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VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="98"><div> CPT Gratzer, Home from the hospital</div> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <div> <A HREF="mailto:Bandit6@sonnygratzer.com" TARGET="_top" TITLE="mailto:Bandit6@sonnygratzer.com"><U>E- Mail: Sonny Gratzer</U></A></div> <div> <B> <head> <script language="JavaScript">  </script>  </B></div> <bR> <div>  <img src="HTMLobj-1120/aniGif.gif" border="0" align="bottom" width="175" height="86">  </div> <div>                              </div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="1595e590.jpg" border=0 width="350" height="345" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> <TABLE BORDER="3" CELLPADDING="3" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="354" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP BGCOLOR=#0000BF HEIGHT= 39 WIDTH="338"><div> 2LT Rich Snell and CPT Sonny Gratzer at Di An, 1967 New in country   (Sonny requests a boot shine) Ha!</div> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <div> <B><IMG SRC="5225e1e0.gif" border=0 width="350" height="30" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <div> <IMG SRC="1a95e680.jpg" border=0 width="350" height="360" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> <TABLE BORDER="3" CELLPADDING="3" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="353" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP BGCOLOR=#0000BF HEIGHT= 95 ><NOBR><div> In the hatch:<FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Times New Roman" >  SP4 Marshall, Los Angeles, CA</FONT></div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> Left to Right</div> <div> SP4 Ralph Mittica, W Hartford, CT</div> <div> CPT Sonny Gratzer, Butte & Missoula, MT</div> <div> SP4 Bill Ward, Orland Park, IL</div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <div> <B><IMG SRC="5225e1e0.gif" border=0 width="350" height="30" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <div> <IMG SRC="4675e2c0.jpg" border=0 width="350" height="300" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> <TABLE BORDER="3" CELLPADDING="3" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="356" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP BGCOLOR=#0000BF HEIGHT= 76 ><NOBR><div> Left to Right</div> <div> SP4 Marshall, Los Angeles, Battalion RTO</div> <div> CPT Gratzer, Commanding Officer, Bravo Company</div> <div> SP4 Mittica, Company Radio Telephone Operator</div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <div> <B><IMG SRC="5225e1e0.gif" border=0 width="350" height="30" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <div> <IMG SRC="06e5e4a0.jpg" border=0 width="350" height="330" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> <TABLE BORDER="3" CELLPADDING="3" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="359" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP BGCOLOR=#0000BF HEIGHT= 58 WIDTH="343"><div> 2nd Battalion, 2nd Infantry, 1st Infantry Division.  Night Defensive Perimeter  Lorraine II, Route 240, East of the Michelin Plantation,  October, 1967</div> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <div> <B><IMG SRC="5225e1e0.gif" border=0 width="350" height="30" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <div> <IMG SRC="0725e620.jpg" border=0 width="350" height="354" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> <TABLE BORDER="3" CELLPADDING="3" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="356" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP BGCOLOR=#0000BF HEIGHT= 57 ><NOBR><div> Left to Right</div> <div> 1LT Dick Morrissey, 3rd Platoon Leader, B Co</div> <div> CPT Sonny Gratzer, CO, B Co </div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> <div> <B><IMG SRC="5225e1e0.gif" border=0 width="350" height="30" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <div> <FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Times New Roman" > <A NAME="please_sign_the_guestbook"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A></FONT>PLEASE<FONT SIZE="5" 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