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Reunion 2007 Report
Reunion 2007, San Antonio is now a memory, and what a memory it turned out to be. Despite the threats of Hurricane Dean, and the sweltering heat and humidity of San Antonio, the troops started to roll in on Wednesday morning. In total we had 162 men of the 6-31st in attendance - or at least that was our best guess... if we missed anyone, please let us know so that we can correct our attendees list. Although we do not have a total attendance for the reunion at this time, we know that the banquet served 330 meals so I think it is safe to say that it was without a doubt the biggest reunion ever.
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REUNION 2007
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Attended
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Alpha
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19
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Bravo
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12
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Charlie
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23
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Delta
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74
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Echo
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25
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HHC
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9
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162
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Name
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Guest
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Company
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Platoon
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Tour
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Alexander
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Norm
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Alpha
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69/70
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Blackburn
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David
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Alpha
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69/70
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Coppeler
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James
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Alpha
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TOP
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69/70
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Corson
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Ron
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Vera
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Alpha
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CO
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69
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Doyon (Mikolaycik)
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Mary
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Alpha
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3rd
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69/70
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Johnson
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Bobby (Van)
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Janice
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Alpha
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69
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Lavezzi
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George
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Bonnie
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Alpha
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CO
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70
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Manderscheid
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Mike
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Marion
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Alpha
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70
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McCammon
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Chuck
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Alpha
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3rd
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69/70
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Ollendorf
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Rick
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Joyce
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Alpha
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70
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Perales
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Juan
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Marie
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Alpha
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3rd
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69/70
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Ramirez
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Sal
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Marie
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Alpha
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3rd
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69/70
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Robb
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Jim
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Sue
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Alpha
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69/70
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Sanchez
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James
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Nancy
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Alpha
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1st
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69/70
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Shetler
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Paul
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Cheryl
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Alpha
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3rd
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69/70
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Steed
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Ken
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Alpha
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69
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Tierney
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Jim
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Joann
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Alpha
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69/70
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Wylie
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Theodore
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Nancy
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Alpha
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Waldrop
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Carl
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Linda
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Alpha/Delta/HHC
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S-3
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69/70
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Alvarado
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Tomas
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Bravo
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68/69
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Barry
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Tom
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Dia
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Bravo
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Brown
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Gil
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Pat
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Bravo
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3rd
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69/70
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Callahan
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Moses
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Bravo
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68
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Cecil
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Richard
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Victoria Dubinsky
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Bravo
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69/70
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Dodgen
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Roy
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Jan
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Bravo
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Eberts
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Allen
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Sharon
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Bravo
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69/70
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Haworth
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Richard
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Bravo
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3rd
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69/70
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Magaha
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David
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Jan
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Bravo
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Pruitt
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David
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Elaine
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Bravo
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69/70
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Robbins
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Robert
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Bravo
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69/70
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Snyder
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Gerald
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Bravo
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68/69
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Arroyo
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Victor
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Charlie
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Bellinger
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Donald
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Charlie
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69/70
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Belloli
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Ronald
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Charlie
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67/68
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DeAngelis
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Joe
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Annette
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Charlie
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1st
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67/68
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Dominguez
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Louis
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Suzanne
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Charlie
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Wpns
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67/68
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Garza
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Richard
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Charlie
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Gomez
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Francisco (GoGo)
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Mrs.
