Reno 2010 Rendezvous
June 15-19, 2010
Circus Circus Hotel & Casino

40th Anniversary

 Honoring our Veterans of Operation Binh Tay I

 
 

1st Brigade Troops (Binh Tay I)

 3-506th Infantry  "Currahees

 1-14th Infantry "Golden Dragons"

 3-8th Infantry "Dragoons"

 D/2/320th Field Artillery

B/6/29th Field Artillery

A/6/29th Field Artillery

1/HHC/326th Combat Engineers

1/B/4th Combat Engineers

2/B/4th Combat Engineers

1/D/299th Combat Engineers

 

 

2nd  Brigade Troops (Binh Tay I)

1-12th Infantry "Red Warriors"

1-22nd Infantry "Regulars"

2-35th Infantry "Cacti Blue"

B/4-42nd Field Artillery

C/4-42nd Field Artillery

A/4-42nd Field Artillery

2/C/4th Combat Engineers

1/B/4th Combat Engineers

3/B/4th Combat Engineers

 

A/1-92nd Field Artillery (155mm)

 

4th Division Troops DS & AS (Binh Tay I)

2-8th Infantry (Mech)

C-75th Infantry Rangers

K-75th Infantry Rangers

7-17th Air Cavalry

2-1st Cavalry

1-10th Cavalry

124th Signal Battalion

4th Supply & Transportation Battalion

704th Maintenance Battalion

4th MP Company

HHC, 4th Infantry Division

Bn, Bde & Division PIOs

There were other units who played a significant part in the success of Binh Tay I which are not listed here.

Helicopter  & Fixed Wing Companies
57th AHC Gladiators (Slicks) & Cougars (Guns) 61st AHC AML Lucky Stars (Slicks) & Star Blazers (Guns) 92nd AHC Stallions (Slicks) & Side Kicks (Guns)
119th AHC Gators (Slicks)  & Crocodiles (Guns) 129th AHC Bulldogs (Slicks)  & King Cobras (Guns) 155th AHC Stage Coach (Slicks)  & Falcons (Guns)
170th AHC Bikinis (Slicks)  & Buccaneer (Guns) 189th AHC Ghostriders (Slicks)  & Avengers (Guns) Troop C "Yellow Scarf's", 7th Squadron, 17th Cavalry
238th AWC Gunrunners (Guns) 281st AML AHC Intruders (Slicks) & Wolfpack (Guns) 179th ASHC Shrimpboats  (Hooks) 
180th ASHC Big Windy  (Hooks)  355th HSHC   Workhorse (Skycranes)  FACs
498th Medical Company "Dust-Off"    
More 4th ID and Support Units for Binh Tay I will be added soon.
 
*AHC = Assault Helicopter Company
*ASHC = Assault Support Helicopter Company
* AWC = Aerial Weapons Company
*AML = Air Mobile Light

The 3-506th & TF 3-506th will host a 40th Anniversary Reunion of the Cambodia Incursion--Binh Tay I (5-16 May 1970 in Reno Nevada, June 15-19, 2010.  Our LZ is the Circus Circus Hotel & Casino.  For room reservations ($59/night), contact the Circus Circus Hotel  at Toll Free at 800-648-5010- Registration Group Code is “ Cambodia 1970 Reunion”.  Cut-off date is May 16, 2010.

Printable Registration Form - (Type or Print All Information Carefully) Please note: Reunion Registration does not include hotel room reservations.  For information regarding hotel reservations,   Contact the Circus Circus Hotel  at Toll Free at 800-648-5010- Registration Group Code is “ Cambodia 1970 Reunion”.  Cut-off date is May 16, 2010.

RENO RENDEZVOUS 2010 ATTENDEES

(Revised 06//08/2010) 

If your name doesn't appear on the list below and you plan or considering attending, please contact webmaster Jerry Berry at : jerryberry@currahee.org.  Please note - The names listed below  are those  individuals who have indicated they will or most likely will attend the Reno Rendezvous, unless unknown circumstances prevent them from attending.   

