35th Infantry Regiment Association

Homewood Suites Link

This hotel was contracted to accommodate the extra rooms needed when the Denver Broncos announced their 2012 schedule they have a home game on Sept 30th against the Oakland Raiders. At that point the Inverness froze our Room block on Sept 29th to 160 rooms. I did set it up so, if you wish, you can spend your entire stay at the Home Suites instead of moving for just one night.

Group Name: 35th Infantry Association 2012 Reunion

Group Code: 35I

Check-in: 25-SEP-2012

Check-out: 30-SEP-2012

Hotel Name: Homewood Suites by Hilton® Denver Tech Center

Hotel Address: 199 Inverness Drive West

Englewood, Colorado

80112

Phone Number: 303-706-0102

The King bed Studio Suite nonsmoking is the only room offered at the $99 rate plus tax.

The Homewood Suites is on the same street as the Inverness and just .2 miles away. They also have a shuttle.

New Officers Elected

Bill Henson has moved from the Secretary position to Executive Vice President

Steve Rainbolt has been elected to serve as Association Secretary

Ray Maylen will serve as our Senior VP WWII & Korean Affairs

Moving into the Senior VP Public Relations position is Mike Slyck

Congratulations to All !

Cacti Monument Donations Have Reached $28,000!!

Not Just a Monument Honoring the 35th's Service, But a Monument to Cacti Generosity.

Your 35th Infantry Regiment Association has reached its goal for contributions and is now moving into the final design phase in preparation for installation.

Special thanks need to go to Mike Tryon for bringing this project to the Association, for promoting it and for tirelessly working to make it a success. And working along with him from the beginning has been John Lorts, our Cacti Times Editor. Both of these guys deserve a handshake and a hand salute.

And while these guys deserve the recognition for their work, I speak for the entire Board of Directors in expressing our deep gratitude and appreciation for you, the Members of the 35th Infantry Regiment Association. You have made us all proud!

President's Message

It is with much sadness that I must report the loss of 2Lt Clovis Ray in Afghanistan on March 15, 2012. He joined the Army at age 32 and, following OCS was assigned to 2/35 in the Pech River Valley. He leaves behind a wife and five-year-old child. Our sympathies are extended to the family and friends. From all accounts, he was an outstanding young man who had given up a successful career as an investment banker to join. A memorial service will be held in Three Rivers, Texas, on March 31.

We continue to seek new members and to retain our current members. Annual membership dues are now due. Please make every effort to get your renewals in today. Hopefully, some of the actives will join. We have set up a Scholarship Reserve Fund to better enable us to provide financial assistance for those selected. We are working with the monument company in Ft Benning and hope to begin construction in 2012. The Board of Directors is now looking at details of the monument and the costs involved. If you have not visited Ft. Benning, make plans to do so this next year.

Mark your calendars for the next reunion to be held in Englewood, Colorado, just south of Denver, September 27-30. More and more have made the reunion the focal point of their annual vacations. Come early and stay later. The Denver area has a lot to offer.

I wish the best to all in the coming year and look forward to seeing you in Englewood for our Cacti reunion. Find someone new and bring them.

Jim Beddingfield
President
35th Infantry (Cacti) Regiment Assn., Inc.

Wounded Cacti Receive Treatment

We have two Cacti soldiers who were wounded in Afghanistan in the attack that killed Sgt White who are recuperating at Brooks Army Medical Center. Visits to these soldiers will demonstrate our support for them and their mission and will help to build their morale. If you are able to make a visit, please let me know and I will forward the necessary information to you for a visit. If you know of others who would like to visit these soldiers, please let them know. Thank you for supporting our troops.

Pete Birrow, B 2-35, 1968-69 VP, Active Unit Liaison; 35th Infantry Regiment Association Contact Pete HERE

Got a news story about one of our members?

We would like to present current articles on the guys who make us the best Infantry Regiment Associations around. Please submit articles to Past President Pete Birrow, at his email address. (Email Pete)

The Fall 2011 Issue of the Cacti Times, John Lorts, Editor and Bill Henson, Associate Editor, is out.

Here's a sample of page one of this issue. If you haven't seen the electronic color version Click Here to see what you're missing. Members may email Steve Rainbolt, our Secretary, to Sign Up.

WAR STORIES SECTION

The War Stories Section has turned into a huge success with almost 50 stories written by our Cacti Members. Got a “Cacti Story?” It can be a battle story, A funny or sad story. Just put it down the way you remember it. If you want a “creative license” to embellish a little you got it. Only rule is not to be malicious. Submit them to Wiley "Tiny" Dodd by Email, today!

Cacti Watch

The Association is proud to offer the 35th Infantry Regiment "Take Arms" Watch. Order one today and wear it with pride. Ordering Information.

Vietnam KIA Photos Needed

Dick Arnold, Doc Hall, and Pete Birrow have been gathering KIA Photos for a number of years. Their work has added immensely to our mission to memorialize our war dead. But we still need a few more. Click Here to view a list of Vietnam KIA photos needed. If you're a fellow Cacti, or a friend or family member, please consider sending a photo to Dick Arnold at his Email address.

Vietnam War - Gravesite Location Project

Doc Hall and Pete Birrow have been compiling a list of gravesites for our Vietnam KIAs for some time now. Through personal visits and searches on the web they have located hundreds. The information is now available by Clicking Here. If you have personal knowledge of a gravesite not found on the list, please contact Doc Hall at his Email address

Cacti Scholarship Program

All of our Cacti families are encouraged to apply for scholarship awards. To be eligible the applicant must: Be a child, stepchild, grandchild or great-grandchild of an Association member or a 35th Infantry Regiment member who was killed in action. Be a graduating high school senior. Have a minimum cumulative grade point average of 2.5 (on a 4.0 scale). Relatives of Association Board members are not eligible.

For more information see the Scholarship page of this website, or contact the Chairman, Mike Slyck. Mike's email address can be found on the Officers page.