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Association of the 1st Battalion, 50th Infantry (Mechanized) Site Updates - 2010

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This page is designed to be a "quick reference" page of work done on our Web Site. Visit this page often to check on the latest additions and corrections to the site. Please visit the Members Email page and check your email and unit affiliation information. If changes, additions or deletions are warranted, please use the links provided there to request updates. Historian Jim Sheppard is handling updates.  Feel free to contact him with comments and/or suggestions.

Dec. 9, 2010

Changed e-mail address for Olan Pike, on the E-mail page.

Dec. 6, 2010

Added e-mail address for Jon Taylor, 1LT, forward Observer with "D" Company March to June, 1968...attached from "C" Battery, 7/13th Artillery...on the E-mail page.

Dec. 2, 2010

Changed portrait photo on First Sergeant Dulac's Memorial Page. Photo sent to us by Malcolm's brother Stan.

Dec. 1, 2010

Changed e-mail address for Jerry Couch, on the E-mail page. Added book review for "Vietnam: Rising Dragon" to the Vietnam Books Review page.

Nov. 26, 2010

Added e-mail address for Don Thurman to the E-mail page. Don took his basic training with the 1st Armored Rifle Battalion, 50th Infantry Regiment, at Fort Hood Texas in October/November, 1960. He is hoping more men from this era will find him. I referred him to Retired CSM Jim McDonald.

Nov. 11, 2010

Added Obituary for George Bell, Heavy Weapons Platoon and "D" Company Squad Leader, 1967-8, on the Taps page. Former Staff Sergeant Bell passed away on October 23rd, 2010.

Nov. 5, 2010

Changed e-mail address for Sam Barnhart, on the E-mail page. Added Obituary for Duane "Butch" Ives, "C" Company, on the Taps page. Former SP4 Ives passed away on January 26th, 1993.

Oct. 24, 2010

Changed e-mail address for Dennis Driscoll, on the E-mail page.

Oct. 22, 2010

Added book reviews for "Search and Destroy" and "This Time we Win" to the Vietnam Books Review page.

Oct. 20, 2010

Added 5 new photos of John Banales, "B" Company,  Late '68 - '69, to the Photo Gallery page. I pushed John up past several others waiting to have photos posted since he had sent his in over 5 years ago and, having just taken on the website duties, I lost them. John never complained in all that time.

Oct. 15, 2010

Changed e-mail address for Talmadge Cain, on the E-mail page. Also added a link to notify me of e-mail failures from our e-mail list (Header of the e-mail page). It has come to my attention that a large number of the e-mail addresses listed there no longer function. It will help save me some time if you drop me a note when you find one of these expired e-mail addresses. Thank you!

Oct. 9, 2010

Added Robert Newton, "A" Company, 2nd Platoon, May '69 to May '70, as our newest Association "Life Member". Added Book Reviews for two books: "Hero Found" and "A Sense of Duty" to the Vietnam Books Review Page

Sept. 15, 2010

Added e-mail address for Patrick Barnes to the E-mail page. Patrick served with Charlie Company from April 23, 1968 to May 24th, 1969... Welcome Home Patrick! Also added Robert Odendahl as our newest Association "Life Member". Also added September, 2010, Newsletter issue to Newsletters page.

Sept. 8, 2010

Added Obituary for Robert Lieneck, "D" Company, on the Taps page. Former SSG Lieneck passed away on July 25th, 2010.

Sept. 3, 2010

Added e-mail address for Bob Odendahl, our newest Association Member, on the E-mail page. Bob served with Charlie Company's 2nd Platoon from September, 1969 to September, 1970, with both the 2rd and 4th squads. Welcome Home Bob!

August 19, 2010

Added Obituary for Warren J. Valleau, "HQ" Company Medic, 1968 - 1969, on the Taps page. Lloyd passed away on August 14th, 2010.

August 17, 2010

Changed e-mail address for Dick Kerr, on the E-mail page.

August 8, 2010

Added review of "Above the Treetops", by John  Flanagan, to the Vietnam Era Book Review page.

