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USO Canteen FReeper FRiday....ALOHA RONNIE.......July 19,2002
ALOHA RONNIE and Snow Bunny

Posted on 07/19/2002 12:59:48 AM PDT by 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



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KEYWORDS: usmc; usocanteen
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To: Senator Pardek
Oh yeah! Very cute!!!
701 posted on 07/19/2002 10:32:42 PM PDT by Jen
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To: Senator Pardek
Hahahaha you're so cute, and... too sexy.


702 posted on 07/19/2002 10:35:12 PM PDT by Victoria Delsoul
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To: AntiJen
OK
703 posted on 07/19/2002 10:35:49 PM PDT by Victoria Delsoul
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To: Victoria Delsoul
I'm that close to pinging Admin Moderator for you posting my photo without my permission.
704 posted on 07/19/2002 10:37:26 PM PDT by Senator Pardek
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To: MistyCA
There are fires in Oregon too. It is weird so many fires all over the place. Gosh I hate this.
705 posted on 07/19/2002 10:39:19 PM PDT by Snow Bunny
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To: Senator Pardek
giggle....VERY nice twin brother. heh heh
706 posted on 07/19/2002 10:40:32 PM PDT by Snow Bunny
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To: AntiJen

Faith Hill, The way you love me.
707 posted on 07/19/2002 10:42:34 PM PDT by Victoria Delsoul
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To: coteblanche
OH wow Cote, this is the song!!!! Thank you so much! I love this song she sings. Thank you.
708 posted on 07/19/2002 10:42:51 PM PDT by Snow Bunny
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To: Senator Pardek
You're Ben Affleck?
709 posted on 07/19/2002 10:43:48 PM PDT by Sir Gawain
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To: Senator Pardek
LOL! Go ahead. You gave it to me!
710 posted on 07/19/2002 10:44:37 PM PDT by Victoria Delsoul
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To: Sir Gawain
No, that's not Ben! Is he? LOL!!!
711 posted on 07/19/2002 10:45:47 PM PDT by Victoria Delsoul
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To: Victoria Delsoul; Senator Pardek
LOL
712 posted on 07/19/2002 10:46:13 PM PDT by Snow Bunny
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To: Victoria Delsoul
Looks like it. And we all know Ben is a commie liberal. hehe
713 posted on 07/19/2002 10:46:21 PM PDT by Sir Gawain
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To: Victoria Delsoul; Alberta's Child
Wow, a birthday????
714 posted on 07/19/2002 10:46:31 PM PDT by MistyCA
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To: Sir Gawain
No way! I just checked it out. It's Pardek, hehehe.
715 posted on 07/19/2002 10:47:50 PM PDT by Victoria Delsoul
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To: Victoria Delsoul
LOL - two can play that game - blue's my favorite color, too ;)
716 posted on 07/19/2002 10:49:43 PM PDT by Senator Pardek
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To: Victoria Delsoul
Uh huh. Suuuuure. lol
717 posted on 07/19/2002 10:49:45 PM PDT by Sir Gawain
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To: SassyMom
I have a table that belonged to my aunt and have kept it's contents intact over the years. The drawers contain the colors that I used when I was a child along with decks of cards and little mind challenging games that my uncle loved to tease me with! I was just going through it the other day and thinking how neat it was to have the memories and the table! :))))
718 posted on 07/19/2002 10:50:42 PM PDT by MistyCA
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To: Victoria Delsoul
You gave it to me!

Ugh! Gave you what?!

719 posted on 07/19/2002 10:51:17 PM PDT by Senator Pardek
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To: Victoria Delsoul; Snow Bunny; MistyCA; SAMWolf; All
Thanks so much for the song, Victoria!

I think I'm going to head to bed now. See y'all tomorrow when we go on liberty to Michigan!
720 posted on 07/19/2002 10:52:02 PM PDT by Jen
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