362 entries.
Russell Flynn- Mr. Flynn, We will be having our final reunion, after being an organization since 1997, on Sept. 15-20, 2025. The location is Williamsburg, VA this year. If you go to our website, 17thArtilleryRegiment.org the details and registration forms are there. It will be in the Jan. Newsletter of this year. If you have any problems let me know on this site. Hope to see you there!
Richard A. Smith-Chaplain 17th Artillery Reg. Association.
Good Morning I served in Korea 17th field art. battery A 1953-55 from Penna. I was a wireman are there any reunions , infro etc out there have tried many times trying to connect buddies with no results thank you
Ref. ORANGE HEART-http://www.orangeheartmedal.org
Harry Fetsick asked me last week to send this out to all of our members. After reading about it, I feel very strongly in trying to get a group together in our local towns.
My late stepfather spent the last two years of his life in a nursing home from heart problems and a stroke. (He retired USMC with two tours of Nam.) My late best friend's sister called me 90 days after he was buried and read a letter to me from the VA. He had been approved for 100% disability due to having served at Quang Tri after seven heart attacks and the last one fatal. It did him a lot of good after passing away before he received the notice. Please contact the website for further events especially an upcoming one in PA. Richard A. Smith-Chaplain
March 29, National Day for Vietnam Veterans Recognition. Thanks for your service.
Ref.-MIKE KLINGEMAN & DAVE ROWELL;
I spoke with the following members this morning pertaining to their surgical procedures last week.
MIKE KLINGEMAN- Mike has his catheter out and has two more appointments with Dr.s and will through and released. He says he's doing fine!
DAVE ROWELL (VP)- Dave says he's recovering from his bladder cancer surgery well. He goes back to Dr. March 18th to have stints removed from his kidney. He will start going back for treatment once a week afterwards.
Please keep both of these devoted members in your thoughts and prayers. Remember , cards, calls, emails, and prayers go a long way!
God Bless,
Richard A. Smith-Chaplain 17th Artillery Regiment Association
Mike Klingeman- Mike's wife Melanie texted me this morning and said Mike had kidney stone surgery Feb. 18th. They removed nine-15 stones. He had to go back to the ER yesterday but he is back home now recovering. Please keep him and Melanie in your prayers. Remember cards, calls, emails, and prayers go a long way!
Richard- Chaplain
My MOS was 13E and I was stationed at Ban Me Thout with HHB 2/17 FDC in 1970-71. For individual R&R's, I also spent time in Dalat with B 2/17 FDC.
What a grand day this is; 45/47 Is official, To my brothers & Sisters
In LA, NC, TN.. you have my prayers. Since September, Susan has undergone ILLIAC artery reconstruction Bypass and UStent2 Serious Viral & Bacterial infections, followed 6 weeks later by a double heart attack, and another Heart Stent and a vein reconstruction of midline heart. She is weak but on the mend,
Bad end to 2024 and not great start to 2025
HOPE ALL OTHERS ARE DOING BETTER
SHEP
My grandfather served with and was a POW with this unit in WW2. His service card reads “Bat. E. 2d Bn. 17th Field Artillery” any information about his service would be amazing and certainly welcomed. My email is sgtpelletier@gmail.com and his name was Lawrence Pelletier. Thank you and god bless.
I just wanted to wish everyone a belated Happy Thanksgiving!
I hope all are doing well. I haven't been much help the past two weeks trying to keep in touch with sick members. I've had a few bad days lately of my own but I think the worst was learning my only first cousin passed away a week ago Wed. He found out the first of the year that he was unaware he was in Stage four cancer. Even up into his death they could not find out where the source was. He lived with his family in Phoenix, AZ. He was a Navy veteran and a "young" 58 years old. Please keep my cousin, David Allgood's, family in your prayers.
Happy Veterans Day to all you glorious bastards.
Ref. VETERAN'S DAY
I just wanted to wish all of those who ever served in the military, especially those of the 17th Artillery, of our great nation a Happy Veteran's Day! Thank you for your service. God Bless you all and may God continue to bless America.
I Just Noticed ..
One month ago I posted for Prayers, for those affected by the Hurricanes...
Today, I'm addressing the ELEPHANT AND THE ASS IN THE SAME ROOM...!
