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Posted: 12/31/1969 Name: Greg Baker Message: New webpage looks great! |
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Posted: 12/31/1969 Name: Joe Mattison Message: To Bill Miller: I think Mike Martin authored a book or two about the exploits and accomplishments of the BDQ advisors and the Units that they served with. Do you happen to know how someone can order any of those books? Good luck with the monument, and yes, Ft Bragg, JFK Warfare Center is a good place for it. thanks Joe |
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Posted: 12/31/1969 Name: Ross Hall Message: My friends, we have jumped through all the hoops imposed by society to get my son's ashes back home. The memorial service was standing room only. USMRA was well represented. I confess I don't remember much of it. We'll go to north Fla and scatter his ashes in a favorite river there. To all those who supported us, we salute you. And now, as they say, life goes on. |
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Posted: 12/31/1969 Name: Joe Mattison Message: Nice 10 point sitting in the freezer. Snow is getting deeper. |
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Posted: 12/31/1969 Name: Joe Mattison Message: The 2009 winner of the Haywood Scholarship at Georgia Southern was Patrick Smith, son of Ranger Kevin Smith Ranger Class 8-80. He now resides in Peachtree City, Georgia. There are now a total of three students at Georgia Southern on the Haywood Scholarship, compliments of Korean War Ranger Haywood and the US Army Ranger Association. Congrats to Ranger Kevin Smith and his son Patrick. Be sure to check out the Scholarship opportunities for your Ranger Kids at US Army Ranger Asssociation on line. There are a few others that are still available. Yea Ross, sounds like a story that I once did also. There is a very old friend of mine and former Ranger Instructor at Camp Merrill named Francisco Flores, (Frank) Flores for short. He took flying lessons at the Wimpy Airfield. Did complete his training and had just racked up enough hours to be able to take passengers. He, I and my son Adam rented a plane at Wimpy's and took it for a spin around Dahlonega. Unlike you, we landed successfully back at Wimpy's and to be honest, it was fun. Long story short....Frank is now teaching new soldiers how to fly Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) out at the MI School in Ft Huachuka, Arizona. His principle qualification for landing that job, was his pilots license. I can imagine your experience. Great story. Thanks for the update about the book. Let me know when and where to get one. Joe |
