITUARIES PAGE 10
The only obituary received this quarter was that of Glenn Hoppert
who was one of the
driving forces behind the 1990 Division Association Reunion in
Washington, D. C.,
which celebrated the 50th Anniversary of the Airborne.
COL(R) Melvin Garten PAGE 11
An Army Times recognition of COL Garten, who was awarded the DSC
for bravery in
Korea, in a series about Bravery and Sacrifice, and the text of his DSC
citation.
TRUNG LUONG DUSTOFF PAGES 12 – 13
Material from Ron Martin and Tom Furgeson about the
Helicopter Medical Evacuation
during the Battle of Trung Luong.
TRUNG LUONG STORY PAGES 13 – 16
An account of the battle of Trung Luong published in the Philadelphia
Inquirer in April
of 2000 that is a natural companion piece for the Trung Luong Dustoff
story.
DIPLOMAT AND WARRIOR PAGES 17 – 20
Volume 1, Number 27 dated November 25th, 1966 of the 1st Brigade weekly
newspaper
containing stories about operations in Phu Yen provience and has photos
and references
to some of the magazine's subscribers and about many who are not
subscribers.
GEN W. C. WESTMORELAND PAGES 21 – 22
Comments, pictures and an obituary of General William C. Westmoreland
who was the
Brigade's best supporter in Viet Nam and always appeared to be proud of
the Brigade's
accomplishments.
PURPLE HEART CEREMONY PAGE 23
Story of a very long delayed award of the Purple Heart to Ken
Pfeiffer by General Robert
Clark who is a past Commanding General of the 101st Airborne
Division (Air Assault)
and now 5th Army Commander.
SUBSCRIBERS' LIST PAGES 24 –26
This list containes new subscribers, renewing subscribers, address
corrections and bad
addresses collected from returned mail. If you know the correct address
of any of the bad
addresses, please contact the editor.
J. M. TAYLOR, AUTHOR PAGES 26 – 27
Story of the assignments that brought LT John M. Taylor from the
1st Brigade (S) to CO
of the 501st Signal Battalion at Fort Campbell and a work of fiction
that was of interest to
101st troops in Iraq.
60TH 101ST ASSN REUNION PAGES 28 – 29
A report on the 1st Brigade (S) veterans serving in 101st Airborne
Division Association
offices and as Committee Chairmen along with some photos from the
Reunion in Tampa
in August.
CW4(R) CHARLIE MUSSELWHITE PAGE 30
A new quarterly feature by Tom Willard, 1/327 RECON Med 7-11/65,
which will feature
those he considers "Those Magnificent Dawgs of War." Tom is the author
of a series of
books about an Army family beginning with a veteran Buffalo soldier to a
Desert Storm
helicopter pilot from the same family.
ITEMS FOR SALE PAGES 31 – 33
The items for sale are shown on pages 31 and 33 with an order form on
page 32.
FIRST BRIGADE REUNION 2006 PAGE 34
The contract for the Atlanta hotel is signed and costs are being
calculated to determine a
registration fee. Hotel reservations can be made now using the 800
number shown.
ON WINGS OF EAGLES PAGE 35
Another in the ongoing series of the experiences of Kenneth B. Taylor,
2/327 C 8/66-
8/67. This episode is titled Report to Vietnam.