Field Reunion at JBLM
Glenn Palmer, invited to tour his former unit that he served with during the Korean War. Mr Palmer and family were transported to a field training exercise being conducted by the 47th Combat Support Hospital. The 47th Combat Support Hospital was known as the 47th Mobile Army Surgical Hospital during the Korean War. Mr Glenn Palmer served as a Administration clerk from June 1953 to August 1954.
During the tour it was discovered that there was a photo of Mr Palmer when he was with the Hospital. His photo was take with image on his right. This image is now on the 47th Combat Support Hospital’s Facebook icon photo.
I enjoy when events like because it often renews one’s spirits by remembering that they where and seeing were their efforts have brought us today.
Category: Reunions
Now THAT is too cool!
Yep…watched him on M.A.S.H. LOL
Radar!
At least he wasn’t Frank Burns
I know of an Honorary Ferret Face it Ft. Myers, FL.
Well done, all. Damn well done.
Radar, the smartest Soldier at MASH!
Well done to Mr. Palmer, God Bless him!
CPL Walter O’Riley, one of the two only enlisted men to serve in the Korean War, based on what I can discern from watching MASH.
Nah, don’t forget:
Max Klinger-Male Nurse
Igor Straminsky-Cook’s Helper
Zelmo Zale-Supply Sgt
Luther Rizzo-Motor Pool Sgt
“Sparky” Prior-Commo/Switchboard Operator
Hope I helped.
Grunts like me talk trash about them, but the real truth is having a good clerk is essential to making any unit function like it’s supposed to!
The really GOOD thing about this story is one of a veteran who still had pride in what he had done while serving, and could reflect without adding a line of B. S. about his heroics.
BTW, yesterday I learned something I had not known. The “Freedom Flights” they take old timers to D. C. from all parts of the country, most of the W W 2 veterans have been accommodated so far. Now they are taking the RVN vets. To my surprise when hearing of a clown who is “confused” as to whether or not he actually went to RVN, but is playing all the games toward ending up with recognition …..it makes no difference as far as those trips go. They are taking any and all who served through the RVN war; regardless as to whether or not they had ever left the States while in uniform. How many plane loads of V V A members will load up and go , in hopes of getting recognition from a gullible public?
Jarhead, if you don’t know whether or not you were stationed over there in-country, it means you weren’t. I never was, but the Army had plenty of women (nurses) there as did the Air Force, plus a few WMs. All the Navy nurses were on hospital ships offshore.
Confused, my fat Aunt Harriet.
Dear Aunt Harriet…We are in agreement on your point of view. Any who served in ANY capacity on a ship off RVN would qualify as having served in country. A budding POSER, however, has to convince himself that he can fool the public, and then fool himself into believing his story. Let’s say your name is Harold Vaught and you wanted to make believe you could not remember for certain you had been in RVN. First you practice on your friends, then you go public. When you see one Conley fellow exposed on this very site and see how gullible politicians ate his B. S. story up, you are on the road to having served where you never stepped foot. Then you show a former class mate at a late May, 2015 class reunion your D D 214 and the former Marine explains the D D 214 clearly shows you did NOT serve in RVN. Meanwhile you attend a program at the County Seat for former military folks who served DURING RVN, and end up getting a certificate showing you attended the program. Then you have something showing you (or at least you think) served in RVN, by way of a certificate of recognition. Finally you parlay all this bogus info toward a trip to D. C. on a Freedom Flight. Hey, before you know it, Conley has competition in the “Best B. S. Story” for 2015.
Hope this clears things up for you Aunt Harriet. Bottom line is this: the world is full of POSERS seeking recognition for their make-believe heroics. Now Aunt Harriet, if you ever run into one of these POSERS, kick ’em in the private parts and fart in their face.
This is a bit off topic: We (VFW honor squad) buried a Vietnam Vet who was special forces in 68 – 69. He was from a close town and nobody seems to know anything about him. Is there a data base for Special Forces?
Go to Socnet.com . You may have to join, but there is a Special Forces section there. No doubt the gentlemen will help you out.
Follow the rules there. Ask to join. When you get an acceptance email, be sure to FIRST post an intro in the right place. Something like what you wrote here. Then go to the Special Forces section and start a thread with your query.
bman……Was this fellow named Aldridge by any chance? His name was shown as residing in a nursing home near Indianapolis, having served in RVN, but no relatives came forward when he passed.
Sad story, but the public in general from all four corners some how learned and at least sent condolences to the funeral home in charge.
If it was not this fellow, thanks to your organization for giving honors to one whom earned them.
Thank you for the information. The soldiers name is Bruce Page and he served RVN 68 – 69.