USO Canteen FReeper FRiday....ALOHA RONNIE.......July 19,2002

ALOHA RONNIE and Snow Bunny

[Snow Bunny]

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If you know a Veteran, someone in your family,
friend of the family, neighbor, who served their
country, take a brief moment of your day to thank them.
Thank them for the sacrifice they made
for the better good of their country.

We at Free Republic, and the USO Canteen FReeper Style,
are thankful for every service member
in our military, who has served our great nation.

So, to the men and women who answered the call,
in both times of war and peace, thank you.

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Message from Snow Bunny to all those who visit the Canteen.

This is how I think of the USO Canteen Freeper Style.
It is like a cottage down a road,
a place where a weary veteran can spend the night.

Since it opened, it is magical how so many
Freepers who post here, feel it too.
It has been so dear how the Freepers
kept making it a cottage - a home-type of place
that had a huge living room
for them to visit in and a dance floor, a library, etc.

Many Veterans have written to me,
saying that the Canteen is like home
to them for the first time since they served.

This is your Canteen -
a respite from our busy
and sometimes troubling world.
Make yourself at home.

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The USO Canteen Honors FReepers
who have served,
or are now serving their country.

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You may have a loved one who has served in the past.
We at the FReeper USO Canteen would like to honor each and every one.

I DRANG'.. 1st Cav Licensed Mustang with ALOHA RONNIE Guyer in front of his home at Christmas with Lights Home,
American Flag ..Cross ..
'WE WERE SOLDIERS'.. Cap -&- all

ALOHA RONNIE
Ronnie Guyer, Sp/4
HHC, 1/7th Cav 1965-66
Vet/Battle of IA DRANG-1965 - LZ Falcon

"We few, we happy few, we band of brothers,
For he to-day that sheds his blood with me
Shall be my brother."

Shakespeare, Henry V

IA DRANG S-1 Personnel Clerk
After IA DRANG-1965 I typed up Lt. Col. HAL G. MOORE's Letters of
Condolances to the Hero families of our many Hero KIA -&- WIA Soldiers

ALOHA RONNIE was Lt. Col. HAL G. MOORE's
personal Radioman/Driver/Orderly right up to
IA DRANG-1965 Campaign

In November 1965, 450 U.S. soldiers were dropped
into a small clearing in the Ia Drang Valley.
They were surrounded by 2,000 North Vietnamese soldiers.

CH-47 Chinook and S-2/3 Personnel HHC, 1/7 Cav above hill west of Bong Son-Operation White Wing/Masher April 1966

PleiMi.jpg = SP/4 Ronald W. Guyer (HHC, 1/7 S-1 Clerk) standing at entrance to Plei Me Special Forces Camp awaiting AirLift to LZ Falcon IA DRANG Valley 14 Nov 65

Commo Platoon HHC, 1/7 Cav resting in Bong Son Farm backyard, March 1966. (Paul Smith's Group)

SP/4 Ronald W. Guyer standing with a visiting young Senator TED KENNEDY at 1st Cav Div HQ October 1965

First Light 14 Nov 65 at French Fortress east of Plei Me Special Forces Camp / Lt. Col. Hal Moore planning Air Assault into LZ X-Ray 30' to my right front.

Up close picture of Lt. Col. Harold G. Moore taken in 1/7 Cav Battalion Area at An Khe just before or after our Plei Me-IA DRANG Operation, late 1965.

LZ FALCON, a smiling and Victorious Lt. Col. Harold G. Moore newly extracted from LZ X-RAY, along with the 1/7 Cav, thanking the HHC Medical Aid Men for their work at LZ X-RAY.

LZ FALCON, Helmeted Lt. Col. Harold G. Moore thanking 1/7 Cav Battalion surgeon Capt. Robert Carrara for his valiant and heroic work at LZ X-RAY saving lives. S/Sgt Keeton is on the left. LZ FALCON Medical Aid Station 2nd Lt (?) on the right is the one who pronounced S-2 CPT Tom Metzger KIA after his extraction from Huey at Falcon fresh from X-Ray.

Sp/4 Ronnie Guyer standing in front of the closest thing to a Christmas Tree to be found on Christmas Day 1965 at 1/7th Cav HQ at An Khe

Victorious Lt. Col. Harold G. Moore at PLEIKU Airstrip reading Congratulatory Telegram from Commanding General William Westmoreland who immediately followed him on top of this Jeep to personally salute the members of the 1/7 Cav for their "Outstanding Victory" at IA DRANG

1st Cav. Div. Commanding General Harry W.O. Kinnard welcoming the 1/7th Cav back to Home Base at An Khe. A smiling Lt. Col. Harold G. Moore is in the middle.

