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| Instructions: Newest entry will be at the top, creating a reverse chronology. Person making entry will type his or her initials at the end of each entry. | Organization/Location SAC Elite Guard Association |
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| 226 | 27 Dec 06 |
Roster: Updated
Roster posted
(MWM) |
| 225 | 26 Dec 06 |
Roster: Updated
Roster posted
(MWM) |
| 224 | 20 Dec 06 |
Newsletter, Revised Guard Roster: Attn Association
members, you will find the year end
newsletter and a updated Guard
roster that
contains all of our known group to date. Remember your password
expires Dec 31st midnight and will be renewed with your dues
payment. (BM) |
| 223 | 20 Dec 06 |
Kerry J. Winans 73-74: Kerry who hails from Michigan located
our web site recently and signed in. Welcome Kerry! (BM) |
| 222 | 20 Dec 06 |
Michael L. Hoelscher 69-70: Welcome to
Mike as our most recent former Guardsman to be located living in Illinois.
(BM) |
| 221 | 13 Dec 06 |
James S. Harvey 82-87:
Elite Guard portrait of James is posted in
Photo Gallery 80's. ***We are still looking for photo portraits or pictures of former Elite
Guard members in their uniform. (BM) |
| 220 | 13 Dec 06 |
Major Herbert L. Meyer 1920-2004: We have recently received the
obituary on Major Meyer who was the BDCL at Offutt AFB during the formation
of the SAC Elite Guard. Thanks to John Achelpohl for this info.
We have the obituary posted
in our final honors
page. (BM) |
| 219 | 11 Dec 06 |
Elite Guard Stories: Two new stories posted to the
Elite Guard Stories page.
(MWM) |
| 218 | 01 Dec 06 |
Elite Guard Video's: You know that you were part
of something very special being a member of the SAC Elite Guard, our history
stretches back to the mid 50's when General Le May requested that a
specially trained force of Air Policeman be the protector of the SAC nerve
center in Omaha along with a ceremonial color guard and drill team that
would represent the command for visiting heads of state, Royalty and other
visiting dignitaries. From the late 50's through the early 70's much film
was taken of visiting heads of state, drill team performance etc. John
Achelpohl was able to source much of this raw material through the A.F.
archives and has numerous videos of JFK , LBJ, Command change ceremonies,
drill team performances, funeral details etc. If you are looking for a gift either for your family or yourself here is a real piece of our history, regardless of when you were on the guard this is a real keepsake. John is clearing our his DVD collection and offering a buy one get one free. If you are interested please contact John via e-mail johnalan@min.midco.net Single DVD purchases are $20, except for DVD #7 (The Slide Show) which is $10. DVD #1
DVD #3
1. Sixteen minute sound, color history of SAC Command Post (1969) including great footage of main entry/visitor control, posts 520 and 524. Of all our films, this depicts Hq SAC Security and Command Post operations at the end of the 60s, better than any other. 2. Fourteen minute silent film report on the SAC Command Post (Circa 1962) Shows TSgt James Staubs and Ovaton Miller at visitor control, Charlie Canny at post 521 and unknown guardsman at old post 524. DVD #7 One hour DVD slide show broken into three segments. 1955-1959 1960-1964 1965-1969 For questions or special requests, Please contact John. |
| 217 | 01 Dec 06 |
James S. Harvey 82-87 Picture: We have posted James
Elite Guard portrait in the Gallery
section. James hopes to submit some flight photos from his tour.
Thanks James: (BM) |
| 216 | 01 Dec 06 |
Found: Harold R. Scott:
Welcome to Harold who signed into our web site recently. Harold lives in
Blair NE as well and served on the guard from 1979-1988. (BM) |
| 215 | 01 Dec 06 |
Found: Kevin M. Willis: Kevin signed into our site
recently and served on the guard from 1984-1987. Kevin lives in Blair NE.
