Every time I hear of another death of one of our 589th Brothers it hurts. For those I knew especially well, either from knowing them in Vietnam or from all of our reunions since, it hurts even more.

Don Baux is one of those Brothers that I knew very well in Vietnam and even more so since the 2010 Fort Leonard Wood reunion.

Don passed away on Aug 22nd and will be cremated. His visitation will be on Sunday from 4-7 at David Henney Funeral home 6364 Library Rd, Library, PA 15129. The burial service will be at 10 am Monday at the national cemetery of the Allegheny’s. More info on the obituary and arrangements will be posted on the Latest News page.

You will be missed by so many Don. Your family is in our thoughts and prayers. Rest in Peace Brother.

Mu thoughts and prayers are with Anna and the family. I met Mike and Anna at our Reunions and both of them became friends I looked forward to seeing each year. Mike will be missed by everyone he knew! Rest in Peace Brother and God Bless your family!

Hello Brothers!
I received a call from David (Goody) Goodrow and his wife Chrissy today. They called to let me know that David is in need of our prayers as his lungs "are shot"; his words.
He was really looking forward to trying to attend the Reunion this year but will not be able to.
Please do not forget to add Goody and his family to your prayers. He might appreciate it if his fellow Boat People give him a call. that is a suggestion from me as he did not ask that. Love you Brothers!

Sorry to hear about Al Carlisle passing. Have any of yall read his book..Depth of Field? One of the best i've read about experiences in the Nam. Rest in Peace Al!

Too many brothers passing away. I knew Al. Two HHC guys in two months. RIP my friend.

Sympathy Card in the mail this a.m. on behalf of all 589th brothers to Carlisle Family

So sorry to hear of Al Carlisle's passing. I did not know him well but my thoughts and prayers are going out to his family. RIP Brother!

The 589th has lost another Mountainmover. Al Carsile HHC passed away this morning.
Al lived in New Port Richey Florida

Al Carlisle HHC Battalion Photographer in 68 is in the hospital with covid.This information comes from his Facebook Page.

I received a nice letter from Ruth Sapp, wife of Fletcher Sapp HHC, who passed away recently. She asked me to pass on the family's thanks for the thoughts and prayers of the 589th engineer Battalion. She said Fletcher was proud to have been a part of our organization.

Thank Bob. I am looking forward to being there, I hope more sign up

Thank you for excellent answer Bob! I think you said exactly what needs to be said and in a manner that was easy to understand. You are always clear in your statements. Thanks again and I plan on seeing you there even if I wear a mask!

Love to all Brothers!

Regarding cancelling a scheduled reunion, the Association does not have a formal policy. If I were to draft such a policy for consideration, I would not consider the Delta Variant, the possibility of an early flu season, a hurricane forecast, a locust infestation, fear of the spread of Africanized honey bees, or any one of a thousand events that are important to us individually but are not likely to affect everyone planning to attend. The only factor that I can identify that would cause a cancellation is lack of attendance……and I do not know what that magic minimum number should be. Individuals will ultimately decide to attend or not, and their decision will be the culmination of considering the factors important to them personally. After weighing everything, if enough people can attend, we’ll have a reunion. If not, a cancellation won’t bother anyone because they weren’t planning to attend anyway.

If there is one concern shared by many, it would probably be COVID 19 or the Delta Variant. That must be a personal call. Personally, after all that transpired last year, I have removed the politicians’ leash from my neck and I’m making decisions about COVID independent of political winds. We may have no-shows because of COVID. That is understandable. We may have others attending, but want the safety attributed to wearing a mask, which I think is fine. However, I believe there will be many like myself who will attend regardless of the Delta Deviant, without a mask, and totally without fear of consequences. I’m not from New Hampshire, but I appreciate their slogan “Live Free or Die.”

So, if there needs to be a cancellation, I believe that will be determined by the number attending. I also believe those planning to attend will participate in any decision to cancel, along with the Board. I understand that it is important to be prepared for every possibility, but I believe that if we spend our time and energy preparing for a good reunion, we can overcome any problems that arise along the way.

I had to miss the last reunion, so I am particularly excited about this one, as I hope you are. Remember that your attendance is as important to us as it is to you, so please help us out. Make the commitment to attend, register - it is easy, and prepare to have a good time. See you in Branson.