Posts by Alexandra Koury
KSV News: Short Round 030
Preserving All Hard Copy Red Clay Magazines- The Saga Continues In the prior Short Round newsletter, we discussed how we were able to scan and digitize our physical collection of all Red Clay magazines. In this Short Round newsletter, we will discuss the challenges of where and how to preserve our hard copy magazines, newsletters…
Read MoreCahill, Robert “Doc” “Bird”
Robert “Doc” “Bird” Cahill September 20, 1948 – February 22, 2026 Legends don’t die. They just change addresses. Robert “Doc” “Bird” Cahill, 77, passed away on February 22, 2026. February 7 was the last day his family heard his unmistakable voice: sharp, funny, and entirely himself. That evening, he told his daughter he had ordered…
Read MoreAnderson, Marc J.
Marc J. Anderson February 22, 1943 – February 11, 2026 Marc Julian Anderson passed away on February 11, 2026, in Springfield, Oregon, surrounded by his family and close friends. A lifelong Oregonian, Marc was born in The Dalles on February 22, 1943. He grew up along Mountain Creek in Mitchell, exploring with his dog Duke,…
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Digitizing All Red Clay Magazines- The Saga Continues In Short Round edition # 028, we discussed how, after Tommy’s passing, we were able to collect all of the Red Clay publications EVER produced. So……… now we had them all in one place / pile. What to do next? It became painfully obvious that having a…
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Collecting All Red Clay Magazines- The Saga After Tommy’s passing, it was obvious that we had to do something to collect and preserve all of the Red Clay magazines ever produced. We owed that not only to Tommy and Rev Stubbe, but to every single editor and author who had a hand in creating them.…
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Lao Bao and Co Roc Everyone who spent time at Khe Sanh, especially during the months surrounding the Siege, will never forget the name Co Roc. That geographic border feature had been tunneled from the Western (Laotian) side to create openings in the cliff face where artillery could be placed, on rails, facing east toward…
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A MedEvac Story After a while, we began to take MedEvac missions as something ordinary and to be expected. But virtually every one of them was an individual story of heroism and potential great sacrifice. The individual who “earned” the right to be evacuated was, of course, at the heart of the story. It took…
Read MoreCrews, Gerald “Jerry” Lee
Gerald “Jerry” Lee Crews July 26, 1941, ~ January 1, 2026 (age 84) I hope those who frequently read obituaries will appreciate the humor and humility in my approach to this very personal obituary. Those who know me well will not be surprised at my writing, in the third person of my life’s history –…
Read MoreScudder, Lloyd Wesley
Lloyd Wesley Scudder November 7, 1949 – August 31, 2013 Lloyd (known to KSV members affectionately as Shortround) was born Nov. 7, 1949, in Portland, Ore. to Oscar and Doris (McInroth) Scudder and passed away Aug. 19, 2013, in Portland at the age of 63. He attended school and graduated from Scappoose High School. He…
Read MoreMcNeely, Milton “Mac”
Milton “Mac” McNeely July 8, 1948 – February 13, 2024 Milton “Mac” McNeely, 75, of Amarillo, TX, went home to his Lord and Savior on Tuesday, February 13, 2024. A celebration of life will be held at Coulter Road Baptist Church on March 2, 2024, at 11 a.m. Milton was born on July 8, 1948,…
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