heiio brothers in arms,i am trying to find anyone who was put in the 51 asphalt platoon in 1967 at ft. lewis. please contact me.

Richard Carpender call me @ 1864-592-5284 it's a South Carolina number, I was at Fort Hood in 1966.

Just went thru photos of 2010 reunion . Felt like it was still going on.I have lived for 62+ years with out a brother,now i have a battalion of brothers . Hope to see all of you and more next year.Good health to all D Co. 69

Pete: I have the same feelings as you. My wife knew I done two tours in NAM but she never understood the way I am until the reunion. She knows now what we went through and knows why I am the way I am. Hope to see you and everyone else at reunion next year. GOD BLESS ALL OF BROTHERS OUT THERE.

I had one of the most memorable times of my life at the reunion. I was glad that my wife could be with me to help her understnad what we went through and to reinforce a lot of my memories that I was beginning to question. I had to laugh when we were called the boat people but it is what it is and I'm proud that we go the 589th going and left it in such good shape for the later arrivals. I'm making my plans for next year and hope to see more boat people.

Thanks to all who helped with our 2nd Reunion. I'm sure it is a monumental task and all the hard work is greatly appreciated. I enjoyed the trip on post to see the trainees in action. To Lee Ravdin: I too was amazed at how young the Sergent Major looked so I talked to him for a while and he said he had 24 years of service. If he joined right out of high school that would make him 42. Looking forward to next year.

Just wanted to tell everyone what a great weekend this was. To see you guys after 42 years was incredible. The best part was being able to confirm certain occurances that I thought were a bit cloudy after all this time. Perry, you did a wonderful job here, can't say enough. As an aside, I can't believe how young that sergeant major was! Guess they are not still 50 and crusty!! Let's all stay in touch. Best to all, Lee

Jim Weaver: You are right. The BOAT BROTHERS are to be proud of the 589th. We took the Bn from nothing and made it into one of the best Bn in the U.S. ARMY. We set the exsample for our BROTHERS to follow. And they did. I am proud of every BROTHER that served in the 589th and always will be;

Was a very nice reunion for those of us who were the boat people who could see each other for the first time in 42 years. What some of you dont know is that we were together from 1966-1968. So it was really great to see them again and to meet some of the ones who came after us in the Viet Nam War. Perry, thanks to you and all of the others who put this toghter thanks again. PS is thir some way to have a card made up that says (life time member of the 589 th Eng Bn with a crest as the back ground and name printed on one line and signature on the other. If you would like I will take care of it. Jim Weaver

hi Dave . welcome home brother . dave i couldent make it there this year to see and meet every one , was you in the em platoon in texas ? let me know brother we need to talk . i know some 589th guys that arent on the roster . welcome home

Thanks to Perry,Linda,and Linda for all you did to make this reunion a memorable one. Had a chance to rekindle 4 old friendships-----(boat people)---we will now keep in touch with eachother. Thank again for a GREAT time!

This was my first reunion & the best time I have had in a long time. Even though there wasn't anybody there that I directly served with, it still felt like family. Perry, you and the staff know how to do it right. I can't say Thank You enough. Perry, I think you should run for President of the US - you got mt vote !! Thanks Again & see you next year. Tom

The Goodman Family would like to thank everyone once again for the wonderful time we had at the reunion. It was a pleasure and an honor to meet all of you. We went with slight apprehension because we didn't want to cause emotional upset but we found that it was a healing process for all,us included. You and your wives are all beautiful caring people. We enjoyed the stories about Norm and if anyone has more we would love to hear them. We have been informed that we are invited to the next reunion so we hope to see you then. Perry and everyone who helped in putting the reunion together, you did a great job.