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Bill Tust
wtust@calpoly.edu
http://www.tustco.com
Dave, Thank you fro teaching me html as you well know six or seven times that it takes me to get it right. Bill or the Wizard of Z80

Big Chip
CDrimi@Netters.net

Great!

Barry Vokes
vokes_barry@email.msn.com

Enjoyed your Vietnam diary. It brought back memories, but I don’t recall seeing the 84 foot radar towers with an orange dome on top. I do remember some tall observation towers along the perimeter at Cu Chi base camp. I served with 1BN 8th FA, part of the 25th Infantry Division Artillery, from August, 1969 until my separation from service the following May. I was a 1st LT and spent the first part of my tour as an artillery forward observer (2BN, 14th Infantry ‘Golden Dragons’). The rest of the time I was at Cu Chi, Bearcat and for a short time I was posted to Nui Dat (just north of Vung Tau) as liason to the Australian brigade. Just before time to go home, President Nixon ordered the Cambodia invasion. I rode along on one of the early convoys over to the river crossing, and I was nervous because I was very short with about 10 days to go. It all worked out, though, and I vividly remember the freedom bird’s takeoff You did a great job with your narrative. Thanks.

nello
nello@virgilio.it

this is a big homepage! Compliments for the photos and midi files! Thanks Nello (italy)

Eric Killian
jediknighteric@astrosfan.net
http://www.geocities.com/usrangerranger/index.html
Great page. Keep up the good work.

Sherri McQuown
slmcquown@erathlink.net

This was amazing! Thank you SO much for your stories. Please Email me back. I’m hoping that you remember someone that was there with you in Vietnam, 25th Infantry. He was there the end of 69 through the beginning of 70. I’ve been trying to get more info on people who he was there with. I love listening to his stories. I admire all of you. I am also interested in knowing if you know of a place where I can get the 25th Infantry patch. I have a huge collection of vietnam memorabiliaand I would love to add this. Also hoping since you were there at the same time, any picture of him. His name is Toby Bargas. Thank you again!!!!!!

jose mario sevilla
vietmario@aol.com

I was drafted in 1971 and spent time in da nang my MOS 11b10 from fort ord to vietnam and ft knox proud to be a viet vet tank you for your site and the info good luck on your futur e projects I’m into old cars and I own a 60 4 door and a 62 two door futura adios amigo.

Terry
ridge4@zoomnet.net

Dave, Great page I really enjoyed your story about Tripacer rebuild thru life’s trials, pretty excitimg about your pilot-son.I’ll return for more.

Preston Powell
powellp@mtmc.army.mil

I was also a Radar Operator with the 25th. July 67 to July 68 I was with the 4/9 Manchus we used the AN/PPS 4 and 5 and we had to hump them on ambush patrols,my training was O.J.T, although i did go to on in country radar school for a week,my greats memory was calling in Artillery and getting a direct hit on a vc ammo cart in the fish hook. KEEP UP THE FIRE

Stan Wesolowski
wesolo@juno.com

Great Website. Will return again and again. USARMY BIEN HOA 165Trans?USARV 2/69-70

Gabriel Morando
g_morando@stupid.com

its nice to know people like u take the eford to show us youngens how the vietnam war was like thanx

Paul Hernandez
pohernan@fas.harvard.edu

Dear Mr. Stafford: I have the utmost respect for your military service during a crucial time in our nation’s history. I can only begin to imagine the difficult times you must have gone through during this period. I am 23 years old and enlisted for three years in the U.S. Army right after high school. I served with the 1st Infantry Division as a Combat Engineer. After my enlistment was up I returned home and began college and transferred to Harvard University this year. I thank you for your service and respect you so much. I make it a point to shake the hand of every Vietnam veteran that I encounter. Mr. Stafford…I would be honored to shake your hand. Thank you.

Michael Albert
Hornet_18@msn.com

I was a pilot with the 116th (Hornets) during ’67. Lived on Cu Chi and flew everyday. Great times a long long time ago. Are you going to the 25th reunion in Spokane, Wash. this year.

laurie
onecent_1@msn.com

Hi, I am an 8th grade teacher and we are working on a scrap book on the Vietnam War. I was able to get a lot of information for my kids. I just wanted to thank you. This is a great place for information! Have a geat day!! Laurie

Gayle Harry

Nice page. D Btry 3Bn/13th Arty, 25 I.D.

