B Company 1^st Battalion, 12^th Infantry, 4 ^th Division Reunion
Here is the 2011 photo.

Hey Guys, Well it`S that time of the year again! Your "B" Co. 1/12th Inf. 4th Div. Reunion!!!!!!!! Doc Pelkey asked me to make the arrangements for the Hotel this year, so after consulting with him, he decided on the all non-smoking:

So if anyone wants to come early they can get a good rate. Be sure to tell them when you make your room reservation "B" Co. 1/12th Inf. 4th Div. so you get our rate and room block. A hot breakfast is included in room rate, 7:00 am-10:00 am daily: made to order Omelettes, Belgian waffles, biscuits/gravy, fresh fruit, oatmeal, cold cereals,doughnuts,toast,bagels,milk,juice,tea,coffee,hot chocolate,and cappuccino.

The Comedy Barn in across the street, lots to do and places to go IT WILL BE GREAT , HOPE EVERYONE PLANS TO COME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Please respond soon. This gives an idea of how many rooms. All rooms must be booked by July 30th. Or let me know if there is a problem. Again I hope everyone can come John Cribbs is looking for all of you!!! If you know of ANYONE that would like to come,please have them contact me or Doc.
Debbie Rice
(Doc) Lloyd
5721 Macedonia Rd.
Owensboro, KY. 42301
1-270-316-6426
OR

(Doc) Lloyd Pelkey
4464 St. Hwy 68
Heuvelton, new York 13654
1-315 778-7933 (cell #)
1-315-344-7010 (home#)
Thanks & love you guys,
Debbie Rice & Doc Pelkey

Dear Men,
I have retired from writing websites.  I moved to Florida.  To bookmark the new address, come here
http://www.port-works.com/red_warriors and bookmark as usual.  This will work for a long time.  I can still make some changes as God gives me the time.
sincerely,
Ssg Ken Henkel US Army (retired)
Port Charlotte, FL

Burial at Sea
by Lt Col George Goodson, USMC (Ret)

A veteran is someone who, at one point, wrote a blank check made payable to 'The United States of America ' for an amount of up to and including their life.' That is Honor, and there are way too many people in this country who no longer understand it. Larry

I am happy to announce that the Red Warriors Vietnam Association reunion will be held August 30^th through September 1st, 2012 at the beautiful Hotel Contessa in San Antonio, Texas.  The hotel is located on the Riverwalk close to the Alamo, Rivercenter Mall, and La Villita Historic Arts Village.  I am excited about this location and I am looking forward to seeing some old friends and making new ones.

As President of our association, I have the privilege of making this announcement, but the Association Board, advisors and the Reunion Coordinators, Ernie and Virginia Banasau, have been working very hard, coordinating our 2012 Red Warrior reunion.  They overcame some extremely difficult circumstances.  A significant hurdle was a change in the original hotel site, due to a remodeling project.  This was an extremely difficult process that required starting over from scratch and we were blessed to have a legal and financial advisor to call on for advice.  All our planning decisions were guided by two principles attention to your interests and keeping the cost low.

It is extremely important for you to make your hotel reservations for our reunion, August 30th to September 1st 2012, to ensure that you will have a room at the Hotel Contessa. If the hotel schedules another conference before, during, or after our reunion, rooms will be extremely limited. The hotel informed us that many Red Warriors are checking in early on the 28th and 29th of August, which is fine. Several Red Warriors delayed making reservations in St. Louis and had to make reservations at other hotels because rooms at our hotel were sold out.

Reservations can be made by calling 866-435-0900. Mention Attendee Code 261523 to get the discounted Red Warrior rate. It is better to make reservations early than late. You can cancel reservations later if required. When making reservations, inquire about the cancellation policy.

This is your reunion and we want to make it a memorable Red Warrior experience. What makes our reunions special is the camaraderie of our association members and the wonderful opportunity to spend quality time with our brothers-in-arms, under much better conditions than what we experienced from 1966 to 1970.  It is also great fun for spouses and guests.

This info was sent to every member of our association for whom we have an e-mail address.  Please talk to your buddies and encourage them to attend. If you know Red Warriors that do not have Internet service, let them know about the reunion and registration.

Visit the 2012 Reunion Registration and Information page for more details about the reunion and links to the hotel reservations system.  Please register for the reunion as soon as possible.  We need some registration fees to pay the hotel deposit.  Refunds will be honored until July 31, 2012.

I cannot wait to see all my wonderful Red Warrior buddies in San Antonio.  We will build lots of wonderful memories together.

Letters

Jim Swett is looking for anyone who remembers Sgt. John Cribb and Top Jesse Revels. Please contact Jim at: jimswett@yahoo.com
from
Louis Roumagoux

I hope you had a great reunion.  I help maintain the Battalion website at Redwarriors.us , and I am trying to get as many pictues of fallen Red Warriors to put next to their name on the Casualty page of our website.  If any Bravo members have a photo of a fallen comrade, we sure would like to post it next to their name on the Battalion Site.  If you have the ability, please send the picture to daniels.james@marshfieldclinic.org , or mail to
Jim Daniels
1410 E. Fillmore
Marshfield, WI 54449.
Originals will be returned.  Thanks!  Hope some of you guys will attend the Battalion reunion in 2013 in San Antonio Texas.... Pictures of the recent reunion are on the Battalion site also!

