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Issue #44, April 2009
TRUNG LOUNG . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . .PAGES 1 – 5
The story of this brutal 1966 battle as told
by LTC(R) Louis M. McDonald, 2/327 B 5/66-10/66 and
SFC(R) John Burke, Jr., 2/327 C 12/65-12/66.
YOUR HERO AND MINE, SCOTT . . . . . .PAGES
6 – 16
Report on a book published by the siblings of
Scott Christofferson who was KIA while performing
reporting duties. The material contains material by CPT Barry
Hana,
HQ-PIO 3/67-3/68; Terry L. Wren,
2/327 A 4/67-2/68 and COL(R) John P. Lawton, 2/327 A
67-68.
THE SCREAMING EAGLE . . . . . . . . . .
.PAGES 17 – 20
Copy of the Brigade unit newspaper published
November 8, 1967.
SUBSCRIBERS LIST . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . .PAGES 21 & 22
A list that contains names and addresses of
new subscribers, renewals and address corrections.
HAWK PLATOON . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . .PAGE 23
Picture and commentary about the Hawk Platoon
of 2/327 by Hank Meyer, 2/327 HHC 6/66-6/67.
LTG HARRY W. O. KINNARD . . . . . . . . .
. . . . .PAGE 24
Patrick H. Graves Jr., 1/327
B 7/65 tells of an encounter with General Kinnard in a
Letter to the Editor first published in ARMY magazine.
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR . . . . . . . . .
.PAGES 25 – 27
Messages from First Brigade (S) veterans that
arrive by e-mail and the U. S. Postal Service. Messages from the brigade
website have not been numerous nor topical in the past months.
OBITUARY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . .PAGE 27
Report of the death of and arrangements for
Marie Wasco wife of COL(R) Joseph Wasco, Jr., 2/327 CO
1/66-1/67.
FIRST BRIGADE MEMORIAL . . . . . . . . . .
. . .PAGE 28
Report and photograph of the memorial service
and monument to honor 327th BASTOGNE troopers killed in Iraq.
SECOND BRIGADE MEMORIAL . . . . . . . . .
.PAGE 29
Report and photograph of the memorial service
and monument to honor 502nd STRIKE FORCE troopers killed in Iraq.
REUNION PICTURES . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. .PAGES 30 & 31
More pictures from the 2008 First Brigade (S)
reunion in Hampton, Virginia.
LRRP AMBUSH STORY . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . .PAGE 32
Story from the March 8, 1968, THE SCREAMING EAGLE about First Brigade LRRPs, also a cartoon drawn by Raymond Gregory Brown.