Volume 4, Number 3 March 7, 1990 . __ . . ____/ \_ . . -*- N A M V E T -*- ( * \ . . \ Quang Tri . . G. Joseph Peck \_/\ \_ Hue . . Managing Editor \_Ashau Phu Bai . . \_* \_ . . Jerry Hindle \ * ) . . Distribution Manager / Da Nang . . ( \_ . . Section Editors \_ ------- \__ . . --------------- \_ I Corps \ . . PTSD: Kathleen Kelly, Ph.D. \ ------- ! . . AGENT ORANGE: Martin J. Kroll, Sr. /\_____ ! . . MIA-POW: Glenn Toothman / ! \ . . HOMELESSNESS: Lefty Frizzell ! !___ \ . . FEDERAL BENEFITS: Jim Hildwine ! \/\____! . . INCARCERATED VETS: Todd C. Looney ! ! . . Joyce Flory / Dak To ! . . MEMORIALS: Aaron Schmiedel / * / . . MEMORIES: G. Joseph Peck ! \_ . . CHAPLAIN: Rev. Ed Brant ! Phu Cat\ . . \ * * ) . . -**- N A M V E T -**- \ Pleiku ) . . \ \ . . / / . . "In the jungles of 'Nam, some of us ( -------- ! . . were scared and wary, but we pulled _\ II Corps ! . . one another along and were able / -------- \ . . to depend on each other. That has \ \ . . never changed. Today, free of the ! * / . . criticisms and misunderstandings _/ Nha Trang / . . many veterans have endured, _/ / . . NAM VET is a shining beacon, __/ ! . . a ray of hope, and a _ __/ \ ! . . reminder that the _____( )/ ! Cam Ranh Bay . . lessons learned / !__ ! . . at such a high / \ / . . price shall not \ Bien Hoa \ / . . be forgotten - ! Chu Chi * \ __/ . . nor the errors \_ * --------- \ ___/ . . repeated!!!" ____ \ III Corps \ _/ . . / \_____) )_(_ --------- !__/ Duplication in . . ! ( ___/ any form permitted . . _____! \__ * ___/ for NONCOMMERCIAL . . ! Saigon/ purposes ONLY! . . \___ -------- / \/ . . \ IV Corps / For other use, contact: . . ) -------- / G. Joseph Peck, Managing Editor . . / ! P O Box 2056 Pittsfield, MA 01202 . . / ____/ (413) 442-1660 . . / Mekong/ . . ! Delta/ This newsletter is comprised of articles . . ! ____/ and items from individuals and other . . ! / sources. We are not responsible for the . . ! / content of this information nor are any of . . ! __/ NAM VETs contributors or Section Editors. . . \_/ gjp . . . NAM VET Newsletter Page i Volume 4, Number 3 March 7, 1990 ================================================================= T A B L E O F C O N T E N T S 1. EDITORIALS Trail Through The Boonies ............................... 1 Fraud alert! ............................................ 4 AL Candidate Turner goes to Central America ............. 5 Why Go to Central America in the First Place? .......... 6 2. Brother-to-Brother One man's healing... .................................... 8 The war comes home - AGAIN! ............................. 15 3. Veteran Benefits & Info Back Pay For Veterans ................................... 16 Montgomery: "The Vet's Friend?" ......................... 17 VA Announces Scholarships! .............................. 24 President Bush proposes down payments for VA loans! ..... 25 VA Medical Recruiting Campaign .......................... 26 Who NOT to count on if you've been injured... ........... 27 VA Programs for Homeless Veterans ....................... 29 Military Service - A Step Up? ........................... 32 4. Missing!!! Is the government STILL... .............................. 34 MIA/POW List N through Z ................................ 38 The Blackbird Syndrome? ................................. 47 Bo Gritz and the POW issue .............................. 51 They haven't forgutten US!!! ............................ 53 5. Our Nam Vets around the world! NY Vet helps in Nicaragua Election Process .............. 54 Nam in '90 .............................................. 57 Nicaraguan voters wanted end to war ..................... 58 6. Remember Them!!! Pen Pals for Incarcerated Veterans ...................... 60 A visit or note once in awhile? ......................... 61 7. The NamVet Chaplain's Corner A Pastoral Response to troubled Viet Vets ............... 62 The Electronic Chapel ................................... 78 8. IVVEC Alice in Boonieland! "Imposter Vets" exploit our brothers and sisters! ....... 79 Wife find 'hero' husband wasn't ......................... 84 9. Hearts n' Minds A Veteran Speaks Against The War ........................ 86 Vietnam Vets wife shares her pain ....................... 91 10. Concentrated Service Concentrated Service .................................... 92 Letter from The White House ............................. 93 Congressman Responds to Service Request ................. 94 Veteran Service Commissioners/Directors ................. 