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Unit Directors

 

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(Last Updated on 05/01/2023)

 
Job Description for VDHA Unit Directors
As Instructed by Ernie Ayala
(Vice-President and Vice President of Units)

1.  Unit Directors must keep their VDHA membership dues current at all times.

2.  The VDHA Unit Director is the liaison between the Vice President of Units and the Unit Members.

3.  Welcome all new Incoming VDHA Members in their Unit as quickly as possible, after their membership acceptance (within 5 Days).

4.  Strive to grow your Unit by locating unfound Unit members, information, and photos, and share this information on the website.

5.  Forward any essential information from the Vice President of Units to the Unit Members.

6.  Maintain an updated detailed Unit Membership Roster of Dog Handlers and War Dogs.

7.  Encourage members with expiring memberships and inactive members to renew there VDHA memberships.

8.  Stay in contact with the Unit Members, either by phone or e-mail, to assure them that you are available to assist them.
 
9.  Once yearly, at a minimum, provide a Unit Directors report for publication in the VDHA DogMan.
 
10.  Provide and keep current, their e-mail address and contact information for publication in the DogMan and on the Website.
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Army

Army101st Airborne Division John Dupla
Army1049th (Ft. Sumner) Ernest Ayala
Army121st MP (Tan Sun Nhut) Ernest Ayala
Army124th Cavalry (Burma)
Army173rd Airborne Brigade John Dupla
Army175th Veterinary Det. (DaNang)
Army18th Military Police (Long Binh) Ernest Ayala
Army199th Light Infantry Brigade John Dupla
Army1st Cavalry Division (AM) John Dupla
Army1st Field Force John Dupla
Army1st Infantry Division John Dupla
Army212th MP (Long Binh) Bob Dunn
Army23rd Infantry Division John Dupla
Army25th Infantry Division John Dupla
Army25th Infantry Platoon Scout Dogs (Bien Hoa) (An Khe) James Meechan
Army26th Infantry Platoon Scout Dogs (Loc Niw) Richard Baumer
Army2nd War Dog Platoon
Army33rd Infantry Platoon Scout Dogs (Pleiku) John Alfred Worley Sr.
Army34th Infantry Platoon Scout Dogs (Bien Hoa) (An Khe) Tim Mead ,
Barry McKeon 		,
Army34th Infantry Scout Dog Platoon - (Germany) Norm Ream
Army35th Infantry Platoon Scout Dogs (Dian See) Francis DiMartino ,
Nick Vitale
Army37th Infantry Platoon Scout Dogs (Phouc Vinh & Bien Hoa)
Army37th Infantry Platoon Scout Dogs Vet. (Phouc Vinh & Bien Hoa)
Army38th Infantry Platoon Scout Dogs (Cu Chi) Gary Mather Sr.
Army39th Infantry Platoon Scout Dogs (Bien Hoa) Johnny Mayo
Army40th Infantry Platoon Scout Dogs (Pleiku) George Marlow III
Army41st Infantry Platoon Scout Dogs (Lai Khe & Phu Loi) Randy Kimler
Army42nd Infantry Platoon Scout Dogs (Phan Rang & Camp Eagle) Norm Ream
Army42nd Infantry Scout Dog Platoon - (Germany) Norm Ream
Army43rd Infantry Platoon Scout Dogs (Quang Tri, Dong Tam) Philip Oakman
Army44th Infantry Platoon Scout Dogs (Cu Chi & Dau Tieng)
Army45th Infantry Platoon Scout Dogs (Dong Tam) Chuck Epperson
Army46th Infantry Platoon Scout Dogs (Tay Ninh)
Army47th Infantry Platoon Scout Dogs (LZ Sally & Phu Bai) Steve Lemish
Army48th Infantry Platoon Scout Dogs (DaNang) Tom Sykes
Army49th Infantry Platoon Scout Dogs (Long Binh) Bob Himrod
Army4th Infantry Division John Dupla
Army4th Vet Det (Long Binh)
Army504th Med. Veterinarian (DaNang)
Army507th MMP Ernest Ayala
Army50th Infantry Platoon Scout Dogs (An Khe) Billy Barnes
Army51st Infantry Platoon Scout Dogs (WWII)
Army56th ADA (Bien Hoa) Ernest Ayala
Army57th Infantry Platoon Scout Dogs (Chu Lai)
Army58th Infantry Platoon Scout Dogs (Camp Evans) Robert A. Kollar
Army595th MP (Da Nang) Ernest Ayala
Army59th Infantry Platoon Scout Dogs (Duc Pho) Randy Carr
Army60th Infantry Platoon Scout Dogs (Cu Chi) Alfred C. Ward
Army60th Mine and Booby Trap
Army75th Air Wing (Korea)
Army8125th Sentry Ernest Ayala
Army82nd Airborne Division & 5th Infantry Division (Mech) John Dupla
Army83rd Engineers Ernest Ayala
Army88th MP Ernest Ayala
Army936th Vet Hospital
Army981st MP (Cam Ranh Bay) Ken Claflin
Army9th Infantry Division Chuck Epperson
ArmyARVN Advisor Ernest Ayala
ArmyARVN Dog Trng Ctr
ArmyAfghanistan - ARMY
ArmyArmy Instructor Ernest Ayala
ArmyArmy Scout Wayne McLeister
ArmyCombat Tracker Team (CTT) Support/Instructor/Cadre/Administration/Other John Dupla
ArmyDog Team Detachment
ArmyIraq - ARMY
ArmyMACV Ernest Ayala
ArmyMACV & CIDA Ernest Ayala
ArmyNon-Combat Unit-ARMY
ArmyOSS - CBI
ArmyU.S. Army Sentry Dogs
ArmyUSA JSC
ArmyUSARV Dog Training Detachment Ernest Ayala
ArmyVeterinarian & Vet. Tech. - Army
ArmyWWII War Dog Detachment - CBI
ArmyWar Dog Platoon

