These quotes are what truly make me happy. Any Veterans out there looking to reunite with old friends should definitely tap into our huge database. Odds are, we have someone from your unit. Here are some quotes...

"You know the old saying, "I liked this person from the first time I laid eyes on him." I met Lance Corporal Jerry Sharp at Camp Hauge, Okinawa, in 1963. We became good friends even like brothers from the start. I remembered he was from Oklahoma and while in the Marine Corps, his mother moved to New Mexico. I left Okinawa in the spring of '64. We always said that we would keep in touch. It took me 43 years to locate him. He now lives in Yuma, Arizona. He is a retired Staff Sgt. Thanks so much VetFriends.com for your help and genuine concern for locating this long lost buddy of mine."

-Corporal Darrel W. Qualls, USMC 61-65

"Not long ago, I put a picture on the VetFriends web site of myself shaking hands with the Commandant of the Marine Corps in 1970. His name was General Chapman. The picture was taken on a 2 day R&R at China Beach, Viet Nam.

A couple of months later, I received an E-mail from VetFriends saying someone was trying to get in touch with me.

It turned out to be the photographer of that picture and a friend that went with me on that same R&R. His name is Perry "Mac" McCormack. We have since been exchanging emails and he has even added a few pictures of his own to VetFriends too. He also was the official driver of the Commandant's Jeep.

It was fantastic to hear from him. Thank you VetFriends!"

-K. David Herbert

"Well I would just like to thank all of you responsible for VetFriends.com as I had decided to work on a reunion of the 590th Transportation Co. for those that were in the unit between 1961 and 1964 time frame. And after 40+ years of separation it was a much more monumental task than I had figured until I stumbled upon VetFriends.com.

But to make a long story short I was able to locate about 20 former members of the 590th and so I went ahead and set up a reunion in Branson, MO. and we had 12 of us that actually made the reunion. It was so nice to meet back up with all those friends that hadn't seen or talked with each other for over 40 years. We now have set up a 2005 reunion in Branson again for Labor Day weekend."

-Johnny Stamps

"I would like to share with you my reunion story. I started looking for my old company after 43 years. Vet Friends is what got me started with their info and help over the past 3 years. Now I have had a reunion at my place for about 10 of us. It has been great. This year in June we are having our reunion and planning on having 52 men from the 574th trans, with their families. If it hadn't been for Vet Friends I would have only kept track of one man in IOWA. Thank you VET FRIENDS for getting me started. We love our vets. God bless you."

-Richard S.

"I lost my high school sweetheart in Vietnam in 1966. He was a Marine sergeant. Since I wasn't a family member and he was an orphan, I was unable to find out what happened to him in any detail.

Through VetFriends I was able to find out where he died and how. I feel much more peaceful now just knowing. Thank you. And thanks to all of you most sincerely for your service and for the sacrifices you have made for me and those who were left behind when you went to war."

-Very sincerely yours, Judith Lancefield

"The first reunion in 40 years for the crew of the U.S.S.Parle DE-708 was quite an experience. We all met in Jacksonville Florida in March 2005. It took awhile for us to recognize each other after all these years, but it only took a day once we got used to how we all changed and it seemed only a day had passed since we last saw each other.

We all found out that we can no longer take the long nights out anymore and we were all in bed by 9 PM! We plan on staying in touch from now on and will be holding another reunion in a few years."

-Thanks VetFriends for your help! '
BOB "GROG" RICE