August 3, 2010

Added Obituary for John A. Hopp, "HQ" Company, September, 1969, to December, 1970 on the Taps page. Lloyd passed away on October 9th, 2008, but we were unaware until his last newsletter was returned marked "Deceased". Thanks to Barbara for finding the obituary information.

July 23, 2010

Added e-mail address for Ed Alvey, our newest Association Member, on the E-mail page. Welcome Home Ed!

July 13, 2010

Added John W. Johnson and Duane M. Quello as new Life Members on the Life Members page.

July 4, 2010

Changed e-mail address for Association Treasurer Chuck McAleer, on the E-mail page, the Association Application Page and the Association Officer's Contact Information page. Please change Chuck's information in your various e-mail application address books.

June 29, 2010

Changed e-mail address for Don McClure, on the E-mail page. Also added about ten new book reviews on the "Vietnam books" review page.

June 26, 2010

Added information on the 2010 Change of Command Ceremony to the Reunions page. Also added June, 2010, Newsletter issue to Newsletters page.

June 6, 2010

Changed e-mail address for Jack Noble, on the E-mail page.

June 4, 2010

Changed e-mail address for Chuck Oliver, on the E-mail page.

June 2, 2010

Changed e-mail address for Jack Nabors, on the E-mail page.

June 1, 2010

Changed e-mail address for Gladys Grubb, on the E-mail page.

Memorial Day, 2010

Changed e-mail address for Terry Gauthier, on the E-mail page.

May 30, 2010

Added Obituary for former Staff sergeant Lloyd Thompson, "C" Company Maintenance Platoon, 1969, to the Taps page. Lloyd passed away on April 10th, 2010. The Association wishes to thank his Daughter, Amanda Hughes, for sending us his obituary.

May 29, 2010

Changed e-mail address for Bob Marshall, on the E-mail page.

May 17, 2010

Fixed (added) missing graphics on the maps page. Specifically, the thumbnail graphics for the clickable map index to the II Corps 1:250,000 L-509 Series maps.

May 10, 2010

Changed e-mail address for Richard Szczepaniec, on the E-mail page.

May 2, 2010

Added Obituary for Mark Hannan, "D" Company Medic, to the Taps page. Mark passed away on April 26th, 2010.

Apr. 28, 2010

Added e-mail address for Duane Quello, "B" Company - April to October, 1970, on the E-mail page.

Apr. 21, 2010

Changed e-mail addresses for Robert Melendez, John Golz and Chuck Oliver, on the E-mail page.

Apr. 15, 2010

Added e-mail address for Retired Command Sergeant Major Jim McDonald, "D" Co. 1958, Fort Hood Texas, to the E-mail page.

Apr. 4, 2010

Added new "War Story" by Wendell Barnes, to the War Stories page. Wendell Barnes was the Squad Leader for the 1st Squad, 1st Platoon of "A" Company and was among the soldiers surrounded in the rice paddy at the Battle of An Bao.

Apr. 3, 2010

Added new "Order of Battle" information for the 20th Infantry Division...our parent unit during WW1 to the Unit History page. I was recently able to obtain two rare volumes of a 5 part series of books on the Order of Battle for World War One. From within these I gleaned the organizational composition, list of Commanders at Brigade and Division level, and a record of events from 1918 to 1919. One of my true passions is the history of our Regiment. I have had little time to pursue this interest in the past 12 years due to my efforts at document collection, organizing our Archives and managing the day to day operation of the Website since 2005. Battalion KIA memorial efforts have also delayed efforts to "fill in the gaps" of our 50th Infantry History.  On March 31st, I filed my Social Security Benefits Application and should receive my first check within the next month. I expect I may fully retire and be able to begin devoting more time to my Historian efforts.

Mar. 25, 2010

Added March, 2010, Newsletter issue to Newsletters page. Updated the Reunions page with information about the off year "get-together" scheduled for the end of September, 2010, in Gettysburg, PA.

