Recent Reunions - Photo's and Reports

September 2002

Herzo Reunion, September 15-17 2002, New Orleans LA:
Accomodations will be at the Doubletree Hotel, Canal Steet. Reservations must be made thru Chris Homeier, email herzobase2@aol.com. Brochures with full details and a reservation form will be sent in mid-May to everyone in the Herzo Base Reunion Committee Directory. Reservations must be in my August 15th. Do not contact Chris until you receive your brochure. If you do not receive a brochure by the end of May, then it is time to contact Chris. Anyone not listed in the directory should be aware that this group is composed of Herzo Base Veterans of ASA who served sometime within the time frame of 1956-1958.
Website www.homestead.com/theherzosurvivor/

Marine Corps Cryptologic Association, September 8-12 2002, Portsmouth, New Hampshire:
See website at www.mccaonline.org/reunion.html

Ft. Richardson Alaska Vets, September 10-13 2002, Savannah GA:
This group began reunions 16 years ago with vets from the 14th Signal Service Unit, World War II. The group is now open to anyone that ever served at Ft. Richardson. The reunion will be held at the Savannah Best Western Gateway Motel. POCs are Alex and Arlene Franchuk, (701) 282-4276 or email eajames@earthlink.net.

US Navel Cryptologic Veterans Association Reunion: September 11-15 2002, Chattanooga, TN:
Chattanooga Marriott, 2 Carter Plaza Chattanooga, TN 37402. Chattanooga Marriott (Reservations): (423) 756-0002. POC is John "Jake" Karoly, 72 Chard Drive, Ringgold, GA 30736, (706) 935-4117, email jkaroly@catt.com.
Website for association is at www.usncva.org/reunions/2002

Field Station Berlin: September 13-14 2002, Bethesda MD:
Hyatt Bethesda - Phone 800-233-1234. Dinner on the 14th, tour of the NSA museum, White House and Capitol. POC is Jeff Gammon, email papaqc@communityonline.com. See website at http://www.usafsb.org

All Texas ASA / INSCOM Reunion
Village Grill, Cental/Beltline Richardson, TX:
Cost: $5.00 plus the cost of the meal-pay at the door
Exhibits
RSVP and checks to: Phil Hogle, 11255 Garland Rd, Suite 1302-208, Dallas, TX 75218
For additional information contact Phil Hogle, 214-321-0524(leave message if not in) email: asareunion@swbell.net website www.asavets.com
Casual dress

TUSLOG Det 27, 4-4 and Det 66 (Turkey): September 13-15 2002, Harrisburg / Hershey, PA:
Holiday Inn. We've arranged for special pricing for the hotel, a great menu for the Saturday dinner, entertainment, golf, etc. POC is Elder Green, email ercgreen@yourinter.net, Phone 724-349-7395, 3094 Warren Rd, Indiana, PA 15701. With the exception of Det 66, those attending will be ASA vets that served at Manzarali and Karamursel. Contact Elder for copy of the on-line newsletter.

All Texas ASA Reunion: September 14 2002, Richardson, TX:
Details not available yet. POC is Phil Hogle, 11045 Wyatt St., Dallas TX 75218. Email webmaster@asatexas.com, telephone (214) 321-0524. ASA Texas has a website at www.asatexas.com

600th ASA Company, September 27-29,Independence Ohio:
Vicenza, Ravenna (Det A) and Brindisi/Lecce (Det B) vets. Holiday Inn, 6001 Rockside Road, Independence OH (Cleveland suburb). For reservations call (216) 524-8050, ext 298. Tell them you are part of the 600th ASA Company reunion and you will get a room rate of $79 per night. Reservations must be made by 1 September to get these rates. POC is Richard Anderson at randersmsu@yahoo.com or Richard Early at HDriderRCE@aol.com .

ASA Philippines (1948-1971): September 26-29 2002, Minneapolis MN:
POC is Richard E. Lewis, 4154 Makyes Road, Syracuse NY 13215. Telephone 315-498-8609 or ASAPHIL@twcny.rr.com.

