| THE VIETNAM III & IV CORP. DUSTOFF ORG. | ||||||||
| This Reunion is for all those who served in the III & IV Corp Tactical Zones in South Vietnam in | ||||||||
| DUSTOFF. These unit's are the 45th Med Co.(AA), 57th Med Det. (HA), 82nd Med Det. (HA), | ||||||||
| 159th Med Det (HA), 247th Med Det (HA). and the 551st TC Maint. | ||||||||
| As you know, we all flew with or for any one of the above listed units during our tour. In fact the | ||||||||
| quarterly News Letters was titled the same. Even though each unit was individually tracked | ||||||||
| based on total number of patients evacuated, mission's and combat flight hours, Statistically the | ||||||||
| III and IV Corp Tactical Zones were totaled together, except for the 1st Cav Medivac units. | ||||||||
| The reunion is to be held in June the weekend of the 27th and 28th 2003. At the Airport Ramada | ||||||||
| Plaza Hotel in Atlanta Georgia. Phone # 404-768-7800 just let them know you are with the | ||||||||
| DUSTOFF Reunion. Room Rates are Discounted at $59.00 a night plus tax. There is a reunion | ||||||||
| fee of $25.00 per couple. This is to cover the combined cost for the conference room which | ||||||||
| comes with over head projector, TV and VCR, PA sys, Snacks, Wet Bar, Soft Drink's, Misc. | ||||||||
| charges, clean up and any unforeseen costs. If there is any left over funds I would like to apply it | ||||||||
| to our next Reunion. | ||||||||
| Dress attire is CASUAL. "No Suit and Tie" | ||||||||
| The Next Reunion is tentatively scheduled for February 2004. The location has not been decide | ||||||||
| upon yet. This will be a topic to be covered At this Reunion. | ||||||||
| Food has been set up as pay as you eat rather then a person being stuck with a buffet or a plate | ||||||||
| style dinner who may have a diet issue. We will have our own designated mess area at the hotel | ||||||||
| restaurant. Marked DUSTOFF Mess area. However Dinner may be served in our conference | ||||||||
| room Depending on the total number who will be eating. Order's for dinner will be taken around | ||||||||
| 15:00 | ||||||||
| Check in Friday evening the 27th, we are to meet at the hotel bar which is normally closed | ||||||||
| Friday Night, there you can pay your reunion fee and receive your name tag and survival kit, and | ||||||||
| be able to meet with each other. The hotel will have the wet bar available with soft drinks,beer | ||||||||
| and mixed drinks pay as you drink until Midnight. | ||||||||
| Saturday morning we will meet at the hotel restaurant at the DUSTOFF mess area 08:00 and | ||||||||
| have breakfast together, then after a short break we will all meet at the DUSTOFF Reunion | ||||||||
| conference Room. The Reunion will begin and will end at or around midnight with a break for | ||||||||
| lunch and for Dinner. | ||||||||
| We have many exciting things scheduled and several guest speakers and a possible film crew | ||||||||
| from the ITSOTB, and a VA benefits reps and much more. | ||||||||
| I have started a DUSTOFF Directory and presently have over 50 name's and BIOS which will be | ||||||||
| forwarded to all every 3 months as it is revised with new names. | ||||||||
| Therefore if you don't mind I would like to add your name, e mail address, home address, phone | ||||||||
| #, a brief VN tour bio, and your profession, personal status children etc... To the Vietnam | ||||||||
| DUSTOFF Directory. I will also add your name to the DUSTOFF Group mail. Our group mail has | ||||||||
| of over 50 names and growing. This way I can forward info as required and to maintain a central | ||||||||
| communication center. Please forward your info to me. Naturally all info is to be confidential and | ||||||||
| only for those who are in the Directory. Unless you request otherwise. | ||||||||
| At our reunion we will have an open discussion regarding a Web site for the Vietnam III & IV | ||||||||
| Corp DUSTOFF Org and it's history. | ||||||||
| My wife is the Vietnam Memorabilia coordinator and will have many DUSTOFF replicas items for | ||||||||
| sale like....... | ||||||||
| Hand Carved DUSTOFF Huey's | ||||||||
| T Shirts with DUSTOFF Logo | ||||||||
| Polo Shirts | ||||||||
| Hats | ||||||||
| Patches | ||||||||
| Plaques | ||||||||
| Bumper Stickers | ||||||||
| She will have T Shirts with The Vietnam III & IV Dustoff Corp Org. LOGO on the back And it is | ||||||||