95 Break out the Clearsil ! ............................ 97 Vietnam Veterans Conference! ............................ 98 11. Marine Corps Reunions! Marine Reunions! ........................................ 99 12. IVVEC & NamVet - WHERE? NamVet Roll Call ........................................ 110 Parameters of IVVEC and NODELIST ........................ 112 Some Gave All... ........................................ 117 NAM VET Newsletter Page ii Volume 4, Number 3 March 7, 1990 ================================================================= E D I T O R I A L S ================================================================= Trail Through The Boonies By: G. Joseph Peck NAM VETs Managing Editor VETLink #1 - Pittsfield, MA (413) 443-6313 Hmmmm... March Forth - 'er 4th. ONLY day of the year that's a command to go forward. I remember the excitement and enthusiasm I felt when I wrote the March 4th editorial last year. It looked like everything good was on the horizon for many of us. My family and I, particularly, were a tad bit hopeful that after receiving my long-delayed bachelor's degree, OUR situation would change too. Our situation DID change - but not too much for the financial- better (although I DID and HAVE learned much about HOW to survive in a civilized world when everythin' seems to be goin' from worse to worse... ). Years-end found us facing the prospect of being homeless as the bank which granted us a home equity loan began foreclosure proceedings against us. Years-beginning found the Vietnam_Veterans EchoConference filled with text-file copies of letters to the DAV and others relating some historical background on the difficulties I've seen concerning a disabled veterans inability to acquire employment other than sweep-the- floor, take-out-the-trash type jobs no matter what his/her education. Our January 1990 issue of NamVet heralded a new focus and concentration on the Veteran Service IVVEC and NamVet have been providing for the past few years: TEXT-FILE, make-it-public, copies of letters written to responsible parties concerning veteran service - or lack thereof. The POSITIVE results obtained from both The White House and my local Congressman are encouraging. The NEGATIVE results (no telephone calls, no letters) from either the State of Massachusetts or Washington DC Disabled American Veterans' Commanders address an area of veteran service that definitely needs some attention. Some lights are beginning to show at the end of this tunnel my family and I have found ourselves in! There is a type of bankruptcy a person can claim and still manage to retain their house/home called a Chapter 13 (Wage-Earner's) Bankruptcy. Chapter 13, as I understand it, presents a plan to the court whereby the debtor (me, in this instance) is allowed to enter into a payment agreement with the court and weekly makes payments to either an attorney or the court (I'm not sure which at this point) and that entity then redistributes the amount submitted amongst the various creditors. If the plan is acceptable to the court, our house and home will be saved. (There's a lot more about this, but this month's NamVet is already big! ) On the employment front: "If ya can't find a job - make one." I know a little bit about computers and a lot about human service. NAM VET Newsletter Page 1 Volume 4, Number 3 March 7, 1990 Employers that I've found seem not to want to hire me for fear my disabilities (or age) may become their liabilities. So... I've opened my own computer consulting business. Heck, I've got plenty of time to learn software applications; a good background in electronics (a Master Technician here in MA); a good sense of public relations; and a deep commitment to honest public service. Ain't no better place to start than right where I'm at... Small advertisements in the local throwaway (PennySaver, Shoppers Guide, etc); business cards printed and handed out; lots of effort and planning. I have two clients already! And its only been two weeks! But the Bankruptcy judge ain't gonna allow a person to go bankrupt so's they can start their own business! So... I'm still lookin' for somethin' that will provide the "secure" income they'll need in order to say "Yes" to the wage-earners plan that I'll be askin' permission to enter into (I've managed to acquire the services of a local attorney > THE HOMELESS CHRONICALLY MENTALLY ILL (HCMI) PROGRAM << The HCMI Program targets homeless veterans with psychiatric difficulties and operates from 