REUNION 1998
Hosted by
Chuck & Susie Alexander
Louisville, Kentucky
84 people from 20 states
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Most
of the reunion group in a photo formation in front of the hotel in
Louisville, Kentucky. Anyone got a better photo of the entire
group?
(L to R)
Eddy Lewis, Chuck Alexander, Ray Tingstrom, Norm Forsythe, John Ferguson,
____, Phil Maughan, and Paul Hunter.
Reunion
'95 host
Norm Forsythe (left) and former battalion commander Robert Hankins (right).
These men were in the 7/15 landing party 31 years earlier. (See photo
below)
1
July 1967 - LTC Robert Hankins leads the 7th Battalion, 15th Field
Artillery ashore at Qui Nhon, RVN. Norm Forsythe is carrying the
American flag.
(L
to R) Norm Forsythe with his arm around Larry Howard, and shaking hands
with ____ and ____.
Davo
receiving an award for his hard work locating 15th veterans and as
editor of The Highlander. Good work Davo!
Chuck
Alexander receiving a well-earned award for doing such a great job
hosting Reunion '98 along with his wife Susie.
Paul
and Birgit Hunter took some time from sailing the seven seas to attend
Reunion '98. Captain Hunter moors his boat along the coast of Washington state.
(L
to R) _____, Norm Forsythe, Larry Howard and Dave 'Davo' Holdorf spend
some time together in the meeting room. Davo was instrumental in
increasing the attendance at this reunion and the next reunion. Kudos
Davo!
Fellow
redlegs look on as Norm tells one of his big fish stories.
"That fish had to be at least this long!"
_____
and Carlton Bates reminisce about their days back in the red dust of the Central
Highlands in Vietnam.
Dale
Burkett
takes in all the sights and sounds of Reunion '98. Great t-shirt!
_____
and _____ check out the proceedings with a distracted Paul Battaglia of
Arizona. Paul, who is a member of Point Man Ministries, conducted the
Sunday morning Memorial Service.
_____
joins Paul Battaglia and Bill Goombi (right). Bill was an integral part
of B Battery in 1969, and traveled from Oklahoma to see his old friends
from B Battery.
Walter
Proctor and his wife have a smoke while taking in all the goings on.
"Big
Daddy" throws an arm around his old buddy John Ferguson. John
served in Battalion FDC in 1967 & 1968, and came up from Florida to
take part in the Kentucky reunion.
(L
to R) _____ and _____ join Ken Suhler and Birgit Hunter in the main
meeting room.
Norm
Forsythe is describing his duty stations and the flow of battle in the
Korean War to Bob Donnan and John Caldwell at the Ft Knox Museum. Norm served in WW2, the
Korean War, and 3 tours in Vietnam.
Hotel
lobby photo on Sunday just before heading home. (L to R): John Ferguson,
Larry Howard, Dan Gillotti, Norm Barnes, Gen. Hankins
If anyone can help us with any of the missing names please contact us. Thanks!
15th Reunion Pages
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