43- New Chapter Commander and also- ‘The Face of War’ of the wounded
In this episode of the H21 Southern Branch, Austin, Texas chapter of the Combat Infantrymen’s Association, we deliver two elements: a Chapter Update (including the new officers for 2010) and a discussion of The Face of War–assisting the wounded combat infantrymen.
(1) Chapter update:
- As you will hear in this audio episode, the chapter has attended several key events, including the MUSTER DAYS at Camp Maybry, in which there were re-enactments from World War II and Vietnam.
- In addition, the new chapter officers had been elected, and here is the roster for 2010-2011:
* Chapter Commander: TONY MARTINEZ
* Chapter Vice-Commander: Bobby Briscoe
* Chapter Executive Officer: John Torres
* Chapter First Sergeant: Mr. Casanova
* Chapter Sgt-at-Arms: Duane Williams
* Chapter Public Affairs Officer: Fred Castaneda
We congratulate TONY MARTINEZ for taking the leadership of this organization and wish him the best, as well as give him our full support as he steers this group to reaching the objectives of the Combat Infantrymen’s Association.
Tony is a combat veteran during the Vietnam War. He served with the 23rd Infantry Division (Americal). Tony had been the finance officer for the chapter prior to his new office.
If you wish to get an idea of his background and his story, there is an interview in this same podcast series. It is episode 15, dated 3 August 2008, and you can get to it by scrolling down this page and selecting “OLDER ENTRIES.” After the page refreshes, you can scroll down once more and again select “OLDER ENTRIES.” Then you can scroll down to episode 15.
(2) The Face of War–Assisting the wounded combat infantrymen.
We close with a discussion of the combat infantryman’s reaction and complications due to seeing the “face of war”–especially helping the other combat infantrymen who were wounded and needed to be evacuated (or “dusted-off” as the saying went in the Vietnam War).
In the image taken as a photo by John Olson, the tragedy and suffering of the combat-wounded is clearly depicted; and it can be felt by those who served as a grunt in Vietnam.
As you will hear in this audio podcast, the next meeting of the chapter will be held jointly with the 82nd Airborne Division Association’s Alamo Chapter in San Antonio.
Again, thank you to our previous officers for growing the chapter, and congratulations to the newly-elected officers for their position and upcoming contributions to the Combat Infantrymen community.
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