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Reunion
Company C
2nd Battalion 5th Cavalry
1st Cavalry Division (Airmobile)
Vietnam

April 27-29, 2001, St. Louis



The Table of the Guests of Honor:

Those Who Did Not Return

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And a Hearty Welcome

to Those of Us Who Did


Just a little bit of the chaos that reigned during the reunion.

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We all counted on these guys to come help us when we needed it - and we needed them at the worst time - during a firefight.  These three medics - all known as "Doc", get their Combat Infantryman's Badge from Jim "Tree" Machin after all these years.  Left to right Dan Hooks, Lonnie Branch, and Richard Bovie.

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Courtesy Renee Russell


If there was a prize for the trooper who traveled the furthest, it was probably Danny Mora, who came all the way from Puerto Rico.  Danny in 1969, and Danny at the reunion.


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Courtesy Eddie Hancock

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Courtesy Eddie Hancock


If there were a prize for those who are the most experienced members of C 2/5 Cav, it would be Jim Mullen, Don O'Keefe, and Ed Boyt.  They were originals - men who left Ft. Benning in August 1965, with Ed as the Company Commander, and Jim and Don as Platoon Leaders.  Seen at the near right are the three at LZ X-Ray, November 16, 1965


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Courtesy Ed Boyt

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A trio reunited - Tom Rutten, John Wnek, and John Licavoli.  They served in the 1966-1967 era.

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Courtesy John Wnek


Some more guys reunited from 2nd Platoon - back in 1969.  James "Tree" Machin, Gaylord "Tex" Russell, and Luke "Prescott" Morgan.

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Updated June 03, 2001