Merry Christmas to all of my 589th Brothers and your families! May the New Year bring hope and good will to all of you! Thank you for all the calls and emails I have received. I am fine and everything is okay, no health problems as many of you have asked. Love to you all and thank you for your support!

Merry CHRISTmas to all my 589th brothers and familes.

I HAVE SHARED WITH MANY VETERANS OF ALL BRANCHES THE STORY OF CONSTRUCTING OUR TWO GUNSHIPS WITH SAND BAGS AND CULVERT PIECES AS WELL AS MY FIRST EXPERIENCE WITH FIRING A 50 MINUS A ROUND IN THE CHAMBER.THERE ARE ONLY TWO GUYS THAT HAVE EVER COME TO MIND CONCERNING KONTUM . YOU WERE ONE , ALTHOUGH I THOUGHT YOUR FIRST NAME WAS JASON , AND THE OTHER WAS THE PHYSCO DONAVAN,AKA THE BOVINE ASSASSIN. GREAT TO HEAR FROM YOU JOSEPH AND WE WILL DEFINITELY TALK IT UP. I'LL CONTACT YOU NEXT VIA YOUR YAHOO ACCOUNT IF YOU DON'T MIND. :toast:

Well I'll be you old 50 cal shoot em up and down woods an brush Engineer you!! I have told your story to whoever would listen to me for decades now…, if this isn't somthin!!!! If you will get into Robert Coys VN Videos on our website, along about 10 minutes into it you can see yourself and me too hefting sand bags at Phan Rang just after we got down there. You are easy to spot with all that bright yellow hair of yours…Ha! Welcome Home Brother!! :toast:

ONE AND THE SAME. I REMEBER YOU FROM OUR CAMP ACROSS FROM AN OLD ABANDONED FRENCH FORT A FEW MILES NORTH OF KONTUM CITY. THE FORT WAS MANNED BY A KOREAN TIGER COMPANY LED BY AN OFFICER WE CALLED CAPTAIN DIAMOND BECAUSE OF HIS INFACTUATION WITH THE BEATLES SONG "LUCY IN THE SKY WITH DIAMONDS ". :toast:

Well here we go, would this be the same Frazier that was up towards Dak To , Kontum, Plieku,.. then down to Phan Rang? If it is I remember y'all like it was yesterday.. :toast: javasjavascript:void(0)cript :void(0)

MY TOUR OF DUTY WAS FROM APR 68 -MAY 69 HAVING SPENT THE FINAL 6 MTHS. AT PHAN RANG. IT WAS THERE THAT I MET BRAD KELLER , ROBERT THIGPEN AND JOE BAUMSTARCK. IT WAS BY ACCIDENT THAT I CAME ACROSS THE 589TH SITE.I WAS DOING SOME RESEARCH FOR A FRIEND OF MINE WHO WAS WITH THE 9TH INFANTRY AND RECOGNIZED THESE THREE GUYS IN PICTURES BELONGING TO ALLEN HARVEY .
I VAGUELY REMEMBER ALLEN AND THE OTHERS FROM B COMPANY.

Hell, I knew 46 years ago that we all did out standing work. they didn't call us MOUNTAIN MOVERS for nothing. Those roads will be in good shape for another 40 tears. MOUNTAIN MOVERS!!!!!!!!!
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Perry did that paper i sent you with all those 589th names on it help you? I have some old,old phone nos that probably aren't any good any more.Was looking at some photos from Daniels at a co and those three guys were Chester Hibbs,Bill Snedecker,and "Rock" Ribarick. All three from western pa. area.I know we were there little later than you older guys,but yuall just paved the way for us!!Just thought i'd throw that in there!!

Fraizer, what. Company and year(s) did you serve?

IT WAS GOOD TO SEE THAT ROBERT THIGPEN . JOE BAUMSTARK AND BRAD KELLER HAVE SURVIVED THE ONSLAUGHT OF LIFE AFTER WAR. THIS IS MY FIRST VISIT TO THE 589TH SITE AND IT WAS GREAT. THANKS FOR THE FORUM :super:

Thanks, Larry, for the update on the condition of the roads in Vietnam. I've often wondered just how well our hard work endured. I've made some very strong hints that I wanted the book on the history of the 589th for Christmas. We shall see if Santa brings it to me.

Hello Perry,

I sent an e-mail to you , but I just received notice that it was undeliverable.
I wanted to check the address I have to make sure I have it right. Was Sawgrass Dr. correct.
I just got my dvds back. They came out pretty good. I think everyone will enjoy them. It was so nice to be able to see ourselves when we were so young.
Was sad, though, to see so many brothers who are no longer with us.

God Bless.
Peter Tamas