Wednesday, November 19, 2008
The official newsletter of the 6924th Heritage Association. It is sent on/or about the 24th of each month from
Teletiger@myfamily.com
Welcome aboard: Larry Bartley (68-69); Coy Glasgow (1964); Joel Johnson (63-64).
Fallen Tigers: Munnerlyn, Paul E. (65-66); Dietz, Michael E. "Mike" (66-67)
Reunion 2008 was a big success. There are many photos posted on the web site and more photos and descriptions will be posted in the days and weeks ahead. So log onto the 6924th web site and check it out. There will be some recounts of the 2008 reunion in future issues of the Tele Tiger and much more will be on the web site. Our 6924SS Guidon(flag) and its Award, Decoration, and Campaign streamers is a great addition to our association. Look at the photos on the web site.
Reunion 2009 is being planned for Minneapolis Mn..
Reunion 2010 is being planned for Nashville Tn.
Sunday Chat: at 7:00PM Central. Just click on Chat at the top of the Front Page, and then click on Group Chat. Chat with host Clyde Orr and other Tigers about whatever is on your mind. That’s 8PM on the right coast and 5PM on the left coast. Tigers usually chat for about 45 Minutes so try to join in if you can.
6924th Dues. Please help support our organization with your $12.00 annual dues
6924th History 2nd edition is now available by sending $17 to Gil at the address below
Please notify Gil if there are any changes to your contact information especially your email address.
GOLDEN BEAVER AWARDS 2008
The following is the master listing of the Beaver Awards which were presented at Reunion 2008, Tucson, AZ. An opportunity to recognize worthy Tigers and Tigerettes for their service to the 6924th Heritage Association. The following recipients are recognized in no particular order, for their work in a PARTICULAR POSITION of responsibility or DEEDS THEY'VE ACCOMPLISHED over the past year or more....)
1. Jackie Brown for reunion work and Association bookkeeping in Peach Holler.2. Al Skipper for his work on the Scholarship Committee.
3. Jerry Freeman for countless hours and boundless generosity devoted to the reunion raffle: As a donor of quilts, cash and knifes and as a big ticket buyer too.4. Mary Villafranca as "The RAFFLE GAL" and for her reunion work.5. Clyde Orr as the weekly website "CHAT Guy" and for work on the Iron Horse Registry6. Roger Oleson for work maintaining the Able Flight Registry.7. Bob Sullivan for work maintaining the Baker Flight Registry
8. Eddie Brown for his work as Assoc. Treasurer, FTA President, Scholarship Committee, Assoc. Chaplain, and Board Member9. Terry Kearney for his continued work searching for lost members, maintaining the Charlie Flight and Fallen Tiger Registries, and as a Board Member10. Bess Skipper for all around "work" at past Annuals Reunions.11. Ruben Villafranca as "The RAFFLE GUY", and maintaining the Dog Flight Registry
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Send orders & payments to: Association contact: Newsletter suggestions:
6924th Heritage Assn. Mike Gilkerson (Gil) Al Raymondi
P. O. Box 132 mikegilkerson@charter.net nonaray1@aol.com
Mascoutah, IL. 62258 (618) 566-7887 (386) 441-8245
TELE TIGER October 24, 2008 Page 2
12. Steve (Tiny) Fontaine for maintaining the Maintenance Registry13. Fred Sepelak as Association President and this year’s Reunion Coordinator14. R. J. Jones as the Association’s Vice President, for work on the Reunion Committee, Beaver Committee, and for graphics both on and off the web15. Mike Gilkerson as Secretary, Webmaster, CEO at World Headquarters, and work with the Scholarship Committee.
Paul Deshaies for his work as our UNCC contact and the Paul Wayne Anthony Scholarship Committee
Don LaChappell as the "shirt/mug/and hat guy" and as a Board Member
Jon Murrow for his work on this year’s Reunion Committee and as Emcee as this year’s Reunion19. Brigitte Stafford as Reunion Coordinator Emeritus20. Jackie McAteer for her continued humanitarian work with the American Red Cross.
Ralph McAteer for his continued humanitarian work with the American Red Cross.22. Ron Kreusel for starting and maintaining our Gateway and alternate Wedsite on the World Wide Web.
Jack Hawkins for maintaining the Comm Center Registry.
