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ARMY TRANSPORTATION ASSOCIATION, VIETNAMARMY TRANSPORTATION ASSOCIATION VIETNAM
THE PATCHES WE WORE
FALL/WINTER 2002
Army Transportation Association, VietnamRick Phillips7090 Summit Wood RoadKennesaw, GA 30152-3340
48th Trans Grp 500th Trans Grp 507th Trans Grp U.S. Army, Vietnam 1st Log Cmd
4th Trans Cmd 5th Trans Cmd 124th Trans Cmd 125th Trans Cmd 8th Trans Grp
Officers:President/Founder Vice President Secretary TreasurerRichard L. Phillips Jim Rose Joe Heath Bill Wandall770-426-1788 713-941-5190 215-887-7827 [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] No Email
Editor Webmaster Publisher AVAT WebsiteJoe Heath Ralph Grambo John Hayde [email protected] [email protected] [email protected]
PRESIDENT125th TRANS CMDSAIGON 1966-1967
HAPPY NEW YEAR MEMBERS,
Top four reasons you haven�t received a newsletter.
1. We lost your name
2. We misplaced your address
3. You moved and never told us
4. We have been working diligently for the last six months to convertour old system into a new one that is compatible with a professional printingbusiness, in order to bring you a more professional newsletter.
A special salute to Joe Heath who has been our most esteemed publisher forthe last several years. He has distinguished himself in this position with hiswork ethic and his professionalism plus his ability to work along with others.His work history within this organization has earned him board status, as ourSecretary. Congratulations, Joe for a job well done and a board position youhave earned by your work history within the ATAV.
We salute you John Pomponio, for ten years of service and dedication tothe ATAV. As Secretary and a board member, your time and expertise has been avaluable part of growth and expansion. The ATAV wouldn�t be where it is today,without you.
John Hayde a new member will take over publishing our newsletter at hisprinting business. This is the first edition, hot off the press to you. Welcome,John we are proud to have you as a member of our organization and appreciateyour business publishing our newsletter.
Army Transportation Association Vietnam Application for Membership
Please Print Clearly: New ______ Renewal _____ Associate ______
Name: ______________________________________ Date: _______Address: _________________________________________________City, State, ZIP: ___________________________________________Phone Number: _____________________________(include area code)
Email: _________________________________ (to add or change your email
Address please contact Webmaster Ralph Grambo at [email protected] )
Your unit(s) while in Vietnam:
Dates you were in Vietnam:
What is your present occupation?
Please make checks payable to:
Mail checks to: Bill Wandall, 307 Adair Street, H-6 Decatur,GA30030
Yes, ____ I want to join the ATAV for ____ years
Yes, ____ Please renew my membership for ____ years(New memberships of two or more years will receive a complimentary ATAV pin)
Here is some additional information about me while in Vietnam
Membership Rates:
1 year: $15.00 2 years: $23.00
3 years: $32.00 4 years $41.00 5 years $50.00
Army Transportation Associationn, Vietnam
Don�t forget our web site: WWW.ATAV.US Join us on the ATAV Group on Yahoo
COMMANDER�S MAIL BOX
1. Constitution and By-LawsA copy of the Association�s Constitution and By-Laws is included in this issue. Please keep
them for future reference. Additional copies can be obtained from Bill Wandall at 307 Adair Street, H-6, Decatur, Georgia 30030.
2. Ralph KampenRalph, congratulations on your accomplishments. The ATAV wishes you continued success.Ralph was assigned to the 572nd TC from November 21, 1969 until April 1, 1970. If you careto write to him or call him his address is:P.O. Box 70585, New Orleans, LA 70172: phone is 504-451-5343.
3. Membership RenewalDue to delays in publishing our newsletter we have extended the expiration of membershipsfrom December 31st until March 31, 2003. Please check your name against the list in thisnewsletter. If Bill Wandall, Treasurer, has not received your renewal by Tuesday, April 1, 2003your name will be deleted from the membership data base.
4. Membership DirectoryAn up to date membership directory will be compiled as of April 1st when the data base hasbeen recompiled. It will be mailed separately at that time.
5. Reunion Hospitality SuiteI would like to thank those who took the time to help with the refreshments and snacks in ourhospitality suite at the reunion. I hope you all enjoyed the 33 Bier (aka Ba Muy Ba).
