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Downed Vietnam pilot rescues
Posted to all FYI. —— Forwarded Message ——– From: POPASMOKE <admin@popasmoke.com> Date: 4/10/2019 7:05:47 PM Subject: REQUEST To: KENNETH JOHNSON <kjohnson@nctv.com> Can you get this sent out? Frenchy For a number of years now I have been working with the … Continue reading →
Camp Lejeune-New River water contamination: A first-person report
Last year, 2018, I was diagnosed with MDS-RS-SLD, a fairly rare kind of bone marrow cancer that inhibits normal red blood cell development and presents as anemia in routine blood tests. It was confirmed following a bone marrow biopsy at … Continue reading →
Another update on Fred Allega
Received from Bunni Allega by Chuck Johnson on 6 Dec 2018. She clearly meant for it to be shared. Our youngest son, Lance (who lives in Maryland) and I moved Fred to St. Pauls Plaza in Chula Vista, CA. on … Continue reading →
2013 Charleston Reunion Pictures
Here are some pictures from the 2013 reunion in Charleston (pics by Chuck Johnson)
Continue reading →Distinguished Flying Cross Society
It seems that no one at DOD ever thought to keep an official, centralized record of Distinguished Flying Crosses as they were awarded. The Distinguished Flying Cross Society was formed to help fill that gap in our military history. If … Continue reading →
President’s Corner Archive
This is the header for the archive of past President’s Corner posts. The category has been removed from the main menu. Future President’s Corner posts will be placed initially under News and then moved to this Archive after they are … Continue reading →
HMM-265 Veterans Association Plaque at National Museum of USMC
During the 2015 reunion cruise the membership voted to raise and contribute $5,000 to the Marine Corps Heritage Foundation, the fund raising organization for the National Museum of the Marine Corps. The amount was raised almost immediately in contributions and … Continue reading →
Lest We Forget: The Mission
A new link has been added at ‘Links|Other Military-Related Links’. Lest We Forget: The Mission shows the magnum opus of Major Fredric Arnold (Ret), sculptor and sole surviving member of his WW II P-38 class of 24-J Group. In 1916, … Continue reading →
2012 San Diego Reunion Pics
Here are some pictures taken by Chuck Johnson at the San Diego reunion in 2012. Click to enlarge
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