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Active Division
& Society 2007

3ID Photos - 
Active Division
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3ID Photos-
Re-Enactors

84th Annual
2003 Reunion
Photos

85th Annual
2004 Reunion
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Regt.Dinners
Pres.Dinner
Banquet Awards
Ft.Stewart Tour

86th Annual
2005 Reunion
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87th Annual
2006 Reunion
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88th Annual 2007
Reunion  Page 1

88th Annual 2007
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88th Annual 2007
Reunion Page 3

WWII Memoirs-
3rd Infantry
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d o g f a c e
s o l d i e r s
A photographic
journey of the
Third Signal Co. of
the 15th Regiment
of the U.S. Third
Infantry Division-
WWII
by Denis Toomey

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10th Field Artillery Regt. Association

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Calendar for 2008

January 26, 2008
Outpost 22 Meeting
Home of Jack and
Anita Sneddon

February 24, 2008
Outpost 15 Meeting

Brothers Cafe-11:00am
Peoria, Arizona

April 3rd - 6th, 2008
Outpost 2 Reunion &
Meeting
Quality Inn
Heritage Park,
Kissimmee, FL

April 13, 2008
Outpost 18 Spring
Meeting
Holiday Inn Select-
11:00AM
Hook & Ladder Room
Appleton, WI

April 26, 2008
Outpost 22 Dinner
Meeting
Home of Jack and Anita Sneddon

May 1-4, 2008
Anzio Beachhead
Veterans of WWII
St. Louis, MO
Contact: John Boller
631-691-5002
1 Harbor North,
Amityville, NY
11701-3810

May 3, 2008
3ID Gate Rededication
Ceremony
Camp Pike , AR
POC - David Madison
1-501-771-8722

May 3-4, 2008
Outpost 12 Spring
Meeting
Country Inn & Suites
Albert Lea, MN

May 4, 2008 (Tentative)
Plaque Dedication
Ceremony

Berchtesgaden, DE
POC Monika Stoy
1-703-912-4218

May 4, 2008
Outpost 5  Spring
Meeting-11:30 AM
Bath American Legion
Post
278 Race Street,
Bath, Pennsylvania

May 17, 2008
Outpost 13 -
Spring meeting

 at 12:00 noon at
Bakers of Milford,
Milford, MI

May 2008
Anzio Beachhead

Veterans of 1944 WWII
Washington, D.C. area 
Contact Clyde E. Easter
276-728-7293
299 Panorama Drive,
Fancy Gap, VA
24328-2751

May 25, 2008
WW1 Marne
Campaign Ceremony
Chateau-Thierry
POC Monika Stoy
1-703-912-4218

May 26-June 5th, 2008
64th Anniversary
Battlefield Tour
of Italy

Clyde E. Easter at
276-728-7293
299 Panorama Drive,
Fancy Gap, VA
24328-2751

May 30, 2008
Outpost 7 Meeting-
3:15 PM, Friday
Arlington Natl.
Cemetery
Washington, DC

June 12-15, 2008
OP Harry Survivors
Association Reunion
Renton, WA
POC Jerry Cunningham
1-803-783-4491

June 27-28, 2008
Audie Murphy Days
Greenville,TX
www.cottonmuseum.com
1-903-450-1990

July 12, 2008
Outpost 22 Annual
Picnic
Yorba Reg. Park, CA

July 27, 2008
Korean War
Anniversary
Ceremonies
KW Monument-
9:00 am
Arlington Cemetery -
 2:00PM
POC Monika Stoy
1-703-912-4218

August 15-17, 2008
Operation Dragoon
60th Anniversary
Provence, France
POC Monika Stoy
1-703-912-4218

September 18-21, 2008
89th Annual Reunion
Society of the 3ID
Columbus Airport
Hotel
Columbus, GA

October 26, 2008
Outpost 18
Fall Meeting

October 2008
Cubs Win World Series
100 Year Drought Ends
Chicago, IL

Nov. 11, 2008
Veterans Day and
WWI
90th Anniversary
Chateau-Thierry,
France

POC Monika Stoy
1-703-912-4218

Nov. 11, 2008
Veterans Day
OP 7 Ceremonies
Arlington Cemetery
POC John Insani
1-703-370-4586

August 10-23, 2009
65th Anniversary
Battlefield Tour
For the Society of the
3rd Infantry Division
Italy, France

 

 


3rd Infantry Division Archive

All the Old News that Fits, We Print!
If you can't find it on the front page or Current Events page, it's probably here.