43 VA medical facilities located in 26 states and the District of Columbia. Although programs may vary from site to site, there are six basic components: First, outreach is conducted in the community to locate and offer services to homeless chronically mentally ill veterans. An assessment is undertaken to determine problems. and any immediate health needs. Psychiatric and medical evaluations are conducted, and treatment is initiated. When indicated, care and rehabilitation are provided in community-based residential treatment facilities. Currently, the 43 programs are maintaining contracts with 184 community based facilities. Since the program began, 4,433 veterans have be provided with residential treatment. >> THE DOMICILIARY CARE FOR HOMELESS VETERANS (DCHV) PROGRAM << The DCHV Program, operating at 20 medical centers, is designed to provide homeless veterans with medical care and rehabilitation in a residential setting. The program consists of 5 phases: community outreach and NAM VET Newsletter Page 29 Volume 4, Number 3 March 7, 1990 referral; admission screening and assessment; medical and psychiatric evaluation; treatment, vocational counseling and rehabilitation; and post-discharge community support. Rehabilitation service have been provided to more than 7,600 veterans. > GENERAL VA BENEFITS AND SERVICE THAT ASSIST HOMELESS VETERANS < VA administers several categories of compensation and pension programs: disability compensation, dependency and indemnity compensation, death compensation, death pension, and disability pension. Home retention services provide assistance to veterans who are in danger of losing their homes because of financial difficulties that are no fault of their own. Outreach is conducted by the Veterans Assistance Service for special veteran populations such as homeless veterans, to insure that they are aware of benefits and service. In the fiduciary of Guardianship Program, the benefits of veterans determined to be incapable of managing their funds are managed by a fiduciary. GENERAL MEDICAL SERVICE AND PROGRAMS THAT ASSIST HOMELESS VETERANS 32 VA domiciliaries provide treatment to eligible ambulatory veterans disabled by medical or psychiatric disorders, injury or age who do not need hospitalization or nursing home care Inpatient psychiatric services are provided in 22,000 psychiatric beds. Outpatient services are offered in mental health clinics, day-treatment center, day hospital programs, as well as alcohol- dependence and drug-dependence treatment programs. VA supports contract care in community-based facilities for veterans with substance-abuse disorders. Community Residential Care in private homes is provided to eligible veterans unable to live independently. Readjustment Counseling Service operates a network of 196 Vietnam Veteran Outreach Centers (Vet Centers) where veterans receive counseling for a variety of problems. Each Vet Centers has a homeless veterans coordinator who works with VA regional offices and medical centers, and private and public sector homeless groups, as well as conducts outreach in shelters and in the streets. Veterans also receive social work services for discharge planning from inpatient care and are assisted with health maintenance planning. Each medical centers has a staff member who coordinates activities for homeless and works with community groups that assist the homeless. > SPECIAL VA REGIONAL OFFICE EFFORTS TO ASSIST HOMELESS VETERANS < Each VA regional office has a designated staff member serving as coordinator and point of contact for homeless veterans, these individuals visit shelters and work with community homeless groups. Homeless Eligibility Clarifications Act enables eligible veterans without a fixed address to receive benefits' checks. Shelter for homeless Veterans through Acquired Property Sales enables VA to sell acquired properties at discounted prices to state and local agencies, as well as nonprofit organizations, to provide shelter to the homeless.... Federal Benefits??? Ask me!!! - Jim - NAM VET Newsletter Page 30 Volume 4, Number 3 March 7, 1990 NAM VET Newsletter Page 31 Volume 4, Number 3 March 7, 1990 Study: Military hitch fails disadvantaged In The Berkshire Eagle - 3/1/90 Input by: G. Joseph Peck NAM VETs Managing Editor VETLink #1 - Pittsfield, MA (413) 443-6313 WASHINGTON (AP) -- A Vietnam-era program intended to give low- aptitude and disadvantaged youth a "leg up" on life by lowering standards for entry into the military was a failure, a study concludes. Allowing those people to enter military service did not improve their lot later in civilian life, said the private study conducted for the Defense Department. "In fact, in terms of employment status, educational achievement and income, those who never served were better off than those who had been in the military," said the study. "These data provide no evidence to support the hypothesis that military service offers a 'leg up' to low-aptitude and disadvantaged youth as they seek to overcome their cognitive and skill deficits and compete successfully in the civilian world," it said. 