Doug Syvertson
doka@gateway.net

3/22 68-69

Bob
BobC@term.net

Nice web site dave. Thanks.

John C. Neill
nilco@caverns.com

amancio de andrade
ziclone@sti.com.br

conratulation dave you got a very nice home page very interesting

joe vann
jwvann@bellsouth.net

I was rtt & fo for C/1/8 arty–wounded FSB ASPER –2-15-71. The FSB was named for my friend Ivan R. Asper Jr. Killed 2-15-71. I like your web site. Thanks JV – Snellville GA

Ron Bowers
rabowers@alaska.com

I found your site by accident and am very glad I did. It is great. I was in Tay Ninh from 2/70 to 12/70 with the 25th Div. Guess we were there at the same time. When I was there I remember Tay Ninh as being “Rocket City”. Thanks for the memory. Ron

jonathan paul hix
jph83@yahoo.com

I appreciate your web page. It’s good that there are people out there able to talk about this war. Thanks to you some people have a better idea of the horrific experiences of war and maybe we can learn from our past mistakes. My grandfather served 3 tours in vietnam but it was so horrifying that he can’t talk about and still hac nightmares from all he has seen. I am thankful for your bravery in the war effort. Your website has helped me with my project in english. I am a Junior in high school at Northwest Cabarrus High School in Concord, North Carolina. I will be sure to make great mention of you and your website tomorrow in my presentation. thank you and God bless you.

Bob Cawley
cawleyrr@infoblvd.net

You have a great site. Hard to type with tears in my eyes. I know Go Dau Ha well. I was with an 8″er set up outside the main gate in Sept 68. I recently lost a very good friend, Jerry White who was Navy, stationed there in 69. I wish I could have shared your pic’s with him. After we left Go Dau Ha, We set up a firebase at Trang Bang with all 4 of our guns. I never have any regrets about being there, but it is amazing how vivid the memories still are. Thanks for a really great site. Bob Cawley D Batty 3/13 Arty, 25th Inf Div

Steve Johnson
steve.johnson@den.galileo.com

I was there from May 68 until July 69 in a 105 Artillery Battery. I was in 2nd/77th 25th Infantry Division. If you ever run across anyone else that was in that unit, please send me a e-mail. We were always located around the Cu Chi area most of the time. Thank You

beano
licko@oceanfree.net

good stuff.any vetrans please write as i am writing my own book on the war.LIFE AFTER NAM thank u

russ barrow(cowboy)
lunchalot@snowhill.com

howdy I was looking through the net trying to find out some info and came across ur site. I was also a 17b20 and an sro-from 73-76. Like you I was trained in ft sill and half my class were marines—I served with the ninth inf div 2/4 fa and 1st ad 2/78 fa. Mostly I was on the q-4 doing registrations-adjustments-fire missions-though sometimes i worked the czech border with the tps(can’t recall the number)anti personel—we often also ran our missions and shifts with one operator–and we did operate mostly independent of others-just thought it was cool to find someone who served in vietnam with combat radars-though obviously I served with radar vn vets during my tour.M dad and brother served in vn-one inf and the other an engineer-take care

Michael K. Mahaney
nhl2412@ma.ultranet.com

US Navy…Iran Hostage Crisis. Lost buddies on helo crash. Found your site on this 25th Anniversary of Nam end. Had several relatives and friends who served in country. Don’t particularly agree with the history of it all but…thank you.

Anjali Singh
unjal@yahoo.com

i wanted to thank you for the information about the vietnam war. as so many others i was really haunted by that little girl’s picture thanks to you that i know now that she is alive and well. bye Anjali Singh

Dennis Brodkin
dbrodkin@pacbell.net

I enjoyed reading your material. I was with the 2/35 Arty,54FA Group in III Corps from1/69-1/70. Our 155mm howitzer battery was attached to the 25th on numerous operations. Much of your recollections rang true; it is hard to forget those “trivial” day to day events which shaped our Vietnam experience-malaria pills, burning excrement,fresh air showers, MPC, tropical chocolate bars, and the ubiquitous HUEY.Good job.

