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		<title>Reunion</title>

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		<description><![CDATA[Guys- It was a genuine pleasure to see you again and spend some time with you. As Mary Jean said on the way to the airport, &#8220;What a great bunch of guys!&#8221; I told her that we might be a bit older, but we could still get the job done. It was an honor to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Reunion Agenda</title>

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		<description><![CDATA[Guys: The agenda looks perfect. Great job Rod. S/F, Bruce From: Alan Green Sent: Thursday, July 08, 2010 9:02 AM To: &#8216;Eloy Rodriguez&#8217;; &#8216;Rachel Rodriguez&#8217;; &#8216;Bill Ventura&#8217;; &#8216;Brian Green&#8217;; &#8216;Bruce Pilch&#8217;; &#8216;Cary Cooper&#8217;; &#8216;Charlie Kipp&#8217;; &#8216;CHRISTINE SMITH&#8217;; &#8216;Eric Smith&#8217;; &#8216;Frederick R. Johnson&#8217;; &#8216;Gary Hoopman&#8217;; &#8216;Gordon T. Colucci&#8217;; &#8216;Jerimiah Macdonald&#8217;; &#8216;Joseph Lynn Cooper&#8217;;'Larry Ballard&#8217;; &#8216;Linda &#38;quot;Samme&#38;quot; [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Reunion in July</title>

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		<description><![CDATA[Guys- Our reunion&#8217;s less than two months away &#8212; it&#8217;s time to start getting ready for some serious re-connecting and remembering. I know I&#8217;m not alone in feeling my wind knocked out by Smitty&#8217;s death last month, but as many of you have said, he would have wanted us to carry on. So I&#8217;m coming [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Eric Smith &amp; Reunion</title>

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		<description><![CDATA[My name is Christine Smith and I am Eric's little sister.
I've been reading and hearing about the reunion in San Antonio.
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		<title>Sgt. Wolford</title>

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		<description><![CDATA[Too bad Al-

I was really hoping to hear something about Dennis. I mean just connecting with him would have been great. Anyway lately we've been getting  a lot of good news as far as finding  the guys, but then we here about Sully and now Sgt Wolford. And at such an early age.

So we get a little bad in-between some good news. Hmm? Just another reason to come to a reunion and talk to some people as we might not get the chance to do it again.

SF]]></description>
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		<title>Eric &#8220;Smitty&#8221; Smith</title>

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		<description><![CDATA[...But I especially remember Smitty's bravery under terrible artillery fire in the DMZ in October 1968, when he volunteered to lead the medevac effort for our wounded and dead. Under intense fire and at great personal risk, he got the job done. He was recommended for (and earned) a Bronze Star, and was eventually awarded a Navy Commendation Medal for his efforts....]]></description>
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		<title>RE: Sgt.Carl Ballard (USMC) and Tony Conigliaro (Boston Red Sox) 5</title>

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		<description><![CDATA[Forget the Books and the Stories and the Command Chronologies! If I were more organized I should be able to write at least a couple of books about our 81s Platoon and all I would need is the information from all of the E-mail Information that we send to each other. But then  perhaps I was born to be an Observer! Hmm? Oh Well. I hope someone here will be able to gather adn organize this material and write something better than I can do.]]></description>
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		<title>Rene Santerre was my 3rd FO Hill 700</title>

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		<description><![CDATA[According to one of Rene&#8217;s brothers: Rene has been living in the woods for about 5 years up on Long Island. I&#8217;m sure it has to do with &#8220;post stress&#8221; from Khe Sanh. However he is healthy and seems content living that way. +++ Thanks Al I will try to explain further how I lost [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Sgt. Carl Ballard (USMC)</title>

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		<description><![CDATA[Carl Ballard, Sr. was born December 3, 1940 to the late Ethel and Dave Bollard in Chicago, Illinois where he graduated from Grain High School with commendations for his superior service to the school programs. He was the eldest of fourteen children.
In 1960, he enlisted in the United States Marines Corp where he was awarded medals for National Defense Service, Vietnam Service, Vietnam Campaign and Good Conduct (twice), as well as, a Presidential Unit Citation for his service during the Vietnam Crisis. He was honorably discharged in 1968, with the rank of Sergeant. He relocated to Washington, D.C.]]></description>
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		<title>Back to Alphonse Grenagio &#8211; AKA  The 81s Platoon&#8217;s  GOD FATHER!</title>

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		<description><![CDATA[Read Major Lynch's statement about the mortar platoon reaching a high volume of fire -- we were the only ones on that hill who could fight back against a devastating mortar attack and that's just what we did.

And then there is the memory of the 25 guys under the ponchos on the LZ. It could have been any of us, but fate chose them that day. There would have been many more of them were it not for the bravery of every man in the 81s platoon.]]></description>
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