Updated:    22 Jan 2008            

Previous Updates

jun 14, 2007
-  Fixed Other Pages link to the 1st Signal Brigade (not this Association) website
jun 07, 2007
-  Added current Commander and CSM to the Commanders and CSMs page (info by SGM Gale L Doyle)
jun 06, 2007
-  Added names of CSM William L. Plotts (1978-80) and CSM Andrew H. Riggins (1984-86) to the Commanders and CSMs page, completing the roster through 2004
may 07, 2007
-  New photos of 36 Sig Bn HHC, Info Requests published
apr 27, 2007
-  Feedback links restored, Info Requests page updated
Apr 22, 2007
-  November 10 March, 25th Anniversary of Vietnam Memorial
apr 04, 2007
-  Ported site to new host provider, began repair
nov 16, 2006
-  Access to site lost, hosting service unresponsive
nov 14, 2006
-  Restored site
sep 7, 2006
-  Reorganized Reunion Photos and published additional contributions
sep 4, 2006
-  Began publication of Reunion Photos
aug 22, 2006
-  Published Reunion Program images on Reunion 2006 page
aug 15, 2006
-  Established new General Information page replacing the newsletter page
jul 31, 2006
-  Updated reunion special room rate ... still available (see Register block above)
jul 15, 2006
-  Updated Reunion Schedule
apr 26, 2006
-  Problems with web hosting were resolved
apr 16, 2006
-  Web hosting service was sold and transitioned to new servers.  Content of this site reverted to the version of Mar 16, 2006, and updates were difficult to apply
mar 31, 2006
-  Published Reunion 2006 Registration Form
mar 31, 2006
-  Published Reunion 2006 Schedule of Events
mar 04, 2006
-  Modifications to reunion notice and association jacket
Jan 21, 2006
-  Protected area established
Jan 17-20, 2006
-  Updated information for SP4 Robert Krause on the Memorial page and Info Requests page
Jan 05, 2006
-  Added 1st Sig Bde jacket photo to home page
Jan 05, 2006
-  More photo identifications in Vietnam Group 9 and Group 10 by Robert Stephens
dec 23, 2005
-  Photo of the Vung Tau site identified by James Jacobson
dec 17, 2005
-  Picture of the Nha Trang SATCOM station submitted by Wayne Fox
dec 01, 2005
-  Identification of Tan Son Nhut Octopus site by David Dean, 362d Sig, 67-68
nov 30, 2005
-  New photos from the Sunday Memorial event at the 2004 Reunion provided by Richard Schell 
nov 21, 2005
-  Gia Dinh IWCS photo in Vietnam Group 02 identified by Charles Valen. 
nov 08, 2005
-  Added name of CSM Bobby G Rottenberry as the first Brigade CSM in Korea  to the list of Bde Cdrs & CSMs. 
aug 27, 2005
-  Added name of CSM Larry Thomas, 2000-2002, to the list of Bde Cdrs & CSMs. 
aug 6, 2005
-  Obituary of SGM Russell McCray 
jul 28, 2005
-  Added name of CSM Melvin M. Dobson (Deceased) to the list of Bde Cdrs & CSMs. 
jul 27, 2005
-  Added history of the Brigade Motto, "First to Communicate"
-  Added name of CSM Charles J. Johnson, Feb 97 - Jun 98, to the list of Bde Cdrs & CSMs. 
-  CSM Sandra Robinson identified as CSM with COL Cavanaugh and part of COL Lee's tour
jul 14, 2005
-  Placed restriction notice at top of Info Requests page
jul 14, 2005
-  Added the name of CSM Andrew Dillard, the last Brigade CSM in Vietnam, to the Commanders & CSM's page.  Information provided by CSM G. B. Palmer.  We now need only five more CSM names to complete the record.
jul 12, 2005
-  Corrected Memorial Page entry for Donald Young Scarberry to show 41st Sig Bn vs 459th Sig Bn
-  Added name of CSM Jimmie G. Ehrgood to the Commanders & CSM's page for 1982-84.
jun 29, 2005
-  Integrated operation of the Info Requests, Registration, Registration Response and Membership Application pages
jun 21, 2005
-  Added Membership Application page with links from Home Page and Registration Confirmation pages
jun 20, 2005
-  Split Information Requests page into current and archive sections to speed page loading
jun 10, 2005
-  Published first Association newsletter
-  Modified Links page to group entries by category
-  Added link to Code of Support for Our Troops and Critical Issues Round Table
-  Published obituary of COL Roy Buckman, 1966-67 and 1970-71 veteran of 1st Sig Bde
may 25, 2005
-  Published obituary of COL Thomas C. Musgrave, 1969-70 Commander, 21st Sig Gp
-  Posted death notice of COL Charles J. Norris, 1967-68 Commander, 459th Sig Bn
-  Added Taps page for obituaries and death notices
may 14, 2005
-  Update to reunion notice for ACAN/STARCOM/STRATCOM communicators
may 10, 2005
-  First announcement of 2006 Reunion of the 1st Signal Brigade Association
april 24, 2005
-  Two more Brigade CSMs (Robinson and Johnson) were identified by Wilfredo Corchado Vargas.  We are now missing only seven CSMs ... can you help?
march 18, 2005
-  Early photo of Monkey Mtn MRC-85 site (prior to IWCS installation) identified by Stephen Brown.
february 25, 2005
-  Published obituary of MG Hugh Foster, former Commander, 1st Signal Brigade
-  Added name of CSM James P. Weaver, Bde CSM from May 71 to May 72, to the Commanders and CSMs page
february 25, 2005