SSG James T. Bright Jr. USAR (ret)
jbrightjr@yahoo.com

I still have a policy of not talking about viet-nam except to other brothers and sisters that were there. I decided long ago to quit trying to educate the stupid people of the world. In the past, when I tried to tell them the truth of Viet-nam, they prefered the doctored version. In one case, I showed the guy the real stats on draftees and volenteers in the nam vs WW II. He would not believe them. I was in the class of ’67. I finally had resolution about 4 years ago. And life goes on. Jim Bright

Jerry W.Wilson
jerrywwilson@boone.net

Great Site:I was in Vietnam in 1970-1971 with the 585th.Trans.Company.If anybody was there plese email me at jerrywwilson@boone.net.We was at Camp Eagle.

Pam Wefler Lynch
mlynch@ticz.com

Always interested to see what other Wefler’s are doing in life. There are not many of us in the U.S. We are located in Indiana and decendents of James Linden Wefler, my grandfather born 1880 died 1943, I never knew him I was born in 1959. Enjoyed your page! I presently attend Indiana State University studying graphic design. I am married with 2 children, Jacob and Joshua. My fathers name was Carl Ernest Wefler, a barber in Terre Haute, Indiana for over 50yrs. Would be interested to hear from you.
Webmaster’s note: Many thanks for the kind words and information. Unfortunately, however, I’m not a Wefler. When you visited my web site, it may have been “stuck” inside someone else’s frames — possibly a web site belonging to Bruce Wefler. Dave

Jan Veillon
wveillon@yahoo.com

Hi! Just wanted you to know how much I appreciate what you did in the war. I am a 40+ year old Social Studies teacher who uses your site to help educate child about war and the need to prevent. I feel the need to say I’m sorry but all I can do for you and so many others is to educate. You guys from Nam are NOT forgotten and the US is NOT forgiven.

Jim Cross
jimverdac@aol.com

Julie Barch
taylor_99@hotmail.com

I really enjoyed this page. My dad was a Vietnam War Vet, he died 4 years ago but I know that he would have enjoyed this page, thank you for taking so much time to put something like this together.

Jordan Dallas
jd@home.com

Thanks for the great site i am doing a huge history scrapbook and your site really helped me out. Thanx!

Steve Mosca
steve@com-web.com

Incredible site – incredible story. I was 12 yrs old during most of it – here at home, my cousins were hippies and protesters..now they’re liberals with jobs and SUV’s. I didn’t understand anything about the war or much else until much later. Thank you for your service to our country, whatever the eventual meaning of it all. It is valuable to me to hear an honest, first person account of that time. Thank you for that as well. Good luck to you.

jennifer
junebug@teche.net

this is a great place u have here.

Bill Hiatt
bhiatt@pacbell.net

I was in 25th infantry artillery vietnam 70-71. Much of your material here is very familiar, and I enjoyed your summary. I would add that many good friends were made there. However, unlike college, none were followed-up. Everyone just dispersed. However, will not forget getting drunk early in morning at Sea-Tac aiport when we were all heading home. Last time I saw all those guys. Since then, its been pretty damn boring. An old vet.

Steve Reeves
slreeves@bellsouth.net
http://www.nbrflyers.cjb.net/
Your tripacer story is very inspiring! I went with my instructor today to go look at a Pulsar 582 experimental. It was a beautiful plane (although very cramped). I would like to buy it but I am still terrified of a homebuilt coming apart in the air! I need to see if I can rig up one of those ballistic recovery systems….hmmmmmm

jackie gallman
NCWISEOWL.ORG/

i’m 18 years old and a senior in high school and i’m doing a project on vietnam. your site was very helpful and i thank you for tell some of your story. i think you w ere all very brave and i wish that i can find half as much courage as you and the others that fought have. i don’t have an e-mail address anymore, sorry jackie gallman McDowell High School Marion, NC

Gale Smith
bsoup@netzero.net

Served in B/2/27 68-69 then to repl trng school 69-70

BOB MASON
poor_farmer_73658@yahyoo.com

Just messing around on the net and came across your pages of interesting happenings just wanted to say good job. I was with the 25th 4th 23rd mechanized at Tay NAN City Aug 68 to July 69. I did get an early out 66 days. I was a track mechanic and drove a recovery track. Wasn’t the best year of my life either but survived. I can talk about it now. Did not talk about it for many years. Thanks for sharing.

