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Project Jenny KLIK - 1st Inf Di v Women in Vietnam RELATED-- To AFVN To Saigon To Vietnam Further Afield Index
Some AFVNers have told their story of how they got into broadcasting elsewhere. See the following:
Start in Broadcasting "Broadcasters: Untold Chaos"
Bob Nelson SFC, USA News, Saigon 1965-66 & NCOIC, Broadcast Ops, Saigon 1972
Bob Nelson (As Above) Condolences
Jerry Nelson SP4, USA, Admin Saigon 1970-71
Chris Noel Never a member of AFVN but loved by all who served in Vietnam; therefore she deserves her own page.
Barbara "Bobbie" Oberhansly, First AFVN Weather Girl ARC, 1967
James D. "Doug" Offenbacher Sgt, USMC Graphic Artist, Saigon 1968-69
Nicholas "Nick" Palladino SSG, USA Announcer, Saigon 1968-70
Troy D. Pennington Cpl, USMC News, Saigon 1970-71
Craig Prosser SP5, USA Newsman, Saigon 1963-64
Martha Raye Entertainer Visited troops in Vietnam a number of times and was interviewed by Dick Ellis for AFVN.
Martha Raye Entertainer Link to a story about her career.
Arthur "Art" Roberts SSgt, USAF 1968-69 SSgt Roberts was stationed at Tan Son Nhut and also served as a
volunteer at AFVN.
Frank Rogers SFC, USA 1970-71
Larry Rogers SSG, USA 1969-70
Patrick L. "Pat" Sajak (Sajdak) SP5, USA Story by Don Huff, LTC, USA (Ret'd) Pat Sajak's Transfer to AFVN
Frank J. Schachelmayer Sgt, USMC Photos and personnel from the early days of Det 2, Da Nang 1966-67
William "Bill" Schmitzer SP4, USA Saigon / Pleiku 1969-70
William A. "Bill" Seeley SP5, USA DJ / TV Sports Dong Ba Thin, Nha Trang, Hon Tre 1967-68
Stephen W. "Steve" Sevits, PFC, USA News Editor, Saigon 1963
Harry Simons, III Sgt, USMC Photos from his trip to Vietnam in 2015 and the making of a documentary on AFVN.
Carlton M. "Mick" Smith PO2, USN Announcer 1970-71
Stephen H. Smith SP4, USA Saigon / Da Nang / Nha Trang 1968-70 Video from his tour with AFVN
Stephen H. Smith (As above) Additional photos from his tour with AFVN
Nancy Smoyer American Red Cross Donut Dollie An Khe / Da Nang / Chu Lai 1967-68
[Goes to AFVN History]
Nancy Smoyer (As above) Article published in the New York Times on June 30, 2017 titled: "Red Cross volunteer relives
what it was like in Vietnam as a Donut Dollie" (Note: This link goes to "Blogs/VA/gov/" version of the article.
Nancy Smoyer (As above) Interviewed by Norman Schwarzkopf in "Vietnam - A Soldier Returns," a CBS Documentary
made in 1993. Nancy appears towards the end [at about 39:50].
Nancy Smoyer (As Above) "Playing Games" An article in the New York Times, December 5, 2017 (Scroll down a ways.)
Nancy Smoyer's Book (As above) "Donut Dollies in Vietnam: Baby-Blue Dresses and OD Green"
Nancy Smoyer's Stories (As above) Ten short but very interesting stories about Nancy's time in Vietnam as well
as while she was a volunteer for the Vietnam Wall. Includes links to the 256th ASA/RRU, a unit Nancy often visited.
Paul Spychalski SP4, USA Never a member of AFVN, but Paul along with a small group of musicians came to the Saigon
Station on July 10, 1967 to record a program. The link goes to a photo and his story.
Peter D. Stacker SP4, USA Saigon, 1969-70 Bud Lite Presents - Real Men of Genius
Paul W. Starnes SP5, USA Cam Ranh Bay / Hon Tre 196970 This is the story of his son, Steve Starnes,
trying to learn more about his father after his father had passed away.