Welcome Kevin! (BM) |
| 214 | 01 Dec 06 |
Found: Jimmy W. Corley:
Welcome to Jimmy who served on the guard 1968-1970. Jimmy hails from
Oklahoma. (BM) |
| 213 | 21 Nov 06 |
Tom Hopkins
Pictures: Received 17 new pictures from Tom that were taken
during his tour of 68-69. Go to photo gallery The Late 60's,
The Guard 2 and check
them out. Hey all you guys out there that promised to send
pictures that (have not) we are still waiting. You
will have lots of time over the holidays to put them together, send them
in, either scan them yourselves or take them to Kinko's and have them
duplicated for you. They will be much appreciated by ALL! (BM)
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| 212 | 14 Nov 06 | Thomas Hopkins 1968-69: Our latest
found elite guard brother Tom hails from Charlotte N.C. and recently found
us and has joined our association. Tom worked C Flight during his year tour.
Welcome Tom! (BM) |
| 211 | 11 Nov 06 | Veterans Day: I salute each and everyone
of you who served your country to keep the FREE in FREEDOM. (BM) |
| 210 | 10 Nov 06 | Dan Gordon 79-87
Don checked into our site recently and we want to welcome him. Don had a
long stay on the guard and should be able to provide some additional
information on names and flight photos from that period. Welcome Dan. (BM) |
| 209 | 9 Nov 06 | James J. Jones 72-73: Welcome to our most
recent sign in Jim Jones, thanks to Jim Kerns who let him know about us. Jim
lives in Titusville Fla and will go through his collection for pictures to
publish of his flight along with additional names for us to research.
Welcome Jim! (BM) Have you ever wondered what happened to your friend from the guard? Let us help you find them by getting in touch with us and giving as much information that you have. We are getting pretty good at finding lost guardsmen. I personally have found my entire flight from 1967-68 with a little work on the net. |
| 208 | 7 Nov 06 | New "Old" Pictures: Go to
SAC HQ button and check out pictures of
Offutt/ Ft Crook AB circa 1920's. (BM) |
| 207 | 7 Nov 06 | 10th Security Police Squadron Alconbury, England:
We have just learned of a new web site devoted to the 10th Security
Police located at Alconbury, England. The web address is
www.10thsecuritypoliceassoc.com Nice site check it out perhaps you
may have served at this RAF facility. (BM) |
| 206 | 7 Nov 06 | AFSPA Tiger Flight: Check out the two page
spread in this months Tiger Flight Magazine featuring the Elite Guard. You
can view the pages on our web site behind the
AFSPA. button. |
| 205 | 18 Oct 06 | Message Board: Have you checked our
message board recently? You will find a surprise with information about a
virtual jukebox. Thanks to Wayne Jones you can enjoy enjoy the R&R tunes of
the 50's and 60's. (BM) |
| 204 | 17 Oct 06 | Elite Guard Memories: Wayne Jones
recently sent in a story about an unusual name during his tour. Go to Elite
Guard Story's for his
account.. I encourage others to write in their stories as well. (BM) |
| 203 | 17 Oct 06 | SEGA Meeting Notes: I would invite all member
to view the meeting notes from our last board meeting. You will find them in
the Newsletter
section. If you are not a
member or not sure of your membership status please contact me and I will
advise. We look forward to growing our organization and invite you to
support our efforts by joining now which will include the remainder of
this year and 2007, dues are $25. (BM) |
| 202 | 10 Oct 06 | Found: Daniel M. Brown 83-87: We recently
located Daniel living in So Fla, where he is a systems engineer for General
Dynamics. Daniel retired from the AF and is now a Captain in the CAP.