Candace Duplantis
p209CandaceD@mailcity.com

Hello, This page helped me do my research paper for American History on the Vietnam War Thanks Candace Duplantis

Michael Dillow
madd@naxs.net

J. E. Tompkins
venusone@mediaone.net

Great story. Very moving and very real. I’m sure that you will never forget the experience. I am in a CSH unit USAR and enjoy the military very much. Reading your story however can’t compare to what you must have gone through. You are an interesting storyteller. I am very proud of you and all the Armed Service personnel who protect our country. May God bless and keep you. Sincerely, Cpt. JET

Chester Poole Jr.
tntpoole@gte.net

Good page, saw it for the 1st time today (3/28/00). I spent 2 1/2 years in country, from 2/68 through 7/70. Most of the time was spent on top of Nui Ba Den with the 5th Special Forces and then TDY with the Nui Ba Den Provisional company. I’ll be retiring on 03/31/00 with over 30 years government work, the last 20 I spent as a federal law enforcement officer. Anyone with Nui Ba Den e-mail me as my spouse and I will be traveling the USA soon.

wayne davis
neeandpap@webtv.net

I am trying to locate an old army buddy from new york orlando alvarez. can you help me?

Bob King
kinggulliver@hotmail.com

I have never see a Tripacer on floats, So I have a question, Do floats exist for the Tripacer? Signed A new tripacer owner.

Jill Johnson Griffin
jgriffn@netins.net

I am looking for anyone who was in Cu Chi or Binh Duong with the 25th Infantry Division Army with my brother Jim Johnson. He was an E3 hamradio op. was killed on March 3, 1970. Jim was from Letts, Iowa. Please contact me if you know any info. My e-mail is jgriffn@netins.net. Thank you for letting us view your site. Jill

John King
magnum_01@hotmail.com

Just surfing. I’ve enjoyed your pages of info. I’m only 37 so i was a kid when you were over there. Don’t remember much. I’m sorry if you endured much problems when you returned home. Media, public schools, were n’t telling the whole truth. Anyway, thank you for your service. God bless you an all others who were there also.

Robert R Thomas
www.mbthomas@ncweb.com

Edward J. Nagle
naglee@alpha.tristate.edu

Enjoyed your rebuild story. I’m looking for a Tri-Pacer project but havn’t found it yet. Soloed a Tri-Pacer many years ago. Is there anywhere I can find information about what I can do myself in rebuilding a Tri-Pacer and what has to be done by a A&P. Ed

Mike Morrish
morrish_mike@yahoo.com

Co. C 589 Engineers [combat] Song Pha, S. Vietnam 1968-1970

George E.Larson
mucha@bellsouth.net

You were close to my area which was ben hoa afb. I know your mountain well as I flew past it for a year on my way to southern Camobdia. I was a Rustic FAC, www.rustic.org .My callsign was Rustic Uniform ( Lunchbox)I flew out of BH from Aug 70 until Jul 71. 184 Missions.OV10 Bronco and cessna 02. The 02s I flew out of Saigon for two weeks, Then my callsign was Sundog Uniform. I really liked your page. Check out ours.

andy wallace
a1wall@aol.com

this site helped mw with a college english paper, it was a very big help, thanks alot.

Reynold L. Setzer
ssetzer@webtv.net

Thanks for the memories..Served in the 34th Armor. Hdq. Scout section, 1969-1970.

khiem do
dokhiem@yahoo.com

thanks for sharing your stories i was with the ARVN 25th in Cu Chi 74-75

Barb Spado
spado@macalester.edu

Today is Feb 17, 2000 on the 19 th my husband Joe Spado will have been home from Viet Nam 30 years. He was a sargeant in the 2nd of the 22nd in the 25th Infantry, Tropic lightning. I’m glad he made it home. For those who didn’t we mourn.

edward m. gietka jr
edge_vnvmc@hotmail.com

Bob Brown
vietvetbob@hotmail.com
http://www.kangas-consulting.com/jbrown
Thanks for sharing. And outstanding site. Come visit if you get the chance. Bob