'PROJECT 100,000' "Project 100,000's social promises were not kept," social scientist Janice H. Laurence said in testimony yesterday before the House Veterans' Affairs subcommittee on oversights and investigations. Project 100,000 was the name given by Defense Secretary Robert S. McNamara to the social engineering effort under which the military was viewed as a steppingstone for a social advancement. The study raised questions about current proposals to encourage use of the military to help youth overcome their social and educational disadvantages. It also questioned whether large numbers of veterans are entitled to remedial help. Rep. Lane Evans, D-Ill., the committee chairman, said the hearing was needed to determine whether Project 100,000 was a legitimate "Great Society" social program. CYNICAL MEANS? "Or was Project 100,000 a calculated, even cynical, means to satisfy the manpower needs of the armed forces and at the same time lessen domestic opposition to the war in Vietnam?" he asked. Laurence is a senior scientist with Human Resources Research Organization, the Alexandria, Va-based group that conducted the study for the Defense Department. The study raised the ethical question of whether lower-aptitude people should be excluded from the military except in times of national peril. NAM VET Newsletter Page 32 Volume 4, Number 3 March 7, 1990 Under the program, so-called "low-aptitude recruits" -- those scoring below a normal cutoff on the Armed Forces Qualification Test -- entered the service with promises of traditional and remedial skill training. About 300,000 entered the service under that program from 1966 to 1971, with nearly two-thirds entering the Army. Fifty-four percent were volunteers and 46 percent were draftees. Half of the group came from the South. More than 40 percent were minorities, and the average reading ability was at the 6th- grade level. MOST IN COMBAT Most went to combat or to "soft skill" military jobs such as food service, supply, wire communications, motor transport and automotive repair. Flaws in the enlistment test allowed another group of about 300,000 people -- also lacking the traditional qualifications -- to enter the military from 1976 to 1980. According to the study, the Project 100,000 veterans wound up earning $5,000 to $7,000 less per year than their non-veteran counterparts. Veterans were more likely to be unemployed, were less likely to be married and were more likely to have been divorced. The low-aptitude veterans who served from 1976-80 were not found to be better off economically, educationally or socially than their non-veteran counterparts. NAM VET Newsletter Page 33 Volume 4, Number 3 March 7, 1990 ================================================================= M i s s i n g ! ! ! ================================================================= Interview reveals MIAs alive near Hue Input by: Rick Stolz Okauchee, Wisconsin at: VETLink #1 - Pittsfield, MA (413) 443-6313 The following article needs to be a part of everyone's POW package. The credentials of Stan Cottrell are impeccable. Al Ziegler, of Homecoming II asked Colonel Dixon about Stan Cottrell's story during VVA's National convention this summer. The official response from Dixon was that he understood Stan Cottrell to have recanted his story. Ziegler countered by saying that he had talked to Cottrell that month and Cottrell still stood by his story. Colonel Dixon had no reply. Later, During the American Legion National Convention in Baltimore in September, Colonel Schlatter was asked about the Cottrell story. Schlatter's official response was that the government was wanting to subpoena Cottrell but that Cottrell was unwilling to testify. Schlatter then said that he had contacted Mike Blair and Mike was "shaky" as to the truth of Cottrell's story. That night Al Ziegler contacted Mike Blair. According