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https://www.afvnvets.us/conv-goodmorningvietnam.html From: Jean LeRoy
Sent: September 28. 2012
Subject: Emailing: Dawnbuster Show
How come everyone skips me, I don;t even remember Cramer Haas but I did do the Dawnbuster following Adrian until December. You guys have never inserted me into the two tours of doing the Dawnbuster, I do not understand that. I did the Dawnbuster in the AM and flew the Blue Eagles at night with the TV Broadcast. I have sent newspaper stories to you guys showing me as the guy and I am in the Air Force film shot there. I am bringing the original films from the AF Archives, the one with sound was lent to Pat McCusker but he never returned it I do have the short one with sound. Let's get this record straight.
I was NCOIC of television production AFVN from Jan 66 to Dec 66. Highlights were flying the blue eagle TV planes, did "Good Morning Vietnam" following Adrian Cronauer. I also ran the camera for the first production and directed and switched the first programs from the ground. While in Nam I did many interviews including, John Wayne, Danny Kaye, Ann Margaret, and Wayne Newton.
I returned to Vietnam AFVN from Feb 71 to Feb 72: During this period I was awarded the Bronze Star, Army, Air Force and Joint Services Commendation Medals for performance of duties as NCOIC. Also again did "Good Morning Vietnam" directed and edited the "Bob Hope Show" etc.
I swear I never heard of Cramer Haas, but then at 77 I do have some lapse of memory, but I have looked at orders, rosters, news articles and see not glimpse of Cramer. Sorry I was skipped and there has been no way to change the web stuff, I have tried to no avail.
NB: Jean, There was a point in time when the AFVN website was up on Geocities but Bob Morecook was unable to make any changes to it. That could have been when you "tried to no avail. " You are currently listed as one of the GMV announcers on the list included with the Good Morning Vietnam conversation. Cramer Haas is listed immediately after your name but I don't know if there was an overlap in your tours or not. Jim White, Webmaster.
From: Paul Kasper
Sent: September 29, 2012
Subject: Emailing: Dawnbuster Show
If anyone has better photos or the ones that are missing, I would appreciate it.
Army SP4 John D. Allgood (1971-1972)
Army SP5 Doug Jennings (1971)
Air Force MSgt Jean LeRoy
Army SP5 Les Howard Jocaby (December 1970 - January 1971 - On left.)
Army SP5 Bob Kohtz (in greens - July - November 1970)
Army SGT Roger Ashworth
Army SP5 Paul Bottoms (1969 for 2 months)
Army SP5 Pst Sajak (Sajdak)
Army SP4 "Scotty" Brink
No photo
Navy Chief "Buck" Arbuckle was the first.
Army SP5 Gary Gears (Gary was on only for three or four months)
Army SP5 Jim Burnside
No photo
Army SGT Roger Ashworth
No photo
Army SP5 Don Fox (Brinks Hotel & #9 HaungThap Tu)
Army SP4 Cramer Haas (Brinks Hotel & #9 HaungThap Tu)
Air Force SSgt Adrina J. Cronauer (Brinks Hotel)
Army SP5 Don Busser (End of 1964 into 1965)
John Laughlin
No photo.
Army SP5 Steve Southerland
No photo.
Navy CPO John Ramsey (July 6, 1963)
The July 6, 1963 edition of the "Observer" carried an article celebrating the first anniversary of AFRS Saigon complete with
a picture of Navy petty officer John Ramsey, the caption read "Dawnbuster." Anybody know of anyone prior to Ramsey?
Army SP4 Jerry MasainI (AFRS Sep. 62 thru Sep. 63)
[NB: This message is replicated much like it was received.
However some photos have been added. Webmaster]
From: Paul Kasper
Date: September 12, 2012
Subject: Dawn Buster Show
Dawnbuster Show
Gooood Mooooorrrnnning Vietnam!
For Vietnam, AFVN developed a program along the lines of "G.I. Jive" from World War II. A number of local disc jockeys helped make hour-long music programs for broadcast. Perhaps the best known program became the morning "Dawnbuster" program, (the brainchild of Chief Petty Officer Bryant Arbuckle in 1962) thanks to the popularity of the sign-on slogan "Gooooood Morning, Vietnam" (which was initiated by Adrian Cronauer and later became the basis for the film Good Morning Vietnam starring Robin Williams). Among the notable people who were AFVN disc jockeys were Adrian Cronauer and Pat Sajak. Beginning in 1971 AFVN began to close some stations in Vietnam. The last station to close was in Saigon in 1973.
Dawnbuster
September 2012, October 2013, September 2014 and March 2016
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