We Are There

 

Florida Fallen Heroes

Allow me to introduce myself, I am the father of Pfc. Timothy J. Seamans, US Army, 3ID 69AR 1st BAT, CHARLIE CO out of Ft. Stewart, GA who was KIA on August 18, 2005 in Samarra, Iraq. I am the founder and President of the Timothy J. Seamans Memorial Foundation, Inc. dba Florida Fallen Heroes www.floridafallenheroes.org  and our purpose and mission is to create, establish and help maintain the Fallen Soldier Monument at each home-town high school of a Florida graduate who have lost their lives defending the United States of America in our war against terrorism. In addition the foundation will honor all past alumni of these high schools who have also made the ultimate sacrifice in the defending the freedoms and liberties of this great nation we call America. These monuments cost $9700.00 each. We have been successful in raising enough money to place one monument in Jacksonville, FL.

On Friday, September 28, 2007, 7 PM our 1st Florida Fallen Heroes Monument was dedicated and commemorated at Terry Parker High School, Jacksonville, FL. In attendance were over 200 guest and visitors, among those in attendance were the American Legion Riders from Post 283 and 316; Beaches Honor Guard who rendered honors with 21 gun salute and taps; our Master of Ceremonies Mr. Dan McCarty, Director of Veterans Services, City of Jacksonville; and five fallen families from the Jacksonville area. The monument is approximately 5 1/2 feet tall with a red brick (symbolizing the bloodshed) walkway containing the names of fifteen (15) fallen heroes, 13 Vietnam Veterans and two Operation Iraqi Freedom Veterans, along with three upgraded red bricks honoring those still serving and as a reminder more names could be added. The service was approximately 1 hour with refreshments provided the Navy Wives Club Dixie 300. At the conclusion we were interviewed by Channel 4 and Ms. Jennifer Robinson of the University of Florida newspaper who has been interviewing fallen families throughout Florida for her senior theses.

Dave Seamans  seascoutds@comcast.net
President
Florida Fallen Heroes www.floridafallenheroes.org 

TO ALL,
Below is a message I have received from Dave Seamans of Outpost 2, Florida, stating that his efforts to get the Florida House and Senate to approve his Gold Star License Plate program that he has been working on for many months, has been approved. Dave had a son who served with the 3ID and was KIA in Iraq.
As you can see I responded to his email and congratulated him for his accomplishment.
Rock of the Marne

Dear Jim:

Just a quick note.... the Gold Star License proposal has been approved by the House and Senate now waiting on the Governor to sign. I was informed by Gina Evans, Legislative Assistant to Rep Larry Cretul that she spoke with the Governor's Office and he will have a special ceremonial signing. When that will happen I don't know, but I will be informed so I can attend the ceremony. I believe we will become the 16th State to honor the fallen with a Gold Star License Plate.

All my best, and thanks for the support and prayers.
Best regards,
Dave Seamans

Congratulations on your success on having your Gold Star License Plate program approved by the Florida House and Senate. You are to be commended for your efforts and time that you have give to this project. Your deserve a big HOOAH for your accomplishment.

Respectfully,
Jim Tiezzi

Special Attention to Florida Veterans
Proposal for Gold Star License Plate for the State of Florida

Allow me to introduce myself, I am the father of PFC Timothy J. Seamans, U.S. Army killed in action on August 18, 2005 in Samarra, Iraq. I have designed a specialty Gold Star License Plate for the State of Florida (see below).  I am trying to gain support for this proposal and I am asking all Florida Veterans and their families to contact their legislators and urge them to support this proposal.
(Dave Seamans is a member of Outpost 2 in Florida)
Any questions please do not hesitate in contacting me.
Best regards,
Dave Seamans
7130 Oakwood Dr
Jacksonville, FL   32211-7652
seascoutds@aol.com

Proposal

Pursuant to the requirements of the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles, this letter serves to formally notify you of my intent to submit a proposal to create a Gold Star specialty license plate. The purpose of this license plate is to honor the families of those killed in service during peacetime, act of war or conflict. The surviving spouse of Florida residents who have been awarded the Gold Star, or the surviving parents (if there is no spouse) and sibling, may apply for a Gold Star License Plate. The money will be used to support the efforts of the Lest They Be Forgotten Foundation (non-profit) with the first one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000.00) to be set aside.

Fees (suggested)
First Time Fee: $25.00 annual fee plus $2 processing fee (plus registration fees)
Special Fee: $10.00
Distribution of Special Fee: Lest They Be Forgotten Foundation

Availability
Gold Star license plates are permanent and may be displayed on passenger vehicles, trucks and vans weighing 8,000(suggested) or less and Sport Utility Vehicles.

