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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 ddevora@vva.org

The Locator and Reunion services are provided without charge.

Looking to get in touch with Steve Hassett or anyone who served with him in the 1/5th 1st Cavalry in Vietnam. He contributed poems to Demilitarized Zones and Carrying the Darkness, which I edited. Contact: Bill Ehrhart, wdehrhart@gmail.com

For a possible reunion, we are searching for Vietnam War veterans who were recovering from war wounds at the U.S. Naval Air Station Cubi Point or at the Subic Bay Naval Base in the Philippines in 1969 and met with the football star Joe Namath when he led a USO tour that paid a visit there. Also, veterans who met Namath later in the tour at bases in Japan, Okinawa, and Hawaii. Contact David Wilkins, wilkinsdavidr@hotmail.com

Searching for anyone I served with in the Army, 330th Aircraft Supply in Vung Tàu 1965-66. Contact: George Hayden, 870-847-5412

Looking for Vinny from Demo Team or anyone else in HHC 191st Ord Bn. with lung trouble caused by tear gas. Contact: Michael Deszaran, M6300m@sccoast.net

Looking for Marines who were stationed in Da Nang Air Wing between Feb. 1970-71 who lived in a Hooch that had a “Snoopy’s Snuffies” sign over doorway. Contact: Walter Nalewicki, wnalewi@gmail.com

I’m searching for men who served with my father, Walter Peters. He was with the 2nd Bn., 94th Artillery, Battery B from 68-69. Contact: Kelley Peters, 610-969-9473; kpeters200780@gmail.com

Searching for anyone who was in Cholon, Saigon, on May 8-9, 1968 and may have seen the body of a journalist in civilian clothes: a tall Westerner wearing a white shirt, black pants, and leather moccasins. Contact: Ricardo Preve, rickpreve1@gmail.com

I would love to find and have a conversation with CWO John Strong. I flew copilot with him from Nha Trang AB to Phan Rang in 1966. He got me a ride back on Air America. One of the best experiences of a lifetime. Want to say thanks. Contact: Gary Plep, camensctr@aol.com

Looking for anyone I served with in Phan Thiet/Whiskey Mtn. in 1971. HHQ 864th Eng. Bn. The unit came home and I later went to the 299th Eng. Bn. until they also left. Contact: Donald Chandler, edc0976@gmail.com

I’m searching for Randy Palubicki, who I served with in Ft. Knox from around April 1969 to September 1970. We were assigned to E Troop, 15th Cavalry, 194th Armored Bde. and to D Troop, 10th Cavalry, 194th Armored Bde. Contact: Dario Schiappa, Dario.schiappa@aol.com

I would like to hear from those I served with from the 1st MP Company, 2nd Bde, 1st Infantry Div. from August ‘66 to ‘67. Contact: John Willis, 512-954-4944; jwillis9808@austin.rr.com

I am searching for any graduates of the Infantry Officer Candidate School class 4-68 who were commissioned on January 1, 1968 at Fort Benning. I am especially interested in any of the 30+ of us who were commissioned as Military Intelligence officers (not by choice) and were trained and sent to Vietnam around May 1968 to be MACV District Phoenix Advisors, AKA District Intelligence Operations Coordination Centers Advisors. Contact: Ken Shuck, kenneth19442999@yahoo.com

Searching for anyone who served with Clair Bruce Mohler in 1967-68. He was a medic with the 1st Bn., 12th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Div., Company B&C. Especially information related to Spec. 4 Thomas Dean, who served in-country from June ‘67 to March ‘68. Contact: Robert Mohler, 717-371-2767; rob@robandjenmohler.com

I’m searching for those who served in HQ Company, 610 Maintenance Bn., during 1967-68. Contact: Steve Murray, redsoxman@yahoo.com

Searching for D. Giacherio from Michigan, or his brother, former shipmates on the U.S.S. Chilton (LPA 38) in 1970. Contact: Craig Wheeler, 828-358-6202; cpw1400@gmail.com


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