FROM THE EDITOR
fELLOW TRANSPORTERS,
wELL, HERE IT IS! fINALLY AFTER SIX MONTHS...BABIES ONLY TAKE NINE...AND OF COURSE,THERE IS A TALE TO TELL.
fOR THE FEW YEARS THAT i HAVE BEEN THE PUBLISHER i HAVE BEEN VERY UNHAPPY WITHTHE CRUDE �CUT AND PASTE� WAY WE HAD TO USE TO PUT THE DOCUMENT TOGETHER. aND THEN,NO MATTER HOW GOOD MY ORIGINAL COPY WAS, THE COPYING PROCESS DEGRADED IT and colorwas not an issue - black and white only.
aT THE REUNION LAST SUMMER, A MEMBER STEPPED FORWARD AND OFFERED TO PRINTOUR NEWSLETTER PROFESSIONALLY IN HIS PRINTING COMPANY in full color and with elec-tronic clarity. hOWEVER,( AND WE ALL KNOW THAT THERE IS ALWAYS A �HOWEVER�), SINCE HISIS A TOTALLY ELECTRONIC PRINTING PROCESS THE DOCUMENT HAD TO BE PRESENTED IN FINISHEDFORM IN A SPECIFIC ELECTRONIC FORMAT. i DID NOT HAVE THE SOFTWARE. a NEW VERSIONWOULD COST APPROXIMATELY $600.00. i WAS UNABLE TO CONVINCE MY EMPLOYER TO BUY me ACOPY (AND YOU THOUGHT THAT uNCLE sAM HAD NO FISCAL RESTRAINT.)
fINALLY, I CAME UP WITH A COPY AT A VERY GOOD PRICE. tHEN, THE FUN BEGAN. i HAD TOLEARN A COMPLETELY NEW SOFTWARE PROCESS. iT IS A VERY POWERFUL PROGRAM AND i HAVEJUST SCRATCHED THE SURFACE OF ITS CAPABILITIES. Hopefully, you will be able to see thedifference as I learn more tricks and capabilities.
iNTERSPERCED IN ALL OF THIS WAS SOME WORK (i�M EMPLOYED BY THE u.s. cUSTOMSsERVICE SOON TO BE THE bUREAU OF CUSTOMS AND iMMIGRATION), MANY, many �HOT� PROJECTSin the post �9/11� environment AND three nEW jERSEY nATIONAL GUARD ACTIVATIONs of mypartner.
fINALLY, I HAVE BEEN ABLE TO PUT TOGETHER ENOUGH HOURs TO GET THIS EDITION READYFOR THE PRINTER. NOW WE WILL SEE IF IT PASSES MUSTER IN THE PREPRINT SHOP - and mostimportant - you, our members.
nOW FOR YOUR PART...wE ALL HAVE BOXES OF STUFF THAT WE HAVE NOT LOOKED AT INYEARS...PHOTOS, NEWSPAPER ARTICLES, PATCHES, PINS, YOU NAME IT. wE ALSO HAVE HAD APLETHORA OF PERSONAL EXPERIENCES. pLEASE TAKE JUST A MOMENT AND SHARE THEM WITH US.iF YOU CAN SCAN THE ITEMS THEN YOU CAN EMAIL THEM TO OUR NEWSLETTER ADDRESS. yOU CANLEND THEM TO ME VIA THE MAIL AND I WILL SCAN THEM AND RETURN THEM QUICKLY -i PROMISE. wE NEED YOUR INPUT!!!! sERIOUS ITEMS OR FRIVILOUS MOMENTS - ANYTHING...
tHIS IS YOUR PUBLICATION. I AM JUST THE FACILITATOR. nOW IS THE TIME FOR US TO BERECORDING OUR EXPERIENCES AND OBSERVATIONS - NOT WHEN WE ARE OLD, GREY(ER) ANDDROOLING DOWN OUR SHIRTS.
pLEASE FILL MY �INBOX� WITH ANYTHING YOU THINK YOUR bROTHER tRANSPORTERS MAYBE INTERESTED IN. [email protected]. oR CALL ME AT 215-597-9920.
EXPIRING MEMBERSHIPSThe following Transporter�s memberships in our association expired on December 31,
2002. You can renew your membership at the old, 2002 rate because of the lateness of thepublication of this newsletter, which represents two issues.
Per our constitution and by-laws, our membership year begins on January 1st and endson December 31 of any year. Members joining during a year will receive all four issues of thenewsletter.
2002 Membership Rate 2003/04 Membership Rates (Renewals only) (Effective until Reunion 2004)
1 year $10.00 1 year $15.00 2 years $19.00 2 years $23.00 3 years $28.00 3 years $32.00 4 years $36.00 4 years $41.00 5 years $45.00 5 years $50.00
If your name appears on this listing, please send in your renewal before May 31, 2003.Members not paid as of that date will be purged from the membership rolls.
