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Dallis "Flash" Thomas L to R Flash Thomas, Rod Teuscher  Rich "Maniac" Minor Kirsten, Lars, Lora,
and
Valdor Haglund 		Flight Jacket Phil "Stinky" Wright Val Haglund,
Masako Nakahara


 

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Doug Macdonald Gary Gunderson John "Chubs" Morgan Tommy Thompson NCO Club Membership Card A Flt Mamasan James "Dot" Dorsey




 

 

 

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L to R Mike "Pigpen" Tazik, Ed  Odell, Ron "Peach" Kelly  Front of King Bar
Doug Macdonald,
Sachiko		 McKinley Mitchell Dewy Pulliam John "Chipper" 
Dufty		 L to R
John Snitker,
Gerry Melino		 Mickey ???
Guy in Glasses
All others Ukn

 

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Frank Pajerski Mark DeBoe L to R
Jerry Camp,
Jim "Yesdog" Godsey		  Jim Carney L to R Ron "Peach" Kelley, Ed "OD" O'Dell, John Baker Stu Webber David Clanto

 

 

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Don Hooker Jerry Camp Jim McGrath,
David Clanton		 Myrna McGrath
and Son		 L to R
Gerry Melino,
John Snitker		 Recent Doug Macdonald and Friend Wayne Kelley, Terry Cobb and Sonny Burnette

 

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  Dennis Canape Dennis Canipe Larry Komernicky    John Baker   Wayne Kelley  Sonny Burnette Paul  Cherry

 

 

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Hap Harris   Rick and Smokey McNew and Venus Sky King, Hap and Jacobs Vic and captured Japanese Prisoner Steve Blanton Jr, Jake and Lawson

 

 

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TJ and Mac Marlin "Buck" Hardy Mac MacMillen

 

 

Taken 1964 or 1965 on-base L to R
Ken Hardiman (sp?), unk,  Larry Correro (sp?), Richard "Hap" Harris, Arnie Weiner; Glenn Johnson.

 

Jerry Surratt, Gary O Bennett, Bob Paterno, Richard King, Unk, Unk

 

Wiener, MacNew, and "Jake the Snake" Jacobs

 

Hap Harris, Takochan, Weiner and  Smokey

 

Weiner, Hap, Smokey and Gary "GOB" Bennett

 

Miss America 2008
Kirsten Haglund
and the proud parants Val & Lora

 

L to R
Back Row: Terry Cobb, George Cunningham, Ed O'Dell
Center: Tom Shaw, Don Hooker
Crouching: Elmond "Wayne" Kelley 


 
L to R
 unk, Randy Buss, Frank  Dalton, Gaspar, John  Dufty, Jerry Bradshaw, Curtis Arrowsmith		   L to R
Stuart Webber, Ricky T. Kelley, Val Haglund, Mile "Pigpen" Tazik,
Jorge LaCoste,  Randy Buss (kneeling) 

 

Foreground drinking Beer Bill Saeler, to his left Randy Buss,
L to R pink shirt Ukn, blue shirt Gary "Spencer" Haywood, in white shirt blue vest Ron "Apple"  Adaro,  John Sack middle with the blue shirt on, Al Gaspar, Emerging from barracks is John "Whitey" Slyconish. Lt. John VanBenthuysen,  SSgt Smith. 
Who is the guy in the pink shirt???
The Expos
From left to right: TSgt Richard Stowe [Itazuke AB],  Val Haglund [with the Bass guitar] A Flt.,   Back of Val, SSgt Sid Frazier [drums] ?Flt, A1C Mike Morris  ? Flt, SP6 Quentin Heady [big, tall guy in front], A1C Jim Conner [keyboard player] ? Flt, A1C Wendell Wheaton [lead vocalist] A Flt

 

 

1.  Doug Visvader -- sitting with the striped shorts on. 2.  Steve Ekdahl (sp)  Red coat with green cap on.
   3.  Louie Nye -- sitting in front of Steve. 4.  Rod "Bugs" Teuscher -- blue pants with a Schlitz . 
5.  Phil "Stinky" Wright -- back to camera (white shirt). 6.  Rick Sturm ( I think) -- over Phil's right shoulder.
  7.  Curtis "Head" Arrowsmith -- next to Rick Sturm. 8.  Randy E. Buss --  no shirt on, sitting on step.  
9.  John Sack --  leaning down to Randy.  10.  unknown person --  sitting to Randy's left.  11.  Lt. John H. Vanbenthuysen,  Flight Commander, Able Flight sun glasses on,, standing, with Schlitz. 12.  Maniac Minor --
 white hat raising a Schlitz in victory. 13.  Al Gaspar -- white shirt sitting on Randy's right, meditating  
over his Schlitz. 14.  Willie "Lump" Gadsen -- to Al's right 15.  Ron Adaro -- blue vest shirt.
  16.  unknown person in pink shirt.

 


L to R
Curtis "Head" Arrowsmith, Ricky T. Kelley, Rod "Bugs" Teuscher, Back to camera Louie Nye

 

Keesler Graduating Class
Front row second from left is Doug Macdonald
Back row forth from left is Ted Croyle, Sixth from left  is Ed "OD" Odell
All went to 6918th Able Flight

 

1971 Able Flight Japanese Softball Game
R to L Frank "Zappa" Dalton, Louie Nye, Troy Smith??, John "Whitey" Slyconish, Randy Buss,
  Willie "Lump" Gadsen, Doug Visvader, Bill Saeler, Steve Ekdahl, John "Chipper" Dufty, Troy Smith??, Rich  "Maniac" Minor,
Jerry Bradshaw, Gary "Spencer" Haywood, Al Gaspar, Larry "Coop" Cooper----------- Andersen  (head above Coop),
 TSgt Nichols (white shirt black glasses),  Japanese team all Ukn