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Gardens of Stone 
Every military cemetery has its own name,
But all could be called gardens of stone.
With row after row of white granite markers,
Bearing names of fallen soldiers, except for the unknowns. 

These places are quiet and always well tended
And a reverence and stillness prevails at the scene.
Its almost as if GOD has willed it to be,
to ensure those resting here, have a place that’s serene. 

For many of these dead, who have given their all,
took part in campaigns that did not go well.
And so paid the price that some battles charge,
leaving each cross and star with its story to tell. 

These tales will not be of sought after glory,
for in warfare, only fools have such dreams.
No, the stories will speak of the unfilled lives,
as many lying here, were still in their teens. 

The years will pass by and the gravestones take on age,
and only spirits of sleeping warriors will now roam.
But homage will be paid, down through the years,
by those who know the meaning of these gardens of stone. 

Donald A. Chase
15th Infantry Regiment



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Last Call Reported in 2011 - 12

Names of Deceased members of the Society of the 3rd Infantry Division who passed away after the 92nd annual Reunion in New Orleans, LA will be read at the Memorial Service at the 93rd Annual Reunion in Savannah, GA in September 2012.
Please report the death of any member of the Society of the Third Infantry Division to roster3id@warfoto.com  for listing in the “Last Call” in the "Watch on the Rhine" newsletter

2279          OP 3   ROY E. BRAZELL                LUGOFF, SC          9FA/        WW2/42-45         CPL
                                     DOD - November 30, 2011         Reported December 27, 2011 by his wife Lucille

2375         OP 35  JOHN D. BYRNE        WHARTON, TX           39FA/      WW2        LTC
                                     DOD- Unknown              Reported December 16, 2011 on KIT card from Candyce Byrne

6898       OP 35   LULA COBLE          NEW BRAUNFELS, TX                         ASSOCIATE
                                   DOD - December 27, 2011                  Reported December 29, 2011 by Mary Monceret to Joe Ball

2586      OP 33   JOSEPH E. CRUSH JR       LOUISVILLE, KY         DIV/HQ REPL    KOREA/Jan53-Jan55        SGT
                                   DOD - October 30, 2011      Reported December 14, 2011on KIT card

2653       OP 2  FRANK T. DE ANGELO          DESTIN, FL         30INF/          WW2       SGT
                                  DOD- October 4, 2011            Reported October 20, 2011 by Carl Topie

2683      OP 33  WAYNE R. DERRICKSON          GENEVA, IN         15INF/K         WW2/42-45        SSGT
                                  DOD - April 28, 2011            Reported September 13, 2011 by June Derrickson

2758     OP 15   CARL R. DUNCAN           SUN CITY, AZ           30INF/C & SV        WW2       PFC
                                 DOD November 13, 2011        Reported November 14, 2011 by his son Hugh Duncan

2768    OP 5       WILLIAM J. DUNKERLEY       NEW YORK MILLS, NY       7INF/I      WW2/Apr43-Dec45        PFC
                                DOD-November 2011 Reported November 16, 2011 by SFC BERNARD HILL III S4 NCOIC

2906        OP 54  FRANCIS R. FITZGERALD          GRASS VALLEY, CA        30INF/B        PT        LTC
                                   DOD- April 1, 2011      Reported September 22, 2011 by his wife Pamela

7388        OP 2      MAX FRIEDMAN         TAMPA, FL       15INF/F         WW2        PVT
                                  DOD - MAY 30, 2011          Reported October 3, 2011 by Tom Heitzer

2971        OP 13    CARL K. GANO       GRAND BLANC, MI        30INF/D        WW2      SGT
                                    DOD - September 14, 2011         Reported September 24, 2011 by his son Carl K. Gano Jr. 

