Jimmie H. Butler
Information on Writing and the War in Southeast Asia

 

 

 

 

Home Up

 

The Hurlburt Field Honor Guard prepares to present the colors.

John Sweet, the TLC Brotherhood Vice President, offers a welcome to the 2003 Roll-Call Memorial Reading.

Posting of the colors prior to the playing of the National Anthem.

 

John Loftus, newly-elected TLC Brotherhood Chaplain, presents the invocation and reads a poem of tribute by TLCB Member Bev Haire.

Ed Miller and Don Dorwart of the 2003 TLCB Reunion Committee present the Memorial Wreath as TLCB President Bill Tilton discusses the wreath's meaning.

John Sweet starts the Roll-Call with names of Americans who died in Laos during the War in Southeast Asia, including the crew of Dogpatch 2.

Jim Burns reads more names of Americans who died in Laos during the War in Southeast Asia.

Paul Cummings including friend Col Paul Bannon, MIA in an F-4 in Laos.

 

Dick Grimes reads more names of Americans who died in Laos during the War in Southeast Asia, including men who died during the fall of Lima Site 85.

Jeff Hudgens reads Laos names including his father, Edward Hudgens, lost as a Sandy on a rescue mission at the base of Mu Gia Pass.

Earl Litz and John Loftus read Laos names including 20 from US Navy squadron, VO-67. Earl is a member of VO-67; John is an honorary member of VO-67.

Earl takes a turn reading names of his squadron mates.

Keith Rohring reads Laos names. He included the name of his little brother, Kevin, and Worley Hall & Walter Munns, 2 US Marines who died with Kevin.

Ken Griswold reads names of Americans who died in Laos.

Bob Santo reads Laos names plus hometown friends Richard A. Mitchell and William J. Morse.

Herb Neeland reads Laos names and those of close friends Clifford E. Bench and James D. Snyder.

Rod Bell reads the names of 52 aircrewmen who died on AC-130s flown out of Ubon RTAFB, Thailand during the War in Southeast Asia.

John Bollwerk begins the reading of the names of more than 500 Americans who died in Cambodia during the War in Southeast Asia.

Margaret Loftus reads names of Americans who died in Cambodia during the War in Southeast Asia.

Jose Benavides reads Cambodia names along with mentioning some hometown friends.

Eric Hachey read names of Americans who died in Cambodia during the War in Southeast Asia.

Dick Hopkins reads names of Americans who died in Cambodia during the War in Southeast Asia.

Cort Nicks reads Cambodia names including Medal of Honor recipient Jon E. Swanson (posthumous).

Jimmie H. Butler reads names of Americans who died in Cambodia during the War in Southeast Asia.

Woody Freeman reads Cambodia names, including the names of 41 Americans who died in Thailand and Cambodia during the Mayeguez Recovery in 1975.

Jim Roth reads names of F-105 aircrewmen who died during the War in Southeast Asia.

Ed Miller reads more names of F-105 aircrewmen who died during the War in Southeast Asia.

Bob Pruiksma reads names of Americans who died in Thailand including 22 men of the 553rd Reconnaissance Wing, the BatCats.

Mike Carden reads Thailand names including Nimrod heroes Dwight Campbell & Robert Sholl, and FAC Alva Krogman, whom Mike saw off on his last mission.

Jim "Dutch" Treat reads Thailand names including those who died on 10 April 1970 when a battle-damaged F-4 crashed into the AFTN Station at Udorn.

Bill Tilton closes out the Roll Call reading names of Thai-based fliers who died in Vietnam as well as other special requests.

The Hurlburt Field Honor Guard prepares for the 21-gun salute to those who didn't return with us from Southeast Asia.

Taps is played in honor of those who gave all.

TLCB President Bill Tilton offers closing remarks after another successful Roll Call.

Here are some of the TLCB members, spouses, readers, etc. in position to listen to the roll call. I've added some names.

Other readers await their turns.