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Posted: 12/31/1969 Name: Bob Suchke Treasurer Message: Let me add two more names to the list of generous donors to the USMRA: Frank Bonvillain Joey KIng Thank you both very much for your most generous donations. We hope to see you at Critter Cookout and Open House in April. Keep those donations coming in. RLTW! |
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Posted: 12/31/1969 Name: Joe and Jan Mattison Message: Update to our Ranger Family: Jan and I are moving back to NY in April. Our new address is going to be (our old address) 410 North Main Street, Wellsville, NY 14895. Thanks..Joe |
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Posted: 12/31/1969 Name: ~C Message: Cathy - if nothing phased Big Mac, then certainly nothing phased his ol' lady, Betty Jo! Even funnier than his pants falling down was the time his "leg" was falling off. Betty Jo hated him wearing the peg (his peg came in handy in a fight or two at the club - LOL) and made him start wearing the leg. It was coming off one day in the Comsy, and in front of God and everybody, Betty Jo just reached down the front of his britches and starting fooling around down there until she got the leg strapped back on. I don't think she had any idea how funny that looked to me and the Comsy customers at the time. I was laughing so hard, tears were rolling down my face! And I remember that you and Betty Jo used to go to the messhall most days to eat lunch. I'll never forget the time that Betty Jo took her medicine before y'all went to eat. You came back with the funniest look on your face as you told me that Betty Jo had gone facedown in her plate of food - LOL! She had mistakenly taken a sleeping pill instead of her water pill (and of course, blamed it on me for not paying attention to what she was taking!). Those two were a hoot - and I miss them both. Last time I was in Dahlonega, I stopped by the graveyard to visit Big Mac, Betty Jo, Blunt, and Lori Ramsey. Do you know that Betty Jo's family has never bothered to put a name plate on her grave?? I need to get that done, I suppose, before I am gone too.... Thanks for bringing back some of the good ol'daze memories! Love ya! ~C |
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Posted: 12/31/1969 Name: Joe Mattison Message: Messages: 1. Ranger Cleary, thanks for the update on that very unfortunate Rappelling incident in the Fla Ranger Camp. Things can' be "undone", God forbid we didn't learn, and do something like that again. I stressed over and over again to the RIs (especially the RIs who do Mountaineering training) to never, ever take your eyes off the Ranger Student or the situation that the Ranger Student is in. If the Ranger Student is moving, he had better be "clipped in" to something if he's over 10 feet above the ground. All it takes is 1/2 of a second, and the Ranger takes a death fall from anyone of the possible lanes on Yonah, and all it takes is one time, not to check the "Belay Man", and the litter, Piggy back, or Rappeller...goes for a "Death Fall". Knock on Wood as they say...nothing happened...and lets hope that nothing ever happens. Yep, my blood pressure would rise, but outwardly, I had confidence in the RI who was responsible for the "safety" of a particular training event. At the same time, I had one eye on what was going on, at all times. We had great cadre during my time in the MRC and to tell you the truth, complacency because of their "greatness" was always there...and sometimes, I had to "shake it off" and wake up (if you will), because they really were...just that good. To Ross: I really do suggest that you contact June Wood. She will remember exactly who was serving at the MRC and in the proper sequence if you give her some time to sort out the names. Thanks Doug for helping Ross out. Lastly...Cookie:.....you'r a special girl Cookie, and there was a time that a lot of us would go to the "Comsy" to buy something that we really didn't need...just so's we could get a good look at ya...you had a way of breaking up the routine of Camp in those days, and I think that a lot of the Cadre spent time in the Comsy, for no particular reason...."officially". |
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Posted: 12/31/1969 Name: Ross Hall Message: Rangers, this is an inadequate list of the commanders and SMG of the Mountain Camp, particularly early on. This list came from the RTB. It's all they have. Unbelievable. I know there was an LTC Don Smith in there somewhere temporarily, and I know SGM Richardson may be listed out of place slightly. Will you help fill this in? Perry, you can really help here. 1952 Major (he was 1Lt) Ralph Puckett 1952-54 LTC Tobert Sadler SFC James Boseman 1954-56 MAJ John Chaffeur 1956-58 LTC George Byerly 1958-60 LTC Christopher Gooch 1960-62 LTC Dan Prewitt 1962-63 LTC Dame 1963-65 LTC Tassey 1965-66 LTC Brown 1966-68 MAJ Acre 1968-70 LTC Hapersett 1970-72 LTC Shalikashvili 1972-74 LTC Edwin “Moose” Yon 1974-76 LTC Kenneth Guillary SGM Hoyt Wilson 1976-78 LTC Raymond Schuetze SGM Carl Jones 1978-80 LTC Eugene Hawkins SGM McBroom 1980-82 LTC Howard Blount SGM Quirk 1982-84 LTC Thompson Terrell SGM Monroe 1984-86 LTC J. D. Kirby SGM Fletcher 1986-88 LTC John Rusin SGM Richardson SGM Hall 1988-90 LTC Albert Brownfield SGM Miller 1990-92 LTC John Donovan CSM Luis Palacios 1992-93 LTC Brian Pentecost CSM John Edmunds 1993-95 LTC Ralph D’elosua CSM Luis Palacios 1995-97 LTC Luke Green CSM Joseph Mattison 1997-99 LTC Alfred Dochnal CSM Edwin Nelson 1999-01 LTC Keith Antonia CSM Byron Barron 2001-03 LTC Tim Flynn CSM Byron Barron 2003-05 LTC Douglas Flohr CSM Samuel Costen/Glenn Legg 2006-07 LTC Michael Pemrick CSM Glenn Legg (to Jan 07) 2007- LTC Kyle Lear CSM Pfrogner |