Daniel has fond memories of the guard and plans to join us for future
reunions. Welcome Daniel. (BM) |
| 201 | 5 Oct 06 | Letter and Pictures from Linda Cobb: A
letter regarding the 06 reunion from the daughter of Connelly Lewis is
posted on the Other Items page. Photos she
references are posted in the Connelly Lewis supplement in
Final Honors and the
last image on the reunion page. She has
also asked that any tributes to her father be posted at
http://www.mem.com/display/Tributes.asp?ID=1325741 (TJM) |
| 200 | 27 Sept 06 | Jean LeMay Lodge: We recently received a
written acknowledgement from General LeMay's daughter Jean, accepting and
acknowledging the honorary membership bestowed on her father by our
organization. The note is located in the Other
Items section of our web site. (BM) |
| 199 | 22 Sept 06 | E-Mail Address: Do we have your current and
correct e-mail address? I just sent the recent Newsletter out and received
48 returned e-mails that were undeliverable. It you recently changes e-mail
carriers please go to our sign in section and update your information
including phone # and address if changed let us know your new one. Thanks!
(BM) |
| 198 | 22 Sept 06 | Newsletter: The September
Newsletter is now available, click
the blue highlighted word to read.(BM) |
| 197 | 21 Sept 06 | Elite Guard Stories: Check out the newest
addition to Elite Guard Stories
written by Wayne Jones 64-66, called (Generals Stars)
p/s I know there are many other stories out there that were told at the reunion, write them up and send them in. |
| 196 | 19 Sept 06 | Tiger Flight: The September issue of the AFSPA
Tiger Flight features two articles, one written by Bob Lilje and the
second a 14 page spread written by Col Bob Swing on the history of the SAC
Elite Guard. This is an outstanding presentation and all members of the
AFSPA should have their copies in hand, if you would like to join AFSPA
please contact me. (BM) |
| 195 | 7 Sept 06 | 3973 rd CDS, Moron Air Base, Spain: A new link
has been added on this web site on our links page, the web site is new
and features information about the SAC base in Spain. |
| 194 | 4 Sept 06 | Historian
1963-1987: Posted in the historian section is an article
recently submitted by Col (Ret) Bob Swing who has written a definitive
history of the Elite guard based on his two tours that covers the period of
1963 through 1987. Bob drew information from other Officers and NCO's to
fill in historical data pertinent to the history. We now have
information from the early years written by Col (Ret) Ray Balcer and
additional information from Major Herbert Meyer. Thanks Bob for the
excellent historical perspective.(BM) |
| 193 | 2 Sep 06 | Newspaper Article: We received a
newspaper article regarding our reunion. It is a good read and you can
find it near the top of the Reunion 2006
page or by clicking Here.
(MWM) |
| 192 | 30 Aug 06 | Found: Rob Payne 91-95: Welcome to Rob who
served on the guard from 91-95 and also our newest member of the Sac Elite
Guard Association. (BM) |
| 191 | 28 Aug 06 | Reunion Critique: Just a reminder to those who
attended our 50th reunion to return the critique form as soon as possible. If you have already done so..thank you! We are interested in your feedback
so that future reunions may be planned around these comments. (BM) |
| 190 | 25 Aug 06 | Web Site: Thanks to the efforts of Mike
McFadden and Tom McDonald the web site is now fully functional. Additions
will continue to appear in all the gallery's over the next few months as we
find pictures that were left out of the initial up load. We will start to
load pictures that were submitted from the reunion and should you have
additional pictures that you would like posted, please contact us.
