Vets Page Return to Page 1  2  3  4  5  6   Mike McConahay, Mike was killed in Viet Nam Thanksgiving Day 1966. From: Sue (Woodward) Hodges Class of '64 Chuck Werner  Class of 1965              E-mail address:jolly0356@msn.com Years Served: 66-72 Outfit:USAF Tours in:Viet Nam,Thailand Visit to Kirkland AFB (PDF file) Michael Trapani  Class of 1960 E-mail address: mtrapanis@comcast.net Years Served: 1960 - 1964 Outfit: US Marines Tours in: Aircraft electronics training in Memphis, TN, served with VMA-221 and VMA-121 in Japan, Thailand, Philippines and Okinawa. Returned to MCAS El Toro in So. Cal to a HAMMS outfit before getting out. Currently reside in No. Cal. Michael Trapani Pete Fletcher Classs of 1982 E-mail address : pete.fletcher@comcast.ne Years Served: 1982-1986 Outfit: Coast Guard Tours in: Behring Sea, Alaska, Oregon and San Francisco John Swett 71' (Woody)(Finian's Rainbow) jswett@bresnan.net 1972 - 2002 Completed 23 years active and 7 years reserve Aviation Electronics Technician Naval Air Reserve Tours in Spain, Phillipines, Tailand, Japan, Portugal and Hawaii,  Alaska and North West, South West and South East United States Photo to Follow Craig Ogborn  Class of 1967 craigogborn@sbcglobal.net CW2 [Aviation] U.S.Army  1968 - 1971 48th Assault Helicopter Company,  BlueStar 28  "OGGY"  -  Lift Pilot '70 -'71 7/1 Air Cavalry, Blackhawk Sqdn.  Apache Trp.  Apache 12 - Scout Pilot  '71 Flight Ops - RVN, Cambodia, Laos, Oz   I suspect not too many read this part of the homecoming site pages. I just happened to momentarily reflect back and thought I would Google up R.A. Milliken and see what happened.  Not surprisingly I found this, and spotted the Vet section and here I am.  Sure seems like both a long time ago, and only yesterday we were at school. It's been a considerable time since then hasn't it? I will write a little something about myself from then, to now.  And try to be brief (Nah!)   By September of  '68, I was tired of City College, tired of being unsure of whatever future I was moving into and wanting to do something, anything really different than what I had been doing for the past 18 years. And the Southeast Asian conflict had my attention for some time.   Being young, and a child of SoCal and the silver screen, it was almost destiny I should join the  Army.  I applied for and was accepted to (the) Army Rotary Wing Flight Training program as a condition for my volunteering to enlist.  Got through that, whew!  Of course, that I was sent to Vietnam straight away was certainly no surprise.  That's what I joined up for. To fly helicopters in Vietnam.  Maybe I could have thought that through a bit more than I did.  But no regrets.  Certainly my time flying combat missions and all that entailed was a huge life defining experience for me.   As a side note; The Military Channel runs a story of the 48th Assault Helicopter Company  I served with.  An episode titled Lam Son 719 , documents the 48th's part in the air invasion of Laos in 1971. South Vietnamese troops were flown into Laos to sever the NVA supply system trailing south from North Vietnam. Interesting watch.  It was an intense time.    I also flew with the 7/1  Air Cavalry in the Delta, flying scout missions. Looking for members of the opposition, and attempting to engage and fight with those we found.  This with help from Cobra gunships above  my wingman and myself.  Covering as enemy troops (we) flushed up accommodated us.   I managed to survive, returned to Long Beach, school, a wife and not long after that, two children. Now all grown up with kids of their own. I did a career with the Long Beach Fire Department, and eventually found myself as a disability retiree.  One of the reasons I retired grew more serious, and by the last decade of the last century I needed a heart transplant. Finally in 2004 I underwent that procedure and have never looked back.  Thank you God.     Dr's Debakey and Cooley, in South Africa and Texas, each did the first successful cardiac transplants in 1967, my graduation year.  Who knew?   I have had an interesting and eventful life thus far.  My friends have long shared with me that I undoubtedly have an excess of luck, the good kind, if there can be such a thing,  I won't disagree with their perspective.    I am still in California, but have relocation plans soon.  I never thought I would leave California but I am excited and looking forward to it.   I failed to notice any combat losses as part of this site but I doubt this represents a comprehensive listing of all the alumni in this specific military service category.  But it's just fine for those that are here now, and welcome to all who come after. God Bless America.    Mike Stevens / Posted 6/4/08 Name:  Mike Stevens Class of 1958 Email:   Latitude21@pipeline.com Years served:  1963 to 1967 Outfit:  Captain, USMCR, 1st Marine Division, 2nd & 3rd Marine Air Wings Tours: Overseas in Caribbean, Okinawa, & I Corps, et. al., in Vietnam Glenn Crowder - Attended Millikan 1960 Email: Imglenncrowder@yahoo.com Served in the U.S.Army from 1963 to 1974 Was a Army MP Korea, Viet Nam, Germany, Fort Ord CA Fort Riley KS Class Year: 1972 Name: Mark Stephens E-mail address: mstephens@nethere.com Years Served: 1972-2003 Outfit: US Navy Tours in: Naval Communcations Station Guam, USS Buchanan DDG14, USS Sterett DLG31, USS John R. Craig DD885, USS Leahy CG16, Naval Telecommunications Center North Island CA, USNS Ponchatoula TAO148, USNS Sioux TATF171, Naval Communications Station San Miguel Republic of the Philippines, Naval Telecommunications Station Puget Sound Bangor WA, USS Denver LPD9, Naval Special Warfare Group ONE.   Vets Page Six of Six Return to Page 1  2  3  4  5  6 To add yourself to theVets Page E-mail me (the webmaster) and giving me your: Class Year: Name: E-mail address: Years Served: Outfit: Tours in: Please send photo E-mail me and I will send you my street address or send a .jpeg AOL-USERS!! - DO NOT PUT YOUR PHOTO INSIDE YOUR E-MAIL WHEN YOU SEND IT TO ME. YOU MUST ATTACH PHOTO SEPARATELY WHEN SENDING TO NON-AOL PEOPLE. THANKS. THE WEB MASTER. 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