*Please verify if this list is correct and that you plan to attend.  Names on this list in blue text have indicated their intentions.  Those shown in black text most likely will be attending, but not confirmed as yet.   Later, those having acquired their room at the Circus Circus will have  "Booked" by their names and those with "Registered" by their names have submitted their registration form and fees.  This list will be updated daily.

 

OFFICERS, WIVES & GUESTS

*Please verify if this list is correct and that you may attend.  Those highlighted with a yellow asterisk participated in the Cambodia Operation.

  1.  * ARMSTRONG, Glen A. (Cpt.), Big Bend, WI - Co. D Cmdr., 1-12th Infantry 1969/70 -  Booked
  2.  * BABCOCK, William (Lt.) and Judy, Narragansett, RI - Platoon Leader, 2/A/3-8th Infantry 1969/70 -  Booked  
  3. BELANGER, Ron (Lt.) and Annette, Garland, TX - HHC/Plt. Ldr. Co. A 3-506th Abn Infantry 1967/68
  4.  * BROKAW, Frank (1Lt.), Platoon Leader, Greenwich, CT - 1/C/3-8th Infantry 1969/70 -  Booked
  5.  * CAVEDO, John (Cpt.) and Sherrel, Hilton Head, SC - Battery Cmdr., A/6-29th Field Artillery - 1969/70 -  Booked
  6.  * CLEMENS, Robert (Cpt.) Hilton Head, SC - Plt. & Co. CO B/C/D 70/71 & 2-8th Mech. Inf., 4th ID 1970 [Reunion MC] -  Booked
  7. COLLINS, Larry (Lt.) and Karen, Valencia, PA - Platoon Leader, 3/D & E Company 3-506th Abn Infantry 1968/69
  8.  * GREENE, John (Lt.), Platoon Leader, 1/B Company, 3-506th Abn Infantry - 1969/70) -  Booked 
  9.  * GREIG, Richard C (Lt.), Platoon Leader, 1/D Company, 3-506th Abn Infantry - 1969/70) -  Booked 
  10.  * OHL, William, (Cpt.) and Kim, Tucson, AZ - Co. D Cmdr., 3-506th Infantry 1969/70 -  Booked 
  11.  * TUTTLE, Gary (CWO2) and Jeannie, Indian Harbour Beach, FL - "Dust-Off 28", 498th Medical Company - 1969/70 -  Booked 
  12. WEBB, William (Cpt.) and Linda, Brooksville, FL - Bn Chaplain HHC 3-506th Abn Infantry 1968/69 -  Booked   
  13.  * WISE, Thomas (Cpt.), Richboro, PA - Bn Signal Officer HHC 3-506th Abn Infantry (1970) -  Booked 

 

ENLISTED MEN, WIVES & GUESTS

**Please verify if this list is correct and that you may attend.  Those highlighted with a yellow asterisk participated in the Cambodia Operation.