To Apply

One must provide a Gold Star affirmation statement (Click Here for pdf printable statement)  attesting to receipt of the Gold Star, including the service member’s name and relationship to the applicant. The request can only be processed in Tallahassee or any local Tax Collectors office. Apply in person or mail when processing through Tallahassee with the proper documentation to:

Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles
Neil Kirkman Bldg.
2900 Apalachee Parkway
Tallahassee, Florida 32399

 

Celebrating the Marne Divisions Birthday
Click Here for Frontline Insert

 

The decision to donate $1,000 to the Army Museum project from the Memorial Fund is now official. Of the 12 members of the Excom, 9 have voted YES and 2 have voted NO. And one member abstained. Therefore, the motion to donate the $1,000 to the Army Museum is approved by a majority of the Excom.
I will make the necessary arrangements to transfer the $1,000 from the Memorial fund and make a donation to the Army Museum. Society Members are urged to make their own personal donations to the Museum of the Army at this website:
https://www.usarmyregistry.org/donation_start.aspx

Ray Anderson Secretary/Treasurer

 

CONNECTICUT VETERANS WARTIME SERVICE MEDAL

All Connecticut veterans with qualifying wartime military service are eligible to receive the Connecticut Veterans Wartime Service Medal. Since last fall, the Connecticut State Department of Veteran's Affairs has hosted invitation-only ceremonies during which veterans of all wars receive the Medal. It is the first of its kind that the state has minted since the end of World War I. The 270,000 veterans who will receive it are Connecticut natives or current residents who served in a war and received honorable discharges. All living war veterans from World War II to the current war in Iraq are entitled to the medal. The medal can also be mailed to the veteran's home.

In order to receive the medal, the veteran must meet all of the following requirements:

1. Submit documentary proof of qualifying military wartime service (90 days wartime service, unless the war or operation lasted less than 90 days); (i.e. DD Form 214 or other documentation if DD Form 214 is unavailable)

2. Submit proof of an honorable discharge from military service (or discharge due to injuries received in the line of duty) for the qualifying wartime service.

3. Submit proof that you currently are a resident of the State of Connecticut or that you were a resident at the time of your qualifying wartime service. (e.g., photocopy of State of Connecticut driver's license).

4. Submit a completed and signed application form (CTMD VM-1) available online at
http://www.ct.gov/ctva/cwp/view.asp?a=1992&q=313194 or

Click Here for PDF printable Application

Awards will not be made posthumously.
Send applications & supporting documentation to:
Department of Veterans' Affairs,
ATTN: Wartime Medal and Registry,
287 West Street, Rocky Hill, CT 06067
or Fax: (860) 721-5919.                                                        [Source: Military.com 1 Oct article ++]

Thanks to Martin Markley for this information.

 

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You can retire your tattered, worn out and frayed American flags without cost to you.  Send your flags to the Kitchen Table Gang Trust, 42922 Avenue 12, Madera, CA 93638-8866 and we will dispose of your flags in a proper and dignified manner with full honors and dignity pursuant to the United States Flag Code Section 8K.  We have been doing this for he past seven years.  Our flag retirement ceremonies are held on Flag Day, June 14th each year and are conducted by an all volunteer U.S. Marine Corps Honor Guard led by GySgt. Dan Kelley USMC (Ret.).  
Thanks,
Charles Taliaferro
ctaliaferro@kitchentablegang.org
THE KITCHEN TABLE GANG TRUST
http://www.kitchentablegang.org

 

New Museum Seeks Purple Heart Recipients

The National Purple Heart Hall of Honor is currently under construction in New York's Hudson River Valley at the New Windsor Cantonment State Historic Site. Its mission is to collect and preserve the stories of Purple Heart recipients from all branches of the service and across the generations in an attempt to ensure that all recipients are represented. Their stories will be preserved and shared through exhibits, live and videotaped interviews with the veterans themselves, and the Roll of Honor, an interactive computer program preserving the stories of each individual.

The National Purple Heart Hall of Honor the first in the nation to recognize the more than 800,000 Americans wounded or killed in action while serving in the United States Military.

For more information or to have your story preserved as a Purple Heart recipient, contact:
Michael J. Clark,
Project Coordinator, National Purple Heart Hall of Honor
New Windsor Cantonment State Historic Site
P.O. Box 207 (374 Temple Hill Road)
Vails Gate, NY 12584-0207
telephone 845-561-1765, or e-mail
michael.clark@oprhp.state.ny.us

 


Read the story of Joe Englert
 3rd Infantry Division, Co. E., 2nd Battalion, 7th Infantry Regiment

 

Now Available
http://www.warfoto.com/30inf.htm
30th Infantry Regiment Association Webpage


Soldiers from the 1st Battalion, 30th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Infantry Division stand tall with their battalion commander,
Lt. Col. Kenneth P. Adgie, and Command Sgt. Maj. Joseph D. Altman, at a pre-deployment ceremony March 23 held at Cottrell Field.
The unit gathered in the semblance of the Marne emblem to commemorate their upcoming rotation in Iraq.