Helen Henderson for her continued work as the Misawa site coordinator and 6924th Heritage Association Tiger search supporter.25. Bobby Edwards for his continued work as the 6910th site coordinator and Tiger search supporter.26. Ray Horos as an information provider and registration desk Guru.
Bill Hill for work on the Reunion Committee
Steve Manzer for work on the Reunion Commmittee29. Vera Cahill for her work on the Decorating Committee
30. Larry Cahill for his work on this year’s Reunion Committee and the Decorating Committee.31. Ron Krebs as "Snail Mail" coordinator and sponsor.32. Al Raymondi as Tele Tiger Publisher and Editor.33. Diane Raymondi as Tele Tiger Publisher and Editor.
34. Frank Kwiatkowski for being our "First Sgt.," and for setting a great example for all of us, "Young Airmen" over the years.35. J. R. Stafford as a Board Member, former Reunion Coordinator, former Emcee and the "Father of the Beaver"
6924SS GUIDON AND AWARDS, DECORATIONS, AND CAMPAIGN STREAMER PROJECTIn October, 2005, the 324th Intelligence Squadron, Kunai, HI, celebrated the 40th Anniversary of the establishment of its "ancestor", the 6924th Security Squadron. During that celebration, our attendees were shown and allowed to take photos of the 324IS’s Guidon (unit flag) and its awards, decorations and campaign streamers.That led to questions regarding the whereabouts of, and months-long search for our own 6924SS Guidon. Gone. No trace. So, last year, we took on the project of researching the 6924SS Guidon for the Association. With inputs and new photography from the 324IS Commander and staff, we thought we had it nailed. But close examination of their photos of the Guidon, and its 14 streamers from the 6924th era, revealed they were unaware of our unit’s previous guises BEFORE it became a full-fledged squadron in 1965.Research into the 1961-65 era revealed that the 324th has less than half the authorized streamers attached to their Guidon. Researching and documenting the actual number, types, and dates through DoD and AF records (mostly thermo fax and microfiche from that era) was a nightmare. But it's done: the list now stands at 32. I’ll post the list separately.Our 6924SS Guidon and its Award, Decoration, and Campaign streamers – 1962-73 - have been reproduced. They were presented to the Members at the 2008 Reunion Welcoming Dinner. There is one "unauthorized" streamer – a memorial to Airman First Class Paul Wayne Anthony. Paul, our R29150 who was killed in our Comm Center during a 122mm rocket attack on the night of 8 April 1970. He had left his new bride in North Carolina when he shipped-out to the Nam - and had been in-country less than a week. Paul’s shift mate, Ralph "RJ" Jones, on-duty and severely wounded himself when Paul was killed, attached the Memorial Streamer to the Guidon during the Welcoming Dinner presentation. THE GUIDON STANDThe Guidon stand was designed and produced by non-military friends of Connie and Fred Sepelak - the Ziemba family (Judy, Jack, Mike, and Michele) in Michigan. The Ziembas had "adopted" the 6924SS several years ago for its 15-year service in SEAsia, and had got wind of the Guidon Project. They're in the machining business (Aristo-Cast Co., Almont, MI) and thought we could use a floor stand for our Guidon. It took months to complete - and it’s truly a work-of-art.The base of the pyramidal stand is 0.5-inch aluminum, weighing in at 32-lbs. On each side are bronze castings of our "patches," representing several of the guises of the unit: Team 1-A, 6920SW ("Zobel’s Zombies" – the Pioneers); Det 2, 6925SG; Monkey Mountain; and the 6924SS. Beautiful work! Judy and Jack attended the Reunion and presented their stand to the troops at the Welcoming Dinner.
