Outpost Harry Survivors Reunion
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Th e W a t c h o n t he R h i n e The Official Publication of the Society of the Third Infantry Division, United States Army Vol. 87 No. 2 “Nous Resterons La” October 2005 Boston, MA: June 16 - 19 The Belgian Beret Outpost Harry Survivors Reunion By Bob Boucart fter having been decimated after WW During the reunion II, the Belgian Army was reorganized tour of Boston the A OPHSA group visited with the assistance of British and Belgian the Korean War instructors, the latter having joined Great Memorial adjacent to Britain during the war, and of course the Charleston Navy thanks to the voluntariness of thousands of Yard. Belgian nationals. The coloured beret with its metallic or tissues bade was compulsory. It is particularly the land forces which differ in the choice of colours. The Navy and Air Force kept their headgear. As far as I remember: Khaki beret Infantry-Engineering Transport Photos by Jim Jarbo Black beret Royal Tank Corps Green beret Commando units– “Chasseurs Ardennais” (Ardenne light infantry) Red beret Paratroopers-SAS, Airborne units Sam Buck, Doug Jones and Dk Blue beret Artillery Freeman Bradford display their awards for outstanding Please turn to BERET on page 6 service to the OP Harry Survivors Association at the OPHSA reunion in Brookline, MA. ighty members and guests of the Charleston Navy Yard and a look at the EOutpost Harry Survivors Association nearby Korean War Memorial. The tour met for their 14th Annual Reunion at the included the Government Center, Boston Holiday Inn Boston/Brookline from June Common, Faneuil Hall, the site of the 16 to June 19. Boston Massacre, and the Old North Association President Floyd Deiwert, Jr. Church. and Reunion Planner Jerry Cunningham, Members spent time meeting in the greeted members and guests at the recep- hospitality room and looking over the his- tion. Jerry presented a briefing outlining the tory files and collected pictures of the bat- planned schedule of events. tles for OP Harry during the last months of Friday the group took a narrated tour of the Korean War. the Boston area. There was a stop at the Please turn to OP HARRY on page 4 Bob Boucart is retired and proud to be a USS Constitution (Old Ironsides) at the Cottonbaler! Since 1919 The Oldest Continuous Army Division Association The Watch on the Rhine The Watch on the Rhine is the official publication of The Society of the Third Infantry Division, U.S. Army. The Watch on the Rhine is published bi-monthly for members of the Society by Finisterre Publishing Incorporated, 3 Black Skimmer Ct., Beaufort, SC 29907 ([email protected]). A subscription may be obtained at a cost of $15 by applying to the National Headquarters, The Society of the Third Infantry Division-U.S. Army, 10 Paddington Ct., Hockessin, DE 19707. Contributions and suggestions are welcome and should be sent to Alta Milling, Editor, 4738 Datura Rd., Columbia, SC 29205-2109. Officers & Staff* 2004-2005 Committeeman Lloyd Whitmer 7500 Mose St. Honorary President Maj. Gen. William G. Webster Navarre, OH 44662 Commanding General 3rd (330) 756-2803 Infantry Division (Mech) e-mail: [email protected] Editor Alta Milling Committeeman/ Edward Dojutrek 4738 Datura Rd. Historian 3303 Far View Dr. Columbia, SC 29205-2109 Austin, TX 78730 (803) 787-7134 (512) 343-0900 e-mail: [email protected] e-mail: [email protected] President Angelo “Jim” Tiezzi Western Region VP Carl R. Duncan 14186 Hilton Head Dr. 14617 Shiprock Dr Ft. 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In addition please keep all our Bread this, the Our roster is continuing to grow with troops in your prayers and hope they will reunion in San Diego new members as you can see by the not be in harms way and will return safe- will have been over listing in each issue of the Watch and ly in the not too distant future. for several weeks, so we congratulate you on the great It is a little early for this, but better there probably won’t recruiting job you are doing. now than not getting a chance later, to be too much in this wish each and every member and your issue regarding the families a most wonderful Thanksgiving programs because of job you are doing. At the end of August, Day with good health to go along with the deadline for pub- we have 3602 members on the roster, your turkey. Jim Tiezzi, President however, this will be reduced after the lication. Rock of the Marne, Society of the 3rd Inf Div reunion by about 100 deceased comrades The following Jim issue in December will carry much of the that will be removed from the rolls after reunion activity and I will say in advance their names are read at the Memorial 2006 Membership Roster that it was a great reunion and we will Service. have made several Service Awards, As of September 1, as I write this arti- Getting Ready to Print Roster Presidents Awards, Recruiting Award, a cle, we still have 199 members that have Please check the accuracy of the very Special Award and our first not paid their current dues. About 95% of information on your mailing label for Scholarship Awards. this number are members that have been this Watch on the Rhine. We need to When you receive this issue of the with the Society for several years. This ensure the 2006 Full Roster will be as Watch, you will note that on the address will be reduced somewhat by the time accurate as possible. One of the places label there is a line noting your unit, ser- your read this message in October. I ask where accuracy is questioned is the high- vice period and rank while serving with the OP Secretary/Treasurers to make one est rank attained while serving in the the 3ID. If the information on the label is last effort to get these members paid oth- 3ID. Many regular Army members con- correct, there is no action required on erwise they will also be dropped from the tinue to serve and earn higher rank but your part. If it is incorrect, please refer to roster soon. may not have served in the 3rd ID at that an article on the inside of this issue advis- Now is the time to think about our rank. We can only print what’s been ing you how to have it corrected. The pur- Rock of the Marne troops in Iraq as the reported. pose in updating this information is that two major holiday seasons of the year The 2003 Membership Roster had 11 when we print the National Membership will be soon be upon us. Please give them fields for: Roster in January, and distributed to all your moral support by sending phone Last, First, Unit, Rank, Period, Address, members, it will have your unit, service cards to: CH (LTC) James White, DIV City, State, Zip, OP, and Code.