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Send your Locator and Reunion notices to Locator, The VVA Veteran, 8719 Colesville Road, Suite 100, Silver Spring, MD 20910. Or email veteranlocator@vva.org or mkeating@vva.org

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I’m searching for an old friend and Vietnam veteran named William “Red” Kennedy. He was born in Tennessee and lived in Lakeland, Fla. I believe he is 71-75 years old. Contact: Bill Barber, nubblesdad@gmail.com

Looking for former Army Lt. Mike Marsili. Mike and I were Lts. in Post Engineer section at Ft. MacArthur in San Pedro, Calif. He was with Command and Control, South 5th Special Forces Group in 1969-70. Contact: Bob Holmes, 310-545-8318; Bob@CRHolmes.com

I am looking for a guy from Louisiana named Charles E. Boyd. He would be about 74 years old now. He was from Lake Charles. He was stationed with me at Ft. Hood in 1996. He also was a part of a cold weather experiment at Natick, Mass., Army Research Laboratory from July to November 1996. Contact: Marvin E. Rogers, 480-560-3544; roggie10@q.com

Seeking anyone assigned to the 6280th Combat Support Group, Takhli AB, Thailand, 1973-74, particularly anybody assigned to the base PDO office. Contact: Troy Davis, troydavis1234@gmail.com

Trying to locate anyone who was part of the 4th Bn., 39th Inf., 9th Inf. Div., 1966-69, in Bearcat/Dong Tam. Contact: Jim Haines, 303-809-1815; lzbearcat67@live.com

Looking for anyone who served with me at LZ Betty, Phan Thiet on LARCs, 1968-69. Contact: Robert Marinelli, bobmarinelli@comcast.net

Looking for Billy Snow, who served with me, 1970-71, in Vietnam with the 184th Quartermaster Bn. He’d be about 67 years old. Contact: Wayne LaPoint, 1116 Merrill St., Oshkosh, WI 54901; 920-303-2196.

I am trying to find my uncle. He passed away in 2009, and I don’t know where he’s buried. His name is Daniel Cortez Benavidez. He lived in Corpus Christi, Texas. He was a Vietnam veteran. Contact: Andrea Trevino, draenwero@gmail.com

I’ve been looking for a lost friend, Dale Adams. I believe he was in the Marines or maybe the Army, in Vietnam around 1969 to the end. He was a truck driver; his last-known location was Kansas City, Kans., in the Argentine area. Contact: Brian Pate, brianpate2000@hotmail.com

I’m trying to locate Donald Daley. I served with him at Dyess AFB in 1964 and Vietnam in 1965. He was a C 130 E crew chief. I saw his name under Texas in the VVA Life Membership July/August 2019 issue. Contact: Dennis “Squeaky” Reynolds, 803-460-8552.

I am searching for a family member, Sgt. Maj. John Dillard. Contact: Mark Thomas, 404-254-7396; eighty8ways_pd@yahoo.com

I am looking for Fowler, who served 1966-68, probably in the Infantry. He was stationed at Cat Lai, Saigon. Contact: Bich Van Thi Nguyen, bvnguyen9@aol.com

I received a letter from a Vietnam serviceman, SSG Richard M. Chambers, in December 1968 after my school sent care packages to the troops. “Greetings from the Sun and Fun Capitol of Southeast Asia,” he wrote. I would like to return the letter to him. Contact: Libby Duffy, libbyddduffy@yahoo.com

Seeking anyone with knowledge of the Kaiserslautern Engineering Depot. My father worked in this top-secret depot disposing of radiation from 1961-62. Contact: De’Anna Jennings Gullotta, dgullotta@hotmail.com

I am trying to locate a copy of a 1969 Cruise Book of the U.S.S. Isle Royale (AD-29) out of Long Beach, Calif. Contact: Robert Cannon, 10441 Roxbury St., Detroit, MI 48224.

I am searching for any soldiers who did Basic Training at Ft. Dix and AIT at Ft. Lee between 1977-79. Please contact me as I am in the process of writing a book. Contact: George Brooks; 39766080, FCI Bastrop, P.O. Box 1010, Bastrop, TX 78602.

Looking for anybody who knew Thomas A. Wilcox. He served with HHC 4th Bn., 196th Bde., 31st Inf. and was in the Army 1970-75. His family would appreciate receiving photos or any memorabilia or hearing from old friends. Tom passed away in 2012. Contact: Keri Wilcox, smvfadvocate@gmail.com

In early 1971 James Ball (now deceased) and I were called to a shooting at Phu Bai. When we arrived tracers flew throughout a hootch. We were told, “Go get ‘im.” I had a few choice words for the CO, but it was our job. We proceeded to crawl up to the hootch on either side of the door. We waited until we heard him change magazines, then rushed in and apprehended him. He was a wild man, either flipped or on booze or drugs. Jim and I served with 4th Plt., 101st MP Co. We were told we would be recommended for the Soldier’s Medal for our action. CID was involved. Looking for anyone who remembers this incident. Contact: Robert Negich, 410  Boggs Rd., Greensburg, PA 15601; 724-834-7089.

