Update December 6, 2015

1/83rd Unit News	1. Remembrance - December 29th is the Anniversary of the death of one of our 1/83rd Brothers who did not make it home from Vietnam, Clarence E. Everett, a Veteran of HQ Battery (1966). More on Clarence can be found on our website. Lest we Forget. (Rubbing from the Vietnam Memorial) 2. Challenge Coins - I still have some Challenge Coins available if anyone wants one. I have 15 with firebase names and 10 without. 3. Reunion News a. Optional Post-Reunion Tour to Gettysburg - As previously mentioned, Mike Reetz has offered to organize a one day, bus trip to Gettysburg on October 17, 2016, the day after the Reunion. He needs to know if enough of you are interested in this optional trip, which will be an additional expense for you, before he can plan further. Although I know from past experience that many of you tend to "wait until later" on these things, I hope you understand the importance to Mike of knowing now if there are enough interested in the excursion. What makes this item of even more importance is that it will effect your hotel reservation. You probably will want to stay at least through the night on October 17 (checking out on Oct 18) if you go on the trip. Please let Mike know directly as soon as possible. His contact info is on the Roster. b. I will soon be sending Reunion notices to the various Veterans Magazine, etc. Please also pass the word to your local Veteran and news sources. c. The current list of those planning to attend can be found here. d. For more on the 2016 Reunion, See this section on the 1/83rd website. 4. Unit Merchandise - See this section on the 1/83rd website.
Photo of the Week
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. 2. Veterans Resources courtesy of AARP.
Interesting Links and More	1. Chuck "Smoke" Mattson (70-71) sent this story about what a Chick-Fil-A restaurant did on Veterans Day. 2. Don Aird (70-71) sent "The Story of the Last Post". 3. A friend sent this, Johnny Carson: Dom DeLuise Egg Trick. It is pretty funny if you like Carson and Dom Deluise.
Did you Know	“Mexican jumping beans,” a novelty toy in the U.S. and U.K. that enjoyed peak popularity in the mid-20th century, aren’t beans at all but seed pods and they jump because a tiny moth larva inside is wiggling in an attempt to flip the bean to achieve optimum temperature. (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 November 12, 2015 2. VVA Update for November 19, 2015 3. VVA Update for December 4, 2015 4. 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.