Historical Background on the 44th Engineer Group (Construction) in Thailand from 1962-71 | |||
Friendship Highway - "The Road" - Under Construction Photo Credit to "Super Surveyor" Roy Ney (see above work...) Visit our Photo Gallery - click here! |
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* Looking for donations for a good photo depicting the work performed in Thailand,
in the jungles, by members of the 44th Engineer Group (credits, of course, to donor.) Photo should be no larger than 640x300 and 45K or less in size. |
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The U.S. Army is made up of many military units, divisions and corps from the combat
arms to the logistics. The Engineers are a breed apart representing both combat
service and major construction projects in support of combat. Working under
what may be termed "less than favorable conditions," or little choice as to location
for a project, but "get the darn job done!" In the jungles of Thailand, the
U.S. Army was hard at work supporting major support activities for both the Vietnam
War and the Secret War in Laos. built the roads and the warehouses and the camps so that the 9th Logistics Command could do their job and feed our men and provide the ammo for the fight !"
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And, please .. whatever you do; send pictures ! ***
We are very fortunate to have men assigned duties to capture our wars
and fighting with the environment caught first through cartoons and great artist
and combat photographers. Here is a classic cartoon taken from the
galleries of World War II and such a (web) site with a son honoring his father
of another era and time, to remember ...
Visit the web site for S/Sgt. Bill Heller at http://members.home.net/warfoto/ 3rd Infantry Division, 3rd Signal Company (1943-45); Bill - 1910-72 ... My generation grew up with war heroes such as Lt. Audie L. Murphy, the most decorated World War II combat soldier and pride of the 3rd Infantry Division. June 20, 1924 to May 28, 1971 A special thanks goes out to the son of Bill Heller - for providing a tribute page to this soldier and citizen that few can compare to in his life-time achievements and honor serving in the U.S. Army ! Please click here for the complete details. And, for the Audry L. Murphy Memorial Web Site Many of us don't remember a lot about World War I or one of its "favorite sons," Alvin York from Tennessee, Medal of Honor Recipient ... a not-so-bigger-than-life biography-type movie was made for this Army hero! Why we pay tribute to veterans is a complex answer, but we can start with this World War II Veteran, a Navy Cook, John S. Samarziya. I don't know him. That's right - I wouldn't know him from "Adam"! But, please take a moment to read his "celebration of life," if you will. John was an iron miner from a small region in the Michigan Penninsula; he answered the call to arms and served u.s. all ... "Less we never forget those that served..." More World-Wide-Cemetery Tributes... I'm sorry, if this "discussion" is too morbid for you ... It is just "a day in the life of a soldier..." For more (beautiful) resources, please visit - California Mission Cemeteries Or, Cemetery Records Online And, last but not least - my favorite cemetery! National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific (Punchbowl) in Honolulu, Hawaii A National Cemetery inside an extinct volcano ... Click here for map ... "I once lived on the ocean-view front slopes along the service road access." IMHO, a very serene and peaceful place to be laid to rest... For more details and photos, please click here. I think you will agree with me ... My condo apartment, foreground (largest building ^ dead-center) - parking deck topped w/large swimming pool 180 degree panarama view of Honolulu from Diamond (to the left,) Waikiki, Manoa Valley Campus of Univ. of Hawaii Capital at just about 12 o'clock (above the harbor area; flat, square top bldg) the flat buildings to the left/top may be Ala Moana ("By the ocean") Shopping Center, the most famous shopping mall in Honolulu and with downtown Honolulu skyscrapers ("The Business Center")to the right ... "All -- accessible by local bus service..." Click here, for large photo-view. And, last - but not least, my tribute page to Army Humor thru Cartoons and Cartoonists . |
"Representing my beloved Army, in my Honor Guard Uniform, or
just given the opportunity to carry our "Army Flag Colors" with all its Campaign Streamers -
I have jerished the moment and enjoyed being viewed as that for which is good and
righteous in our commitment to service in the U.S. Army." |
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