2000 TLCB Reunion Booklet
Cover Pages
of
the
Thailand-Laos-Cambodia
Brotherhood
Brothers
Again
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WELCOME
On behalf of Reunion Chairman, Paul Lee, and Joe
Wilson and Fred Thompson, who worked locally to set up this third annual
reunion, welcome to
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.
I have tried to select items that represent our pride
in the TLCB and in our service to our country. Perhaps you will find some useful
in helping your spouses, your sons, your daughters, and your friends better
understand why we still hold onto the values we stood for--and many of our
friends died for in Southeast Asia so many years ago.
I hope you will find these an interesting review of
exchanges we have shared and a few I've picked up from other nets of military
veterans. Many of these
selections will remind you of the value of the new friendships made with
brothers and sisters met through the TLC Brotherhood. Others will stir your
blood, increasing your pride in being an American.
Some are poignant and will touch your soul every time you read them.
I alone am responsible for the selections and for any
errors.
Proud Charter Member of the TLC Brotherhood
THE
THAILAND-LAOS-CAMBODIA BROTHERHOOD
MEMORIAL PLAQUE DEDICATION
We
come to this tranquil setting to honor the living and the dead, brothers
and
sisters who answered the nation’s call so many years ago.
We
gather here knowing sometimes this setting is peaceful—sometimes
it
echoes with howling winds and crashing thunder.
We
come remembering other settings in far away lands where peaceful days were
punctuated
with the howling winds and crashing thunder—and the roar of battle.
We come in solemn reverence, walking
among the final resting places of some of
the patriotic Americans who died in
battles in
We think particularly of those who
made the ultimate sacrifice and dedicate ourselves
once more to keeping their memories
alive.
We honor all those who served in the
secret wars beyond the borders of
We dedicate this memorial plaque as a continuing symbol of our service to country and our commitment to preserve the memory of our fallen brothers and sisters who didn’t return with us.
In
the words of storyteller, Dylan Pritchett, “No one is truly dead unless they
are forgotten. Once people get in
your memory, you can’t let them die.
They
can never die once they are up here.”
We gather to celebrate the lives of our fallen brothers and
sisters and to honor their dedication, patriotism, and service to the
TLC Brotherhood Board of Directors
William
Tilton - President
Paul
Lee - Vice President
John
Sweet - Treasurer
Leigh
Hotujec – Secretary
Rodney
Keith Bell - Chaplain
TLC Brotherhood Board Members
Larry Hughes
Jim Henthorn
John Amos Parker
Richard
A. Verde
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The TLC Brotherhood is officially non-partisan and does not require its members to be veterans. The only requirements for joining are to pay dues and subscribe to four simple objectives:
1.
Provide an open association for the benefit of TLC veterans.
2.
Provide humanitarian assistance, particularly in the TLC region.
3.
Honor those veterans who did not return from the TLC region.
4.
Preserve TLC history and promote public understanding of TLC service.
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Anyone wishing to make donations to the humanitarian assistance programs of the TLCB is welcome to send checks made out to the TLC Brotherhood to the following address:
TLC
Brotherhood
c/o John Sweet
All money contributed to the
assistance fund goes directly to the TLC Brotherhood’s humanitarian projects
in honor of those who didn’t return with us.
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Visit
the TLC Brotherhood Website for more information: