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Name :   Wright, David B
E- mail :   dwright86@cox.net
Home Town :   Jacksonville, Illinois
Todays Date :   31 July 2005
Dates Served in 261 :   5/62 to /5-64
Comment :   Corporal in Metal Shop & Engineering Clerk, Master at Arms on Iwo Jima and Police Sergeant on Okinawa
Name :   Ken Hansen
E- mail :   ken.hansen@att.net
Home Town :   Livermore Ca.
Todays Date :   4-28-05
Dates Served in 261 :   52-55
Comment :   would like to change my e-mail address to manitobabelle@sbcglogal.net Thanks, Ken
Name :   Tom May
E- mail :   mazlmc@olypen.com
Home Town :   Sequim, Wa
Todays Date :   24 April 2005
Dates Served in 261 :   April 1958- May 1960
Comment :   Served in HMR(L)-261 during the 1959-60 WESTPAC. Later interservice transferred to U.S.Navy and retired in 1989.
Name :   Alex Berlin
E- mail :   aberlin@erols.com
Home Town :   Spotsylvania, Va.
Todays Date :   22 April 2005
Dates Served in 261 :   1951 - 1953
Comment :   Great squadron, great men. Enjoyed the HRS-1 and the CVE / CVLs we served on. It was good to have been there at the start of HMR261 and the forming of MAG26.
Name :   Bill Lykens
E- mail :   wlykens@tfbol.com
Home Town :   Dover, TN
Todays Date :   March 12, 2005
Dates Served in 261 :   1951-1952
Comment :   Served in USMC 1948-1968 Joined 261 in 1951 when they were forming at Cherry Point. Hope to see you at the reunion in April.
Name :   CD Sliger
E- mail :   dsliger@cafes.net
Home Town :   Shelbyville, Tennessee
Todays Date :   1 Mar. 2005
Dates Served in 261 :   12-57 - 3-60
Comment :   Semper Fi to all my pals in HMR(L) 261. Ill never forget the good-and bad-times we had. Remember the picking-and-grinning we did in Pohang and the warm beer and bullhead oysters??
Name :   Kate
E- mail :   KBB_63@yahoo.com
Home Town :   Peebles
Todays Date :   March 1, 2005
Dates Served in 261 :   
Comment :   I am the daughter of Esby S. Delaney Jr. Just looking for information from my fathers past.
Name :   GEORGE L. BIG GEORGE BRUNER
E- mail :   glbruner@aol.com
Home Town :   EVANSVILLE, IN
Date :   28/OCT/04
Comment :   MY DAYS IN HMR[L] 261 WERE SOME OF THE MOST ENJOYABLE OF MY LIFE, WHAT A GREAT BUNCH OF GUYS!
Name :   gene toreky
E- mail :   toreky@charter.net
Home Town :   cleveland-miami
Date :   1953-1956
Comment :   i was in hmr 261 53-56
Name :   Phil Devlin
E- mail :   philip_devlin@msn.com
Home Town :   New York/Zavall, Texas
Date :   28 July 2004
Comment :   Was in HMR261 @ New River 1955-1956 Crew Chief on HRS-3. Was in HMR162 1953-1955 @ Oppama. Thanks for the Great web page. Would like to hear from any of the old salts.
Name :   Tom Blauser
E- mail :   TBlauser@msn.com
Home Town :   Columbus, Ohio
Date :   
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Name :   George Arnold
E- mail :   gralph261@direcway.com
Home Town :   Lancaster, Ky
Date :   8 May 2004
Comment :   Semper fi to all my Brothers in War
Name :   Charlie Pettys
E- mail :   pettysfam@comcast.net
Home Town :   Avon Lake, Ohio
Date :   Feb 68-Dec 68
Comment :   Hydraulics shop. 261 was my first squadron. Then off to Vietnam. Luci Hill..are you out there anywhere?
Name :   P.K. Sossong
E- mail :   psossong@ec.rr.com
Home Town :   Jacksonville, N.C.
