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Buy Brand Cialis The Official Magazine of the 101st Airborne Division Association Fall 2013 www.facebook.com/101stAirborneDivisionAssociation www.twitter.com/101stABNDIVASSN THE SCREAMING EAGLE MAGAZINE FALL 2013 THE SCREAMING EAGLE MAGAZINE FALL 2013 1 annual ceremony in hiesville, france. ceremony at pratt memorial Memorial marker at the Hemevez, Normandy, where 7 Privates of the 587th were massacred just a few hours after jumping on 6 June 1944. 2 THE SCREAMING EAGLE MAGAZINE FALL 2013 THE SCREAMING EAGLE MAGAZINE FALL 2013 TABLE OF CONTENTS 101ST Association President’s Message 2 Executive Secretary/Treasurer’s National HQ Update 3 MG McConville’s Message 4 The Bulletin Board 5 Chaplain’s Corner 6-7 Double Eagles 8-9 New Recruits 10 Membership Forms 11 Bill Nelson Award 12 Scholarship Committee Letter and Awardees 13-15 A Reason to Return by Bob Staranowicz 16-19 In the Company of Heroes by The Clatskanie Chief 20-23 Eagles Who Have Soared 24-28 Bravo Company Tribute to General Sidney Bryan Berry Jr. 29 101st Airborne Division Paratroopers Recognized 30 Veterans Interment Project (VIP) 31 From Over There...Jan Cooley Reports 32-33 Chapter Articles 34-45 Association Store Catalog and Order Form 46-56 Snowbird Reunion Forms 57-60 Desert Strke One by Larry Redmond 61-62 Regional Command East by MG McConville 63-64 Univ. of Santa Clara Awards 65 Veterans Gather to Cast a Line on the High Seas by Terry Ogan 66-67 Currahees Make Strides to Improve Afghan Partners in Eastern Afghanistan 68 68th Annual 101st Airborne Division Reunion Award Winners 69 68th Annual 101st Airborne Division Reunion Pictures 70-71 101 Club Members 73 Corporate Sponors 74-77 Association Officers & Screaming Eagles Foundation Officers and Trustees 78 Association Governors 79 Committees 80 Association Chapter Listings 81-82 Support Report 83 Association Funds and Foundation Funds 84-85 Monument Pavers and Order Form 86-87 “Dog Tag” Ceremony 88 The Community Says Thank You 89 ON THE COVER After over 12 years of fighting the Global War on Terrorism, the Screaming Eagles of our great Division continue to bring the fight to the enemy. After their “Tour” what doesn’t change is what is important to all of them, Family and who we fight for. The Welcome Home Ceremonies are a key part to the deployment and the 101st Airborne Division takes that part seriously and gets it right. Articles appearing in The Screaming Eagle do not necessarily reflect the views or opinions of the staff, officers, or members of the 101st Airborne Division Association. Additionally, the Association does not make any warranties or endorsements as to the accuracy and truth of the advertisements appearing in this publication. Manuscripts, photographs, slides and drawings are submitted at the contributor’s risk. All materials will be kept in the Associa- tion archives unless requested otherwise. The staff reserves the right to edit all submissions for clarity and to meet space constraints. The staff has the right to refuse any article or advertisement submitted for inclusion in The Screaming Eagle. Your opinions and suggestions are encouraged and appreciated. We want to hear from you! THE SCREAMING EAGLE MAGAZINE FALL 2013 THE SCREAMING EAGLE MAGAZINE FALL 2013 1 PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE NEW PRESIDENT TAKES OFFICE. As I write this message, I have been your President for served at both the Unit Dinners and the four days. I would like to thank all the members, Board Memorial Dinner. Food never tasted so of Governors, and officers of the 101st Airborne Division great were many of the comments and Association for you vote and confidence in me to serve I agree the food and presentation was the best we have as your President the next two years. Special thanks ever had at a reunion. The Association owes a big thanks to Past President Pack, I have some big shoes to fill to Jerry and Kaye Gomes of the Oregon Chapter of the but I am ready to meet the challenge as we move the 101st Airborne Division Association for hosting and all association into the digital age. The association has a the great events that were planned. The Gorge tour and number of challenges to overcome such as membership Evergreen Air Museum tour were completely filled and retention, corporate sponsorship and moving to a we were worried we would not be able to fill the seats. more digital format for Screaming Eagle Magazine and upgrading the web site. You can be assured you are in good hands as we strive to improve what we CORPORATE SPONSORS & SCHOLARSHIPS. deliver to the membership and overcoming the new Chairman of the Scholarship Committee Rick Lencioni directives given by your Board of