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                   3D 155s MIKE 4/12

NOTES FROM THE BUNKER...........................

Thinking of.........Allan CRUZ, who is somewhere in the Badlands (Kuwait, I think) after his retirement from active duty last year (and special thanks for the outstanding work compiling the History link for the Web Site).....and Greg MEACHAM, former 'Nam-era Mike Rat', who is still running swat teams in Iraq, consisting of members of the Iraqi Police........keep your head down, bro, and return in one piece.

Marshall and Sandy THORNE are alive and well in baseball's birthplace, as are Duane and Carol WACHA in the heartland..........A hearty welcome aboard to Bob and Leah ADAMS, Jerry and Debby GILLIS and Bernard HART, all of whom have come into the fold this past year. We hope to see each of you soon at a reunion......Forrest SPROUSE and wife June are planning to relocate to Gainesville, GA. in the near future, leaving Bowling Green, KY. behind.............Leroy FREMIN is enjoying the good life down in Louisiana, while staying active working at Nicholls State University (wife Rita approves).........Joe GODDARD has ordered a commemerative coin depicting the Iwo Jima flag raising (the coin will be auctioned at the Reunion).........Paul CHRISTENSEN's daughter (Carolyn) and son-in-law Steve MIENEKE are relocating to Baton Rouge, LA........Paul recently bought a '74 Econoline van (green) to help haul gear for the move..................Gary WARTICK's daughter was married in Seattle last October (Gary recently had cataract surgery and says he's never seen better!!)..........Richard/Danny/DRod/Rich/Rodrigo/RRod RODRIGUEZ was promoted to District Manager (he's in the nursery bidness).........Black Jack MARSTON's sister (Pattie) is getting married on a yacht in Ft Lauderdale next month (he says he's buying a blazer for the occasion)...you go, BJ!....Gary BOHNA is retired and kicking back in Oregon...............Larry FRIEDRICH and wife Deb are still actively involved with the Vietnam Veterans Association.........my favorite phone quote for this year comes from Deb, who said "Damn, we're rednecks"!..................Alex JABLONOWSKI has been devoting a lot of time and effort to update the Web Site (those with computer access are encouraged to visit the site at : www.3rd155s-mike4-12.org.....Our thoughts and prayers are with Jack MARSTON's Dad, who has lymphatic cancer.and Tom LOCH's daughter (Michelle SCHEURER), who has been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer (go to Web Site at : www.caringbridge.com and click on "visit").