Emails from Members

Part 4 Keep the emails coming.

bstockm@aol.com is my old email address. I was in 1st Force attached to 1st Recon from September thru December 1968. I joined over 20 years ago. Would like to keep getting the Sitrep.

Semper Fi,
Bob


Robert E. Stockham
Retired Homicide Investigator
Winquist Investigations
P.O. Box 82322
Kenmore, WA 98028
Cellphone: 206-229-5050

Email from: From: m_puig2001 <m_puig2001@yahoo.com> To: floyd <floyd@weststpaulantiques.com>
Date: 08/08/2025 1:47 PM EDT
Subject: RE: Bravo Company Members 2025 Reunion Update

Hey id like to throw my name in the hat to help carry the torch after you guys if youre looking for volunteers.

I served in b co. 2004-2007

My reply, floyd <floyd@weststpaulantiques.com> 2:32 PM Fwd: RE: Bravo Company Members 2025 Reunion Update To  overtonrv@gmail.com,  reconbn70@gmail.com,  creghowland@gmail.com,  invictus7@earthlink.net,  m_puig2001@yahoo.com

LIONEL,

Thanks for stepping up and volunteering I will pass this information on to four of our members hofefully one of they'll will get back to you soon. Thanks for keeping your info up-to-date.

By Company, Bravo

*PUIG, LIONEL M
BRAVO CO 04 -07
m_puig2001@yahoo.com

By Name, Lionel M Puig

*PUIG, LIONEL M (BRAVO CO 04 -07)
61 MORRISON ST. NW MARIETTA, GA. 30064
Phone: 949-395-0997
Email: m_puig2001@yahoo.com

Ronald Overton, Ralph Witkin,
Creg Howland & Charles Kershaw,

A younger marine looking to volunteer.
Please follow up on this for me.

Semper Fi,
Floyd Ruggles,
Membership Director & Webmaster

2025 Emails

Carol Axberg <c_axberg@yahoo.com> 2:14 PM Re: Companies/Divisions/Platoons Members 2025 Reunion Update To  floyd

FLOYD, THANK YOU FOR THIS UPDATE...I CANNOT ALSO ATTEND. TOO MANY CONDITIONS TO LIST... I'M ALSO PAST 70, 87 TO BE EXACT...AS GUNNY MASARO AND GENERAL CHEATUM ONCE SAID TO FIRST DIVISION RECON "CO.", " YOU GOTTA BE ONE(RECON) TO UNDERSTAND ONE"....
SEMPER FI MY BROTHER. BRUCE AXBERG

My reply, floyd <floyd@weststpaulantiques.com> 3:01 PM Re: Companies/Divisions/Platoons Members 2025 Reunion Update To  Carol Axberg

BRUCE,

Thanks for the update take care my brother.

S/F
Floyd

Email from: On 08/08/2025 1:10 PM EDT geoffrey harp <ggharp@live.com> wrote:


Hi Floyd,
Some of us can’t afford to make the travel to the east coast for reunions. How about setting up another at Camp Pendleton. The Recon base was fantastic several years ago.
Montana is not really near any of the previous locations, but my wife, and I, plus Rick Alvera, and his wife, would love to attend if the location is closer.
Thanks for your time.
Semper Fi, Geoff

My reply,

 Thanks for your email. West Coast sounds good. We should be out there next year somewhere. I'll let you and all the m know by posting the website at the end of this month,

Semper Fi,
Floyd Ruggles,
Membership Director & Webmaster

Email from: On 08/08/2025 1:01 PM EDT opaul1002@q.com wrote: 

Hi Floyd, 

You always ‘step up’ – keep doing what you’re doing. 

SF, 

Paul O.

My reply,

Thanks Paul,


Semper Fi,
Floyd Ruggles,
Membership Director & Webmaster

Email from: On 08/08/2025 12:16 PM EDT bcw27@comcast.net wrote:

Thanks Floyd for the updates. Take carer brother.

My reply,

Thanks,


Semper Fi,
Floyd Ruggles,
Membership Director & Webmaster

Email from: RALPH WITKIN (Recon) <reconbn70@gmail.com> August 8th, 2025 10:32 AM Recon Liaison To  floyd,

We need a man from the Recon Assoc to serve as a ‘Director’ representing Recon at the Division Assoc business meeting(s).

