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An action photo shows Steve hard at work at AFVNSteve Bellamy's first job in the Army was to broadcast medical training programs on cable at the Medical Training Center, Fort Sam Houston, Texas.īensman. Louis, and is married to Mike who teaches at Maplewood, Missouri and I now have two grandchildren-Tyler and Reagan. Beitch Don't embellish my tour in Vietnam. Attebury, Assistant Commander of the Americal Division, participated in the ribbon cutting. Bednar of Galesburg, Illinois, became fascinated with radio at an early age. Bankson, was an Army captain in Special Services.īarylski, Jr. 5, the son of the city editor for the Spokane (Washington) Daily Chronicle. Steve, the brother of Ron, whose bio appears above, was born 1 March 1.īankson Two shots of COL Bankson in Saigon, followed by a Pentgon pose. As an Army engineer, SP4 Ron Banks ran AFVN's transmitters in 1.īanks was a local farmer, and Ron's roots were deep in east Tennessee. Anne Ballou Hinte, Colonel Ballou's daughter. Today Duane and wife, Mary Joe, reside in a small Illinois town about 5.

Russell Duane Bales.ĭuane Bales, the son of Russel Clifford and Helen Myers Bales, was born 1. His hobbies are investing, photography, and going to Hawaii as often as possible. Simpson, Michael Jackson, North Hollywood bank shootout, train wrecks, firestorms, mass murders, etc). He served as chief announcer at AFVN headquarters in Saigon from July, 1. One, affiliate services for ABC News in Los Angeles. Paul Dean Baldridge Paul is shown interviewing Air Force Reserve Brig Gen Jimmy Stewart and famed vaudeville performer and actress Gypsy Rose Lee, along with a later shot. Jeff Iversen, grand nephew of Mrs.Įlse Iversen Baker. Baker continued her active life in a senior living community in Phoenix until her death 2. As the Bakers established a relationship with the Saigon press contingent, it began to dawn on them, as Mrs.īaker later wrote, that some reporters seemed more adept at making news than reporting it. B Cong Ly Street, just across the street from Vietnam's Presidential Palace.īaker had to remain indoors as one unstable government followed another. Baker set up her household in the Colonel's pleasant little villa at 1. Baker at Tan Son Nhut Airport 5) the Bakers in retirement in Phoenix. Army Commendation Medal, Vietnam Campaign Medal, Sharpshooter Badge, and Presidential Citation. Mike was the son of Mr.Īrden Babcock of Deer Park, Washington. Babcock A nice snapshot of Mike is followed by an action pic of Mike as an AFVN cameraman.īorn 3 February 1. Chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences in recognition of his. Louis, John was the son of a career Naval officer. Mount Desert Island High School in Bar Harbor. Steve was born and raised in Maine, where he was a 1. Ashley Steve Ashley: at his AFVN desk and at the AFVN mail cage then a couple of headshots 4. Kiley, Chief Arbuckle set up the new Armed Forces Radio station on top of the Rex Hotel and began broadcasting during the summer of 1.Ĭronauer would go on to write the screenplay for the movie. American Forces Vietnam Network, Tony was a chief petty officer.

Joining the Navy, he was trained as a photographer, and by 1. Anderson Military Broadcast Journalist of the Year Award to the Army E- 6 or below who best represents the highest standards of military broadcast journalism. Thomas Amross of Riverview, Michigan, a Detroit suburb. I had a great career in and out of uniform. The Hollywood Reporter is your source for breaking news about Hollywood and entertainment, including movies, TV, reviews and industry blogs. Statewide weather forecasts, live streaming, investigations, entertainment, local events and living. Albuquerque and New Mexico's trusted news source. Links to campuses, information for parents and students, employment opportunities, and board meetings and minutes. Army Chemical and Biological Defense Command, a position I had held for 2. Eisenhower (OPLAN Kansas) and Harry S Truman (OPLAN Missouri). 6 in the New York City suburb of Bronxville.Īrmy HQ at Fort Sheridan, Illinois. Akin of Mounds, Illinois, in the extreme southern tip of the state. Aho was a Finnish immigrant and Mrs.Īho was the American- born daughter of Finnish immigrants. Monkey Mountain, where I succeeded Air Force Capt. Barry Abrams, born in Amarillo, Texas in 1. Biographies(Bios are in Alphabetical Order Click Picture to Enlarge)Barry Abrams Barry Abrams in Saigon, at left, with his good friend, John Mikesch then Barry in later life in Paris. MACOI, Military Assistance Command, Vietnam - Office Of Information.