BLUEGHOST REUNION 2010

John "Doc" Anderson (L)
Richard "Gus" Gustafson(R)

Orlando, FL reunion by Blueghost737, Carter Davis.

Cpt Holm MIA

http://thisainthell.us/blog/?p=19887

Nick Bacon

Vietnam MoH recipient Nick Bacon, 64, dies

The Associated Press
Posted : Tuesday Jul 20, 2010 8:27:28 EDT

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Medal of Honor recipient and former director of the Arkansas Department of Veterans Affairs Nick Bacon has died, the department said Saturday.

Bacon, 64, died Saturday morning after suffering from cancer, according to a release from the department. He served in the Army from 1963-84 and received the Medal of Honor for his actions during a 1968 battle in Vietnam.

Gov. Mike Beebe called Bacon an “American hero.”

“He never wanted anything for himself, but always wanted to protect other people in uniform. Arkansas will miss him,” Beebe told reporters Saturday.

According to the Army’s website, Bacon, a staff sergeant, took command of two platoons after the leaders of each were wounded during a battle near Tam Ky, Vietnam, on Aug. 26, 1968.

Bacon, using grenades, destroyed an enemy bunker before single-handedly killing an enemy gun crew and disabling an anti-tank weapon. He then helped rescue several wounded and trapped soldiers, according to the website’s account.

He served as director of the Arkansas Department of Veterans Affairs from 1993 to 2005.

Bacon was born Nov. 25, 1945, in Caraway in northeast Arkansas and moved with his family as a child to Arizona, where he joined the Army.

He returned to Arkansas in 1990 and most recently lived in Rose Bud, about 65 miles north of Little Rock.

Funeral services are planned for 11 a.m. Saturday at the Arkansas State Veterans Cemetery in North Little Rock.

Related reading

• Read Nick Bacon’s Medal of Honor citation

Blue Ghosts 1967-68

  These are the original Blue Ghosts that were constituted as Troop C, 7/17 Cavalry at Fort Knox, Ky. in 1967 and deployed as a unit to RVN in October of that year.  These men remained together as a combat unit from early 1967 until late 1968. It has been said that the primary reason for the great record of this unit was the fact that it remained virtually intact for almost two years.

"We were so lucky to have been deployed as a unit. I have often thought what that did for us in building bonds. Most of the WO pilots had been together for almost 18 months before we set foot in Qui Nhon and the enlisted and RLO's had been a unit for at least a period of months. The Army learned that you don't fight for your country or your flag - you fight for the guy next to you and they abandoned individual rotations in the '80's. But we knew it in '67 and proved it repeatedly."  Quote from John Shepardson, Blue Ghost 1967-68.

                                                                                                                                      

The Truth

Forwarded by Debrah Donner

How past patriots astutely handled negative comments about America

 

JFK'S 
Secretary of State, Dean Rusk, was in  France in the early 60's when 
DeGaulle decided to pull out of NATO.  DeGaulle said he wanted all  US  
military out of  France as soon as possible.

Rusk responded,
"Does that include those who are buried here?"

 
 
DeGaulle 
did not respond.

You 
could have heard a pin drop.

 
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When in  England,
at a fairly large conference, Colin Powell was asked by the 
Archbishop of Canterbury if our plans for Iraq were just an example of 
'empire building' by George Bush.
 
He answered by saying,

"Over the years, the United States has sent many of 
its fine young men and women into great peril to fight for freedom 
beyond our borders.  The only amount of land we have ever asked for 
in return is enough to bury those that did not 
return."

 

You 
could have heard a pin drop.

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There was a conference in France

where a number of international engineers 
were taking part, including French and American.  During a break, 
one of the French engineers came back into the room saying, "Have you 
heard the latest dumb stunt Bush has done? He has sent an aircraft 
carrier to  Indonesia to help the tsunami victims.  What does he 
intend to do, bomb them?"

 
A Boeing engineer stood up and replied quietly:  
"Our carriers have three 
hospitals on board that can treat several hundred people; they are 
nuclear powered and can supply emergency electrical power to 
shore facilities; they have three  cafeterias with the capacity to 
feed 5,000 people three meals a day, they can produce several thousand 
gallons of fresh water from sea water each day, and they carry half a 
dozen helicopters for use in transporting victims and injured to and 
from their flight deck.  We have eleven such ships;
how many does France have?"

 

You could have heard a pin drop.

