d o g f a c e s o l d i e r s A photographic journey of
the Third Signal Co. of the
15th Regiment of the U.S.
Third Infantry Division-
WWII
by Denis Toomey
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Calendar of
Events-2008 - 2009
Details of these
events, can be found
at these pages:
Reunions
Outpost News
January 26, 2008
Outpost 22 Meeting
Home of Jack and Anita Sneddon
February 24, 2008
Outpost 15 Meeting Brothers Cafe-11:00am
Mesa, Arizona
April 13, 2008
Outpost 18 Spring Meeting
Holiday Inn-Pump Room-11:00AM
Appleton, WI
May 2008
Anzio Beachhead Veterans
of 1944—WWII
Washington, D.C. area
Contact Clyde E. Easter
at 276-728-7293
299 Panorama Drive,
Fancy Gap, VA 24328-2751
May 1-4, 2008
Anzio Beachhead Veterans
of World War II
The 29th annual reunion will be
held in St. Louis, MO
Contact: John Boller
631-691-5002
1 Harbor North,
Amityville, NY 11701-3810
May 26-June 5th, 2008
64th Anniversary Battlefield
Tour of Italy
Clyde E. Easter at 276-728-7293
299 Panorama Drive,
Fancy Gap, VA 24328-2751
July 12, 2008
Outpost 22 Annual Picnic
Yorba Regional Park, CA
September 18-21, 2008
89th Annual Reunion
Society of the 3ID
Sheraton Hotel
Columbus, GA
October 2008
Cubs Win World Series
100 Year Drought Ends
Chicago, IL
August 10-23, 2009
65th Anniversary
Battlefield Tour
For the Society of the
3rd Infantry Division
Italy, France
d o g f a c e s o l d i e r s A photographic journey of
the Third Signal Co. of the
15th Regiment of the U.S.
Third Infantry Division-
WWII
by Denis Toomey
******************
Calendar of
Events-2008 - 2009
Details of these
events, can be found
at these pages:
Reunions
Outpost News
January 26, 2008
Outpost 22 Meeting
Home of Jack and Anita Sneddon
February 24, 2008
Outpost 15 Meeting Brothers Cafe-11:00am
Mesa, Arizona
April 13, 2008
Outpost 18 Spring Meeting
Holiday Inn-Pump Room-11:00AM
Appleton, WI
May 2008
Anzio Beachhead Veterans
of 1944—WWII
Washington, D.C. area
Contact Clyde E. Easter
at 276-728-7293
299 Panorama Drive,
Fancy Gap, VA 24328-2751
May 1-4, 2008
Anzio Beachhead Veterans
of World War II
The 29th annual reunion will be
held in St. Louis, MO
Contact: John Boller
631-691-5002
1 Harbor North,
Amityville, NY 11701-3810
May 26-June 5th, 2008
64th Anniversary Battlefield
Tour of Italy
Clyde E. Easter at 276-728-7293
299 Panorama Drive,
Fancy Gap, VA 24328-2751
July 12, 2008
Outpost 22 Annual Picnic
Yorba Regional Park, CA
September 18-21, 2008
89th Annual Reunion
Society of the 3ID
Sheraton Hotel
Columbus, GA
October 2008
Cubs Win World Series
100 Year Drought Ends
Chicago, IL
August 10-23, 2009
65th Anniversary
Battlefield Tour
For the Society of the
3rd Infantry Division
Italy, France
If you have photos that you took at the Reunion please
submit them to us and we'll put them on this page.
Email your photos (files) with captions to rheller@warfoto.com
Photos by Tim & Monika Stoy, Cath Bacon, Jerry Daddato, and Rich Heller
A Message from President Chuck
Trout
I have called Clyde Easter and
sent emails to Nile Stuart and Gordon Lowery thanking them for their
service over the past two years. As you know, some elected not to serve
another term as committeemen or they were not reelected. Please join me
in welcoming Dennis Noes, (ER) Joe Ball and Dave Martin, (CR) and Bruce
Monksman (WR) as the newly elected Committeemen of the Society. Also,
congratulations to Robert Bailey and John Shirley for being reelected.