Mar. 15, 2010

Added new photos of Dennis Larocque, "B" Company, 4th Platoon, Nov. '68 to Sept. '69, to the Photo Gallery page. Added 2 new "War Stories"; "Movement" by Reynolds Williams and "The 50th Infantry's last KIA" taken from this month's Newsletter...by Ron Leraas, to the War Stories page.

Mar. 13, 2010

Added new story about Donny Stephenson's "Homecoming" in 1968. A very well written account by his childhood best friend, Paul Cross. Visit the the  War Stories page.

Mar.12, 2010

Added e-mail addresses for Mike Cuthbertson, Ron Breheim, Reynolds "Tennessee" Williams and Henry Dunn on the Members E-mail page. Mike Cuthbertson drove the HQ Company VTR "Problem Child" from September, 1967 until June of 1968. Ron Breheim is a new member who served with Delta Company (Motor Pool) from May of '69 through November of '70. "Tennessee" and Henry Dunn are new Life Members and were also added to the Life Members page. Dunn was with the 4.2 Mortar, Heavy Weapons Platoon, in HQ Company from June of 1967 until infused to the 1st/7th Cavalry in January of 1968. Tennessee served with the 4th Platoon (Mortars) of Bravo Company from September of 1968 through September of 1969. The busy day ended with the addition of the Obituary of our former Battalion S-1: CPT (Col Retired) Alfred W. Baker to the Taps page

Mar. 11, 2010

Added new photos of Chaplain Wilson Parks, LZ Betty, 1969-70 and Reynolds "Tennessee" Williams, "B" Company, 4th Platoon, Sept. '68 to Sept. '69, to the  Photo Gallery page.

Feb. 26, 2010

Added VA and Medical Related Links useful to ALL Veteran's to the Links page. These links were way overdue. I realized as I worked on these that I had "noted" that I would have these updated in 2008! ...I suppose "better late than never" applies?. Thanks to Dick Guthrie for doing the "grunt work" on obtaining these links.

Feb. 20, 2010

Changed e-mail address for Al Smith, Charlie Company, 4th Platoon, 67-8 on the Members E-mail page.

Feb. 18, 2010

Added  former SGT Shirl W. Grimm, Charlie Company, 3rd Platoon, 1968-9, to the Taps page. Shirl passed away on February 8th, 2001.

Feb. 8, 2010

Changed e-mail address for Bob Melendez on the Members E-mail page.

Feb. 4, 2010

Changed e-mail address for John Fellows on the Members E-mail page.

Feb. 2, 2010

Added reviews for three books on the Vietnam Books page. "Wandering Souls", "Enter and Die" and "Stand To"...all read within the last 6 months.

Feb. 1, 2010

Added e-mail addresses for Jackie Collins, "B" Co. 1969-70, and Frank Calamia, "F" Co., Camp Horn, Danang 1971-2, to the E-mail page.

Jan. 30, 2010

Added Obituary for Mike Monahan, Scout Platoon, to the Taps page. Mike passed away on June 23rd, 1997.

Jan. 29, 2010

Added Obituary for Andy Soltis, SRAP Platoon, to the Taps page. Andy passed away on June 15th, 2004.

Jan. 26, 2010

Added Obituary for Jack "Vandy" Vanden Heuvel, "B" Company, 1967-8 & Association Life Member, to the Taps page. Jack passed away on April 2nd, 2009.

Jan. 2, 2010

Changed e-mail address for Chuck McAleer on the Members E-mail page. Added Andy Soltis, SRAP Platoon, to the Taps page. Andy passed away on June 15th, 2004.

Jan. 2, 2010

Added e-mail address for Reynolds Williams, "B" Company, Mortars, on the Members E-mail page.

Jan.11, 2010

Added Jackie Jutca, "A" Co, 1969 to the Taps page. We recently learned that Jackie passed away in 1995.

Jan. 2, 2010

Changed e-mail address for Harry Wilson on the Members E-mail page.

Jan. 1, 2010

Happy New Year! Added Wendell Barnes and Lloyd Barnett...both "A" Company...to the Members E-mail page. Added obituary for James Tishler, Charlie Company: 1967-68 to the Taps page.

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