3120    OP 17   RALPH E. HALL JR       ST. LOUIS, MO         7INF/3BN HQ         WW2/40-45        TSGT
                               DOD - February 25, 2011       Reported October 19, 2011 by Emma Hall

3128     OP 60  GEORGE H. HAMILL       COLUMBUS, GA         30ICC/7        PT         CSM
                                DOD - October 4, 2011       Reported October 7, 2011 by Bob Bailey

3228      OP 63   HERBERT HERBERT      PORTLAND, OR           39FA/        WW2       MSGT
                                 DOD - November 25, 2011         Reported December 6, 2011 by Harold Herbert

6251      OP 60  OSCAR L. HOLMES         COVINGTON, GA         15INF/          KOREA               PFC
                                 DOD -  May 26, 2011                 Reported January 10, 2012 on KIT card

3292       OP 35  DAVID L. HOUSTON         AUSTIN, TX         DIV/MED/D       WW2       PFC
                                  DOD - UNKNOWN             Reported October 11, 2011 by USPS

7288        OP 3   RICHARD D. HOUSTON     MARSHALL, NC       7INF/58FA 15INF/ DIV/HQ        KOREA        PFC
                                  DOD - Unknown                    Reported February 2, 2012 by USPS

3367         OP 5    BURTON C. JOHNSON       EAST BERLIN, CT         DIV/ARTY HQ & HQ BTRY     KOREA/Apr51-Mar53       SGT
                                 DOD - December 27, 2011           Reported January 28, 2012 by his wife Karen Johnson

3468     OP 3      EDDIE M. KENNEDY         CHARLOTTE, NC        7INF/B        PT        E4
                                   DOD- January 3, 2011             Reported October 11, 2011 by USPS

3543   OP 12   MITCHELL J. KOPROWSKI      SOUTHBRIDGE, MA   15INF/2BN      WW2/Feb44-Oct45        CPT
                                 DOD - December 14, 2010     Reported December 15, 2011on KIT card

3550  OP 5     ADAM KRADYNA        VALLEY STREAM, NY        30INF/B         WW2/Sept1942-Nov 1944         PFC
                                 DOD- December 30, 2011                 Reported January 9, 2012 by his daughter Patty Faust

 3568   OP 60  FLOYD J. KRUSZKA                EVANS, GA                 9FA/C                 WW2                      SGT
                                DOD- January 2, 2012              Reported January 2, 2012 by Bob Bailey

3617    OP 5      PETER LAZZAROTTO         BROOKLYN, NY         7INF/L       WW2
                               DOD- Unknown               Reported November 15, 2011 by Earl Killen and Joe Poggi

5959   OP 18   DANIEL G. MISZCZAK     CEDARBURG, WI        DIV/AAA/AW BN      KOREA/Apr51-Jan53      CPL
                                 DOD - October 2011       Reported October 19, 2011 by his daughter Eileen Sattler

7505   OP 5     RONALD M. MOLCHANY     JOHNSTOWN, PA       38INF/2BG /HQ      CW/May57-Aug59      SGT
                                 DOD - November 28, 2011         Reported December 14, 2011 on KIT card

8407  OP 57   NOEL F. MOONEY         ASHLAND, OH          30INF/G         WW2/Aug43-Sep45       CPL
                                 DOD - Unknown                      Reported December 27, 2011 on Kit 2011 card

4004   OP 33  DEAN E. MULLIGAN      TUSCOLA, IL          15INF/G        KOREA          SFC
                                 DOD - September 29, 2011       Reported by Martin Markley

4035 OP 35     WILLIAM A. NARDI         CHICAGO, IL               DIV/ARTY HQ          WW2
                                DOD- August 4, 2008       Reported December 2, 2011 on Social Security Death Index

4071    OP 17  HAROLD W. NEWYEAR    HARRISON, AR        DIV/SIG        WW2         MSGT
                                DOD - December 6, 2011        Reported December 30, 2011 by his daughter Eileen Moore on KIT card

8405    OP 5   JOSEPH M. NOVI        HILLSBOROUGH, NJ        9FA/       KOREA/Jan54-Dec56     CPL
                              DOD - September 23, 2011        Reported October 20, 2011 by Sue Novi

4177   OP 33   MARK H. PEASE        NEWBURGH, IN        7INF/F       KOREA/Mar51-Feb52        SFC
                                DOD - October 18, 2011         Reported December 12, 2011 on Keep in touch card by his wife Clara

