Short Rounds Newsletter

Bravo, The Project & The Unfolding of Bravo You may be familiar with Ken and Betty Rogers’ efforts and unwavering  commitment to telling the story of what happened to the men of B/1/26 during and after The Siege. Equally fascinating is how this commitment evolved into their creating, with absolutely zero prior experience, a well…

Social Media Integration We have now successfully integrated our premier website khesanh.vet with our existing Facebook Group (https://www.facebook.com/groups/KheSanhVeteransAssoc/). Importantly, we have just added our new Instagram account (https://www.instagram.com/khesanh.vet/) to our kick-ass social media mix. While these three resources can not (yet) be directly linked as one online entity, they share the same Khe Sanh Veterans’…

The following is an excerpt from The Khe Sanh Veterans 2018 Membership Directory (edited). For dedicated service above and beyond:  Chaplain Ray W. Stubbe Ray W. Stubbe served as a chaplain for the 26th Marine Regiment at the Khe Sanh Combat Base, from July of 1967 until the siege was lifted in 1968. When Ray…

Remembering Charlie Med One of our members who had served in Charlie Med recently asked if we wanted to post some photos that he had.  Still working on that.  But it reminded me that we have not focused sufficiently on the heroics of those who served In Charlie Med. Data from Chat GPT:  During the…

KSV Scholarship Awards 2026 Note: Much of the following is drawn from earlier and current posts by Dan Fisher:  In 2008 at the Reno, NV Khe Sanh Veterans Reunion, the topic of supporting a scholarship program was placed before the KSV Membership present for a vote. The popularity of this program to support the educational…

Our Tommy Eichler Honored It was another hot summer day in the Chicago Burbs. A crowd maybe one hundred slowly gathered at the corner of the newly named: “Sgt Tom Eichler USMC CPD Way”. The street re-naming had occurred on June 18, 2026. Prior to that it was Opal Avenue where Tommy had lived for…

🚨 SAN ANTONIO REUNION UPDATE! 🚨 The countdown is on! Our Khe Sanh Organization Reunion is coming up September 13–19 at the Holiday Inn San Antonio Riverwalk—and you won’t want to miss it! There’s still time to join us for an exciting week of fellowship, fun, and making memories with old friends and family! 🎟️…

Modern Vietnam- The Trip Back To CONUS No matter how you cut it, the trip back from Vietnam to the US mainland is tough. You are flying into the sun, which upsets your internal clock much more than going the other way. And no matter what class of service you buy, you still spend a…

Modern Vietnam- 9 South On The Lower East Coast To Saigon Driving south on our last travel day from Cam Ranh to Saigon.  Still, so much to learn about modern Vietnam. Today’s lessons include the following observations: – The North / South Main Coastal Road: Route 1 that we knew (and did not particularly love)…

Modern Vietnam- 8 South On The Coast To Cam Ranh and Beyond Let’s start at seaside Tuy Hot, roughly mid way south on the South Vietnam coast.  We stumbled on an absolutely gorgeous beachfront resort in the rain. For just a little over $250 per night, we had our own private bungalow with swimming pool!! …