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Journal of the 19= 9^th Recon Airplane Company RVN 1967-70 Vol. 1,= Issue 3 Sep 04

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Swamp Fox Coordin= ator 2004-5 Bob Woolley - Fox 26 &n= bsp; bjdubu@ao= l.com

Reunion Coordinator C= &C &nb= sp; Don Nicholson - Fox ?? &nbs= p; lontri= ps0@aol.com

Unit Historian = &nb= sp; Charley Baker - Fox 46 cbkbwdb@starpower.net=

Treasurer &n= bsp; = ; &n= bsp; Dan Aldridge - Fox 56 &= nbsp; &nbs= p; Deepsea3@aol.com

Patch and Shirt Project &n= bsp; Gary Simon - Fox 16 GaryLBB@aol.com

Web Master / communications &nbs= p; Ray "Doc" Jennings - Fox 032A HGIC@druid-consulting.com

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WEB SITE w= ww .SwampFox199thRAC.co= m

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Swamp Fox Coordination Letter # 3, September 2004

To all Swamp Foxes,

The following updates are provided for all to be aware of how our activities are progressing.

Doc Jennings continues to build the Swamp Fox Net with info received from individuals th= at have responded with personal data. There is a SF Net button on the website, check it out. Feedback concerning how best to let others know that recent contacts have been made is requested. For example, a butt= on on the website (“Contacts”) would list the individuals that have b= een added to the Registry in the last two months. Each active Swamp Fox c= ould visit the website at least once a month to check the contact postings. Input should be provided via the website’s “Feedback” but= ton. A site news review has also been sent to the SF net addressees. Every= one is encouraged to continue to review the SF Net e-mails and provide updated = info and data to Doc. An effort is also underway to put the complete offic= ial histories on the website or on a CD.

Charley Baker has official unit histories for 1967, 1968, 1969 & 1970. The 1970 document is lacking some details and we need more contacts and input f= rom the 1970 Swamp Foxes. The 1970 roster appears to be incomplete for the entire 1970 period. An effort will be made to put the roster on the SF website (starting with 1970) on the website during September. Someone from that time frame needs to contact the Coordinator to help reconstruct t= his roster; in fact, several sets of eyes are needed. I would like to tha= nk all who responded concerning the loss (KIA Mar ‘70) of Cozart and Butler; there was no mention of this circumstance in the 1970 history.

Gary Simon has indicated that he has approximately 60 Swamp Fox patches available for purchase at his cost. He has also arranged for a Swamp Fox pullov= er shirt, as well as a short sleeve denim shirt, to be available. For no= w, you provide the shirt and he will get it embroidered. Check the websi= te “SF Store” for examples.

There is to be a Bird Dog mini-reunion in the San Antonio area during 16–19 September. I= t is being hosted by the 183rd RAC. There will be Swamp Foxes there, Bob Woolley, Gary Simons, Ray Jennings & Jim Strye. Others are encouraged to attend, but be = sure and contact the reps indicated in the links to the 183^rd that ar= e on the Swamp Fox website, and if possible, also notify Bob Woolley.

The 199^th DFC Project is underway. Anyone who received the DFC should contact Sam Givhan (s_givhan@hotmail.com<= /span>) to get onboard and contribute to the project. The same will be done f= or the Air Medal w/v. In time, the same will be done for the other awards. If you received any individual awards (other than for meritor= ious service) and you have data concerning the official orders and citations, contact Bob Woolley (bjdubu@aol.com).

A concerted effort is being made to make direct e-mail contact with each of t= he 199^th’s COs. Contact has been made with Charley Hutc= hins in California and Robert Borer who lives= in Florida. F= irm contact has not been made with Jack Catt, put an effort is being made. The search contin= ues for the others listed below. If you have specific information concern= ing the current location of the following individuals, please contact Bob Woolley via e-mail.

MAJ John S Jacob (1968) MAJ Gary= L. Kline (1969) &nb= sp; MAJ Robert A. King (1969)

MAJ Earnest L. Martin (1970)<= /p>

There is a SWAMP Fox Fund account that has been set up by Dan Aldridge to appropr= iate money for approved expenses. That means that we are operational with limited funding. Anyone desiring to support the current organization = can contact Dan via e-mail.

Let’s keep the exchange of information flowing.

Bob Woolley

SITE NEWS

There is always some= thing new on the web site. Stop by often.

08/24/04 &= nbsp; &n= bsp; Removed Discussion page due to no traffic and software problem

08/19/04 &= nbsp; &nbs= p; Added pics for Brian Bowling

&nb= sp; = &nb= sp; Added Armed Bird Dogs to Fox Tales for Curt Herrick

08/15/04 &= nbsp; Added Swamp Fox Network page

08/13/04 &= nbsp; Added pics for Givhan, Bowling.<= o:p>

&nb= sp; = &nb= sp; Added information to unit history page, pic for Bob Borer=

&nb= sp; = &nb= sp; Added memorial page to Registry

&nb= sp; = &nb= sp; Added Shirt information to Bird Dog Store

07/31/04 &= nbsp; Added Fox Tales for Bob Woolley, Don Nicholson.

&nb= sp; = &nb= sp; Completed Registry from 1967 - 70 , Added info t= o unit history

&nb= sp; = &nb= sp; Added Fox Fax news letter page.

SWAMP FOX NETWORK

= Congratulation on a successful Fox Hunt for the month of August.

Welcome to the Ne= twork

Thomas Plott

Dan Cerone

Don Vaughan

Bill Dannely

Walter Gapik

Heinz Zoegner

Welborn Williams

Neil Panzer

Russ Byrom - Crew

Gail McCloud - Firem= an

e-mail address corrections

Vince Aberle

Glenn Holder

Rex Weller

Lost communicatio= n

Ray Bruening

The Swamp Fox Network listing follows in a separate e-mail.

Ray "Doc" Jennings