TELE TIGER October 24, 2008 Page 3
Our Guidon, streamers, and the stand are both unique and send a profound message to each of us: While each saw his tour and experiences through a single, personal "lens," the flag, streamers, and stand serve to mold all those experiences into a single entity. For 15 years, we WERE the unit. Today, we ARE the unit. Our Squadron set the standard for Combat Intelligence for decades to come. Major General Gary O'Shaughnessy recently revealed that the very techniques and methodologies we developed at Da Nang, Monkey Mountain, and Ramasun are employed today – in Afghanistan and Iraq.Regardless the evolution of technologies and missions, the goal we established so long ago, remains today: "Protect the Force."The 6924SS, one of the longest tenured, most highly decorated units of the war in SEAsia, lives on in each of us. We are justly proud ..... and we are Legend .....Our sincerest thanks to all who assisted in this project.KRAIT Ø1
6924TH SECURITY SQUADRON, USAFSS
UNIT AWARD, DECORATION, AND CAMPAIGN GUIDON STREAMERSITEM AWARD UNIT & DATES1 Armed Forces Expeditionary 6920SW, Team 1-A 13 Jan 62 – 30 Jun 622 Armed Forces Expeditionary 6923RSM, Det 1 1 Jul 62 – 15 Aug 633 Armed Forces Expeditionary 6925SG, Det 2 16 Aug 63 – 1 Mar 654 Air Force Outstanding Unit 6923RSM, Det 1 1 Oct 63 – 15 Aug 635 Air Force Outstanding Unit 6925SG, Det 2 16 Aug 63 – 30 Sep 646 Air Force Outstanding Unit 6925SG, Det 2 2 Nov 64 – 30 Jun 657 Air Force Outstanding Unit 6922SW, Det 2 1 Jul 65 – 30 Sep 658 Air Force Outstanding Unit 6924SS "Valor" 1 Oct 65 – 1 Dec 65 9 Air Force Outstanding Unit 6924SS "Valor" 1 Dec 65 – 30 Sep 66 10 Air Force Outstanding Unit 6924SS "Valor" 15 Jul 67 – 16 Jul 67 11 Air Force Outstanding Unit 6924SS "Valor" 1 Jan 68 – 31 Dec 69 12 Air Force Outstanding Unit 6924SS "Valor" 1 Jan 70 – 31 Mar 71 13 Air Force Outstanding Unit 6924SS "Valor" 1 Apr 71 – 31 Mar 72 14 Air Force Outstanding Unit 6924SS "Valor" 1 Apr 72 – 30 Jan 73 15 Vietnam Service Campaign USAF Advisory 15 Nov 1961– 1 Mar 196516 Vietnam Service Campaign USAF Defensive 2 Mar 1965 – 30 Jan 196617 Vietnam Service Campaign USAF Vietnam Air 31 Jan – 28 Jun 196618 Vietnam Service Campaign USAF Air Offensive 29 Jun 1966 – 08 Mar 196719 Vietnam Service Campaign USAF Air Offensive, Phase II 9 Mar 1967 – 31 Mar 196820 Vietnam Service Campaign USAF Air/Ground 22 Jan – 07 Jul 196821 Vietnam Service Campaign USAF Air Offensive, Phase III 1 Apr – 31 Oct 196822 Vietnam Service Campaign USAF Air Offensive, Phase IV 1 Nov 1968 – 22 Feb 196923 Vietnam Service Campaign USAF Tet 1969 Counteroffensive 23 Feb – 08 Jun 196924 Vietnam Service Campaign USAF Summer-Fall 1969 9 Jun – 31 Oct 196925 Vietnam Service Campaign USAF Winter-Spring 1970 1 Nov 1969 – 30 Apr 197026 Vietnam Service Campaign USAF Sanctuary Counteroffensive 1 May – 30 Jun 197027 Vietnam Service Campaign USAF Southwest Monsoon 1 Jul – 30 Nov 197028 Vietnam Service Campaign USAF Commando Hunt V 1 Dec 1970 – 14 May 197129 Vietnam Service Campaign USAF Commando Hunt VI 15 May – 31 Oct 197130 Vietnam Service Campaign USAF Commando Hunt VII 1 Nov 1971 – 29 Mar 197231 Vietnam Service Campaign USAF Vietnam Cease Fire 30 Mar 1972 – 28 Jan 197332 RVN Gallantry Cross w/Palm 8 Feb 62 – 28 Mar 73
Tin man and his travels.
"Ron & Linda Wisian have taken Tin Man home to Frisco, Texas, and will try and whip him into some "Stateside shape" in the coming months. The Lad was in Portugal with Lee Featherstone over the past year and nobody knows what he's been up to. Ron promises that Tin Man will do some great things and might even run into a lady or two. Check out the website and see photos of Tin Man with the University of California, Berkeley, Bears Cheerleaders."