 

First Flight: Veterans Airlift Command

Wounded veterans returning from Iraq and Afghanistan have many challenges ahead, but finding transportation shouldn't be one of them. That's the view of a new nonprofit group, Veterans Airlift Command (VAC), which is recruiting volunteer pilots and aircraft owners to lend air support to recovering soldiers and their families. The group recently flew its first mission, bringing an injured Marine from Camp Lejeune in Jacksonville, N.C., to his home in Florida. Walt Fricke, founder and CEO of VAC, called on father and son Billy and Christopher Ball to pilot the first mission. They flew their Cirrus from Jacksonville, Fla., to pick up Cpl. Christopher Brink. The trip home to Florida, which would have required 13 hours and three layovers on commercial flights, took only three hours in the Cirrus. "This is a great way for us to give back and a really cool experience overall," said Christopher Ball. "You just can't imagine the appreciation of the young men and women we are helping."

Suggested by Alta Milling OP 3 altav007@aol.com

 

Thought you would all like this.
Wil
Respectfully,
 
The Sheriff

WIL B. NEUBAUER
MAJ, IN
AVN BDE S1

Office Phone: 912.315-3755
DSN Phone: 729-3755
Cell Phone: 912.596-9642
"Wings of the Marne"

CSA asked that this be shared with all of you.

I recently represented you and the United States Army at the funeral for SSG Greg McCoy, MP, assigned to the 410th MP Company, Fort Hood, Texas. He was killed by an IED in Iraq on 9 November. As always the ceremony was very moving, but especially poignant was the letter that his wife read during the Service. The letter pretty much says it all about our great Soldiers and families. The letter was published in the Waco Tribune on 21 November.
**************************************************
A War Widow Remembers Her Husband
Tuesday, November 21, 2006

Below is a letter written by Lori McCoy, wife of Army Staff Sgt. Gregory McCoy and mother of two. Sgt. McCoy, a Riesel resident, was killed Nov. 9 by a roadside bomb in Baghdad. He was 26. His widow's letter was read aloud during his memorial service Monday.

One question has been put before me time and time again in the past week.
That question is "Do I support the war?" Although my answer was the same every time, I have felt that I did not fully explain why I answered the way I did.

While we were in Germany, my husband told me that if he didn't get the opportunity to deploy, he would not re-enlist. He felt like he was not able to use his training and found himself looking for a way to fulfill that uncertainness inside of him. Deep down, I knew that deploying was what it would take for Greg to feel like a real Soldier. When that opportunity was before us, I was excited for him. He was going to do what he wanted to do and felt their mission was justified. I could not imagine him not being able to participate in something he felt was his duty.

Though I worried about him, I knew that he and his unit would do everything possible to ensure their safety and I will never forget the moment of his return from his first deployment. Starting that very day, he was already referring to "when he went back."

There was something about deploying that really made Greg feel complete. We have a beautiful family and a loving marriage, and I could never find it in me to try to talk him out of something he felt was so important. Greg definitely believed in his duty first. But before you think that is inappropriate, let me say that the many absences we went through made our relationship stronger, and made what time we were able to spend together even more precious.

I never thought that Greg would not come home. To have thoughts like that when your husband is gone would make every day unbearable and I still had two little boys to care for. Through seven years of marriage, I had shown Greg that I was capable of standing on my own two feet and he never doubted my ability to care for us in his absence.

Even now, I feel comforted in knowing that Greg not only loved me but trusted me enough to leave us. So now, when I think about my answer to that question "Do I support the war?" this is what I say. It's not a matter of whether I support the war. What matters is that I supported my husband in something that was so important to him. I support the other Soldiers who served with him and their families, who share in our sacrifice. I support the Soldiers of the 410th Military Police Company specifically who, despite my husband's death, continue with their mission, because I know Greg would want them to complete it.

But I want to pose a question to those who hold the fate of our military in their hands. Will you make my husband's death worth it? He died believing that his mission was right and just. He was never afraid to fight to defend our country and would have gone to the end of the earth if that's where the Army needed him. If we allow our nation to feel like this is a war we cannot win, we are saying that the price paid by my husband and other Soldiers like him was paid in vain. As Americans, we need to make sure that the end justifies the means.

To our family and friends and those who have been pillars of support during this time, I want to thank you. But instead of mourning for us, I want you to mourn for the people who were never blessed with knowing Greg. He was a loving husband and doting father. He had an ability to make anyone laugh and I feel regret for those who were never able to see this in him.

I know several of you have said that you will always remember Greg. But as his wife, I want to ask you that instead of just remembering him, you never forget him. Never forget his bravery, courage and commitment to our country. Never forget what he sacrificed so that we might have a better life. Never forget that what he died doing he believed in. But most of all, never forget that men and women like him became heroes long before they died. They became heroes when they enlisted.
 

