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Association of the 1st Battalion, 50th Infantry (Mechanized) Site Updates - 2009

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This page is designed to be a "quick reference" page of work done on our Web Site. Visit this page often to check on the latest additions and corrections to the site. Please visit the Members Email page and check your email and unit affiliation information. If changes, additions or deletions are warranted, please use the links provided there to request updates. Historian Jim Sheppard is handling updates.  Feel free to contact him with comments and/or suggestions.

Dec. 22, 2009

Added December, 2009, Newsletter issue to Newsletters page.

Dec. 8, 2009

Updated e-mail address for Chuck Nelson, HHC Supply Sergeant and Armorer from June, 1969 to June, 1970 on the Members E-mail page.

Dec. 2, 2009

Added e-mail addresses for Maze Little, "B" Company, 1969 - 1970, on the Members E-mail page.

Nov. 9, 2009

Added e-mail address for our newest member (#367), Dennis Sullivan, to the Members E-mail page. Dennis served with Bravo Company from February of 1968 to April of 1969.

Oct. 29, 2009

Added new life member Tom Knepp to the Lifetime Members page. Changed e-mail address for Russ Hope on the Members E-mail page.

Oct. 13, 2009

Added new photos of John Hanzlik, 63C20, "HQ" Company, 1970, to the  Photo Gallery page.

Oct. 12, 2009

Added Obituary for Bob Sollars, "C" Co. & SRAP, 1969-1970, to theTaps page.

Oct. 10, 2009

Added e-mail address for Dennis Apana, "A" Company Medic, 9-67 to 2-68, to the Members E-mail page. Also corrected the Membership Application. The previous version, created about 2 years ago was missing the space for a home phone number. If you joined the Association in the past two years, please forward your phone number to Gary Quint.

Oct. 2, 2009

Updated e-mail address for Tom Knepp on the Members E-mail page. Also: Added Obituary for Lon Haskell, Charlie Company, to the Taps page. Lon passed away back in May....no formal Obituary exists & the date of death was extracted from public records.

Sept. 30, 2009

Added Obituary for John Albertson, Scouts Platoon, to theTaps page.

Sept. 29, 2009

Added September, 2009, Newsletter issue to Newsletters page.

Sept. 19, 2009

Added e-mail addresses for Seth Sindel, "C" Company, 1st Platoon Leader, 1967, and David McCracken, SP4 Medic for "A" Company and the Battalion TOC in 1969-70, on the Members E-mail page.

Sept. 12, 2009

Added new photos of Dennis Sullivan, "B" Company, 1st Platoon, 2nd Squad, February, 1968, to April, 1969, to the  Photo Gallery page.

Sept. 8, 2009

Added new life members: Walter Wroblewski, Greg Camp and James Tilley, III to the Lifetime Members page.

Sept. 2, 2009

Added e-mail address for John Nichols, "HQ" Company, to the Members E-mail page. Also changed e-mail address for Lou Frisbie, "D" Company.

August 12, 2009

Updated the Reunions page.....photos to be added shortly.

July 27, 2009

Added the Finalized Reunion Schedule to the Home page and to the Reunion page.

July 11, 2009

Added e-mail address for Lewis "Three Thumbs" Nimmons, "B" Company & Mortars, to the Members E-mail page. Also added e-mail address for Carolyn Herr, widow of Sherron "Red" Harbison, KIA on May 5th, 1968, to the Members E-mail page.

July 10, 2009

Added e-mail address for William "Willie" Maklary, "A" Company, 5-68 to 5-69, to the Members E-mail page.

July 6, 2009

Updated e-mail address for Mick Hawkins on the Members E-mail page.

July 5, 2009

Added new photos of Dave Knechtel, "B" Company, 1st Platoon, November, 1967, to November, 1968, to the  Photo Gallery page.

June 30, 2009

Added e-mail address for George Mansfield, HHC Flame/Scouts 9/69 to 10/70,to the Members E-mail page.