to Blair, Colonel Schlatter had never contacted him, and he still believed Cottrell to be telling the truth. The only part of the story that could not be confirmed by Cottrell was whether the men he saw were Americans, as he was not allowed to speak to them. The Vietnamese Minister of Justice, however, confirmed that they were, in fact, American prisoners. Stan Cottrell had told the same story to Mary Corrall of the National League of Families in a conference call with Mike Blair. Press your congressman on the Stan Cottrell story. Many of our elected officials have stated that they would move on the issue if there was evidence that Americans were still in Southeast Asia. Our government officials have told lies about speaking to Cottrell and Blair. The Truth Bill now in Congress would help us get to the bottom of this issue. ================================================================== AMERICAN VISITING VIETNAM SAW U.S. POWs ALIVE LAST YEAR WITNESS SAYS HE'S "POSITIVE" An American long-distance runner has told The SPOTLIGHT that he witnessed a group of American prisoners of war in communist captivity while he was on a goodwill run in Vietnam in 1988. Stan Cottrell, a 46-year-old Georgian, friend of evangelist Billy Graham and a Jaycees "Outstanding Young Man of America" (1979), told The SPOTLIGHT in an exclusive interview that he personally saw "at least 20" American POWs being held in a heavily camouflaged tunnel complex north of the city of Hue, in what was formerly the Republic of South Vietnam, in February, 1988. NAM VET Newsletter Page 34 Volume 4, Number 3 March 7, 1990 Cottrell was in Vietnam from late January through mid-March of 1988 at the invitation of the communist government in Hanoi. Cottrell had completed a major documentary motion picture about a 2,125-mile-long run across Red China-from Peking to Canton-in 1984, called "the great friendship run." The movie, "China Run", apparently caught the eye of Vietnamese Red leaders, and he was invited to do a similar run, from Hanoi in north Vietnam to Danang in south Vietnam, and to make a motion picture about it. Cottrell and his motion picture associates are currently in the process of editing raw footage from the 486-mile Vietnam run and are producing the motion picture. Cottrell's credibility and credentials are impeccable. HONORED BY BUSH In 1985, after completion of the run across Red China, Cottrell and several Red Chinese runners made a 3,600-mile "friendship run" across the United States, from San Francisco to Washington. In Washington, he was greeted and honored by then-Vice President George Bush, as well as Sen. Wendell H. Ford (D-Ky.) and then-Sen. Mack Mattingly (R-Ga.). "Ruth Graham [Mrs. Billy Graham] has spoken to me of you on several occasions." Bush told Cottrell and the Chinese runners, "It is a good thing all of you have done for international understanding and fitness." Mrs. Graham called Cottrell "a pretty amazing person. . . You like Stan as soon as you meet him, and it's great that America has such a terrific public relations man." Both the Senate and House of Representative passed resolutions honoring Cottrell. Upon completion of the movie about his Vietnam run, Cottrell plans a friendship run from Helsinki, Finland to Moscow. The following is a portion of Cottrell's interview by this writer. Certain sensitive areas, which could be damaging to the overall POW-MIA issue, have been removed. [Blair's questions are in boldface, Cottrell's answers, in light type.-Ed.] [Q] Are you absolutely positive that there are some people [POWs] alive over there [in Vietnam]? [A] Yes, sir. [Q] You are positive? [A] Yes, sir. [Q] Did you see some people? NAM VET Newsletter Page 35 Volume 4, Number 3 March 7, 1990 [A] Yes, sir. We came upon an area. . . and there were tunnels, but they were so camouflaged it was incredible. . . and they literally took me back into the mountains [to visit a "re- education camp" for former officials and military officers of the South Vietnamese government]. They wanted me to see this. Now, there is nothing unusual [about seeing the camp]. I mean the made it [the re-education camp] available for the press. I was there the day they released the 200 former generals and colonels of the South Vietnamese army. [Q] What makes you think now there were Americans there being held? [A] They grabbed me and took me off the road real quick, threw me into a van and got me out of there as quick as they could. [Q] Who are "they"? [A] The