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Camp Hamilton Veterans Memorial Park
by Jennifer Scott
Camp Hamilton is a Veterans Memorial Park in Kern County, California. Veterans who served during war and peacetime are honored here. This podcast includes the histories of 306+ men and women who served during war and peacetime and have trees planted in their memory at Camp Hamilton..
Episodes
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#081 David Cole Lang
David Cole Lang's mother talks about her son's life, his struggles with a TBI and PTSD, and his death.
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#080 Glenn Denton talks about veterans at Camp Hamilton
On a rainy December Day, Glenn Denton tells stories about veterans he knew whose friends and families planted trees in their names after the veteran's death.
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#079 MSgt "Penny" Pennybaker
Master Sergeant “Penny” Pennybaker served with the Marines in World War II, Korea and Vietnam. He was a much loved member of the Bodfish Chapter of the 1st Marine Division Association and active volunteer at Camp Hamilton Veterans Memorial Park. Listen to his friend Glenn tell Penny's story.
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#078 Sgt. Earby Ray Edwards
Sgt Earby Ray Edwards served with the Marines in Korea. Decades later, he learned about Camp Hamilton, attended many functions, and volunteered. He and MGySgt (ret) Glenn Denton became good friends. Listen to Glenn talk about his dear friend in this podcast.
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Camp Hamilton #018 Patricia Marie Oldham (Rocky)
Patricia Marie Oldham, also known as Rocky, graduated from Garces and joined the Marine Corps. She was a communicator.
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#077 Gunny Ben Holiboich
MGySgt (ret) Glenn Denton introduces fellow 1st Marine Division Association Bodfisher Gunny Ben Holiboich, who is honored at Camp Hamilton Veterans Memorial Park.
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#076 Budd Ray
Carol Van Pelt shares the story of her first husband, Budd Ray, who served in Vietnam. The American Legion Riders Chapter 26 maintains his and other veteran memorial trees at Camp Hamilton.
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#075 Lucky Cooper
Lucky Cooper served with the Marine Corps in World War II and later became a "Bodfisher" with 1st Marine Division Association. MGySgt (ret) Glenn Denton tells the story about one "lucky" camping with his friend Lucky.
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#074 Henry O. Borgardt
Henry Borgardt served with the Marine Corps in World War II. Henry helped Glenn dedicate trees to veterans at Camp Hamilton. When the World War II vet passed away, Henry’s was the first tree planted outside the original fence line. Except, Henry's tree planting experienced an unexpected weather...
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#073 Tim Hill and the Skunk Incident
This story was recorded in November 2019. Sadly, Tim Hill died by the following January. His death had a profound effect on Camp Hamilton members. **** Many stories that occur at Camp Hamilton Veterans Memorial Park should be remembered and cause the listener to laugh. The incident between Gunny...
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#072 LCPL Hayward Kimo Peleiholani
Lance Corporal Hayward Kimo Hamili Peleiholani was born in Pahoa, Hawaii on June 14, 1950. He started his tour in Vietnam on April 13, 1969 and was killed in action on August 26, 1969. Kimo served with Golf Company 2/7. The trees for Kimo and the Golf Company 2/7 are on the perimeter of Camp...
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#071 PFC Gerald Allen Smith
Private First Class Gerald Allen Smith was born on January 8, 1951 in Ogden, Utah. The 18-year-old Marine started his tour in Vietnam on August 11, 1969. He was killed in action less than three weeks later on August 29th. He served with Golf Company 2/7. Gerald’s name is on the Vietnam Memorial…
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#070 Glenn Denton explains Camp Hamilton to the Naval Sea Cadets
In this episode, MGySgt Glenn Denton (Ret) explains what Camp Hamilton is to the Bakersfield Naval Sea Cadets. Glenn is Camp Hamilton's founder. The Naval Sea Cadets come out to Camp Hamilton as volunteers to clean-up the park and provide the Color Guard for our Memorial Day and Veterans Day...
