THEN/NOW

BOB CASCISA A.K.A. “THE WOP” bcascisa@gmail.com

73rd Flight line 1969 Cape Meares Oregon now

Served in the 73rd SAC Apr ’69 to Apr ’70.

54 years married “Susie” who worked in the 73rd EM club.

My 50 year working career :

Full time Technician for the Oregon Army National Guard, 1042 MICAS (Mohawks),, Underwater remote vehicle operator/technician for the Navy.

Electrical Engineer for a prosthetics manufacturer, biotech gene research company and an aerospace company.

Currently retired in Poulsbo, WA.

LESLIE SHAW 1170 – TREASURER, lesov1@yahoo.com

Mohawk mechanic (67H20) 73rd Avn. Co. 70-71.

Currently, lives in Brewer, Maine. I am married to my wonderful wife Margaret. We have three children, six grandkids and one great grandchild.

ROBERT "BUTCH" COBB 504 (Sp-5) resqboss@hotmail.com
225th SAC Phu Hiep, Viet Nam

August 1967 FT Dix. Dec 1967 FT Huachuca, TO school. May 1968-May 1969 Viet Nam. June 1969- June 1970 Instructor FT Huachuca.

Became a firefighter in 1972, Awarded BC Cobb Class “A” Medal of Honor for actions at Ground Zero, and a Heroism Citation from then NJ Governor Jim McGreevey. Retired. Living in Goodyear Arizona with my wonderful wife of 48 years, Diane.

MARK PERSONS #888, teki@mwpersons.com
SBE CPBE ham W0MH http://mwpersons.com

Persons taught electronics at Fort Monmouth, NJ and then was sent to Vietnam in April of 1968 as an SP4. He was Sergeant in Charge of the avionics repair shop at the 73rd. Mark spent his working career as a radio broadcast engineer, which is what he was doing before the military. He is an active member with the local VFW, Legion and DAV.

MEL KEITH #1024 mel.keith01@yahoo.com

Selected for Fixed Wing Q in 1987 picture taken at Ft Huachuca during system training. After retirement flew corporate for about 20 years. Went back to civil service as aeronautical analyst and retired from that in 2018. Did some foreign military sales and now am Director of Maintenance for the Army Aviation Heritage Foundation and Flying Museum in Atlanta while living in Little River SC. My two loves AH-1 & OV-1.

RONALD WHEELER #208 ronwwheeler@gmail.com and 706-766-1750.

TO Right Seater!
73rd SAC 1968 Fort Benning, GA Basic Combat Training, January-April Fort Huachuca, AZ, May 1969 Vietnam 73rd SAC, 1969 Christmas Eve-Medi-vac to MASH unit, 1969-New Years Eve-Camp Zama, Japan, February 1970-Fort Huachuca, AZ, 1970 August-ETS.

Retired! Work with American Legion Post 149, Pickens County, GA and Pickens County Veterans Memorial Park (957 Bricks of Honor so far) and ready for Phase II to begin construction. https://pickensvetmemorial.com/.
Photoshopped my 1969 picture to put old man beside the Hawk showing 50 years later (beard is grown some more).

BILL SCHARFF Association member #414 scharffs@live.com

Pilot, 244th SAC, Can Tho, April 1969 - April 1970; 122nd SAC, Hanau, April 1970 - July 1972. Entered active duty in 1966 as a draftee. Commissioned though Engineer OCS in 1967. Flight School and Mohawk transition in 1968. Left active duty in 1972 as a Captain.

Now: Enjoying retirement after 25 years of corporate flying followed by 10 years as an instructor and Director of Training for FlightSafety Columbus while adding 33 years of army reserve and national guard assignments.