 

 

About the Program

 In these demanding times, we are all Soldiers for freedom. We cannot do our jobs without the support of our families and employers. By nominating a member of your support team, you will recognize them for their valiant effort in supporting a great cause – you! And that’s why you should become a part of the U.S. Army’s Freedom Team Salute.

The Freedom Team Salute gives Active, Reserve and National Guard Soldiers an opportunity to recognize parents, spouses and employers for the support and strength they provide, while you serve to protect our freedom and the American way of life. The Freedom Team Salute is a recognition program and provided at no cost to the recipient or nominator.

Freedom Team Salute (FTS) is an official program sponsored and funded through the office of the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Manpower and Reserve Affairs (M&RA). It is not a fund-raising project but is intended to honor those who support our U.S. Army active-duty Soldiers, Reservists, and Guardsmen, as well as honor U.S. Army veterans who have served this nation, including those who served in the Reserves or Guard. All material is provided at no cost to either the nominator or the recipient.

As a special thanks to our Nation's veterans, the Army would like to send a Freedom Team Salute to veterans for their dedicated service and continued support of today's Soldiers.

Who Can Nominate

The general public and civilians as well as all service members, can nominate an unlimited number of U.S. Army Veterans. A Veteran is a person who served in the active military, naval, or air service, and who was discharged or released there from under conditions other than dishonorable. A veteran's service may include time spent in the Reserves or as a member of the National Guard.

As an Active Duty Soldier, you can nominate the following people for a Freedom Team Salute package:

* One Spouse
* Two Parents
* Unlimited Veterans of the U.S. Army

As a U.S. Army Reservist or National Guardsman, you can nominate the following people for a Freedom Team Salute package:

* One Spouse
* Two Parents
* One Employer
* Unlimited Veterans of the U.S. Army

As a Veteran of the U.S. Army;

* You can nominate yourself, or
* An unlimited Veterans of the U.S. Army.

Nominate someone to say “thank you” for the way they have supported you.

Click here or go to http://www.freedomteamsalute.com/ftspublic/ for further details.
Thanks to Mike Konyn Life Member of Outpost 33 for bringing this program to our attention.

 

 

The Retired Enlisted Association (TREA) is providing the Military Reunion Listings as a FREE service to the veteran community. I search the internet looking for reunions and then send requests for the information to the listed POC. I sent 2,108 reunion organizations e-mails requesting information on their 2006 reunions, and unfortunately 25 % failed to respond. We have 1,398 listings on the calendar year 2006 listing. With the next listing update, we will have over 600 reunion listings for calendar years 2007, 2008, and 2009. (The Society's 88th Annual Reunion in Colorado Springs will be listed in TREA's next update on March 5th).

Please take a look at our web site, www.trea.org, scroll down the left side and click on Reunions/Buddies, and this will bring up the reunion page. As reunions are completed, they are transferred to the Completed Listing at the end of the month. There, they will remain as a reference point for someone looking for a unit contact. My intention is that each calendar year reunions will be individually listed.

John H. Moore, SMSgt, USAF Retired (1961–87)
Reunion Manager (volunteer)
The Retired Enlisted Association (TREA)
Home: 657 E. Adams Street, Marengo, IA 52301
Home: (319) 741-5734
Cell: (319) 936-2154
E-mail: TREAreunionsite@mac.com
Web: www.trea.org

 

The Army Historical Foundation in conjunction with the Nation Museum of the United States Army is seeking to create a registry of those who have served and are currently serving in the U.S. Army.  Basic registration is free and can be done online by going to http://www.armyhistory.org.
      If you or a loved one has or is serving I highly recommend that you contact the Registry so that what is here today will still be here tomorrow.
                                    Respectfully,
                                       Michael Wells

 

7th Infantry Regiment Association Returning

I just received some important and welcome news about the 7th Infantry Regiment Association that are currently having their annual reunion in Charleston, SC.

I received a call a short time ago from Henry Burke, of OP#3, to call Jim Beckworth, a Board of Director member of the 7th Inf. Reg't Association.
I reached him in his hotel room, and he told me that at their business meeting this morning, the membership voted to return to having their reunions with the 3ID Society as of 2008. I told him that we welcome the 7th with wide open arms and look forward to see them sooner, if possible, at the Nashville reunion this September and the 2007 reunion in Columbus, GA. He said that they had already planned on their 2007 reunion, but are pleased to return to the Society reunion in 2008.

Previous Society Presidents have tried to get the 7th's agreement to return to the Society reunion, but to no avail. When I came aboard as President, I was introduced to the previous 7th President in Savannah, and since then he and I emailed back and forth for several months, but their decision at that time was to stay on there own.  Somehow a seed was planted back then that eventually can to bear fruit today for them to rejoin the Society reunions. It feels like one of our own has returned to be with us from 2008 and thereafter.