Thanks Mike & Tom! (BM) |
| 189 | 17 Aug 06 | New Pictures:
Thanks to Tony Smith (76-79) who has submitted a number of pictures from
1976. Please go to the Late 70's Gallery to view these pictures. (BM) |
| 188 | 17 Aug 06 | Located: MSgt Eric McClendon: Eric contacted
us yesterday letting us know that he was on the guard from 84-86 and is
currently stationed at Dobbins ARB, GA. He is also looking for a
subdued squadron patch from his time at Offutt, should you have one that you
would like to spare or sell let us know. Welcome Eric! (BM) |
| 187 | 17 Aug 06 | AFSPA Chapter: As stated during our reunion
business meeting, the SAC Elite Guard Association is an affiliate
chapter of the AFSPA (Air Force Security Police Association). I need to do a
head count on who is a member of AFSPA and who initiated paperwork to join
after our reunion. Please e-mail me at
bmarshall@mrioc.com Thanks in advance. (BM) |
| 186 | 17 Aug 06 | Reunion Critique: Last week I sent out by e-mail and regular mail a form that allows you to critique all aspects of the reunion. I hope that you will take time and fill it in and return so that we can record the results which will be passed along to the next reunion committee members for consideration and action. I will review the forms and pass along the results once they are complete. Thank You! (BM) |
| 185 | 8 Aug 06 | Home Page Slideshow: If you have a newer
computer and on our home page you don't see the slideshow, (you only see an
empty rectangular box) you need to download and install "Java". You can
safely get java here:
http://www.java.com/en/download/manual.jsp. After a court battle
between Microsoft and Sun, Microsoft Internet Explorer no longer ships with
java installed. (MWM) |
| 184 | 27 Jul 06 | SOS: Help! Walter Sanchez: Does
anyone out there have a location on Walter, if so please give us an update, all
of his information on the roster is not current. (BM) |
| 183 | 27 Jul 06 | Found: David P. Bobo 82-85: Welcome to
David who found our website and posted a message to the message board. (BM) |
| 182 | 27 Jul 06 | Images added: Added photos to the
reunion 2006 page that were submitted by
Wes Giles. Thanks Wes. (MWM) |
| 181 | 27 Jul 06 |
SAC Elite Guard 50th
Anniversary Reunion July 20-23, 2006: With fond farewells
this great group of Elite Guardsmen left Omaha with a renewed sense of
the comradery we shared while serving as guardsman of the palace and
best drill team unit in the U.S. services. There are so many
memories for me but certainly just being with all of you, putting faces
with names and enjoying time together. There are so many people to
thank, first Rich Randell and his reunion committee who worked for the
better part of two years to make this happen. Another highlight
was the dedication of the Elite Guard exhibit at the Aerospace Museum in
Ashland NE. We now have permanent exhibit that will recognize our
presence for many decades to come. I want to thank Bill Gdovic
and Jack Hatcher with their team who helped put this project together.
So many people behind the scenes that contributed to its creation and
success and to all of you who contributed financially, thank you!
Without your support this would not have happened. Thanks to the
55th SFS at Offutt for their hospitality in making us welcome on their
base and presentation of the colors on Saturday night. Finally to
our guest speaker Michael Howland our sincere appreciation for his key
note presentation of his experiences during the Iranian hostage crisis.
Soon you will receive a reunion
questionnaire, please fill it out and return so that we know how we can
improve on future reunions.
Additionally if you have pictures that
you would like to share from the reunion or from your time on the Guard
please forward them to Mike at
m1ke@hawaii.rr.com or Tom
tjme9@sw.rr.com
Thank You, Bill Marshall
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| 180 | 15 Jul 06 | Information: Please bring Elite Guard
photos to the reunion for scanning. Many photos may have been lost due to
the loss of our website. (MWM) |
| 179 | 30 Jun 06 | Found: Michael
T. Hill 84-87: Michael found our site while surfing the
web. He hails from Northern CA and may be able to supply E/G names
from his flight rosters. Thanks and welcome Mike!
(BM) |
| 178 | 30 Jun 06 | Found: Patrick Hofmann 86-89: Patrick will
be joining us in Omaha for the reunion and is our newest SEGA member.
Welcome Patrick! (BM) |
| 177 | 28 Jun 06 | Nominations of
SAC Elite Guard Officers:
Below members of the association will find the list of nominated
SEGA Officers for the business meeting held July 21st at our reunion
in Omaha, NE. Remember additional
individuals may be nominated for all positions from the floor of the
business meeting during the election process. (BM)
SAC ELITE GUARD
ASSOCIATION IAW with the by-laws of the organization regarding the election of officers, the following information is published for the good of the Association. The nominating committee consists of three active members of the SEGA; Rev. Jim Yearsley (acting chair), Mr. Robert Griffith and Mr. Gary Wetherell. Having met and completed a process of selection and vetting of candidates, the following recommended slate of officers for the upcoming term is submitted. Each nominee is an active member, has the best interests of the organization at heart and has agreed to this nomination. For President: Mr.
