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  Sgt Mike
Shea, Crew Chief, and (the Webmaster of this site) in 1970 and
today. Note the haircut and moronic expression. Neither have changed
in 35 years. (Oh, well, at least I still HAVE hair!)
shea16@comcast.net
Info about me is on the "About Mike Shea" menu
 Former Major and Bilk 31 ALO Skip Little is living in
Huntsville, Alabama. He
survived both Camp Evans and hurricane Ivan.
"I am with Boeing and have been ever since I got out of the AF in April
'79. However, I am not in Seattle, although I've been to "Mecca" many
times over the years. I joined Boeing in their Houston operations
(Military and NASA support), then moved to Omaha as the then Boeing
Aerospace Marketing Rep, then to the Boston area doing much the same
thing, except supporting different programs, and then to Huntsville AL,
first on Space Station and now National Missile Defense.
I have been here quite a while now and am looking forward to bailing out
in the not to distant future, but have made no firm decisions."
Skip can be contacted at:
john.r.little@boeing.com
 
David L. "Dutch" Helms, Bilk 37, Aug 69 - Aug 70.
After Camp Evans, Dutch went off to the T-37 as an IP at
Sheppard AFB (UPT) and then as an IP at Randolph AFB (PIT).
Selected by AFIT for Grad School at Naval Postgraduate
School in Monterey, CA (MA - National Security Affairs) and
then served as Asst Air Attaché at our Embassy in Bonn
Germany. Returned to CONUS as a T-38 IP at Columbus AFB,
then two years at the Pentagon on the Joint Staff.
Transferred to HQ SHAPE in Mons, Belgium, as Special
Assistant to the DSACEUR, then back to Bonn again - one year
as again Asst. Air Attaché, and then 3 years as Chief, Air
Force Section, Office of Defense Cooperation (ODC). Retired
as a Lt Col in 1988 and entered Federal Civil Service at
Wright-Patterson as Country Manager for German Foreign
Military Sales (FMS) Programs at AFMC's International
Logistics Center from February 1989 until transferring again
to Germany in February 1991. At that time, Dutch was posted
there as an Armaments Cooperation Specialist again at the
Office of Defense Cooperation at our Embassy in Bonn. In
October 1992, Dutch was promoted to Deputy Chief of the ODC and
appointed Armaments Cooperation Manager for the Embassy.
He
was later retired from this position in early 1994 due to
the effects of a medical disability (Larynx Cancer).
Dutch underwent a total laryngectomy (complete loss of voice
box) in May of 1994 and spoke via a voice prosthesis.
Dutch enjoyed computers, web site design, military
miniatures, and travel. He was the Webmaster for several web
sites: two charitable organizations: The International
Association of Laryngectomees (http://www.larynxlink.com/),
the WebWhispers Nu-Voice Club (http://www.webwhispers.org/),
and two businesses - The Voicestore
(http://www.voicestore.com/) and Alloy Analysis of Texas
(http://www.alloyanalysisoftx.com/). He was married and
divorced twice and had one daughter,
Kristen, who lives near Dallas.
WEBMASTER UPDATE: November 2006 - It is with deep regret I
announce the passing of Lt Col David L. "Dutch" Helms, Bilk
37. He will be greatly missed.
 Former Major
Dick Gifford the Evans ALO from '68 to 69 enjoyed his vacation at our
lovely Evans resort:
"l looked at the pic's and I swear I couldn't recognize very
much!!! Our "hooch" was an actual bunker left from the 3/82nd
Airborne days, the 3rd/101st replaced them I believe!!! Our
"Hooch" contained 4 bedrooms, or something like that, a "living
room," a cooking/eating area. Truly the LAP OF LUXURY!! Your
picture of the Officer's Hooch is NOT where we "Lived in said
Luxury!" The "tower" however was reminiscent of the shower we
had at our hooch!! A Labor of Love built by a couple of the
Pilots in the detachment!!"
"The Jeep is familiar, mine was the same type and had a BIG
RED SIREN mounted on the left fender, I think!??? When I was
there we often times "dined" in the 3/101st Officer's Mess,
pretty darn good!!
Enough!!
"THANKS FOR THE MEMORIES."
