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A-1-6 > BW_New_9-4: Brand new 2nd. Lt. Ruth Olive Harvie fresh out of basic. Born and raised in Vancouver, B.C. Moved to Ann Arbor, Mi when she was 12 and ended up graduating from the Univ. of Mich. with a degree in Elementary Edu. Decided not to be trapped in a small school she obtained a degreee in Occupational Therapy from Eastern Mich. joined the Army to complete 9 mo. internship stationed at Presidio, San Francisco in 1969. I met her during her basic training at Ft. Sam Houston, Texas. Ruth was the third member of her family to be in the service during the Viet Nam years. Her oldest sister Carol was a nurse in Viet Nam's II Corp. and her brother Roger served with the 101 st in Nam. She accepted my proposal and married me on 13 Dec. 1969 (her birthday) at the Presidio chapel Bought groceries at the PX for another 3 years. She ended up out ranking me since she made Captain. Still out ranks me today. All you Gunfighters with great Gals know how I feel.
A-1-6 > BW_New_14_1: This is my vineyard dog "Mugs" a pure bred yellow lab. Can't get into any truck without him tagging along. In 2007 Stonefield Vineyard had it's best year in 23 years bringing 52 tons to the winery
A-1-6 > BW_New_14-2: Harvest 2007 after the Buffalo reunion. Here we are unloading 3 ton of Pinot Noir grapes at Foris Winery. My old 1953 Chevy 1 1/2 ton has been making this trip for 15 years and is ready to make many more. My vineyard dog and the winery dog are just being dogs.
A-1-6 > BW_New_13: Six brand new 2nd Lts. fresh out of Basic at Ft. Sam Houston. They are all Occupatonal Therapist assigned to Letterman Gen Hosp., Presidio, San Francisco in the Spring of 1969. Here they pose for a group photo in front of Letterman the day they reported to duty. Dan, Carl, Paul, Rosie, Marilyn and Ruth Olive Harvie (now Ruth Wendover). Here Ruth shows her independent style by wearing here name tag on the wrong side. A great bunch that helped a lot of Vets through some difficult times after being wounded in Nam.
A-1-6 > BW_New_11: Captain Ruth Olive Wendover receiving the Army Commendation Medal from the Commander of Letterman General Hospital, Presidio, S.F. for service to our returning Vets that went through Psych. and Physical /Occupation Wards at Letterman upon returning home from Nam. By the time Ruth made Capt. she knew on which side of the uniform the name tag was pinned. However to her last day in the Army she still wore her Navy Peacoat with Army buttons sown on because it was 1969 and she liked it better against the Pesidio fog.
A-1-6 > BW_New_9-2: Drafted 24 May 1966. Pvt. E-1 William L. Wendover. Dropped out of Fullerton Jr. College went surfing for a year. LA induction center, first airplane ride in my life to Ft. Leanord Wood. Mo. for zero week. Shots, GI issue, etc. and then on a bus to Ft.Riley. Ks. Assigtned to the 1st Bn 84th Artillery, 9th division. This was a very different situation then normal Basic, AIT, etc. All through Basic, Advanced individual training, Basic unit training and Advanced Unit training we were maintaining, transporting and firing our 155mm Guns. Even had a Battery of 8 inch on tracks as seen in the background of this photo Trained as a Gun crew member , fire direction control, Ammo and 5 Ton truck driver. The 9th Div shipped to the Mekong Delta and my first unit fired Artty off barges. I was off to OCS trying to avoid Nam ,"right". Being with the 1st of the 84 th Art. made it a snap for me to call in indirect fire, aircraft , etc, I did not know how useful being a red-leg was going to be in Nam as a blue-leg . 1st Plt often patrolled alone detached like so many other units of our orphaned Bn. Did not truly understand the awsome power our Artillery could bring to bear until Lt. Larry Swank fired that time on target (TOT) mission on Hill 352. We had seen Arch lights, Puff the Magic Dragon and Snoopy. Fired missions from Battleships and seen what our planes and gunships could do but that day on LZ Center Larry had everyone cheering - see a photo of that TOT at this link: http://a-1-6.smugmug.com/gallery/660206_ZtMP3#31005875_5SHHj-A-LB Then use your back arrow to return to Bill's photos.
