Currahee! - Alpha Co. 1/506 Airborne Infantry - currahee

7/20/2010 2:49:09 PM - al.lemaire@...
Fred we look forward to seeing you, and all of the veterans at our BN social; John, I'm sorry you couldn't make it to this one.
This is an unusual social, it has a theme so a lot of the Soldiers will be wearing civillian clothes, including me and the other company commanders, though some will wear the Class A uniform. Between you and I, I wish it was just Soldiers in uniform, I love wearing it and it instill pride in most of our Soldiers. On the day after the social I believe LTC Womack is having a small get together at his house, this will be a great time for us to socialize and tell some stories.

The company is doing great. We are preparing to deploy at the end of August, so we are busy ensuring all Soldiers have taken care of everything they need. We think this will be about a 12 month tour, and we will switch with the 3-187IN Rakasaans. I am very excited about leading the company over there and they have earned the distinction as the BNs Main Effort. We will have a platoon from D Co attached to us to increase our combat power to 4 platoons. I will continue to keep all of you informed on what the company is doing during our deployment.

Well I look forward to seeing you all, and John I wish you could make it. We will drink one for you. It is quite an honor to have the following that Alpha Company has with its past.

Al

7/1/2010 10:09:01 AM - 002080673965
Gary, I heard you were killed at Khe Sanh, so it was great when I got together with Bruce Moore, Ken Parr, Ray Sowinski and the others at a reunion and found that the rumors were, um, premature. I hope you can make either an Alpha or 506th reunion soon...they are terrific.

6/29/2010 11:51:53 PM - 003040667127
Gary Arnett ( Gramps)
John It was great to see the photos. Brings back many memories. I am in #61 and #132. I am in the back row standing in the rain. Looks like I fell asleep standing there. ha
I will try to add some of my photos. I really missed all you guys when we finally got our tour in.
Gramps

10/31/2009 1:53:41 PM - 002096329481
John, Thanks again for your efforts to bring the members of our association together. Carol and I look forward to the memorial dedication at Ft. Campbell on November 12th.

10/27/2009 1:36:08 AM - 002095646212
Thanks, John! You've gone to a lot of work. We appreciate it.
CURRAHEE! Larry H.

10/25/2009 10:10:39 PM - 002095719228
very nice,I have a deep feeling that the67thru69 aco members have not been very active in either web sites. but as there 1sgt, they are truly worthy to being called "as kickers"... They erected that sign that was proudly shown in many pictures of the A co rear area at camp Evans. Thank yopu again for trying to unite these very deserving vets of Hamburger Hill

10/25/2009 2:49:25 PM - 002095711738
Nice touch John, I can add a few later

I aim to keep the tone of this site as light as possible, but also want to respect the feelings of our fellow vets and their families. If you object to the inclusion of a picture or think the text is in bad taste, let me know. 

Finally, if you know of any Alphas who I've missed, please send me their name and address and, if possible, their e-mail address.  We have added some of the active-duty Currahees who are carrying on our traditions, and I will of course include family members of deceased or ill veterans.  But mostly, this is a site BY Vietnam vets FOR Vietnam vets...so enjoy!

I also strongly encourage you to join the 506th Airborne Infantry Regiment Association.  This all-volunteer organization sponsors reunions and provides services, events and efforts supporting active duty troops and veterans.  The website has historical and current information resources that will be of great interest to many of you. Membership fees are $25 a year, and it's a real bargain.  A great many former Alphas are members, and three of us are on the Board of Directors.

Check out the Currahee! website at http:www.506infantry.org, the Currahee blog at http://506infantry.blogspot.com/ or contact Hoyt Bruce ("Moe") Moore, Fred May or me for more information.

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All of us signed this large (11x19) poster showing our company sign in Vietnam and the one the current troopers made copying ours as a tribute to...us!

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The "official" picture from the reunion

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Fred with Association wreath
In addition to fundraising and publicity support, the Association was recognized for its support for our active duty troops in Iraq and Afghanistan.  We also were part of the ceremony with our wreath.

Inscription on center stone
This lists the battlefield honors awarded to the 506th.

Recognition for donors
This plaque was given by the Association to Eugene Morelli, and a similar one to Glenn Goodwin, in recognition for their generous support.

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Closeup of the wreath

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Eugene Morelli, creator of the sculpture, and MAJ Dar Place, 4th Brigade Combat Team XO.  The nephew of Eugene's wife fought with the 506th in Afghanistan, then died in a traffic accident after he returned.  Eugene and his wife, artist Joan Zygmunt, donated the magnificent sculpture to the memorial.

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506th Regiment Association President Don Theis, sculptor Eugene Morelli, MAJ Darman Place, John and Marcia Lally discuss the sculpture.

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This wreath from the association was placed at the monument and dedication by Fred May and John Lally; Fred developed the concept and Marcia Lally created the wreath.

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Eugene Morelli is the sculptor of the Eagle bronze, and Glenn Goodwin, a Nashville contractor, contributed the materials and did the construction for the dramatic plaza. Dar Place is 4th BCT XO, COL Sean Jenkins is CO and SGM Coop is the brigade's sergeant major.

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Regimental leaders past and present pay homage to the 506th fallen warriors: Honorary Command Sergeant Major  Bob Nichols, COL Sean Jenkins, Command Sergeant Major Coop and Honorary Colonel of the regiment, COL Bob Seitz prepare to salute the central monument of the memorial.

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COL Sean Jenkins, 4th Brigade Combat Team CO

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Don Theis is the president of the 506th Airborne Infantry Association.  He represented the Association at the funeral of Matthew Zygmunt, a 506th veteran of Afghanistan.  Their conversations about the memorial led to the contribution.

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Don and Fred recognize contributors. Fred is the Association's Active Duty Liaison.

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The current active duty and honorary leadership of the Currahees.  Honorary Colonel of the Brigade, COL (Ret) Bob Seitz, second from the left, is a member of the Board of Directors of the 506th Association, one of the most active members in visiting wounded veterans.  He was recently honored as one of the Distinguished Member of the Regiment (DMOR).  The honorary command sergeant major of the brigade is CSM (Ret) Robert G. Nichols, at right.


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This magnificent bronze eagle, with nearly a five-foot wingspread, is mounted on a granite column at the entrance to the Currahee! Memorial

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Two generations of hard-core vets (no, I don't mean the lady!) John Lally and a current Screaming Eagle.  For more information, check out the 506th Association website (506infantry.org) or contact John, Fred May or Bruce Moore.

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Alpha officers at one of the few times we had a full complement...CO (Bauer), XO (May) and 3 - count them, 3! - platoon leaders. Besides Yogi, Fred and Tom Robinson (L) do any of you know the other two guys' names?

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1LT Alfred May on FB Gladiator.  He was acting as pay officer, which is why he had the .45 in a shoulder holster and starched fatigues.

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Flares on perimeter of Evans
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Yogi - CPT Roger Bauer
CPT Bauer

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Domestic scene
Ray Sowinski preparing a CARE package in the company kitchen

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!SG Clayvon Nixon
This may be a duplicate

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LT Larry Odde

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Last formation in Vietnam
The assembly area for transport to the Freedom Bird at Danang

Outside Evans
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On the firebase
Tom Parker and company

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Mr. Postman
Ken Parr

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REMF heaven
Those favored few of us who ended up as the cadre enjoyed all the luxuries the Orient had to offer...The elegant quarters Ray Sowinski and I shared in the spring of 1971.

The first Currahee KIA monument
Thanks to the creative efforts of Ken Parr, Ray Sowinski and Fred May, this monument to the guys we lost was put up outside the orderly room.  A replica was erected in the Alpha company AO at Fort Campbell a few years ago, again with their leadership.

Preparing his successor
A good manager has a succession plan for key personnel.  Ray teaches Airload the basics of his job.

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CPT Joseph Cinquino
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Housewarming presents
Left behind by our hosts

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Part of the citadel at Hue
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On the "parade ground" between the latrine and the kitchens at Evans...I think in the spring of 1971.

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CO CPT Cinquino and XO 1LT Fred May busy making mischief

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The battalion landing pad at Evans

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Like a turtle...
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The Cecil B DeMille of Camp Evans
The moose, Mike Wilmes, with the ubiquitous movie camera.

"Airload"
The lovable mascot of the resupply team for Alpha company...Al Senn et. al.


Boboy Traps were a too-frequent occurrence.

At the Camp Evans evac
I think this is Keith Friend,  Quite a few of us got cut up on bamboo slivers during the frantic exit from the B-52 ArcLight strike zone in October or November of 1970, or a subsequent drop into an LZ that was supposed to be hot.

Sgt Dewey Hankins from Arkansas
In on standdown...November or December 1970

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Mike (Moose) Wilmes and another Alpha take a break at the company home area.

More alpha guys in the hospital
probably taken in the fall or early winter of 2006.

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Donnie Carter and Wade Murphy.  Picture courtesy of Donnie Carter

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Camp Evans - orderly room and bunker. Photo courtesy of Darrell Vaughn

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cribbage championship of the world - Dewey Hankins, Darrel Vaughn and John Lally on standdown, December 1970

Memorial service
May 1970, Alpha Co. Mess Hall, Camp Evans, RVN.   Photo courtesy of Darrell Vaughn

Doc Howell and friends
Doc (Mel) Howell; squad leader Ray DeMeola (KIA - Hill 937 (Hamburger Hill)); Roger English - radio operator, 1st platoon.  Taken March 1969 on firebase.  Photo courtesy of Mel Howell.

Firebase Bastogne
Photo courtesy Mel Howell

Firebase Currahee
Photo courtesy Mel Howell

Doc Howell in the A Shau valley
January 1969 - Photo courtesy Mel Howell

Doc Howell tending to business
Medical treatment on FB Sally after rocket attack.  Photo courtesy Mel Howell

Hamburger Hill
Hill 937 - Photo courtesy Mel Howell

Company bar
Don  Skjellquist with friends in our cocktail lounge

One ridgeline away from the A Shau
Taken in fall of 1970

Going in for standdown
I took this picture after we were picked up -- I think near Gladiator -- to go in on standdown.  September 1970

Candy Ruggeri in orderly room
Just passing time

Off the firebase


Song Bo river?


company barbeque
I believe the main course was "liberated" from the officers' mess!

