1st Battalion 22nd Infantry Reunion 2008 Page 2

1st Battalion 22nd Infantry

22nd Infantry Regiment Society Reunion

Washington, D.C. May 2008

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WWII vets of the 22nd Infantry Regiment at the WWII Memorial
l to r: Bill Greenlee, Virgil Van Dyke (95 yrs old), Jim Nannini, John Ipjain,
Sam Barrett (front)
Virgil and Jim landed with the Regiment on D-Day,
others cam in as replacements during the fight across Europe

Photo by Bob Babcock

Bob Babcock at the WWII Memorial, with the Lincoln Memorial in background

Photo by Bob Babcock

Left, LTC (Ret) Steve Russell, CO of 1-22 in Iraq
Right, COL Jim Hickey, 1 BCT CO, who is credited with the capture of
Saddam Hussein. COL Hickey was on site when the capture was made.

Photo by Mark Petrino

Bill Greenlee carving the Hemingway Turkey. Author Ernest Hemingway
served as a reporter with the 22nd Infantry in WWII and after the war
he always sent a smoked turkey to our reunions, although he never attended one.
Each year we carve a smoked turkey in his honor and to kick-off the reunion.
In the background in the gray shirt is Joe Motil, who landed in the first wave on D-Day
as part of 3-22 IN. He is the one who started the transition of the Regimental Society
from a WWII only to an all inclusive organization of 22nd Infantry vets.
Neal Pizzano is in the foreground - his father served with the 22nd during the latter part of WWII.

Photo by Bob Babcock

Bob Babcock presenting the Distinguished Member of the Regiment plaque
to LTC (Ret) Steve Russell

Photo by Bob Babcock

Three Iraq vets of 1-22 IN
left - MAJ Matt Weber (former CO of B 1-22 IN during OIF 05-07)
center - CPT Chris Morris (Recon platoon leader of 1-22 IN during OIF I)
right - LTC (Ret) Steve Russell (CO 1-22 IN during OIF I)

Photo by Bob Babcock

Group picture of the WWII 22nd Infantry vets at the reunion

Photo by Bob Babcock

Bob Babcock and Bill Bukovec

Photo by Mark Petrino

Left - Bill Bukovec
Right - Jack Roby, a British citizen who was drafted and served with 3/22 Infantry in Vietnam.

Photo by Mark Petrino

1st Battalion vets from Iraq and Vietnam

Photo by Mark Petrino

Left - Awb Norris who commanded 2/22 in Vietnam and is also
Honorary Colonel of the Regiment.
Right - Bill Bukovec

Photo by Mark Petrino

Iraq vets of 1-22 IN, left to right:
MAJ Matt Weber (former CO of B 1-22 IN in 2005-2006)
CPT Chris Morris (Recon PLT LDR in OIF I who found the 8.2 million dollars
of Saddam's cash and Saddam's wife's jewelry in June 2003)
LTC (Ret) Mark Woempner (CO 1-22 IN June 2001 - June 2003)
LTC Craig Osborne (CO 1-22 IN June 2005 - March 2007)
LTC (Ret) Steve Russell (CO 1-22 IN June 2003 - June 2005)

Photo by Mark Petrino

Iraq vets of 1st Battalion with currently serving personnel
of 22nd Infantry behind them

Photo by Mark Petrino

Mark Petrino on left, Bill Bukovec on right

Photo by Mark Petrino

Front Row--Left to right Bob Rush (Hq. Co Cold War), Matt Weber (Hq./B Co. Iraq),
Al Ballard (A Co. RVN), Craig Osborne (Hq.Co. Iraq), Mark Woemper (Hq. Co. Iraq),
Steve Russell (Hq. Co. Iraq), Gary Lucas (D Co. RVN)
Back Row Left to Right Pete Gaworecki (C Co. RVN), Bruce Gass (D Co. RVN),
Chris Moms (Recon Iraq),unknown,Bob Babcock (B Co. RVN), Robert gentry (C Co. RVN),
Mark Petrino (B Co. RVN),unknown, Bill Bukovec (B Co. RVN), Martin Oelkaus (D/Hq. Co. RVN)

Photo by Bruce Gass

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