The following is a list of some of the people who contributed their time and effort to
the success of the 9th Med Lab 3rd Reunion. There are quite a few more, but this will
do. When time permits, a note of thanks may be in order.
Fort Sam Houston, Texas
MG Kevin C. Kiley
Commander
2250 Stanley Road, Ste 1
Fort Sam Houston, Texas 78234-6100
Gave the welcome address at Fort Sam Houston and commended you for your
accomplishments in Vietnam. You may wish to write him a letter commending the following
people from Ft. Sam.
COL. Eric G. Daxon, MS
Director,
Proponency Office for Preventive Medicine- San Antonio, TX
Fort Sam Houston, TX 78234
Voice: (210) 221-6612/13
FAX: (210) 221-6673
e-mail: Eric.Daxon@cen.amedd.army.mil
Or res:
1314 Holmes Lane
San Antonio, TX 78258
H: (210) 481-0187
W:(210) 221-6612
daxfam@satx.rr.com
Spoke Thursday night on the contributions of the Med Labs and composer of the 9th Med Lab
Blues. He entertained us all! Eric deserves a special vote of thanks.
Mrs. Aurelia Barrera
Office of Executive Operations
2250 Stanley Road
Fort Sam Houston, Texas 78234-6100
Protocol Office (210) 221-8537
Aurelia.barrera@CEN.AMEDD.army.mil
The active coordinator for the entire tour of the Lab School, BAMC and the museum as well
as the escorts, arranged for MG Kiley’s address, initiated color guard support. Mrs. Barrera
is the lady who met the bus when we arrived at Ft. Sam Houston.
Mr. Phillip Reidinger
Director
Public Affairs Office
1212 Stanley Road, Suite 4
Fort Sam Houston, Texas 78234-5004
(210) 221-8537
Phillip.reidinger@CEN.AMEDD.army.mil
Mr. Reidinger, together with SGM Vogt and Mrs. Barbara Hagen coordinated the efforts of
their staffs to produce and realize our agenda.
Ms. Esther Garcia
GARRISON-FSHTX
Office of Public Affairs
2250 Stanley Road
Fort Sam Houston, Texas 78234
Protocol Office (210) 221-8537
Esther.garcia@CEN.AMEDD.army.mil
Coordinated the appearance of the pianist, drummer, and bugler for Thursday and
Saturday’s ceremonies
SGM Arthur Vogt
Office of Public Affairs
1212 Stanley Road, Ste. 4
Fort Sam Houston, Texas 78234-5004
Protocol Office (210) 221-2030
Arthur.vogt@CEN.AMEDD.army.mil
Art Vogt was another person I drove crazy with e-mails. At the Office of Public Affairs, he
reported directly to Director, Phillip Reidinger.
Mrs. Barbara S. Hagen
Office of Executive Operations
2250 Stanley Road
Fort Sam Houston, Texas 78234-6100
Protocol Office (210) 221-2030
barbara.hagen@CEN.AMEDD.army.mil
SSG Oshinski
323rd Army Band
210-221-9641 or 221-9642.
Provided pianist, drummer, and bugler for Thursday and Saturday’s ceremonies.
SSG Steve Crum
Pianist for military Ceremonies and cocktails
Brook Army Medical Center
Mr. Richard Ellas
Brook Army Medical Center
c/o 718 Balfour
San Antonio, TX 78239
Coordinated the visit to BAMC with Mrs. Barrera at Fort Sam Houston and me.
Mrs. Norma Guerra
Director
Public Affairs Office
Brooke Army Medical Center
3851 Roger Brooke Drive
Fort Sam Houston, Texas 78234-6200
Guided Mr. Ellas
CHPPM, Aberdeen Proving Grounds:
Mr. Stephen L. Kistner, USACHPPM
US Army Center for Health Promotion and Preventive Medicine
5158 Blackhawk Road
Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD 21010
Stephen.kistner@APG.AMEDD.army.mil
Steve served at the 20th preventive med unit on Long Binh shortly after I left 9th Med. He is a
civilian director of CHPPM. Despite his busy schedule, Steve prepared a special
presentation for us and flew down just to be there for Saturday night. This guy deserves a
special vote of thanks.
SGM Brian J. Carter
US Army Center for Health Promotion and Preventive Medicine
5158 Blackhawk Road
Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD 21010
DSN 584-3305
Comm 410-436-3305
fax 8513
The initial contact at CHPPM, provided history of Med Lab evolution and arranged for
support from CHPPM. This poor guy got more e-mails from me than he could handle.
Additionally, he had previously worked for Phil Fleicher at the 10th Med Lab.
The Vietnam Archive, Texas Tech University
Curtis Peoples
Assistant Archivist, The Vietnam Archive
Texas Tech University
Special Collections Library, Room 108
Lubbock, Texas 79409-1041
liclp@lib.ttu.edu
www.vietnam.ttu.edu
Tel: 806-742-9010
Fax: 806-742-0496
Provided not just his speech, he also provided the LCD projectors for photo and power point
presentations thereby saving us over $1,800.00.
Dr. Ronald B. Frankum
Archivist, The Vietnam Archive
Texas Tech University
Lubbock, TX 79409-1041
Telephone: 806-742-9010
Facsmilie: 806-742-0496
Email: livna@ttu.edu
Webpage: www.vietnam.ttu.edu
Provided us with the efforts of Curtis Peoples
Don’t forget to send copies of your old Viet Nam photos to the archive.
La Mansion del Rio Hotel
Mr. Michael Bazar
General Manager,
La Mansion del Rio Hotel
112 College Street
San Antonio, TX 78205
Mrs. Peggy Pierce Cervera
National Sales Manager
La Mansion del Rio Hotel
112 College Street
San Antonio, TX 78205
210-518-1057
Mrs. Kathy Bell
Conference Services Manager
La Mansion del Rio Hotel
112 College Street
San Antonio, TX 78205
Mrs. Bell worked on menus, bar setups and pricing, coordinated and set up banquet rooms,
and ensured that all facilities and equipment were available for our functions. We owe her
and Mrs. Cervera a special vote of thanks. A note to Mr. Bazar would be appreciated.
Band
Mr. Doug Hall
1720 South Rainbow Ranch Road
Wimberly, Texas 78676
512-842-1238
hall1720@earthlink.net
Mr. Hall and his jazz band associates who came in from Austin Texas contributed their
efforts (solely for expenses) to the success of our gathering Saturday night. Mr. Hall and his
associates had prepared a unique “period” music presentation for us, but because we ran
late, they were unable to present the entire program.
SPECIAL
Mrs. Mary Richardson
Mrs. Richardson produced name tags, printed agendas, arranged for the group photo, and
just put up with me through all the chaos.