220th Reconnaissance Airplane Company
Third Quarterly 2005 CATCOM E-Newsletter
updated September 19, 2005 (afternoon)
"Catkillers"
and Family,
and all Friends
and Brothers in Arms,
in memory of those who have served
220th Reconnaissance Airplane Company
Third Quarterly 2005 CATCOM E-Newsletter
updated September 19, 2005 (afternoon)
"Catkillers"
and Family,
and all Friends
and Brothers in Arms,
in memory of those who have served
This note is from a staff member of the International Bird Dog Association:
"SE area Birddoggers: Tom Kahlert has sent along a notice about the annual Moontown Grass Field Fly-In (near Huntsville, AL), 20-21 August. From everything I have seen on this event in the past, this is one you should get to. A great grass field, what can be better?"
Moontown Airport has a web site, at the following link (click on "Events"):
Bob Cortner, Bill House (Aloft 40, went to flight school with Don), and Don Ricks took advantage of a nice day and the fly-in to meet for a few hours at Moontown Airport. What a beautiful private airstrip! What a beautiful day! We had a good time, and the only exciting thing that happened was Bob stealing electricity from a mobile home, next to which he had parked his motor home. Following are a few photos (The Bird Dog belongs to Tom Kahlert, I believe):
Mike Donnick, Catkiller Mechanic, 1968-69, made contact on September 12, and his information appears below. Those who flew out of Dong Ha will remember Mike as I do:
Hi, I am SP5 Mike Donnick, and I have been wanting to correct and provide correct info about myself and tell you I have enjoyed the web site tremendously. I came to the Catkillers as a crewchief in May of 1968, and came back stateside in December of 1969. I started out in third platoon but was asked to join the first plattoon in fall of 1968. I spent almost all of my remaining time with the Catkillers as the mechanic at Dong Ha. I live in Marshfield, Wisconsin. Address: 1613 E. Doege St. The zip code here is 54449. My e-mail address is sd-90mac1967@yahoo.com. My home phone is 715-384-8582. I believe I am listed as a cook!!!. I was unable to make our first reunion, but I hope someday I may see some of you again. You will always be in my heart, as the finest group of guys I've known. Sp-5 Donnick.
A few days ago I received in the mail the plaque you see pictured below, which was carved from a solid plank of walnut. This was a surprise gift from my older brother, Doug Ricks, also a Vietnam Vet (flew helicopters). Doug commissioned this work from one of his friends, William R. Stanley, Sr., a disabled Vietnam Vet. As you can see, it is a nice job and probably the only one of its kind around. The crossed rifles (I was an infantry officer) were added to the design by my brother, so I suppose any design you might come up with would be possible. I am sure there is a phone number for anyone interested. This would make a great reunion fundraiser or personal gift!:
Artist's name:
Sarge and his good friend, Nancy Finch, pictured above.
Click on the following link to view a PDF file published by Soldier's Magazine:
"Link removed"
This came in from Leon Skeen, designer of our Catkiller t-shirts:
"Latest T shirt design. The small print on the front would have the catkiller # under the crest with "Catkiller" arched over the top of the crest. I used a Legal sized design for the back. It is much bigger than the letter sized."
Contact Leon Skeen at:
PS: No affiliation with Leon Skeen
"I have yet to meet a man as fond of high moral conduct as he is of outward appearances."
Confucius, Chinese philosopher, 551-479 B.C.
