Archived Emails for 2005

Date: Sat, 31 Dec 2005 22:11:19 EST
From: Theriverwriter@aol.com
Subject: E-mail Address Change

Bill,

Hello. Would you please change the e-mail address on the page you set up for me? It should be this one: _TheRiverWriter@aol.com_ (mailto:TheRiverWriter@aol.com)

Also, please add it to my listing on the roll call page.

When I had the old e-mail address (which I discontinued about three years ago), I often got messages from guys I once knew at Sinop. I'm hoping that by posting my current address I'll hear from more old friends.

Incidentally, we have a son in Iraq. He sends e-mails to us, and sometimes we chat using instant messaging. I thought I was high-tech at Sinop when I mailed cassette tapes back and forth to my parents.

Thanks, and Happy New Year,
Mike Gillespie
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Virgil, I tried to send this reply by Email but the message bounced back as undeliverable. Bill
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Date: Sat, 24 Dec 2005 11:41:57 -0600
To: virgil huston virgil.huston@gmail.com
Subject: Re: Tuslog Det 4/Virgil Huston 1979-81

Hi Virgil,

Thanks for the interesting Email, I'll post it on the Mailbag page.

Please send along your recollections and your Sinop pictures.
Scanning the pictures at about 150 DPi seems about right, big enough to crop and post but not so big they take forever for my modem connection to download.

Happy Holidays and many thanks for your Iraq duty to protect us all,

Bill Simons
Manager, US Military/Sinop web site.
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Quoting virgil huston virgil.huston@gmail.com :
Hi,

I just heard from a Turkish friend I met in Sinop years ago - a blast from the past. So, I did a search on Diogenes Station and found out it closed a while back. I noticed you didn't have anything on the time I was there, in 1979-1981 timeframe, during the civil war, there. I was on a Calibration Team that came in for three months at a time and I came three times over these years.

I have some interesting things to tell, including some stuff that one never hears, like the C130 that was hit by "lightning" when there wasn't a cloud in the sky. Plus, some experience with the fundamentalist faction of the civil war and a Turkish friend who was assisinated by the communist faction outside the teahouse we went to all the time. That was sad, but I loved being in Turkey and loved the people. Anyway, let me know. I also have
lots of pictures if I ever get them scanned from slides.

Regards,
Virgil Huston
ex DARCOM (Germany based, but duty in Turkey) active Army
National Guard Iraqi Freedom veteran (Signal) (got home from Iraq in May,
2005)
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Does anyone have a new Email address for Ernie Wright? See below...
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Subject:Tracking Down Ernie Wright
Date: Thu, 22 Dec 2005 16:17:26 -0800
From: "Brent Hardwick" Brent.Hardwick@rdmd.ocgov.com

Bill ---- every time I try to E-mail Ernie using the posted address on your site my message bounces. Any chance you could contact him and let him know that his old guitar playing buddy from Ft. Devens, Brent Hardwick has been trying to track him down since the 1970’s when he was living in Florida?

My E-mail address is: brent.hardwick@rdmd.ocgov.com ---- thanks in advance for all your help, and a Merry Christmas to you and yours. Brent
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From: "Phil Shearer" philshearer@powertrim.com
Subject: My year in paradise
Date: Thu, 8 Dec 2005 08:55:10 -0800

I was stationed with the Stratcom det that ran the comm trailers down the hill from the base. Stayed in the jamisway 4 man huts with the little oil stove in the middle.
Those days we arrived on the hill and pulled guard duty 2hrs on and 2 off, until a replacement hit the hill.
I was here 12/59 til 12/60. Hope to hear from someone who knows me.
Went from there to Stratcom at Ft Leavenworth.
Thanks,
SP5 Phil Shearer
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From: CapraCollina@aol.com
Date: Fri, 2 Dec 2005 11:15:55 EST
Subject: The Chapel at Sinop

I was stationed at Det 4 during 1958-59 as an ELINT operator and trick chief. During my tour we had a Catholic chaplain with us and, with his guidance and great reluctance on the part of native Turks, we undertook building the chapel there. As I recall it was the first Christian house of worship erected in Turkey in something over 500 years. With the help of you guys who were there after my tour, I'd like to know what became of the building? Is the site still active or has it been abandoned? I later served a terrible year at Shemya, Alaska rether than re-assign to Ft. Bragg. Any other dummies that did that other than me and a guy named Jack Biesecker from southern Pennsylvania.

Kevin Betti
capracollina@aol.com
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Date: Wed, 30 Nov 2005 10:55:23 -0700
From: Patrick Sartain sartain313@earthlink.net
Subject: Looking for Ed Kieta

I am trying to find 2Lt Ed Kieta.
He was the OIC of Ops B in Sinop Turkey in the 66/67 time frame.
Any one have any knowledge of him or how he can be contacted?

