REUNION NEWS: CIRCUS CIRCUS has Lowered Rates To $49 For Wed July 22 AND Thurs July 23. Those Already Registered Will be Granted the Lowered Rates.
| FRIDAY NIGHT DINNER: Dave Grinde is trying to set up a Friday night dinner outing at the National Auto Museum in Reno. Cost is approx. $40 per person with a plated dinner (menu announced later). We need a 50 person min. and need to know asap to hold the space for us. We have until June 30th to decide if we can have this event or not. The minimum is 50 people. The cost is approximately $40 a person and will be a plated dinner (we’ll pick the menu later). If we don’t get a good response by June 30th we’ll have to cancel this because of a deposit we’ll have to make the commitment. Please email Doc Johnson or Dave or call Dave at 775-746-1611 by June 30th. |
| BASEBALL OUTING: We are also trying to set up a baseball excursion Thursday night July 23rd with the Reno Aces vs the Portland Beavers. Dave is trying to set a nice block of tickets for this. So also let him know if you are interested in this. Tickets are $12.50. |
| Reunion Luncheons, Dinners, Golf: CLICK HERE for the latest news on individual Company Plans: Don't see yours?? Send in your plans and we'll get them online. EMAIL to Jim |
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Cacti Reunion - July 23-26 Don't miss the 2009 Reunion in Reno, NV! Those of us who have attended past reunions know that they get better every year. So make your arrangements early, and we'll see you there! Get your reunion registration form in early and make reservations at the beautiful Circus Circus Hotel. |
President's Message
Welcome to our website! The 35th Infantry Regiment Association is very
proud of our colorful history which is recorded here. On these pages,
you will find information from Nogales, Arizona through WWII, Korea,
Vietnam, Afghanistan, Iraq and all the peacetime in between. |
Cacti Compassion As the Soldiers of Cacti continue to defeat enemy insurgent cells and help provide for the security of over 400,000 citizens in the AO, Cacti Compassion proves a powerful balance. From the inner city neighborhoods of Samarra and Ad Dawr to the rural areas of the Jalam and Jazeera desert, primary schools are struggling to deliver quality education. The Cacti understands that investing in the children is also investing in the future of Iraq. Our Soldiers have answered by distributing back packs filled with notebooks, binders, pens, pencils and various other necessities to thousands of students. Handing out these much needed supplies has forged a promising partnership with the administration and teachers. When C Company received information that three local national children were wounded from an explosion, Soldiers of Charlie Company responded with undue haste. All three children were found with life threatening wounds which were promptly stabilized for evacuation and surgery. The children have recovered all in part to the care and timely response of our troops. These and other non-lethal missions are helping to further secure popular support for Coalition Forces and the Iraqi Government in areas that have been plagued with insurgency for years. This compassion will continue to live in the hearts and minds of the Iraqi people long after we are gone.
SSG Dewsbury and SSG Bachmann of Charlie Company taking pictures with children after school backpacks were given to them.
1LT Ketcham poses with two of the children injured in the explosion, both have made a full recovery thanks to a quick response by the Cacti. For more information on our Active Duty Cacti, look forward to your next issue of the Cacti Times. |
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St. Louis Photos Still trying to decide whether or not to go to the Reunion in Reno? Check out the pictures of the St. Louis reunion photos Here. |
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Annual Dues are Due. Please check your membership card for the expiration date. If it reads 12/31/08, your 2009 dues are due. If you don't have a membership card and are not a member, join the Association! If you served with the Cacti, you deserve to be a member of the 35th Infantry Regiment (Cacti) Association. Click Here to print our membership form, and join today! |
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WAR STORIES SECTION Coming Soon is a section on War Stories. Got a “Cacti Story?” It can be a battle story, A funny or sad story. Just put it down the way you remember it. If you want a “creative license” to embellish a little you got it. Only rule is not to be malicious. Submit them to Wiley "Tiny" Dodd by Email, today! |
Click Here to see what you're missing. Members sign up for the electronic copy and enjoy an even better Times.... Sign Up. Not a Member?? Here's another reason to Join. John Lorts, our Times' Editor, publishes three outstanding issues a year. |
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Vietnam War - Gravesite Location Project Doc Hall and Pete Birrow have been compiling a list of gravesites for our Vietnam KIAs for some time now. Through personal visits and searches on the web they have located hundreds. The information is now available by Clicking Here. If you have personal knowledge of a gravesite not found on the list, please contact Doc Hall at his Email address. |
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Vietnam KIA Photos Needed Dick Arnold, Doc Hall, and Pete Birrow have been gathering KIA Photos for a number of years. Their work has added immensely to our mission to memorialize our war dead. But we still need a few more. Click Here to view a list of Vietnam KIA photos needed. If you're a fellow Cacti, or a friend or family member, please consider sending a photo to Dick Arnold at his Email address. |
Special Thanks... Special Thanks need to go out to Dave Muxo, who has tirelessly worked to keep the bones of this website running seamlessly for so long. Thank You Dave!!
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Cacti Scholarship Program The 35th Infantry Regiment (Cacti) Association has established a
Scholarship Program, and is seeking applicants.
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