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Charlie
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2nd
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68
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Gresham
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Freddy
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Charlie
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3rd
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68
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Halfacre
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Noah
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Charlie
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68
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Johnson
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Herbert
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Jean
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Charlie
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68/69
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Kedys
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Leonard
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Charlie
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Mauldin
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George
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Kathy
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Charlie
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CO
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69/70
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McMullen
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Bill
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Charlie
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68
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Mills
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Dale (Deacon)
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Deborah
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Charlie
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68
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Owen
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Bill
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Janet
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Charlie
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CO
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67/68
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Patterson
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George
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Charlie
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2nd
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Smith
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Randy
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Charlie
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68/69
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Smith
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Lanny
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Linda
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Charlie
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68
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Strand
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Mike
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Charlie
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68/69
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Talamo
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Louis
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Charlie
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69/70
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Taresh
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Lyle
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Charlie
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Wathen
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J. Gwyn
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Cheryl
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Charlie
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Medic
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68/69
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Wilson
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David
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Kim-Phi
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Charlie
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XO
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67/68
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Barr
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Chuck
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June
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Delta
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3rd
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68/69
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Berg
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Alvin
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Delta
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3rd
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69/70
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Betzer
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Darwin
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Connie
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Delta
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3rd
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68/69
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Bordenave
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Terry "Doc"
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Delta
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3rd
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69/70
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Bumann
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Del
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Corrie
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Delta
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Wpns
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68/69
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Carrillo
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Fernando
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Delta
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1st
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68/69
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Chavez
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Ron
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Maria
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Delta
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1st
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68
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Clement
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Randy
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Delta
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3rd
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69/70
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Coronado
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Ricardo
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Delta
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1st
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68/69
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Davis
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Terry
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Marie
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Delta
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2nd
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69/70
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Frenyea
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Bob
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Michelle
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Delta
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3rd
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69/70
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Fuller
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Ed
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Delta
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2nd
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68/69
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Galindo
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Albert
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Jodie
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Delta
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1st
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68/69
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Gray
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Donald
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Gail
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Delta
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2nd
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70
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Habich
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Ed
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Delta
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3rd
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69
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Hardman
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Clyde
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Delta
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3rd
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68/69
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Harris
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Jerry
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Delta
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3rd
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69/70
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Harris
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Warren
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Mrs.
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Delta
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2nd
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68
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Havens
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Virgil
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Debbie
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Delta
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3rd
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69/70
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Havron
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Rex
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Delta
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2nd
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69/70
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Hernandez
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Manuel
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Delta
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3rd
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68
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Hill
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Robert
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Delta
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1st
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67/68
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Howdeshelt
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John
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Debbie
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Delta
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2nd
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69
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Hoyer
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Will
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Carole Vanbuskirk
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Delta
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1st
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70
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Humpries
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Mark
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Delta
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2nd
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69
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Johnson
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Barry (Jo-Jo)
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Linda
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Delta
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2nd
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70
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Jones
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Daniel
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Delta
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1st
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Kallos
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Pete
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Delta
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3rd
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70
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Kennedy
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David
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Lee
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Delta
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Wpns
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69/70
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Knode
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John
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Mrs.
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Delta
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3rd
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69/70
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Konyha
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Paul
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Mrs.
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Delta
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3rd
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70
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LaVoie
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Alan
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Thu Do
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Delta
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3rd
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69/70
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Locke
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Terry
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Mrs.
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Delta
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3rd
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69/70
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Lowe
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Karl
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Delta
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CO
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69/70
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Lower
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Harry
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Donna
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Delta
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2nd
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69/70
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MacMaster
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Jim
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Delta
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1st
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68
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Martin
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Sam
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Delta
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3rd
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69/70
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McKnight
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Bobby
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Betty
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Delta
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3rd
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69/70
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McNichols
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John
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Barb
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Delta
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1st
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Miller
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Tim
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Delta
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2nd
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Mize
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Harvey
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Delta
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CO
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70
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Moore
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Bob
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Delta
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3rd
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69/70
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Olson
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Jerry
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Jeanne
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Delta
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3rd
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69/70
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Ouellette
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Ronnie
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Jessica
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Delta
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3rd
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69/70
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Pilkinton
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Johnny
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Delta
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1st
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68/69
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Pulvierneti
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Al
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Mrs.