4199   OP 60  LOUIS W. PERROTTI      ORMOND BEACH, FL         15INF/1BDE      CW/Aug57-Jul60     SGT
                                DOD - May 14, 2011         Reported November 14, 2011 by Bob Bailey

7660      OP 2    AMELIA PFEIFFER        BEVERLY HILLS, FL          ASSOCIATE
                               DOD - October 5, 2011         Reported October 15, 2011 by Alba Davidson, sister

7028     OP 2     EDWARD W. PLAISTED        DE LAND, FL         7INF/BTL PTL/HQ & HQ Co       CW/56-59        SP5
                              DOD - April 13, 2011         Reported December 6, 2011 by Bob Gibson and the Social Security Death Index

4278    OP 33   JOHN M. PRENDERGAST       HOWE, IN       DIV/HQ/Finance      KOREA/Mar52-Jun54        SGT
                              DOD - October 2011           Reported October 7, 2011 by Bill Harris

4337    OP 12  EMIL G. REIDER         MESA, AZ           7INF/AT        WW2          PFC
                             DOD -January 5, 2012          Reported January 8, 2012 by Jerry Manley

4358      OP 2   JOSEPH S. RICE      LIGHTHOUSE POINT, FL       7INF/L         KOREA        CPL
                                DOD - October 15, 2011         Reported October 18, 2011 by John Insani

4364     OP 5    BRUCE D RICHARDSON       BEALETON, VA       30INF/I        WW2        MSGT
                               DOD - OCTOBER 8, 2009          Reported December 12, 2011 from OP5 postcard

5515     OP 2    PETER ROMAS         STAMFORD, CT                  7INF/                 KOREA/Feb51-Jul52                 PFC
                              DOD - OCTOBER 16, 2011            Reported January 23, 2012 by his son Thomas Romas

8603     OP 2    LIONEL E. ROY        CELEBRATION, FL             9FA/ HQ        WW2/Jul42-Nov45          CPL
                                DOD November 26, 2011         Reported November 27, 2011 by Bruce Monkman

4455   OP 35   THOMAS D. RUSH     HOUSTON, TX        7INF/F/AT         WW2         MAJ
                                DOD - September 1, 2011          Reported January 6, 2012 on KIT Card

4470    OP 35   RICHARD F. SACK         PLANO,TX         DIV/HQ/ARTY/MED       WW2
                                 DOD - July 23, 2011                Reported July 24, 2011 by his daughter Peggy Malloy to Joe Ball

7465   OP 88   LUDWIG SCHNEIBEL      LITTLETON, CO        37DIV/129INF/K       WW2/Feb42-Oct45        SGT
                                 DOD - December 17, 2011        Reported December 20, 2011 by Joe Annello

7683   OP 11    RICHARD A. SERIO         LONDONDERRY, NH       7INF/H        KOREA/51-53         SGT
                                  DOD - October 14, 2011       Reported December 19, 2011 by Ron Serio

7953  OP 1     STANLEY F. SIEMRZUCH       WHEATON, IL         39FA/        WW2/Jul1940-Jun45       TSGT
                                  DOD - October 28, 2011       Reported January 19, 2012 by Son, Rich Siemrzuch

4670     OP 5      EDWARD A. SOBUTA          FARMINGTON, CT        7INF/K        WW2        1LT
                                  DOD - July 7, 2011                    Reported December 15, 2011 by Joan Sobuta to Joe Poggi

4738    OP 57    FOIEST WALDEN STORIE     SPRINGBORO, OH      15INF/B      KOREA/Oct52-Oct54   OPHarry     CPL
                                 DOD - December 13, 2011            Reported January 16, 2012 by Ray Anderson

6859     OP 54   KNAPP A. TOMBERLIN       SANTA CRUZ, CA       DIV/QM       KOREA       MAJ
                                DOD -November 11, 2011        Reported December 6, 2011 by Bob & Linda Frisbey to Ruth De Bord

4871       OP 4     KEITH E. TUCKER          SAINT ANTHONY, ID            65INF/K          KOREA         SGT
                                   DOD - March 2011            Reported December 22, 2011 on KIT card

