Welcome to the Gateway Web Site of the 6924th Heritage Association.

6924th Security Squadron - USAFSS (United States Air Force Security Service)

Memorial Day - May 26, 2008 - In Remembrance - Paul Wayne Anthony

Site Updated - June 2nd, 2008

If you served with the 6924th at Da Nang Airbase RVN, Monkey Mountain (OLAA) Son Tra RVN, Ramasun Station Thailand or if you served with the unit under one of its earlier guises (Team 1A - 6920th Security Wing, Det 1 - 6923rd Security Squadron, Det 2 - 6925th Security Group, Det 2 - 6922nd Security Wing) we would like to hear from you. To find out how to join our organization and learn more about our brotherhood of "Tigers" - Please contact Mike Gilkerson at following email address: mikegilkerson@charter.net or write to: 6924th Heritage Association - P.O. Box 132 - Mascoutah, IL. 62258

Da Nang Main Site ................................................... Monkey Mountain ................................................Ramasun Station

This web site was created to provide a presence on the Internet for those of you who are searching for the 6924th. It is our hope that you will find us - make a connection and reunite with those brothers who you served with so long ago. Our main purposes are to promote Patriotic activities and to develop a group of unit members and associates to search, discover and promote the historical significance of the unit and its members throughout its existence from first activation. Just as important is the desire to stay in touch with those brothers that we served with and to meet and connect with all of those brothers who served in the 6924th from it's earliest days. Through some of our fund raising we sponsor a 6924th Scholarship Award in memory of Paul Wayne Anthony that is presented to AFROTC candidates at the University of North Carolina - Charlotte (where Paul attended). Paul was a young Airman in our squadron who was killed in a rocket attack on Da Nang - April 8, 1970.

Once you have joined our organization you will be given a membership to our main website (powered by MyFamily.com) which houses hundreds of pictures, stories, and historical notes along with a Registry List of all personnel sorted by flights (Able, Baker, Charlie, Dawg), Day Ladies, Iron Horse, AP-SP, Pioneers, Fallen Tigers, Maintenance, Monkey Mountain and Comm Center. There are many other categories of information. You will have an opportunity to post pictures or information to the web site as well as reply to postings by others. There is a weekly chat session and a monthly newsletter. You will receive a daily 6924th Heritage Association Update via email. Membership dues are only $12.00 per year - so give Mike Gilkerson a shout (see email and mailing address above) and find out what you are missing.

Important News:

New Registry List Established (29 May 2007) - Thanks to the efforts of Terry Kearney and a few others a new "6924th Pioneers Registry" has been established. This Registry is dedicated to the men who served with Team 1A, 6920th Security Wing and Detachment 1, 6923rd Security Squadron, at Da Nang Air Base and Monkey Mountain, Vietnam, 1962 - 1963. They were the troops who started us on our journey in Southeast Asia - culminating in the 6924th Security Squadron, one of the longest tenured, most highly decorated USAF units of the Vietnam War.

This is a work-in-progress as are all the Registries. Entries will be added and expanded as people are ID'd, located and their jobs defined. When new folks first come on board, many can't recall the details of their assignments (e.g., the names, AFSCs, and tour dates of others with whom they served). We suggest they check out the other Registries on the site to help "Stir the synapses". The success of these Registries is up to you. We need your help to get these Registries into shape and to correctly identify you and your brother Tigers. If you were one of us and you haven't joined the 6924th Heritage Association yet, please join us and become a part of something that you will never forget - Become a part of an organization that will always remember you.

Reunion 2008 - Go to Details - Updated details (6/2/08): Page One, Page Two, Page Three

Update from the Reunion Committee - The 2008 Annual Reunion will be held in the city of Tucson, Arizona. The confirmed dates are Wednesday October 15th through Saturday October 18th. The dates were chosen to avoid conflict with the FTVA event in San Antonio and to accomodate those desiring to attend both events. The Reunion Committee is also pleased to announce that the 2009 Reunion will be held in Minneapolis and 2010 will be in Nashville. (These locations are subject to change should circumstances dictate for one reason or another.)

Some changes for the next reunion: 1.) The 2008 Reunion will run Wednesday through Saturday evening rather than Thursday through Sunday. Many have missed the President's Banquet in the past so we thought it best to allow for a Sunday departure. 2.) So as not to tax some of us with aging bodies by scheduling too many activities, all of the activities (and there are many) will be optional. It is anticipated that the most popular activities will be attended by the majority. The group activities have proven successful in the past with lots of fun and friendship for all. The optional activity route also enables attendees' to choose activities which they have greater interest without incurring the activity cost should they choose not to participate. 3.) The major change and direction fo future reunions is that we are turning much of the repsonsibility over to Military Reunion Planners. Basically, we tell them what we want and it is their job to negotiate on our behalf and work to make us satisfied customers. This repsonsibility should not be for any one member as it has been in the past.

And finally, I'm pleased to report that to date all is on schedule and going well in the initial planning stages. Stay tuned for more information - Fred Sepelak and Committee Staff.

Reunion 2007 - Our reunion this past October 11-14, 2007 was held in Washington, D.C. - The theme of this reunion was "Remembrance" and that certainly held true to form as we visited "The Wall" and placed carnations at the names of those who gave their lives, including our own Paul Wayne Anthony. We visited The Lincoln Memorial, Vietnam Memorial, The Korean Memorial, The World War II Memorial, The Women's War Memorial, Arlington National Cemetery and the Tomb of The Unknowns where the 6924th represented by Ralph Jones and John Thelen had the great honor of placing a memorial wreath. (see pictures below)

John Thelen, Honor Guard Member, and Ralph Jones place Memorial Wreath - 10/12/2007

At the Wall - Ralph Jones, Ed Simmons, Al Skipper - 10/12/2007

The 6924th Heritage Association is a nonprofit wartime 6924th (various locations) veteran association under IRS Section 501(c)(19).

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