Comments on: Hoosier in a Foreign Land

By: Sean Rebennack

Sean Rebennack — Wed, 02 Feb 2011 11:00:49 +0000

Thailand 7th RRFS 6/29/72 to 2/24/74 ( 6 months Ubon Det “J”) 72B20D1
Vietnam 8th RRFS 12/4/71 to 6/28/72 Randy Rouch E.J. Warriors 1971 ??? German Class w/ Briggs??

By: Will Lemons

Will Lemons — Tue, 15 Jun 2010 02:49:08 +0000

I was lucky and pulled two tours at the 7th. The first one was 1971 – 1072, the second 1974 – 1975. I was a 98G. In 74, I got forced into boxing. My first match I got knocked out. I guess it didn’t help being smashed on thai wiskey.

By: Jim Busbin

Jim Busbin — Sat, 12 Jun 2010 16:11:38 +0000

Hi,

I was a 98C at the 7th from Aug 71 to Jul 75, what a fantastic 4 years they were, best commander for me was Col J J McFadden, I was his command briefer, he was quite a guy to work for.
Anyone remember Fred Kravits who used to run the theatre there? Great memories indeed!

Jim Busbin

By: Fred Lindeman

Fred Lindeman — Sun, 06 Dec 2009 17:56:57 +0000

Enjoyed the story Phil. I remember that ride in August of 1975. My duties at the 7th RRFS was as a MP and MPI between August 75 to April 76. I remember Sean Doherty. He help me get settled in the MP station and Ramasum area. I need to get all of my Slide onto the computer to share. My tour ended the day that the operation center closed and left in early April on the night train to Bangkok. Nice to see Sean Doherty is still around. Phil I enjoyed the comment and the story.

By: Fred Lindeman

Fred Lindeman — Sun, 06 Dec 2009 16:39:19 +0000

Very much enjoyed all of the remarks. I was a MP at the 7th from August 75 to April 76. Phil I loved your story. I remember the trip well. Most of my MP duty’s were with the MPI section all two of us and the main gate. I remember Sean Doherty he really help me understand how to deal with the Thai Police.
I have a large box of color slide from that tour that I need to copy onto computer.

By: Don Enochson

Don Enochson — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 16:50:41 +0000

For Randy, the guy that was looking for pictures, there are a lot at this site: http://www.83rdrrsou.org/7thrrfs_pictures/pictures.htm

I posted most of the old 35mm slides that I scanned a few years ago there.

By: Fred Bishop

Fred Bishop — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 02:46:49 +0000

I enjoyed reading all of the entries. I was a 72B
Comm Center tech from Aug 69 to Aug 70 and from
Jan 71 to April 72.Great duty.

By: Jennings Holt

Jennings Holt — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 17:04:37 +0000

…found your article interesting, since I was ASA MOS 72B CommCenter…Ramasun Station, Mar’70-Mar’71…entered service in Aug’69, D-8-2 Jackson, Gordon Teletype school, Udorn, Hood, NSA Meade, and ETS Hood Aug’72…always looking for other people in ASA too…

By: Steven Stanley

Steven Stanley — Sun, 13 Sep 2009 04:53:39 +0000

Very much enjoyed all of the remarks. I was assigned to Ramasun November 1975. My first assignment. Man what a place. I was eighteen and dumb. Assigned to H&S Co., a 76V, worked in the warehouse area on southside of station. A CW4 Ketz ran the place. A Sgt David Storm was my supervisor. When they announced the end of SOFA, the NSA tried to keep us there in civilian cloths as technicians but the Thais said no. So in Feb or so of 76 we started closing down. Col Howard saw a bunch of us including me off in March. Got back to the states and ended up at Ft Dix. Went from heaven to arm pit Dix. Would love to go back to Thailand any time. Saw photos of the 7th couple years back. Ops building in ruins, Flr9 mostly gone. Station turned over to Thai Army. They gutted most barracks and turned them into a large mushroom farm. WHAT A SHAME. I kinda feel I left my heart in Thailand.If I hadn’t been married at the time, I’d married a Thai girl, but I did get a divorce because of Thailand (oh well, it was worth it)But Married in 79 to a Jersey Girl. Retired in 95 after 20 yrs. I became a widower in 07. Give me a plane ticket and a months worth of pain meds, I”ll endure the pain to go back to Thai heaven. Until then, I’ll just dream of the tealocks. Anybody remember Dave Storm(Stormy).

By: Buck Buchanan

Buck Buchanan — Sat, 25 Apr 2009 16:37:05 +0000

I was at the 7th from 71 to 72. Left in April 72. Married a Thai girl. 37 years later we are still together. I was and O5H. I visited Udorn in September of 2007. We were there when Thaksin was overthrown in a coup. Left Bangkok the morning of the coup and did not know anything had happened until we got to Chiang Mai that night.
Udorn has grown dramatically, they now have a bypass around Udorn!!!. I spent 5 days there lost in a maze. Much more modern than when we left, mall and everything. But the Thai people have not changed. Still acceting us for what we are.
Planning to return in 2 years permanently.
There are are recent videos on UTube you should check them out.