July 11-13
Clarksville, TN
| Manning the Welcome Table at the Ramada Inn are
(L-R): Bob Acklen (B/C
Co, 3rd BN, 1969-1970) and Gene Overton (C Co, 1st BN, 1967-1968), co-founders of the 506th Airborne Infantry Regiment Association (Airmobile - Air Assault). |
| July 11: GEN(R) William Childs Westmoreland (Commander, US Military Assistance Command Vietnam, 1964-1968) gave the keynote address for the dedication ceremony of the Screaming Eagle Vietnam Veterans Monument. The Rogers Group, Inc. (RGI), in cooperation with the Tennessee-Kentucky Chapter of the Association of the US Army donated and constructed the monument. Local artist Steve Shields of Hopkinsville, KY, was commissioned to sculpt a Returning Eagle, symbolizing the return of the 101st Airborne Division (Airmobile) from Vietnam to Fort Campbell in 1972. |
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(Front of photo facing camera L-R): Ken
Parr (A Co, 1st BN, 1970-1971); Cliff
Farmer |
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The Division Review was led off by a Pass in Review of
Division veterans. |
| COL(R) Othar J. Shalikashvili (HHC,
3rd BN CO, Dec 70-May 71) lights the Regimental candle in the Currahee Memorial Ceremony. |
| (L-R): Terona Chivers (B/C/HHC, 3rd BN, 1967-1968); CPT(R)
Terry Van Meter (B/C/HHC, 2nd BN, 1966-1968); and MSG(R) John Keene [E Co (Mortars), 1st BN, 1967-1969] light the 3rd, 2nd, and 1st Battalion, 506th candles during the Currahee Memorial Ceremony. |
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Currahee veterans who attended the first 506th General Membership Meeting. These Currahees voted unanimously to form a 506th Association
and selected Gene |
| ATTENDEES | UNIT | STATE |
| Bob Acklen | B/C Co, 3rd BN, 69-70 | Texas |
| Walter Armstrong | C Co, 3rd BN | Georgia |
| Brise Bickerton | B/C/E/HHC, 1st BN, 67-69 | Pennsylvania |
| Larry Bowman | C Co, 1st BN & 3rd BN, 67-68 | Maryland |
| George Calloway | E /HHC, 1st BN, 67-68 | Maryland |
| Benjamin Cathey | D Co, 1st BN | North Carolina |
| Ray Champoux | E Co (Recon), 3rd BN, 69-70 | Oklahoma |
| Terona Chivers | B/C/HHC, 3rd BN, 67-68 | Tennessee |
| James Cleaver | C Co, 3rd BN | Texas |
| Steve Cook | B Co, 3rd BN, 67-68 | Virginia |
| Mike Dingman | D Co, 3rd BN, 69-70 | Virginia |
| Clement Dombrowski | C Co, 1st BN, 69-70 | Virginia |
| Barry Dussault | E Co (Recon), 3rd BN, 67-68 | Massachusetts |
| Gene Fetters | C Co, 3rd BN | Ohio |
| Ray Fletcher | E Co, 3rd BN | Washingon |
| Resty Habon | HHC, 1st BN, 65-67 | California |
| Jeff Hagadorn | D Co, 3rd BN, 1970 | New York |
| Jim Harvey | D Co, 3rd BN | Ohio |
| Ken Herwehe | E(Recon)/HHC, 3rd BN, 69-70 | Pennsylvania |
| Allan Hunter | D Co, 3rd BN | Virginia |
| Brad Kandl | C Co, 3rd BN | Illinois |
| MSG(R) John Keene | E Co (Mortars), 1st BN, 67-69 | Florida |
| Fred Kennel | C Co, 3rd BN, 70-71 | California |
| Terry Kuper | D Co, 3rd BN | South Dakota |
| Phil Lawson | C Co, 3rd BN | Arkansas |
| Jim Lyddane | E Co (Recon), 3rd BN | Kansas |
| Ray Macias | B Co, 3rd BN, 1970 | Tennessee |
| Fred May | A Co, 1st BN, 70-71 | New Jersey |
| Mike Metzger | B/C/D/HHC, 1st BN, 66-68 | California |
| Tony Montesa | HHC, 3rd BN, 1968 | Texas |
| Hoyt Bruce Moore, III | A Co, 1st BN, 70-71 | California |
| Gary Mueller | C Co, 3rd BN | Missouri |
| Doug Mullens | C Co, 3rd BN, 69-70 | Nevada |
| Theodore Oliver | HHC, 2nd BN | Michigan |
| Gene Overton | C Co, 1st BN, 67-68 | New York |
| Ken Parr | A Co, 1st BN, 70-71 | Ohio |
| Bill Pascucci | C Co, 3rd BN, 69-70 | Connecticut |
| Louis Petrarca | C Co, 3rd BN | Rhode Island |
| Jim Powell | C Co, 3rd BN, 69-71 | Florida |
| Gail Puckett | C Co, 3rd BN, 69-70 | Indiana |
| Curtis Rowe | A Co, 3rd BN, 1969 | Florida |
| Bill Rybolt | C Co, 3rd BN, 69-70 | Ohio |
| Jay Schrom | A Co, 2nd BN, 1968 | Minnesota |
| Dennis Seely | E Co (Mortars), 1st BN, 67-68 | South Dakota |
| COL(R) Othar Shalikashvili | HHC, 3rd BN CO, 70-71 | Pennsylvania |
| Bobby Smith | C Co, 3rd BN | South Carolina |
| Jim Stinebaker | C/HHC, 2nd BN, 67-68 | Missouri |
| Mike Sullivan | C/E Co, 3rd BN, 68-69 | Illinois |
| CPT(R) Terry Van Meter | B/C/HHC, 2nd BN, 66-68 | Kansas |
| Larry White | C Co, 3rd BN, 69-70 | Louisiana |
| Ken Wydeven | D Co, 3rd BN, 69-70 | Wisconsin |
| Gene Zrinyi | C Co, 3rd BN, 68-70 | Ohio |
