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  president       2024 - 2026

                         DAN O'TOOLE                  V. PRESIDENT 2024-2026
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Dan O'Toole was born on January 28, 1948, in Cincinnati, OH.  At the age of 17, he entered military service and attended basic training at Fort Knox, Kentucky.  After basic, he was assigned to Fort Sill, OK, where he attended AIT.  After AIT, he was assigned to Fort Benning, GA, where he attended jump school.  After jump school he was assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division at Fort Bragg, NC.  In the fall of 1967, he received orders for Fort Campbell, KY, where he was assigned to the 101st Airborne Division.  Shortly after, he deployed with the Division to Vietnam, where he served with the 1/502nd.  Dan retired from the United States Postal Service after 34 years.  Dan and his wife Diana, live on a farm in Northern Kentucky.  They have 3 sons and 5 grandchildren.

ED REULBACH, SR.                           SECRETARY 2024-2026
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Ted Bridges

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      TWO Year GOVERNOR
​                2024-2026

Terrell D. (Ted) Bridges. Lieutenant Colonel U S Army, Retired
Born in Birmingham, Alabama  09/28/1943
Hometown:  Montevallo Alabama
Entered Army September 1966 as a Regular Army Second Lieutenant
Combat Platoon Leaders Class: Infantry
Airborne School
Ranger School
101st Airborne Division. 2LT, 1LT and Captain in 1/502d
Served in B, A, E, D, HHC Companies. Recon Platoon Leader

CARL MORRIS

J.T. Walker


FOUR year governor
​             2024-2028

Eagle Chapter DELegate 
                  2024-2026      

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This is my before and after photos. I am Eagle Chapter Delegate for the group. I live in Madison, MS. with My wife Jean. We have a 26 yr old son, Adam, also in Madison, and a 45 yr old son, John Jr. in Raleigh, N.C. I retired in 2006 from the MS Army National Guard with 19+ years active duty. My wife also retired with 20 years as a LTC. We have 2 grand daughters in Raleigh. I served as a combat medic in 1st 504th in the 82nd ABN DIV as well as the 2/506th in the 101st in Vietnam 1967-68.

ED BARBOUR

David Nesbitt

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SGT-AT-ARMS 2024-2026

treasurer
​ 2024-2026

Marion David “Dave” Nesbitt was born on Jan. 2, 1948 in Sumter, SC.  He entered service Feb. 28, 1968 at Ft. Jackson, SC where he took basic and AIT training.  He then transferred to Ft. Benning, GA where he attended NCO Academy with the 73rd Training Company at Harmony Church.  Nesbitt arrived for duty in Vietnam on Nov. 16, 1968 and was assigned to 1st Platoon, A Co., 1/502nd Infantry at LZ Sally.  He served as the M60 gunner until seriously wounded at Dong A Tay in the A Shau Valley on Mar. 20, 1969 during Operation Massachusetts Striker.  He returned to Ft. Jackson, SC where he remained hospitalized until medically retired on Dec. 10, 1969.  His military awards include the Purple Heart, Bronze Star with “V” Device, Good Conduct Medal and CIB.  He resides in his hometown of Sumter, SC. and is married to the former Rosemary Bjork, since April 12, 2013. Between them, they have 4 sons, 1 daughter and 8 grandchildren.  
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    • General Order #1
    • The Challenge Coin
    • Army Donation 2010
    • YOUR WAR STORIES
    • John Gertsch
    • BATTLE OF PHOUC YEN
    • November 28, 1971
    • Our First Patrol
    • Award to a hero
    • Mountain Tales
    • Duty in the Sky
    • Ambush
    • These Colors Didn't run
    • POPCORN!
    • BATTLE OF AP DONG LAM
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    • A SHAU VALLEY
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    • Comradery
    • Operation Lamar Plain
    • The Iconic Huey
    • THE DEATH OF LIEUTENANT PERSHING
    • FNG's Prelude to Our First Patrol
    • Sgt Flaherty Unsent Letters 1
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    • Sgt Flaherty Unsent Letters 3
    • A Personal Memoir
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      • I am the Flag
      • The Airborne Creed
      • Paratroopers Theme Song
      • Why please
      • Reciprocity
      • Burnin' the shit
      • Aquarius
      • LZ Jane
      • I am a Soldier
      • It's been some time
      • Dedication by Dwight Lane
      • Taps
      • The Old Unit
      • AMERICAN SOLDIERMAN
      • REMEMBRANCE DAY
      • A Grateful Nation
      • Airborne History
      • LESLIE TOWNES HOPE
      • Pow / Mia
      • The Wall
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