
An Association of Second Indochina War Veterans & Their Foreign Counterparts
This site is dedicated to Allied Advisors and their Counterparts
... those who never gave up.
We support humanitarian efforts in SEA &
reuniting teammates and counterparts.
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Counterparts Reunion 2026
with Texas Tech University,
The Vietnam Center, Lubbock, Texas21 - 25 April 2026
MCM Elegante Hotel & Suites Info 806-763-1200,
Hotel Reservations Link
2026 Registration Form
Registration Deadline:
2026 Reunion Agenda
Contact Len Ganz, Reunion Coordinator, len.ganz@gmail.com PDT 718-444-7808
As of 22 Jan 2026 we have listed 15,327 Advisors.
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7th SFG Team A-726
CO
Camp Nam Dong
Thua Thien Province

MACV Adv Team 88
DSA Binh Dai District
Kien Hoa Province
Col Roger Donlon, MOH
1/30/1934-1/25/2024
Counterparts Distinguished Member 796

Dr Jane Hamilton-Merritt50 Years Later Vietnam War Memories
In Memory of the 7
Advisors who fell on Jan 22
Rank
Name
Branch
Adv Title
Unit/Team
Arvn Unit
Location SSG
Gerard Binger
USA
Translator
MACV Advs Adv Tm 70
Binh Duong Prov SGT
Frank A Celano
USA
5th SFG MACV-SOG CCC I-O School
Bien Hoa Prov SGT
Rowland E Gibson
USA
Med Adv
5th SFG MACV-SOG CCC RT Indiana
Hau Nghia Prov SSG
Kenneth Lovelace
USA
Inf Ops Intel Adv
5th SFG MACV-SOG Det B-53
Bien Hoa Prov SGT
Hugh D Opperman
USA
5th SFG MACV-SOG CCN I-O School
Bien Hoa Prov GEN
Ngo Quang Truong
RVNAF
1stLt
Earl K Ziegler
USMC
1st CAG HQ
Quang Tin Prov
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