JERRY ADAMS JOHNNY M. ADAMS ERNIE ADDICOTT LARRY AGREE RICHARD L. ANDERSON RAY ANDRADE LUCIEN ATTUSO ROBERT E. BAKER JOHN R. BARGER DAVID F. BEAN DENNIS J. BELCASTRO CLIFFORD BERCHTOLD GARY J. BIRKE ROBERT BLACKSTONE MATT R. BLAND III PAUL J. BLOSSER MICHAEL A. BOONE STEVE BOONE PAUL W. BOSSERT DOUGLAS H. BOX RAY BOWS MARK P. BRADISH ROBERT BRINKLEY JR. JUNIOR L. BROWN ROBERT BRUCE DONALD M. BROWN JAMES W. BURKE JOHN D. BURNELL RICHARD H. CABRERA MICHAEL W. CASEY ROGER J. CAVANAUGH
WAYNE C. CHALKER FRANK CHAMBERS JR. GARY L. COATES DAVID M. COLVIN JAMES P. COSTIGAN ALLEN J. COURSER LAWRENCE F. COVERT LINDY A. CRADDOCK GARY E. CRIPE CHRISTOPHER CROSS DOUGLAS CLUBRETH SAMUEL E. CUTLP CHARLES J. D�ARCY GENE DASHER ROYCE W. DAVIS CHRIS DECKER JOHN BUD DOMAGATA LEO DONNELLY JR. ROBERT S.DORAME JR. THOMAS P. DUGAN WILLIAM EICHENBERG THOMAS H. ELY JAMES R. ENGEL FRED G. ESCH JAMES P. FAHEY MERVIN FERGUSON JR. LARRY FIANT LEE FIELDS JOEL FISHER JR RICK FLOYD AC. FROTHINGHAM JR. PAUL S. GARDINER
DEWELL M. GARNER BOBBY L. GEORGE PAUL W. GOLDEN LOYD GOODEYON ROBERT E. GORDON GARY J. GRACE RALPH GRAMBO CHARLES P. GREEN BURTON GUINEE ROGER HAGER JERRY G. HALL JOHN S. HAYDE JAMES E. HICKS III CAMERON F. HINKE ROBERT J. HOMZA JAMES A. HORAN JOHN M. HORVATH JEFF HOUGHTON JOE HUGHES RODNEY HUGHES JOHN S. HEBERT RONNIE L. JOHNSON JAMES C. JONES JR. RONALD L. JONES PETER A. KALLINIKOS RONALD L KEENE DANIEL KEYES GLEN M. KORICA RICHARD J. KOUNS GORDON W. KURTZ RICHARD LAFAYETTE JOHN J. LENNOX RONALD D. LEWIS JAMES E. LINDSEY THOMAS M. LOGAN JAMES LYLES DAVID W. LYND DAVID L. MAJORS DON MANGUS RUSSELL R. MANSUR RICHARD C. MILLER DAN MOCK MICHAEL L. MOLUMBY GARY F. MONELL LEO P. Mc ARDLE Wm. McCLUSKEY JR. RICHARD J. McKEON ROBERT W. NELSON BILL NEWMAN ALBERT F. NITTO DENNIS NOLL LARRY D. OBER LARRY ORVIS WILLIAM V. PARKER ROBERT J. PATTERSON EDWARD J. PAVLICK NICHOLAS P. PERONE
MEL PHILLIPS LEO D. PINO TOM PLOCHARCZYK GIL PORTER ROGER RAHOR F. DON RAST PAUL RAY JOHN M. REA JIM W. REAVES REX RESCIGNO CLYDE RIDDEL CLAUDE L. ROBERSON J.A. ROBINSON CLERMONT E. ROBERTS FEIPE R. RODRIQUEZ TERRY ROHRBACH WILLIAM O. ROYCE WILLIAM V. RUCKER STEVEN RUUD PAUL A. RYAN MARC SAMPLER GERALD SAWYER KENNETH A . SCHOEB DOUGLAS A. SCHULTE LEONARD SCHWARTZ HENRY L. SEARCY SAM H. SEXTON TERRY SHANKLAND ARMAND SILVESTRI MIKE SHAHEN JOHN G. SMITH VERNON E. SMITH THOMAS STRICKLAND WILLIAM STRICKLAND MIKE SUCKOW STEVE SUMMERS RICHARD V. TEETER G.R. THOMAS JR. DEAN L. THOME HARRY E. TISTADT ROBERT V. TOBIN JOE F. TRUJILLO EARL TUCKER WESLEY UNDERWOOD NORMAN E. WARD JR. JAMES A. WARNER JIM WAUGH LONNY D. WEDGEWORTH TERRY WEIBEL CHARLES WHITE SR. FRANK WIECZOREK LAWRENCE WILBER ROGER WILLIAMS JERRY W. WILSON ROBERT L. WRIGHT RICHARD ZAVINSKY
THE ARMY TRANSPORTATION ASSOCIATION, VIETNAM2002 Business Meeting Minutes
The Business Meeting convened at 10:00 A.M., Saturday, July 13, 2002 at the PonchartrainHotel, New Orleans, LA. There were fifty members present and four officers present. A quorum wasdeclared by the President, Rick Phillips.
