Site Updates – 17 November 2023
Photos:
DNG- 692, 693 – new
Rogues Gallery:
Gendolfe, Ken
Honor Roll:
Moore, Barry – updated address
Yohe, Cliff – updated address
Our Losses:
Lockett, Braxton – 2021
Rogers, Tracy – 4 Nov 2023
11/17/23
Author: Richard Yeh
09/11/23
Thank You from Ray Leftwich Jr.
Thank you from Ray Leftwich Jr:
To: The Members of the 6994th Security Squadron
From: Raymond Jerome Leftwich,
son of TSGT Raymond Francis Leftwich
Gentlemen and Ladies,
I wish to thank WOW, how do you thank the men and women who did so much for the Leftwich family and continue to this day! Y’all continue to make my heart soar and my eyes fill with tears every time y’all go do yet another act in my dad’s name.
Since the day the Goodfellow Base Commander and the Base Chaplain showed up at our door and gave us ‘THE NEWS,” the 6994th has taken and made the Leftwich family part of your own.
I have been told there were buildings in that country, I still have problems saying today, parks and buildings with his name where I was born in Japan, in Kelly AFB and Goodfellow AFB with his name on them. Y’all were instrumental in making a shadow box for his medals, you made sure we got to all ceremonies (and this was a mother with children ranging from 10 to 2, a handful indeed). You all made sure we were taken care of.
Today, at Offut AFB, the youngest Leftwich daughter Peggy Leftwich Ryan is in the process of putting the Leftwich display into their museum for permanent display.
Also because of the 6994th, there is a scholarship program at ANGELO STATE UNIVERSITY in San Angelo.
I wish I could be here today but unfortunately today would have been my wife Kitty and my 45 anniversary but I need to say my final goodbye’s. Kitty and I started the scholarship program together and without the help of a few very close 6994th friends, (God bless you and your families), this scholarship program would have stopped.
God continues to Bless me with Angels today and they are the men and women and families of the 6994th! This is one family I definitely want to see in Heaven! WE ARE GOING TO HAVE A HUGE PARTY AND THE FIRST ROUND IS ON DAD!!! Thank you.
09/5/23
Site Updates – 5 September 2023
Photos:
TSN-1238 – 1242 – new
PC-390 – new
PL-949 – new
Honor Roll:
Gibson, Joseph ‘Hoot’ – updated address
Ward, Dallas R. – updated address
Rogues Gallery:
Johnson, Dennis M. – new
Kane, Richard E. – new
Blackwell, Ross W. – new
Ward, Dallas R- new
Our Losses:
Blackwell, Ross W. – 26 SEP 2017
Bunt Jr., Albert R. – 2017
Taylor, Norman E. – 18 AUG 2023
07/14/23
Site Update – 14 July 2023
Photos:
UB-282, 283 – new
Honor Roll:
Tincher, Larry W. – new e-mail
Rogues Gallery:
Ross, Larry T – updated photo
Our Losses:
Ross, Larry T. – 17 May 2023
Terrell, Jimmy R.- 12 Oct 2022
Hymel, Don P. – May 2023
Doolittle, William O. – 23 Jun 2023
Oleson, Roger M. – 26 Apr 2022
05/9/23
Site Updates – 8 May 2023
Registrations for the 2023 6994th Reunion in Washington, DC are due in about 8 weeks. If you are interested in a guided tour of the Washington Mall by one our own, Don Adam – PL 69/70, please let us know ASAP, as space may be limited.
Registration forms can be found under the Upcoming Events tab on the 6994th website.
Honor Roll:
Pearson, Tom – e-mail update
Hilligoss, Tom – e-mail update
Photos:
PL-948 – new
Rogues Gallery:
Jerrell, Carl E.
Our Losses:
Jerrell, Carl E – 28 Mar 2022
Woods, Ernest R. – 30 Mar 2023
Baker, Roy L. – April 2021
Hostettler, John E. – 9 JAN 2010
04/15/23
Information on Baron62 crew – 15 April 2023
On the night that Baron52 was shot down, there was another EC-47 crew in an adjoining area. It is believed the callsign was Baron62. Does anyone know who the back-enders were that were on that crew? Ed Marek is asking for an article he is writing. All details would be appreciated. Please send the information to me at [email protected] and I will pass the information to Ed.
Thanks.