Patrick Sartain
sartain313@earthlink.net
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Date: Sat, 26 Nov 2005 17:44:28 -0800 (PST)
From: Larry Jordan ldjordan2002@yahoo.com
Subject: Patches

I am trying to find patches from some of the places where I was stationed.
Starship Hippo

Thanks,
Larry Jordan
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From: "gorgunsavas gorgun" gorgun57@hotmail.com
Subject: about sinop
Date: Sun, 20 Nov 2005 02:23:38 -0800

if you want to see new photos about sinop you can take a look these web pages...

http://www.sinop.gov.tr/fotoalbum/sinopgenel/index1.html
http://www.sinope.cjb.net/
http://www.teampalio.com/bedirhan/index.htm
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From: "Eric A. Hodgdon" eahodgdon@chilitech.net
Subject: Email update
Date: Sat, 19 Nov 2005 15:28:29 -0500

My name is Eric A. Hodgdon and I am in your roll call.
I now have a new email address it is eahodgdon@chilitech.net

Some time when you are updating your database I would appreciate it if
you would update my email address

Thanks,

Eric
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Date: Sun, 13 Nov 2005 12:44:52 -0800
From: George Keheley gkeheley@mindspring.com
Subject: sinop service

i am george keheley. i served at det 4 in 61-62. feel free to contact me.
gkeheley@mindspring.com
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From: "Tim Bazzett" reedcityboy@net-port.com
Subject: SoldierBoy -New Book about ASA!
Date: Mon, 3 Oct 2005 20:10:45 -0500

Dear Fellow ASA Vets,

I got your e-mails from Elder Green's list of attendees at the just completed ASA Turkey reunion in San Antonio. I regret that I was unable to attend, but hope you all had a great time.

I'm peddling my new book about the ASA, "Soldier Boy: At Play in the ASA."
It's brand new in September 2005. I was stationed at Sinop, Det 4, in 63-64.
Elder Green did a blurb on the book in the most recent DOOL. I'm hoping you will buy my book. Everyone who has read it has been very enthusiastic and I've already received a lot of great feedback.
Information on how to order the book is noted below. Hope to hear from you soon.

Sincerely,
Tim Bazzett
Reed City, MI
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Dear Family, Friends and Valued Customers,

My second book, Soldier Boy: At Play in the ASA, is finally here.
It is a sequel to Reed City Boy, my first book of memoirs. I have also a new printing of RCB with a redesigned format and cover, a collectors edition to match Soldier Boy and a third volume to follow early next year.

The books can be ordered by mail as follows: Soldier Boy ($16.00 each); Reed City Boy ($14.95 each). Michigan residents please add 6% sales tax to total order. Also please include $2 s&h per book.I am sorry I am not able to accept credit card payments. This is a one-man operation.
Please make checks or money orders payable to TJ Bazzett and send your orders to: TJ Bazzett, PO Box 282, Reed City, MI 49677-0282.

I will do my best to expedite all orders. Thank you for your continued support. For more information, a peek at the covers, sample passages from all three books, etc., please visit my website at www.rathole.com/soldierboy and click on the options at the top.

I hope to hear from you soon.

Sincerely,
Tim Bazzett
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From: Martha Cenkci <cenkci@sbcglobal.net>
Subject: RE: ASA Turkey Reunion/Restaurant
Date: Wed 24 Aug 2005 09:10:41 -0500

I was doing a google search for links about Turkey to place on our new web page, and came across your site. It is really cool.

Let me say up front that we just opened San Antonio's first Turkish restaurant, the Turquoise Grill, and when I saw that your reunion will be held in San Antonio, I thought that some of your members might be interested. Our web site is www.turquoisegrill.com . We've had Karamursel reunion groups there and they got a real kick out of having Turkish food again.

Having said that I want to back away from the commercial aspects and say that I think your web site is just really neat, especially the Twisted Turkish, it really gave me a good laugh! I am a retired Air Force public affairs officer, and was the HQ TUSLOG PAO in Ankara from 1985-87. That's when I met and married my husband Kemal.

I never made it to Sinop while I was in Turkey, but have had so many who were there tell me how gorgeous it is. I would like to link to your site from ours, would that be OK if I added a note that you don't endorse the restuarant or something along those lines?

Please let me know. Take care all, and have a great reunion!

Martie Cenkci
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From: Martha Cenkci <cenkci@sbcglobal.net>
Subject: RE: ASA Turkey Reunion/Restaurant
Date: Fri 26 Aug 2005 09:10:41 -0500

Thanks so much, I'll put a link up this weekend! Most of our customers and web site visitors are former military, so I believe that some will find the link useful.