people that were with me, plus the guards. [Q] They took you in there, and they took you right out again? [A] Yes, sir. [Q] Because you saw too much? [A] Yes, sir. [Q] What did you see? [A] I saw people. [Q] Americans? [A] Yes, sir. [Q] How many are we talking about? [A] Obviously, I couldn't stand there and count, but. . . I would say. . . what I saw was a group of at least 20 people. [Q] And this was February [1988]? [A] Yes, sir. [Q] And this was north of Hue? [A] Yes, sir. [Q] You saw the people inside the tunnels? [A] Going in. [Q] What kind of shape were they in? [A] Very thin. . . They weren't just hobbling around or anything like that or being badly treated. They had guards. NAM VET Newsletter Page 36 Volume 4, Number 3 March 7, 1990 [Q] How were they dressed? [A] Just the fatigue-type clothes, that. . . like their soldiers were wearing. . . just the green [colored clothing]. [Q] Are you of the belief that this was all there was, or do you think that there were others? [A] They play games, obviously, with you. To find out where you were. They saw after quite a few days that I was not asking any questions, and one night. . . one particular official got too drunk. You know how they'll have those banquets every night. And this fellow had something like 20 [drinks]. . . I just stood there and saw him drink this, and he just got carried away. Then he looked at me and he said, "I know you want to know about the MIAs, don't you?" I said: "No, sir. That's not the purpose of my run. I'm here to promote friendship." He said: "No, I know you want to know about the MIAs. There are numbers here, but we can't tell you where." So that was a direct quote from one official. [Q] Getting back to your actual sighting of Americans, did they try to say anything to you? [A] I saw this. It was like I was right on it. I saw it, and they grabbed me immediately, threw me into the truck, and there wasn't any chance of even saying anything. It caught them off guard as much as I was stunned. [Q] Somebody goofed up. Did you try to take any photos? [A] I couldn't. [Q] You feel in your own mind that there are more than 20 there, don't you? [A] Yes, sir, I do. NAM VET Newsletter Page 37 Volume 4, Number 3 March 7, 1990 Listing of MIA's - Last Names ending in N through Z Input by: Charles Harper Classic City Node-2 - Athens, GA (404) 548-0726 "I got the file off of PC-EXEC in Milwaukee but since then I have seen a few messages in reference to POW BBS on a few boards." - Charles Harper - (Note from Joe: The list is BIG! and includes info on Biographies on the individual MIA's. This is part three of three parts. For previous listings, please see Jan and Feb issues of our NamVet) From: *** The POW Network *** 319-386-7697 List of Available Bios December 8, 1989 Bio# Lastname First Mid. Br/Rank Incident Country ==== ======== ========== ======== ======== ======= N040 NAGAHIRO JAMES Y USAF O5 21-Dec-72 NVN N350 NAHAN JOHN B. III USMC E3 03-Aug-67 SVN N351 NASH JOHN M. ARMY O3 15-Mar-66 LAOS N027 NEAL DENNIS P. ARMY O3 31-Jul-69 LAOS N001 NELLANS WILLIAM L. USAF O3 17-Sep-67 NVN N353 NELSON DAVID L. ARMY O3 05-Mar-71 LAOS N029 NELSON JAMES R. ARMY E5 11-Jun-67 SVN/OW N004 NETHERLAND ROGER M. USN O5 10-May-67 NVN N026 NEWELL STANLEY A. ARMY E4 12-Jul-67 SVN N600 NEWINGHAM JAMES A. CIV 08-Feb-69 SVN N046 NEWMAN JAMES C. JR. USN E6 06-Feb-68 SVN/OW N039 NEWMAN LARRY J. USAF E5 18-Jun-72 SVN N030 NEWTON CHARLES V. ARMY E6 17-Apr-69 SVN N362 NICKOL ROBERT A. ARMY E5 26-Oct-71 SVN/OW N012 NIDDS DANIEL R. ARMY E3 21-Apr-67 SVN N365 NIGHTENGALE RANDALL J. USN E5 17-Mar-68 NVN/OW N034 NOLAN JOSEPH P. JR. ARMY O2 16-May-71 SVN N015 NOPP ROBERT ARMY O3 14-Jul-66 LAOS N016 NORDAHL LEE E. USN O2 20-Dec-65 NVN N367 NORRIS CALVIN A. ARMY E5 03-Nov-70 SVN N007 NORTON MICHAEL R. ARMY E2 03-Nov-69 SVN N038 NYHOF RICHARD E. USAF E5 18-Jun-72 SVN N018 NYSTROM BRUCE A. USN O5 02-Dec-66 NVN O016 O'BRIEN KEVIN USAF O2 09-Jan-69 NVN O021 O'DONNELL MICHAEL D. ARMY O3 24-Mar-70 CAMB O030 O'DONNELL SAMUEL JR. USAF O3 12-Jul-72 NVN O002 O'GRADY JOHN F. USAF O4 10-Apr-67 NVN O003 O'HARA ROBERT CHARLESARMY E5 06-Feb-69 SVN O029 O'NEIL DOUGLAS L. ARMY W2 03-Apr-72 SVN O024 OKERLUND THOMAS R. ARMY W1 03-Jan-71 SVN O355 OLDHAM JOHN S. USMC O4 11-Jun-67 SVN O004 OLDS ERNEST A. USAF O4 11-Mar-68 NVN O022 OLMSTEAD STANLEY E. USN O4 17-Oct-65 NVN O005 OLSEN FLOYD W. ARMY O3 21-Apr-68 SVN O600 OLSON BETTY ANN CIV 01-Feb-68 SVN O356 OLSON DELBERT A. USN O5 11-Jan-68 LAOS O023 OMELIA