Rick
03/22/23
Site Updates – 22 March 2023
Honor Roll:
Lewis, Leo – updated info
Levine, Barry A. ‘Boots’ – new info
Hickman, Charles T. – updated info
Parry, Alan – updated info
Kagan, Howard I. – new info
Van Leewen, Harold – updated info
Photos:
NT-880 – new
Rogues Gallery:
Cole, Stephen – new
Ours Losses:
Bock, Charles F. – 25 Oct 2022
Urie, David A. – 2021
Strickland, James M. – 16 Feb 2023
Jordan, Kenneth M. – 2023
Guy, Tommy E. – 2021
Kilmer, Randall D. – 2020
Ritter, Walter A. – 21 Mar 2023
02/27/23
Vietnam War Commemoration Ceremony – GAFB
The second annual Vietnam War Commemoration Ceremony is scheduled for Wednesday morning, March 29th at 1100 AM at the Weyandt-Eddy Memorial Plaza. The full event flyer is featured on the vietnam50thcpp.com Homepage.
Full details about registering for easy access to Goodfellow AFB (if needed), available downtown lodging with hospitality suite, free Tuesday evening reception, Wednesday morning ceremony and plaza visitation, and Wednesday evening reception and dinner are included on the RSVP/Reservations page. Please check it out and submit your online or mail-in reservation no later than 17 March 2023.
This will be a special ceremony to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Operation Homecoming and the return of Vietnam War Prisoners of War. We will also note the exodus of American forces from Vietnam, including the final EC-47 (362nd TEWS & Det 2, 6994th Scty Sq) mission(s) flown from Vietnam (DaNang) on/about 17 February 1973. Please notify Richard Graham at [email protected] or Joe Martin at [email protected] if you flew this mission or have documents and/or pictures supporting this ARDF milestone. Whatever is available will be put on display in the Clarion Hotel Hospitality Suite.
02/13/23
Site Updates – 13 February 2023
Honor Roll:
Myers, Randy – updated e-mail address
Our Losses:
Bates, Thomas L. – per John Cordova
Boedecker Jr., Willis C. – per Mike Murray
Bomar Jr., Henry G. – per AMTA website
Bregant, Gary G. – per AMTA website
Cribbett, Myron E. – per AMTA website
Shirley, Harlan D. – per AMTA website
Hoar, Galen E. – per AMTA website
Keefer, Phillip H. – per AMTA website
Newell, Eugene E. – per AMTA website
Rokicki Jr., Edward M – per AMTA website
Schmitt, Gary F. – per Tom Glass
Sisco, James E. – per AMTA website
Standing, William E. – per AMTA website
Umberger, Franklin – per AMTA website
Kirk, Young R. – per AMTA website
01/12/23
2023 Reunion Announcement
6994th Reunion 2023
Plans for the 2023 Reunion are in the process of being finalized. We will be in the Washington DC area by the Dulles International Airport at the Westin Hotel. The tentative dates will be 24-26 August 2023. As usual, we are negotiating for the reunion rates to be available for 3 days before and after the reunion, space available for those of you that want to do some extra sight-seeing.
There are many attractions in the DC area, and the Smithsonian Udvar-Hazy Air & Space Museum is a short, free shuttle bus ride from the hotel, and of course admission to the museum is also free. Metro rail service to downtown DC is also a short shuttle bus ride to the new Silver Line extension. Special all day fare cards are available for unlimited trips during the duration of the fare cards contract.
As many of you know Cory and Lisa Hayward have been working for the past 4 years on a documentary of the importance and value of attending reunions. Many of you have participated in the video interviews that have been made. Cory & Lisa hope to conclude their efforts and show the results of their work at this year’s reunion, and they want to make sure that anyone that has not yet provided their input (or wants to add to their interview) has a chance to participate in the project. A preview of their project can be seen on the 6994th website under the Video dropdown tab, and is titled ‘No Longer Alone’.
If you wish to provide new material or add to your already collected input, you must contact Cory by NLT 29 Jan 2023.
To that end, Cory is available to collect your input via telephone call, e-mail note, or even possibly a Zoom teleconference. For those of you that might want to create a selfie-video on your cell phones and send them to her, I’m sure she’d be glad to accept them.
Cory’s contact information is:
e-mail: [email protected]
cell phone: (615) 406-0386