Hope you can make it to the restaurant, it would be nice to meet you.

By the way, after I retired from the Air Force, I worked for the Army for a few years as the Chief of Public Affairs for INSCOM--from what I recall, a successor to ASA.

Regards,

Martha Cenkci
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From Bill Simons
To: John Trasti

Hey John,
I tried to answer your email message shown below but your mailbox rejected my reply. ==============================================================
From: "John Trasti" jtrasti@nc.rr.com
Subject: Sinop Turkey
Date: Sun, 24 Jul 2005 19:13:18 -0400

Greetings,

I found your site doing a Google search.

My name is John Trasti, my fathers brother, my uncle was in the RRSOU out of
Thailand and was stationed in Sinop for a time.

My uncle's name was Richard Trasti,

I have a zippo lighter from him that has Tuslog Det-4 DET Sileree Defensus Four
Sino Turkey Black Sea NCO Open Mess.

My father ( his older brother) passed away last September, being the eldest son, I inherited the family archives which include a Large number of slides and photos which I am in the process of scanning in to the computer.

There is a story I heard many times, that Richard had an "experience" with a local girl in Sinop, and basically they smuggled him out in a mail bag because the locals were none to happy.

My father passed along stories about my uncles time in Thailand and Turkey, I do have photos from Thailand as well.

I have a huge job ahead of me to get them scanned in. as Soon as I can do that I can make them available.

Anyway, as owner of the sight, can you do me a favor, and post a question about who may have served with Richard Trasti.

After having inherited the family history from my father, I have stories and letters from WWII where his Uncle Johnny served in the navy and was in North Africa,

My goal is to record as much history as possible to be able to pass this on to my son who is the sole person carrying the Trasti namesake.

Please feel free to contact me.

Best Regards

John Trasti
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Date: Thu, 21 Jul 2005 05:15:12 -0700 (PDT)
From: Al Green <asagreenhornet@yahoo.com>
Subject: EMBROIDERED ASA TURKEY ITEMS QUERY

Merhaba ex-ASA'ers,

I have received many requests to again offer embrodered hats, t-shirts and Golf shirts with the ASA Turkey logo thereon - thus this email is my attempt to find out ahead of time how many vet's want to order the items. Most of those receiving this email will be attending the 2005 ASA Turkey reunion in San Antonio and I will bring the ordered items with me to the Menger Hotel. For those not attending - I will mail the items.

When ordering - please list the sizes needed.
The logo thereon will be as follows for the Det 4 and 27:

Across the top - - - TUSLOG DET 4
In the middle - - - - A S A
Across the bottom - SINOP TURKEY

Across the top - - - TUSLOG DET 27
In the middle - - - - A S A
Across the bottom - MANZARALI TURKEY

The costs per item will be as follows plus S&H:
Hats & T-shirts: $10.
Golf shirts: $20.

Please respond ASAP so that I can place the order and I have to order by the dozen.

Güle güle- - -gH
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Date: Thu, 23 Jun 2005 19:44:08 GMT
From: "philhotton@netzero.net" <philhotton@netzero.net>
Subject: sinop 1955-56

Hello Bill,

Ol' Phil Hotton (Det 4 1955/56) still breathing, much to the joy of my creditors and the chagrin of my debtors.

Today I ran across a pic of some of the guys I served with but whose names escape me, as much of my memory has.

Do any of the faces seem familiar to anyone out there? http://www.pics.com/~bsimons/sinop/sinopcrew.jpg

Regards,
Phil Hotton
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Subject: Tuslog Det 4
From: bill.lussier@dpi.vic.gov.au
Date: Wed, 15 Jun 2005 15:04:53 +1000

Hello Bill,

I was incredibly amazed to find a Tuslog Det 4 website on the net!

I was a 33S at Sinop in 1979 working on the wide band tape recorders at Hippy (oops, was that classified?). Spent a wild year with a wild mob that included blokes name Alden "Aldy" Aldrich (VT), John "John Boy" Price (NH), Tom Gallo (VT), Mike Corum (OH), Dennis Dutton (TN), Charles "Uncle Chucky" Gates, and Alan "Mr. Dibbs" Ficks (?).

I have been living in Australia for the past 7 years but am planning to go back there on vacation in 2-3 years.

I won't be able to make the reunion but it sounds like it will be a lot of fun.

Feel free to post contact email on site

Bill Lussier
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Date: Thu, 2 Jun 2005 13:44:13 -0500
Subject: Photos
From: Frank Andrews hoggramps@juno.com

I am Frank R Andrews and was stationed at Det 4 during period of Sep 59 to Oct 60.   The XO was Maj Rintoul.  When I arrived 1SG Mattson was the Top Soldier and was replaced by 1SG Horvath.   Does anybody have a photo of Maj Rintoul and 1SG  Mattson that they could E-Mail me.  