DENNIS W. ARMY W1 03-Jan-71 SVN NAM VET Newsletter Page 38 Volume 4, Number 3 March 7, 1990 O010 ORELL QUINLEN R. USN O5 13-Oct-68 NVN/OW O009 ORR WARREN R. JR. ARMY O4 12-May-68 SVN O026 ORTIZ-RIVERA LUIS A. ARMY E3 27-Dec-66 SVN O011 OSBORNE EDWIN N. JR. USAF O3 29-Dec-67 NVN O359 OSBORNE RODNEY D. ARMY E5 04-Mar-71 NVN O028 OSTERMEYER WILLIAM H. USAF O2 12-May-72 LAOS O020 OTT WILLIAM A. USAF O3 08-Oct-70 LAOS O012 OVERLOCK JOHN F. USAF O4 16-Aug-68 NVN O013 OWEN ROBERT D. ARMY E6 23-May-68 LAOS O362 OWENS FRED M. ARMY E7 10-Jun-65 SVN O015 OWENS JOY L. USAF O4 07-Jun-67 NVN P001 PABST EUGENE M. USAF O2 07-Oct-66 NVN P003 PADGETT DAVID E. ARMY O2 06-Feb-69 SVN P005 PAGE GORDON L. USAF O4 07-Mar-66 NVN P352 PAINTER JOHN R. JR. USN O3 18-Jun-71 NVN/OW P099 PALEN CARL A. ARMY E5 03-Jan-71 SVN P007 PALMER GILBERT S. USAF O4 27-Feb-68 LAOS P008 PALMGREN EDWIN D. USAF O5 22-Apr-68 NVN P089 PANEK ROBERT J. SR. USAF O3 28-Jan-70 NVN P354 PANTALL JAMES R. ARMY E3 03-Nov-70 SVN P356 PARKER CHARLES L JR USN O4 21-Jan-73 NVN/OW P357 PARKER DAVID W. ARMY E4 06-Feb-69 SVN/OW P010 PARKER FRANK C. III USAF O3 29-Dec-67 NVN P011 PARKER WOODROW W. USAF O2 24-Apr-68 NVN P131 PARKS RAYMOND F. ARMY E6 14-Jul-62 LAOS P091 PARSELS JOHN W. ARMY O3 05-Feb-70 SVN P014 PARSLEY EDWARD M. USAF E4 03-Feb-66 SVN P016 PARSONS DONALD E. ARMY O5 06-Feb-69 SVN P102 PARSONS MICHAEL D. ARMY O2 03-Jan-71 SVN P362 PARTINGTON ROGER D. USMC O3 01-Nov-69 SVN/OW P118 PASCHALL RONALD P. ARMY E5 02-Apr-72 SVN P018 PATE GARY USAF E4 22-May-68 LAOS P057 PATTERSON JAMES K. USN O3 19-May-67 NVN P098 PATTILLO RALPH N. USAF O4 16-Feb-71 LAOS P019 PATTON KENNETH J. ARMY E5 02-Feb-68 SVN P368 PAUL JAMES L. ARMY W1 05-Feb-71 SVN P114 PAULSON MERLYN L. USAF E5 29-Mar-72 LAOS P021 PAWLISH GEORGE F. USN O2 08-Mar-67 NVN/OW P022 PAXTON DONALD E. USAF O5 22-Feb-69 LAOS P124 PEACOCK JOHN R. II USMC O3 12-Oct-72 NVN P371 PEARCE DALE A. ARMY W1 17-May-71 SVN P115 PEARCE EDWIN J. USAF E5 29-Mar-72 LAOS P374 PEARSON WILLIAM R. USAF E4 06-Apr-72 SVN P096 PEDERSON JOE P. ARMY E7 23-Jun-70 SVN P376 PERKINS CECIL C. ARMY O3 14-Dec-71 SVN/OW P074 PERRICONE RICHARD R. ARMY E4 12-Jul-67 SVN P029 PERRINE ELTON L. USAF O3 22-May-67 NVN P377 PERRY OTHA L. ARMY W2 14-Dec-71 SVN/OW P126 PERRY RANDOLPH A JR USAF O4 20-Dec-72 NVN P127 PERRY RONALD D. USAF O3 21-Dec-72 NVN P077 PERRY THOMAS H. ARMY E4 10-May-68 SVN P129 PETERSON MARK A. USAF O2 27-Jan-73 SVN P061 PFISTER JAMES F. JR. ARMY E3 05-Jan-68 SVN P384 PHELPS JESSE D. ARMY W2 28-Dec-65 SVN P033 PHILLIPS DANIEL R. ARMY E5 07-Feb-68 SVN P095 PHILLIPS ROBERT P. ARMY E2 23-Jun-70 SVN P389 PIERCE WALTER M. ARMY E3 10-Jun-70 CAMB P079 PIERSON WILLIAM C. ARMY W2 13-Apr-69 SVN P390 PIETRZAK JOSEPH R. ARMY E5 10-Feb-71 SVN NAM VET Newsletter Page 39 Volume 4, Number 3 March 7, 1990 P035 PIETSCH ROBERT E. USAF O3 30-Apr-68 LAOS P113 PIKE DENNIS S. USN O3 23-Mar-72 LAOS P080 PIKE PETER X. USAF O2 12-Jul-69 LAOS P037 PIRKER VICTOR J. USMC E4 22-Nov-65 SVN P039 PITMAN PETER P. USAF O3 12-May-67 NVN P040 PITT ALBERT USMC O3 24-Jan-66 SVN P394 PITTMAN ROBERT E. ARMY E4 28-Sep-66 NVN/OW P109 PITZER DANIEL L. ARMY E8 29-Oct-63 SVN P395 PLANTS THOMAS L. USN E5 02-Jun-65 NVN P097 PLASSMEYER BERNARD H. USMC O2 11-Sep-70 SVN P396 PLEIMAN JAMES E. USAF E4 14-Mar-66 NVN P043 PLOWMAN JAMES E. USN O2 24-Mar-67 NVN P044 POLLIN GEORGE J. USAF O2 29-Apr-67 NVN P092 POOL JERRY L. ARMY O2 24-Mar-70 CAMB P128 POOLE CHARLIE S. USAF E6 19-Dec-72 NVN P047 POTTER WILLIAM J JR USAF O3 29-Dec-67 LAOS P119 POTTS LARRY F. USMC O2 07-Apr-72 SVN P401 POWERS JOHN L. ARMY E4 15-Feb-71 LAOS P085 POWERS LOWELL S. ARMY W1 02-Apr-69 SVN P066 POWERS TRENT R. USN O4 31-Oct-65 NVN P405 PRATER ROY DEWITT USAF E6 06-Apr-72 SVN P407 PREISS ROBERT F JR ARMY E6 12-May-70 LAOS P139 PRENTICE KENNETH M. USN E5 02-Oct-69 NVN/OW P051 PRESTON JAMES A. USAF E5 15-May-66 LAOS P087 PREVEDEL CHARLES F. ARMY E5 17-Apr-69 SVN P136 PREVOST ALBERT M. USMC O2 01-Feb-66 NVN P094 PRICE BUNYAN D JR ARMY E4 02-May-70 CAMB PLS01 PRICE DAVID STANLEY USAF E6 03-Mar-68 LAOS P123 PRICE WILLIAM M. USMC O2 12-Oct-72 NVN P130 PRIMM SERVERO J III USAF O1 05-Feb-73 LAOS P052 PRINGLE JOE H. ARMY E7 02-Feb-68 SVN P410 PRUDHOMME JOHN D. USN O3 22-Dec-65 NVN P411 PRUETT WILLIAM D. USAF E8 28-Jan-70 NVN P105 PUENTES MANUEL R. ARMY E3 25-Mar-71 SVN P053 PUGGI JOSEPH D. ARMY E5 02-Feb-68 SVN P081 PUGH DENNIS G. USAF O2 19-Mar-70 LAOS P054 PUGH KENNETH W. USN E2 12-Apr-66 CHINA Q002 QUINN MICHAEL E. USN O3 22-Nov-69 LAOS