Searching for anyone I served with in MACV in 1969. I was a captain. Contact: Wesley Bruce Jones, wesel1@mac.com

Seeking W.O. Osborne, J.P. Cohen, and Spencer, all DIs at Parris Island in 1968. Want to thank them for having a positive influence on me. Contact: Anthony M. Valentino, pepperscollection10@gmail.com

Want to find Jerry L. Emberton who served with 555 Red Horse Engineers Squadron. Jerry was from Cupertino, Calif., and served in Vietnam, 1967-68. Contact: Ernie Riles, bmbwnc@yahoo.com

Looking for Robert Lyons, who served in the Marines in Vietnam, 1969-71. He was from Buffalo, N.Y. Contact: William Marr, WEM@icloud.com

Searching for Gregory Williams from Los Angeles, a Navy corpsman with 3rd Bn., 5th Marines. He saved a family friend’s life in August 1966. Contact: Patrick Luntey, patrickluntey@att.net

Would like to hear from class members of Co. 21, Navy Hospital Corps “A” School who graduated Aug. 21, 1969, at Great Lakes Naval Station. Contact: Bob Eberlein, 12215 Ashland St., Granger, IL 46530; 574-277-3128; ebb23@att.net

Seeking members of AFAT 1 and AFAT 3 teams who trained VNAF crew chiefs on C7-A Caribou in 1972 at Phu Cat and Da Nang air bases. My last duty station was at Tan Son Nhut working on O2s. Contact: Bill Burkert, 309-373-1337, wburkert2@gmail.com

Looking for anyone who served with me in the 254th Radar Detachment posted at an ARVN compound north of Tan Can operating a counter-battery Q10 radar system. The only names I recall are Leddick and Felix from Puerto Rico. Contact: Joseph Sanchez, cheo123b@gmail.com

Looking for family or friends of Richard Stephen Dorsch. He was an assault amphibious vehicle crewmember (MOS 1833) who served with H&S Co., 3rd Amtrac Bn., 1st Marine Div, 111 MAF. He was KIA on Feb. 7, 1968. We were fellow Marines and high school pals. Contact: Thomas Shortt, thomas.shortt@wildfire-ent.com

Want to find vets who served with my grandfather, Dwayne Bero. He served with H&H Co., 1st Bde., 1st Cav. Div., 1967-68. If you remember my grandfather or served with him, please get in touch. Contact: Lucas Bero, lucas.bero@snc.edu

Former TAC officer seeks graduates of 55th Officer Candidate School, summer 1969. Contact: William “Airborne” Taylor, taylorwv@gmail.com

Celebrating  twenty-five years with a kidney-pancreas transplant and want to hear from any members of the medical team who performed my surgery on July 25, 1994, at Wilford Hall Medical Center, Lackland AFB, Tex. Also seeking any staff from the BAMC Dialysis Unit from same time frame. Contact: Jody L. Cochrane, P.O. Box 33028, St. Petersburg, FL 33733.

Searching for Christopher Torrence from Ohio. We served together in the EURSA (ADA) in Spangdalem and Bitburg, Germany, and a covert deployment in Africa in 1986. Contact: Robert L. Willingford, Jr., Varner #091357, P.O. Box 600, Grady, AR 71644.

Seeking Lawrence Fournier from Michigan. We were in artillery training together at Ft. Riley in July 1967. Contact: Earl Gass, 208 E. First St., Imlay City, MI 48444, 810-417-0691, eagass48@yahoo.com

Looking for all troops who served with A, B, C, D, and HQ Companies, 3/5 Cavalry, 9th Inf. Div., Vietnam, 1965-73. Contact: Al Cavasin, 517-524-6228, alcavasin@gmail.com

Searching for information on a Bell AH/1-G Cobra helicopter with tail number 67-15469. Records show service in Vietnam in 1971 with crewmembers WO1 C. Lake, D. Juranek, J.W. Arcand, and M. Guard. The helicopter later saw service in the First Persian Gulf War. As of 2001 it was assigned to the 1st Mountain Div. at Ft. Drum, where it was decommissioned in 2004 by Sgt. Gutierrez. Want to complete the history of this chopper. Can anybody help with more details? Contact: Richard Meers, VVA Chapter 467, P.O. Box 10431, Ft. Smith, AR 72917; 479-459-4234; r.lmeers@yahoo.com

Want to reconnect with anybody who served with 589th Signal at LZ English, Jan.-Sept. 1971. I served there until Dec. 1970. Contact: James Mckoy, oldyello1970@aol.com