Welcome to the Home Page of the US Army Met Team, Canal Zone


Most of the Team Listed below Was Stationed at Corozal (Pacific Side) or Ft Sherman (Atlantic Side) during the period from 1969 to 1970.   Military personnel in the USA Met Team from other periods are welcome.   Please email your information to Ed Johnson
foodwatch2003@yahoo.com.  We are in need of circa 1970 pictures from the zone.  Please email them in any format.

Tom Ardrey      Working for the Weather Service in Columbia SC
Frank Mlakar Believed to be somewhere in Minneapolis
Henry Stein  Originally from the Chicago Area
Richard Keen   Now teaching in Colorado  
Ron Hanna Last known working in Indianapolis
Steve Schraeder Originally from Kansas Area
Tom Wilson Last Seen trashing a jeep in Sh@# Pond
JoeVan Bullard  Originally from New Mexico, believed to be Asst City Mgr of Oklahoma City
Ed Johnson Lives in Menands, NY... working as a Program Manager  
Fred Choppy Fred lives near the Jersey Shore.  He is active in CG Auxiliary there
Mark Rafferty Believed to be from Philadelphia area.....lived with his wife Marta in RP.
Jim Bartholomy Believed to be living in New England
Howie Kirschner From LaTrobe PA, whereabouts unknown
Tracy Jones Now works as a programmer for a school district north of San Diego area
Stephen Repasch From Bethlehem PA area now the Mayor of Fountain Hill, PA
Ken Marshall Originally from California
"Pinky" Milock Beware of the Bats at Gamboa! 
Frank Kessler Originally from Portland OreGUN.... Wanted to be a politician
Mike Wepsala  We appear to have located Mike through a genealogy page on    the web...then again, maybe not
Rick Krolick Last Seen boarding a cruise ship in Panama with an Aussie mate just before ETS.  Sadly, Rick passed away recently.
Phil Karantzalis Whereabouts unknown
Richard Gazda  Working in weather at Redstone Arsenal
MSGT Bill Taylor Bill passed on in 1993,  Some of Bill's  travels after CZ are detailed by his daughter Melodye
Sgt. Herbert Arter Whereabouts unknown
Sgt. Kamidoi Originally from Hawaii
MSGT Eisenbeis Whereabouts unknown
Maj Vernon Hermanson Whereabouts unknown
Lt. Jimmy Winchel Whereabouts unknown
Sgt Lloyd Nolan Believed to be living in California
CWO Carlson Last seen launching a Loki rocket into Colon on a very windy day
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Dave McGinnis Was on both sides during period Jan '72 to May'73.  He is now with the Weather Service

  

Others to be added.....

We will try to find as many as we can of the members of the US Army Met Team "Marooned" at Corozal and Fort Sherman during the period from 1969 through 1970. We are gathering pictures of the era and will attempt to post email addresses for those that wish to be found.

A New Message Board will be linked from here soon...


Check out what is passing through the Miraflores Locks RIGHT NOW.....

Some of our Landmarks.....

              Miraflores Locks 1970                                    Rio "Spot" (Rio Mar) 1970                               Entrance to Ft Sherman (Recent)

              Panama City (1969)                          Ft Sherman Locker (Note 8 track tape!)  1970                   Carnivale in Panama City 1969     

Battery Mackenzie (Rocket Man!)  (WWII)                Arcus                                                                                      1970