Update January 7, 2015

1/83rd Unit News	1. New Email Address - Don Longtin has a new email address, it can be found on the Roster and Email list on the website. 2. New Mailing Address - Les Spohr (68-69) has moved, his new address can be found on the Roster on the website. 3. Late Arriving January Birthday - Happy Birthday to Rick Harvey (66-67). 4. Website Updates - See section below. 5. Unit Merchandise - See section below. ____________________________________________________________________________ Be sure to let me know what is going on in your life so we can share it with everyone in this section. See the latest 1/83rd News by clicking here.
Photo of the Week	"B" Battery - 2014 Reunion Front Row - Pete Etchamendy, Stan Kalwinski ("A" Battery), Tony Armagno, Sandy Ray, Wayne Pope, Neal Schwartz (L-R) Back Row - Lyle Nixon, Larry Martin, Johnnie Pearson, Roger Hatcher (L-R)
General News	1. Nothing new to report.
Interesting Links and More	1. Frank Sloan (70-71) sent this nice video, A Soldier's Silent Night. I will be adding this to our Video Section. 2. Danny Sandoval (66-67) sent this nice story Two Military Pilots in WWII. A true story with some amazing coincidences. 3. A friend sent this video "The majestic Clydesdales". It shows 10 Years of Budweiser Commercials that you will probably remember but is fun to revisit.
Website Updates	1. I recently set up a revised Video section on the website. I have just added 3 videos that you may find interesting, one from Rick Stevenson (67-68) which is brief look at the redeployment of the 1/83rd from Nui Dat to Phu Bai. The other from honorary member, John Turner is a 1966 Fire Support Training video. Also, there is one I found on Basic Training 1967. That one on partially resembles my Basic experiences at Ft Jackson in 1966! I hope you enjoy them and let me know if you come across any new items like these. 2. If you come across anything that you think may be a good addition to our website let me know. Also, if you have any questions or suggestions regarding the website, let me know. 3. Check out all the latest updates by looking at the website Table of Contents.
Vietnam Veterans of America Update	1. VVA website
1/83rd Merchandise	Unit Merchandise - The proceeds from Cap, Decal and Patch sales will go to the Reunion fund. a. Unit Crest Patches (same patch as has been available 3.25"h x 2.75"w - $6 each. Here is a photo. b. Unit Crest Decals (Decal is round 3.5" x 3.5") - $5 each. Here is a photo. c. 1/83rd Caps (Adjustable) - $20 each. Here is a photo. If you are interested in any of these items, send me a check. Make sure you supply your mailing address. If you want an 83rd Artillery Unit Crest Pin, I have a link on the website where you can order them from one of the 3 vendors listed. I have bought from all 3 of them and they are identical in quality, all are very good. Please note that Uniform Accessories will ship 2 for one price where the other 2 only ship 1 for almost the same price.
1/83rd Roster	Review your entry on the website Roster and let me know if any changes are necessary. If your email stops working, I cannot reach you if you have incomplete contact details on the roster.
Missing members of the 1/83rd	Help us find those former 83rd members who haven't found us yet!! I am sure that each of us has someone they would really like to reconnect with. If we all pitch in, we may find many more of our old buddies. Here are some ways to do that: 1. If you are in contact or have contact info for any 1/83rd guys please contact them and tell them about our group or at least tell me and I will contact them. 2. Look through the roster on the website and if you know of others who are not listed, let me know who they are. Also, if you see any incorrect or missing info (including your own entry) let me know. 3. If you have copies of old orders tucked away someplace, send me a copy so I can make sure those names are on the roster. 4. Sometimes all it takes is a name and location and we can find someone but the more details we know the better our chances.
Rules & Regs	I recently updated the "Rules & Regs" document, if anyone would like an updated copy, let me know. Go to Contact Us and submit your request or email me directly.
Advisory	If you get an email from and it has a website link included anywhere within the email, most times you should be able to just click on the link and you will be taken to the website. Sometimes however, the link will not work because, in sending you the email, the link is deactivated although it is still usable. If this should happen, another way to use the link is to copy and paste it into the address line on your browser. Please be sure to let me know if you have any questions on this. Please make sure that your email system allows emails to be received from both of my email addresses, bill_t_08012@yahoo.com and artillery_83rd@yahoo.com Please note that there are no blank spaces in email addresses. What you see in mine between words/characters is the underscore (_) character.