| one of a kind and looks good. The Polo Shirts will have a suddle Dustoff Logo over the left side | ||||||||
| Pocket and right Sleeve, approx 10 hand carved Dustoff Hueys are left Some with the red cross | ||||||||
| and white outline and some with the red cross with the solid white back ground. Custom Orders | ||||||||
| avaiable. Plaques are custom orders only. | ||||||||
| She can take custom orders and have certain items made depending on the individual wants and | ||||||||
| needs. | ||||||||
| We look forward to seeing you there and as I have said before each one of us is a piece of the | ||||||||
| DUSTOFF puzzle and the more of us together the more we can make some sense of what we | ||||||||
| tried so hard to forget during our tour and now are trying so hard to remember after all these | ||||||||
| years. | ||||||||
| Del Williams (Willie) | ||||||||
| 3/45th Med Co. (AA) DUSTOFF | ||||||||
| Crew Chief Oct 69 to Oct 70 | ||||||||
| (Foxy Lady) Acft tail # 66-17101 | ||||||||
| 410 Libeth PL. | ||||||||
| Fayetteville NC | ||||||||
| 910-764-3029 home and fax | ||||||||
| 910-574-2797 cell | ||||||||
| bingdel2@aol.com | ||||||||
| DUSTOFF FLIGHT | ||||||||
| (Just 26 days and counting) | ||||||||
| The 45th Med Co. and The Vietnam III & IV Corp DUSTOFF Org. | ||||||||
| This is the list of names of Dustoffers that have either confirmed and or expressed their | ||||||||
| interest of attending the reunion. To be held at the Airport Ramada Plaza Atlanta Georgia | ||||||||
| on the weekend of June 27th through the 29th With the 28th being the actual date of our | ||||||||
| reunion. Hotel Phone Number is 404-768-7800. Key word DUSTOFF Reunion. | ||||||||
| Due to the confusion of the many contacts made there may be more but hope fully not | ||||||||
| less. | ||||||||
| For those that have confirmed reservation and or live in the greater Atlanta area and are | ||||||||
| going to attend our reunion I look forward to see you at our reunion. Every thing is fine. | ||||||||
| For all that are planning to attend and have not yet make your reservation. We have only | ||||||||
| blocked approx. 30 rooms and we are quickly approaching that number. Our hotel | ||||||||
| reservation cut off date is the 24th of June. Therefore to assure your self a place to stay it | ||||||||
| would be a good idea to get your room reservation made.as soon as you can. | ||||||||
| The Hotel DUSTOFF Reunion Coordinator is watching out for us and has suggested that | ||||||||
| we bump our blocked rooms to 40 and will continue to do so as rooms are available. | ||||||||
| If you have changed your mind or I have not removed your name from the list yet let me | ||||||||
| know so I can do so. If I have missed your name and you are attending let me know that | ||||||||
| to. If anyone should notice a missing names on the list and you know that Dustoffer is | ||||||||
| attending let me know. | ||||||||
| That should just about cover it. "I hope". | ||||||||
| The Reunion itinerary will be out in a few days. | ||||||||
| DUSTOFFER Names | ||||||||
| Mike Novosell SR. | ||||||||
| Ernie Sylvester | ||||||||
| Mike Novosel JR. | ||||||||
| John Travers | ||||||||
| Charles Kelly JR. | ||||||||
| Si Simmons | ||||||||
| Egor Johnson | ||||||||
| Steve Huntley | ||||||||
| Mike Schuster | ||||||||
| Skip Champion | ||||||||
| Bruce McCartney | ||||||||
| Larry Kipp | ||||||||
| Gary Mock | ||||||||
| Neal Caspersen | ||||||||
| Richard Dean | ||||||||
| Bill Mostek | ||||||||
| Gary Calhoun | ||||||||
| Steve Vermillion | ||||||||
| Ken Ashe | ||||||||
| Al Walsh | ||||||||
| Tom St.Hilarie | ||||||||
| Robert Spitzer | ||||||||
| Chester Crump | ||||||||
| Dennis Gross | ||||||||
| Mike O'Brien | ||||||||
| Earl Deming | ||||||||
| John Sabanosh | ||||||||
| Edward Rakowski | ||||||||
| Paul Lakey | ||||||||
| Randy Drew | ||||||||
| William Stralfort | ||||||||
| Glen Kruser | ||||||||
| Bobbie Fravell | ||||||||
| Danny bucher | ||||||||
| Terry Litts | ||||||||
| Fred Benschine | ||||||||
| Richard Mueller | ||||||||
| Richard Parmenter | ||||||||
| Brian Prahl | ||||||||
| Jesse Wilcox | ||||||||
| John Hess | ||||||||
| Jack Blundell | ||||||||
| Terry Ackroyd | ||||||||
| Guests | ||||||||
| Don Doc Reynolds "VHCMA" | ||||||||
| Donna Rowe Retired Col Nurse 3rd Field Hopital Saigon | ||||||||
| Barbara Kimmelman and family of the late Tom Perziose "Medic" | ||||||||