Brenda Horocks
x95horrocks@wmich.edu

I just wanted to thank you for all of the time and effort that you put into creating this website. I am a senior at Western Michigan University, studying Elementary Education. I printed your entire website, including pictures to use as a resource for a research project I am doing on the Vietnam War era. I think it’s so important for educators to make an impact using personal information such as your story to help learners really understand the history on a personal level. I feel that by using your story/website in my lesson plans when teaching on Vietnam the students will be more interested and will be able to recall dates and events with much more respect. Your help has been greatly appreciated by me! Brenda

Myron Williams
myronwilliams@webtv.net

Hello to all members of the 25th Inf Division. especially to the “White Warriors” 2/12 Inf. dau Tieng. Aug 67—-Nov 67, wounded Nov, 67 Loc Ninh

Carlos Alberto Villalobos Rodr guez
musicharly@hotmail.com
http://www.orbita.starmedia.com/~musicharly
Your Midi colection is EXCELENT !!! Im building my own homepage with MIDI topics… and another musical items. I would like that you visit my page. Thanks again !!! Im going to link your midi colection into my website !!!

Eli Rohl
Erohl@aol.com

Currently giving instruction to a gentleman in a 1953 PA22-135. We are looking for performace data and weight and balance information.

Jeremy Nelson
pinchegalletta@hotmail.com

My father (Gary) was also in the 25th Infantry division in Vietnam. Some of the places you have mentioned are familiar to me because my father has told me about some of them. My father was at that base camp at the foot of Nui Ba Den. He has shown me pictures of these places. He was over there in 68 and 69. I just thought I would write this to tell you how proud I am of my father and others like yourself. You are all heroes to me. Thank you for my freedom.

Kenneth Smith
Jenawasdad@aol.com

VTR operator with HHB 3/13 F.A. 1970-71

Hope Mueller
hmueller@oswego.edu

Thank you for sharing your memoirs. I am only 19 years old and have not experienced anything like Vietnam. Hopefully I never will.

Elizabeth Wilhoit
Chi09@aol.com

This is a very interesting and eye-opening web page. Thank you for your time and the hard work put into this so that others can read of your experiences.

John Hirsch
bhd8ball@aol.com
http://www.angelfire.com/ks/bhd8ball/index.html
Found your page looking for Nui Ba Den. I was stationed in Tay Ninh Base Camp, most of my tour. Combat Engineer, HHC 588th Engineer Bat(C A). If you have a chance, visit my page. Have some close ups of the Mountain, plus an after action report for one of the fierce battles. John Hirsch. Drafted also, made E-5 (but only a ‘permanent’ PFC). Welcome Back.

Robert Gleason
robertgleasonusa@netscape.net
netscape
Dave i really enjoyed your sight .I’m looking for some of the guys i served with in nam. I was with C 2nd 12th 25th inf div FSB PERSHING. 69-70 Been looking for sometime now found 2 I’ll keep on looking till i find more . Keep up the good sight Bob

dick larson of alaska
rlarson@gco.net

Enjoyed the tri-pacer words. Yes, flying does fulfill, whether it’s flying the mountains or doing touch-and-goes, and always puts us a little closer to Dad. Personally, am currently negotiating for a highly modified pacer that will be used for tight (short) hunting strips. Hope my sons and I enjoy it as much as you and yours have. You did good.

Hank Feingold
tfgi@bellsouth.net

I enjoyed reading your stories. It brought back memories. I was drafted in 68,Dix,Sill,Bliss,Riley,Bragg and Viet Nam. I was assigned to the 82nd. Airborne as a Redeye Gunner and humped the boonies in VN doing search and destroy almost every day. It really sucked, but incredible memories and friends. I still cry. I lost too many buddies.

gary silva
ironhorse830@yahoo.com

hi: happened across your site and liked it. i was a 66-67 guy, 4th division, became part of the 25th at the end of 67…we were mostly at dau tieng with occasional visits to chu chi. i was part of the public information office (pio) ….photographer/reporter, did a lot of field work in the rung sat and war zone c, got shot at a lot, got very tired of that and made it home safely. what a freakin waste. good job. well done. gary

Joe
jcdeb99@cs.com

Great site! Thanks for your service. My dad has a cousin who was shot down in Laos. He was a “civilian” kicker. People like you make my life possible. Thanks.