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#069 DL Young
Corporal David D.L. Young served with Golf Company 2/7 in Vietnam with MGySgt Glenn Denton (ret), founder of Camp Hamilton. D.L. was the leader of the squad. Glenn was D.L's fire team leader. Months later, D.L. would go on R&R and Glenn would be given the leadership of the squad. When he…
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#068 Oliver Stamps
Staff Sergeant Oliver Clifton Stamps was born in Baltimore, Maryland on 27 January 1938. The 31-year-old Marine started his tour in Vietnam with Golf Co 2/7 on 15 October 1969 and was killed in action on 7 January 1970 in the Quang Nam Province.
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#067 Stephen Earl Cunningham
Private First Class Stephen Earl Cunningham was born 5 February 1947 in Cleveland, Ohio. The 22-year-old's tour in Vietnam began on 4 August 1969 with the Marines in Golf Co 2/7. Less than three weeks later, Stephen would be killed in action on 23 August 1969.
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#066 Culp Family Tree
The Culp Family tree was planted by one brother for his three brothers. The entire family served in the military. CPO Awain B. "John" Culp served in Korea with the U.S. Navy. John was born on 25 October 1939 and died on 10 January 1992. Isaac Richard Culp served with the Army infantry in Germany...
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#065 Barney Cadena
SSGT Barney Cadena saw heavy action in Vietnam and, as a result, suffered many problems that he fought through. He was a very good many. One memory that MGySgt (Ret) Glenn Denton has of Barney includes a story about dress blues. Not all Marines had dress blues, but Barney had had embassy duty.…
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#064 Eugene Cox and Martin Newton
Eugene Cox was Cheparnie Cox’s son. He served in the Army during World War II and later was heavily involved with the VFW. Cheparnie’s daughter Sue married Martin Newton, who served with the Navy during World War II. Three trees are planted for the Cox/Newton family at Camp Hamilton. At one time,...
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#063 Howard Gin
Howard Gin was quite a character. He was a Marine Corps veteran who served in Korea. When he left the service, Howard entered politics in the Bay Area, even claiming that he was the mayor of Chinatown. Howard was an incredible cook. At 1st Marine Division, Camp Pendleton, and Camp Hamilton...
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#062 Leon Llewellyn
Leon Llewellyn was a Navy recruiter in the 1970s in Bakersfield. He was affectionately called Lee-lee by his friends. Leon served in Vietnam and Diego Garcia, where he worked as a Seebee extending the air strip on the atoll so that it could land B-52s. On of MGySgt (Ret) Glenn Denton’s favorite...
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#061 Kevin "Ivan" Pierce
SPC Pierce was known as Kevin to his family and Ivan to his friends. Kevin was given the name Ivan by Charlie Duncan, another member of Camp Hamilton. Ivan was often called Charlie Duncan’s son. After serving in the Special Forces, Ivan and his friends would visit Camp Hamilton. Looking around…
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#060 Hal Cowan
Hal Cowan was a World War II Marine and a friend of Camp Hamilton. He came out to the camp almost everyday to do projects. He originally landed on Guadalcanal in World War II and fought through the South Pacific and Okinawa. He entered China at the end of World War II. When Imperial Japan...
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Camp Hamilton #059 Lon Chaney
Chief Hospital Corpsman Lon Chaney was an educator and a historian. In fact, he was the Camp Hamilton Veterans Memorial Park historian until he passed away on May 23, 2017. In the past few months, we had heard stories about veterans by the people who knew them. Today we will listen to the…
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Camp Hamilton #058 Fidel Hernandez
Don Taylor, our resident bagpiper, tells this story of SSgt Fidel Hernandez, a Marine who served in World War II. Glenn Denton then adds to the story. During World War II, the military listed Fidel's brother as missing in action. With his father's blessing, Fidel joined the Marine Corps find his...