The first two Communist North Vietnamese Regular POW's of the Battle of IA DRANG fresh from LZ X-RAY are escorted from Helicopter to Helicopter at LZ FALCON by members of the HHC, 1/7 Cav. Associated Press Photographer is running to the right to get in front of them to take the picture that is in 'WE WERE SOLDIERS ONCE....AND YOUNG.' Shadow of me taking this picture is at lower left. I consider this Picture one of the best. Notice M-16 POW wounded knee on one of the POW's in the middle of the picture.

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Actor SAM ELLIOTT who portrays Hero CSM BASIL PLUMLEY to MEL GIBSON's Lt. Col. HAL MOORE in ..'WE WERE SOLDIERS'.. with ALOHA RONNIE Guyer/Radio Operator to both in Vietnam ...and the real IA DRANG-1965 Hero S-3 Operations Officer Capt MATT DILLON ...who I also Clerked for ...to the left at our Year 2001 IA DRANG Alumni D.C. Conference. (photo taken by Kevin Burke)

With our very own ALOHA RONNIE Guyer/Radio Operator to both in Vietnam ...
and the real IA DRANG-1965 Hero S-3 Operations Officer Capt MATT DILLON ...
who ALOHA RONNIE also Clerked for ...to the left at the Year 2001 IA DRANG
Alumni D.C. Conference.

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Vietnam Troopship the USNS ROSE

[Snow Bunny]

Yesssss, come and have some cake and ice cream at the Canteen.. We are birthday friendly.giggle

You can even ride in my car Alberta's Child

[68-69TonkinGulfYachtClub]

"Survived your first week!"

LOL! Now tommorrow they put me on the phone for real.
This is very easy compared to the Coast Guard training and duties.

[Snow Bunny]

OH Sassy, are you going now?

It was fun, I love seeing you.

Have fun tonight, you can stay up late and pop popcorn and watch a good movie.

(((((((( hug )))))))))))

[Kathy in Alaska]

Oboyoboyoboy, my very own car! I just love seeing you guys zooming around in yours. Beep beep! I think I will see if I can make it work right now. Thank you!

[Alberta's Child]

Be right there!

[SassyMom]

I'm the same way, I don't know how they do that. It's a great sacrifice that they give for us, and I appreciate it soooooooo much. Because of what they are willing to do, I can sleep soundly at night. I can know that in the morning we will be safe and free to worship as we want, say the things we want, go anywhere we want. We/I am sooooo blessed. And we have these freedoms because of these men and women and the men and women before them that risked everything for our freedoms.

[Victoria Delsoul]

LOL! I love those little cars.

[Snow Bunny]

Sam I would love that.....

Right before they die, they have a boot on their chest and a gun pointed at head and right before they shot DEAD,,,our beautiful Marine says.... This is for America.

[SassyMom]

Kathy, you look great in that car. I like that you can go soooooooo fast in them, but watch out for Tonkin. He will get you for speeding. LOL

[68-69TonkinGulfYachtClub]

Hi Kathy!

[Jen]

Cote, thank you for the new doll!!! I love the top she is wearing with NHW on it!!! I think NHW will stand for "Non-Homo Woman" when she wears that shirt. hehehehehe

But I will have to make just one itty bitty change to the name. Anti-Jen is AntiJen's evil twin!!! That little "-" makes a huge difference in her personality! Just ask anyone who's ever met the evil twin...

[68-69TonkinGulfYachtClub]

"but watch out for Tonkin. He will get you for speeding."

[68-69TonkinGulfYachtClub]

*HUG*

[Jen]

Kathy, is that your first graphic you posted? Good to see you again! Jen

I'm about 300 posts behind, but I'm zooming in my little car to catch up with y'all.

Zoooooooooooooom!

[Alberta's Child]

Thank you kindly, Victoria! Now the cat's out of the bag -- everyone knows! LOL!

[Alberta's Child]

Thank you all for your birthday wishes. I never should have trusted Victoria to keep this a secret! LOL!

Now, if anyone could find a link to that Ian Tyson song "Irving Berlin is 100 Year Old Today" . . .

:-)

[Victoria Delsoul]

Happy 25! 25 right? Or is it 24?

Anyway this is for you... I know you like it.