  1.   * ANZALDUA, Juan & Toni, Chicago Heights, IL - 3/C Company, 3-8th Infantry 1969/70 - Confirmed 
  2. ATTWOOD, Jim "Bitch", Ludlow, KY - CSF/LRRP 3-506th Abn Infantry 1967/68, "Boat Trooper"
  3.  * BARTLEY, Julius "Bud" (Medic) and Mary, Yoakum, OK - C Company, 3-8th Infantry 1969/70 (DSC**) - Booked 
  4. BERRY, Jerald & Donna, Libby, MT - 3/A & Bn PIO 3-506th Abn Infantry 1967/68, "Boat Trooper" - Booked 
  5.  * BORN, Randall (Medic), Lombard, IL - Platoon Medic, 2/A/3-8th Infantry 1969/70 - Confirmed 
  6. BRAXTON, Daniel & Incha, Marina, CA - PSG, 2/B Company 3-506th Abn Infantry1968 - Booked 
  7.  * BRUNE, Bill and Anne, LaMotte, IA - 3/C Company 3-8th 1969/70 - Booked 
  8. DELONGA, Pete, Silver Springs, MD - 3/D Company 3-506th, 1969/70 - Confirmed
  9.  * DINGMAN, Michael (Medic), Virginia Beach, VA - 1/D Company 3-506th Abn Infantry1969/70 - Booked 
  10. DUNN, Marvin, Corning, CA - 3/C Company 3-506th Abn Infantry1969/70 - Confirmed
  11.  * FOSTER, Doug (PSG), Louisville, KY - PSG 1/C Company, 3-8th Infantry 1969/70 - Booked  
  12.  * FOSTER, Tony (Medic) & Elaine, Bullard, TX - #1 Medic, 3/D Company 3-506th Abn Infantry1970 - Booked 
  13. GOODMAN, Jarrett and Ginny, Melton, WI - Company A  3-506th Abn Infantry 1970/71 - Confirmed
  14.  * HAUCK, Benjamin, Yakima, WA - RTO/1/A/1-12th Infantry 1969/70 -  Booked 
  15. HILL, Marshall and Linda, Maxton, NC - 1/B Company 3-506th, 1967/68, "Boat Trooper"
  16.  * HOLBROOK, Darrell (PSG) & Mary, Springboro, Ohio - PSG 2/C Company, 3-8th Infantry 1969/70 - Booked 
  17. KATZER, Steve and Linda, Redding, CA - Company D 3-506th Abn Infantry 1968/69 -  Booked   
  18. KEPPNER, Allen, Carol & Joshua (Son), Eureka, CA - Company D 3-506th Abn Infantry 1968/69 -  Booked   
  19.  * KLIMA, Lewis (SFC) "Bud" & Gloria, Citrus Heights, CA - AOI, D/2-320th FA 1969/70
  20.  * PEARSON, Gerald & Linda, Quaker City, OH - 3/3/A Company, 1-12th Infantry 1969/70 -  Booked 
  21. MAY, George & Carla, Eugene, OR - B Company, 3-506th  1967/68 "Boat Trooper"
  22.  * MEADE, Robert and Sharon, Atchison, KS - 1/D Company 3-506th Abn Infantry 1970/71 - Booked   
  23. MORALES, Salvador 'Sal' &Elisa, Chino, CA - 3/D Company 3-506th Abn Infantry 1968/69 -  Booked 
  24. MARTINEZ, Antonio & Concha, Lockhart, TX  - 4/B Company 3-506th Abn Infantry1967-69 "Boat Trooper" Confirmed 
  25.  * MEYER, Donald "Don", Jane Lake, CA - 1/D Company 3-506th Abn Infantry 1969/70 -  Booked  *
  26.  * MULLENS, Doug, Reno, NV - 3/C Company 3-506th Abn Infantry1969/70 -  Confirmed    
  27.  * NEELEY, John, Lebanon, Ohio - 2A Company, 3-8th Infantry 1969/70 Confirmed 
  28. PAULISSEN, Dave and Wife, Boulder City, NV - E Company 3-506th Abn Infantry 1969/70
  29.  * PEARSON, Gerald & Linda, Quaker City, OH - 3/3/A Company, 1-12th Infantry 1969/70 -  Booked 
  30. POMPA, Richard & Irene, Castorville, TX - 3/C Company 3-506th Abn Infantry1969/70 -  Confirmed 
  31. PRATT, Larry & Wife, Lancaster, CA - 2/D Company 3-506th Abn Infantry 1968/69
  32. RAMBO, Larry & Marilyn, Vienna, OH - 1/D Company 3-506th Abn Infantry 1968/69 -  Booked   
  33.  * ROMO, Onorio (PSG) and Barbara, Rio Rancho, NM - 1/B Company 3-506th Abn Infantry 1970 -  Confirmed 
  34.  * SANCHEZ, Hector and Carmen, Sonora,CA. - Company B 3-8th Infantry 1969/70 -   - Booked 
  35.  * SCHOONVELD, Peter, - 1/A Company 3-8th Infantry1969/70 -  Confirmed    
  36. STRINGER, Steve & Karen, Riverside, CA - 1/D Company 3-506th Abn Infantry 1968/69 & 1970
  37. STUART, Mike & Erin,  Redding, CA - Company 2/C 3-506th Abn Infantry 1967/68 "Boat Trooper"
  38.  * SUMMERS, Burl, Amman, ID - 2/3/D Company, 3-506th Abn Infantry 1969/70
  39.  * THOMPSON, Londell and Jean, Palmtree, CA - 2/A Company, 1-12th Infantry 1969/70 - Booked 
  40.  * TOBIE, James & Wife, San Jose, CA - 1/A Company, 1-12th Infantry 1969/70 - Confirmed 
  41. URICH-VIVAR, Grimaldo, Sarasota, FL - HHC 3-506th Abn Infantry 1968/69 - Confirmed 
  42.  * VAN VALKENBURGH, Barton "Bart", Malvern, PA - 2/A/3-8th Infantry 1969/70 - Confirmed 
  43. VERNACCHIA, Dennis, San Diego, CA - HHC 3-506th Abn Infantry 1968/69
  44. VINALES, Frank, Chandler, AZ - 3/C Company 3-506th Abn Infantry 1967/68 "Boat Trooper" - Confirmed
  45.  * WAYNE, David and Kathy, Louisville, KY - Company D 3-506th Abn Infantry 69/70 - Booked 
  46. WILLIAMS, Steve, Rancho Cucamonga, CA - Medic, Company D 3-506th Abn Infantry 68/69
  47.  * WILLIAMS, Steve and Rose,  Topeka, KS - Company D 3-506th Abn Infantry 69/70 - Booked 
  48. WING, David, Rochester, NY - Company C 3-506th Abn Infantry 1967/68, "Boat Trooper"
           * - Author of "The Protected Will Never Know"
           * *- Awarded the Distinguished Service Cross in Cambodia