Jun 27, 2009

Added June, 2009, Newsletter issue to Newsletters page.

June 23, 2009

Added list of those who have sent in their registration forms for the convention to the Reunion page.

June 22, 2009

Added e-mail address for John Johnson, Battalion XO 9/70 to 12/70,to the Members E-mail page.

May. 23, 2009

Added new mailing address for Historian Jim Sheppard to the Officer's Contact Information page.

May. 14, 2009

Added e-mail address for Bill Lowe, Brother of our KIA Donald Lowe,to the Members E-mail page.

May. 9, 2009

Added e-mail address for Thomas A. Jones, CPT., "C & D Co.", to the Members E-mail page. Added George Bell, 4.2 Mortars, 1967,  to the Life Members page.

Apr. 21, 2009

Added another personal account by Rick Rajner, SRAP Platoon, to the War Stories page.

Apr. 20, 2009

Updated e-mail address for Norm Poage on the Members E-mail page.

Apr 15, 2009

Added March, 2009, Newsletter issue to Newsletters page.

Mar. 19, 2009

Updated e-mail address for Ed Fischer on the Members E-mail page.

Mar. 17, 2009

Updated e-mail addresses for Jim Edwards and Dave Hess on the Members E-mail page.

Mar. 11, 2009

Updated e-mail address for Zach Fellows on the Members E-mail page.

Mar. 9, 2009

Added e-mail address for Jose Garcia, "HHC" Supply, 9/69 - 10/70, to the Members E-mail page.

Mar. 2, 2009

Changed the Association's Mailing Address in quite a few places: Membership Application, Contact 1/50th Assn. Officers, etc.  The new address is: Box 460, 24165 West I-10, #217, San Antonio, Texas 78257.

Feb. 16, 2009

Updated e-mail address for Toby Jordan on the Members E-mail page.

Feb. 11, 2009

Added Stephen Dennis and Jimmy Copeland to the Life Members page.

Feb. 10, 2009

Added new photo of James Earl Wright's Mother and Brother to Mick Hawkin's photos on the  Photo Gallery page.

Feb. 9, 2009

Added new photos of David Payne, "A" Company, 3rd Platoon, 3rd Squad, September, 1968, to October, 1969, to the  Photo Gallery page. Also added new photo of  Howard Pontuck (Panel 43E - Row 058), from his West Point Graduation Yearbook to his "In Memoriam" Photo Page. (Pontuck Photo Contributed by West Point Class of '66 classmate, and former Delta Company CO; Tom Schroeder)

Jan. 25, 2009

Updated e-mail address for Jack Nabors, "A" Company, 9/68 - 7/69, on the Members E-mail page.

Jan. 13, 2009

Added e-mail address for Billy Hampton, "B" Company, 9/67 - 9/68, to the Members E-mail page.

Jan. 12, 2009

Added e-mail address for Walter Billups, "B" Company, Track #212, 9/67 - 9/68, to the Members E-mail page. Also added a download link for a 2009 Reunion Registration Form to the Website Home page...and added Reunion Information to our Reunions Web Page as well.

Jan. 8, 2009

Added e-mail address for Wilson Parks, Battalion Chaplain from September, 1969 to September, 1970, to the Members E-mail page. Also updated e-mail address for John Martin on the Members E-mail page. Gary Quint also informs that the second Reunion Registration has been received....from Former "C" Company Commander Jay Copley.

Jan. 1, 2009

Happy New Year! One year ago we added Tom McGovern, "A" Co, 2nd Platoon Leader, September 1967 to March, 1968 & Asst. S-1 from March 1968 to September, 1968 to the Members E-mail page...This year, Tom was the first to submit his registration form for the upcoming May Reunion! Welcome Home Tom...we all look forward to the great time we know we will have at Fort Benning!

2008 Archive

Archive of the "Site Updates" from the year 2008.

2007 Archive

Archive of the "Site Updates" from the year 2007.

2006 Archive

Archive of the "Site Updates" from the year 2006.