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Wanted:
. Photographs and stories from the 1945-1972 period.
Anything that you would like to share that may be of interest to others.

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Tuesday, January 03, 2012
Letter from Bob Cohrt to Andrew Goodrich :
Dear Andy,
Per our recent conversation. I was the recipient of a donated 2006 Chrysler Pacifica through the combined efforts of the donator; William Karr of  Karr Tuckpointing in Vinton, Iowa. Roger Uthoff the American Legion Post Commander in Vinton, Iowa and Chuck James, Director of Veterans affairs for Benton County in Iowa.These gentleman coordinated the donation to be made available to a needy veteran.
I was at Chitose from 1961- 1963 and worked in Finance. I just want everyone to know that there are some wonderful people that have the veterans needs in their thoughts and actions.
Mr. Karr is to be admired for his contribution. He put on new tires, good battery, and a full tank of gas. He had the car serviced and he paid the cost of the registration.
My thanks to all who made this possible and I remain a proud member of the ASA Chitose Association.
Sincerely,
Bob Cohrt



These are former members of the 3rd Radio Research Unit
(cover name for the US ARMY SECURITY AGENCY) who were present in Vietnam
when SP3 Arthur Glover and PFC Donald Taylor were killed by Terrorist bomb.
Glover and Taylor were honored by the National Security Agency Memorial Day
2011.  These collegues were invited to attend the ceremony at Fort Meade. 

 April 3, 2010

Agent Orange Retro Claims Allowed

Tom Philpott | April 01, 2010 / MILITARY.com
New Agent Orange Rule to Allow Retro Claims by 86,000

About 86,000 Vietnam War veterans, their surviving spouses or estates will be eligible for retroactive disability compensation from the Department of Veterans Affairs -- an average of 11.4 years for veterans and 9.6 years for survivors -- under a draft VA rule to expand by three the number of diseases presumed caused by herbicide exposure in the war.

The 86,000 are beneficiaries who can reopen previously denied claims for these conditions: ischemic heart disease, Parkinson's disease and chronic B-cell blood cancers including hairy cell leukemia. But another 29,000 claims are expected to be approved this year for Vietnam veterans suffering from these diseases but applying for benefits for the first time.

The projected cost of this dramatic expansion of claims linked to Agent Orange and other defoliants deployed four decades ago is $13.6 billion this fiscal year and $42.2 billion over 10 years. VA plans to hire 1772 new claims processors, starting this October, to be able to handle these claims "without significantly degrading the processing of the non-presumptive workload."

In the proposed rule published March 25 in the Federal Register, VA officials explained that Secretary Eric Shinseki has cut the usual 60-day public comment period by half "to promote rapid action" on these claims.


 Subject: Army Site Invite from Lieutenant Colonel Kevin Ingalls

 Dear Lieutenant Colonel Chip Vaughan,
 Lieutenant Colonel Kevin Ingalls invites you to join
 Army.TogetherWeServed.com (ATWS) - a one of a kind, feature rich website specially created to provide US Army Soldiers of all eras the
 opportunity to not only locate Brothers from the past, but also to provide a unique venue to enjoy the camaraderie of others who served
through the sharing of memories and photographs.
 ATWS is administered entirely by retired Soldiers and already has a  large growing membership of current and former serving Army Members
which has allowed many Members to reconnect with others with whom they served.
ATWS has no public access and only those who served in the United States  Army, United States Army Reserve and Army National Guard are eligible to
 come aboard. Joining is completely free and enables you to create your  own personal Army Service profile page including the voluntary posting
of your Training Schools, the Units you were assigned to, the Combat Missions you participated in and even the Medals, Insignia and Skill  Badges you were awarded in a very attractive and accurate format.
 To complete your Membership, follow the link below. You are under no obligation to remain a Member of Army.TogetherWeServed.com and you may
cancel at any time.  http://army.togetherweserved.com/army/servlet/tws.webapp.WebApp?cmd=Activate&ID=163123

 Yours truly
 The Administrator
 http://Army.TogetherWeServed.com
 


From the July 2008 edition of the American Legion magazine............

 
"A change to Section 9 of the U.S. Flag Code written into the Defense Authorization Act this year now gives veterans and members of the U.S. Armed Forces the authority to render a salute to the flag, whether or not they are in uniform or wearing identifying apparel, such as an American Legion cap".
 
Pass it on to all your veteran friends......................
 
Ron Dakin


 MAKEBETSU

      The Wakkanai City Historical Society has become interested in the Makebetsu Site and is initiating plans to restore the delapadated  buildings there for the purpose of opening a museum.  This is the same site that housed the 254th USASA Detachment which was deactivated in 1959. Many of our Chitose Association members either served there or performed  TDY chores there in the late 50's.
      I have been asked to assist in obtaining any documents, Unit History,  photos or other memorbilia covering the Army days there.  Obviously, this  was "long ago and far away". Anyone who has any photos, brochures or booklets which could be donated to  this project may contact me.  Reasonable reproductions costs will be  reimbursed. The first project is to plant 1000 cherry trees.
 Bill Reich, (520) 378-2045,  email:  reichw@earthlink.net

 
Got the following from Bill Reich--The Defense Department has authorized a new medal for people who served in Korea from July 28, 1954 to date. It is called the Korean Defense Service Medal. If you have any interest you can visit their web site at www.archives.gov or write with supporting documents to National Personnel Records Center 9700 Page Blvd, St Louis, MO 63132-5100. They will approve it and send you a corrected DD214 showing you were awarded the medal.

Buried Veterans Records Now on Web

VA Nationwide Gravesite Locator: http://www.cem.va.gov

The National Personnel Record Center that is responsible for maintaining archives of our military records is
automating their storage and management of our military records. If a veteran or members of the deceased
veteran's family wants to request those records be sent to them, he/she can make a request by mail to:

National Personnel Records Center
Military Personnel Records
9700 Page Ave.
St. Louis, MO 63132-5100
or: make the request online at:
http://vetrecs.archives.gov/
When you submit your request online, a signature form downloadable from the site can be sent to you for
completion and submission. The National Personnel Records Center will then send you an e-mail
acknowledging your request.

 A recommendation from two Chitose vets for those of you so inclined:  The Armed Forces News can be reached at
http://www.armedforcesnews.com  You can sign up there for free weekly email delivery (home, office or both)
VETERAN'S REPORT -Veteran's benefits and legislation newsletter. http://www.military.com/NL_MR/0,14852,2323,00.html
Special Thanks
............to Jim Burris for supplying the tan 6th Army, and GHQ patches as well as the MI  and Vigilant Always crests.    Thanks also to Jacque Crevier for supplying the Fuji patch, to Bob "Pete" Peterson for supplying the  R-390 photo Bill reich for the photo below, Rick Ellison for the Kuma  Station bumpersticker, Terry Oden for the MPC, Gordon Holmes for the Chit book and driver's licence, Steve Rainwater for the Pistol Team Patch, Milt Kessler for the Christmas Menu. Al/Jack Bowen-DeBolt the holiday menus, and Dusty Durst for the "Morning"  patch . ~Phil Peters

Anything look familiar?

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