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 MIKE  JOYCE  (66-68)

 

ON SEPT 16th, 2008, MIKE PASSED AWAY AFTER FIGHTING CANCER FOR A YEAR.

WE'LL MISS YOU BROTHER!!!!

MIKE JOYCE  radio tech  (then)

 

Mike (now) (we kept in touch by phone for 35 yrs finally saw each other in New Orleans)

 

Mike looking mean!

Mike with kids

Mike on balcony of ,yes you guessed it, Mailon Hotel

Mike and Rabe taking war to another level

My partner in crime Mike Joyce

Mike on top of ?

 

Mike with kids from town or orphanage

Joyce,Bertozzi,Dennis Washburn,?& Williamson(MAYBE KLINKMAN)

Joyce& Furnari

Mike,Dennis Washburn & Williamson (OR KLINKMAN)going on convoy or perimeter guard duty?

Bruce? Barney, how about maybe one of their pups?

Gary Schoonmaker & Tony Powell

Micheal Joyce

 

Rich Bedell holding mike, could that be Tony Gargano with guitar? (he had a skin disease and was exempt from shaving)

shop area from air

Edward Shackleford

Edward Shackleford enjoying a coke

 

Need name?

destroyed truck

Mike's attempt at photography M-88?

Mike's attempt at photography

Looks like Furnari?

Anthony (Tony) Powell  in radio shop)

Furnari & Powell

Furnari,Powell and Sgt Akins?

old shop area?

Take about sleeping in DOG HOUSE , the dog house is a penthouse compared to this bed!!!

Need name?

 

Shop area

Motor Pool?

Mobil Radio Shop

The Real Butch & Sundance!!!

Stein & Bertozzi (oh look a safe)

Bertozzi helping Stein get safe out of middle of comp area ( what thoughtful guys!)

Now that we have a safe lets open it! hummmm may be tricky

nahhh! I'll just play with the dial a little maybe I'll find combo

Furnari, Powell and  Sgt Akins (?) in background ( are they working on safe to?)

Furnai & Powell, burning brain cells ?

Tim Stein & Ken Bertozzi "Look it just opened on it's own officer, I swear!!!!!!!!!"  must have been big haul Powell & Furnari are really grinning

 

Just kidding all . the real story is that a Lt. lost the combinations and Bertozzi& Stein were picked to get the safes open!! It looks like Powell & Furnari helped too... I FOUND OUT THAT THE REAL STORY IS THAT CHARLIE FUNARI WAS TOLD TO OPEN SAFES AND THE REST HELPED

Mobil Radio Shop

Weapon cleaning or repair ?

 

Loc Ninh

 

Need name?

 

Need name?

I think this was laundry girl

OUR BELOVED TINY

Tet  dragon wagon for parade

20 piastors (20 cents)

<------- Total amount of pay we all recieved for our time in Vietnam!!!!  

 

 

MIKE IS MARRIED TO MARY AND THEY HAVE BEEN MARRIED SINCE HE GOT OUT OF VIETNAM. THEY LIVE IN MAINE AND HAVE 4 GROWN CHILDREN.  MIKE IS GETTING READY TO RETIRE IN FEB (04) SO NOW NO EXCUSES FOR THEM NOT TO MAKE REUNIONS (LOL) WE HAVE KEPT IN TOUCH BY PHONE FOR ALL THESE YEARS AND IN( 01) I FINALLY GOT TO MEET HIS BRIDE MARY WHO I FELT I KNEW FOR ALL THOSE YRS YRS. GOOD LUCK ON RETIREMENT BEING BUSY ALL YOUR LIFE @ SAME JOB IS HARD TO FORGET.   WILLY
       
       
       
       
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