Booklet for the 2000 TLC Brotherhood Reunion in Colorado Springs
The idea for this booklet came from previous reunions I have worked on. Some items are information I gathered to motivate members to join us for the Fling in the Springs. I compiled other items to help local media understand that the TLC Brotherhood is a special group. I went to my Inspirationals File and picked from items gathered during these three years of TLCB interchanges on the net. Some I have grouped by topics, such as Our Flag, Our Honored Dead, Stories from Combat, etc. I have scattered others where they could fit on the page. I have provided minor editing, but most are pretty much as they came across the net. Thanks to Shadow for permission to use items from the TLCB Website.
The booklet lost some formatting in converting to the Web, but you get to see the pictures in color. If you download the whole 50-page document, you get the double-column formatting. I also loaded the cover pages, which were printed on hardstock front/back for the booklet's cover and end page. You can download those files, although the booklet is quite large.
The original file was about 1.6 megs and takes too long to load. So I have split the file into five parts. The following is a summary of some key sections in each part, with links to the on-line version and a downloadable file.
2000 Reunion Booklet, Part 1: (About 80K)
VIETNAM
SERVICEMEN DEMOGRAPHICS
THAILAND-LAOS-CAMBODIA
BROTHERHOOD
The initial document gives many statistics on who made up the American forces deployed to Southeast Asia. Contains a few surprises not emphasized in the news media.
Reminiscences from the first reunion at Dayton in 1998 and the second one at Washington, D.C. in 1999.
2000 Reunion Booklet, Part 2: (About 630K)
A
MAN WITH A
A review of our early assistance efforts, started and led by John Sweet. Lots of pictures make this a bigger file
2000 Reunion Booklet, Part 3: (About 220K)
STORIES OF THE WALL
A gathering of stories in each category.
2000 Reunion Booklet, Part 4: (About 300K)
COMMENTS
ON MEMBERSHIP IN THE TLC BROTHERHOOD
Personal views from early members and from spouses who formed the TLC Sisterhood. Some items passed along about Jane Fonda's efforts during the war.
2000 Reunion Booklet, Part 5: (About 520K)
OUR
HONORED DEAD
STORIES
FROM COMBAT
Stories that are part of our heritage from serving our country.