5184    OP 17  ANNA V. HINDMAN               PADUCAH, KY                         ASSOCIATE
                                 DOD - November 2, 2011                 Reported December 31, 2011 by Joseph Viterisi

4992     OP 13  RICHARD R. WEAVER        RAVENNA, MI          65INF/K        KOREA      SFC
                                 DOD - August 18, 2011       Reported December 14, 2011 by his wife Arlene

5041    OP 33   RADFORD G. WHITE SR.       DUNBAR, WV         7INF/        WW2/Oct42-Oct45        SSGT
                                  DOD - August 24, 2011         Reported October 19, 2011 by Lucille White

5048   OP 17   KENNETH D. WHITTEAKER      VALLEY PARK, MO           15INF/F        KOREA      CPL
                                  DOD- January 20, 2012              Reported January 23, 2012 by Wimpy Kenner

5165      OP 12  RICHARD H. WOOD       SAINT PAUL, MN       15INF/HQ/B     WW2/44-46     MAJ                        
                                       DOD - July 6, 2011      Reported September 28, 2011 by his son Bill

5138     OP 57    DALLAS J. YOUNG         MARIETTA, OH       15INF/I WW2/Jan44-Jun46        PVT
                                     DOD - August 6, 2011          Reported December 25, 2011 by his wife Jacquelyn



Such Good Men

" I know now why men who have been to war yearn to reunite. Not to tell stories or to look at old pictures, Not to laugh or weep on one another's knee. Comrades gather because they long to be with men who once acted their best. Men who suffered and sacrificed, who were stripped raw, right down to their humanity. I did not pick these men. They were delivered by fate and the United States Army, but I know them in a way I know no other men. I have never since given anyone such trust. They were willing to guard something more precious than my life. They would have carried my reputation, the memory of me. It was part of the bargain we all made, the reason we were so willing to die for one another. As long as I have memory, I will think of them everyday. I am sure that when I leave this world, my last thoughts will be of my family and my comrades such good men".
Excerpt from the book, "These Good Men" by Michael Norman.

All of us in the Society of the Third Infantry Division, U.S. Army, extend our sincere sympathy to the families and friends of those listed. May they rest in peace

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OIF 2010 -11  3ID Active Duty Casualties


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The Department of Defense announced April 09, 2011 the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. Sgt. Keith T. Buzinski, 26, of Daytona Beach, Fla., died April 7 in Logar province, Afghanistan of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked his unit with small arms fire. He was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 30th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, Fort Drum, N.Y.

 The Department of Defense announced April 05, 2011 the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation New Dawn. Maj. Wesley J. Hinkley, 36, of Carlisle, Pa., died April 4 in Baghdad, Iraq, as a result of a non-combat related incident. He was assigned to the 3rd Special Troops Battalion, 3rd Sustainment Brigade, Fort Stewart, Ga.
UPDATE: April 11, 2011 -- Capt. Hinkley was posthumously promoted to major.

 The Department of Defense announced March 22, 2011 the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation New Dawn. Cpl. Brandon S. Hocking, 24, of Seattle, Wash., died March 21 in As Samawah, Iraq, when enemy forces attacked his unit with an improvised explosive device. He was assigned to the 87th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, 3rd Sustainment Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Stewart.

The Department of Defense announced December 01, 2010 the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom.
1st. Lt. Scott F. Milley, 23, of Sudbury, Mass., died Nov. 30 in Logar province, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unit using small arms fire. He was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 30th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, Fort Polk, La.

The Department of Defense announced November 17, 2010 the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom.
Staff Sgt. Kevin M. Pape, 30, of Fort Wayne, Ind., died Nov. 16 in Konar province, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unit using small arms fire. He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment, Hunter Army Airfield, Ga.

The Department of Defense announced October 04, 2010 the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. Sgt. 1st Class Lance H. Vogeler, 29, of Frederick, Md., died Oct.1 in Bastion, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered in Helmand, Afghanistan, when insurgents attacked his unit with indirect fire. He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment, Hunter Army Airfield, Ga.

