30 March 2015 The NSSAR Veterans Bugle A Veterans Recognition Committee Newsletter National Society Sons of the American Revolution Editor Chuck Sweeney Thank you for your Service! President General Lindsey Brock honors Vietnam War Compatriots consistent with Senate Resolution 55 of March 7, 2011, as found in the Congressional Record. To view the Congressional Record containing Senate Resolution 55, go to the following link using Ctrl+Click : GPO's PDF NATIONAL SOCIETY SAR VRC Chairman Col Charles T. Sweeney, USMC (Ret.)—FL VetCorps@sar.org Members SFC James C. Arnold, USA (Ret.)—IN LTC T. Brooks Lyles, Jr., USA (Ret.)—KS Maj Bruce A. Buehler, USA (Ret.)--AL LtCol Herman C. Brown, USMC (Ret.)-VT LTC Paul R. Callanan, USA (Ret.)-MI CDR Robert F. Doughty, USCG (Ret.)-WA CPO Stanley A. Evans, USN (Ret.)--TN LCdr David G. Jessel, USN (Ret.)--GA Compatriot Martin W. Kabel—GA Compatriot Dick P. Marsh--CO Compatriot Victor G. McMurry—FL Compatriot Paul I. Prescott—GA CW5 Kenneth D. Roach, USA (Ret.)—CT CAPT Kent S. Webber, USN (Ret.)—VA March 30 has been officially designated “Welcome Home Vietnam Veterans Day” by the U.S. Senate. On 2 March 2015 fifty years have passed since an aerial bombardment campaign known by code name RollingThunder was launched against strategic targets in North Vietnam. On 8 March 2015 fifty years have passed since US Marines landed on a beach in South Vietnam, becoming the first US ground fighting forces to be committed to the Vietnam war. On 30 March 2015 forty-two years have passed since the last combat President General and combat support American troops withdrew from South Vietnam, ending direct US military involvement Lindsey C. Brock in the Vietnam War. During the 1960’s, the Vietnam War years, our nation eventually become a state in turmoil with dissatisfaction over US involvement in Vietnam. Except for a few former policymakers like Walt Rostow and Henry Kissinger, a majority of the American public, regardless of their politics, believed that sending our troops to war was a mistake. In 1971, for example, 58% of the public told pollsters that they thought the war was “immoral,” a word that most Americans had never applied to their country’s wars. Even in recent years, a Gallup poll conducted during November 13-15, 2000, found that nearly seven out of ten Americans Please turn to page 2. "The willingness with which our young people are likely to serve in any war, no matter how justified, shall be directly proportional to how they perceive veterans of earlier wars were treated and appreciated by our nation." George Washington “Badge over Glory” photo staged and taken by Chuck Sweeney 08 Oct 2011 Rolling Thunder Begins 2 March 1965 Marines Come Ashore 8 March 1965 Vietnam War 1965-1973 To view the Congressional Record, which contains Senate Resolution 55 click: GPO's PDF (69%) believed that our involvement in Vietnam was a mistake. And in the Congressional Record of 7 March 2011 it is documented the Senate concurred in the fact that the Vietnam War years were an extremely divisive period among the people of the United States, which caused a generation of veterans to wait too long for the United States public to acknowledge and honor them with words of gratitude. When the troops came home there were no ticker-tape parades honoring them, no triumphant marches or speeches as there had been at the end of World War I and World War II. America’s Vietnam veterans returned home to silence, or worse, in some cases to denigration for having served their country. The purpose here is not to elaborate on the merits or faults of the Vietnam War; or to explain why we were there, what we accomplished or how we could have done it better. The purpose