Navy

NavyAfghanistan - NAVY
NavyIraq - TFMP 3/14 Harry Peterson
NavyNaval Support Harry Peterson
NavyNavy Narcotics Harry Peterson
NavyNavy Seal Team Harry Peterson
NavyNavy Sentry Dogs Harry Peterson
NavyNon-Combat Unit-NAVY Harry Peterson
NavyUS Navy DoD Military Working Dog Training Section Harry Peterson
NavyWater Dog Program Harry Peterson

USAF

USAF12th SPS (Cam Ranh Bay & Phu Cat) Jim Stiles
USAF14th SPS (Nha Trang)
USAF315th SPS (Phan Rang) Craig Lord ,
Dennis Travis ,
Carl Adams 		,
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USAF31st SPS (Tuy Hoa) Philip Savage
USAF354th SPS (Kunsan AB)
USAF355th SPS (Takhli) Thailand Charles Brideson
USAF35th SPS (Phan Rang) Craig Lord ,
Dennis Travis ,
Carl Adams 		,
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USAF366th SPS (DaNang & Phan Rang) Steven Luz
USAF377th SPS (Tan Son Nhut) James Alden Stewart O.D.
USAF37th SPS (Phu Cat) Douglas Davis
USAF388th SPS (Korat) Thailand Michael Diercks
USAF3rd Aviation Depot Sqd (Guam)
USAF3rd SPS (Bien Hoa)
USAF432nd SPS (Udorn) Thailand Jay D. Jones
USAF483rd SPS (Cam Ranh Bay)
USAF4th RAR Tracker/Reconn (Nui_Dat)
USAF543rd APS (Korea)
USAF56th SPS (Nakhon Phanom) Thailand Dutch VanHatten
USAF6250th CSS (Tan Son Nhut)
USAF6252 APS (DaNang)
USAF6280th SPS (Takhli) Thailand Charles Brideson
USAF6314th SPS (Osan AB, Korea)
USAF631st CSG (Don Muang) Thailand Bill Cummings
USAF632nd SPS (Binh Thuy)
USAF633rd SPS (Pleiku) John Wetzel
USAF635th SPS (U-Tapao) Thailand Kenneth Smerecki
USAF637th SPS (Tuy Hoa)
USAF6498th SPS (DaNang) Larry Cromer
USAF6499th Provisional (See 355th SPS) Charles Brideson
USAF8th SPS (Ubon) Thailand Jim Watson
USAF97th Combat Defense Unit (Supporter)
USAFAfghanistan - USAF
USAFAll Safeside Units E. R. Scott Baker
USAFHHC LEA MPC (Panama)
USAFIraq - USAF Jon Sarabia
USAFNon-Combat Unit-USAF
USAFVeterinarian & Vet. Tech. - USAF

USMC

USMCAfghanistan - USMC
USMCAll Vietnam USMC War Dog Units
USMCIraq - USMC
USMCMWD Advisor Fred Dorr
USMCMarine 1st Provisional Fred Dorr
USMCMarine Drug Dogs Fred Dorr
USMCMarine Officers Fred Dorr
USMCMarine Scout Dog Fred Dorr
USMCMarine Sentry Dog John Sciascia
USMCMarines-WWII Fred Dorr
USMCNon-Combat Unit-USMC
USMCUSMC Mine & Boobytrap Detection
Other
OtherBronze Star Recipient Dave Broeker
OtherCombat Action Ribbon Recipient Dave Broeker
OtherGood Conduct Medal Recipient Dave Broeker
OtherKorea
OtherMedal of Honor Recipient Dave Broeker
OtherNational Defense Service Medal Recipient Dave Broeker
OtherNational Director - Associate Members Dennis Lewis
OtherPresidential Unit Citation Recipient Dave Broeker
OtherPurple Heart Recipient Jim Stiles
OtherRifle Marksman Badge Recipient Dave Broeker
OtherSilver Star Recipient Dave Broeker
OtherVietnam Campaign Medal With Device Recipient Dave Broeker
OtherVietnam Service Medal Recipient Dave Broeker
OtherWarrior's Medal of Valor Dave Broeker