The President, Rick Phillips, introduced the officers of the Association: Dennis Belcastro, VicePresident; Bill Wandall, Treasurer;, Ralph Grambo, Webmaster. John Pomponio was absent andunable to attend the reunion.
1. Bill Wandall read the minutes of the previous Reunion that was held in Las Vagas, NV onAugust 5, 2000 due to the absence of the Secretary. The minutes were approved by themembers present.
2. The Treasurer submitted his report and stated that the Assoication had a cash on handbalance of $8,211.70 as of June 30, 2002.
3. Webmaster Grambo reported that the Association had a new URL (Website address) beingWWW.ATAV.US . Please submit stories so that he can add new items to the site. Addition-ally, changes to email addresses should also be submitted to him.
4. Ed Pavilick reported that had two large T-shirts remaining.5. Ed Nichols passed out Agent Orange Newsletters to the members. He also provided the
address for our members to get added to the distribution.6. OLD BUSINESS
a. The subject of Member Dues was brought up but the deiscussion was postponeduntil New Business.
b. The subject of the color for new T-shirts discussed. The color of Army green wasapproved and to add a number of size medium. A golf style shirt was also ap-proved to be beige in color with the logo to be on the pocket for $30.00. ATAVcaps were approved to sell for $20.00 and will be black with a red bill piping andthe ATAV logo on the front. Ed Pavlick will continue to handle the mailing of ourapparel line.
1. NEW BUSINESSa. Due to the ever increasing costs of the T-shirts, caps, shirts and newsletter, Rick
Phillips recommended that the membership dues structure be modified. That theannual dues be increased and the one year class be eliminated. After some discus-sion, the membership set the new membership fees at: one year - $15., two years -$23, three years - $32.00, four years - $41.00, and five years - $50.00. All to beeffective on January 1, 2003. Members whose dues expire on December 31, 2002may renew at the old rates during the months of October, November or December2002.
b. A motion was made and approved to give Bill Parker $500.00 from the Treasuryto help with his travel expenses in bringing his recreated5 ton Gun Truck �Untouchable� to the reunion. A check was presented by theTreasurer.
c. It was also moved and approved for the Association to pay for ATAV signs for thesides of Bill Parker�s truck. The cost will be determined by Bill Parker.
d. A motion was made to limit the number of years that an individual may hold office.The motion was defeated. It was noted that if an officer no longer wishes to servehe can resign at any time.
e. A discussion was held as to whether the Association was subject to the FederalIncome Tax statutes (or any other taxes) since it is a non-profit organization. BillWandell, Treasurer was assigned the duty of researching this matter.
f. It was recommended that the Association develop a proposed budget for the yearsof 2004-2005 and that it be presented at the next Reunion.
g. It was decided to have the nest reunion in Colorado Springs in 2004. The dateswill be decided by the Board.
h. Dennis Belcastro, Vice President, resigned from the Board. Jim Rose was nomi-nated and elected by the members present. The other officers of the Board: RickPhillips (President), John Pomponio (Secretary), Bill Wandall (Treasurer) andRalph Grambo (Webmaster) were all re-elected for another two year term until theAssociation Reunion in 2004.
i. It was recommended that there be more than two choices of entrees at the dinnerat the next reunion.
7. The meeting was adjourned at 12:15 P.M.
WILLIAM M WANDALLActing SecretaryArmy Transportation Assn., Vietnam
(Bill Parker�s recreated gun truck �UNTOUCHABLE�)
WHAT ME RE-ENLIST
There is a story behind the banner �What Me Re-enlist�. This banner just got me an Article 15. Asfor the sign, it was the Sergeant Major who stuckhis head into the Dispatch Hootch and told me toget rid of it � or else! And he was smiling at thetime either. I never did get a good conductMedal. Maybe it had to do with being the onlyone on the battalion radio net one afternoonwhen someone told the base commander to �getf&#ked� over the air and I would not own up toit. Or perhaps it had something to do with puttinggraffiti all over the front of my truck like �FTA�or �Army Sucks� or �Peace Not War�. Thenthere was the time that the officers meat rationcame up short one case of steak and it was fromthe reefer that I had transported that day. �Hey�,I told them, �there wasn�t a lock on the damnthing!� That seemed to satisfy them. It was thingslike that that kept me in hot water. Our FirstSergeant just said not to ask for a Good ConductMedal as I could get more than I wanted. I didget an award for driving 20,000 accident freemiles along with his best wishes as I was ETS-ing. Perhaps I could just go and join some otherArmy � �just get out of my sight�. I did get anhonorable Discharge in 1972.