SPECIAL GUESTS & KIA FAMILIES

  1. GUTIERREZ, Joe & Patty, Bakersfield, CA - Family friend of Sgt. Richard Gonzalez (1/B Company - KIA 5/8/1968)
  2. MATHIS, Ruth, Marina, CA - Sister of PSG Dan Braxton (2/B 1968)) -   Booked 
  3. MAYNARD, Carroll, Daughter of Donald "Don", Jane Lake, CA - 1/D Company 3-506th Abn Infantry 1969/70 - Booked
  4. PHILLIPS, Charlie, Georgia - Brother of 1Lt. Robert Phillips (C Company, 3-8th Inf. - KIA 5/6/1970) - Confirmed
  5. PHILLIPS, Jon, Georgia - Brother of 1Lt. Robert Phillips (C Company, 3-8th Inf. - KIA 5/6/1970) - Confirmed
  6. PHILLIPS, David, Georgia - Brother of 1Lt. Robert Phillips (C Company, 3-8th Inf. - KIA 5/6/1970) - Confirmed
  7. PHILLIPS, Andy, Georgia - Brother of 1Lt. Robert Phillips (C Company, 3-8th Inf. - KIA 5/6/1970) - Confirmed
  8.  * SERRA, Lawrence H. (Naval Lt.), San Diego CA - Naval Intelligence Liaison Officer 1970; Vietnam 1968-1970*
    SCHMITT, Lloyd     (ex Marine), LaMotte, IA - Cousin of Bill Brunde (3/C Company 3-8th 1969/70 - Confirmed

    * - Author of "NILO Ha Tien; The Sihanoukville Inquiry; OPPS! A War Story For Children, plus other.