Bill Marshall The actual election will be conducted during the annual business meeting of the Association in Omaha NE. in July 2006. Respectfully
submitted, |
| 176 | 27 Jun 06 | Found: Allen Younger 70-71: Search committee
has located Allen living in KY. SEGA welcomes Allen.
(BM) |
| 175 | 22 Jun 06 | Found: Joseph
E. Dagney 86-88: Welcome to Joe who found our web site recently
and signed in. Joe retired from the Air Force and is now living in
PA. (BM) |
| 174 | 22 Jun 06 | Pics: Three pics submitted by Tom Yencho
posted at the end of Gallery Temp
1. (TJM) |
| 173 | 15 June 06 | Found: Tweed W. Manley 68-69: Tweed served as
a member of the drill team during its final years. We are pleased to
have located him living in Washington. Welcome Tweed!
(BM) |
| 172 | 13 June 06 | Found: John C Sandifer 66-67:
Thanks to John Achelpohl who located John living in Fla. We want to
welcome John as our latest Elite Guard find.
(BM) |
| 171 | 12 June 06 | Found: Melvin R. Mobley 65-66: Last week we
located Melvin a member of "C" Flt. 1966 living in Omaha NE. Melvin is now
retired and hopes to join us in July for our reunion. Welcome
Melvin! (BM) |
| 170 | 10 June 06 | Elite Guard Reunion:
If you have not already done so, we are still accepting reservations for
the 50th anniversary reunion of the SAC Elite Guard this July in
Omaha. The reunion committee has done an outstanding job of preparing for
an outstanding event,. If at all possible you need to attend this one
event to celebrate our heritage. You may download the registration form
from the web site, complete and mail to our Papillion address with your
check. I look forward to seeing you there. (Bill
Marshall) |
| 169 | 10 June 06 | Found: Danny R. Lackner 65-69: Thanks to
contact made by Wes Giles we have located Danny. Most of us knew him as
Danny Burrows during his guard years 65-69. He
spent almost his entire term on the drill team and traveled extensively
with the team. Dan has joined our organization and plans to join his
team-mates in Omaha this July. Welcome Dan,! (BM) |
| 168 | 10 June 06 | Found: Mark R. Santelli 79-80: Mark recently
signed into our web site to let us know that he is living in
Mississippi. Welcome Mark! (BM) |
| 167 | 10 June 06 | Found: William L. Goodwin 71-73: Welcome to
William who hails from Council Bluffs, IA, and was recently brought
to our attention. (BM) |
| 166 | 11 Jun 06 | War Story: New story posted.
(TJM) |
| 165 | 6 Jun 06 | Found: Ray Loveland 71-73: Thanks to a lead
supplied by Dan Dunn we located Ray living in Omaha. Ray will join
us this July for our 50 year celebration. Welcome Ray.
(BM) |
| 164 | 3 Jun 06 |
 Photos
added: Additional pictures of the Memorial Service for
Connelly Lewis have been added to his Final
Honors supplemental page, which may also be accessed through the
Final Honors
page. (MWM) |
| 163 | 2 Jun 06 | Photos added: Many thanks to Warren
Dittfield for sending in some images which are posted at the bottom of
Gallery Temp
Two. (MWM) |
| 162 | 2 Jun 06 | Found:
Daniel J. Dunne 70-73 Dan located us after surfing on the
web site. Learned that Dan worked the back office with Walt Seay and Don
Smith., we welcome Dan who will be joining us in Omaha this July.