We welcome all the COTTONBALERS and it will be good the have three of the original 3ID Infantry Regiments back together again...the 7th, the 15th and the 30th Regiments are now together with the rest of the Rock of the Marne units.

This is a blessing that we have long been waiting for and we thank the   leadership of the 7th that have done a great job in having this come about.

               TO ALL COTTONBALERS-------a great big 
HOOAH !  

To all: Please pass this good news on to all 7th members that you know.

Rock of the Marne,
Jim Tiezzi,
National President

 

One of our Society members, Bill Dillon OP5, has started a website that will be of interest to all of you Korean War Vets. Here is the address http://www.vetsofkorea.com/ 

Contact Bill at bill@vetsofkorea.com
 

This January 28 2007 was a day of remembrance at Holtzwihr, in the Colmar Pocket.
Click Here for stories and photos

Eric Vandroux
Rock of the Marne Association

 

New York Conspicuous Service Cross

Any NEW YORK resident (living or deceased) who is a recipient of at least one of the 19 the medals listed below may apply for the New York State Conspicuous Service Cross.

Air Force Cross; Air Medal; Airmen's Medal; Bronze Star Medal; Coast Guard Medal; Defense Distinguished Service Medal; Defense Meritorious Service Medal; Defense Superior Service Medal; Distinguished Flying Cross; Distinguished Service Cross; Distinguished Service Medal; Legion of Merit; Medal of Honor; Meritorious Service Medal; Navy and Marine Corps Medal; Navy Cross; Purple Heart; Silver Star; Soldier's Medal

For general info: http://www.veterans.state.ny.us/csc.htm
For application form info:
http://www.dmna.state.ny.us/dmna/awards/dmnaform.html
The application form: http://www.dmna.state.ny.us/dmna/awards/106a-ft.html
The criteria: http://www.dmna.state.ny.us/dmna/awards/106a-ft.html
Contact Person for this Posting:
Roger Simpson, PIO (http://www.13105320634.com)

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David Adams
Society of the Third Infantry Division, Outpost #60
15th Infantry Regiment Association
Seventh United States Cavalry Association

Some time ago, I had alerted the general membership of a forthcoming book that is being written by Mr. Rainer Peter, a German educator and a LTC in the German Bundeswehr Reserves. The premise of Mr. Peter’s book is the firsthand accounts of units and individual soldiers of the United States Army and the West German Bundeswehr on August 22, 1968; this is the day/night that the former Soviet Union set several divisions into Prague, Czechoslovakia to quell the freedom revolution that was occurring then. Previously, I have apprised Mr. Peter of my personal recollections in writing as they pertained to the 1 BN, 15th Infantry and 1 BN, 64th Armor during that crisis. I need not go into detail about our unit’s actions that evening as it is too lengthy. However, suffice it to say that we came as close to WW III then as we did during the Cuban Missile Crisis in October of 1962 and this fact is known by very few Americans and, most probably, few Germans.

Below, I am going to paraphrase a portion of Mr. Peter’s most recent correspondence to me as his written command of the English language is a little difficult for him. In reading his letter, it is not difficult to read between the lines and realize that this is a cry for help from as many U.S. Soldiers from the 3rd I.D. and other units as he can establish contact with. His primary stumbling block is that much of the information surrounding the reaction of U.S. and West German units is still classified and not obtainable by the general public. Mr. Peter writes:


“..... Hello, David and a very good evening to all of you in America. Please excuse me for not answering your last email from some time ago. Regarding my research about August 1968 - reactions of the Bundeswehr and of the US-Army during the Czechoslovak/USSR crisis, I am having some difficulty in obtaining access to files from the German II Corps; also, USAREUR files are classified, too. And so, I look for eyewitness accounts of this important part of political and military history (zeitzeugen). The US Army had stationed in Germany in 1968 the 3.AD, 8.ID (V Corps) and the 3.ID, 4.AD (VII Corps) and one brigade of the 24.ID. I need all the personal information I can obtain for your soldiers who were here during that crisis and I am asking for your help. Sincerely yours, Rainer…..”

I think this is a golden opportunity for our Cold War members who were there to come forth and assist this gentleman as it is part of the history of the Third Infantry Division and it should be told. His email address is rainerpeter@gmx.de.
Thanks,
David Adams. Editor
david_adams_atlanta@yahoo.com

THE DRAGON
15th Infantry Regiment Association

Veterans of WWII are now dying at a rate of about 2,000 per day.

