Update November 6, 2016

1/83rd Unit News	1. Remembrance - November 26th is the Anniversary of the death of one of our 1/83rd Brothers. David Angelo Barbarino, a Veteran of "A" Battery (1970), Died 11/26/91 as a results of wounds sustained 4/13/70. More on David can be found on our website. Lest we Forget. (Rubbing from the Vietnam Memorial) 2. News - If you have any good news you would like shared with the group, let me know. 3. Change of Contact Information - Harold Whitten (67-68) has a new email address, check the Roster. 4. Support - Please let me know if anyone of you or your family have health situations so we can let everyone know of the need for our support. 5. Agent Orange Newsletter - Here is the latest Agent Orange Newsletter from the US Dept of Veterans Affairs. You can read it at that link or download a PDF version. 6. Late Arriving November Birthday - Allen Morley, one of our Australian members celebrates his Birthday on November 16. 7. Offer - Bill Samol (70-71) works for a Veteran owned company and said "If I can ever help anyone with any printing needs please call me". His contact info is on the Roster. 8. Roster - Check your entry on the Full Roster to make sure all your information is up to date. Notify me if any changes are necessary. 9. 2016 Reunion News - See the website for a list of those who attended, a report on the Reunion and photos. In addition, Mike Reetz (66-67) has agreed to plan and organize our next Reunion. When and where to be determined. 10. 1/83rd Unit Merchandise - See this section on the 1/83rd website.
Photo of the Week	Reunion Group at the Vietnam Memorial (October 15, 2016) Courtesy of Johnnie Pearson (68-69)
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. LTG (Ret.) Roger Schultz, President of the Army Historical Foundation, and guest speaker at our Reunion Banquet sent this interesting 5 minute video of the planned National Museum of the Army to be built at Ft. Belvoir, VA. 2. Danny Sandoval (66-67) sent this video, Climbing Nui Dat. 3. Rex Hon (66-67) sent this story about Henry Shrapnel, the inventor of the shrapnel shell. 4. Rich Webekind (66-67) sent this important safety story about the danger of downed power lines and what not to do. You and your family should view this video, it could save their life. 5. John Zagami (69-70) sent this story about how a Malaria drug causes brain damage that mimics PTSD. A service member was diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder but instead was found to have brain damage caused by a malaria drug. 6. I received this from the VA, IRS Information for Veterans. 7. From the American Veterans Center, I received this Korea Veterans (William “Bill” Weber) first hand account about his experiences during the Korean War.
Did you Know	The word “shoddy”, used to refer to something of poor construction or quality, dates back to the U.S. Civil War wherein “shoddy” was a type of cheap and inferior fabric that was the byproduct of wool processing and sometimes used for military uniforms. A shoddy-fabric uniform was of much lower quality than a proper wool garment. (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 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.