Governors. You have presented over $ 50,000 in scholarships, a reunion record a new Vice President Jim Shamblen and he will be a amount and is a tribute to the Committees hard work and great asset to the association and is ready to assist me all that have given to our scholarship programs. What a in all the new programs that need implementation. great achievement for the association. The Chairman’s message also encourages all the Chapters to form their EXECUTIVE SECRETARY. Your executive secretary own scholarships to broaden the scope of their programs. Wayne St. Louis and his staff at Fort Campbell are on I am going to ask every single Governor, committee the job as we speak looking to improve the web site to members and especially the Chapters to reach out in their a more friendly and workable format. Our members communities to find Corporate Sponsors. I will be setting and especially the active duty troops need a better up a call team to check and develop a program with format and I am going to encourage them to write the Chapters and everyone involved to be more active more articles about the war experiences for Screaming in this area. Eagle Magazine. I encourage all our members who have any questions call the office and the staff is ready 101st AIRBORNE DIVISION AIR (AASLT). to assist you with any questions you might have. Your Please keep our active duty in your thoughts and prayers voice is important and we want to hear from you. as they are still being deployed in active combat. We must always work to do all we can for the families and 68TH ANNUAL REUNION - PORTLAND, OR. soldiers deployed through all our programs. Please We have just returned from one of the most successful remember to give to the Screaming Eagle Foundation West Coast Reunion in memory. Some 450 Screaming so the association can continue to assist Screaming Eagles and family attended our reunion at the” Red Lion Eagle troopers and their families when the need arises. Hotel “on the River in Portland. What a beautiful site, the hotel, the service as well as food was outstanding and I UNTIL WE MEET AGAIN want to personally recognize the leadership and staff of the Hotel. Hotel staff when beyond the call of duty making the Screaming Eagles feels welcome and attending to all the needs of the association during our stay. All the way from housekeeping, front desk, restaurant, bartenders in hospitality room, servers, chef and to everyone a Jim Keeton big thanks. There were many compliments of the food President, 101st Airborne Division Association 2 THE SCREAMING EAGLE MAGAZINE FALL 2013 THE SCREAMING EAGLE MAGAZINE FALL 2013 NATIONAL HQ UPDATE The National Headquarters staff has Our Association is in great financial standings only been back from Portland Oregon thanks to the board of Trustee and their hard work and for two days and we are gathering all dedication. The miracles they continue to do are amazing our notes from what made the 68th Annual reunion a and ensure we are growing during these difficult financial success. We are starting the planning for Grand Rapids times. Because of all that they have done over the past and the 69th reunion already so that again next year it several years we are in a position to make a few changes will be a success. Over 400 of our friends joined us at without the financial worries we had in the past. Your this year’s “Gathering of Eagles” at a location that was Board of Governors made some decisions that have been simply more than we could had expected and everyone talked about for over two years and now feel will benefit kept thanking our reunion committee over and over for us and grow not only our membership but also provide doing such a wonderful job in selecting the Red Lion on benefits to our current members as well. You’ll see some the River. The hotel staff bent over backwards to ensure of those changes published in this magazine and the next. that everyone had a wonderful time and all their needs One of those changes involves Scholarships, where it gives and requests were met with a smile. Mrs Linda McCaffrey our members the opportunity to have a named scholarship and her staff were a valuable part of the team of so awarded next year for someone of their choice. I already many that make a reunion special. Also a big “Airborne” sent in my $500 in Memory of CPL Jessica Ellis, KIA, thanks to Jerry and Kaye Gomes who put all the missing 2008, Iraq. pieces together and held other things in place to ensure The volunteers on our many committees who this was a memorable time had by all. Our reunion spend countless hours working to make our Association committee chair Ron Gillette again hit it out of the park.
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