Later, Dick"
Dick Gifford can be reached at:
dgiff1@aol.com
 Former
Capt. Jeff Desilets has been located and is sending some photos and an
update. He can be reached at:
bjdesilets@cox.net
 I successfully contacted former 1Lt "Crazy Charlie" Attardo and he is
also eager to hear from any of the Evans crew. He can be reached at:
charles.attardo@verizon.net
  Lt George Hoffman
Great website! I just stumbled upon your site when I typed our old
squadron in Google for the first time ever. I was amazed to see a
website just for us!
I'm George Hoffman, the lieutenant in the group photo on page four. I'm
standing on the far left in a rain suit. I was Bilk 38, I slept in the
middle "bedroom" and had pictures of my Japanese wife on the wall. You
may remember when I got wiped out on Jim Beam during that drinking game
we played when we pointed with our elbows, I can't remember the name of
the game. We all got into a gang fight, somebody poured a can of
chocolate over my head (I didn't remember that part) and then I barfed
while trying to tape my wife. You guys then carried me outside in the
monsoon and placed me head down in the ditch that ran outside and left
me there to drown in my own secretions. What an experience. The next day
I had to pass on my mission for the only time during my tour.
After Nam I went to Wright Patt in a Convair to end my AF career then
went to Med School in Philadelphia for four years. I eventually finished
training as an Urologist at Baylor Med School in Houston and settled
down in Beaumont, Texas. I'm still married to Chiyoko and nearing
retirement. I still fly and have an Aerostar.
I haven't seen or heard from anyone in the unit since my tour. It's time
we think about a reunion. I hope everybody eventually finds this website
so that we can arrange something. I also have a lot of slides and as
soon as I get around to having them digitalized I will forward them to
you.
George
hofkan@hotmail.com
  A1C
George Lobur, Aircraft Mechanic
I had one of the finest talks with my old pal George today and what a
wonderful time I had. What a great guy he was and still
is. He can be contacted at:
(716) 992-9031
 Kelly "Rocketman" Knecht, our weapons loader from Jan 71 to Jul 71
says:
"After leaving Camp Evans i was assigned to Eglin AFB, Fl (bomb loader
on F4Es), then a 6 month TDY to Thailand. Went to Greece following that.
Then onto Blythville AFB Ark. (SAC-B52s). Then to Elmendorf AFB AK
(F4Es). Then to Hill AFB Ut where I retired as a TSGT.
I am married (36 years come this Dec.) Have 3 kids and 5 grandkids.
I work here in Clearfield for Citigroup as a Research Support
Specialist. My wife works for a local bank as a trainer/instructor."
"I am looking forward to hearing from anyone who was stationed with the
20th TASS @ Camp Evans/DaNang."
"I was looking at the pix you have posted and if you look on page 3 at
Skip Ship warmup, the guy looking at the 'front cowling'...thats me, at
least thats me with hair. I don't have that much anymore.
Hope to see more pictures soon. Great site.
Kelly"
Kelly can be emailed at:
snakeman@mail.sisna.com
 Former Sgt and retired Chief
Jim Tagg, was a radioman at Evans from Aug 69-Aug 70. He says:
James (Jim) Tagg here. Nice
to meet you this way. You are doing an excellent job
with this site. Keep up the good work. I will pull out
some of my old pictures and hope to recall a story or
two. My time there was Aug 69 - Aug 70. Elinor the jeep
was named after my wife. We requisitioned
her from the Army with a little help then added AF
decals. Then the Army serviced it and gave us our fuel.
Onyun worked for me there too. It was great seeing a
picture of him. We had an A1C Joseph (Joe) Osborne with us at
the time. He was from Jackson, Ohio, not far from where
I grew up. I always told my wife I had to stop in there
and see if I could find him. I did find him in the phone
directory. A 93 year old lady from Jackson, Ohio, was in
the hospital with my mother-in-law, 95 years of age. I
talked to her about Joe and gave her some information on
Joe and myself to help locate him. Not long after she
was discharged from the hospital I received a card from
her saying she met Mrs. Osborne and that Joe has passed
away a few months earlier. One should never put things
off like that. Joe was a great radio operator. After
Camp Evans I went to Tyndall AFB, FL, Albrook AS,
Panama, The Pentagon, an ROTC assignment at Embry-Riddle
Aeronautical University, Daytona Beach, FL, Yokota AB,
Japan, Wright-Patterson AFB, OH, and then retired after
30 years and reaching the rank of chief master sergeant.