Meanwhile, I
want to personally thank all of you for making this reunion a success. A
special thank you to: John Shirley for the outstanding job as Master of
Ceremony; Cath, Nile, Denise, and Monica for administering and promoting
the "Support the Troops' Program; Ray for the great job he always does
as treasurer and the professional job in handling the agendas and
meetings; David Mills for his auditing and audit report: Lynn and Joe on
the 'smooth' handling and preparation of awards; Congratulations to Tim
Stoy on becoming the newly elected President of the 15th Infantry
Regiment Association and thanks Tim for working with Jane to transfer
the historical records of the Society to your facility; (Jane really
appreciated the life membership the Society presented to her); Jerry,
our chaplain who handled the Memorial service, and to his wife for the
making and presentation quilts to the wounded warriors at the reunion;
Henry Burke for his handling of the Sergeant of Arms responsibilities
while he continued to recruit new members; Pennie Burke with her
beautiful voice singing at the banquet; Dr. Lee and his wife's as they
handed out books, written in Korean, about the Third Division in Korea;
Rich Heller who provided tile boxes with the 3rd Infantry patch to the
two top recruiters and two runner-ups; and the professional wisdom and
input of Jerry Manley.
Robert Bailey, although not present, handled the nomination and election
of Committeemen very smoothly: Carl and Joe Ball for the update on ads.
We are the first Society to recognize German soldiers at a banquet
thanks to Monika Stoy. Ladies and gentlemen, thanks to you, we had a
successful reunion. Thank you ALL!
Echo
Entertainment, a musical company of which I am associated, will hold a
concert in November. All monies received will be send to Monika and Cath
to sponsor a Society of the 3rd Division B-B-Q for all Wounded Soldiers
at Walter Reed Hospital in Washington. Please update your email
addresses as we now have all members of the Excom on computers. Again, I
thank you and together we will move forward. THANKS, Chuck
Please review the attached email that I sent to General Lynch concerning
the video he prepared for the reunion.
Sir,
I want to thank you and CSM Andrews for the fine video
you prepared for our reunion. The video combined with the wonderful
presentation by LTC Brian Gale was well accepted and greatly
appreciated. Thank you for taking time out of your important job to
'brighten up' our reunion. The soldiers that represented the Division
were excellent examples of the men protecting our country and the future
of our Society. Thank you again and please give our thank to CSM
Andrews. We all look forward to seeing you next year in Georgia.
Blessing, Chuck
The Presidential Dinner
1
President Chuck Trout
Getting acquainted
2
LTC Brian Gale
CSM Mac Dixon
3
Seven Wounded Warriors with Sgt Edgar Herrera
3ID
3A
Kathy Daddato with 3ID Escort
Monika and Jerry
3B
Monika, Kathy, and Jerry
Monika Stoy and Jerry Manley
4
LTC Brian Gale and June Jackson
George Burke, Tim Stoy, and Josianne Selvage
5
Jean Vartan with Jerry and Kathy Daddato
Sgt Edgar Herara and Monika Stoy
6
Chuck and Joan Trout
Marianne and Nile Stuart
7
Henry and Pennie Burke
Jerry and Kathy Daddato
8
Chuck and Nile
Rich and Cath
9
Jerry, Kathy Rich, Brian, June and Cath
Josianne Selvage, Tim Stoy, Alex Uhlig, John Shirley,
Monika Stoy, Maria Meindl, Jean Vartan, Klaus Meindl
10
Chuck and Joan Trout,
Josianne Selvage and Jean Vartan
Gordon and Dorothy Lowery and
Ray and Frances Anderson
11
John Matis, and Alex Uhlig
12
Monika and George Knight
13
Main Table at Presidential Dinner
WWII adversaries now at peace
14
15
16
Monika Stoy , George Knight, John Shirley,
Jerry and Del Papin, Tim Stoy
17
Kathy,Tim, Jerry, and Monika
18
George Burks, Josiane Selvage, and Cpt Steve Miller
Alex, John and Cath
19
Alex Uhlig, John Matis, and John Shirley
Registration and Hanging out in the Lobby
20
Henry Burke welcoming Reunion goers
Joe Herren and John Ethan
21
Roberta Heller, Dorothy and Gordon Lowery
Jean Vartan, Tim Stoy and Dave Mills
22
Lou Schindler and Henry Burke
Tim Stoy and Cath Bacon
23
Fort Stewart Display
Sgt John Wink hosting the display
24
Tim and Roberta
3ID Troops eating breakfast with Linda Irvine
25
Ann Topie
26
Rich Mc Kiddy and Bob Wakefield
27
28
Ray Anderson, Tim Stoy and John Shirley
29
30
"... and I am the boss!"