SGT E-5 Jim Engel24th TC, Jul 67-Jul 68Albany, [email protected]
(OK, Jim�s unreadable sign says, as anyAlfred E. Neuman fan (Mad Magazine)will recognize
�What...Me Re-enlist??�)
Above: Freightliners never die!!!
Left: Pan American announces anew, non-stop, one-way, heavycargo service direct fromBarksdale, LA and Diego Garciawith pinpoint delivery to downtownBaghdad guaranteed.
Below: Be sure that you pull thatbucket far enough away before youlight the diesel!
NEW MEMBERS SINCE THE LAST NEWSLETTER
Allan L. Adkins 647th QM Co Nov 68-Nov69 Sheridan, MILicien Attuso 669th Trans Co 69-70 Baton Rouge, LAPaul J. Birke 669th Trans Co 69-70 Red Bud, ILPaul J. Blosser 359th TC Dec 70-Dec 71 Flatrock, MNRay Bows 4th Trans Cmd Jun 68-Jun 69 Edgewater, FLEdmond Barnett 56th TC Jun 67-Jun 68 Lamar, OKDillard M. Castleberry 534th TC Nov 65-Jan 66 Paris,TNKyle A. Chambers 444th TC Sept 68-Aug 69 Tallassee, ALFrank Corbett 1098th TC Dec 66-Dec 67 New York, NYAllen J. Courser 540th T Det (BARC) Aug 68-Aug 69 Beverly hills, FLLen Gallo 61st & 360th TC Apr 69-Apr 70 Santee, CARaymond S. Goings HHC, 4th Trans CMD Jul 65-Jul 66 Louisville, KYPaul W. Golden 88th & 512th TC Dec 70-Dec 71 Sedalia, MOFrank Guerra 1098th TC Jul 70-May 71 Galveston, TXSam A. Hovey 64th TC Aug 66-Sept 71 Salmon, IDJohn F. Hoyt 359th TC Jul 70-Jul 71 Shelburne, MACarl Hytinen HHC, 57th T. Bn 71-72 Seekonk, MAGeorge A. Kazaniwsky 544th & 635 TC Det Jan 68 � Dec 68 Rolling Meadows, ILGlen M. Korica 24th & 529th TC Jan 68 � Jan 69 Clearwater, FLRonald Kmetz 566th TC Jun 68 - Jul 69 Keyport, NJAlfred E. Krabbenhoeft 551st TC Oct 67-Sept 68 Portage, INDennis Mansker 151st & 543 rd TC May 68-Mar 69 Olympia, WAJames D. Meagher 97th TC (HB) Jan 70-Mar 71 Revere, MADonald E. Messner 1097th TC Dec 66-Dec 67 Philadelphia, PARussell R. Mansur 523rd TC Sep 70-Nov 71 Kansas City, MOJ. Christopher McGuirk 5th TC (HB) Sep 70- Aug 71 Newmarket, NHKarl Michalowski 469th T Det Aug 67-Jul 70 Tonawanda, NYGilbert G. Murray 388th TC (ADS) Feb 67-Feb 68 Roseburg, ORJohn N. Ockenfels 10th TC Mar 67-Mar 68 Broken Arrow, OKOwen (Dobie) Painter 261st TC Dec 67-Dec 68 Eagle Lake, MNRobert Ralyea 155th TC (TS) Jun 66-Jun 67 Freehold, NJJoe Sokola 155th TC Dec 65�Dec 66 West Hartford, CTDon Stralkus 10th TC Dec 68-Dec 69 Brunswick, NJMike Suckow 88th & 359th TC Sep 70- Sep 71 Colfax, WIJohn Thomson 2nd TC Dec 69-Dec 71 Orinda, CAEarl Tucker MVPA Enthusiast Associate Houston, TXJames W. Williams HHD, 39th T Bn Jul 66-Jul 67 Ward, AR
A Transporters Short Story
Alfred E. Krabbenhoeft
(How do you like my tailoredclothes)
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Our beautiful shower!! This is our theater.Notice all of those sand bags Isn�t it nice???laying in front of it. Guess whohelped fill them.