ASAPAC Hqs (46-52): September 20-22 2002, Fort Mitchell, KY:
Details still being firmed up. POC is Harold Rumery, email GrizzlyHR@aol.com or phone (317) 844-4277.

ASA Korea: September 26-29 2002, Frankenmuth, MI:
Reservation and Reunion information POCs are: All-In-One-Tours & Cruises, 1530 Commerce Drive, Lancaster, PA, 17601. Phone 1-888-681-5333. Email: cstrite@all-in-one-tours.com FAQs can be obtained from Robert Rudolph, 135 Eastman Court, Marshall, MI 49068-3110, phone (616) 789-2860. Email nrudolph@internet1.net

October 2002

ASA Alpiners: October 3-6 2002, Minneapolis, MN:
Lodging at Ramada Inn, 2500 E. 79th Street Bloomington, MN 55425 phone 1-800-847-6255. Events include: Registration in hospitality room; Visit to Mall of America; business meeting, banquet, and of course Octoberfest day with the German Community. POC is Ralph R. Thadeus, 107 W. Pine Place, St. Louis, MO 63108, (314) 367-9577 or email alpiners@att.net Website http://www.asa-alpiners.com

ASA Chitose Assn: October 3-5 2002, Minneapolis, MN:
Ramada Inn Airport. Gerald and Ora Scherbel, 6216 Birchwood Road, Woodbury, MN 55125 are hosting Reunion. Telephone (651) 739-1960. You may also contact Roy Getz at chitose1@prodigy.net
Website http://members.aol.com/usasafs12/page1.html

USA Warrant Officers Association: October 22 - 26 2002, San Juan, Puerto:
30th USAWOA Annual Meeting of the Members. Hotel Embassay Suites , $135.00 single or double occupancy per night, plus 11% tax. Third and fourth person is $20.00 per person, per night. U.S. Army Warrant Officers Association, 462 Herndon Pkwy, Suite 207, Herndon, VA 20170-5235, 703-742-7727, 1-800-5-USAWOA, Fax 742-7728. Reunions POC email is secretary@usawoa-coqui.org
Website for USAWOA is at http://www.penfed.org/usawoa/

ASA Okinawa: October 3-6 2002, Baltimore, MD:
Holiday Inn BWI. Events include a fully narrated tour of Baltimore, U.S. Naval Academy & Annapolis tour, Washington D.C. tour, visit to Arlington Cemetery, and the National Cryptologic Museum. Reunion organizer is MLRS, Hickory, NC. POC is Larry Eckard (Association VP and Reunion Manager with Military and Reunion Service INC.) Phone (828) 256-6003 or email Dinamirs@aol.com and Cw3reteck@aol.com You may also contact Tom Sturgeon at (440) 427-9985 or email friendlytom@prodigy.net

FS-8611 (Baumholder Vets, 1950s): October 6-9 2002, Annapolis, MD:
Radisson Hotel. POC is Selig Galter, email SGLlanerch@aol.com Mailing expected to go out in May 2002. Information will be posted at website http://nasaa-home.org/baumholder

226th USASA Operations Co., October 25-27 2002, Pensacola Beach, FL
All 226th Kanghwa-do Vets invited. Join our group at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/kanghwadovets/

25th Annual Augsburg Reunion: October 26 2002, Blobs Park, Jessup, MD:
The reunion will be held 12 noon to 4:00 PM this year. More formal notice will be published this summer. If there are any questions contact John Hobgood, 1901 Champlain Dr, Severn, MD 21144. Phone (410) 551-6230 and email jhobgood@ewa.com

A-3 Skywarrior Association: October 24-28, 2002, Van Nuys CA:
Coincides with the actual first flight of an XA3D-1 (BuNo 125412) at Edwards AFB on Oct. 28, 1952. Contact Mark Swisher, Treasurer, A-3 Skywarrior Association, 4225 Inspiration Dr., Benbrook, TX 76126-5216. www.a3skywarrior.com/index.htm

