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MEMORIAL BANQUET (2 of 4) |
Rock Merritt
introduced guest speaker following the meal |
CSM Bert Puckett
delivered a highly motivating speech about the 2/BCT's
experience in Afghanistan |
Some Mirth
was injected into Bert's speech as well |
CSM Club
Rock and Bert beam as the two highly decorated vets pose |
 Rock
Merritt's
decorations include both the French and Belgian Fourragére and
the Order of William Orange Lanyard from Holland |
Mini Reunion
Rock's guests live in OK and are the sisters of his late wife,
Sally.
Pictured are:
Rirva Divien of Norman, OK and
Hallie Lackey of Midwest City, OK. Rirva's husband CSM
(Ret) Dick Divien and fourth guest Jessie Rider are not shown. |
 Group
Photo
veterans line up, l-r:
Standing:
Leslie Crocker (ARCT), Bob Chisolm (Co I), George Shenkle (Co E),
Edwin Hamilton (Co H), John Coates (Medic), Ed Wheelock (Co B) ,
Warren Wilt (Co G), Ralph King (Co B), Bob Speers (Hq 2nd)
Seated: Brody Hand (Co C), Rock Merritt (Hq 1st), Angel
Romero (Co G), Harry Roll (Co H), Bob MacLeod (Co H), Charles Martin
(Co H), Jack Schlegel (Hq 3rd), Dan Furlong (Co H) Absent At Time
of Photo: Philip Robinson
 Bert Puckett
was asked to pose too
(order of all other names are same as at left) |
 Clemon Crain
(Co D)
as
captured in oil by Sid Eels is displayed by Harry Roll.
Clem was supposed to attend
but family illness prevented it so the veterans included him this
way. |
 Clemon
Crain
painting by Sid Eels is an excellent likeness |
Clem Crain
a neighbor of artist Sid Eels posed earlier with the painting |
CSM Dayton Herrington
shows off a jacket to be raffled benefitting the ADT |
Pushing Sales
Herrington stops at Rock's table |
.. and the winner was
Troy Palmer who immediately presented the jacket to Ellen Peters |
Happily Modeling
Ellen sports her new jacket |
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These photos are
a mixture of work by Lois Andrews, Art Blanco, Liz Farrell, Lou Gutierrez, Dick O'Donnell and
Rick Trevizo.
Individual credits have not been given.
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