(A picture from the inside of the same issue.)
(Notes from the backs of Al�s photos)
CONSTITUTION AND BY-LAWSof the
ARMY TRANSPORTATION ASSOCIATION, VIETNAM
ARTICLE INAME
This organization shall be known as the Army Transportation Association, Vietnam.
ARTICLE IIOBJECT
The object of this organization shall be:
Section 1. To promote and develop patriotism among its members.Section 2. To promote fellowship among former members of the U.S. Army who served in
Vietnam in a transportation unit from 1960 through 1975 or who have an interest in Army Transpor-tation.
Section 3. To record and recognize noteworthy achievements both in the military and civiliancommunity through its publications to include the newsletter, email, web site and other awards asdetermined by the Board of Directors.
ARTICLE IIIMEMBERSHIP QUALIFICATIONS
Section 1. Any individual who served in an Army Transportation unit in Vietnam during theperiod 1960 through 1975.
Section 2. Any individual who is the spouse or a dependent of a deceased member of an ArmyTransportation unit, who served in Vietnam during the period 1960 through 1975, may be an associ-ate member of the association.
Section 3. Any individual who has an interest in military transportation may be an associatemember of the organization.
ARTICLE IVGOVERNMENT
The Association shall be governed by a Board of Directors as elected by the members presentat the biannual reunion and will be in office until the next reunion. Members elected to the Board maybe elected again if so voted by the membership of the Association at the reunion.
ARTICLE V
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Section 1. The Board of Directors of the Association shall consist of: President, Vice Presi-dent, Secretary, Treasurer and Webmaster.
Section 2. The Board of Directors shall exercise general supervision of the Association inbetween the biannual reunion for the two-year period.
ARTICLE VIMEETINGS
Section 1. The Association will meet on the Saturday of the reunion at a place and timedesignated by the President.
Section 2. The members present at the meeting shall constitute a quorum for the election ofnew members of the board of Directors for a two-year period and voting on other business of theAssociation.
Section 3. The Board of Directors may meet at the call of the President in between reunions,and the majority of the Board members present at the meeting shall constitute a quorum. Meetingsmay be conducted and business voted on by telephone or email.
Section 4. Proxies: Any member of the Association who does not attend the reunion mayauthorize in writing any member of the Board to act as his proxy to vote on the election of Boardmembers for the next two year period and to introduce any subject to be discussed under new busi-ness at the meeting.
ARTICLE VII
DUTIES OF OFFICERS
Section 1. The President: The President shall preside at all meetings of the Association and theBoard of directors; the President with the Treasurer and/or other officer(s) of the Board shall be thesigning authority in all matters relating to the business of the Association; the President shall executeon behalf of and in the name of the Association when so authorized by the Board of Directors, allcontracts, and other legal instruments; the President shall have general supervision over all officersand committees, to the end that there shall be full and complete performance of their duties by each ofthe said officers and committees.
Section 2. The Vice President: The Vice President shall perform such duties as assigned by thePresident; he shall discharge the duties of President in the absence or incapacity of the President.
Section 3. The Secretary: The Secretary shall keep the minutes of all meetings of the Associa-tion; issue notices of all meetings; and prepare correspondence required by the Association.
Section 4. The Treasurer: The Treasurer shall collect, manage and disburse moneys of theAssociation; all invoices for expenditures of the Association�s funds shall be reviewed by the Presidentbefore payment; the Treasurer shall maintain records of moneys received and disbursed and provide
reports to the Association members semiannually in the Association newsletter and at the reunion; theTreasurer will establish and maintain a savings account where all moneys received for the Associationwill be maintained; the President and the Treasurer are authorized to disburse moneys from theAssociation�s savings account as required for running the Association�s business.
Section 5. The Webmaster: The Webmaster shall maintain a web site on the Internet; theWebmaster shall receive information from members, etc. and post it on the web site; the Webmastershall maintain a list of members who have an email address on the Association�s web site.
Section 6. The Committee Chairmen: The President shall appoint committee chairmen asrequired to assist him to perform Association business, in between the reunions, to include but notlimited to the Editor, Newsletter Publisher, Retention, Public Affairs and reunion of the Association.
ARTICLE VIIIDUES
The annual dues for Active and Associate members will be established by the Board of Direc-tors and payable to the Treasurer effective January First of each year. All members who join duringthe year will receive copies of the previous newsletters for that year, since all memberships begin andend on January First. Memberships shall be established for one, two, and three, four or a five-yearperiod at the cost determined by the Board of Directors.
