A/101 AVIATION 1995 REUNION
Holiday Inn, Clarksville, TN and Ft Campbell, KY
June 1995
Picture taken after farewell banquet, Sportsman's Club', Fort
Campbell, May 1995. Note the outstanding wall art in the center, a 4' x 4'
piece of plywood that came down from Cleveland with an old style Comanchero
patch for the occasion, thanks to Martin DiOrio and Larry Cooper and families.
Rachel Torrance, blue dress center, no cigar. The distinguished gentleman in
the center with cigar is retired Lt Gen Teddy Allen, who was assigned to
Company A, 101st Aviation Battalion from July - September 1966, serving as the
platoon leader of the Thunderbirds and gun platoon from October '66 to April
'67, then closed out the tour as operations officer for the 336th Warriors of
Soc Trang. From May '87 thru August '89, Teddy commanded the 101st Airborne
Division (Air Assault). During the Reagan years, he was the director of the
Defense Security Assistance Agency, the agency that basically covers all
foreign military sales. Teddy was the guest speaker for the evening, and we
gave him a specially cast bronze eagle head "bell". Something else,
Teddy is also a former "Wings of the Eagle" battalion commander, and
he once also commanded the Phoenix, (C/158). One of our most distinguished
former unit officers.
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May 1995. L to R: CPT Pete 'Spagetti Neck'
Federovich , Steve Craig (perimeter sergeant '70/71, Larry Cooper, J.J. MaKool,
Martin DiOrio, (?) Smokie Stover, Ray Ferrante (striped shirt), and, at the
extreme right, CPT Richard Torrance. Captain Federovich got out of the army and
into the navy where he had a distinguished career, recently retired with nearly
30 years service, and has a son who is currently a commissioned Army officer on
active duty.
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Reunion 95; left to right seated Dave
Dempsey, JJ Makool, R. Wayne Jones and his lovely wife
Shirley.
Photograph by Martin
DeOrio
Reunion 95. JJ Makool had this hat and stood with Rachel Torrance.
Do it look familiar?
Photograph by Martin DeOrio
Reunion 95 Captain now Colonel Torrance and Ray Ferrante.
Photograph by Martin
DeOrio
This is Bob Clewell and Martin DeOrio if front of a new Huey at
the 1994 "Week of the Eagles" at Ft. Campbell, Ky.
Photograph by Martin DeOrio
Mr. Colonel Richard Torrance and R. Wayne Jones
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Wayne Jones
R. Wayne Jones wife showing me how to
shoot without using left trigger. I guess right
trigger works these days?
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Wayne Jones, Dave Demsey and Steve Craig @
reunion.
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A memorial display at the podium for the
May '95 "Memorial Service" in hanger 10, Destiny Army Heliport,
flawlessly arranged by the unit first sergeant and battalion sergeant major.
Note: On May 16th, 1995, the day
before the reunion, a series of thunderstorms swept through the area. Lightning
actually struck the hanger and came into the A/101 orderly room. No one was
hurt. There are no recorded instances of lightning having struck there before
or since.
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This photo was taken at the May 1995
reunion in hanger 10, Destiny Army
Heliport. Captain Ronnie Miller (center) is preparing to rehearse for the
memorial service to be held the following day. John H. B. Pope (left) drove in
from Webster, Texas for the reunion and has since retired from Petroleum
Helicopters, (right) Martin DiOrio.
Photo by Martin DiOrio
left to right, JJ Crash Makool, Bob and Nancy Morris and Major Bob
Clewell. Taken at the May 1995 reunion.
Photograph by Martin DeOrio
L to R Martin DiOrio, Rachel Torrence, Major Bob Clewell and Jerry
Teeters. This picture was taken July 1996 "Week of the Eagles" at
Fort Campbell., on the tarmac at Campbell Army Airfield about 20 minutes away
and among the one-of-every-aircraft display.
Photograph by Martin DeOrio