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Pat and Carol Bieneman
Rebecca and I attended the Charlie Troop 1/9th Blues reunion held at St George Island, FL. in October. It was my first reunion since returning from Vietnam 43 years ago.
The three day event hosted by Pat and Carol was filled with fun, laughter and tears. They started planning the event at least one year in advance and what a great job they did…
Bieneman CP on Apalachicola Bay for the event-PERFECT!
Pat & Carol’s wheels
Back porch where many memories were shared.
Apalachicola Bay
Famous Island Landmark
Many of the reunion attendees stayed here.
Charlie Troopers attending the reunion
Charlie Troop Blues 1965-70
The wives attendance speaks for itself.
Pete Guthrie (Blue) Jerry Duckworth (Blue India) 1968
Pete Guthrie (Blue) Pat Bieneman (Blue India) 1968-69
Rob Struck (Blue India) Mike LaChance (Blue) 1970
PRC-25 Radio
Pete Guthrie, Don Coshey, Jerry Duckworth
Claude Singletary, Crae Carpenter, Phil Merritt, Pete Guthrie
Gordon Jones, Gene Smith
Claude Singletary, Pete Guthrie
Jerry Duckworth and Phil Merritt sharing memories
Walt “Titch” Titchenell, Don Coshey, Crae Carpenter
Carol Bieneman, Jerry Duckworth, Pat Bieneman
Pat updating his blog and posting reunion photos on Facebook. Sitting next to Pat is Wallace “Tich” Tichenell, Spc5 Red CE Gunner1965-66
Indoor activity
1st Squadron 9th Cavalry Landing on the Beach at Qui Nho , Souh Vietnam September 13th 1965
Wallace “Tich” Tichenell, Spc5 Red CE Gunner1965-66 is in this photo
Outdoor activity
Final adjustments
Titch scouting the waters
If the decibel level on the porch friday night was any indication of a good time, I’d say the women had a “GREAT TIME!”
Walt “Titch” and Mary Alice Titchenell at the Saturday night Buffet Dinner outside at Harry A’s
Larry Banks (Delta Troop) displaying his pins
Pat reading the names of the Killed In Action from October 1970 to April 1971
KIA Table
Three Soldiers Monument – Apalachicola, Florida
Visit Pat Bieneman’s blog for more photos of this event.
Icing on the Cake!
I sat next to 2010 Hall of Fame inductee, Andre Dawson “The Hawk” Chicago Cubs, 1987-92. We talked baseball on our flight from Tallahassee to Miami.
My Vietnam Experience 