PLEASE,  take the time to read the article below and listen to
www.beforeyougo.us

The elderly parking lot attendant wasn't in a good mood.  Neither was Sam Bierstock. It was around 1 a.m., and Bierstock, a Delray Beach, Fla. , eye doctor, business consultant, corporate speaker and musician, was bone tired after appearing at an event. He pulled up in his car, and the parking attendant began to speak. "I took two bullets for this country and look what I'm doing," he said bitterly.


At first, Bierstock didn't know what to say to the World War II veteran.  But he rolled down his window and told the man, "Really, from the bottom of my heart, I want to thank you." Then the old soldier began to cry. "That really got to me," Bierstock says.

Cut to today.

Bierstock, 58, and John Melnick, 54, of Pompano Beach - a member of Bierstock's band, Dr. Sam and the Managed Care Band - have written a song inspired by that old soldier in the airport parking lot. The mournful "Before You Go" does more than salute those who fought in WWII. It encourages people to go out of their way to thank the aging warriors before they die.

"If we had lost that particular war, our whole way of life would have been shot," says Bierstock, who plays harmonica. "Every ethnic minority would be dead. And the soldiers are now dying at the rate of about 2,000 every day.

I thought we needed to thank them."

The song is striking a chord. Within four days of Bierstock placing it on the Web  www.beforeyougo.us , the song and accompanying photo essay have bounced around nine countries, producing tears and heartfelt thanks from veterans, their sons and daughters and grandchildren.

It made me cry," wrote one veteran's son. Another sent an e-mail saying that only after his father consumed several glasses of wine would he discuss "the unspeakable horrors" he and other soldiers had witnessed in places such as Anzio, Iwo Jima, Bataan and Omaha Beach. "I can never thank them enough," the son wrote. "Thank you for thinking about them."

Bierstock and Melnick thought about shipping it off to a professional singer maybe a Lee Greenwood type, but because time was running out for so many veterans, they decided it was best to release it quickly, for free, on the Web. They've sent the song to Sen. John McCain and others in Washington.  Already they have been invited to perform it in Houston for a Veterans Day tribute - this after just a few days on the Web. They hope every veteran in America gets a chance to hear it.

www.beforeyougo.us
Thanks to Ed Smith and Bill Strong for contributing  this article

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Ft Stewart Museum Update

We have received the M113 that is a great part of the SFC Paul Smith story and it is our latest large artifact for the museum here at Ft. Stewart. It will take some work to display it properly and is now in the hands of our competent Ft. Stewart vehicle restoration personnel who are taking care of it with the honor and dignity that such an historic piece deserves. Thank you for sharing and allowing me to share this with you. Vicki
Vicki Hester
Ft. Stewart Museum Historian
(3rd Infantry Division)
2022 Frank Cochran Drive, Building T-904
Ft. Stewart, GA 31314
(912) 767-7885


This photo of Birgit Smith and Walter (Buck) Meeks is in front of the exhibit dedicated to SFC Smith.



LTC Tim Thomas and Birgit Smith and Kim Webster

They are holding the Medal of Honor that Birgit brought in for us to see in keeping with her open policy of sharing Paul's story and keeping his heroic spirit alive. We were pleasantly surprised she brought the medal with her on a visit to the museum.


                               

Walter (Buck) Meeks (museum curator) is on top the vehicle describing the elements of the April 4 2003 story to all of us who welcomed Birgit Smith to Ft. Stewart to view the vehicle. Now that she has seen it we feel confident that it is appropriate for the American public to view the artifact and it will find a home soon in the museum so that all can see it and conceive of one man's valor that it represents.

This photo of Nathan is the proud truck driver who delivered the vehicle to us unknowing exactly what he was carrying and only told it was important. Big tough truck driver notwithstanding he almost cried when he learned he had hauled this for the 3rd Infantry Division and to help us to tell the story of SFC Paul Smith.


Capt. Levine who is a chaplain here at Ft. Stewart translates into German for Birgit Smith's visiting family.

3d Division Museum

Currently the Museum has gone through a complete overhaul and is now welcoming visitors to the  3d Division Museum. There have been several locations in the past that the Division has been based and it is the Museum Curators intent as well as the 3d Division Commanders intent to make the Museum a 3rd ID Show piece.

Contact Vicki Hester vicki_hester@hotmail.com
 


1SG Troy Alan Hester,
3rd ID (M)
Field Historian
Ft. Stewart, GA

troy.alan.hester@us.army.mil

Our Medal of Honor Wall in the Ft. Stewart Museum honoring the 51 3rd Infantry Division Medal of Honor recipients. When the wall was built it would hold exactly 51 framed photos and since we know it is a matter of time until another 3rd ID (Marne Soldier) is awarded the nation's highest honor, we need two things: 1) For that soldier and all others to come home safely and 2) for us to build a new museum with walls large enough to accommodate our exhibits based on their valor and sacrifices....