November 2002

23rd Infantry Div (AMERICAL): November 8-12, 2002, Washington, D.C.:
328th RRC vets invited. Double Tree Hotel, 300 Army Navy Drive, Arlington, VA (just across the bridge from Washington, D. C.) It is convenient to Metro stops in nearby Pentagon City. Close to Reagan National Airport. Reservations can be made by calling the hotel at 800- 222-8733 or 703-416-4100. Reservations must be made no later than October 18, 2002 in order to get the special rate. Ask for the Operation LZ/DC 02 rate of $99 per night. Reunion Chairman is Terry Babler, 1/1st Cavalry, Vietnam, email pointman1@mail.tds.net To contact or join the association write Americal Division Veterans Association, Bernard C. Chase, National Adjutant, 82 Phyllis Drive, South Yarmouth, MA 02664. www.americal.org/reun2002.shtml

Bahrdorf/Heidwinkel/Helmstedt (Co A 319th ASA Bn) Vets: 2002, Germany:
In the planning stage. POC is John (B.J.) Saari, P.O. Box 757, Rhinelander, MI 54501 (715) 1416 (H) or (715) 365-3046 (w) and email jwsaari@newnorth.net

2003 Reunions (Headsup)

MEXICO MOTORCYCLE RIDE AND REUNION FOR A.S .A. VETS!
Ride with me , and other ASA-types, to the Mexican Caribbean Coast and the Mexican cities of Chetumal, Cancun, Xcalak, and also the Country of Belize. Visit ancient Mayan ruins, see beautiful country, white sandy beaches, pristine clear water, and escape from the rigors and icy cold temps of WINTER. Departing Corpus Christi, Texas on January 7, 2003 and returning February 7,2003. Ride along the Gulf of Mexico, through the Yucatan Peninsula, along side the Caribbean Sea, and the tiny English-speaking country of Belize. I have made this trip eleven times either by bus, airplane, P.O.V., and by motorcycle. Bring yourself, your best friend, or your significant other, along for the experience of a life time. Contact Jim Campbel at e-mail address xcalakdude@aol.com for much more detailed information.

502nd Comms Recon, Heilbronn (mid 50's), October 2003   Still in the planning stages but probably in the metro D.C. area. Email John Clark at clarkparckard@att.net. Snail mail/fax/telephone Preston Bennett, 1039 Kinder Hill Ct, Lawrenceville, GA 30044, Fax (678) 969-9485, telephone (770) 682-7076.

328th RRC, 2003, Nashville TN:
POC Tom Heiser at tsheiser@wctc.net

372nd RRC, August 17-19 2003, Seattle, WA:
Hosted by Duane Reed, email dree@ctc.ctc.edu. POC is Ted "Buck" Buchanan at buck@vcn.com.

Kuma Kops, July 2003, St. Louis, MO:
POC is Jim Holton at jimholton@accessatc.net. This group includes all MP's from 1951 until the closing of Kuma Station.

Informal Get-Togethers

North Texas Denizens:   3rd Monday of each month at the Village Grill, Richardson, Texas. Contact Phil Hogle at (214) 321-0524. The dinners are not organized affairs - no speeches, no dues, just visiting with others of similar (ASA) backgrounds.

Virginia : Anyone who travels through NE Virginia is invited to get-togethers, evenings or weekend, for lunch or dinner, at a German restaurant. Just email reunions@fsbvg.org to coordinate. Bruce Ford, Secretary, Field Station Berlin Vets Group

Virginia:  A group of Northern Virginia FS-Berlin vets get together each month for a Friday or Saturday evening dinner. Each month they meet at a different location. Anyone wanting to join the group should call Bob Kennard at (703) 670-4914.

Massachusetts:  Fort Devens MA ASA retirees meet every other Wednesday at Tiny's Restaurant. Contact Bob Isaacs, 42 Pine Ridge Dr, Ayer, MA 01432-1417, telephone (978) 772-3663 or email toike@gis.net

313th ASA/MI Bn Alumni  Breakfast meeting the 3rd Saturday of each month, 0930 at the Fort Bragg NCO Club. POC is James Harshman, (910) 436-9459, jwharshman@yahoo.com

State Groups

These are generally informal groups that simply have the goal of getting ASA vets together on a periodic basis.) Anyone interested in starting a State Group please contact the NASAA Webmaster webmaster@nasaa.npoint.net to get your group listed and to receive help with locating ASA vets in your area.