Will keep in touch and plan to send you some information
to post on the site...again...thanks again for
everything you have done and are doing. Respectfully,
Jim Tagg
Jim can be
contacted at:
Sonrisa343@aol.com
 Former
Radioman A1C David "Pickle" Onyun is living in Richmond, VA
A self-decribed "Jack-of-all-trades", David was
excited to hear from me when I called to tell him about
our web site. He was located when his cousin, Andy
Ridenour, saw his photo on this site and contacted me.
David can be contacted at:
5312 Vintner Dr., Apt 106-5
Richmond, VA 23234
804 275 0751
deo49@verizon.net
 Former
1Lt Andy Swift has been located and is sending an
update. He can be reached at:
Wind
Science and Engineering Research Center
MS 1023, 10th and Akron
Texas
Tech University
Lubbock,
Texas 79409-1023
Phone: 806-742-3476 ext 342
Email:
andy.swift@ttu.edu
  Former
1Lt Hal Anderson, Bilk 35, is alive and well and found us while surfing
the net. He says:
Mike,
Just stumbled across your website. Nice to make a connection. I'll try
to send more later (maybe a picture or two), but wanted you to know I
was "alive and well". As to the "unidentified pilot", 3rd from the
right, on page 3 of your photos, that's Jim Brew. I was in his wedding
shortly after we got back from Nam, but have lost track of him. Last I
knew, he lived in New York City.
After getting back from Vietnam, I spent one more assignment as a T-38
flight instructor, then stan/eval check pilot, at Reese Air Force Base
in Lubbock, TX. Met and married there, then left the Air Force in 1976.
Went into real estate in Central Texas, developing a golf course
subdivision, and later had my own real estate company. I sold that in
2000 and have been semi-retired since, although I still dabble in real
estate. Live in Belton, just north of Austin, TX. I'm attaching a
current picture, although I can't see that I've changed all that much
since Evans... :-)
More later, Hal Anderson Bilk 35
Former A1C Glen Olsen was a Crew Chief at Evans from 70-71. He says:
Hello Mike.... What a shock I received upon Googling
20th TASS and seeing a site for Camp Evans. And then
an even bigger shock of seeing pictures of myself
walking the flight line at good old Evans.
My name is Glen Olsen. I was at Camp Evans as an O2
Crew Chief 70-71. Man do I ever remember my time at
Evans; riding around in a jeep to all the different
army chow halls trying to see who had the best(
edible ) food that day, trying to light our super
dooper drop tank water heater in the evening to take
a warm shower( ya got points if you didn't blow the
stack pipe off). Oh all the warm fuzzies.
I remember several of the fellas from Evans that
are pictured, Rocket man, Hal Anderson the pilot
from Texas. I remember the one pilot that you show
as unidentified, he was from the east coast
somewhere and used to hang out with Hal a lot. I
can't recall his name right now but it will come to
me sooner or later. I got to Evans right about the
time Gary Minor was deros-ing. I flew up to Evans
from Danang in an O2, looking at the sights along
the way and wondering what the hell I had gotten
myself into. I have some recollection of you but I
think that you left Evans also shortly after I got
there.
Well in any event, I currently work as an
Electronics Technician for the US postal Service
here in Chicago. It started out as a temporary
position but as I've been here three years already
so maybe not .Unfortunately all my pictures from
'Nam where lost in a fire but I could send you a
current picture and maybe you have another of me
from that time. I would greatly appreciate it if you
can email me any other pictures you have from Evans
or even Danang.
Hopefully this email will find you in good health
and that you and your family are doing well. Here
are all my particulars and please contact me any
time that you have the time.
Glen Olsen
4111 W. Cornelia P. S. Please remember any
pictures. I feel so bad that mine are
gone
Chicago, IL. 60641
773-736-6869
Contact me and I'll post your photo and bio update here
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