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A  U.S. Navy Admiral

was attending a naval conference that included 
Admirals from the U.S., English, Canadian, Australian and French 
Navies  At a cocktail reception, he found himself standing with a large 
group of officers that included personnel from most of those countries. 
Everyone was chatting away in English as they sipped their drinks but a 
French admiral suddenly complained that, whereas Europeans learn many languages, Americans learn only English. 
He then asked, "Why is it that 
we always have to speak English in these conferences rather than 
speaking French?"

 
Without hesitating,

the American Admiral replied, "Maybe it's because the 
Brit's, Canadians, Aussie's and Americans arranged it so you wouldn't 
have to speak German."
 

You 
could have heard a pin drop.

 
 

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AND 
THIS STORY FITS RIGHT IN WITH THE ABOVE...

 
Robert Whiting,

an elderly gentleman of 83, arrived in  Paris by plane.

At French Customs, he took a few minutes to locate his passport

in his carry on.

 
"You have been to France before, monsieur?" 
the customs officer asked sarcastically.
 
Mr. Whiting

admitted that he had been to France previously.

 
"Then 
you should know enough to have your passport ready."
 
The American said,

"The last time I was here, I didn't have to show it."

 
"Impossible.. 
Americans always have to show their passports on arrival in  France !"

 
The American senior gave the Frenchman a long hard look.  
Then he quietly explained, 
''Well, when I came ashore at Omaha Beach on D-Day in 
1944 to help liberate this country, I couldn't find a single Frenchmen 
to show a passport to."

You 
could have heard a pin drop.

 

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If you are Proud to be an American, pass this on if you have time! 
If you are not a Proud American, GET OUT!


 

I am proud to be of the United States of AMERICA;

God Bless America

Crossing a Border

Forwarded by Linda Donovan~

Crossing a Border? 

LET ME SEE IF I GOT THIS RIGHT!!! 


IF YOU CROSS THE NORTH KOREAN BORDER ILLEGALLY YOU GET 12 YEARS HARD LABOR 
 
IF YOU CROSS THE IRANIAN BORDER ILLEGALLY YOU ARE DETAINED INDEFINITELY. 

IF YOU CROSS THE AFGHAN BORDER ILLEGALLY, YOU GET SHOT. 

IF YOU CROSS THE SAUDI ARABIAN BORDER ILLEGALLY YOU WILL BE JAILED. 

IF YOU CROSS THE CHINESE BORDER ILLEGALLY YOU MAY NEVER BE HEARD FROM AGAIN. 

IF YOU CROSS THE VENEZUELAN BORDER ILLEGALLY YOU WILL BE BRANDED A SPY AND YOUR FATE WILL BE SEALED. 

IF YOU CROSS THE CUBAN BORDER ILLEGALLY YOU WILL BE THROWN INTO POLITICAL PRISON TO ROT. 

IF YOU CROSS THE U.S. BORDER ILLEGALLY YOU GET   

1 - A JOB, 
2 - A DRIVERS LICENSE, 
3 - SOCIAL SECURITY CARD, 
4 - WELFARE, 
5 - FOOD STAMPS, 
6 - CREDIT CARDS, 
7 - SUBSIDIZED RENT OR A LOAN TO BUY A HOUSE, 
8 - FREE EDUCATION, 
9 - FREE HEALTH CARE, 
10 - A LOBBYIST IN WASHINGTON 
11 - BILLIONS OF DOLLARS WORTH OF PUBLIC DOCUMENTS PRINTED IN YOUR LANGUAGE 
12 - AND THE RIGHT TO CARRY YOUR COUNTRY'S FLAG WHILE YOU PROTEST THAT YOU DON'T GET ENOUGH RESPECT 


I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE I HAD A FIRM GRASP ON THE SITUATION. 

Are WE dumb or what ????? 

Blue Ghost Reunion 2010

Brian Stomps has submitted 225 photos made at the 2010 reunion at Orlando. These albums are posted on the front page of this site. If anyone would like to attach names, I am sure it would be greatly appreciated by those who could not attend.

Blue Ghost Reunion 2010‏

From:	(blueghostred@msn.com)
Sent:	Mon 5/10/10 10:18 PM
To:	guspolly@msn.com

Richard Gustafson

Gus,

      There are 225 photos in three albums from the reunion posted on Blue Ghosts. I am sure that you have seen them.  Would you kindly supply or attach names to those individuals. You can post them to the photos themselves if you like. Having names would be a great benefit to those who could not attend.

Thanks, Bill