...................
...................
KILO BATTERY
4th Battalion-12th Marines
RVN 1965 - 1969
KILO KANNON KOCKER
NEWSLETTER ON-LINE
4th Battalion-12th Marines
RVN 1965 - 1969
KILO KANNON KOCKER
NEWSLETTER ON-LINE
|
Kilo 4/12 Assoc. 1S 175 Winthrop Lane Villa Park, Illinois 60181 |
|
MARCH 2002
NOTE FROM THE EDITOR
As indicated in our September edition in order for us to share information about KILO that is of interest to us all I need help. Help in the form of information. Kindly e-mail, call or send me your information via regular mail. Family issues, new kids- grandkids- marriages- graduations, health info etc….these are all important; but I can't include them if you don't let me know what has happened.
Telephone 732-695-9036
Address…85 Austin St
Tinton Falls, NJ 07712
Thanks…Jim Clemens, Editor
Vicki Wean is still handling our finances and as you all know we have costs that need to be covered. If you haven't sent in this years dues, it's now a great time to get them in. Kindly send them to Vicki; payable to
1S. 175 Winthrop Lane
Villa Park, IL 60181-3738
SCHOLARSHIP FUND
Now would also be a good time to forward whatever you can to: The Tisha Abolt Scholarship Fund which has benefited several of our children and is such a great way to lend a helping hand.
WEB SITE
The WEB site has netted us two new members of the KILO family; Bill Doyle who lives in Maine served with the Battery in 1968, I also got a letter from "Budd" Kent who was with Kilo in Okinawa in 1973 - 74. Budd lives in New Jersey.
Jerry Gorman continues his great job with the maintenance and expansion of the web site. He has added a detailed chronology about our time in the Nam. For those of you not on email I'm forwarding a copy of it for your review. The rest of you need to visit the site to get our latest info. If you have pictures or other articles of information that you'd like to appear on the web you can forward them to Jerry.
It is especially important to forward information to him about your time with the unit so he has as much "Kilo History" as possible.
His email address is gman4600@aol.com. You can view the website at http://users.aol.com/gman755/k412/k412.html
CURRENT EVENTS
Cpl Jeff Wean, the son of Vicki and Doug is currently stationed with the 2nd Marine Air Wing at Cherry Point, NC. Jeff is a Digital Communications Specialist/Cryptographer. I "suspect" from some recent pictures that I was emailed that Jeff and Daniele were married on March 2…………..
2nd Lt. Brian Clemens, the son of Susan and Jim is currently stationed at The Basic School at Quantico, VA. He is scheduled to complete TBS on June 14 after which he will proceed to further training in his MOS. At this time he has indicated preferences in Communications or Intelligence. Brian has recently become engaged to Lauren Meeks.
REUNION NEWS
The reunion for 2002 is scheduled for July 18-21 in Lake Placid NY. The weather is beautiful at that time of year and we should make plans to get together at that time. Reservation info:
350 Main Street
Lake Placid, NY 12946
Phone: 518-523-3700
Fax: 518-523-3893
Remember to mention you are with Kilo 4/12 so you receive the lower rate which is $78 for Thursday and $105 for Friday and Saturday. They will only hold your reservation with either Visa or American Express.
For those of you flying Montreal, Canada is probably the best with about an hours drive to Lake Placid from there. If going to Canada you will need ID………..drivers license, birth certificate, passport.
Remember to book early, we need to know how many will be attending in order to be properly prepared.
PERSONNEL
Billy "Tex" Taylor is in the VA Hospital in Bonham, Texas. Hal Sullivan visited Tex after Christmas and he was doing well. He is in charge of the crafts shop and he rooms with a WWII Marine. His address is:
SRM VC Dom
1201 E 9th Street
Bonham, Texas 75418
903-583-6311 Room 1B120
I trust that our casualties will remain light and our servicemen and women will continue their fine job whether directly involved or in support.
God Bless America!
Semper Fi
Back to Reunion Page
gman4600@aol.com
aka gman755
aka gman4600
aka Arty412
Updated 7 APR 01
Copyright © 1997-2001 Gman755. All rights reserved.
http://users.aol.com/arty412/k412/kk.html
TMDU 4-1