This is the first of the photos from the 25th Annual "Last Annual Crusader Ball". This picture was taken at the "formal" ball on Friday , May 7,2011. A total of 336 Crusader pilots and brides attended this event.
Left to right: Norm Green; Mo Hayes; Chuck Neuchterlein; Joe Hood; Bob Deputy. We were all in the squadron in 1963-1967. I guess Mo was there until the end.
(L-R; Robert King, Charles Lancaster, Rod Martin. Notice VFP hangar in the back ground between King and Lancaster. Taken by Robert Strong 6-21-10
(L-R) Tom Satterlee (Guest Log Page 3, Sea Stories Page 5) George Gaughran (Faces of VFP-62 Pgs. 4,5) circa mid-2009
(L-R) John Sees (Faces of VFP-62 Pgs 1,5) Ken Jack (Faces of VFP-62 Pgs. 1,3,11) Veterans Day Commemoration Newport R.I. USS Forrestal in background
(L-R) John Sees (Faces of VFP-62 Pgs 1,5) Lee Perrin (Faces of VFP-62 Page 2) reunion Mar. '07 Florida
Barry Hertzog (left) George Montgomery (right)
A warm VFP-62 Christmas reunion - What it's all about
When John Sees and Tom Pinkley got me interested in finding "ole" members of Det 59, the first "find" was Barry Hertzog. While searching for members I came accross a "Hertzog" in Hudsonville, MI - kept on and found his address - and thought this can't be - it is "two doors down" from where my daughther lives. (What's the probability of this happening? - Webmaster) I made the phone call - did not tell him of my daughter's location - we visited a bit and then I told Barry I would be back in touch. Then I called my daughter - asked that she take some cookies to her neighbor and waited.
Our daughter and her family have lived there for about three years, I have been there to visit on two occasions prior to this Christmas visit.
This year Barry and Brenda hosted Joann and I for dinner and a very enjoyable evening. Barry and I spent time together in the afternoon, going over the photo's, booklets, cruise notes and memories.
The following photo shows that Barry has retained his looks over the years, and there I am.
WOW, this was a great visit.
George Montgomery
[1/5/11]:Update on the George Montgomery visit [2010]. ----- As you know, George's daughter only lives two houses down from ours. So after Christmas, George gave me a call and said that we needed to get together. Which we did.
Both of our wives were a little under the weather so it was only George and myself for lunch. That was good. It gave us a chance to talk more freely about stuff --- and I mean the
really good old stuff --- that happened forty years ago --- and we didn't have to worry about boring any one else to death. We talked a lot about most of YOU, that is the ones that we could
remember --- some good --- some bad. And of course, I only said good things.
George will have to speak for himself, but I really enjoyed the meeting. George looked great, told funny stories, and we laughed a lot. It was great to see him.
Barry Herzog
(L-R)Jacob "Willie" Wilson, Chief Van Nostrand, Ken Jack Forrestal Reunion - August 2006