Date :   4/14/04
Comment :   What an awesome poem!! I retire in 4 1/2 months and I will never see the type of esprit de corps you Marines lived by on a daily basis. The Corps has become too politically correct and sensitive. What a pitty!
Name :   Jack Emeney
E- mail :   CasaDeBear@aol.com
Home Town :   Sacramento, Ca
Date :   3/20/2004
Comment :   Great Site, Great Squadron and some of the best guys I ever knew. Opama was a ball as a Mykings vikings, 1959 in Formosa still rings my bells..
Name :   Jim Arnold
E- mail :   jnjarnold@charter.net
Home Town :   Easley, SC
Date :   March 17, 2004
Comment :   Nice website. And, I went through bootcamp with one of your committee members, Mr. Bill Wells. You can find a picture of our platoon on my website: http://webpages.charter.net/jnjarnold/ Check it out! Semper Fi Cpl. Arnold USMC (inactive)
Name :   Robert Klomfas
E- mail :   jlprck@hotmail.com
Home Town :   cleveland
Date :   94 to 98
Comment :   i was a mech...great times
Name :   Norman Yager
E- mail :   normanyager@buckeye-express.com
Home Town :   Maumee Ohio
Date :   3/07/2004
Comment :   Just checking on this year reuion.
Name :   Alexander Berlin
E- mail :   aberlin@erols.com
Home Town :   Spotsylvania, Va.
Date :   23 February 2004
Comment :   Reunion Ballot Chantilly, Va. (air & space museum)
Name :   ALLAN REED
E- mail :   BDAOnion33@AOL.COM
Home Town :   DOVER DE
Date :   1/2/04
Comment :   Need my email change also looking for anyone in 261 from 51 to 54
Name :   FRED CATRON
E- mail :   classicsupport@charter.net
Home Town :   FORT ATKINSON, WI.
Date :   1/26/2004
Comment :   
Name :   Pontones Francis
E- mail :   fpontone@columbus.rr.com
Home Town :   Grove City Ohio 43123
Date :   1-22-2004
Comment :   Hi Just intersted in what new going on . Semper Fi
Name :   Billy Grimes
E- mail :   billygrm@aol.com
Home Town :   Madison, AL 35758
Date :   01/11/2004
Comment :   
Name :   Frances Mackert Siegel
E- mail :   siegefe@hqda.army.mil
Home Town :   Alexandria, VA
Date :   8 January 2004
Comment :   Am eldest daughter of Sgt Maj Philip K. Mackert. Attended both reunions with Dad who turned 84 on 10 Dec 03. Your comradery means the world to him and me. Semper Fi
Name :   Edward Moreland
E- mail :   edward_morelands
Home Town :   Bryan, TX
Date :   01/04/04
Comment :   I will pass this on to others who may not get it. Looks great. SilverFox
Name :   Charles W. Smith Jr.
E- mail :   CSmi707751@aol.com
Home Town :   Unionville, Va
Date :   01-04-2004
Comment :   Looks good. Im an old alumni,1957-1960. Keep up the good work. Thanks and Semper Fi.
Name :   GENE SALTER
E- mail :   theredlion@earthlink.net
Home Town :   SARALAND, ALABAMA
Date :   NEW YEARS EVE O3
Comment :   C.D. YOU DONE GOOD (AGAIN)
Name :   Ralph O. Jacks
E- mail :   pawpaw12a@aol.com
Home Town :   Dyersburg, Tn
Date :   12-16-03
Comment :   Was in the outfit in 1958, But had not been back from overseas long enough to go on Med Cruise. Was transferred to VMO-2 and then to recruiting duty in Boston, Mass
Name :   Bill Hutsler
E- mail :   grunt@semo.net
Home Town :   wherever im at
Date :   1 Oct. 2003
Comment :   i was in front of you when you braced the walls of pcola, 2nd bn. 58 to 62 Semper Fi - Bill
Name :   Ken Hansen
E- mail :   ken.hansen@att.net
Home Town :   Livermore, Calif.
