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ABOUT ME
Hello,
My name is Stan Buliszyn. I served at MCAS Yuma in "B" Btry 2nd LAAM Battalion, as a 5923, in the Missile Test Section, from June 1971 - June 1974.
I started a search for some of my 2nd LAAM buddies in 2004 and it grew into the March 2009, 2nd LAAM Bn Reunion, that was held in Yuma, AZ. The Reunion was a great success, but many of us who attended agreed that an organization or site was needed to link, inform and supply HAWK Marines around the country. I hope this site and this association is that link.
Semper Fi!
Stan Buliszyn
My Boot camp picture and my platoon above. I'm located third row down from top and second from left.
Picture below is 1st Platoon, N Company, 1st ITR at Camp Gieger, NC 27 October 1970. I'm located second row up on right end.
Doing a Toys For Tots Drive with my Marine Corps League Detachment
"Not as Lean...Not as Mean...But Still a Marine"
Yuma Reunion 2009 Hospitality Room
L-R Stan Buliszyn, John Tucker and John Bode. While I was Commandant of Ulster Detachment of the Marine Corps League, Sr. Vice Commandant Bode and I had the privilege of awarding my former "B" Btry 2nd LAAM Bn. Commanding Officer, Capt. John P. Tucker an M1 - Garand Rifle, that he won in our rifle raffle. This picture was taken just a month before Capt. Tucker passed away, on 29 Jan 2009. He was looking forward to seeing some of his men at the 2nd LAAM Bn Reunion in March 2009.
US ARMY AIR DEFENSE SCHOOL EMBLEM Fort Bliss TX
1971 Me (L) and Tommy Brugher ( I think that's how it's spelled) in our cubicle at the Army Air Defense School, Fort Bliss, Texas. We were taking the Improved HAWK Missile Course for our 5923 MOS.
1973 Checking out a missile with test shop at Tacna FIREX. This is before HAWK Missiles were registered rounds.
The "B" Btry barracks at MCAS Yuma 1971
Photo courtesy of Mark VanHorn
I'm flying the "Dump Truck" with
MCAS Yuma Sport Parachute Club
I believe this is "Uncle Wally" Bietsch flying the Cloud?
The MCAS Yuma Jump Club used the base SAR helicopter and crew. It was great on weekends before the October 1973 Arab Israeli War. After the war, the Arab oil suppliers placed and oil embargo on sales to the US, to punish us for supporting our ally Israel. Our time was reduced to just a couple hours total.
"GERONIMO!"
L-R John Ehrat, myself and I can't remember his name (sorry). We were all from B Btry, in fact, there were about six or seven of us from the battery including Wally Bietsch, Mark VanHorn and I believe Karl Hart too?
P111 site MCAS Yuma AZ. Photo courtesy of Joseph McCarthy
Aboard the USS Sumter heading to MCAS Kanehoe, HI 1972
2nd LAAM Bn was deployed to Vandenburg AFB in Oct 1973 for a FIREX, when the Arab Israeli War started, and President Nixon placed our troops at DefCon III alert for possible deployment, after the Russians threatened to send troops into the region.
Getting a trim from Ben "Bear" Hecox before the General's visits during "Operation Bell Cannon" 1974
Beach party at Camp Pendleton over Easter weekend
during "Operation Bell Cannon"
5th MAB Exercise 1974
L-R Ben Bear Hecox, myself, Sgt Maj Dennis L. James and his wife Vesta. Bear Hecox came down from Michigan and we looked up Top James, he was our 1st Sgt in B Btry during some of our time in.
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