John Steinbeck IV SP4, USA 1966
Thom M. Steinbeck SP5, USA 1968
Joe Stephens SP4, USA 178th Signal Company, 39th Signal Battalion, 1963-64 SP4 Stephens was not
with AFVN but did work for AFRS part-time. His story mentions various people who were with AFVN as well as
describes some aspects of "Saigon life" in 1963-64.
Bobby L. Sullivan TSgt, USAF Engineer, Saigon 1966-67
William E. "Bill" Sutphin MGySgt, USMC Network NCOIC, Saigon 1966-67 There are 40 or so photos
that were on the old Geocities site which I can not access. If anyone has copies or can access any of them somehow,
please send them to or tell the Webmaster how to get them.
Ian Tervet Station Manager, American Radio Services (ARS) 1973-75
John Thomas ETN2, USN Engineering, Saigon 1971-72 Memories and photos.
Ronald L. Turner SFC, USA NCOIC Engineering Saigon 1971-72
Ira Leslie "Mike" Turpin SSG, USA A link to a story about Mike on Rick Fredericksen's blog.
Paul Van Dyke MSG, USA "An Evening with Garry Lyon and Paul Van Dyke" (Photos by Jim White)
Bruce A. Wahl 1LT, USA (Infantry) OIC. Pleiku 1970
Louis A. "Lou" Waters, Jr. SP5, USA Saigon / Pleiku 1968-69
Tom "Jimmy" / "Tommy" Watson SP5, USA Saigon 1969-70
Tony E. Webster RM2, USN Saigon / Quang Tri 1969-70
Edie Weller Volunteer "Girl Friday" to the AFVN OIC 1971-72
James E. "Gene" Wentz LCDR, USN Deputy Network OIC / News OIC, Saigon 1968-69 Photos
James E. "Gene" Wentz (As above) The story of his tour with AFVN.
James D. "Jim" White MSG, USA Admin NCO, Saigon 1970-71 The story of his tour with AFVN.
James D. "Jim" White (As above) Attending a Vietnam War Commemoration Ceremony at Camp Zama, Japan
on May 12, 2015.
James D. "Jim" White (As above) AFVN Detachment Inspection Tour, October 1970
Brian Wickham SP5, USA Capital Military Assistance Command Walling BEQ Photos 1968-1969
Brian Wickham (As above) A collection of Brian's Photo is on Google.com.
Bob Wilford SGT, USMC Det 3, Pleiku / Det 4,Nha Trang 1969
Billy F. Williams SP4, USA Det 1, Qui Nhon / Det 2, Da Nang / Saigon 1971-72 Includes some
messages between Billy and Jim White at the time Billy submitted his photos.
Cedric H. Williams SSgt, USAF Qui Nhon / Nha trang / Pleiku 1967
Douglas Wilson 1LT, USA OIC, Det 5, Quang Tri 1967-69
Steve Wiltsie 1LT, USA OIC, Quang Tri / Saigon 1970-71 Home videos of Quang Tri, Da Nang and Saigon
Steve Wiltsie (As above) National Holiday flag display
Lawrence (Larry) E. Woods TSgt, USAF Saigon 1969-70 Photos of AFVN Saigon Received from his son,
Bob Woods.
John Workman SP4, USA Broadcasting Engineer, Saigon 1969-70
World War Two Postcards
Dennis Woytek CE4, Seabee Quang Tri 1969 TV Promo Slides [Part of AFVN Organization / Quang Tri]
Dennis also took a trip to Vietnam with some fellow SeaBees in March 2015.
Some of his photos A short Blog about his trip Winner in the 37th Annual TELLY Awards
Marc Yablonka SP5, USA Hon Tre 1970
Robert W. Young SSgt, USAF, News, Tuy Hoa / Hon Tre / Saigon 1969-71
INDEX (N to Z)
In Alphabetical order by last name.
(Click on the last name to go to that page.)
Photo and Stories from AFVN Veterans
(and friends of AFVN)
"From the Delta to the DMZ"
Providing Radio and Television Information and Entertainment
to the American Fighting Man and Woman
during the Vietnam War