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Camp Hamilton #057 Vernon Valenzuela
The stories about Vernon Valenzuela from Kern County veterans could fill a book. Vernon Valenzuela served in the Army during Vietnam. He had a tough tour and because of the people he knew and lost, Vernon became heavily involved in veteran's issues, especially Post Traumatic Stress. Vernon was…
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Camp Hamilton #056 Leonard and Betsy Hamilton
Camp Hamilton is named after Leonard Hamilton. Leonard was an "Old China" Marine before World War II. He landed in Shanghai, China in 1936 with the 4th Marine Regiment until war broke out and then fought with the 1st Marine Division. When the war was over, Leonard got discharged. As he was…
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Camp Hamilton #055 Leland D. Crawford
Leland Crawford was the 9th Sgt Major of the Marine Corps. He served from 1951 to 1983. MGySgt Denton and Sgt Major Crawford were re-acquainted at Camp Pendelton in the 1980s. The two men got involved with the 1st Marine Division Association. At one time, the retired Crawford ordered Denton and…
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Camp Hamilton #054 Arend Tack Tanis
Chief Arend "Tack" Tanis retired from the United States Navy. MGySgt Glenn Denton met him in the 1970s. Tack and his wife Toni owned a little pub next to Central Park in Bakersfield that the hangout for active duty military in town.
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Camp Hamilton #053 Arthur D. Denton
Arthur D. Denton was a Marine in Vietnam. He was Glenn Denton Jr.'s little brother. The military would not send Arthur to Vietnam while Glenn was deployed. The two brothers switched places though Glenn was in the infantry and Arthur was in the air wing. Arthur earned three air medals. He passed...
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Camp Hamilton #045 D.K. Feickert, GJ. Feickert Jr., and Harold Barlett
D. K. Feickert served in the U.S. Marine Corps. He is one of two Feickerts in the Park by their brother Paul Feickert was very active in the Bodfish Chapter of the 1st Marine Division Association. When we first started the park, Paul helped out quite a bit. D.K.'s tree had a hard time existing on...
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Camp Hamilton #052 Randolph A. Guzman
Captain Randolph A. Guzman was killed in the Oklahoma Bombing on April 19, 1995. He was on active duty working at the federal building wearing full dress blues when the building was blown up. As the firefighters and policemen carried Randy's body out of the building, the first responders did a...
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Camp Hamilton #051 Joseph LaGrand Smithson
Joseph LaGrand Smithson had two Marine sons named Mike and Sid who were very active at Camp Hamilton and the 1st Marine Division. The eldest brother Mike recently passed away and his name will be added in the future. The tree dedications are only for veterans and trees can be not reserved…
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Camp Hamilton #050 Cheparnie Cox and Sue Newton
Cheparnie Cox, who was from Oklahoma, served in the Army during World War I. He was born in 1897 and died in 1971. When the Bakersfield National Cemetery opened, his grandson had Cheparnie moved and the former gravestone placed behind Cheparnie's memorial. Cheparnie's daughter was named Sue…
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Camp Hamilton #049 Glenn E. Denton
Glenn E. Denton was MGySgt Glenn Denton Jr.'s father. He served in the U.S. Army during World War II. Denton Sr.'s tree memorial has been replanted and moved. He served in North Africa, Sicily, and France. The elder Denton would get a twinkle in his eye talking about France at the end of the war....
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Camp Hamilton #048 Purple Heart Tree
Next to Bob and King the USMC Scout dog is a bush that we turned into a tree. The "tree" has purple blossoms. Its plaque reads "Dedicated to all veterans who shed blood for their country." MGySgt Glenn Denton and probably half of Camp Hamilton who served in combat earned Purple Hearts. In Glenn's...
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Camp Hamilton #047 Bob Davis and King 67XO the USMC Scout Dog
Sgt Bob Davis served as a Marine Corps Dog Handler. After the military, Bob worked in Kern County for several years. He was a Commander of VFW Post 97 and later a District Commander for the VFW. Bob later became involved with Camp Hamilton and asked to dedicate a tree in his dog's memory. King…
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Camp Hamilton #046 Billy B. Duncan
Billy B. Duncan served in the U.S. Army during World War II. His son, Charlie Duncan, who is a dear friend of the camp and Glenn, purchased 10 acres of land near the camp some 20 years after he dedicated the tree to his father. Charlie would bring his father out to Camp Hamilton to go dove…
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Camp Hamilton #006 F. Ross Doll, Fred C. Doll, John Thomas Doll and Steven Doll
Lt. F. Ross Doll was an Iwo Jima survivor. He lived to be a ripe old age and would come to Camp Hamilton for every function or just to sit in solitude under the trees. There are 4 Dolls in Camp Hamilton from three generations. Fred. C. Doll was Ross's father. Fred served in World War I in the 7th...
