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From: Rick Fredericksen
Date: January 26, 2015
Subject: AFVN Group - 16th Anniversary
These are such noble and honorable beginnings, similar to the mission of AFVN: communication, connection and information. And to think it started at the home of DINFOS, where many of us learned our trade. Perhaps this background on the groups postwar chapter is a historical document for the archives.
Job well done!
From: Joe Ciokon
Date: January 26, 2015
Subject: AFVN Group - 16th Anniversary
You've done us all proud Bob. The work continues.
Joe C.
From: Bob Morecook
Date: January 26, 2015
Subject: AFVN Group - 16th Anniversary
Hi Rick et al,
You asked for a few sentences on how the AFVN email group got started --
We began when I got a phone call or email I forget which from the late JO1 Jack Leigh, who was trying to find JO2 Terry Oliver somewhere in Nevada. Using search engines, I did eventually find Terry -- and the three of us started all wanting to find the late SGM Emmanuel Harper, the last news NCO, a truly great guy, and an inspiration to all of us in "the last newsroom".
Thus Jack gets the credit for being the first "reacher-outer" that led to this group.
From there it case cascaded into a search for the last newsroom, then the last station, which then quickly became an obsession to find all former AFVN'ers.
Part of my own effort was motivated by my own high regard for the good people I was able to serve with in Vietnam, and partly motivated by own respect for NCO's in general [from the viewpoint of a child raised by Army sergeants, spouses and their friends, on Army posts, but mostly at Fort Harrison IN where I lived as an Army brat for 8 years.]
Needless to say, the finding of all the good people was not done by me alone, but by all of us, sometimes in an organized, sometimes in a haphazard method! I will take credit for discovering the "Yahoo Groups" method of linking us by email, for moderating [or attempting to keep moderate :-) the email group, for creating a first set of AFVN webpages, and for organizing the first three reunions [two at Fort Ben and one at Las Vegas].
Thank goodness for Ken Kalish, Jim White and many others who stepped forward to create new webpages and to organize the most recent reunions. I had reached the point where I no longer had the energy to do it all!
Because my memory is fallible, I stand ready to be corrected on any misstatements or omissions here.
Best wishes,
Bob
From: Ann Kelsey
Date: January 26, 2015
Subject: AFVN Group - 16th Anniversary
I second that. Listening to AFVN meant so much to all of us.
Thanks, guys and gals,
Ann
From: Steve Pennington
Date: January 26, 2015
Subject: AFVN Group - 16th Anniversary
As a non-AFVN guy who really enjoyed listening to AFVN while in Vietnam, I really appreciate being invited to join this group. AFVN radio and TV were so important to us. Thanks to Dr. Bob for all of the marches he has posted and thanks to Joe Ciokon and all of my Masonic Brothers for their information.
Cheers.
Steve Pennington,
Phu Cat, Danang
From: Bill Altman
Date: January 26, 2015
Subject: AFVN Group - 16th Anniversary
On behalf of all of us in this on-line community a special hats off to you Bob. Please keep up the great work. I would also like to thank Jim White for the massive amount of work he has done to create and enlarge our community's Face book [AFVNVets.net] page. A lot of friends have been found here. What a great pleasure to be part of this group.
Bill Altman
1965
From: Bob Casey
Date: January 26, 2015
Subject: AFVN Group - 16th Anniversary
Bob,
Thanks so much for your incite, your dedication and most of all, your patience in piloting this great project. It is appreciated a great deal more than you will ever know. All the very best to you and all alumni of AFVN. Fondest Regards,
Bob Casey
From: Adrian Cronauer
Date: January 26, 2015
Subject: AFVN Group - 16th Anniversary
....and Thursday, February 5th is the anniversary of AFVN in Hue being over run.
From: Bob Nelson
Date: January 26, 2015
Subject: AFVN Group - 16th Anniversary
Congratulations Bob....Another of the good things you've done for folks during your life.
Thanks,
Bob N
From: Rick Fredericksen
Date: January 26, 2015
Subject: AFVN Group - 16th Anniversary
Happy Birthday!
A sentence or two on how it started would be great.
Rick
From: Bob Morecook
Date: January 26, 2015
Subject: AFVN Group - 16th Anniversary
Hi Gang
This is the 16th Anniversary of the AFVN Group on Yahoo. It has led to a lot of folks finding lost friends, and a whole host of wonderful reunions.
Enjoy for years more!
Best wishes
Bob Morecook
16th Anniversary of the Establishment of AFVN@Yahoogroups.com
January 2015
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