Teletiger@myfamily.com
Welcome aboard: Larry Bartley (68-69); Coy Glasgow (1964); Joel Johnson (63-64).
Fallen Tigers: Munnerlyn, Paul E. (65-66); Dietz, Michael E. "Mike" (66-67)
Reunion 2008 was a big success. There are many photos posted on the web site and more photos and descriptions will be posted in the days and weeks ahead. So log onto the 6924th web site and check it out. There will be some recounts of the 2008 reunion in future issues of the Tele Tiger and much more will be on the web site. Our 6924SS Guidon(flag) and its Award, Decoration, and Campaign streamers is a great addition to our association. Look at the photos on the web site.
Reunion 2009 is being planned for Minneapolis Mn..
Reunion 2010 is being planned for Nashville Tn.
Sunday Chat: at 7:00PM Central. Just click on Chat at the top of the Front Page, and then click on Group Chat. Chat with host Clyde Orr and other Tigers about whatever is on your mind. That’s 8PM on the right coast and 5PM on the left coast. Tigers usually chat for about 45 Minutes so try to join in if you can.
6924th Dues. Please help support our organization with your $12.00 annual dues
6924th History 2nd edition is now available by sending $17 to Gil at the address below
Please notify Gil if there are any changes to your contact information especially your email address.
GOLDEN BEAVER AWARDS 2008
The following is the master listing of the Beaver Awards which were presented at Reunion 2008, Tucson, AZ. An opportunity to recognize worthy Tigers and Tigerettes for their service to the 6924th Heritage Association. The following recipients are recognized in no particular order, for their work in a PARTICULAR POSITION of responsibility or DEEDS THEY'VE ACCOMPLISHED over the past year or more....)
1. Jackie Brown for reunion work and Association bookkeeping in Peach Holler.2. Al Skipper for his work on the Scholarship Committee.
3. Jerry Freeman for countless hours and boundless generosity devoted to the reunion raffle: As a donor of quilts, cash and knifes and as a big ticket buyer too.4. Mary Villafranca as "The RAFFLE GAL" and for her reunion work.5. Clyde Orr as the weekly website "CHAT Guy" and for work on the Iron Horse Registry6. Roger Oleson for work maintaining the Able Flight Registry.7. Bob Sullivan for work maintaining the Baker Flight Registry
8. Eddie Brown for his work as Assoc. Treasurer, FTA President, Scholarship Committee, Assoc. Chaplain, and Board Member9. Terry Kearney for his continued work searching for lost members, maintaining the Charlie Flight and Fallen Tiger Registries, and as a Board Member10. Bess Skipper for all around "work" at past Annuals Reunions.11. Ruben Villafranca as "The RAFFLE GUY", and maintaining the Dog Flight Registry
_________________________________________________________________________________________________
Send orders & payments to: Association contact: Newsletter suggestions:
6924th Heritage Assn. Mike Gilkerson (Gil) Al Raymondi
P. O. Box 132 mikegilkerson@charter.net nonaray1@aol.com
Mascoutah, IL. 62258 (618) 566-7887 (386) 441-8245
TELE TIGER October 24, 2008 Page 2
12. Steve (Tiny) Fontaine for maintaining the Maintenance Registry13. Fred Sepelak as Association President and this year’s Reunion Coordinator14. R. J. Jones as the Association’s Vice President, for work on the Reunion Committee, Beaver Committee, and for graphics both on and off the web15. Mike Gilkerson as Secretary, Webmaster, CEO at World Headquarters, and work with the Scholarship Committee.
Paul Deshaies for his work as our UNCC contact and the Paul Wayne Anthony Scholarship Committee
Don LaChappell as the "shirt/mug/and hat guy" and as a Board Member
Jon Murrow for his work on this year’s Reunion Committee and as Emcee as this year’s Reunion19. Brigitte Stafford as Reunion Coordinator Emeritus20. Jackie McAteer for her continued humanitarian work with the American Red Cross.
Ralph McAteer for his continued humanitarian work with the American Red Cross.22. Ron Kreusel for starting and maintaining our Gateway and alternate Wedsite on the World Wide Web.
Jack Hawkins for maintaining the Comm Center Registry.