Bart Viruso, Tim, John and Elizabeth Burke
31
Ray Hergenreder explaining things
Bart Viruso listenening to Ray
32
Jack Snedden, Monika Stoy and Carl Topie
Monika Stoy, Nile Stuart, Dennis Noes, and Cath Bacon
Having your Photo taken with the Stoys
33
34
35
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2007
Society of The 3rd Infantry Division Awards
At the 88th annual
reunion of The Society of the 3rd Infantry Division in
Colorado Springs, Colorado, Society Awards Chairperson Lynn Ball
announced thirteen awards on behalf of The Society. Assisting in the
presentation recognizing recipients’ service to the Society and/or past
military and civilian accomplishments were Joe Ball and National Society
President, Charles “Chuck” Trout.
Society President Trout chose the
recipients of the Certificate of Excellence and the President’s Special
Awards for their specific contributions to the Society. Society Vice
Presidents named recipients of the Society Service Awards, the Associate
Member Award, and the Audie Murphy Achievement Award based on
nominations sent to Lynn by members of the Society. Lynn then prepared a
package for each judge containing all nominations, rules governing each
award, and a ballot for their selections. The judges were Vice
Presidents John Fisher, Eastern Region; Jerry Manley, Central Region,
and Michael Baker, Western Region. A list of the recipients and the
awards received follows in the order in which they were presented:
Certificate of Excellence
Heather Snow in recognition of her capable
assistance to the Society of the 3rd Infantry Division in
setting up the 88th Annual Reunion in Colorado Springs,
Colorado, 2007
President’s Special Awards presented for faithful and dedicated service
Catherine T. Bacon: for service “Above and
Beyond the Call of Duty” as Watch on The Rhine Editor
Henry H. Burke: for his service to the
Society as Sergeant at Arms and for his diligent and continuous
efforts to recruit new members to our Society
Dick Guimond: for his excellent achievements
in bringing new members into the Society over the past several years
(Don Hotz accepting for Alta Milling)
Alta H. Milling: for her support of Watch
on The Rhine publication in 2007, and for past excellence as
Editor, Watch on The Rhine
Dennis R. Noes: for his service as Active
Duty Liaison to Fort Stewart, for his work with the Marne Riders
Motorcycle Club, and for his excellent support of our wounded
veterans
Louis A. Schindler: for his excellent
production of the 88th Annual
Reunion
John B. Shirley: for his work with the Host
Committee of the 88th National Reunion
Nile Stuart: for his leadership of our
Society’s letter writing project to support the morale of our
soldiers currently serving in Iraq.
Society Service Awards
Henry H. Burke: In appreciation of exemplary
military service and outstanding dedication to our country and to
The Society of The Third Infantry Division, as Sergeant at Arms, and
for his continuous efforts to recruit new members to our Society
Andrew M. Scullion: For outstanding and
dedicated service to the Society at both local and national levels,
for his work in the placement and dedication of monuments in several
National Cemeteries, and for his promotion of membership in the
Society of the 3rd Infantry
Division
Associate Member Award
Mark W. Sneddon: in appreciation of his
steadfast dedication to the Society, over many years, as Society
Auditor and Financial Advisor
Audie Murphy Achievement Award
(Joe Ball accepting for Richard F. Sack)
Richard F. Sack: In appreciation of his
exemplary military service and outstanding dedication to our country
and to The Society of The Third Infantry Division
—submitted by Lynn Ball
In the Hospitality Room
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37
Marjorie Halvorson, and Maria Meindl
Tim and Alex
38
Shirley Mills, Barbara and Richard Mc Kiddy
Joe Herron, Pierce Cotter, Mauro Capitella
39
Del, Gerald, George and Cath
40
Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt
Kathy and Jerry Daddato
41
Del and Gerald Papin and George Burk
Joe Todisco and Phillip Twitchell
42
Dave and Shirley Mills
The Color Guard relaxes
43
Tim Stoy, George Burks, Joe Todisco and Phillip Twitchell
Click on smaller photos for larger view 
(Don Hotz accepting for Alta Milling)
(Joe Ball accepting for Richard F. Sack)
