Current Webmaster - Murray Gibbs - gunnermadmur@neo.rr.com
or - gunnermadmur@15thmedassociation.com
This Website was originally created and started by Larry Ash. I
don't have the exact date. Larry Ash was paying for this website
until Feb, 2008 and then it went down. The 15th Med Association
is now paying for it.
Webmaster Murray Gibbs was given the password of this website in
2006. He was able to finally figure out how to make changes
without any instructions from anyone. January 2007 he downloaded
the Yahoo's website builder. He put all newsletters from the USNS
Upshur II that the 15th Medical Battalion came over in the summer
of 1965. He had all the files necessary to recreate the website after
it went down. He got this website back up during the middle of
March 2008.
Webmaster Murray Gibbs has changed some of the structure of the
website due to some of the originally links/buttons would not work.
He added a 2nd page of link/buttons. The 2nd page was done so
not to alter the original index page too much. The 2nd page will be
used for all the additions of new material.
Current Plans Main Index Page
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1. Add link/button to Sister Website --------------------------- Completed
Our sister website is: http://groups.msn.com/15thmedassociation.
2. Add Forums with link/button --------------------------------- Completed
The Forums is a discussion board where members can register on their own. Their level of
permission will be raised to 15th med members. All others to their designated level. You can
respond to topic, create your own topic and level personal messages to another member. Very
useful posting information.
3. Add 2nd Index Page with link/button --------- modified as necessary
The 2nd Index Page was created to put other link buttons to additional .html pages that mignt be
created. Thus the main index page will not be cluttered. Any additional information will be found
here.
4. Add Webmaster Corner Page with link/button ---- Always Updating
The Webmaster will make posts on this page about changes and plans for the website. It is
recommended that any input from members be made in the forums under general discussion.
5. Add Pass Reunions ----------------------------------- under construction
The pass Reunion pictures will be posted here. Larry Ash done the 2000 Reunion pictures.
Years 2004 & 2006 have been done by Murray Gibbs. The rest of the years are under
construction and all years are waiting for additional pictures.
6. Add Current Reunion Info ---------------------------- under construction
The link takes you to the sister website where next Reunion information will be displayed. A list of
those attending soon to be added. The Reunion Coordinator is in the process of setting up the
2009 Reunion.
7. Add Association Officers -------------------------------------- Completed
These are the current officers of the 15th Med Association.
8. Add Saber Articles --------------------- Years 1999 - 2006 Completed
These are all the issue articles our Writer Mike Bodnar has write. The Saber Magazine comes
out every 2 month. You are able to read the all the issues from the time our Writer started until
2006. Currently waiting for 2007 issures.
9. Historical Documents ---------------------------------- under construction
On May 13, 2008 Historians COL Bill Downey and Paul Troop went to Washington DC to get
documents from the archives. There are an estimate of 800 documents to retrieve at .25 cents a
copy. We are waiting for copies of these document that will have sensitive information like SSN
bloated out. We plan to post them on the website by year & month.
10. Digital Beauty Designs --------------------------------------- Completed
Member Bobby Brooks wife Linda does digital photos. They were at the 2008 Reunion and
brought there equipment to make 8 x 10 photo of members Vietnam Photo. An example is
available under Digital Beauty Design. You still can get photos made. Please contact Linda and
make the necessary arrangements.
1. Accessing Historical Documents: The only way to access our Historical Documents is
to join the Forums. I the webmaster will raise you level to 15th Med Member if you are a 15th Med
Member. Only 15th med Members are allow to view these documents.
2. You must enter the board called "15th Med Members Only. Once you have
entered this board then click on the topic Historical Document Link. Then click on the url link within
this topic and you are at the main page for the documents.
3. Historical document pages still under construction. Currently all documents
within my possession are being scanned by month. I then create the .html pages to insert the
scanned documents into. Each page takes time to edit then upload to the website. It is a slow
process because there are so many documents for each month. Each month in not complete with
all the documents. There are still more documents to get out of the archives.