ARTICLE IXRULES OF ORDER
Robert�s Parliamentary Rules of Order shall be recognized as the authority for this Associationand shall govern the deliberations in all cases and at all meetings of the Association.
ARTICLE XBY-LAWS
By-Laws shall carry out provisions of the constitution and may be adopted by a majority ofthe members present at the business meeting.
ARTICLE XIAMENDMENTS
This constitution may be amended, by a majority vote of the members present at theAssociation�s business meeting, provided notice of such proposed amendment has been given to theBoard of Directors prior to the meeting.
ARTICLE XBY-LAWS
By-Laws shall carry out provisions of the constitution and may be adopted by a majority ofthe members present at the business meeting.
ARTICLE XIAMENDMENTS
This constitution may be amended, by a majority vote of the members present at theAssociation�s business meeting, provided notice of such proposed amendment has been given to theBoard of Directors prior to the meeting.
BY-LAWS
ARTICLE IORDER OF BUSINESS
Section 1. Those members of the Association who are present at the business meeting onSaturday of the Association�s reunion shall constitute a quorum at the meeting.
Section 2. The normal order of business shall be:a. Call to order by the Presidentb. Pledge of Allegiance to the Flagc. Reading of the minutes from the last reunion business meeting by the Secretaryd. Reports by officers of the Association and committee chairmen as requested by the
Presidente. Treasurer�s report of the financial status of the Association as of the date of the
reunion.f. Unfinished (Old) Businessg. New Businessh. Nomination and election of officers of the Association for a two-year term until the
next biannual reunion.i. Adjournment
ARTICLE IIDISSOLUTION
The Association may be dissolved by a majority vote of members of the Association who shallbe polled by mail by the President of the Association. After all expenses and debts have been paid, theremaining assets of the Association shall be distributed as directed by the Board of Directors to allmembers of the Association.
ARTICLE IIISPOUSES
The spouses of members of the Association may form into a club, to further the purpose of theAssociation and to hold separate meetings at the biannual reunion. The spouses shall elect their ownofficers to run the spouses club in between reunions.LOW PASS (while not a typical transportation topic
it is interesting)
The carrier deck is 63 feet above sea level, so you can seethat the B-52 is definitely flying low!
Fly-by of USS Ranger in May or June 1991. Ranger was out-bound from operation Desert Storm, near Diego Garcia. The BUFF�sattitude was slightly nose-down to maintain level flight due tothe air cushion which had built up against the surface of the wa-ter.
A T A V GEAR
As authorized at the 2002 Reunion and commissioned just for you in limited quantity.
T-Shirt
100% cotton, stonewashed greenATAV logo in full colorFull back screeningSizes: Medium, Large, Extra Large, XX LargeCost: $19.00 (XXL add $2.50)
Shipping and Handling included
Caps
Sandwich bill with metal grommetsFully adjustableATAV logo in full color embroideryCost: $20.00
Shipping and Handling included
Combo Special
Cost: $34.50 (XXL add $2.50)
Make check payable to ATAVMail order and check to:
William Wandall, 307 Adair Street, H-6, Decatur, GA 30030
Please send meShirts: ______M, _____L,___XL, @ $19.00 = _______
_____XXL @ $21.50= _______ Caps: ($20.00) _____ COMBO @ $34.50 _______
TOTAL: ______Name: ________________________________________
Address: _____________________________________City, State, ZIP________________________________Phone: ____________________________ (Just in case!)
BOOK REVIEWS
THe Hard Ride:Vietnam Gun Trucksby James Lyles - ATAV Member$29.95 ISBN # 971-93037-1-9
Should be back from theprinter any moment. Watch theweb site and Yahoo Groupfor details.
Where We Were In VietnamMichael �M60� Kelley$39.95 ISBN# 1-55571-625-3Hellgate Press
This may have been the book you wished that you had in your truck onconvoy. It has over 6000 named firebases, LZ and other �places of interest�. Itattempts to describe each by name, grid coordinates, relative location, units �inresidence�, date built and dismantled, features and more.
Also included are 50 pages of maps and 60 pages of glossary.
Worth $40??? The detail of description and location of the firebases and LZsis impressive. However, The maps are too small to be useable in themselves otherthan the big picture. The glossary is shallow and missing a lot of items thatshould be there.
Follow-up
Last year Roger Williams reported on theproposed dedication of part of the PacificCast Highway to honor Vietman Vets. Astransporters we can claim this as ourown.