Helen Henderson for her continued work as the Misawa site coordinator and 6924th Heritage Association Tiger search supporter.25. Bobby Edwards for his continued work as the 6910th site coordinator and Tiger search supporter.26. Ray Horos as an information provider and registration desk Guru.
Bill Hill for work on the Reunion Committee
Steve Manzer for work on the Reunion Commmittee29. Vera Cahill for her work on the Decorating Committee
30. Larry Cahill for his work on this year’s Reunion Committee and the Decorating Committee.31. Ron Krebs as "Snail Mail" coordinator and sponsor.32. Al Raymondi as Tele Tiger Publisher and Editor.33. Diane Raymondi as Tele Tiger Publisher and Editor.
34. Frank Kwiatkowski for being our "First Sgt.," and for setting a great example for all of us, "Young Airmen" over the years.35. J. R. Stafford as a Board Member, former Reunion Coordinator, former Emcee and the "Father of the Beaver"
6924SS GUIDON AND AWARDS, DECORATIONS, AND CAMPAIGN STREAMER PROJECTIn October, 2005, the 324th Intelligence Squadron, Kunai, HI, celebrated the 40th Anniversary of the establishment of its "ancestor", the 6924th Security Squadron. During that celebration, our attendees were shown and allowed to take photos of the 324IS’s Guidon (unit flag) and its awards, decorations and campaign streamers.That led to questions regarding the whereabouts of, and months-long search for our own 6924SS Guidon. Gone. No trace. So, last year, we took on the project of researching the 6924SS Guidon for the Association. With inputs and new photography from the 324IS Commander and staff, we thought we had it nailed. But close examination of their photos of the Guidon, and its 14 streamers from the 6924th era, revealed they were unaware of our unit’s previous guises BEFORE it became a full-fledged squadron in 1965.Research into the 1961-65 era revealed that the 324th has less than half the authorized streamers attached to their Guidon. Researching and documenting the actual number, types, and dates through DoD and AF records (mostly thermo fax and microfiche from that era) was a nightmare. But it's done: the list now stands at 32. I’ll post the list separately.Our 6924SS Guidon and its Award, Decoration, and Campaign streamers – 1962-73 - have been reproduced. They were presented to the Members at the 2008 Reunion Welcoming Dinner. There is one "unauthorized" streamer – a memorial to Airman First Class Paul Wayne Anthony. Paul, our R29150 who was killed in our Comm Center during a 122mm rocket attack on the night of 8 April 1970. He had left his new bride in North Carolina when he shipped-out to the Nam - and had been in-country less than a week. Paul’s shift mate, Ralph "RJ" Jones, on-duty and severely wounded himself when Paul was killed, attached the Memorial Streamer to the Guidon during the Welcoming Dinner presentation. THE GUIDON STANDThe Guidon stand was designed and produced by non-military friends of Connie and Fred Sepelak - the Ziemba family (Judy, Jack, Mike, and Michele) in Michigan. The Ziembas had "adopted" the 6924SS several years ago for its 15-year service in SEAsia, and had got wind of the Guidon Project. They're in the machining business (Aristo-Cast Co., Almont, MI) and thought we could use a floor stand for our Guidon. It took months to complete - and it’s truly a work-of-art.The base of the pyramidal stand is 0.5-inch aluminum, weighing in at 32-lbs. On each side are bronze castings of our "patches," representing several of the guises of the unit: Team 1-A, 6920SW ("Zobel’s Zombies" – the Pioneers); Det 2, 6925SG; Monkey Mountain; and the 6924SS. Beautiful work! Judy and Jack attended the Reunion and presented their stand to the troops at the Welcoming Dinner.