Thanks.....
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Date: Fri, 15 Apr 2005 22:10:19 -0700 (PDT)
From: Lincoln Baker bakeravery@yahoo.com
Subject: last tour, det 4

Sinop was my home from October 71 to March 72.
Got out early due to defense cutbacks, overstrength in my MOS.

The day that I received that early out order was one of the best of my life.
Anybody who remembers Lincoln Baker, please send me an email at bakeravery@yahoo.com .

Thanks.
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Date: Thu, 14 Apr 2005 06:39:31 -0400
From: Wayne & Toni Dyer diatribe@charter.net
Subject: Det 4 Patches

I was at Sinop from November 68 to December 69. I was the admin clerk at the airfield.

After looking around for a Sinop patch I decided there weren't any. I got into trying to make one and with the use of my local high school computer lab secretary and a T-shirt monogram company I've got a pretty good patch. I've got one made up and I put it on some nice material. The artist at the mongram place is tweaking the yellow color in the lamp.

The whole project cost me just under $50.

I was hoping to sell some to make up costs. I am not going to the reunion in San Antonio in September but if I supply about 50 of the patches to someone who will be selling stuff there I'd be in good shape. I'd need $5.00 each for the patches. Someone would have to cut the actual patch out of the cloth.

If you can point me to someone or have them contact me, please do. I am not looking to make money on this. The monogram company has the patch in digitized form and can produced any additional patches if someone wanted to order more later.

I will try to attach a picture of the patch. The patch is much nicer than the scan.
I can send an actual patch to someone interested in selling the things.

Thanks.

Wayne Dyer
14 Mountain View Drive
Groton, VT 05046
802-584-3730
diatribe@charter.net

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Date: Wed, 30 Mar 2005 18:41:19 -0600
Subject: Jerome Siegel
From: Frank Andrews hoggramps@juno.com

I am trying to locate a Jerome Siegel who was at Sinop from 1959 to 1960. He worked in the Radio Station. He attended Admin School at Ft Leonard Wood, Mo and went to Sinop with Frank R Andrews (me) and Bruce Barrie.

Any info would be appreciated. Thanks...
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Date: Tue, 8 Mar 2005 14:28:35 -0800 (PST)
From: DAVID COLLINS lindak2@prodigy.net
Subject: Alfred Hickey

I was stationed with Al Hickey at Ft. Devens, Vint Hill Farms and Det 4 in Sinop. The years were 1956-1958. He was originally from Longview, Texas.
I had been trying to find him for some time without any luck. Recently I went to a site and found the same name and address in Longview. I sent a letter about
three weeks ago and never received a response.
I would appreciate it if anyone knows or remembers him to send me an e-mail.

Thanks,

Dave Collins
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Date: Fri, 25 Feb 2005 13:27:45 -0600
From: Frank Andrews <hoggramps@juno.com>
Subject: Philip LeMense (1959-1960)

Does anyone know what happened to Phil LeMense. He used to play Jazz on
the Accordian at the EM Club with Sp Blodgett on Bass & Sp Johnson
(former Dukes of Dixieland) on drums. As I recall, Phil was an 058.
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Date: Fri, 25 Feb 2005 13:02:43 -0600
From: Frank Andrews hoggramps@juno.com
Subject: Sinop: 1959 to 1960

My name is Frank R Andrews and I was an MP at Sinop during the period 1959 - 1960. I did not know about this Site until about 2 weeks ago.
Since then I have been in contact with an Individual who was with me at Sinop and we have know the same people quite well.
This walk down Memory Lane has just about blown me into another Galaxy....The pictures, people, dogs, etc. It was just about too much to digest. I am now 64 years of age and I will have to admit that I shed more than a couple of tears....
Anybody that reads this and knows me, or does not know me,
please feel free to E-Mail me at: Hoggramps@Juno.Com.
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Date: Fri, 14 Jan 2005 22:50:16 -0800 (PST)
From: K Zappa kazappa@yahoo.com
Subject: Ashak 011
To: sinop@eccoh.com

A toast to those on Ashak 011 twenty-six years ago this month.

Dennis Kasabian Sgt U.S. Army Military Police Det 4
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From: "sherry kerns" sherkerns@highstream.net
Subject: Change of Email Address for John & Sherry Kerns
Date: Mon, 3 Jan 2005 14:31:16 -0600

Please note a change of email address for John & Sherry Kerns.  We were receiving a great deal of spam.  jskerns@highstream.net Thanks!  Sherry
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