Chuck
rediam5d@aol.com

Dave, I served in Germany in the 26th FA at O’Brien Barracks in Schwabach. I was there from 2/56 to 9/56. Before that, I was at Sheridan Kaserne in Augsburg. I was in the 21FA in the 5th Div. It was a good army, well-trained and disciplined. Our officers and NCO’s were all combat vets – WWII and Korea. They were professional and all business. I have nothing but admiration for all of you who served in Vietnam. So many Americans are oblivious to the dedication and loyalty that Vietnam Vets gave to their countrymen. There are, however, thousands upon thousands of verterns that feel for all of you and are grateful. Viel Gluck!

Komaki Keoni
vIZnquest_1@bigfoot.com
http://expage.com/page/viznquest
I found your page fascinating and intriguing to say the least. I usually spend little time reading pages like this but my hats off to you for making it the way you did. A great HomePage!

Howard Jennings
JENFAM@NUT-N-BUT.NET

iF YOU HAVE OR KNOW OF ANYWAY OF LOCATING ANYONE WITH THE 65th ENG HQ CO. THAT OPERATED THE APC FLAMETHROWERS IN CUI CHI 66-67 PLEASE GIVE ME A HOLLAR I’VE BEEN THINKING OF THESE GUYS FOR 30 YEARS. I THINK I GIVE THE VA A CALL. NOT MUCH TIME LEFT. HOPE TO HEAR FROM YOU. GOOD LUCK YOUR BUDDY HJ

Brenda Hohman
bhohman@aol.com

This is a very well done site and thank you for your service in Vietnam. I respect veterans and their sacrifice. The only thing that bothered me was your story about the rat. I don’t object to the fact that the rat was killed because rats carry disease but the torture bothered me. No animal or person deserves to be tortured. I hope that was just a youthful indescretion.
Webmaster’s note: Reader Hohman needs to lookup the word “torture” in her dictionary and then re-read my story about the rat. A couple of inward pikes, several forward one-and-a-halfs with a tuck and maybe a few belly-flops into the water-well probably caused the rat no more misery than someone trying out for a position on an Olympic diving team.
Dave

Retired CWO James R. Walker
w3jrwlh@msn.com

’69’ 1/27 Wolfhounds (PPS 4/5 radar operator). I was FSB Washinton with a PPS 5. After Nam I worked with the artillery radars to include the TPS25.

Seamus Macnair
chocolatedude1@hotmail.com

I am a 50-year Nam vet. I served in Khe Sanh for 6 months as a grunt. 2 of my buddies were killed, one by the REMFs and the spooks and by an NVA sniper. This page is an exellent autobiagraphy for a Nam vet.

Dairl Eddington
dairledd@mis.net

I was with the 2-14-INF-DIV-FR:67-68 25th Division-CU.CHI-Tay Ninh HOBO WOODS IRON TRIANGLE BOLWOODS The Virgin Mountain WOUNDED IN APRIL 28,1968 DURING TET OFFENCE RECEIVED PURPLE HEART LOST ONE BUDDY AND SEVERAL WOUNDED THE DUKE

Denis McDonough
Denis1146@aol.com

It was sad visiting this site,but glad I did.I was with the 1st of the 5th Mech.25th inf. Div. in 1967 in Cu Chi. Was wounded 2 months later and spent the rest of my tour in 249th Gen Hosp. in Japan. Glad you made it home

Ed Jentz < Jentzhaus@mindspring.com>
Jentzhaus@mindspring.com

Dear Dear Dave, Terrific piece of writing and it brought back great memories of my time in the same AO albeit a few years earlier. I was an Infantry Captain with a 5 man advisor team at the tri-walled fort at the southern edge of Go Da Ha village approx 14 KM west of Cu Chi. We advised (basically commanded) the 4th battalion, 49th regiment, ARVN 25th Div. What a ride that was! I stayed for a career retiring as a Colonel in 1983 and then did what the Lord had in store for me all along – I taught in an elementary school, grades K-8, and also held the vice prin slot. I derly loved those kids and retired from teaching in 1993, leaving Delaware and building a home on 8 acres in the boonies of eastern Virginia. I “walk point” with my 3 dogs and enjoy each day with the love of my life, Maura, whom I married between Nam tours in 1967. Send me an Email and I’ll share some tales with you and also send on your home address as I would like to send you a copy of a speech I gave at the dedication of Delaware’s Vietnam Memorial on Veterans Day, 1983. By the way, I received your writings via an Email from the wife of my lifelong Army buddy who was at the Tra Cu Special Forces camp in 1966 when I was approx 7 miles away at Go Da Ha. We surely do remember shower shoes, boxer shorts and showering under a 55 gal drum. The water from my well was the color of diluted milk! God Bless, Ed Jentz

David Abrahamson
iowausa@usa.net

Great pages. Brings back lots of memories. In VN 69-70. Keep up the good work. I was with the 587th Signal Corp. Spent most of my time in Dau Tieng June69-Feb/Mar 70. Left when they clsoed the base You were right there was a communinations station on Nui Ba Den. Spent a year there for a couple of nights. Keep up the good work. Fellow Vet.