The Department of Defense announced September 27, 2010 the deaths of two soldiers who were supporting Operation New Dawn.
They died Sept. 24 in Fallujah, Iraq, of injuries sustained Sept. 23 in a non-combat incident. They were assigned to 3rd Battalion, 15th Infantry Regiment, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Stewart, Ga.
Killed were:
Spc. John Carrillo Jr., 20, of Stockton, Calif.
Pfc. Gebrah P. Noonan, 26, of Watertown, Conn.
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TAPS

There are many stories of the origin of the "Taps:
Other versions can be found at these websites:
http://www.snopes.com/music/songs/taps.htm

http://www.tapsbugler.com/TapsMyth.html

http://www.tapsbugler.com/24NotesExcerpt/Page1.html

TAPS: It's a song burned into the American consciousness, a tune that wafts over both sleep and death. And it's a piece that some believe hasn't been given the recognition it deserves. What has come to be known as 'Taps' --- 24 notes that floated from a Civil War encampment at nightfall to become the tune that sends to their final rests fallen troops, policemen and firefighters, departed veterans and even presidents of the United States --- may soon be given a more official place in the roster of national melodies. "My idea is to have [Taps] recognized as our National Song of Remembrance," said Jari Villanueva, a retired trumpet and bugle player for the U.S. Air Force Band who may very well be the country's leading authority on Taps. A veteran of more than 5,000 ceremonies at Arlington National Cemetery, Villanueva was an adviser on bugle calls for the movie 'Gods and Generals.' He has researched Taps, written about it, debunked myths about it (it was not found by a Union officer on the body of his son, a Confederate soldier) and offers what is probably the best history yet of the tune on a West Point Web site.

Now, along with fellow bugler Les Hampton, a Navy vet, Villanueva is working with a New York lawmaker to get Congress to officially recognize "Taps" as a song of remembrance. They hope to have this done in time for the 150th anniversary of "Taps" in 2012. As far as who would be officially eligible to have Taps played at their funeral if it does become the National Song of Remembrance, Villanueva takes a broad view. Besides troops and veterans, he said, police officers, firefighters, first responders, public health service workers --- even the Boy Scouts. "My feeling is if you rate a flag on your coffin you rate Taps." According to Villanueva, the music of Taps had its origins in "Extinguish Lights," an end-of-day bugle call adapted from a French tune. But in 1862, while encamped at Harrison's Landing, Va., Union Army Gen. Daniel Butterfield revised the tune - holding certain notes longer, etc. Taps was quickly picked up by other buglers in other units, and after the Civil War and became an official Army bugle call. Villanueva and Hampton met several years ago through playing memorial services and began thinking of ways to bring attention to the need for Taps players. The rising numbers of World War II and Korea vets passing away, as well as troop losses in Iraq and Afghanistan, has resulted in greater demand for buglers.

Several years ago the military began making a bugle insert that played Taps available to veterans groups. The discrete device plays the notes while the "bugler" --- standing away from the grave site --- holds the instrument to his lips and pretends to play. "It's something that's used a lot now. It is disappointing, but sometimes no one bothers to look for a live bugler. It's a matter of convenience." Villanueva said. While brainstorming the fake bugler problem they hit on the idea of elevating Taps to an official national song. Hampton said Rep. John Hall (D-NY), has been working with them to frame legislation. According to Villanueva, the earliest official reference to Taps for a military funeral is found in Army regulations from 1891. But he says it was doubtlessly used unofficially long before then, though still called 'Extinguish Lights'.

Later still officials from other countries came up with their own versions of Taps, some sounding very much like the Army's. A French general wrote 'Aux Morts' ('To the Dead') --- after hearing Taps, Villanueva said; it sounds much like Taps and has the same number of notes. The Germans came up with a solo trumpet call later, as did the Italians. The British wrote and adopted "The Last Post" ; after "Taps" became known, and that song is now played by all Commonwealth countries for its fallen troops and veterans, Villanueva said. As part of their efforts to raise awareness of "Taps," the two have set up an online petition and hope to get as many names in support as possible. They're also producing a CD that will include 'Extinguish Lights,' Taps, and other tunes that were inspired by Taps.
[Source: Military.com article 23 Feb 2010 ++]


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