-  Published the missing page 4 in the listing of 1st Signal Brigade units
february 3, 2005
-  Added name of Sp4 Robert L Kraus to the Memorial page
january 31, 2005
-  Groups and Battalions of the Brigade added on First Signal Brigade Team page
-  Commanders and CSMs page restructured
january 28, 2005
-  Since the previous update there have been 8 more Info Requests
january 8, 2005
-  Photos of 267th Signal Company installing cable on VC Mountain in Vung Tau contributed by Rodney Ford 
january 5, 2005
-  Photos may now be uploaded via the web, rather than having to send email. 
   To begin the process, go to the Photos page and click the link near the top of the page.
-  Five new photos of the Reunion Memorial Service from Bob Terrell were added to the Reunion Sunday page.
-  Howard Hickman provided identification for a multitude of photos of Phu Lam and Ba Queo in Vietnam photo groups 2, 5, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, and 30.  Another photo in group 20 was identified by Billy Latham.
december 31, 2004
-  Two photos in Group 20 identified by Ted Schurter
december 16, 2004
-  Updated Sales page
december 14, 2004
-  Published notice of a planned ACAN/STARCOM/STRATCOM communicators reunion on the Unit Events page.
-  Updated Sales page - polo shirts now sold out
december 12, 2004
-  Corrected Photos section heading from 558th Sig Co to 588th Sig Co
december 8, 2004
-  Updated Info Requests page
    NOTE: future updates to the Info Requests page will not be highlighted on this page.  The date that each Info Request is received is included on the request page.
december 7, 2004
-  Updated Info Requests page
december 1, 2004
-  Added new Unit Events page for announcements of subordinate unit reunions and activities
-  Posted announcement of 21st Signal Group 2005 reunion on Unit Events page
november 29, 2004
-  Added identification provided by Joseph Machado to Assorted Vietnam era photos, Group 7
-  Updated Info Requests page
november 21, 2004
-  Updated Info Requests page
november 11, 2004
-  Updated Info Requests page
november 6, 2004
-  Updated Info Requests page
-  Two new Vietnam-era photo pages, with photos of a variety of units, veterans, and distinguished visitors submitted by Ted Grissom and Terry Love
october 18, 2004
-  Updated Info Requests page with new submissions from 5-17 Oct 04
-  Published photos from Jerry Davis on Hospitality Suite and Sunday Memorial pages
october 1, 2004
-  Published photos from 588th Sig Co, 63d Sig Bn, Quang Tri
september 30, 2004
-  Added a number of new entries on the Info Requests page
september 19, 2004
-  Published Sunday Memorial photos from SGM Lonnie J Colton
-  Corrected memorial entries for SFC Strong and SP4s Buss and Swaykos
september 15, 2004
-  Revised Association Registration Form and added automatic response email
-  Added response email to Reunion Evaluation Form
september 13, 2004
-  Added four new Banquet photos by LTG Bob Myer
september 11, 2004
-  Published Reunion 2003 evaluation form
september 10, 2004
-  Added three pages of 43rd Sig Bn photos submitted by Jim Long
-  Added Banquet photo submitted by LTG Bob Myer
september 9, 2004
-  Added Sunday Memorial photos and Phu Lam photos submitted by Bob Meltzer
september 6, 2004
-  Published reunion banquet address by MG Bob Terry
-  Restructured site to post-reunion version
september 5, 2004
-  First reunion photos added to Photos section
August 31, 2004
-  Added 1968 photo of then-LTC Paige
August 28, 2004
-  Added reunion hotel address, web & email address
August 16-19, 2004
-  Added names of Buss, Strong and Swaycos to Memorial page
August 16-19, 2004
-  Added photo groups 11 - 34
August 15, 2004
-  Added photo groups 5 - 10
-  Added photo of current commander, COL Patterson
August 14, 2004
-  Photo groups 1 - 4 are now ready
August 9, 2004
-  Info for Tour Bus added to Reunion Schedule page
-  Added link to Operation Homecoming site on the Other Sites page
August 5, 2004
-  Added 1968-69 photos of 39th Sig Bn from Phillip Tyson
August 4, 2004
-  Added Sales Items page (baseball caps, polo shirt with logo, bumper sticker, CD-ROM with data and photos)
August 1, 2004
-  Added "Latest Info" page
-  Added unit information to Memorials page (NOTE:  If you are using a dial-up connection, this page may take two minutes or more to load)
july 16, 2004
-  Requests page added to the website for those seeking info on individuals or units.
july 13, 2004
-  Memorial page added to the website
june 24, 2004
-  Commanders & CSMs page updated, new format
june 10, 2004
-  Photo pages load faster ... PDF files replaced with smaller JPGs
May 19, 2004
-  Commanders & CSMs page updated
May 1, 16, 17, 2004
-  More photos
april 20, 2004
-  Reunion Registration Form added
april 14, 2004
-  Photos from Brigade's 10 birthday in Korea.
april 9, 2004
-  PDF-format albums of Viet Nam and Korea photos.
March 25, 2004
-  Association sign-up form

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