08MR-09: Harry Thompson, TX, was Company Clerk for Alpha Company. He can't pick or grin, so he's taken up whittlin'. Here he's working on a piece of ashe juniper, or "cedar" as it's called in the Texas Hill Country. - Gunfighter Photo Collections, Company A, 1/6th Inf.- powered by SmugMug

Alpha Company, 5th Texas Mini Reunion, 10/18/08

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A-1-6 > 08MR-02: Standing: Don Kaiser (TX, 3rd Plt), Paul "Bear" Senick (PA, 1st Plt), John "Chunky" Carlson (NJ, 1st Plt), Larry Boetsch (NJ, 1st Plt), Terry Buelow (IA, 2nd Plt), Tommy Foley (TX, 2nd Plt), and Joe Gamache (RI, HQ). Resting are Alan Allen (TX, 1st Plt) and Harry Thompson (TX, HQ).

A-1-6 > 08MR-03: Standing: Don Kaiser (TX, 3rd Plt), Paul "Bear" Senick (PA, 1st Plt), John "Chunky" Carlson (NJ, 1st Plt), Larry Boetsch (NJ, 1st Plt), Terry Buelow (IA, 2nd Plt), Tommy Foley (TX, 2nd Plt), and Joe Gamache (RI, HQ). Resting are Alan Allen (TX, 1st Plt) and Harry Thompson (TX, HQ).

A-1-6 > 08MR-04: Geraldene Allen, Alan Allen's mom, and Maggie, his daughter, inspect a quilt Maggie just finished. The quilt may go to Alan's granddaughter, Riley, who is expected in early March 2009, by Nathan (Alan's son) and his wife, Shauna. They all live in Austin, TX, except Geraldene, who still lives in Allentown, TX.

A-1-6 > 08MR-05: Geraldene Allen, Alan Allen's mom, and Maggie, his daughter, inspect a quilt Maggie just finished. The quilt may go to Alan's granddaughter, Riley, who is expected in early March 2009, by Nathan (Alan's son) and his wife, Shauna. They all live in Austin, TX, except Geraldene, who still lives in Allentown, TX.

A-1-6 > 08MR-06: Alan Allen, 1st Plt, Allentown, TX, sits on his VA-supplied electric scooter in his front yard. Behind him is a Coral Bean plant, which he and Harry Thompson comfiscated at a national wildlife refuge on the Texas coast last year.

A-1-6 > 08MR-07: Tommy Foley, 2nd Plt, Temple, TX, drove 1 1/2 hours to attend. He brought some delicious potato salad made by his wife, Brenda. He and Allen were bunk mates before Foley was transferred to 2nd Plt, probably during AIT at Fort Hood. Terry Buelow's reflection may be seen in the window behind Foley, as he took the photo.

A-1-6 > 08MR-08: Joe Gamache, of Rhode Island, is a regular at both the October and the June reunions. Gamache was a cook, and thus was in HQ. Alan Allen is on his electric scooter. The agave plants in the rear are used to make tequila, but Allen has not perfected the process as of yet.

A-1-6 > 08MR-09: Harry Thompson, TX, was Company Clerk for Alpha Company. He can't pick or grin, so he's taken up whittlin'. Here he's working on a piece of ashe juniper, or "cedar" as it's called in the Texas Hill Country.

A-1-6 > 08MR-10: Terry Buelow, IA, and his wife, Terri, drove down for the reunion at Alan Allen's house--which now is set for the 3rd weekend each October. Harry Thompson still is whittlin' in the rear of the photo.

08MR-09: Harry Thompson, TX, was Company Clerk for Alpha Company. He can't pick or grin, so he's taken up whittlin'. Here he's working on a piece of ashe juniper, or "cedar" as it's called in the Texas Hill Country.

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