Update January 16, 2016

1/83rd Unit News	1. Support - please keep the following members, their spouses and children of our group in your prayers. They have health issues they are dealing with and could use our continued support. Otto Aliffi Dan Bowling's wife Nina Arnie Cordova Walt Gilliam Mike Kolarik Linda Maasz-Schaller widow of Merlin Schaller Lyle Nixon's wife Becky Stew Stenberg's wife Judy Bruce Taiji Rich Tufano's son Angelo I apologize if I have neglected to mention anyone, please let me know if I have. 2. New Email Address - Charles (Silas) Waybright (66-67) has a new email address. See the Roster. 3. Reunion News a. I recently sent you all a flyer with important details on this years Reunion. Please be sure to read and share with anyone who will be attending the Reunion with you. b. Make your hotel reservations as soon as you can. c. I have sent Reunion notices to the various Veteran's Magazines, etc. Please also pass the word to your local Veteran and news sources. d. The current list of those planning to attend can be found here. e. For more on the 2016 Reunion, See this section on the 1/83rd website. Optional Post-Reunion Tour to Gettysburg on October 17- I recently sent you all an important message from Mike Reetz with details on this excursion. Please contact Mike directly with any questions. His contact info is on the Roster. 4. Authorized Unit Patches - I have received a few more replies on this recent topic which I will soon be adding to the dialog on this subject on our website. As usual, there are some varying opinions on this subject. Here is the current dialog. 5. Challenge Coins - I still have some Challenge Coins available if anyone wants one. I have 15 with firebase names and 10 without. 6. Unit Merchandise - See this section on the 1/83rd website.
Photo of the Week	October 2016 Reunion Herndon VA (Washington DC area)
General News	1. Please remember that all contact info that we have for our group can be found on the Roster. This is the best spot to start if you need to contact one of the group.
Interesting Links and More	1. Ed Kloiber (68-69) sent this nice story, The Hardest Working Man. 2. Dennis Donati (70-71) sent story. It is about Coach Buzz Williams, Virginia Tech Basketball Coach who, given the ignorance or disrespect evidenced by some of today's athletes during our National Anthem, decided to "have a talk with his players”. 3. Most of you are probably aware of the famous reply sent by General McAuliffe to the German commander's surrender demand at Bastogne during the Battle of the Bulge in 1944. l received this video from the American Veterans Center which explains how that famous reply, "Nuts" came about. 4. Rich Webekind (66-67) sent this Virtual Tour of the new World Trade Center in New York. 5. Ian Guy, one of our Aussie members, sent this story of a great piece of art on three silos in a tiny Victorian town in Australia. Have a look at how a Queensland artist has transformed Brim into a must visit.
Did you Know	Teddy Roosevelt named the White House as such in 1901; prior to Roosevelt, the president’s residence was officially referred to as the Executive Mansion. (Courtesy of How-To Geek Newsletter)
Website Updates	1. 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. 2. Check out all the latest updates by looking at the website Table of Contents.
Vietnam Veterans of America Update	1. VVA Update for December 11, 2015 2. VVA Update for December 18, 2015 3. VVA Update for January 11, 2016 4. VVA Update for January 14, 2016 5. VVA website
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	If anyone would like an updated copy of the "Rules & Regs" document which has helpful information about the website, 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.