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Camp Hamilton #044 Christoph Ludwig Scheider
Lt. Christoph Ludwig Schneider was U.S. Army 1st Calvary Division. He was killed in action on November 5, 1951, in Korea. The Schneider family heard about Camp Hamilton and wanted to dedicate a tree to him. Here we are in 2018 and Korea is all over the news. It is a big deal that the Korean War...
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Camp Hamilton #043 Ruben B Rohrbach
Ruben B. Rohrbach served during World War II. He was very active in the 1st Marine Division. Once he passed away, the chapter Ruben Robrbach belonged to dedicated this tree in his memory.
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Camp Hamilton #042 George Chegay
George Chegay, of the United States Marine Corps, was killed in action on July 27, 1953, while serving with Hotel Company, 3rd Battalion, 1st Marines in Korea. The Navy corpsman who took care of Chegay was Doc Candelario. Doc said that Chegay was the last Marine killed in action in Korea. We are...
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Camp Hamilton #041 Thomas Lopez, Isidoro "Chato" Lopez and Michael Morales Calvillo
This is a family tree was dedicated by David Lopez, a retired Army 1st Sgt. He originally dedicated the tree to his father, Thomas Lopez, who was in the U.S. Army Air Corps during World War II. Then his Uncle Isidoro "Chato" Lopez, also a WWII veteran, passed away. David's cousin Michael Morales...
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Camp Hamilton #040 Edward Lee Senn
Pvt Edward Lee Senn was killed in action during World War II in Italy. His family dedicated this tree in his memory. The current tree is a replanted because his original tree did not survive.
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Camp Hamilton #039 T.W. "Tom" Blackmon, Jr.
Tom Blackmon, Jr. was killed in action in Korea on August 7, 1950. His two brothers came out to Camp Hamilton a lot during the early years. They dedicated this tree in the late 1990s. It is a nice pine tree. Like many trees, his first tree did not survive and had to be replanted.
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Camp Hamilton #038 Edmund Miles Keefe Jr.
Edmund Miles Keefe Jr. retired from the Marine Corps as a Lieutenant colonel. His tree was planted by his son Ed around 2012. His son, Ed, is a retired USMC Major who staged a recon unit for the Volkslauf. Ed landed the helicopter at Camp Hamilton next to the haystack.
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Camp Hamilton #037 William Carl Adams
Warning: This episode includes a graphic description of Carl Adams' body. Sgt Carl Adams served with MGySgt Glenn Denton in Golf Company 2/7 in Vietnam. He was killed on the first day of August battle in 1969. It was his remains that Shelton and Denton carried down the hill, the day that the…
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Camp Hamilton #036 Daniel L. Louie
Daniel Louie was part of the 1st Marine Division Association. His family came out to a ceremony and decided that they wanted a tree. Many of the trees, in the early days, only had the veterans name and service unless they were killed in action. Daniel's tree was planted over 20 years ago.
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Camp Hamilton #035 Joseph Pinto
PFC Joseph Pinto, USMC, was part of Golf Company 2/7 in Vietnam. Pinto was killed the day after Richard Shelton. On August 26, Denton and his squad were heading out through rice paddies when they were mortared by enemy fire. Many, included Denton, were wounded. Pinto was killed.
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Camp Hamilton #034 Richard P Shelton
Warning. This episode includes graphic detail. PFC Richard Shelton's death made a huge impact on MGySgt Glenn Denton's life. He is the reason why Camp Hamilton Veteran Memorial Park exists. Shelton was a part of Denton's squad with the Golf Company in Vietnam. Shelton was killed in action on…
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Camp Hamilton is a Veterans Memorial Park in Kern County, California. Veterans who served during war and peacetime are honored here. This podcast includes the histories of 306+ men and women who served during war and peacetime and have trees planted in their memory at Camp Hamilton..
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Jennifer Scott
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