For information on the 3rd Infantry Division contact:
Walter W. Meeks, III
Curator, Fort Stewart Museum
912-767-7885
Walter.Meeks@stewart.army.mil  or

Vicki Hester
Ft. Stewart Museum
vicki_hester@hotmail.com

Society of the Third Infantry Division,
My name is CPT Robin Johnson and I am a company commander, in 3ID, currently deployed to Iraq.
I am writing to you today and attaching my website www.womenofthemarne.com for my book,
“Women of the Marne”.
The website gives more details about the book, but bottom line is that I want to capture and celebrate the magnificent achievements made by the women of the 3ID during Operation Iraqi Freedom. Granted, there are more men in the division by far, but I feel that the stories of these incredible women need to be told as we see amazing progress of sisters in arms.

I am sending this to you because I read your objectives and I feel that this book easily meets your objectives, especially number two and three. This book will be dedicated to the honor the women who paid the final sacrifice and will perpetuate the memory of other former comrades who shared a background of honorable military service with the Third Infantry Division. This book is not a controversial book or anything of that nature, just a photo illustrated documentation of the contributions made by these mothers, sisters, daughters, aunts, and wives. I am collecting great stories of women who are Arabic linguists, going on patrols, apache pilots, and the like.

It would be of great help, if I had your support behind this book. I am committed to giving a very large percentage of the profits to the Third Infantry Division Museum and the Women’s Army Museum.
Please send photos and Stories to robin.angela.johnson@us.army.mil
Thank you for your time.
ROCK OF THE MARNE!
ROCK SOLID SUPPORT!


ROBIN A. JOHNSON
CPT, QM
Commanding

 

http://www.petitiononline.com/pfcmongo/petition.html

To the Leaders and Representatives of Veterans Organizations who are in support of a Cold War Service Medal:

Please contact your US Congress, US Senate, US House Armed Services Committee, US Senate Committee on Armed Services Representatives.

Language for the Authorization of a Cold War Victory Medal has been placed in US Congress Bill HR 1815 - otherwise known as the Fiscal Year 2006

National Defense Authorization Act (FY 2006 NDAA) - SEC. 565 & Sec. 1134.

Please request of Representatives to "Please keep the Cold War Victory Medal in the final HR 1815 FY 2006 NDAA SEC. 565 & Sec. 1134 bill reported

Back to both houses of Congress so President George W. Bush can sign off on this well-deserved and long-overdue award" - or something to that affect.

Thank you for your service, and for your time in this matter. Semper Fidelis, "Mongo" Advocates For Honor

 

Army Overseas Service Ribbon

My name is Robert A. Devito and I am a member of OP#5. I served with the 3ID from May 1972 to Nov. 1973 in a city called BAD Hissingen, Germany in the 2nd and 41st F.A. I was about 20-25 miles from what was called the one kilometer (1-K) zone, much like the DMZ Zone in Korea today.

As it stands, myself and thousands of soldiers who served in that theater of the world are not entitled to any medals, ribbons, decorations, etc. We served in what many of us refer to as a Dangerous Zone. If the Warsaw Pact Nations would have attacked, we would have been one of the first units hit. There is no Cold War medal or ribbon issued to Cold War veterans, only a Cold War Certificate that was given to them.

My point is that the Dept. of the Army has authorized the wearing of an Army Overseas Service Ribbon to military personnel who served in overseas capacity from August 1, 1981 to the present. Does anyone know who can be contacted so that this type of service ribbon can be made retroactive to include the soldiers who served in the same theater in the time frame that I did? I believe and I and others should be entitled to this type of award.

Any thoughts or suggestions on this matter would be appreciated.

Robert A. Devito
2035 Jacobs Lane
Southold, NY 11971
Phone 631-765-6320
rodevito@suffolk.lib.ny.us

 


 

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Cold Injuries/ Frostbite in Korea

This message is for any veteran who fought in the Korean War, especially in 1950-51, but not limited to those years.
During your time in Korea, many of you were exposed to extreme cold and didn't have winter clothing and winter boots. If you fall in this category and are having problems with your legs and feet/hands, etc with burning cramping pains, toenail deformities, cold clammy feet, cold sensitivity, peripheral neuropathy, etc., please take the time and go to your nearest VA clinic and or hospital and be checked out for cold injury or contact a service officer with American Legion, DAV, VFW, etc and tell them that you would like to be checked for this.
Contributed by Martin Markley

 

 

The Outpost Harry Survivors Association

 

Here's a website for Veterans, including thousands 
from the 3rd Infantry Division, 
who trained at the Wildflecken Training Area, 
in West Germany during the Cold War:     

http://www.wildfleckenveterans.com
(Courtesy of John Parmenter)

 



 
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