A Company, 1st Battalion
Vietnam Reunion
Howell, MI - July 15-17, 2005


photos from Peggy Pearson
Friday Evening BBQ
Alpha Company, 1st BN, 506th, Vietnam Currahees gathered for a reunion, July 15-17,
in Howell, MI, at the Amerihost Inn, with Brian Heeg "Pall Mall" and his wife Nancy as
Reunion Hosts. The Friday evening event was a catered BBQ at the Heeg farm.

Attended Reunion

Standing (L-R): Jim O'Laughlin, Ed Krohe, Bill Perry, Ron Rami, Ken Parr, Bruce Moore,
Dennis Lahiff, Ray Sowinski, Glen Guidry, Tom Waggoner, Lenard Farnsworth, Ben
Infuso (A Co, 1st ABG and ABN, 1962-1965), Ted Taraski, Pat Hyman, John Lally, John Brown

Sitting (L-R): Gary Gallimore, Larry Hendricks, SGT(R) Mike Rogers, Mike Slayton, Don
Burgett (A Co, 1st BN, 506th PIR, 1943-1945), Dan Nightingale, Brian Heeg, Gary George,
Fred May (holding 506th Regimental Flag)

Not Pictured: Bill Daley, Joe Wilson, Robert Linn


Regimental Flag
Holding the 506th Regimental Flag with its 31 Battle Streamers:
Donald R. Burgett (A Co, 1st BN, 506th PIR, 1943-1945), author of four
books about A/1-506th PIR in WWII and Hoyt Bruce Moore, III
(A Co, 1st BN, 1970-1971)

Reunion Cake

Reunion cake for the Saturday evening dinner


1st Battalion Candle

Don Burgett lights the 1st Battalion Candle as part of the Memorial Ceremony at the
Saturday evening dinner.

Standing: Hoyt Bruce Moore, III
Sitting (L-R): Larry Hendricks, Bill Perry, SGT(R) Mike Rogers


Fallen Company Members Ceremony

John Brown conducted the Fallen Company Members ceremony; Sitting: Jim O'Laughlin

The 37 A/1-506th Vietnam KIA Currahees who were remembered were

NAME

DATE KIA
  

NAME

DATE KIA
William R. Alamed, Jr.
Alvin K. Bencher
Walter O. Brown, Jr.
Mark J. Bush
George A. Capuano
Charles Carpenter
Johnny D. Casey
Juan J. De Mara
Leroy Everett
Terry L. Fetzer
Kenneth C. Fleming, Jr.
Gary J. Fuqua
Billy J. Greavu
Jazreal L. Haywood
Larry R. Henshaw
James B. Hicks
Leonard Keller

3/10/70
7/2/68
12/19/67
6/22/70
6/24/70
12/19/67
6/21/68
3/5/68
12/19/67
6/21/68
6/21/68
3/16/71
3/10/70
3/5/68
5/1/70
6/24/70
3/10/70
 Donald D. Korb
David L. McDonald
Arthur Medina
Eugene Miley
Thomas W. Pryor
Steven N. Radu
John A. Ringholm
Dennis L. Ritter
Charles Sanders
Lawrence H. Santinac
Cecil C. Schofield
Thomas E. Severson
Gregory H. Stalevicz
Leon A. Tetkoski
Frank T. Verlihay, Jr.
Dennis L. Waszkiewicz
Burnell Williams, Jr.
Jimmy L. Woolfolk

6/21/68
6/21/68
9/23/70
12/19/67
3/5/68
12/19/67
6/24/70
6/25/70
3/5/68
3/10/70
5/23/70
3/10/70
6/1/68
4/30/70
5/23/70
3/25/71
4/20/68
12/19/67

A complete list of A/1-506th Currahees killed in Vietnam can be found in the Memorials section
of this web site.


Fred May

Fred May continued the tradition he began with the 2001 A Company Reunion
by purchasing Currahee Challenge Coins and then presenting a coin to each
Currahee veteran who is attending his first A Company Reunion. 2005
Reunion attendees receiving coins included Don Burgett, Lenard Farnsworth,
Larry Hendricks, Ben Infuso, Dennis Lahiff, John Lally, Jim O'Laughlin,
and Bill Perry.

Fred, as Chairman of the 506th Association Currahee Packages Project, gave a
brief summary of the project and “passed the can around” for donations . . . a
total of $501 was donated to the Currahee Packages by the reunion attendees.


Family Members

Family Members Attending the Reunion

Standing (L-R): Christine Farnsworth, Jackie O'Laughlin, Peggy Pearson, Cheryl Hyman,
Judy Guidry, Jennie Heeg, P. Heeg, Jayne Taraski, Kathy Hendricks

Sitting (L-R): Carol Rogers, Marcia Lally, Nancy Heeg, Janice Sowinski, Sabina May,
Beth Krohe

Not Pictured: Susan Parr, Paul Linn, John Heeg, Jason Heeg

A Co, 1st BN, 506th Vietnam: 2005 Stand Down After Action Report


The next reunion is scheduled for July 15-17, 2011 in Colorado Springs, CO

These pages are maintained by veterans of
The 506th Airborne Infantry Regiment Association (Airmobile - Air Assault)
Send any changes or corrections to: Hoyt Bruce Moore, III "The Moe"
This page updated 09/07/09