A-1-6 > BW_New_6-1: Hill 54 with the " Rocket Pocket" in the background. Lt. "Big Mike" Miller and Lt. Wendover waiting on a chopper pad for a ride back to the rear. Big Mike became a Gunfighter after being assigned to A Co. during the second part of his Nam tour and did a great job. Mike set the standard for chopper re-supply He and Cpt Leinen worked very closely with our 1st Sgt. Rodriquez and Suppy Sgt Raasch when they were S-4.. Lt Willy G. Livingston kept the same high stadards. Between our S-4 guys and the " Minute Men " we seemed to be alright. Can not figure out why two helmets are on the ground during this face off. One's mind and Mike's still on his head. Must belong to Lt. Mike Copper from E Co
A-1-6 > BW_New_5-5: (Not from Bill Wendover on July 2nd, 2008) 27 April 1969. Lt Wendover's last day in the Army. Just passed our Company in review during Battalion parade which explains the heavey starch in the fatigues and the peacock helmet. . The 45 cal. pistol on my hip is going in my Co's brown car in the background and I'm getting in that white cougar and heading West to Calif. Had a hard time fitting in state side but lucked out being one of eleven infantry officers on the post and the post C.O. was Infantry. After leaving Nam I got a 30 day leave and went home. I had orders to report to Ft. Sam Houston, Tx. Back in Texas again. I was assigned as XO of the only basic training unit for conscientious objectors in the U.S. Army . A total turn around from Nam, what am I doing here? Turned out great. You all know and respect the medics,we had and they were the greatest. Well except for hand to hand , bayonet drill and qualifing with a weapon they had to go through what we all went through"Basic". The best thing was that Ft. Sam being a hugh medical post was where all the nurses, dentist, doctors, occupation therapst etc. had to come for "Basic". Every seven weeks 600 newly graduated nurses came through Ft. Sam . My wife was in the 6th class to rotate through. By God Texas isn't so bad after all. I went all the way back to Tx. to meet and marry my Canadian lady. Still have that peacok helmet liner down in tha barn and I am still very proud of that 198th Inf patch on my shoulder.
A-1-6 > BW_New_5-1: This on the tarmac at the Chu Lai airbase in late 68. We're are heading home L .to R 1st Lt William G. ( willy G) Livingston Co.'s D and HHC, 1st Lt Tom Bradbury. HHc Co. and E Co. Recon plt., Cpt. Max Bradly CO Co. C and XO 1/6 Inf.,1st Lt. William Wendover 1st Plt Co. A Bn S-3 laison, 1st Lt.. Gail R. Smith 1st Plt Co. C and CO HHC, 1st Lt Donald W. Thomas Jr. HHC. Except for 1st Lt Big Mike Miller who I believe extended his tour , these are the only Lts. to complete the full year tour with 1/6 Inf. In addition to Cpt Bradly shown here, Cpt Brennan CO Co A , Cpt. Prather CO Co B and Cpt. Price CO co's D&E all also completed a full tour with 1/6 Inf.
BW_New_9-4: Brand new 2nd. Lt. Ruth Olive Harvie fresh out of basic. Born and raised in Vancouver, B.C. Moved to Ann Arbor, Mi when she was 12 and ended up graduating from the Univ. of Mich. with a degree in Elementary Edu. Decided not to be trapped in a small school she obtained a degreee in Occupational Therapy from Eastern Mich. joined the Army to complete 9 mo. internship stationed at Presidio, San Francisco in 1969. I met her during her basic training at Ft. Sam Houston, Texas. Ruth was the third member of her family to be in the service during the Viet Nam years. Her oldest sister Carol was a nurse in Viet Nam's II Corp. and her brother Roger served with the 101 st in Nam. She accepted my proposal and married me on 13 Dec. 1969 (her birthday) at the Presidio chapel Bought groceries at the PX for another 3 years. She ended up out ranking me since she made Captain. Still out ranks me today. All you Gunfighters with great Gals know how I feel.
A-1-6 > BW_New_9-4: Brand new 2nd. Lt. Ruth Olive Harvie fresh out of basic. Born and raised in Vancouver, B.C. Moved to Ann Arbor, Mi when she was 12 and ended up graduating from the Univ. of Mich. with a degree in Elementary Edu. Decided not to be trapped in a small school she obtained a degreee in Occupational Therapy from Eastern Mich. joined the Army to complete 9 mo. internship stationed at Presidio, San Francisco in 1969. I met her during her basic training at Ft. Sam Houston, Texas. Ruth was the third member of her family to be in the service during the Viet Nam years. Her oldest sister Carol was a nurse in Viet Nam's II Corp. and her brother Roger served with the 101 st in Nam. She accepted my proposal and married me on 13 Dec. 1969 (her birthday) at the Presidio chapel Bought groceries at the PX for another 3 years. She ended up out ranking me since she made Captain. Still out ranks me today. All you Gunfighters with great Gals know how I feel.
BW_New_9-4: Brand new 2nd. Lt. Ruth Olive Harvie fresh out of basic. Born and raised in Vancouver, B.C. Moved to Ann Arbor, Mi when she was 12 and ended up graduating from the Univ. of Mich. with a degree in Elementary Edu. Decided not to be trapped in a small school she obtained a degreee in Occupational Therapy from Eastern Mich. joined the Army to complete 9 mo. internship stationed at Presidio, San Francisco in 1969. I met her during her basic training at Ft. Sam Houston, Texas. Ruth was the third member of her family to be in the service during the Viet Nam years. Her oldest sister Carol was a nurse in Viet Nam's II Corp. and her brother Roger served with the 101 st in Nam. She accepted my proposal and married me on 13 Dec. 1969 (her birthday) at the Presidio chapel Bought groceries at the PX for another 3 years. She ended up out ranking me since she made Captain. Still out ranks me today. All you Gunfighters with great Gals know how I feel.
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