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Delta
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3rd
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69/70
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Pumphrey
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James
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Delta
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3rd
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68/69
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Quisenberry
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James
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Delta
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CO
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68/69
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Raymond
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Ron
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Jan
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Delta
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1st
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68/69
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Reese
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Doug
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Delta
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HQ
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68
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Rideout
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Charles
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Delta
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3rd
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69/70
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Roggeman
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Mark
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Delta
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3rd
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69
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Rumfelt
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Rex
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Delta
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HQ
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68/69
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Sanchez
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Fred
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Estella
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Delta
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3rd
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69/70
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Schneider
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Tim
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Delta
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3rd
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69/70
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Schoenherr
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Raymond
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Delta
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3rd
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69/70
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Sherfick
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Rodney
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Jan
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Delta
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3rd
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70
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Sheridan
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Dennis
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Delta
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3rd
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68/69
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Slining
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Tom
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Delta
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CO
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69
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Sonetz
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Pete
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Delta
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2nd
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68/69
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Spekczynski
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Richard
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Delta
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1st
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68/69
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Spoto
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Herman
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Delta
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Fort Lewis
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67
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Tapp
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Charlie
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and son
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Delta
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2nd
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70
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Tatum
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Ed
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Delta
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3rd
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69/70
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Thomas
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Willie
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Delta
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3rd
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69/70
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Trentini
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JR
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Mrs.
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Delta
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3rd
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69/70
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Tucker
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Joe
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Mrs.
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Delta
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3rd
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69
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Vargas
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Al
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Delta
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2nd
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68/69
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Walker
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Dennis
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Annette
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Delta
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2nd
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69
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Ward
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Jim
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Delta
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2nd
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68/69
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Weckwerth
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Gary
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Delta
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3rd
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70
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White
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Jerry
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Barbara, son Shane
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Delta
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3rd
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69/70
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Wilkins
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Joe
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Delta
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2nd
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69
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Zike
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Vin
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Jackie
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Delta
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3rd
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69/70
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Bankhead
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Chuck
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Echo
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68
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Bergeson
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Alan
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Echo
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68
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Cook
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Otis
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Echo
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68
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Davidson
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John
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Echo
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68
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Decker
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Art
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Echo
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68
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Dungan
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Richard
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Echo
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Recon
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69
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Ezso
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Dan
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Echo
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Co. Clerk
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68
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Friedrich
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Duane
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Suzie
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Echo
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68
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Haas
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Kenneth
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Rosanna
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Echo
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Harley
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Julius
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Echo
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Recon
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69/70
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Hodge
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John
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Echo
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67/68
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Knaebel
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Joe
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Mary
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Echo
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69/70
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Krone
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Rhett
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Echo
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68
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McMahan
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Jim
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Betsy
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Echo
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69/70
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Medina
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Mike
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Echo
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68
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Millington
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Rick
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Echo
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68/69
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Newcomb
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George
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Echo
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Parsons
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Douglas
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Echo
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68/69
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Russell
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Gordon
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Gerry
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Echo
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68
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Spicer
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Roy
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Echo/Alpha
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69
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Stephenson
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Richard
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Glenda
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Echo
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Recon
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69
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Talton
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Howard
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Echo
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Mess
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68
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Varenhorst
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Don
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Gail
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Echo
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69
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Woody
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Carl
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Sue
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Echo/Delta
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3rd
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68/69
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Wylie
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John
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Echo
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68/69
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Burns
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William
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Florence
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HHC
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Chaplain
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69/70
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Carlson
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Jerry
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HHC
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Bat CO
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69/70
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Chouinard
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Mike
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Sharon
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HHC
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Medic
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68/69
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Clayburg
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Tom
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HHC
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Kunkel
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Dan
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HHC
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68/69
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Lind
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Richard A
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HHC
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67
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Mourett
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Robert
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HHC/Alpha
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67/69
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Pond
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Douglas
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HHC
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CHPL
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68
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Rodriguez
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Thomas
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Angela
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HHC
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Wednesday and Thursday were a day of getting reacquainted. The Gruene Adventure tour was held during the day for those wishing to sight see but the majority of attendees spent time in the hospitality suite, pool side, or the lounge to meet and greet their brothers and families.
