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Quarterly Network News Retired Air Force Fire Chiefs’ Network QUARTERLY NETWORK NEWS Legendary Pioneers Who Reminisce About the Past But Focus on the Future Editor: Hoyd “Sandy” Sanders, [email protected] Associate Editor: Charlie Richardson, [email protected] Associate Editor: Vacant http://www.dodfire.com/Retirees.htm Volume 4 2009 Founded by Doug Courchene October-December 2009 What a great Holiday Season we had Special Interest Item this year! Hope all enjoyed themselves, DoD Fire Fighters to be Memorialized at and "Santa" was good to them. The year the National Fire Academy 2009 certainly has been a year to The National Fallen Firefighters remember. Lots of things have Foundation is working with DoD Fire & occurred, and I believe we have made Emergency Service leaders to collect some inroads toward renewing some data regarding Line of Duty Deaths old friendships and establishing many (LODD) involving DoD firefighters. The new ones. During the past few months I national Firefighter Memorial is located have received several suggestions at the National Fire Academy concerning the QNN that I believe are (Emmitsburg MD), but until now, has valid and I hope in the new year we will never included DoD firefighters who make every effort to include some of have died in the line of duty. This is these recommendations. One where our pioneers can help. If you suggestion is to include more have any information, including name, stories/articles concerning the "Now date of LODD, location and family Fire Folks." Stories/articles that information, please send it to: Ernst showcase the great men and women Piercy, [email protected]. I am who are serving on the front line of collecting any and all data to ensure we today's fire and emergency services. appropriately honor those who have The QNN is read by a large number of made the ultimate sacrifice. For more active duty (military and civilian) fire information about the National Fallen and emergency services folks. Each Firefighters Foundation, please visit: edition will include a request for http://www.firehero.org/. (Ernst articles/stories, and I certainly do Piercy [email protected]) appreciate those who have contributed. However, articles/stories relating to the Editor’s Note: For those of you who do "Now Fire Folks" have been very limited not have e-mail and receive a hard copy to nonexistent. So, anyone wanting to of the QNN, you can mail any contribute an article concerning information you may have to me at 110 activities going on today, please forward Kensington Court, Dothan AL 36303- them to me for inclusion in future 9348. I will make sure Chief Piercy issues of the QNN. I look forward to receives it. reading about the many contributions being made by the great men and women of today's Fire and Emergency READERS’ COMMENTS Services. (Hoyd “Sandy” Sanders CMSgt USAF Ret Chief, best one yet. I could not put it [email protected]) down. I'm taking this home. I know that Kim would be interested. Thank you Boss! It's great that you have the touch with a few folks through email but opportunity to share some of your time this is fun too! It's not the same when and experiences with your you don't go the conferences anymore. grandchildren. I know that is a blessing (Sandy Cooper CMSgt USAF not only to you but to them also. (Doug [email protected]) Smith [email protected]) Chief, good edition. I think it was well Thanks Sandy, the QNN just keeps balanced. What an honor for me to be getting better and better! (Larry mentioned. Thanks for sharing these with Daniels CMSgt USAF Ret me. Am I on the official distribution list? [email protected] ) (Steve Hoarn Col USAF Ret [email protected]) Please send me your address again so I Editor’s Note: I was fortunate to be able can send some money. Great job on the to attend Col Steve Hoarn's retirement current QNN. Thanks for all of your at Hurlburt Field FL. Prior to his hard work. (Jim Legg CMSgt USAF Ret retirement, he was the Command Civil [email protected]) Engineer for Special Operations Command. During his career he served Chief Sanders, I have just gotten the as Civil Engineer at several Air Force Quarterly Network News (QNN). bases, and I was privileged to be his Thanks to Doug Smith and the Luke Fire Fire Chief at Luke AFB AZ. You will find Department, I was able to get on the an article written by Col Hoarn in QNN distribution list. I retired in 1977 and Volume 4 October-December 2008. Col am excited to see the names of some of Hoarn and his wife, Nancy, now make the people I