Date :   
Comment :   Arrived Cherry Point from Memphis in 1953.Joined HMR 261 and moved to New River in 1954. Spent six months in Roosevelt Roads.Was crew chief on HM 10 till Sept.1955
Name :   John W Temple
E- mail :   john.temple@vishay.com
Home Town :   Huntington NY LI
Comment :   HMM-261 64-67 Semper-Fi JT
Name :   Don Drake
E- mail :   DRAKE2548@aol
Home Town :   Huntertown, IN
Comment :   I was a pilot with HMR 163 in 1954-55 and flew HRSs. I flew with Bill Greenleese many times; in fact, Bill and I enlisted at Willow Grove Naval Air Station in Pa at the same time and were also fraternity brothers. We had 8 planes in Nam but we still calle
Name :   Derek Miller
E- mail :   derek13090@yahoo.com
Home Town :   Syracuse NY
Comment :   I would like to hear from anyone that was in the Marines between the years of 1973 and 1975 stationed at New River who might remember me.
Name :   BILL KENNGOTT
E- mail :   TAYLOR30@PEOPLEPC.COM
Home Town :   SPRING HILL FL
Comment :   SERVED WITH HMR-261 FROM 1951 TO 1953.
Name :   Richard M. Perkins
E- mail :   rpsafetyguy@bellsouth.net
Home Town :   Lafayette, La
Comment :   Was a mechanic and crew chief and was in the squadron from 1984-1987 Semper Fi! Go Bulls!
Name :   Larry Turton
E- mail :   windyarbor@att.net
Home Town :   Fords, New Jersey
Comment :   I made the 1st reunion and had a great time. It was terrific seeing old friends again. I was sorry to miss the 50th. I will be sure to make the next one.
Name :   Robert Harper
E- mail :   Charper757@aol.com
Home Town :   Birmingham
Comment :   I served ewith the gratest peopel ever to serve in the Corps. I did not deserve these people
Name :   Joseph P. C. Surace
E- mail :   janbgl@msn.com
Home Town :   Carbondale, PA
Comment :   Section 2, C/C for EM7 & EM46, 1962 to 1964.
Name :   Walt Jones
E- mail :   wjones15@bellsouth.net
Home Town :   Kenner La
Comment :   When are we going to have another reunion? Soon I hope. SEMPER FI Walt Jones
Name :   Marty Malone
E- mail :   mmalonemjm@aol.coml
Home Town :   Staten Island, NY
Comment :   A John F. Tylunas, L/Cmdr., USNR, of VA-831, a NAS New York Naval Air Reserve squadron, died ejecting from his A4. I volunteer at the now closed NAS NY. I restore old USN/USMC/USCG aircraft. I want to create a memorial to J.F. Ty- lunas in our muse
Name :   bill rosati
E- mail :   wrosati5@aol.com
Home Town :   mentor,oh.
Comment :   with 261 57-58 at new river,etc. crew chief on em-17 when it crashed at bogue field w/frank yingling and vance huston. semper fi
Name :   A Wayne Ward
E- mail :   akwward@aol.com
Home Town :   Tulsa, OK, USA
Comment :   Thanks for the web page. I'll try to kep yu guys current on fellow 261'ers. In fact, I go to air show this weekend in Jenks OK which will have a HUS (that's my vintage of the H34) flying and on site for visitors. Let me know if you want particulars. Wh
Name :   Dick Murphy
E- mail :   
Home Town :   
Comment :   Just wanted to let you all know that the DVD 261 Documentary the First 50 yrs.is being held in the USMC archives in Quantico catlog# 3693 under my name Richard Murphy.
Name :   Mac McNeil
E- mail :   mcneilfire@aol.com
Home Town :   Montreal, Quebec
Comment :   Hope to see you all in Pensacola in Oct. (64-66) Popasmoke is where it's at.
Name :   Dick Murphy
E- mail :   echo.mike2@verizon.net
Home Town :   Lafayette, IN
Comment :   Most of my best friends I met in 261. We have had some good times at the last two reunions. Sine Perspiro
  
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