 

  While our 1st Recon Bn Assoc is rather casual about protocol, the FMDA has all kinds of formalities (many of which I’m now learning about).  They have officers, different classes of directors, etc with various chapters.

 

  I had been serving as what I call the Liaison between Recon & Division, but am an official ‘Director at Large’ for Division and currently running for election to become an officer – so another man from the Recon Assoc should step up to be the next (Recon) Director at the Div Assoc.  What it mostly means if you should attend the Division business mtgs and help form a quorum for voting matters.

 

  At San Antonio last year, I believe me made great progress unifying Recon with Division at the reunion, and I believe it’s in all of our best interests to continue.  Yes, we are Recon and have every reason to be proud of that, but Recon is one battalion in the Division.  We’re all Marines & Corpsmen.  Hopefully many of you will attend the Sat night banquet during the reunion.

 

  I’ve been asked by the (acting) President of FMDA to appoint someone from Recon to serve as Recon’s official  representative to Division.  Any volunteers?

 

  Fyi – Our reunion will start in just days.  Because of my involvement & responsibilities with Division (a couple of key people with FMDA over the years, will not be avail for this reunion) along with my wife and I both insisting on non-stop flights – we’ll be arriving on Saturday the 9th at the Sheraton in Arlington.

 

Semper Fi

 

“We’re surrounded. That simplifies the problem.”

 

Ralph Witkin

cell:  203-536-7015

Email:  ReconBn70@gmail.com     (new)

My reply,

Thanks for the update, Have a reat and sunny day. 🌞


Semper Fi,
Floyd Ruggles,
Membership Director & Webmaster

Email from: On 08/08/2025 10:21 AM EDT Bill Walbrecher <ntellect@earthlink.net> wrote:


Thanks, Floyd for all you have done and best of luck to you in the future. I cannot make the reunion as I am a California resident and cannot travel to Virginia.

Semper Fi

Bill Walbrecher

Email from: RALPH WITKIN (Recon) <reconbn70@gmail.com> 8/7/2025 11:34 PM RE: Division re-union To  CKershaw,  Curtis Gruetzmacher,  Creg Howland,  Ronald Overton,  floyd,  Shan Backer,  saddlebag6@hotmail.com,  larryfeldman1@aol.com,  Sandy Kucera,  Mike,  Gary Maxam,  Rabbi R,  David Snider,  c2kershaw@gmail.com,  executive.day67@gmail.com,  MIKE FALLON  Copy  a0greenwich@gmail.com

       SECOND REQUEST

 

  We need one man from Recon to step forward and serve our Battalion Association as the representative at the Division Association

 

“We’re surrounded. That simplifies the problem.”

 

Ralph Witkin

cell:  203-536-7015

Email:  ReconBn70@gmail.com     (new)

My reply,

Ralph,


This is a copy of an email sent today.

S/F
Floyd


LIONEL,

Thanks for stepping up and volunteering I will pass this information on to four of our members hofefully one of they'll will get back to you soon. Thanks for keeping your info up-to-date.

By Company, Bravo

*PUIG, LIONEL MBRAVO CO 04 -07
m_puig2001@yahoo.com

By Name, Lionel M Puig

*PUIG, LIONEL M (BRAVO CO 04 -07)
61 MORRISON ST. NW MARIETTA, GA. 30064
Phone: 949-395-0997
Email: m_puig2001@yahoo.com

Ronald Overton, Ralph Witkin,
Creg Howland & Charles Kershaw,

A younger marine looking to volunteer.
Please follow up on this for me.

Semper Fi,
Floyd Ruggles,
Membership Director & Webmaster

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Email from: On 08/08/2025 8:05 PM EDT 1st Recon Battalion Association <form-1streconbn.org@apps.registeredsite.com> wrote:


Name: Herman Jonse
Email: HERMAN.JONSE@GMAIL.COM
Phone number: 6199346361
Subject: Sign up
Message: Please signed me up for the 2025 Banquet and Auction.

My reply,

Herman,

Your now signed up for the 2025 Banquet and Auction.



Floyd Ruggles,
Membership Director & Webmaster

Fri, Aug 8, 2025 at 10:26 PM

Hope to see you all at the 2025 reunion in Quantico, Virginia this year. God willing