Something to think about... fake vietman vets outnumber the real ones by 3 to 1
As an officer in a large VFW Post, this is an issue that has been anamusing phenominon to me. These are the same folks who ran, hid or became very�academic� during the war and made fun of us. Now they are trying to capitalizeof our good name - and VA health benefits (such as they are). We all must be onthe alert. Forwarned is forarmed. I borrowed these points from several sites...
SPOTTING THE WANNABESpotting Vietnam War wannabe�s on the internet poses a challenge for the unin-formed. However, there are some commonalties that reveal their deception.These are individuals who; 1. ...have established websites claiming they are Vietnam vets but lack anyphoto�s of themselves taken in Vietnam. (They usually claim all of their photoswere �lost in transit�, they �never sent photos home�, and �no one in their unittook photos of them�. The same excuse is used for their �lost� documents andcopies of military orders. They claim, �all my paperwork was stolen by my ex-wife�, �burned in a house fire�, �never issued�, or, �eaten by my dog�.) 2. ...become outraged and defensive whenever reading or hearing about wannabeexposes or complaints. They viciously attack anyone who challenges wannabes orpublishes warnings about veteran impostors. 3. ...refuse to provide any information to any established and publicly acces-sible organization about their unit and experiences. Many claim they held �topsecret clearances� that forbid revealing their work in Vietnam. Others claimmemory lapses due to PTSD or severely traumatic combat experiences. 4. ...claim membership in a large number of veteran organizations. Wannabesdesiring to convince others that they served in Vietnam will apply for membershipin a number of veterans organizations. They use membership in one organization togain membership in another... and another. Usually successful in obtaining mem-bership in organizations needing membership fee/dollars, these wannabes will,unsolicited, provide photocopies of membership cards or selected names of con-tacts within the organization they have bamboozeled or are confederates of theirfraud.
Beware of excuses such as: �All my records were lost� �Every photo taken by anyone of me in Vietnam was lost� �I was Top Secret� �My job was classified� �Everyone in my unit is dead� �Anyone in my unit who says I wasn�t there is a liar� �You can verify me by asking the people in this group/chatroom/discussion
forum� �My family (members) think I was attending college when in fact I was serving
in Vietnam�
From the photo collection of John Thomson.27th Transportation Battalion Motor Pool Camp Vasquez - 1970
Convoy on Highway OneBong Son Area - 1970
TROXLER�S TRUCKERS OR THE SMOKE BRINGERS
The U.S. Army Reserve Center in Augusta, Georgia was named and dedicated in honor ofAugusta native Roy W. Miller. Sp5 Miller was the only member of the 319th Transportation Com-pany; an USAR unit called up to serve in Vietnam. He was killed in Vietnam on November 2, 1968.
This local unit was activated for Vietnam service in April 1968 and was deployed there fromSeptember 1968 until September 1969. Jack Fishman, an ATAV member and former member of the319th alerted Rick Phillips to the dedication of the Center and the reunion of the unit. PresidentPhillips attended in the name of the ATAV on the weekend of August 17, 2002.
Rick said that he was very impressed by the camaraderie of these men. Many had beenfriends long before they ever put on a uniform and went to basic training. Some had been friendsdating back to early grade school days. They remain so still today.
LTC Paul D. Troxler, TC AUS, RET was the company commander during their deployment.His speech, which was dedicated to Sp5 Miller and the other members of the 319th TC, was veryinspirational. The 319th came home intact except for the loss of Sp5 Miller.
Honored guests at the dedication included BG Orvil C. Metheny, Ret who was the formercommander of the 6th Trans Bn, 48th Group.
The veterans of the 319th Transportation Company were a great bunch of guys.
Visit our web page for the complete textof the dedicationspeach and a lot more interest-ing stuff.
Under the heading of �Big BoyToys� is John Hayde�s (our pub-lisher) �duece and a half�restored to a condition almost asgood as John maintained his truckin the the 321st TransportationCo.mpany.
Some things must be remembered
aMERICA HONORING A TRAITOR ???This is for all the kids born in the 70�s who do not remember this, and didn�t haveto bear the burden, that our fathers, mothers, and older brothers and sistershad to bear. Jane Fonda is being honored as one of the �100 Women of the Cen-tury.� Unfortunately, many have forgotten and still countless others have neverknown how Ms. Fonda betrayed not only the idea of our country but specific menwho served and sacrificed during Vietnam.
This does not exemplify someone who should be honored as part of �100 Years ofGreat Women.� Lest we forget...�100 years of great women� should never include atraitor whose hands are covered with the blood of so many patriots. There arefew things I have strong visceral reactions to, but Hanoi Jane�s participation inblatant treason, is one of them.
