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Welcome home C 2/5 Brother ! I am sorry that we didn’t find you or you found us until now. Below is a letter to “Catch” you up on what we have been up to with C 2/5 Vietnam.  My name is Jim Machin (Tree) I served in “C” company 2/5th, 1st Cav from Nov. 68 to Nov. 69, Second Platoon, Second Squad, and have been working to find the men of “C” company since 1999. At this point I have talked with and have addresses or E mails for over 400 guys, and have a database of some 1500 names of guys that served with C 2/5th from 1965-1972. If you would like to find an “old buddy”, perhaps I can help! I found your address or you found me by a long list of ways, but for the most part it's from the guys that were in C-2/5. If you have some old scraps of paper with a name or address on it I would be happy to add that to the database so others can share the information. Perhaps there's that one “ole” buddy that you have always said, "I want to talk to that guy some day". PLEASE Go to The Locator web site and enter you or your buddies name. (See below) Follow the instructions on the site and then see if I have your buddies from Nam listed. On this site you can check to see if the information I have about you is correct, and you can make any changes by clicking on the add info next to your name If your not there after searching for your name, click on INFORMATION FORM to enter your information. This project of mine is NOT a profit deal. Services are FREE to you. Everything I do is out of my own pocket and do not expect any monetary gain from all of this. The thing I get is that wonderful sound of a guys voice as we talk about, " how the heck did you find me?" With the help of fellow C-2/5 Vets, we've put together Six reunion's. I am truly sorry that I didn’t find you in time to let you know about the past events. The reunions were a great time and everyone agreed that we should do it again. The theme of the reunion was “Understanding because we were there”. We certainly did a great deal of understanding. A strong brotherhood was formed among the men of C 2/5, to include Medics, and FO’s. There was no animosity of enlisted men towards officers. First name basis was established right away. This was clearly not the forum to “bury an old hatchet”, but one to unite us in brotherhood. The men poured over the research information, and photographs they brought to share. Conversation was lively to say the least. Smiles and Tears were the order of the day, as we had to say so long brother, at the end of the event. Letters after the reunion have been touching, as men have been telling me of the personal benefits from the unity that was formed after the reunions. The men suffering with PTSD were some of the guys that obtained the most from our gatherings. If you don't want me to bother you with future letters or information I will respect your wishes. Please drop me a note and let me know. If you do have E-Mail PLEASE let me know of any changes, as it seems that many of you change E-Mail addresses more often socks. Due to expenses, we do not send out Snail mail. We keep the Reunion site up to date and you can always check it to keep current. “C” 2/5th now has three web sites available for you to visit. Sites contain, History of C 2/5, Reunions, and how to find your buddies. It's changing every day so please check it out.
Hope to see you at our next Reunion In Sep of 2012
C 2/5 Reunion Coordinator is: John McCorkle  707 West College Jacksonville, IL 62650 E mail: johnmccorkle@frontier.com 217-473-1904
Reunion Webmaster James Machin "TREE" 1st Cav C-2/5th 1968-9 Second Platoon Second Squad 40W 374 Winchester Way
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