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Below are letters and requests for information about some of our Ripcord Veterans send your requests to frank@ripcordassociation.com |
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Bill Boles has requested information on his Buddy's from D/2-506 "Frank I brought
these pics to reunion and forgot to show them around. Is it
possible to put these on website and maybe some of the D 2/506
guys can remember some of these guys and let me know who they
are. Contact Bill Boles at bboles6166@yahoo.com if you can help him identify anyone in these photos |
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In a message dated 7/23/2007 11:21:39 PM Central
Daylight Time, westess@hotmail.com writes:
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My name is David Hansen. I am researching my family's military history with the goal of providing information to my family at large of our military heritage. I and three of my brothers all served in Vietnam, three of us in the Marine Corps and my brother Edwin in the Army.
Ed largely refuses to discuss his time in the Army but did tell me that he served with the 101st 2/506 at Ripcord. He said he was on one of the last, if not the last, helicopter to leave Ripcord when it was abandoned. His DD 214 only lists his last assignment at Fort Riley in 1971.
I am attempting to learn any information that I can about Ed's involvement at Ripcord including his company or anyone that might remember him. Ed has lived a pretty tragic live after his return from Vietnam and has several estranged children. I would like to give them something to help them better understand their father and what he lived though. Ed is one of those unfortunate soldiers that was unable to recover after Vietnam and is dying from alcholism. Any help you can give me would be very much appreciated. Just checked his DD214 again and it indicates his specialty number & title was 11B20 Lt. Wpns Inf.
Sincerely, David Hansen K Co., 3rd Bn, 26th Marines
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I graduated from artillery OCS in May 1970, about half of my class got orders for Vietnam, and the rest of us were promised that we to would be there within a few months but I was sent to Korea instead. Steve Olson was a friend of mine and I pay tribute to his death with a rubbing from the wall which I display at my office. I have carried a little guilt through all these years; it was just an unlucky draw for Steve. I sent him a letter from Ft. Riley and it came back KIA. I’m looking for any additional information about his FO ability and anybody that might have known him in such a short time in country. Is there any other source of information about the battle where is killed. Thanks for the help. David Johnson 25004 Hwy H Waynesville, Mo. 65583
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