R001 RACKLEY INZAR M. USAF O4 18-Oct-66 NVN/OW R002 RAGLAND DAYTON W. USAF O5 31-May-66 NVN R003 RALSTON FRANK D. III USAF O3 14-May-66 NVN R350 RAMIREZ ARMANDO ARMY E5 23-May-69 CAMB R055 RAMSAY CHARLES J. USMC O3 21-Jan-68 NVN R083 RAMSOWER IRVING B. II USAF O4 29-Mar-72 LAOS R005 RANSBOTTOM FREDERICK J. ARMY O1 12-May-68 SVN R006 RASH MELVIN D. USAF E3 22-May-68 LAOS R062 RATTIN DENNIS M. ARMY E4 16-Oct-69 LAOS R086 RATZEL WESLEY D. USAF O2 18-May-72 NVN R008 RAVENNA HARRY M. III ARMY O3 15-Nov-66 SVN R048 RAY JAMES M. ARMY E3 18-Mar-68 SVN R063 RAY RONALD E. ARMY E6 13-Nov-69 LAOS R071 REED JAMES W. USAF O3 24-Jul-70 LAOS R010 REHE RICHARD R. ARMY E3 09-Jan-68 SVN R074 REID JOHN E. ARMY W1 20-Feb-71 LAOS R050 REILLY EDWARD D. ARMY E4 26-Apr-66 SVN R011 REILLY LAVERN G. USAF O4 15-May-66 LAOS R111 REITER DEAN W. USMC O2 25-Sep-66 SVN R363 REX ROBERT F. USAF O3 09-Mar-69 LAOS R364 REYNOLDS DAVID R. ARMY E3 21-Nov-67 SVN NAM VET Newsletter Page 40 Volume 4, Number 3 March 7, 1990 R605 REYNOLDS TERRY L. CIV 26-Apr-72 CAMB R073 RHODES FERRIS A JR. ARMY O3 03-Jan-71 SVN R365 RICE THOMAS JR. ARMY E4 28-Dec-65 SVN R070 RICHARDSON DALE W. ARMY O3 02-May-70 CAMB R368 RIGGINS ROBERT P. USAF O4 22-Apr-68 SVN R059 RIGGS THOMAS F. ARMY W2 11-Jun-67 SVN/OW R039 RISNER ROBINSON USAF O5 16-Sep-65 NVN R372 RITCHEY LUTHER E. JR. USMC E3 08-Oct-63 SVN R603 RITTER GEORGE L. CIV 27-Dec-71 LAOS R104 RIVENBURGH RICHARD W. USMC E2 15-May-75 CAMB R376 ROBERSON JOHN W. ARMY E3 22-Jun-69 SVN R378 ROBERTS MICHAEL L. USN E5 11-Jan-68 LAOS R060 ROBERTS RICHARD D. ARMY E3 25-Mar-69 SVN R020 ROBERTSON JOHN L. USAF O4 16-Sep-66 NVN R379 ROBERTSON MARK J. ARMY W1 10-Feb-71 SVN R380 ROBINSON EDWARD ARMY E6 09-Mar-70 SVN R061 ROBINSON FLOYD H. ARMY E5 12-Mar-69 SVN R021 ROBINSON KENNETH D. USAF O3 30-Aug-66 NVN R041 ROBINSON WILLIAM A. USAF E5 20-Sep-65 NVN R024 RODRIGUEZ ALBERT E. USAF O2 11-Mar-68 NVN R025 ROE JERRY L. ARMY O2 12-Feb-68 SVN R384 ROEHRICH RONALD L. USN O2 18-Jan-68 NVN/OW R389 ROMANO GERALD M. USN O2 02-Jun-65 NVN R110 ROMIG EDWARD L. USN O2 17-Jun-66 SVN/OW R080 RORABACK KENNETH M. ARMY E8 24-Nov-63 SVN R392 ROSS DOUGLAS A. ARMY E5 22-Jan-69 SVN R028 ROSS JLYNN JR. ARMY E3 17-Mar-68 SVN R029 ROSS JOESPH S. USAF O2 01-Aug-68 NVN R393 ROSSANO RICHARD J. ARMY E3 25-Mar-71 SVN R394 ROTH BILLIE L. USAF E5 27-Jun-65 SVN R077 ROWE JAMES N. ARMY O2 29-Oct-63 SVN R068 ROWLEY CHARLES S. USAF O5 22-Apr-70 LAOS R072 ROZO JAMES M. ARMY E4 23-Jun-70 SVN R053 RUHLING MARK J. USAF O3 23-Nov-68 NVN R105 RUMBAUGH ELWOOD E. USAF E5 15-May-75 CAMB R397 RUNNELS GLYN L. JR. USMC E4 30-Jun-67 SVN R032 RUSSELL PETER J. ARMY O2 01-Aug-68 SVN R400 RUSSELL RICHARD L. USAF O2 26-Apr-72 SVN R069 RYDER JOHN L. USAF O2 09-Jun-70 SVN R401 RYKOSKEY EDWARD J. USMC E3 18-Aug-66 SVN S001 SAAVERDA ROBERT USN O4 28-Apr-68 NVN SX02 SABOG MATEO ARMY E8 25-Feb-70 SVN S350 SAEGAERT DONALD R. ARMY W1 10-Jun-65 SVN SX01 SAKAI KOJIRO CIV 31-MAY-70 CAMB S234 SALAZAR FIDEL G. USN E5 02-Oct-69 NVN/OW S002 SALE HAROLD R. USAF O2 07-Jun-67 NVN S166 SALLEY JAMES JR. ARMY E7 31-Mar-71 SVN S354 SAMPSON LESLIE V. USAF E5 23-Mar-61 LAOS S151 SANDERLIN WILLIAM D. ARMY E5 02-Dec-69 SVN S355 SANDERS WILLIAM S. USAF O3 30-Jun-70 LAOS S224 SANDOVAL ANTONIO R. USMC E3 15-May-75 CAMB S357 SANDS RICHARD E. ARMY E3 12-May-68 SVN S228 SARGENT JAMES R. USMC E3 10-May-68 SVN S236 SAVOY M.J. USN E2 17-Jun-66 SVN/OW S004 SCHARF CHARLES J. USAF O3 01-Oct-65 NVN S137 SCHELL RICHARD J. ARMY 03 24-Aug-67 SVN S006 SCHEURICH THOMAS E. USN O4 01-Mar-68 NVN/OW S007 SCHIELE JAMES F. ARMY E4 12-Jul-67 SVN S363 SCHIMBERG JAMES P. ARMY E4 09-Jan-66 SVN NAM VET Newsletter Page 41 Volume 4, Number 3 March 7, 1990 S364 SCHIMMELS EDDIE R. USN E6 18-Feb-69 NVN/OW S365 SCHMIDT PETER A. ARMY E4 15-Aug-70 LAOS S008 SCHOLZ KALUS D. ARMY E6 30-Nov-68 LAOS S370 SCHOONOVER CHARLES D. USN O4 16-Jan-66 SVN/OW S198 SCHOTT RICHARD S. ARMY O5 07-Apr-72 SVN S009 SCHRECKENGOST FRED T. USMC E2 07-Jun-64 SVN S010 SCHULER ROBERT H. JR. USAF O3 15-Oct-65 NVN S161 SCHULTZ RONALD J. ARMY E3 21-Jul-70 SVN S011 SCHULTZ SHELDON D. ARMY W1 05-Jan-68 LAOS S375 SCOTT DAVID L. ARMY E4 25-Apr-68 SVN S013 SCOTT MARTIN R. USAF O3 15-Mar-66 NVN S138 SCOTT MIKE J. ARMY E7 13-May-69 LAOS S220 SCUITIER JAMES J. ARMY E3 28-Feb-68 SVN S156 SCULL GARY B. ARMY O1 12-Mar-70 SVN S014 SCUNGIO VINCENT A. USAF O3 04-Nov-66 NVN S614 SEIDL ROBERT CIV 12-Mar-75 SVN S017 SENNETT ROBERT R. USN E2 22-Jan-66 NVN/OW S188 SEREX HENRY M. USAF O4 02-Apr-72 SVN S018