IN 69, I CARED NOT..
IF YOU WERE A JUICER
A SMOKER
A LIFER OR A
SLOUCH...
I ONLY CARED WETHER YOU AND I BLED RED WHITE BLUE...WHEN THE SHIT HIT THE FAN..
NOW ALL THIS TIME HAS PASSED...AND WE ARE FACED WITH THE BIGGEST...FIRE FIGHT ... OF NOT OUR LIVES..
BUT THE BIGGEST FIGHT OF AMERICAS LIFE..
I DON’T CARE IF YOU ARE
DEMOCRAT
INDEPENDENT
LIBERTARIAN
REPUPLICAN
.
I ONLY CARE THAT..YOU ARE TRUE RED BLOODED AMERICAN..
REMEMBER THE FUTURE OF THIS NATION IS NOT YOU AND I
IT IS OUR CHILDREN, OUR GRANDCHILDREN, OUR GREAT GRANDCHILDREN...
IN 1969 I NEVER IMAGINED GOING TO SPACE, ELECTRIC CARS,
LASER GUIDED BOMBS ... OR A FOREIGN INVASION OF OUR COUNTRY,
BY PEOPLE WHO WANT TO DESTROY IT...
Don’t GET ME WRONG IM THE GRANDSON OF IMMIGRANTS ,
Who Loved Ireland & Scotland AS MUCH AS AMERICA, ALTHOUGH MY GRANDMOTHER
NEVER RELINGUISHED HER IRISH CITIZENSHIP SHE PLAYED BY ALL THE RULES.
MY GRANDFATHER CHOSE TO Naturalize, they both Loved this country, and defended it from Those who tried several times to take it DOWN Through
Socialism
Facism
Nazism
Communism..
All that you and I Participated in Defending against...60s 70s 80s 90s Till Today...
Well in the next 60 hours we will
Make the GREATEST CHOICE THAT WE WILL EVER MAKE ... NOT FOR US...
BUT FOR THOSE WE LOVE..
WE WILL ONLY LIVE WITH THE RESULTS FOR A FUTURE SHORT TIME...
OUR
CHILDREN
GRAND CHILDREN
GREAT GRAND
CHILDREN
WILL BE STUCK WITH THE RESULTS IF WE FAIL THEM ...
DO THEY DESERVE TO BE STUCK ..
WITH
SOCIALISM
FACISM
COMMUNISM..
ITS YOUR CHOICE....!!!!
NOT THERE’S !
GOD BLESS AMERICA
OUR MOTTO HAS NEVER MEANT MORE THAN IT DOES
THIS YEAR..
was in Svc/bat, May 1,69 to June 23,70 Capt. Colgan KIA 1 Dec. 69 @ BuPrane a great friend.
A friend of mine's father served in the 17th FA Battalion in Korea in 1955 and 1956. His name was Bill Bentley Stark. Does anyone remember him?
Insight of the DISASTER in
NC
TENN
GA
SC
FLA
VA
HOPING ALL ARE SAFE....
AND HOPING NON OF 17TH PERSONNEL ARE AFFECTED..
SUE & I ARE PRAYING FOR ALL
ENVOLVED.
Ref._ Allen "Ron" Henderson (LM) Funeral arrangements will be Sunday Sept. 29, 2024 at Heavenly Hope Baptist Church, 509 Ronquil Rd., Lenoir, NC Visitation will be at the the church Sunday from 1-3:00 with service to follow at three 3 p.m. in the church also.
Please remember the family during this time with your calls, cards, emails, and prayers. They go a long way! Richard-Chaplain
REF.-Allen "Ron" Henderson-I received a call tonight from Don Brooks and an email from Jack Lambert. Allen “Ron” Henderson passed away this evening around 7 p.m. according to Don. No arrangements will be available until after 5 p.m. tomorrow. Remember cards, calls, emails, and prayers go a long way.
Ref. Ron Henderson-
Don Brooks called me last night and told me that Ron Henderson just came home from the hospital due to Covid and cancer treatment.
I spoke with his wife Sherry and several family members on speaker phone. Ron said he was very weak and couldn’t walk at the present time. We prayed together and a card is being sent as well.
More as I receive any info. Please keep Ron and his family in prayers. Remember calls, cards, emails, and prayers go a long way!