TELE TIGER October 24, 2008 Page 3
Our Guidon, streamers, and the stand are both unique and send a profound message to each of us: While each saw his tour and experiences through a single, personal "lens," the flag, streamers, and stand serve to mold all those experiences into a single entity. For 15 years, we WERE the unit. Today, we ARE the unit. Our Squadron set the standard for Combat Intelligence for decades to come. Major General Gary O'Shaughnessy recently revealed that the very techniques and methodologies we developed at Da Nang, Monkey Mountain, and Ramasun are employed today – in Afghanistan and Iraq.Regardless the evolution of technologies and missions, the goal we established so long ago, remains today: "Protect the Force."The 6924SS, one of the longest tenured, most highly decorated units of the war in SEAsia, lives on in each of us. We are justly proud ..... and we are Legend .....Our sincerest thanks to all who assisted in this project.KRAIT Ø1
6924TH SECURITY SQUADRON, USAFSS
UNIT AWARD, DECORATION, AND CAMPAIGN GUIDON STREAMERSITEM AWARD UNIT & DATES1 Armed Forces Expeditionary 6920SW, Team 1-A 13 Jan 62 – 30 Jun 622 Armed Forces Expeditionary 6923RSM, Det 1 1 Jul 62 – 15 Aug 633 Armed Forces Expeditionary 6925SG, Det 2 16 Aug 63 – 1 Mar 654 Air Force Outstanding Unit 6923RSM, Det 1 1 Oct 63 – 15 Aug 635 Air Force Outstanding Unit 6925SG, Det 2 16 Aug 63 – 30 Sep 646 Air Force Outstanding Unit 6925SG, Det 2 2 Nov 64 – 30 Jun 657 Air Force Outstanding Unit 6922SW, Det 2 1 Jul 65 – 30 Sep 658 Air Force Outstanding Unit 6924SS "Valor" 1 Oct 65 – 1 Dec 65 9 Air Force Outstanding Unit 6924SS "Valor" 1 Dec 65 – 30 Sep 66 10 Air Force Outstanding Unit 6924SS "Valor" 15 Jul 67 – 16 Jul 67 11 Air Force Outstanding Unit 6924SS "Valor" 1 Jan 68 – 31 Dec 69 12 Air Force Outstanding Unit 6924SS "Valor" 1 Jan 70 – 31 Mar 71 13 Air Force Outstanding Unit 6924SS "Valor" 1 Apr 71 – 31 Mar 72 14 Air Force Outstanding Unit 6924SS "Valor" 1 Apr 72 – 30 Jan 73 15 Vietnam Service Campaign USAF Advisory 15 Nov 1961– 1 Mar 196516 Vietnam Service Campaign USAF Defensive 2 Mar 1965 – 30 Jan 196617 Vietnam Service Campaign USAF Vietnam Air 31 Jan – 28 Jun 196618 Vietnam Service Campaign USAF Air Offensive 29 Jun 1966 – 08 Mar 196719 Vietnam Service Campaign USAF Air Offensive, Phase II 9 Mar 1967 – 31 Mar 196820 Vietnam Service Campaign USAF Air/Ground 22 Jan – 07 Jul 196821 Vietnam Service Campaign USAF Air Offensive, Phase III 1 Apr – 31 Oct 196822 Vietnam Service Campaign USAF Air Offensive, Phase IV 1 Nov 1968 – 22 Feb 196923 Vietnam Service Campaign USAF Tet 1969 Counteroffensive 23 Feb – 08 Jun 196924 Vietnam Service Campaign USAF Summer-Fall 1969 9 Jun – 31 Oct 196925 Vietnam Service Campaign USAF Winter-Spring 1970 1 Nov 1969 – 30 Apr 197026 Vietnam Service Campaign USAF Sanctuary Counteroffensive 1 May – 30 Jun 197027 Vietnam Service Campaign USAF Southwest Monsoon 1 Jul – 30 Nov 197028 Vietnam Service Campaign USAF Commando Hunt V 1 Dec 1970 – 14 May 197129 Vietnam Service Campaign USAF Commando Hunt VI 15 May – 31 Oct 197130 Vietnam Service Campaign USAF Commando Hunt VII 1 Nov 1971 – 29 Mar 197231 Vietnam Service Campaign USAF Vietnam Cease Fire 30 Mar 1972 – 28 Jan 197332 RVN Gallantry Cross w/Palm 8 Feb 62 – 28 Mar 73
Tin man and his travels.
"Ron & Linda Wisian have taken Tin Man home to Frisco, Texas, and will try and whip him into some "Stateside shape" in the coming months. The Lad was in Portugal with Lee Featherstone over the past year and nobody knows what he's been up to. Ron promises that Tin Man will do some great things and might even run into a lady or two. Check out the website and see photos of Tin Man with the University of California, Berkeley, Bears Cheerleaders."
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