I'm conducting a survey to find out how many of you might be interested in purchasing a copy or copies of either or both of the 1969-1970 battalion year books that were produced in Vietnam.  One is dated 1969 (black cover); the other is dated 1969-1970 (blue cover).

Over the years I've been asked by several Association members if I could get the books printed.  Only recently have Jim Daniels and I been able to work out a way to get copies of the books printed in their original format and colors, both hardbound.

I am not looking for a commitment, just an feel for how many to order initially.  With the costs of printing, binding and shipping, it is estimated that the price will be in the $35.00 to $40.00 range, plus an approximate $5.00 shipping fee.

If you think you might want to purchase one or both, please contact me either at 815-369-2330 or thearmyspast (at) mchsi (dot) com
Louis Roumagoux

Fellows:
Just got in from a tour of your former AO.  The Viets finally (!) lifted the restrictions we have been under for the past decade.  We drove Hwy 19 all the way to the Cambodian border.  Spent a little more time there than planned as a scavenger had tried to cut down a rosewood tree in a field next to the highway and it fell across the roadway.  Gave us an opportunity to visit with the locals and sample some Cambodian beer.  Then we worked our way back stopping at key sites. As with many base areas, the only remnants of our presence is sometimes the airstrip.  We found the airstrip at Duc Co SF Camp and even some shrapnel on the runway.  These runways are all crumbling, but the Engineer's mcadam formula for paving them is consistently recognizable.  It also makes good paperweights if you pick up a chunk and brush it off.  Then we went to Jackson Hole.  A one-lane paved road leads there and the hilltop is now a thriving village complete with a PAVN army compound.  At the Oasis we found remnants of the airstrip where it ran parallel to the roadway.  A local man took us about 100 meters into the village that has grown up there and showed us a hardspot.  I've seen these before up at Camp Carroll in the DMZ.  They are 12 or 15 foot paved squares or rounds where you can place a 105 and fire it without having to dig it out of the mud every few rounds.  Camp Enari has changed a lot since I was last there. In some photos from a few years ago you can see the concrete platform that the MP checkpoint stood on at the north entrance to the camp.  It is now gone, but you can see the footprint where it used to be. About 1KM down the road through Enari the PAVN have built a substantial army base with 2-story masonry buildings on the west side of Enari.  It looks like they have a HQ building and a bunch of barracks & misc. buildings. Further on down the road, again on the west side, is a concrete factory.  Last time I was at Hensel Field it was pretty open with only one building there.  Now there are multiple buildings, walls, and fences. Through one wire fence you can clearly see the pattern in the clay where PSP was laid in the 60s and removed more than a decade ago. Looks like a heavy coating of old oil is holding the pattern in place and stalling off weathering effects.  In a few minutes we're going back out and scout Camp Holloway.  Tomorrow we are visiting Kontum, Dak To and Ben Het SF Camp.  Hope that I can get you guys and some of your friends to make this pilgrimage sometime. Regards,
Butch in Pleiku

Pearl Harbor Day

Friday Mornings at the Pentagon

July 7, 2011

Here is the latest on Capt Childs and his heart surgery:

Surgery was on July 6th at St. Joseph's Hosp in Atlanta. They had to open his chest and found major problems. When they went in they found a 1 mil thick film around his heart and had to remove that. Then they did by-pass surgery; not a stent. His main artery was almost totally blocked. Surgery was successful and he was in ICU until today when he was moved to the Cardiac floor. He is able to sit up for 2 hrs; and is doing well.

Today they are giving him solid food for the first time since last Tuesday. He is not hungry and Norma is trying to get him to eat.

They also removed some lymph nodes from around his heart and they are being sent to pathology.

Love ya'all, Ellie (Mrs. TOP) Revels

"For Those Who Fought For It, Freedom Has A Flavor The Protected Will Never Know."

London, England

LINKS

Internal Red Warrior links

Vietnam Map

• Big 2007 reunion picture
• Photos from Mark Youngberg
• Honor our heros
  
• Top's life
  
• Larry's pages
  
• Old Letters
  
• Big 2005 Reunion photo
  
• Help copying from web pages
  
• Tim (LT) Murphy's song, THE WALL
• NVA, units near Kontum, 1968

External links open in new browser window

Paul Judge's pages about his brother:

• Charles Mark Judge, Jr
• Charles Mark Judge, Jr  page two.
  
• Charles Mark Judge, Jr third page.
  
• Charles Mark Judge, Jr fourth page.

• Ann Margret in Vietnam story.
  
• Ia Drang Valley 12 July 1967
• Nikki's pro-Vet site
  
• Vietnam vets honored by their children
• GHOSTS IN MY CLOSET
  
• Vet's Home ,  a top Veteran site
  
• The Ivy Dragoons
  
• Jack's book
  
• 4th Infantry Division
  
• Military.com page
  
• RedWarriors.us
  
• go to the the wall-usa