As darkness descended on San Antonio those at the hotel were treated to drive-in movie screen slideshows poolside. It was amazing to see everyone gathering poolside to watch as the photos from this website were shown on the big screen complete of course with music of the era.
Thursday evening some folks headed out to the Cattle A Ranch for an evening of Texas BBQ, Rodeo type shows and Country music. Alpha Company had their annual reunion dinner, CPT Ron found another excellent Italian restaurant for us.
Again as the evening hours approached the slide shows were running poolside.
Friday started with a very moving ceremony at the San Antonio Korean and Vietnam memorials where we took part in a wreath building ceremony to honor those fallen. Then it was time to board the buses for the San Antonio and Ft Sam tours.
Upon return from our day long tours, the men of the 6-31st gathered for our own 6-31 memorial service for all of our fallen and deceased brothers. (The memorial service can be viewed from the homepage link). Although it was a brief slideshow by the time it was over, there wasn't a dry eye in the room as we all reflected on those that have gone before us. COL Carlson asked to speak a few words and led the room in the Our Father, followed by a prayer offered by CHPLN Burns.
a 37 minute presentation
The presentation of the 6-31st High Attendance Trophy followed our service with Jim MacMaster and Jerry White being presented the trophy. Although Delta Co has had the most men in attendance since forever, it was noted that despite line company affiliations, everyone in attendance was a winner, being reunited with their brothers. From an original list by Jim MacMaster and a few other small lists we have grown our member list to 3231 names with over 1300 located and wanting to be in contact.
Friday evening some of the attendees headed off for the Riverwalk/Mexican Dinner Tour while others gathered in small groups. Again poolside slideshows were shown with more and more gathering to watch.
Saturday, as tradition has it; the day started with the 31st Association memorial service. Followed by the business meeting. Alpha Co, CPT Ron Corson was elected the new commander of the Association with Charlie Co, CPT George Mauldin as the vice-commander. We thank Vin Zike for his service as commander and Bill Dolphin as vice-commander and look forward to working with Ron and George as they begin their term in January.
Saturday evening the banquet, the Shanghai Bowl Ceremony and another evening of enjoying each other's company.
The banquet wouldn't be complete without those wild and crazy Alpha guys dancing to their theme song "We Gotta Get Out of this Place" although this year's performance was held in the hotel lobby instead of the banquet dance hall... shhhhh don't tell anyone but a few Delta guys were actually found on the floor.
All too soon Sunday was upon us and the troops began their departure. A large number left on Sunday with some staying an extra day. A little sightseeing of the Riverwalk and downtown San Antonio and too soon it was time to say the last goodbyes.
Although as one would expect with a large crowd there were some issues and misfires I think it is safe to say a good time was had by all... and we certainly look forward to San Pedro in 2008. If you are interested in the San Pedro be sure to visit Reunion 2008 pages, Louis and Suzanne Dominguez have been hard at work planning the events for next year.
A few notes - we were asked during the reunion to include photos in the slideshows, because the DVD's were created in advance of the reunion with software that was compatible with the hotel we were not able to add photo shows during the reunion. Images in various formats or created with non-compatible DVD software prevented us from adding shows on the fly - the electronics used by the hotel did not allow us to use their pc and just run a pc slideshow option, the DVD's needed to follow certain specifications and time did not permit us to add photos. We ask that if you want your photos included in the presentations for 2008 to please be sure and get them to us in advance of the reunion. If you currently have your photos in an album on this website, they will automatically be included in any presentations that we create for future reunions.
We were asked if the 6-31 memorial service would be available on DVD so that one could have a copy. The service can be viewed following this link and will remain a part of the website, however if you do wish to have a copy we will create a DVD for you, just send along an email with your request.
Looking forward to seeing you all in San Pedro in 2008
