Members of the Northwest Chapter of Gamewardens has been Honored on several occasions
with a visits to the Governors Mansion for Coffee with
Mike Gregoire
and
Mike's presents at some of our Gamewardens events.
Mike is a Combat Veteran and has been in many of the locations where we served
in the Mekong Delta.
We are all very grateful that Mike Gregoire has taken an interest in our group of combat veterans and the Brown Water Navy. We are all Brothers having server in the Mekong Delta. Mike was a member of the Delta Express a Army Convoy that delivered supplies to many cities and areas where we operated. Chau Doc, Ha Tien, Rach Gia and so many others. He had to travel through the dreaded U Minh Forest to get to many of the cities in the Delta. While he was visiting these places in his green Army trucks we were visiting the same places in our little Green Navy Boats.
The Governor Christine Gregoire has a wonderful reprehensive in Mike and Veterans have been well served by her by her and her administration.
March 16 2009
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On March 16th 2009 the officers of Gamewardens of Vietnam NWC and their wives visited Mike Gregoire in Olympia
L to R back row Bob Brower, Tom Restemayer, Heinz Hickethier and Alan Stephens
Front Row Dianne Brower, Bonny Restemayer, First Gentleman Mike Gregoire, Alice Hickethier and Nina Stephens
April 21 2008
L to R Tom Restemayer, Heinz Hickethier, Stacy Bodenner, Mike Gregoire, Josh Joiner and Alan Stephens


We like to take opportunities such as our visit to Olympia to showcase the people that support the NWC of Gamewardens of Vietnam and the Navy. On this Visit we took EN2 Josh Joiner Boat Division 92, Det 921 who has supported us for the last 18 months and Stacy Bodenner for the work she does as part of the Navy Family Support Center Everett.
October 7 2007
Left to Right GMG3 Tom Restemayer River Section 512 --- QMCS Heinz Hickethier River Division 551 – Gary Williams --- Mike Gregoire First gentleman of Washington State – ENC Alan Stephens – BMCS John Westfall of MIUWU 101, Everett, WA
March 7 2007

L to R John Wright CMC IBU 11, Tom Restemayer River Section 512, Heinz Hickethier River Division 551, Mike Gregiore First Gentleman of Washington state ( Army Transportation), Bob Brower 458th Army PBR's, Dennis Wheeler River Division 534, Rich Starks 458th Army PBR's
We all reminisced about our service and had a great time. John was the only one presently serving so he gave us a little insight about today's Navy.