here is to acknowledge and honor the Compatriots of the Vietnam War with words of gratitude. For us, the Sons of the American Revolution, such words should come easily and sincerely for they are an acknowledgment of deeds similar to that which our forefathers did: They fought not for territorial gain, or personal wealth. They fought to make a country free. It is with deep humility and pride that on behalf of the Compatriots of the Sons of the American Revolution I say thank you to Vietnam War Veterans for their service to country, especially to the 379 Compatriots who are members of the NSSAR Vietnam War Veterans Corps. Welcome home! Lindsey C. Brock President General NSSAR Vietnam War Veterans Corps Arranged by State Society A Grateful Nation & the National Society of the Sons of the American Revolution Thanks and Honors You. Vietnam War Veterans Corps 30 Mar 2015 ID NSSAR # First Name 255 177657 Robert 266 185939 Fred 328 187671 Curtis 265 176016 Bruce 3 138085 Larry 335 98145 John 160 160238 Robert 16 159304 Charles 178 161897 Mark 179 155269 Richard 180 184207 Russell 157 162348 EuGene 126 183781 Peter 142 100366 Michael 147 172207 Jimmie 251 156162 Lance MI L. J. F. A. P. L. G. B. A. H. F. C. W. E. L. D. Last Name Anderson, Jr. Baker Bedsole Buehler Cornwell Dwyer Nivens Pickette Steetle Wells Self, Jr. Smith Morish Barger Bodenhamer Dickinson State AL AL AL AL AL AL AL AL AL AL AR AR Australia AZ AZ AZ Vietnam War Veterans Corps 30 Mar 2015 ID NSSAR # First Name 63 170060 George 283 165912 Stephen 181 162686 David 257 188010 Eddie 136 176771 James 207 183132 Keith 128 183671 Robert 42 165701 Carl 68 140748 John 144 184364 Richard 66 180862 Jerald 57 927779 Paul 208 179795 George 129 174887 Johnnie 259 184572 David 58 108939 Howard MI A. J. A. W. S. J. F. H. M. W. M. M. S. T. D. J. A. Last Name Lipphardt, Sr. Miller Swanson Zuleger Beatty Bickley Brown Claus Davis Dexter Ferrell Foote Gentry, Jr. Humphrey Hutchinson Johnson, Jr. State AZ AZ AZ AZ CA CA CA CA CA CA CA CA CA CA CA CA Vietnam War Veterans Corps 30 Mar 2015 ID NSSAR # First Name 32 183825 Douglas 140 183826 James 149 176780 Linn 69 157824 James 356 170526 Joseph 72 170526 Joseph 182 188525 Douglas 45 181936 Gary 43 170169 Denis 46 149408 Wylie 75 86933 Hammond 293 187021 Steven 253 167973 Owen 267 187524 Jordan 348 141921 Lowell 125 163463 William 359 120973 Alvin 336 171422 Thomas 360 151554 Jan 26 114860 Dick 183 187616 Jimmie 59 168945 John 61 183058 John 17 135035 Kenneth 38 180130 Theodore 268 186482 Larry 54 87459 Peter 357 167696 James 1 151304 Stephen 361 145035 Peter 113 120431 Jim 295 190677 Kenneth 284 131669 Rollin 91 159702 Richard 111 139353 John 294 184782 Don 116 161934 Douglas 198 188738 Stephen 222 156482 Richard MI W. E. E. E. A. N. C. F. M. R. R. A. A. J. E. R. E. P. L. R. R. D. C. 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Last Name Keefauver Klingler Malaznik Mattern, Sr. Miller Miller Milliken Overby Poole Richard Salley Stallings Stiles Brown Clark Fillingim Foster II Hoffman Housley Marsh Myers Cutler Harrison Roach Sweeney Thon Webster Blakeslee Leishman Moller Armitage Aubrey Bauchspies, Jr. Baxter Bond Bresett Bridges, Sr. Brook Brownell State CA CA CA CA CA CA CA CA CA CA CA CA CA CO CO CO CO CO CO CO CO CT CT CT CT CT CT DE DE DE FL FL FL FL FL FL FL FL FL Vietnam War Veterans Corps 30 Mar 2015 ID NSSAR # First Name MI 110 165228 Hardy W. 99 166733 Martin M. 124 171201 Earle S. 100 132960 John E. 362 193010 Paul C. 31 185721 Ronald C. 199 150989 Robert 102 167467 Frank H. 90 158845 Edward M. 139 1700162 Claude S. 34 118434 William J. 87 174280 Henry D. 375 177847 Luther J. 117 181952 Larry E. 103 169588 Harold C. 363 134316 Ronald A. 96 150378 Charles