ADVA 2006 Reunion: Portland, OR
Americal Division Veterans Association Reunion 2006
The following photos were taken by
Gary L. Noller
Americal Newsletter
Vietnam Editor
National Adjutant Roger Gilmore and Asst. National Finance Officer Ronald Ellis at Executive Council meeting.
Laptop computer with photo of CW5 Jim Leech, M/Sgt. John (Dutch) DeGroot, currently on duty in a foreign country.
Incoming National Commander Larry Watson and Scholarship Chairman Robert Short.
Larry and Bob attend to business at the Executive Council meeting.
General meeting assembly
Members gather for the annual meeting
Dr. Richard Verrone, Texas Tech University Vietnam Center, Oral Historian.
Dr. Verrone describes the benefits of the Vietnam Archive in collecting and preserving Vietnam history.
William Bird Mounsey, 132nd Inf. Regt.; Al Cotta, 121st Med. Bn.
World War II veterans enjoy a discussion at the conclusion of the general membership meeting. Mr. Cotta is a charter member of the ADVA and made the trip to Portland from Washington, D.C. He is 91 years old.
Saturday night banquet.
Over 400 guests enjoyed the Saturday banquet.
Mr. Jim Willis, Director of the Oregon Veterans Administration.
Mr. Willis is a Vietnam veteran and served as guest speaker at the Saturday night banquet