Firebase Indy (9^th Annual) was held in early June of 1998 on what was once the grounds of Fort Benjamin Harrison in the northeast portion of Indianapolis, Indiana. Speakers, music and ceremonies were the order of the day. The Moving Wall and vendors were some of the other attractions.

Gary Puro hosted a tent for DQS attendees and friends to gather in and to use as a headquarters for their operations while at FB Indy. (THANKS GARY!)

DQSer's attending were Gary & Chris Puro and friends, Steve Harris, Dale Peters and friend, Richard Zinz and Mike 'Butch' Cassidy. Let's try to have more there next year.

Butch was a 'new contact' at FB Indy (Great to have you on board!) and Richard, who was 'one of the few' (6, 1 believe) from the very early days of DQS, hadn't been to see us for a good while (successful MIA recovery?). It was good to see him again! (He has since gathered with us at Kokomo.)

Gary, who has made contact with the 19th Combat Engineers at FB Indy, was privileged to attend and take part in their KIA Remembrance Service. On their KIA Display and at their Remembrance Service, the 19'b Comb. Eng. BN (Pleiku area in Vietnam) honors Duster crewman Stephen Lewis McCarvel (C-4/60) who was KIA on 24 May 1969. Gary was invited to read Stephen's name at the service and was pleased and honored to do so. We are pleased that they think so much of one of our guys (and in fact all of our guys that served with them) that they would include and honor him in this fashion!

The 19'h Combat Engineer Battalion would like our help in identifying a Section Chief (they believe) from the Dusters (C-4/60) who was hit by a B-40 rocket later that summer so that they may honor him in the same manner. They describe him as big and as an African-American. (It appears that we do not have this soldier listed on our KIA List either.) If any of you think that you may know who this is, please contact