Here is some additional info from an email exchange with Bob Hesselbein, the VHPA coordinator for the monument dedication. Bob recommends that all attendees plan on arriving by 2:30 PM for the event. Arlington National Cemetery has airport-style screening which … Continue reading →
Retired Gunnery Sergeant Neal Purdue has volunteered and been elected by the Board of Directors to fill the Director at Large vacancy created in 2017 when Andy deHaan became Reunion Coordinator Emeritus and thus an ex-officio director. Neal served the … Continue reading →
On June 30, 1967, Captain Jack House was flying a recon insert near Hue Phu Bai when his aircraft, with a crew of four Marines from HMM-265, six Marine infantry, and one Navy Corpsman on board, encountered heavy ground fire … Continue reading →
Fellow Marines, Regarding the Vietnam Helicopter Pilot and Crewmember Monument Dedication detailed below, if a Marine who served in HMM-265 wants to participate in the 75 yard Memorial walk carrying a wreath honoring HMM-265, let Gary Kerr, Treasurer, or myself … Continue reading →
A Director-at-Large vacancy opened up when Andy deHaan became Reunion Coordinator Emeritus and thus went from Director-at-Large to Director ex officio in 2017. If you would like to volunteer please contact the Webmaster. We really need someone from a later … Continue reading →
In January 2018 we added a new ‘Members’ feature. To access this feature you first must complete and submit the membership application at ‘Admin|Join Us’; joining the Association and registering for the Members section are separate, sequential processes. After you … Continue reading →
This is a request for assistance on behalf of John Moth, former corporal and crew chief with HMM-265 Feb-Nov 1968. John was awarded 11 Air Medals under the strike-flight award system for his service with the Squadron Feb-Mar 1968 and … Continue reading →
At the business meeting in San Francisco we selected Philadelphia as the location for Reunion 2019 and were aiming for the last half of September or the first half of October. However, Paul O’Neill has had to resign as reunion … Continue reading →
This category is offered as a place for members to post remembrances of the people, places, and events that they would like to memorialize from their time in HMM/VMM-265. First-person is best for personal remembrances of what you saw, heard, … Continue reading →