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2nd Missile Battalion, 71st Artillery

(Taiwan) Association

271 Shady Oak Drive

New Market, AL 35761

<http://www.2-71adataiwan.com>

Volume 9

Newsletter 1

April 2005

In Memoriam

Obituaries

CW4, Donald L. Lane, U.S. Army Ret., loving husband,

father, grandfather, brother, and friend passed away January

24, 2005 at the age of 74 years. He was born October 11,

1930 in Voca, Texas to the late Johnnie J. and Zela J.

Yarborough Lane. Mr. Lane served his country honorably

and faithfully in the United States Army during the Korean

Meritorious Unit Citation

Congressman Bob Goodlatte submitted a recommendation

to the U.S. Army that 2

nd

Missile Battalion, 71

st

Artillery be

awarded the Meritorious Unit Commendation for service on

Taiwan in 1958. The following reply was received by the

Congressman:

Jul 29 2004

MEMORANDUM FOR Congress of the United States,

House of Representatives, ATTN: Honorable Bob

Goodlatte:

SUBJECT: Recommendation for Award of the Meritorious

Unit Commendation

1. The recommendation for award of the Meritorious Unit

Commendation to the 2

nd

Battalion, 71

st

Artillery, for the

period September 1958 to August 1959, received careful and

extensive evaluation. Although the unit’s accomplishments

were certainly noteworthy, the Army Unit Awards Board in

conjunction with Deputy Chief of Staff, G-1, acting on

behalf of the Secretary of the Army, determined that the

recommendation did not meet the strict criteria for the award

as outlined in paragraph 7-15 of Army Regulation 600-8-22.

2. This determination in no way detracts from, nor reflects

adversely on, the performance of the recommended unit and

its contributions to the United States Army.

BY ORDER OF THE DEPUTY CHIEF OF STAFF, G-1:

Robert L. White, Jr.

LTC, AG

Chief, Military Awards Branch

2006 Reunion

In the last newsletter, we mentioned that Rapid City, SD

was selected as the 2006 reunion site at the 2004 General

Membership Meeting. Since then, reunion dates have been

finalized and the reunion hotel selected. The next reunion

will be held 28 September to 1 October, 2006. The reunion

hotel will be the Best Western Ramkoda Hotel in Rapid City.

Donald L. Lane, (D Btry), El Paso, TX, died 24 Jan

2005. Don was CWO in the Launcher Platoon of D

Battery.

William H. Owens, (Hq Btry), Colorado Springs, CO

died 14 Sep 2003. Captain Owens was the Bn S-2 in

2-71.

Ronald J. O’Neill, (D Btry), Port Jefferson Station,

NY