T. 123 179384 Ronald C. 368 191065 Jack H. 106 182683 Jay F. 89 173202 Raymond J. 143 183232 William B. 109 157248 David J. 104 118620 Jon F. 312 142404 Richard M. 105 168625 Benjamin G. 223 172335 John H. 88 151916 George E. 107 178381 William 108 148106 Gerald E. 119 88621 William T. 95 143118 Joseph M. 285 190064 Pactrick J. 93 174158 Bobbie G. 85 175070 Oscar 301 153865 Billy 97 138900 Frederick A. 200 181990 John A. 94 147345 Christopher J. Last Name Bryan III Burdick Bushnell Cahoon, Jr. Chasteen Cormier Danneman Dunagan, Sr. Duvall Farmer, Jr. Gladwin, Jr. Goss Griffith Hall Hanson Herring Hough Irons Irvin Jewett Judd Julian Kelsey, Sr. Lowdermilk Lyon, Jr. Martin Matthews McCabe, Jr. McPherson Meeks Moore, Jr. Motes Nieman Overcash Patterson III Peters Rall Randel, Jr. Reader State FL FL FL FL FL FL FL FL FL FL FL FL FL FL FL FL FL FL FL FL FL FL FL FL FL FL FL FL FL FL FL FL FL FL FL FL FL FL FL Vietnam War Veterans Corps 30 Mar 2015 ID NSSAR # First Name 118 168095 Robert 120 166346 William 86 96834 Gregory 114 150918 Roger 101 158605 Terry 115 119817 Donald 20 167667 Charles 121 185675 John 201 177243 James 369 18427 Carl 370 177143 James 122 146892 James 98 180652 James 112 180140 Raymond 73 162723 Donald 151 135117 Robert 141 161181 Newton 313 167353 James 153 182276 Richard 138 130998 Charles 224 184613 Jack 39 159732 Jackson 315 150557 Swight 349 130274 Bert 184 140146 Gale 156 159762 Bloise 50 112593 J. 256 David 225 155314 Cliff 13 181575 Martin 187 185102 William 185 187776 Anthony 77 171308 William 79 169236 James 371 146657 Charlie 81 181421 Jared 314 164111 Daniel 15 175077 Thomas 350 162822 Thomas MI Last Name D. Reeves II A. Roberts T. Scotten W. Shurtleff, Jr. R. Silvester D. Slesnick II T. Sweeney R. Vetter C. Wade V. Wade C. Wade M. Wearn C. Weatherbee F. Wess R. Anderson V. Blackwell W. Chewning D. Crawford C. Daniel Hal Dayhuff, III P. Dugger W. Guest G. Harley, Sr. S. Harp, Jr. E. Haught, Jr. A. Hill Craig Honaman G. Jessel J. Judkins III W. Kabel R. Lechner F. Lett C. Lusk W. Lynch A. Newcomer, III W. Ogden B. Olds M. Owen M. Owens State FL FL FL FL FL FL FL FL FL FL FL FL FL FL GA GA GA GA GA GA GA GA GA GA GA GA GA GA GA GA GA GA GA GA GA GA GA GA GA Vietnam War Veterans Corps 30 Mar 2015 ID NSSAR # First Name 269 153693 Virgil 351 183234 Burnet 159 188199 Russell 260 178712 Justin 186 149576 Lloyd 83 82217 David 296 184339 Sidney 306 191387 David 78 184229 Eugene 22 172343 Robert 76 84363 William 210 178081 Harold 297 178895 David 64 184537 Ned 307 190781 Gary 282 182895 Francis 74 172484 Charles 352 190613 Seal 308 189032 James 189 187186 Donald 145 178037 James 316 178397 Ronald 7 159325 James MI W. R. F. M. B. R. D. L. L. M. G. E. M. M. R. L. M. C. M. H. E. L. C. Last Name State Palmer GA Quick GA Redding GA Reese III GA Schnuck, Jr. GA Titus GA Turner GA Tyler GA Warren GA Wylie GA Yarborough, Jr. GA Goodrich IA Lamb IA Barker ID Huntley ID Huntley ID James ID Seal ID Telford ID Marlowe IL Miller IL Peck IL Arnold IN 27 184240 364 187081 376 166401 24 170992 130 118636 132 180346 135 163612 82 179823 377 184096 56 147744 131 167950 25 184241 329 95981 310 167083 133 169070 F. H. U. E. R. K. H. D. C. L. E. L. E. L. W. Barnett Blanchard, Jr. Bondi Burkhart, Sr. Counts Farlow Johnson Knight Ladwig Mullenix Mundy, Jr. Noel Phillips Samuelson Schoonmaker Merle Clifford Philip Ronald Donald Richard Stephen Ronald Thomas Michael Merlin Dennis Robert Vernon Paul IN IN IN IN IN IN IN IN IN IN IN IN IN IN IN Vietnam War Veterans Corps 30 Mar 2015 ID NSSAR # First Name 33 170348 Nicholas 134 131356 Donald 188 185162 Rodney 209 187195 Gary 358 183808 James 84 185992 Rickey 270 185510 Robert 52 170543 Allen 28 147804 Peter 287 187252 