We have been invited by the family of "Dutch" Gufrinck to join them for the reunion of 4 Vietnam Veterans and to give them a proper Welcome Home they all deserve, but never received.
On October 24, 1969, members of the 173rd Airborne Brigade Recon Platoon were on a 4-man recon mission in the Tiger Mountains attempting to locate a cave possibly holding American POW’s.
The team was comprised of:
Michael 'Dutch' Gude (Gufrinck), 29 yrs old
Howard Hunt, Jr., 19 yrs old
Grady Fox, 22 yrs old
Bob Bodemann, 20 yrs oldClick Here to read their StoryAfter the war was over they went their separate ways and did not stay in contact so they lost track of each other. In 2011 Joe decided he had one mission left, and that was to find the other 3 team members. He finally succeeded in finding all of them and it was found that all four are suffering and being treated for PTSD.
On April 24, 2014, 44 years and 6 months to the day, the four recon brother’s will reunite in Riverside, California at Dutch’s home.
Dutch will have his family there, and Bodemann will bring his wife, and his son will fly in from Colorado. Howard will be coming alone, as is Fox. It will be one emotional time as these Warriors meet again at the Ontario Airport in California.
Please join us as these 4 Heroes are reunited. Bring your Flags, smiles, handshakes and hugs, oh and lots of kleenex, so we can give these four men a proper
"Welcome Home".
NOTE: This mission posting is to facilitate your voluntary participation in honoring these Vietnam Veterans. For those interested, and all are welcome, we will be meeting Dutch and his son at the Airport and await the arrival of the other 3 Veterans. Please see the time table below if you wish to participate.
Time Table for Thurs, 24 APR 14:1300 - Stage at Jack in the Box, 1840 E. Holt Blvd., Ontario (Airport), CA 91761.
http://goo.gl/maps/HIUXV1315 - Mission Briefing
1330 - KSU to arrival Location.
R/C Craig 'Gunny' Donor
GySgt USMC (ret)
Cell 909 208 7703
pgrgunny-001@yahoo.com
PGR SoCal State Captain
Dream like you will live forever.
Live like there is no tomorrow.
You do not have to be a Veteran or a motorcycle rider to attend this mission. Everyone is welcome. We encourage those who do not ride to attend in your car. If this will be your first mission go to the initial staging area and you will be briefed there by the R/C (Ride Captain). Dress for motorcycle riding or dress casually if you are driving a cage (car).
This mission involves an aircraft arrival. Arrival times can change at the last minute so please check this thread for any last minute changes before leaving. Please feel free to attend any portion of this mission you can.
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