Branson, MO.

Another successful A 1/501 reunion has come and gone. I personally haven't gotten any war stories or pics concerning what took place yet but I'm certain Barry Gregorich has put together a great event. Once I get some ammunition from Barry and others I will link it up at the website and also post links here in the blog. Don't forget you can also reply to my post here with a comment of your own re: Branson. I hope everyone gets back home safely where you can kick back and savor the goodtimes :)

Website Update

Those of you that regularly visit the Geronimo-Vietnam website will probably be glad to hear that I'm about finished with my cleanup and all pages are have been updated as of april 30th 2013. The primary issue was the corruption of my main website building exe file which made it impossible to upload any edits or changes to the individual pages. To fix the exe file I had to rebuild the entire website one page at a time and of course that took awhile. Most visitors were probably unaware anything was going on since the website was online except for an occasional page here and there briefly being down. Most of what I was doing took place in the background.
For you people wondering what happened to the Flashbacks forum and miss the music playlists please be patient. The music will be back in a new format with new playlists covering a broader range of music genre's. Lot's of new songs are being uploaded and I expect the Flashbacks page up and running in a week or two.
One last comment is about security on the web. In early april my webhosting service was one of many targets of a mass hacking attack. A coordinated attempt to crash all WordPress sites began with hundreds of login attempts per minute from possibly thousands of computers. During that mayhem somehow two different computers found their way into my file transfer protocol area. A quick change of my password put an end to that but some encrypted javascript malware/spam was inserted into quite a few places. I received a couple of messages from visitors reporting their Norton AV was giving warnings and I saw a few warnings as well. I'm quite sure all areas of the website are safe now but I depend on you visitors to let me know if anything seems wrong when you drop in.

Thank you, Gary

Spring Cleaning

Yes, it's that time again and my focus is currently on the Geronimo-Vietnam website. The site is now entering it's 12th year on the web and there are many files that are way out of date and need to be removed from the server or updated to free up space. Those who visit the site often know that changes are made quite frequently on many pages. During this cleanup phase I would like to caution visitors about viruses and spam. I will frequently have to drop my shields during some of my chores so please be sure your virus protection is up to date before you pay a visit. If you experience any virus alerts or multiple "404 Not Found" messages please email me at joynt101@yahoo.com and I will attend to those problems asap. There are literally hundreds of files that need attention so please be patient. I apologise in advance for any inconvenience my cleanup might cause you and will post another message in the blog when I'm done and all is well.

Thanks, Gary

Another year has passed

and I'm still kicking. Since I am no longer punching a clock everyday I hope to get more action going here at the blog and finish up improvements I have planned for the Geronimo-Vietnam website. I want to remind everyone that this blog is interactive and anyone can make replies and comments to anything that is posted here. Feel free to jump in at any time.
As a courtesy to all visitors here and at the home website I want to make it clear that I am an affiliate of the Google Adsense Program. That means all advertisement boxes and banners seen here and at the website have been been added by me personally. I'm not trying to clutter up everything with ads but you should be aware that I do get compensated monetarily for clicks on ads and I also get a small percentage of any profit Google makes when someone follows through and actually makes a purchase of some kind. It's not a get rich quick scheme but it does help support Geronimo-Vietnam and keep it on the internet. If you see an ad that catches your eye and click it you will not only help Google but me and the website as well.
Ok, the big news is another A 1/501 reunion hosted by Barry Gregorich and his group from 1971 being held in Branson Misourri June 5-8 2013. Val Zapert's Asskicking Alpha Ratpack from 1969-70 will also be joining in on this one. For detailed info on reservations etc click the links on the Geronimo-Vietnam homepage. I'll be posting more on this event soon and I hope to see you all there in June.

Vietnam Service List

Recently Barry and I were able to add three more names to the verification list taking the total up to 755 vets.
Barry located John Podlaski and Bill Gaerke from the 71 era and Bobby Bagley sent me a copy of his Purple Heart award while serving with A co in the fall of 69. Bobby returned to duty with 1/501 HHC.
Just a reminder: The A 1/501 Vietnam Service List does include attached personnel such as Medics, FO's, Scout Dogs etc. If your name isn't on this list but should be then send me an email (joynt101@yahoo.com). We are going to require some solid proof before your name will be added. Service List

Time Flies When You're Having Fun

and here I am again renewing the geronimo-vietnam.com domain for another year. Obviously the blog has been neglected somewhat but after my last post I had other stuff to attend to. As the old saying goes "sh*t happens".
I'm looking for volunteers :) to be contributors to this blog and pull slack for me and Barry. I also need some help testing out a new php forum I hope to add to the mix. If interested email me. joynt101@yahoo.com

Remembering Lt. Holton

Last year I bought a 101st Airborne Division flag and an official Alpha Company guidon to display at the annual namvets reunion in Kokomo Indiana. Recently I got to thinking about how I could put those items to good use more than once a year. I don't really know how the idea came to me but I decided I would display the flag and guidon for twentyfour hours on the dates that Alpha Company vets gave thier all in Vietnam. In trying to keep with flag etiquette for this sort of thing I attached a black ribbon to the top of the pole. My personal tribute starts today, July 7th 2011 by honoring 1st. Lt. John Thomas Holton Jr. KIA July 7th 1968 in Thua Thien province.
After all these years Lt. Holton has become the focal point of a book written by Jean Neidert that was inspired by the journals, letters and poems of Phil Woodall who was Holton's RTO in the summer of '68. The book is titled "RESURGAM" - Standing On The Ground Of Remembrance. If you would like to learn more about the book please visit  http://www.groundofremembrance.com/

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!

Recently I got an email reminding me of a memorable event.

Dear Gary,

Your "geronimo-vietnam.com" domain name has been successfully renewed!
The new expiration date for this domain is now 3/17/2012.
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For the record http://www.geronimo-vietnam.com/ was born on March 17th, 2001 and has now been on the internet non-stop for a full decade. As you see in the above email I intend to keep the streak going another year. A sincere thank you to everyone that has visited 'The Online Home Of Alpha Company".

Gary