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Gary Wegener (Wegener) (1966)

I can add the teachers (those at WHS in the '60s) to the In Memory section.  (When you click the "In Memory" tab and the page comes up, the Wolves (classmate list) is shown first, followed at the end by the Teachers.)  In Memory comments are also indicated by the red rose, next to the teacher's name in the "Teacher Profiles" tab.  (we need a section on marriages and grand kids).

Robert Cowing (1965)

Gary, very  nice job with "Teacher Profiles".  Thank you.

Doyle Phillips (1961)

Just curious, What position did Jack Slaven have at Woodland High?  He was my 7th Grade Teacher at Beamer

and also the Basketball Coach. 

Andrea Fernandez (Fong) (1967)

Jack Slaven was the Dean of Boys starting with the school year 1966-1967.

Leslie Hull (Gregg) (1965)

Though I didn't have a photo taken for the class of 1965's Fiftieth Reunion as I was too busy talking to people, I did send in money to receive the reunion booklet. A few days ago, my envelope was returned to me stating, "Return to Sender, Vacant, Unable to Forward." 

Has anyone else had this happen to them? Does anyone have a new address for Swentowsky Photography? I mailed my check before the deadline. Any info will be much appreciated!

Leslie Hull Gregg

Don Murdoch (1962)

Leslie,  I will be seeing John Swentowsky tomorrow. I will ask him and get back to you.

Leslie Hull (Gregg) (1965)

Thanks, Don, I really appreciate it. FYI, I sent my check and form to this address: 1808 Tribute Road, Suite A, Sacramento, CA 95815, which was listed on the form.

Dee (Marilee) Damsen (Kindelt) (1965)

Group pictures from the class of 65's reunion is now online at:

swentowskyphotography.smugmug.com/reunions

scroll down to our class (Woodland 1965)

Robert Cowing (1965)

1960s ( 1960-1969) News, Events, Popular Culture and Prices

http://www.thepeoplehistory.com/1960s.html

“The Sixties dominated by the Vietnam War, Civil Rights Protests, the 60s also saw the assassinations of US President John F Kennedy and Martin Luther King, Cuban Missile Crisis, and finally ended on a good note when the first man is landed on the moon.”

1962 CLASS web site:

http://www.woodland62.com

Dee (Marilee) Damsen (Kindelt) (1965)

After many phone calls and FB messages, I just want to let people know that my email has been hacked!!  I am OK and I appreciate everyone thinking of me.  So to the refrig I go for a little wine and then to bed and hope this all blows over during the nite until I can get someone to check out my computer......

Joan Richter (Lucchesi) (1960)

I think everyone's clue Dee was they called themself Merilee!

Theresa Eve (1964)

Thank you Robert and Gary for putting all the teachers information together for us.  And a Happy Thanksgiving Greetings to everyone.  Cannot believe we are into Fall and the holidays are upon us once again.  California is suppose to get more rain.  Hope that we do!!!  Have not seen any interesting posts lately.  Does anyone have a good Thanksgiving memory to share?  Our family use to have big family gatherings at 6 North McKinley, but with time many of the members have passed and others have moved.  However, living here in Sun City, Roseville, we have the original turkeys walking around. year. 

Robert Cowing (1965)

V E T E R A N S’   D A Y   -   N O V E M B E R   11,  2 0 1 5

"Those Honored Dead"

"Why do you fly the flag today?"

My Grandson wants to know.

I fly it for the graveyards

Where the countless crosses grow.

I fly the flag for children

Whose fathers are a name.

A half-remembered memory

of a face within a frame.

I fly it for the families

of sons and daughters lost.

They know the price of liberty

How terrible the cost!

I fly the flag for veterans

who lost their youth in blood.

And saw their comrades slaughtered

in the carnage and the mud.

I fly it for the ones who marched

In cadence off to war

To close their eyes forever

Upon some foreign shore.

I fly the flag for grief poured out

Upon a granite wall.

The laying-on of hands that heals

The scars within us all.

I fly it for the sound of Taps---

That melancholy tune

That lays to rest those honored dead

Who always die too soon.

Copyright 1994 Marion G. Mahoney

For America's Survival,  Cliff Kincaid, President

Robert Cowing (1965)

"THE WALL OF FACES"  –           2 Part Memorial

GO ONLINE -    www.vvmf.org

1.  Virtual Wall of Faces:  The Virtual Wall of Faces features a page for every person whose name is on the Memorial, 50,307 names as of Memorial Day 2015. These pages allow family and friends to share memories, post pictures and connect with each other. 

2.  Faces Never Forgotten: Organizing individuals on the grassroots level to gather photos of those from their communities whose names are on The Wall and pursue remembrance activities in their towns. All photos and stories collected will be featured in the Education Center when it is built and also shared on VVMF’s Virtual Wall of Faces. 

The following Yolo County individuals have photos and information posted:

David J. Boyle 1947-1966 Navy SN

George D. Brookshire 1950-1969 Army PFC

Christopher Casias 1949 – 1969 Army PFC

Arthur F. Miramontes 1948 – 1967 Army PFC

Thomas L. Rossi 1950 – 1969 USMC PVT

James G. Scott 1946 – 1967 Army SP4

William C. Shinn 1948 – 1970 USAF SSGT

Robert L. Stewart 1947 – 1968 Army PFC

Bradley O. Tillinghast 1946 – 1967 Army SGT

NOT EVERY VET HAS A PHOTO. CAN YOU HELP AND/OR CONTRIBUTE TO THEIR MEMORY WITH PHOTO(S) AND/OR BACKGROUND INFORMATION?