On the firebase
Tom Parker and John Lally

Ray and Ken
Ray Sowinski and Ken Parr manning the grill at the barbeque

Kit Carson (chieu hoi) scout
I think this scout was named "Son"

Moe and Moose lead the bull session
Hoyt Bruce Moore (Moe) and Mike Wilmes (Moose)

Coming into the firebase
I think this was Jack, although I was only there once.

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A co - Platoon home base
A co - Platoon home base - Les Taylor and Don McCleod facing the camera, with Al Senn's backside

It always rains on the Infantry
A co - Bunker line patrol time.  Among the happy volunteers for this desirable duty...Al Senn, short-timer Gary George, Gary Arnett, Tony Salvaggio

Coming from eagle beach
On the truck returning from Eagle Beach - hungover passengers may include Onisemo Abrego, Greg Benford, Gary George, John Schwartz, Bob Surcouf, John Lally, and Al Senn. Photo courtesy of Gary George.

Alpha Co. XO Fred May
Photo taken in early 1971

Alpha Co. in the field
A co - field pix 1970 (l) extraction time - caption on back of photo says this is me, but if that pack is a PRC-25, it's one of the RTO's;  (r) Dewey Hankins, Don ("Gov") McCleod, John Lally take 5 in the jungle

Alpha co CO - CPT Roger Bauer
On standdown at Camp Evans - probably early 1971

A Co - 1SGT Clayvon Nixon
At the "top" -- 1SGT Clayvon Nixon - December 1971

A co - field pictures
L: John Lally gets ready for patrol - August 1970
R: John Willet and John Lally in the woods

Ray Sowinski, Al Senn and Don McCleod
Waiting expectantly for another delightful meal at the Camp Evans fine dining facility

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Ken "Greaser" Hill, SFC Robert Short, and Robert "Frenchy"Surcouf in front of the orderly room with a new friend

Our cheerleader
"Cokie" (?) outside the company clubhouse

Coming in
I think this Huey is coming into FB Bastogne

Monsoon!
A gentle rain helping all the landscape flowers grow on Camp Evans

Detonating a fougasse
This device -- jellied gas with a claymore and WP grenade -- was boobytrapped or in bad shape and had to be destroyed.  I think this is FB Birmingham or Bastogne.

Megafart
Either a booby trap or the result of too much Army cooking - the company outhouse at Evans.

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Bathing beauties Gary George, John Lally, Greg Benford and Ray Sowinski enjoy a rare opportunity to get clean in the boonies.  Photo courtesy of Gary George

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John "Okie" Schwarz on L; Don "Governor" McCleod on R

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Front: SFC JJ Johnson. Back: Brian "Pall Mall" Heeg; Gary "George of the Jungle" George; John "Okie" Schwarz; Ray Sowinski; Gary "BooBoo" Galimore; Greg Benford.
Photo courtesy of Gary George

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This guidon will fly over the A Company firebases in Afghanistan, then will be displayed at our reunions beginning next summer and in the future. The model is my granddaughter Sophia.

Dan Nightingale and Jim O'Laughlin
Photo courtesy of Donny Carter

Donny Carter and Jim O'Laughlin
Photo courtesy of Donny Carter

Working on the Alpha company memorial
A group of volunteers went to Fort Campbell to put in landscaping around the memorial.

Fort Campbell A Co. reunion
The monument in the foreground is a replica of the original erected in front of the A Co. orderly room at Camp Evans.

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The work crew
The crew of volunteers who did the landscaping: (Standing) Encarnacion "EC" Cano; Elvin "Butch" Kruger; Larry Hendricks, Gary George; Brian Heeg; Dan Nightingale; Fred May; John Lally
Kneeling: Hoyt Bruce Moore.

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Work is done
Not bad form for a bunch of old-timers

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Lunch with the boss
Larry Hendricks, Gary George and a few other Alpha vets and familiy members had lunch with the battalion commander,  LTC David Womack after working on the alpha company monument.

Thank you for a job well done!
Beth Krohe, mistress of ceremonies, thanks John "J.B." Brown for the moving invocation.

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Jan and Ray Sowinski


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Door prizes
Some of the loot contributed by Alphas.

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Dan Nightingale
Dan's emotional and heartfelt rendering of his own song was a highlight of the evening.  Thanks, Dan

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The missing man ceremony
Honoring those of our comrades who didn't come back.

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Beth Krohe welcomes the new C.O.
CPT Al Lemaire, current C.O. of Alpha, attended with his XO and some of his officers and senior NCOs and family. It was a touching and greatly appreciated crossing of the generation gap.

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The CO's lady
Rebeca Lemaire, wife of Alpha C.O. Al Lemaire, was a gracious and welcome guest.

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The real heart of the reunion
Beth recognizes and thanks the women who did much of the work of getting this event off so successfully.

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