Jimmy Everley from Golf is gone

03/09/10 2142 hours

He had been sending out messaes  that his time was up. I was with him in Golf but I never got to know him in person. Later at th4e St Louis reunion I met him and we became freinds for ten years. He had a lot of medical problems for the last ten years including a liver transplant and so he knew God had give him some esxtra time to be with us Golf and Khe Sanh Vets and

Semper Fi Jimmy!

Jimmy Everley with the Golf Guidon Dallas 02

 

James Everly Death Notice:

James Everly’s Obituary by the Wichita Eagle.
Death       
      Everly, James Joseph, 63, retired US Postal Service machine operator,
      passed Jimmy passed away, Monday, March 8, 2010. James was born February 25, 1947 to
Arling and Charlotte (Davis) Everley in Concordia, Kansas. He served as a
Lance Corporal in the US Marine Corp during the Vietnam Era. Survived by:
brother Raymond (Janice) Everley of Pensacola, FL; sister Sue (Terry)
Esselman of Glen Burnie, MD; cousins Beverly (Bruce) Lamendola, Mark,
Annie Lamendola all of Wichita; nephew Greggory Peck, niece Shannon
Flores. Visitation will be Thursday from 6-8 p.m., funeral service Friday,
10 a.m., both at Watson Reflection Pointe. Memorial established with the
KHE SANH Veterans Association c/o Thomas J. Eichler, 3221 N. Opal,
Chicago, Il 60634 or the Intrepid Fallen Hero’s Fund, One Intrepid Square,
W. 46th St. and 12th Ave, New York, NY 10036. Share memories at
watson funeral.com

Published in Wichita Eagle from March 10 to March 11, 2010  print Guest
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        “On behalf of Bob Vivona, and myself, we thank James for pulling Bob’s
        brother, and my best friend, Corporal Ron Vivona, Golf 2/26, off Hill
        700 on April 6th, 1968. Ron lived 40 years because of James, and Captain
        Overstreet. Ron passed away from…” Ron Main (Denver, CO)

Jimmy also helped carry Alan Jordan down the hill to the choppers.

I remember talking to Jimmy abou Alan Jordan and when Jimmy mentioned an Artillery Officer who was wearing Horned Rimmed Glasses, then I knew Jimmy had been up there and had helped to move Lt Jordan down to the chopper where they tried to save his life.

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Check out our new movies section

03/03/10 0848 hours

It is up top under ‘Movies’!

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Reunion Update

Guys, if the reunion is half as good as the phone calls I’ve had with platoon members recently, it will be pretty great.

02/17/10 1041 hours

From: Alan Green
Sent: Tuesday, February 16, 2010
To: <e-mail addresses>
Subject: Reunion update

Guys- Continue Reading »

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Reunion Hotel

I hope you show at the TEXAS Reunion as I want to talk to you about your photos, my photos, Billy V’s photos Coops photos and Pedro’s photos and any of the other 81s guys who had access to a camera back in the day. Whether it was at Khe Sanh or when we went on the BLT. (Serious. I have been trying to sort them out for ten years but I need some help)

02/10/10 1712 hours

Jeez Smitty, I have been promising to find those photos for a long time, haven’t I? Guess I better get on it.

I’m out of town ’til next week, but will get it done when I get back.

S/F

-Alan Continue Reading »

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Reunion Update

I had a great conversation with Larry Ballard earlier this week. He had sent me a DVD that includes TV interviews with him on his reflections of Vietnam and the re-interment of 2/26 chaplain’s assistant Alexander Chin, who was killed with Father Brett at Khe Sanh. Larry contacted the Chin family in the late 90s and arranged to have the reburial ceremony at Arlington.

02/06/10 0951 hours

Al

This is great news and I had better get off my ass and start sending some  emails

I think I have photos of all the guys you just mentioned and maybe even a photo of Maynard Sinclair.

SF Continue Reading »

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Reunion

Eloy, need to know exact dates, name of hotel for reservation, and destination airport. I’ll be flying from Orlando. Also, are you guys taking your respectives wifes? I’m trying my best with the search.

01/25/10 0947 hours

Rod, Pedro and all-

I’m glad Pedro’s coming. This will be a good reunion. Maybe we can even convince Billy V  to steer his hog southwest…

I wouldn’t dare leave my wife Mary Jean at home — she’s heard too much about you guys to miss the chance to meet you in person.

S/F

-Alan Continue Reading »

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Radiomen always have a channel

Funny thing. No idea who started it, but I suppose the radiomen from previous battles or occupations had found the secret channel before us guys. Hmm? Maybe I am exaggerating here but so what?

01/20/10 0921 hours

Bill

Just like the Khe Sanh Vets Bull Jive Net that we had going at Khe Sanh in the early days of the Siege. Sure. We talked to each all the time but we hardly ever seen anybody. Hmm? Well that is the way I saw it. For example I knew you from Phu Bai but it was only for a few days and then I never heard from you again for a couple of months.  But then we got sent to Khe Sanh we somehow ”hooked up”  to the Khe Sanh Bullshit Net. Continue Reading »

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Bob Howard

They don’t make them like Bob Howard anymore.

01/07/10 1648 hours

They don’t make them like Bob Howard anymore.

http://www.nomad81s.com/media/bob_howard_medal.wmv

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Sit Rep Follow Up

Quick update….starting to search for guys on my list and FOUND…..Cary Cooper…..just talked to him and he has contact with others….among those he has is Charlie Kipp (Alan, you can scratch that one off your list…)………..also, Borgh, Hoopman…………Lamont Britt is no longer with us……….hope you all had a Merry Christmas and here’s to “Good Health” in the New Year!!!!

12/27/09 1644 hours

Guys, this is shaping up well. Way to go Bruce.

Sorry to hear about Lamont Britt. He was a good man.

S/F

-Alan

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Sir Freddy Johnson

Bill Ventura’s close up photo of Freddy Johnson with his ever present cigar. In any event, good to see Freddy again.

12/16/09 1835 hours

 

Freddy Johnson

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