Wayne 288 173773 Charles 337 190856 James 309 158090 Alfred 299 114832 William 286 114832 William 226 142038 David 2 136966 James 36 178991 Truman 67 176295 Charles 353 189652 Wayne 152 188506 Michael 150 149330 Stephen 330 175371 Michael 338 191795 David 331 178172 Terry 80 178567 Tilghman 332 191270 Paul 154 131254 Douglas 65 136104 Robert 148 183279 John 261 185997 Stephen 205 160432 William 4 146147 David 211 186646 John 202 161760 Romie 212 161760 Romie 374 191804 Joseph 365 190071 Michael 190 155433 David MI J. A. M. C. L. C. O. T. S. S. E. J. J. B. D. L. A. T. L. B. L. R. E. B. D. H. L. O. N. S. E. E. H. L. D. Last Name Schultz Sharer Sherard Steinhardt Teegardin Winters Arter Dillavou Grassl Nighbert, Sr. Owen Cambron Coleman Manby Manby Marshall Sympson Maynard McNeely Johnson Phillips Watts Crow Frederick, Sr. Grove McCabe, Jr. Parish Stuart Tackitt Daly III Latchaw Larson Appleby Bugg Carr Carr Fisk Legg Leighr State IN IN IN IN IN IN KS KS KS KS KS KY KY KY KY KY KY LA LA MA MA MA MD MD MD MD MD MD MD MI MI MN MO MO MO MO MO MO MO Vietnam War Veterans Corps 30 Mar 2015 ID NSSAR # First Name 14 153204 Daniel 213 179430 Charles 227 167948 Harold 366 160077 Jesse 9 157717 Gerald 191 135512 John 373 181371 William 197 153522 Charles 8 156853 Richard 289 170667 James 40 176586 Doyle 271 182049 Larry 228 182980 Thomas 194 178054 Connie 11 140772 Franklin 193 185169 James 196 164237 William 195 182981 Daniel 35 169101 Clarence 41 167447 James 21 175135 Ronald 250 133792 Walter 163 166186 Leonard 49 169404 James 214 184146 Dennis 354 180066 Robert 229 180510 Ervin 230 172218 Gary 340 191809 Samuel 272 182700 Randall 339 185379 Philip 161 15194 William 273 176853 Tom 215 172825 Thomas 231 150108 Charles 162 187468 Turner 203 179886 Jimmy 319 166765 Thomas 60 169319 William MI R. M. T. F. P. C. J. W. D. G. E. J. G. G. N. F. H. W. K. H. B. F. C. L. H. D. L. D. L. A. R. H. S. L. D. W. R. Last Name McMurray Schmidt Sentman Shouse Brent Cox Horne Alligood Bishop Brumit Campbell Fowler Frith Funderburk Horton James Pryor, Jr. Wagner Wilson Wood Wheatley Baker Becker Graver Fink Cutter Dalton Duffield Gilkison Groff Guilliams King Moe Romine Wilke Wilkerson III Gray Hayes Melton State MO MO MO MO MS MS MS NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NH NM NV NV NY OH OH OH OH OH OH OH OH OH OH OH OK OK OK Vietnam War Veterans Corps 30 Mar 2015 ID NSSAR # First Name 55 177478 Michael 158 187573 Jerome 30 162464 Eugene 37 183399 Larry 262 184658 Charles 216 169339 Richard 252 172620 Joseph 217 167083 Vernon 378 181071 Garland 47 182988 John 218 181853 Robert 302 172626 Archie 303 176335 Carrell 167 130617 Stanley 146 130617 Stanley 274 188413 Gifford 304 187981 Randy 290 184036 William 166 184893 Philip 355 129931 George 204 182993 William 341 186134 Lawrence 232 163553 John 165 163553 John 305 182710 John 62 18305 Austin 219 161456 Steven 342 184392 Harold 164 187487 Jerry 343 176613 Harold 344 192335 John 234 189269 Robert 18 146567 Stephen 275 189367 Robert 311 186467 Larry 379 188169 Ralph 235 174865 Walter 320 190979 Gilbert 345 190979 Gilbert MI E. D. L. H. C. B. L. P. G. L. A. V. A. A. L. H. L. Z. S. M. F. T. T. M. M. E. L. A. M. E. W. E. D. W. W. Last Name Nelson Larsen Melvin Ridgway Seibert Stover Henson, Jr. Samuelson Steele Bennett Butler Collins Deacon Evans, Sr. Evans, Sr. Ewers Fox Hogue Horton III ison McClure McDaris, Jr. McLain McLain Milne III Seay Stewart Thornton Venable Davenport Hamlin O'Bryan Rohrbough Smith Spradlin Stenzel, Jr. Thomas Villarreal Villarreal State OK OR OR PA PA PA SC SC SC TN TN TN TN TN TN TN TN TN TN TN TN TN TN TN TN TN TN TN TN TX TX TX TX TX TX TX TX TX TX Vietnam War Veterans Corps 30 Mar 2015 ID NSSAR # First Name 155 138188 Nathan 321 180970 William 279 170928 Jack 127 161057 Robert 322 105110 Howard 6 154354 Robert 137 87892 John 346 191162 Thomas 277 178646 Joel 276 178644 Paul 367 128058 Edward 278 150588 James 220 14154 David 192 168848 George 92 173691 Peter 44 166738 James 233 152439 Gary 70 170798 Charles 171 171567 Richard 170 186079 Gary 48 87668 Kenneth 12 136032 Andrew 264 95646 Steven 168 95646 Steven 236 176734 Peter 237 183035 Stuart 258 162647 Allen 291 176138 Ronald 292 181064 James 280 181064 James 23 147555 Lawrence 71 184962 Richard 372 190470 Richard 238 179544 Howell 298 155392 William 263 163852 Mark 29 149845 Clyde 334 86465 Pat 19 169834 John MI E. 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Last Name White, Jr. Akers, Jr. Apperson Barberie Bartholf Bowen Burch, Jr. Carnell Chase Chase Claiborn Compton Cook Corbett Davenport Dunn, Jr. Ellis Fegan Flickling Gillette Jenkins Johnson Kercher Kercher Knight Kramer Lewis Losee McCullough McCullouugh McKinley Munro, Jr. Newsome Sasser, Sr. Schneider Siegel Spence, Jr. Stevens IV Sweeney State TX VA VA VA VA VA VA VA VA VA VA VA VA VA VA VA VA VA VA VA VA VA VA VA VA VA VA VA VA VA VA VA VA VA VA VA VA VA VA Vietnam War Veterans Corps 30 Mar 2015 ID NSSAR # First Name 169 174117 Thomas 206 188898 John 254 147946 Kent 323 185552 Floyd 347 191042 Robert 53 105681 Stephen 5 169064 Herman 324 183660 odney 325 163837 Airell 51 183423 Robert 318 178632 John 176 187842 Arthur 239 188180 Gary 172 177727 William 173 179472 Robert 175 154974 Frank 281 186653 John 174 187994 Harold 10 188854 Phillip 177 168889 Eric 326 178330 Jerry 300 178336 Ronald 221 186142 Richard 327 184315 John 333 183430 Charles MI M. R. S. S. H. E. C. E. B. W. R. W. G. R. D. A. F. L. J. L. O. W. S. E. Last Name Taimi Terry Webber West White Wilson Brown Croft Jenks Mays Whitworth Dolan Hanna O'Neal Parrish Pearce, Jr. Russell Steenbergen Hall Oxendorf Barnes Barnes Cox Downs Johnson State VA VA VA VA VA VA VT VT VT VT VT WA WA WA WA WA WA WA WI WI WV WV WV WV WY President General Lindsey Brock “It is with deep humility and pride that on behalf of the Compatriots of the Sons of the American Revolution I say thank you to Vietnam War Veterans for their service to country, especially to the 379 Compatriots who are members of the NSSAR Vietnam War Veterans Corps. Welcome home!” There are five NSSAR Military Veterans Corps. If86465 you served the United Patin the Armed M. Forces StevensofIV VA States, received a discharge under conditions other than dishonorable, and you are a SAR Member in 19Form. 169834 John Sweeney VA good standing complete the Multi-Corps Survey When done returnE.it to the NSSAR Veterans After being approved, a Certificate of PatriotismVA for your 169 174117 Thomas M. Taimi Recognition Committee at VetCorps@sar.org. service to country will be signed by the President General and sent to your chapter, through the 206 188898 John R. Terry VA Secretary of your State Society. At an appropriate chapter, state or national meeting the Certificate of 254 147946 Kent S. Webber VA Patriotism will be presented to you. To Join the Corps 323 185552 Floyd S. West VA 347 191042 Robert H. White VA The NSSAR Veterans Multi-Corps Survey Form is down-loadable by clicking on this website: 53 105681 Stephen E. Wilson VA http://saramanasar.org/VRC_Survey_Form.html 5 169064 Herman C. Brown VT 324 183660 odney E. Croft VT This and all the other NSSAR Veterans Bugle Newsletters are viewable and down-loadable by clicking on this website: http://saramanasar.org/Bugle_Newsletters.html The NSSAR Veterans Bugle c/o Editor Chuck Sweeney 500 S Palm Ave Unit 22 Sarasota, FL 34236-6878
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