Have you lost a loved one as a result of their service in Vietnam? If so, they may be eligible for inclusion in the In Memory Program.

While The Wall shows the names of those soldiers who died in the war, veterans who suffered from medical issues caused by their service in Vietnam – exposure to defoliant spray and psychological wounds – absent from The Wall.

VVMF believes that all those who serve should be honored. Therefore, the In Memory program began in an effort to acknowledge the hardships these veterans and their families went through and the strengths they possessed after the war ended.

The In Memory program honors the sacrifices these veterans and their families made. The In Memory Day ceremony has become a place where families who faced similar hardships gather and help each other begin or continue their healing processes. The Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund's

In Memory program honors those who died as a result of the Vietnam War, but whose deaths do not fit the Department of Defense criteria for inclusion upon the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C.

All of the items below do fit the criteria for inclusion in VVMF's In Memory program:

• PTSD related illnesses / events
• Esposure to Agent Orange and similar chemicals
• Diabetes
• Cancer
• Heart Attack
• Cholangiocarcinoma 

If you have a question about the program or are experiencing difficulty with the application, contact VVMF at (202) 393-0090 or via e-mail at inmemory@vvmf.org.

Fill out an online application or Download the In Memory application

Theresa Eve (1964)

Thank you Robert Cowing to list all those Vets!  We thank them all and honor their services, so our country can be free.  Bless them all, living and those who have passed.

Elvis Kelley (1962)

THANK YOU Robert. 

Jenny Johnson (Norman) (1966)

Thank you, Robert.

Vern Larson (1960)

Thank you Robert for all you do.

Carol Dunton (Stone) (1968)

Robert, I just found "my POW" on the wall of faces (actually he's MIA). I wore his name on my wrist for years and I have always wanted to connect with his family. His name is Lionel Parra. Thanks for sharing this info Robert. 

Robert Cowing (1965)

Carol - Your response makes all the researching worth it . . . .  especially  since your dad and I had a good relationship. He was always an encourager to me.

- Robert

Robert Cowing (1965)

                WHO ARE OUR VETERANS

AN INCOMPLETE PROFILE . . . . . . .

1. 19.3 million living veterans
2. 1.6 million female vets
3. 9.4 million aged 65 and older
4. 1.7 million vets living on California
5. 1.5 million vets living Texas
6. 1.5 million vets living in Florida

Where have our surviving veterans served ?

1. 1.1 million in W.W. II
2. 2 million in the Korean War
3. 7 million in the Vietnam War
4. 5.5 million from 1990 - 2014
5. 36,396 served in W.W. II, the Korean War and the Vietnam War

How Do Our Veterans Live ?

1. $ 37,307 annual average income of male vets
2. 3.8 million vets have a service-connected disability
3. 49,933 vets are homeless

SOURCE:  U.S. Census, 2014 as reported on “Newsy” November 11, 2015

Robert Cowing (1965)

Doyle - 

1.  In 1965 ILEX, Mr. Slaven is not listed as faculty or Admin.

2.  In 1964 ILEX, Mr. Slaven is not listed as Faculty or Admin.

3.  In 1963 ILEX, Mr. Slaven is not listed as faculty or Admin.

4.  In 1962 ILEX, Mr. Slaven is not listed as faculty or Admin.

5.  in 1961 ILEX, Mr. Slaven is not listed as faculty or Admin.

6.  In 1960 ILEX, Mr. Slaven is not listed as faculty or Admin.

I do not know about ILEX years for 1966, 1967, 1968 or 1969.

A.  At Harriet Lee Junior Elementery, for years 1958-1959, Mr. Jack Slaven was Boys' P.E. instructor.

B. At Harriet Lee Junior Elementery, for years 1960-1961, Mr. Jack Slaven was Vice Principal and Dean of Boys.

C.  "Harriet Lee Junior Elementery" later was renamed "Harold Douglas Junior Elementery School" and then refered to as  "Douglas Junior Elementery School" or just "Douglas".

Special thanks to Joan Richter (Lucchesi) Class 1960  in help with this reaearch.

Carol Dunton (Stone) (1968)

Thanks, Robert, for your kind words about my Dad.  I'm always amazed but not surprised hearing from so many people in Woodland that my Dad touched.  Sweet memories. 

Joan Richter (Lucchesi) (1960)

A book recommended by Bill Griffith, jr. (1960)  "Into The Mouth of The Cat" by Malcolm McConnell.  The story of Lance Sijan,hero of Vietnam.  "The Red Badge of Courage of the Vietnam War....An inspriing account of the human spirit"---TIME

Robert : Jack Slaven was not listed in the 1960 or 1961 Ilex

Bill Bucher (1966)

To Robert Cowing;

Thanks to you and all of the other volunteers;

I just looked @ the below full list of Vet's and their service. I could not find my own name there.

I did find it on the page with a flag showing my military service, a lock cuz I only want WHS'rs to see my info.

Is the lock the reason I'm not listed? Anyway, I'd be proud to be listed among them, okay?

I served in the U.S. Navy during Vietnam & made 3 trips there. During my time 2/2/1967 until "Freed"

1/27/1971; I was a Boilerman down in "the pit" as it was called. Many hardships but also many good things, too.

3 years after I got out I came across a very good & satisfying job I now receive a pension from. It had to do with being an Inspector of Boilers, Pressure vessels (including Nuclear Power Plants) for certification purposes both during and after construction. I just wanted to add that to show you all that the military's not all bad,etc. I also wanted to let you know there are people behind the scenes looking after various safety issues for our good; even if it seems like "Big Brother" sometimes !!!

God Bless you all & America;

William (Bill) Bucher