Jim Page
Jim_Page@bellsouth.net

Enjoyed your websight. Hope to see you at the swpconvention in Lakeland this year. Jim&Ann Page, tri-pacer 4804A, Raleigh,NC.

Richard A. Jones
rajon68@fastnet.com

what a great site you have, really enjoyed the “Tra Cu River Camp” as it was my home for several months. (was there when you guys where there) did you ever get your boots on the right feet? I have e-mail you, hoping to here back soon.. again great site! welcome home! Rich Jones U.S. Navy Seabee’s TRA CU Seabees CAN DO!

Jim Steinman
jsteinman@pol.net

Thanks for the opportunity to visit your page. I spent most of my time reading the comments in this guest book. I had actually visited briefly once before and copied your Tripacer stats. My wife and I have a 57 Tripacer (8000M), which we bought in Alaska when we were working in Dillingham a few years back. We flew it to upstate New York where we now live. We have enjoyed the plane tremendously, but unfortunately, are needing to sell it now. Reading your story about your tripacer reminded me of a dream I had last night, wherein I was flying the tripacer with a full load of 3 passengers and had to set down on a country road for some reason. I couldn’t get it off the ground again, and found myself wandering through a large dining hall looking for some help, carrying the tripacer around on my back and trying to be careful not to bump into people with the wingtips. I have gotten in and out of some tight places with it, but nothing like that. Forgive my wordiness. I would like to come back and visit again sometime. If any of those folks interested in a Tripacer would like to contact me, you can give me a call at (3l5)894-2593. I have someone quite interested in it at this time, but the no final offer has been made. More details are available at AOPA classified section also.

John Nelson
jcnelsonjr@hotmail.

I was a heavy equipment mechanic in Seabee Team 0913. The last Seabee Team to live at the base in Go Dau Ha. We left in July of 1969. Were you there then. I remember a fellow in the Army radar unit from Texas. I believe his first name was Jim. I lost all, the pictures I had of the base . What a surprse when I ran into your pictures

Carolyn Fry
Ladicat@webtv.net

Wonderful midi site . Great job . Please keep it up …

Peter Lubig
lubigp@cadvision.com

I just started to read your home page, very interesting and well done. I’m presently looking for such an aircraft and seeking more info. on the Pacer or tri-pacer. It would be great to teach my kids to fly an aircraft like above. thanks Peter

Chris A. Boyes
CBoyes_98@yahoo.com

Dave, You have done an excellent job on this web page. My Vietnamese wife came to the U.S.after her father was released from a Viet Cong re-education camp. To better understand her life, I’ve embarked on much research. I have read many different books and articles detailing many of the relevant issues. It is interesting to see the many viewpoints that help define my understanding. Thanks for helping with your excellent web page. Sincerely, Chris A. Boyes

RINA
RINAX2@AOL.COM

I was very young when my father joined the navy. I can remember him vividly in his dress uniform leaving while my mother cried. I am very interested in hearing the stories and facts regarding this war. Thank you for everything you did. This website was one of the best I’ve come across yet!!

Helen Ewing
butterbean1953@yahoo

Hi, I am trying to find the names of the army firebases in Vietnam. Do you have a list of them and their locations? I am trying to help my husband get Service Connection. Please respond as soon as you can. Thanks

albert chevarie
chevy5_ca@tahoo.com

iam a canadian but always thought you all got a bumm deal for what you guys done there but myself have the most respect for you all

jacqueline
orkdork@hotmail.com

I had a report due the next day, and it was to be on the vietnam.This site helped a lot, thanx.great work

Brainard Janicki
bjanicki@identifix.com

47 year old GA student looking for a plane,the Tripacer looks cool.