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Photo Album
Along with countless experiences during Ray's 30 years of service, there are countless memories in pictures. Many with special meanings and experiences tied to them. Enjoy looking at the cherished pictures in this photo album.
Ray’s parents, Ray Sr. & AnnBoland’s wedding photo, 1936 | Ray’s parents in the 1940’s | Ray’s parents, 1965, in Chicago |
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Ray’s parents in Texas, 1974 | Grandparents | Ray and Dad |
Both Ray Bolandsproudly in their uniforms. | Dancing with the Stars?Ray at 5 years old in 1943 | Ray & Alan |
The original Blues Brothers1944 with Ray on left and his brother, Alan on right. | Ray's Fatherbefore he went to Europe for WW II. | Ray & Alanat Wisconsin family farm. |
Ray with his Grandma Duskeat grade school graduation, January 1951. | First official ROTC military uniformRay, as a high school freshman when he was 13-years old. | Basic Trainingat Fort Leonard Wood in March 1956. |
High School grad | Ray & Jackie’s honeymoonwas part of a college trip with a stop in New York City. | Commissionedas a Second Lieutenant at Fort McCoy in 1959, Ray is shown with his father. |
Mr. Boland the teacherwith his 1961 classes at Roche A Cri School in 1961. | B Battery - 121st Artillery Battalionfrom Marshfield, WI, before being deployed to Fort Lewis, WA. Ray was a Second Lieutenant and is in the front row. | The Beavers in 1964 |
The three Boland boys in 1964Left to right - Dave, Michael and David. | Stationed in Hanau, Germanyin 1965, Ray flew the L-19 Bird Dog where he was an aviation officer for the 215th Field Artillery Group. | Captain Boland June 1966Ray’s wife, Jackie, wanted a “nice” photo of Captain Boland before he was deployed on his first tour in Vietnam. |
Qui Nhan Vietnam 1965The aviators became friends with the Vietnamese neighborhood kids during their stay in Qui Nhon, Vietnam, | Ray as the Unite Supply OfficerNear the supply room where Ray was the unite supply officer during his first tour of duty in Vietnam, 1966 | The OtterThe Otter aircraft in Qui Nhon, Vietnam, November, 1966 |
Vietnam OtterThe Otter aircraft in Vietnam, 1967. Notice the dirt landing strips. | Results from mortar attackEvidence of a mortar attack on the Otter while stationed at Pleiku, Vietnam, January 1967 | Schrapnel holes in the Otter from mortar attach at Pleiku - Jan 1967 |
Otter - Nha Qiang Dec 1066 | Captain Bolandflying an Otter in Vietnam, January 1967. | Remote Village in VietnamA remote Vietnam village where Ray flew near the village and then took a Jeep into the village. |
U-6A Beaver from Fort RuckerCaptain Boland flying an Otter in Vietnam, January 1967. | Football starsDeveloping football stars while Dad is in Vietnam. Left - Dan in 5th grade and right, Dave in 3rd Grade, 1968. | Ray Back of CobraRay in the back seat of a Cobra in Vietnam, 1970. |
Ray and plane Vietnam | Damaged Cobrafrom a rocket attack in Vietnam, 1970. | Ray's damaged quartersafter being hit by a rocket in Vietnam, 1970. |
Ray as part of the El Torosat Camp Eagle, 1970, in Vietnam. | Stressed RayThe stress of continuous action in Vietnam is being to show on Ray’s face, August 1970. | Ray & Jackiein Hawaii for a little R&R in 1970. |
Family back from VietnamFamily photo after Ray returned from second tour of duty in Vietnam, Christmas 1970. | Camping trip | Ray’s assumption of commandin Hawaii, 1978. Ray is on the left. |
Ray & Jackieat Ray’s Army War College Graduation, 1981. | Ray and Jackie | A Special Night!After Ray gives Bob Hope a Fort McCoy jacket with Hope’s name on it. |
Ray’s final dayas an active-duty soldier and his retirement at Fort McCoy, July 1, 1991. | Soldiers from 1970 Camp EagleReceiving their awards. Third from right: Fred Cappo, second from right Dick Femrite, and far right Joe Maxson. | Ray with pilots from Camp Eagle2023 - Third from left - Dick Femrite, Fred Cappo and far right Joe Maxson. |
Ray and sons | Ray Boland | High Flight |
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