ALABAMA:  POC: Billy Ray Hocutt Email: BRHFISH@aol.com Group Status: Building list now. Join club at http://clubs.yahoo.com/clubs/alabamaarmysecurityagencyvet

ARKANSAS:  POC: Dean Cannon, 310 Charlotte Drive, Cabot, AR 72023, email: rasmatas@highstream.net . See website at http://nasaa-home.org/asa/cannon/ or join club at http://clubs.yahoo.com/clubs/arkansasveterans

ARIZONA:  POC: David Waldmann, (520) 378-0159, 5129 Dead Bear Draw, Hereford, AZ. 85615. Email: dwaldmann@sinosa.com. See website at http://www.military.com/HomePage/UnitCreatedPage/0,11003,711762,00.html

CALIFORNIA (SOUTHERN):  POC: Bonnie Cooper, 5116 West Ave M, Quartz Hill, CA 93536. Email: bcooper960@aol.com Group Status: Building list now. Join club at http://clubs.yahoo.com/clubs/asaveteranscalifornia

GERMANY: POC: Mike Taylor Email: EXNSASPY@aol.com. All ASA Vets living in, visiting or with questions about prior ASA posts in Germany can contact Mike.

MASSACHUSETTS:  POC: Bob Isaacs 42 Pine Ridge Dr, Ayer, MA 01432-1417, telephone (978) 772-3663 or email ike@gis.net.

NEBRASKA:   POC: Vern Greunke, PO Box 124, 209 W. Oak, Cedar Bluffs, NE 68015- 0124. Email heyvern@asalives.com.

RHODE ISLAND:   POC: John Cruddas, 15 Hunts River Drive, North Kingstown, RI 02852. Email JohnCruddas@home.net. Group Status: Building list now.

TEXAS (North):  Phil, 11045 Wyatt St., Dallas TX 75218. Email webmaster@asatexas.com, telephone (214) 321-0524.

Other Reunion News

ASA Zama 50s-1966  Don Grant is looking for ASA vets assigned to Zama from the 50s thru 1966 when the Headquarters was moved back to Helmano. Possible Japan reunion this fall. You can contact Don at grant@telnor.net or mail him at 858 3rd Ave #451, Chula Vista, CA 91911-1305.

Mt. Meissner:  Mark Strenhlow Mark.Strehlow@Metavante.com would like any Mount Meissner Det veterans interested in organizing a future reunion to be held in Germerode or Eschwege Germany to contact him.

137th SRI:   137th Signal Radio Intelligence Company vets may contact Ed Ioanes (330) 725-0761 for unit news.

DLI - 1952:  Members of Army Language School Russian Class R-6-10 (1952) please contact Forrest St. Aubin at (913) 383-1110 or email saint@kc.rr.com .

302nd CRB:   302nd Comms Recon Bn roster POC is Tim Starr, email roadroost@aol.com or snail mail: 9165 Brady, Redford, MI 48239

328th RR Co/328th RR Det:  Tom Heiser is POC for roster of those who served in the unit(s) at Chu Lai and Da Nang during the last years of the War. You can contact Tom at tsheiser@wctc.net

Kagnew Vets:   Buford "Buff" Ness. 1724 W. Preskitt Rd., Decatur TX 76234, (940) 627-6377, e-mail bufordness@msn.com is trying to locate vets of Kagnew Station Operations Company from 1955-1960 to coordinate a reunion.

CHATS

7th RRFS Weekly Chat: Held Wednesday nights (8 PM) at http://www.topsecretsi.com/users/bogart/chat/

372nd RRC Internet Chat: Every Sunday night at 8:00 p.m. Eastern time at http://www.nvo.org/chat.htm

Torii Station Chat Sundays at 9PM EST. Go to http://clubs.yahoo.com/clubs/toriistationchat. You will need to join the Torii Stn yahoo club to chat.