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I'm not sure who to post this to, or how. But, my parish priest is a Vietnam veteran (he was a Chaplain in Vietnam), and he and his former soldiers in arms over the years have been trying to contact all the guys. There are a few they haven't been able to find yet, so I offered to post here in case anyone might have some helpful info.
My priest is Fr. Robert Falabella, and one guy in particular he is trying to find is Wally Nelson (real name Wallace? not sure). Their unit was the 5th Mechanized, 25th Infantry. Fr. Falabella was the Chaplain, and Nelson was the Chaplain's assistant. I think the last year Fr. was there was 1968. Fr. Falabella is the author of Vietnam Memoirs: A Passage to Sorrow.
Anyone with info or suggestions please post here or FReepmail me please.
Thanks!

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I would imagine Father Falabella has already contacted the 25th id but just in case, here is their website.

http://www.25thida.com/

I'll see what else I can find.

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Here's a website from a guy in that unit.

http://www.bobcat.ws/jjflash/

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1st Bn 5th Inf Reg 25th Inf Div "Class of 1966" Butch Petit has put together a site with a great many photos of Cu Chi district in 1966-67 and many photos of "Bobcats" of that period.

A 1st/5th Mech "Bobcat's" page Bobcat - 1969 Prologue to MECH, By: Theodore T. Jagosz, Cpt Inf (USA).

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I see the FR. name listed here with other members and their email addresses. Has the chaplain been in touch with some of these other members to see if they know Mr. Nelson?


http://www.bobcat.ws/current.htm

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Reunion info might help??

http://www.bobcat.ws/reunion.htm

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This guy wrote their Vietnam history.


http://www.bobcat.ws/history2.htm