John W. Alber, Lieutenant Colonel, U.S. Marine Corps (Retired) passed away on July 26, 2011 at age 79. “Big John” was with HMM-265 on the Carib cruise in 1965 and later came to Vietnam with HMM-262. He was the beloved … Continue reading →
Remembering George, by Arnie Reiner I’d sometimes meet George for lunch in D.C. during airline layovers. By then he was chief of the SEC’s Enforcement Division and we’d joke about how, all those years ago in Vietnam, he settled on … Continue reading →
George Henry Diacont, age 79 of Rehoboth Beach, DE, passed away peacefully at home on Thursday, October 1, 2020. He was born Thursday, August 21, 1941, in Baltimore, MD, son of the late George Henry and Gertrude May Diacont. George … Continue reading →
It is with great sorrow that we announce the passing of Timothy Michael “Tim” Bastyr on September 24, 2020. Tim finally succumbed to his several aliments related to Agent Orange exposure in Vietnam. Tim was 75 years of age and … Continue reading →
Brian W. “Moose” Rolfe passed away peacefully in Greece, NY, with family by his side on Sunday, May 3rd, 2020 at age 81. Moose earned lasting fame in HMM-265 and elsewhere as a great pilot, great Marine, great guy, and … Continue reading →
LtGen Charles H. “Chuck” Pitman, Marine’s Marine, Naval Aviator Extraordinaire, and Plank-Holder at Trader Jon’s in Pensacola, returned to base on 13 Feb 12, 2020. The following obituary is taken by permission from an extensive tribute with 12 photographs published … Continue reading →
John Elija “Ace” Hunt returned to base in Antlers, OK, on July 27, 2020, aged 71. He served as a crew chief with HMM-265 in 1969, his second VN tour, until he was badly injured and sent home. He attended … Continue reading →
Operation Hastings began on July 15, 1966. Those who were there remember it well. The shot of EP-171 going down in flames became one of the iconic pictures of that war. This gallery is for pictures from that day. Contact … Continue reading →
Roger Thomas Shea, III, (Tom) locked on and trained with HMM-265 for about a year at New River before we all boarded USS Boxer and set sail for Vietnam in April, 1966. Tom passed away a few years ago and … Continue reading →
In the spring of 1967, attacks were becoming more frequent on Marine fire bases along the Demilitarized Zone that divided North and South Vietnam, particularly at the Khe Sanh combat base in the highlands, about 10 miles from the border … Continue reading →
