Lazarus Guestbook

Gary Lape

Wed, 04 Jan 2023 22:53:22 +0000

For all of you that had to suck in the tear gas/nerve agent dropped on the Mayaguez as the Holt was pulling alongside, I was the leader of the 2nd element of A-7 fighters that gassed the ship. Sorry guys, you gotta do what you gotta do.

Gary Lape
Colonel, USAF (Ret)

Raymond Adrian

Sun, 01 Jan 2023 16:27:15 +0000

Hi everyone, I was the loadmaster on the C-130 that dropped the BLU-82,15,000 pound bomb at the end of the battle. Gofiv3d bless you all!!!

william Allen polly

Fri, 30 Dec 2022 16:11:22 +0000

to all my brothers and their wives i hope you all had a nice and wonderful Christmas. also happy new years, i hope the new year will bring you all peace, good health and joy. miss you all see you in 2025

wayne labbe

Sun, 25 Dec 2022 15:05:13 +0000

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to all

Mark Barneck

Sun, 18 Dec 2022 08:02:18 +0000

I was in HC-1 Det-3 aboard the uss coral sea. I dropped 10 marines down on the Mayuguez one at a time, down the hoist in a SH-3G helicopter. We hovered for almost 45 minutes above the large container ship as the marines did there sweep. I then pulled the Captain and XO of the Mayuguez up the hoist and brought them aboard the helicopter and flew them back to the Uss Coral sea cva-43.

Jim "Heavy" Hoey

Sun, 27 Nov 2022 01:22:33 +0000

To: Toby Bush- YES, I knew FTMC Bush, he worked for LTJG Freeman in 4th Division. He's in my 1976-1977 Westpac Cruisebook. Stay Blessed~! "Heavy"

Larry Branson

Fri, 25 Nov 2022 04:21:40 +0000

Happy Thanksgiving my friends. Semper Fi

Toby Bush

Wed, 19 Oct 2022 02:39:08 +0000

Jim "Heavy" Hoey, did you know FTMC Bush, during that time?

Jim "Heavy" Hoey

Tue, 18 Oct 2022 23:54:37 +0000

For Dan Furlong; The minimum VA disability rating for Parkinson's disease is 30%. However, you must consider other important factors that can increase this rating to 100%. While you may be awarded 30%, that rating alone may be incomplete. The 30% rating is the starting point. You need to follow-up w/ the VA and ask the status of your disability submittal. I was rated (4) times. Average wait time was 6 months. Stay Blessed~! Jim "Heavy" Hoey

DANIEL M FURLONG

Thu, 15 Sep 2022 18:15:27 +0000

I was the missile systems officer on the Wilson. This past March I was diagnosed with Parkinson's. I filled for disability then. It's been over six months and have heard nothing. If anyone any experience dealing with the VA or has filed over Parkinson's, please let me know what your experience was. Thanks.