Nick, you have got the time remaining down to the last second. GOOD JOB.

Guys, get your reservations in for the Reunion if you haven't done so yet, especially the Boat People. John Ryan started poking around and has come up with memorabilia from the POPE. Bill Carter, Jerry Nichols and I drove over to John's house a couple months ago to see the items and had a great day visiting with him and his wife. Come on out to the Reunion to see what he picked up and you might just get an opportunity to take your own piece of the POPE home with you. Call someone today to encourage them to go.
Later Brothers.

I am proud to be a Vietnam Veteran, although to be honest, I have only allowed myself to acknowledge that pride in recent years. When it comes to my Vietnam experience, I lived my life like the proverbial cat in a cat-box, scratching around to cover up the experience so no one would make the connection. However, my ties to the 589th Association and reuniting with the brothers I served with 45 years ago has given me something to run to, as opposed to what I had been running from. The Annual Reunion is a great place to start the journey. Please consider attending; if not for yourself, for us who still consider you an important part of our lives.

The Library of Congress is collecting unpublished wartime stories. For more information, go to www.loc.gov/vets or call 888-371-5848. Beware of the 30-20-10 rule that states a submission must meet one of three requirements (abbreviated in this email): i.e. minimum of 30 minutes of recorded interview; or, minimum of 20 pages of written narrative; or, minimum of 10 photographs, maps, other documentation.

If you haven't been to one of our reunions, please don't put off the chance to reconnect with your 589th Vietnam buddies any longer. We never know what another year will bring in our ability to make the trip so come now! I'm sure you won't ever regret it!

See you there Brothers!

that's right not long now . Sargent hill looking forward to seeing you again .i think 44 years is long enough to wait . :toast: :super:

WOW!!! Only 44 days until we meet again! We have reached 80 Members and Honorary Members signed up so far and we expect more. Be sure to look at the "Who's Coming" tab under Reunions 2014 to see if your buddy has signed up yet. If he has not then get on the phone and tell him to get going. Tell him to give me a call if needs help! Can't hardly wait to see you all and we are working hard to make sure this reunion is as good as past ones. We hope the Golf Scramble will help so don't forget to let Jim Swick know if you want to play or just rent a cart to ride along and watch! Won't be long now! See you all soon!

FYI... A couple members have submitted their Vietnam photos and they are now available for viewing under the VN Photos tab.

Clyde Hutson C Co
Frank Pugliese D Co

Thanks for sending them in Brothers!

Come to the reunion this year,you will gain a lot from the the experience.The older we get the more it can mean.Tom McLain 12-68 12-69 A Co.

thanks for the story john , when you talk about the nva being surprised it reminded me of the look on the faces of the nva we dug up at tam quan in DEC.67 till Jan ?68 they were really surprised to see d-7 dozers lifting there bunkers up while the air born shot them , wow what a fight lasted about 7 days as i remember , thanks john for you service.

Thanks for paving the roads around Pleiku. I was with C Co., 1st Bn. 3rd Bde, 4thID 1968-69. One of my squad mentioned about the incident when going from FSB Oasis to Dak To. The company was travelling on flatbed trucks with sandbag protection. The NVA ambushed the convoy north of Pleiku. Boy, were they surprised when an Infantry company opened fire on them. Thank you for your service

Looking at Al Cochran and saw the ones where Bill (Bolow) Bowman building fell down. Had a GOOD laugh out of it again. That was a funny site.

I was a member of D/589th Engr Bn when it was one of the Basic/AIT Battalions at FLW, MO in 1987. I am very happy to find this page with so much of the unit's history. Thank you.