Season's Greetings #3 (2025/6)

So, I am up and running (walking, limping... you get the idea) so, I will finish off the variations from normal memorial postings today.

Today's pics come from a December trip to Arizona. I went to see various illuminations in Tubac, the botanical Garden in Tucson, and the Illuminations at Tohono Chul in north western Tucson. All were worth the trip.

I did not go to photograph them, simply to enjoy, so no "good " cameras went along. 

However, some of the sights were cool enough that I had to snap a few with my phone.

Today, to kick off this new year, a few of those.

Enjoy!

Tohono Chul horse sculpture as a Reindeer

Above photo illuminated

Next time on the 11th, we will return to Kentucky and additional faces to honor, so join me there, as usual at 9:00 am. 

If you are following along at all, you will have seen that a number of you, like Joan from Wisconsin, Tony from Texas, Mike from Maryland, Ron from Florida, Tim from Virginia, Molly from Florida, Colleen from Pennsylvania, Elli from Maryland, and Peg and Ray from Florida, among others, have responded to my request to send me memorials you have seen in your area or where you may have traveled. I even got one from Ireland! These submissions help expand the knowledge of how we have remembered the men and women who served and/or were lost in 'Nam and you help to honor them. If you have any such photos, I would love to see them. Please send them along to the email at the left and I will gladly share them here.

I hope all those listed here will encourage you to send along photos and join the group.

New Years Day 2026

I  had planned to end my yearly memorial deviations today with a third and final, post but the truth is I am quite under the weather and can't really get it done.

So, just a quick post to wish all a Happy New Year.

Check back on the 6th and if all as gone well, I will post the final non-memorial post for this season.

Next time on the 6th, I will post a few more pics from other places about other things and hope that you enjoy them .These will post, as usual, at 9:00 am. 

If you are following along at all, you will have seen that a number of you, like Joan from Wisconsin, Tony from Texas, Mike from Maryland, Ron from Florida, Tim from Virginia, Molly from Florida, Colleen from Pennsylvania, Elli from Maryland, and Peg and Ray from Florida, among others, have responded to my request to send me memorials you have seen in your area or where you may have traveled. I even got one from Ireland! These submissions help expand the knowledge of how we have remembered the men and women who served and/or were lost in 'Nam and you help to honor them. If you have any such photos, I would love to see them. Please send them along to the email at the left and I will gladly share them here.

Season's Greetings 2025 #2

 The second of this years deviations.

Like many photographers, I am a sucker for sunsets

Next time on the 1st, I will post a few more pics from other places about other things and hope that you enjoy them (I like to remind myself, and others, each year that I am more than just a memorial photographer!) These will post, as usual, at 9:00 am. 

I wish those who celebrate any of the many, many celebrations that occur this time of year a happy and joyous celebration.

If you are following along at all, you will have seen that a number of you, like Joan from Wisconsin, Tony from Texas, Mike from Maryland, Ron from Florida, Tim from Virginia, Molly from Florida, Colleen from Pennsylvania, Elli from Maryland, and Peg and Ray from Florida, among others, have responded to my request to send me memorials you have seen in your area or where you may have traveled. I even got one from Ireland! These submissions help expand the knowledge of how we have remembered the men and women who served and/or were lost in 'Nam and you help to honor them. If you have any such photos, I would love to see them. Please send them along to the email at the left and I will gladly share them here.

Seasons Greetings #1 (2025)

As is my ongoing habit at this time of the year, I will be posting pictures that have nothing to do with Vietnam memorials. I think it is good to take a break, periodically, from a subject that can be a bit depressing.

So, in that spirit, here are todays pics.

In no particular order or rhyme or reason...

Winter in Maryland, who knew?

Summer in Delaware

Spring in D.C.

Next time on the 27th, I will post a few more pics from other places about other things and hope that you enjoy them (I like to remind myself, and others, each year that I am more than just a memorial photographer!) These will post, as usual, at 9:00 am. 

I wish those who celebrate any of the many, many celebrations that occur this time of year a happy and joyous celebration.

If you are following along at all, you will have seen that a number of you, like Joan from Wisconsin, Tony from Texas, Mike from Maryland, Ron from Florida, Tim from Virginia, Molly from Florida, Colleen from Pennsylvania, Elli from Maryland, and Peg and Ray from Florida, among others, have responded to my request to send me memorials you have seen in your area or where you may have traveled. I even got one from Ireland! These submissions help expand the knowledge of how we have remembered the men and women who served and/or were lost in 'Nam and you help to honor them. If you have any such photos, I would love to see them. Please send them along to the email at the left and I will gladly share them here.

Kansas XV

As we enter the holiday season, I would like to submit a few more heroes for our remembrance and respect.

I, once again, will call on the submissions from Molly Macdonald's visit to Kansas. Molly as you know, if you are a regular here, is among the group who have so generously contributed sites they have visited to this effort. My gratitude to Molly, and everyone else who has sent me pics, knows no bounds. Molly, and all the rest, have added greatly to the knowledge and completeness of these efforts.