served with in the Fire their home in Tampa, Florida. Department. I am interested in making a contribution to the QNN. I heard you have been doing a superb Job, I just read the July-September edition, and it was great. Some of the people I worked with that I see on the list except Risinger and Cain were Pete Semanick and Joe Taylor. I worked with Joe Taylor from 1961 to 1964 at Misawa, Japan. It is very sad to find out this super person left us. I served with him on HH-43s for three years. I look forward to many more newsletters. (Sonny Sonnenberg [email protected]) Sandy: Well done! The recent edition Chief, congratulations to Col Hoarn on was superb! I especially enjoyed your the occasion of his retirement. It Grandson-Granddad adventure. The certainly was a great honor for me to entire publication was first class, and serve with him at Luke Air Force Base, for us, it is a "keeper." Many thanks. Arizona. What tremendous leadership (Dave Cornell BG USAF Ret he displayed while commanding the [email protected]) Civil Engineer Squadron. I pray that God's blessings will be upon him and his Hey Chief, great newsletter, really let family during a long and happy me catch up on some old friends. Can retirement. Also, I wish I could have you please add me to your distribution been there to sing the National Anthem list? thanks for doing this. I keep in at his retirement ceremony. (Heidi Landers [email protected] 2 Sandy, Hope everything is going well. before one knows it, too late !! That's Texas is agreeing with us so far, and my why I retired the first time in 1968 as job couldn't be better. I will always "Uncle Sam" wanted me to take another remember Col Hoarn telling the trip to Southeast Asia. I politely told the Support Group Commander that, if he guy at Randolph "no way mister" I'll didn't give us enough money to do our retire first as I think my family needs jobs, he would just let our craftsmen go me more than the Air Force. That was play golf. He certainly had a poignant one of the best decisions I ever made way of getting his ideas across and was even though I gave up the CMSgt stripe. a great defender of the troops. Margie I recognize many of the names and I wish him and Nancy all the best in throughout the articles. Good their retirement. (Richard Zumbehl memories. I wonder where Sherrill is [email protected]) located. He and I go back a long way. He paid me a visit at Davis-Monthan many Editor’s Note: Mr Rich Zumbehl served years ago, and we discussed his as Deputy Civil Engineer for Col Hoarn retirement plans. At that time he was at Luke AFB AZ. very uncertain on what his best decision would be. Many thanks for allowing me "Then" Lt Col Steve Hoarn's leadership to pass on my experiences at Tulln. I was highly visible in the fire station. He especially give thanks to my daughter was every bit as interested in and Brenda for her assistance in editing my supportive of fire protection issues as articles. Keep up the excellent work. I he was engineering issues, which is know it really encourages those who are what many other BCEs fail to embrace. following in our footsteps. Best regards. That made him a standout with our (Pete Semanick [email protected]) firefighters; he was one of us, because it was clear that he cared, understood, Chief, thank you for keeping the and fully supported our mission. He newsletter going, I really appreciate provided the dollars needed for reading about the pioneers. I learned to training, tools, equipment, and quality appreciate them when I was first of life programs. Promotions for assigned to AFCESA and helped Milt airmen were as important to him as Puckett and Doug Courchene set up they were for officers and SNCOs. After Pioneer Day in Louisville KY. I believe he PCS'd from Luke, he remained a this was 1998. The article you wrote in valued mentor and advisor, willing to the latest edition talking about your share his valuable time with anyone. grandson was very heart touching. With It's great to feel I'm not one of his two granddaughters (4 and 7 years old) "former" troops, but "still" one of his myself, it doesn't matter what kind of troops!! Luke Dragon Slayers!! (Rodney day you have at work. When you come E. Coleman, CMSgt USAF Ret home and they are waiting for Papa, life [email protected] doesn't get any better. God bless! (Mark Captain [email protected]) Chief, thank you for the QNN. Awesome read and a great story on the grand Sandy: Printed 12 pages of quarterly opening of the Hurlburt Field FL Fire newsletter, Jul-Sep 09.
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