Welcome! (BM) |
| 161 | 2 Jun 06 | Found: Ronald Badalucco 72-74
Welcome to a recent find in Omaha. Ron will be joining us for our
reunion in July. Welcome Ron! (BM) |
| 160 | 2 Jun 06 | Found: Brent A. Paul Greetings
to Brent who is on active duty at Holloman AFB. Brent Served on the
STRATCOM Elite
Guard from
95-99. Thanks for signing in and welcome! (BM) |
| 159 | 2 Jun 06 | Photos: Connelly Lewis' wife was kind
enough to have his photo album copied for the site. His photos are
posted in Gallery Temp
3. (TJM) |
| 158 | 26 May 06 |
Memorial Day: Take a few moments
on Monday to remember our brothers past, and present who gave of their
time and in many cases their lives to keep this country free. I wish all
of you a very pleasant and respectful day. I have added several links that
are worthy to look at and remember this memorial
day.
Unknown Soldier WWI: http://www.arlingtoncemetery.net/unk-wwi.htm
Unknown Soldier WWII & Korea: http://www.qmfound.com/tomb_of_the_unknown_soldiers_1964.htm
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| 157 |
20 May 06 | Found: Gerald H. "Jerry" Ogden, Jr.
69-71 Welcome to Jerry who was OIC of the
guard during his
tenure. Jerry has some very interesting stories of events from his
tour which I have urged him to post. He currently resides in
Overland Park, KS where you can find him retired but acting in summer
stock plays, unfortunately he will be unable to join us in Omaha this July
as he is contracted to "Fiddler on the Roof". Welcome Jerry.
(BM) |
| 156 | 18 May 06 |
Tax Exempt 501 (c)
(19): The SAC Elite Guard Association has
been officially recognized by the IRS, effective 12/11/04 as a 501 C 19,
which means that any contributions or dues to our organization are tax
deductible from that date forward.
(BM) |
| 155 | 17 May 06 |
A.J. Smith 05/18/06 RIP: Thursday
the 18th of May our brother will be buried in Albany N.Y. Two
Elite Guard friends, Gary
Buchanan, John Inman will be there to pay their final respects.
A final salute to a fallen comrade!
(BM) |
| 154 | 17 May 06 | Found: Edward D.
Quintana 78-79 Thanks to a
lead from Gary Schwirtz, John Achelpohl was able to locate Ed, who was a
1st Lt OIC of the guard. In
speaking with Ed he related the honor of presenting the
Elite Guard for inspection
by General LeMay who paid high compliments to the
guard. Welcome
Ed, hope you can join us in Omaha this July.
(BM) |
| 153 | 15 May 06 |
Alfred J. Smith (A.J.): It is
with sadness that I report to you the death of one of our brothers.
A.J. died this past Saturday in Albany N.Y. Those that worked with
and knew Smitty as a great guardsman, but more so a very kind and fun
loving man who was liked and respected by all those he touched. More
details will be given in a later post. Rest in Peace Brother,
Salute. (BM) |
| 152 | 15 May 06 | Found: Don L.
Baker 59-61 Greeting to Don who located us
through the VFW reunion section. Don lives in retirement in Omaha AR
and lived for many years in Omaha NE. He will be joining us this
July for our 50th. Welcome Don.
(BM) |
| 151 | 14 May 06 | Photos: Several photos and other items
submitted by Gary Schwirtz posted on Gallery Temp
2. (TJM) |
| 150 | 10 May 06 | Information: If you want to send an
email to a member and cannot locate his address, simply click the Roster
on the home page, locate his name, click his email address once and wahla
your email client opens and you can start typing.
(MWM) |
| 149 | 7 May 06 | Elite Guard Reunion
2006: Now is the time to register and make your travel plans
for our 50th Anniversary Reunion in Omaha. 1. Register with us. Use form sent in mail or see Reunion 2006 page. 2. If traveling by air, make reservations NOW. 3. Make reservations at The Holiday Inn by calling 402-393-3950 (tell them you want the SAC Elite Guard Reunion rate). Reservation forms and payments to the Reunion Committee need to be received by June 20, 2006. (MWM) |