I hope many more of you will join her in honoring the men and women who served and those who were lost.

These three are honored on a small memorial stone in Pratt, Kansas. Several other posts from this site may be seen elsewhere on this site.

Forrest Dean Hoeme

PFC Forrest "Frosty" Hoeme was lost on March 11, 1967. He was lost in an fierce fire fight that drove the VC from their compound. He was from Preston which is not far from Pratt.

Donald E. Moore

SFC Moore was lost on February 7, 1968 to rifle fire at Gia Dinh. His family consisting of his wife and seven children lived in Lancaster, PA. As a long time Army vet the family had lived in several places, but SFC Moore was a native of Pratt, KS. 

Next time on the 22nd we will return to my annual break from memorials, and as usual, I will post a few pics from other places about other things and hope that you enjoy them (I like to remind myself, and others, each year that I am more than just a memorial photographer!) These will post, as usual, at 9:00 am. 

I wish those who celebrate any of the many, many celebrations that occur this time of year a happy and joyous celebration.

If you are following along at all, you will have seen that a number of you, like Joan from Wisconsin, Tony from Texas, Mike from Maryland, Ron from Florida, Tim from Virginia, Molly from Florida, Colleen from Pennsylvania, Elli from Maryland, and Peg and Ray from Florida, among others, have responded to my request to send me memorials you have seen in your area or where you may have traveled. I even got one from Ireland! These submissions help expand the knowledge of how we have remembered the men and women who served and/or were lost in 'Nam and you help to honor them. If you have any such photos, I would love to see them. Please send them along to the email at the left and I will gladly share them here.

Iowa XI

Red Oak, Iowa is a small town(abt 5,000) with a lovely little park. The park honors several from the town who gave all in 'Nam.

Donald E. Powles

• Donald Eugene Powles: A Sergeant in the U.S. Marine Corps, he died of wounds from hostile fire on September 13, 1968, in Quang Tri province, South Vietnam.
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  Thomas Pollard

  
  Thomas Leroy Pollard: A Major, he died in Thua Thien on August 19, 1968.

Donald Pickering

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  Donald William Pickering: An Army PFC, he was killed in action on May 8, 1968, near Chu Lai, South Vietnam.
• It is interesting to me that all three of these men from Red Oak were lost within 3 months of each other and that all of their last names begin with the letter "P"

Odd what you notice after doing this for so long.

Rest in peace, brothers.

Next time, on December 17th. we will return to Kansas and additional faces to honor, so join me there, as usual  at 9:00 am. If you are following along at all, you will have, seen that a number of you, like Joan from Wisconsin, Tony from Texas, Mike from Maryland, Ron from Florida, Tim from Virginia, Molly from Florida, Colleen from Pennsylvania, Elli from Maryland, and Peg and Ray from Florida, among others, have responded to my request to send me memorials you have seen in your area or where you may have traveled. I even got one from Ireland! These submissions help expand the knowledge of how we have remembered the men and women who served and/or were lost in 'Nam and you help to honor them. If you have any such photos, I would love to see them. Please send them along to the email at the left and I will gladly share them here.

I hope all those listed here will encourage you to send along photos and join the group. 

Indiana XII

Brazil, Indiana is not too far from Terra Haute and in 1970 the population was just a little over 8,000. 

Nine of her youth were lost in Vietnam.

Today, just a few.

Max Wayne Batchelor

Sgt Batchelor was an Artillery operator who was lost at Binh Duong to "hostile small arms fire."

Harold Dickerson

PSGT Harold Dickerson had only been in-country for a few weeks when he was lost at Kontum. He was, for a time, MIA and died of "hostile small arms fire."

His name was, for some reason, left off the Brazil, Indiana Vietnam memorial and was added in 2011 completing the honor of the nine lost in the war.

PFC. Jack Kriger was lost to us on February 23, 1968. He became ill and was transferred to a hospital ship where he died of Encephalitis and Pneumonia. He was posthumously promoted to Corporeal.       

Next time, on the 7th, we will return to Iowa to honor a few more of the heroes lost in 'Nam. So, join me there, as always, at 9:00 am.

If you are following along at all, you will have seen that a number of you, like Joan from Wisconsin, Tony from Texas, Mike from Maryland, Ron from Florida, Tim from Virginia, Molly from Florida, Colleen from Pennsylvania, Elli from Maryland, and Peg and Ray from Florida, among others, have responded to my request to send me memorials you have seen in your area or where you may have traveled. I even got one from Ireland! These submissions help expand the knowledge of how we have remembered the men and women who served and/or were lost in 'Nam and you help to honor them. If you have any such photos, I would love to see them. Please send them along to the email at the left and I will gladly share them here.

I hope all those listed here will encourage you to send along photos and join those listed above.