marines in nam

[sloan52]

looking for alol marines that served in nam between 1968-1974. please give location served. semper fi...

[davblay]

MWSG-17, WERS-17, Danang, 1969-1970, 1st MAW

[FISTFU68]

:usmc:GRUENWALD,J.E~I/3/26~HUMPED ALL OVER,I-CORPS;ON THE ANKLE EXPRESS!MET SATAN & GOD-MORE THAN ONCE!GOD~WON!!!:beer:SEMPER~FIDELIS

[JP YH08]

I was assigned to HMH-463, Feb-70-Nov-70 , Nov-70-Mar-71 , HMM-263... MMAF

Went on Ops Eagle Pull , & Frequant Wind.. 1975 With HMH-463


JP YH08 "Dimmer/ EG-12 Peach Bush"

[exnitro]

I was with 5th Motor T. in Chu Lai July 67 to Oct or Nov 67 then B.L.T. 3/1,1st Mar Div. Was at Qua Viet, Quangtri, Dong Ha, Camp Carroll, Red Beach. Last 30 days in country at Da Nang with a Motor T outfit again, don't remember the unit.


Semper Fi

[roady17]

I was with 1st Tracks at Qua Viet from Nov. 67 to Oct. 68

Semper Fi

[d c taveapont]

Lima 3/1...1970/1971

[bootlace15]

echo 2/1 camp carroll,an hoa,arizona territory,ga noi island,finger lakes
bang your dead bootlace15 out

[davy42055]

VMFA-122 Sept'67 to Oct'68 DaNang

[montana]

was B 1/7 69-70
humped all over Quang Nam provence from the tops of the leach infested jungeled mountain tops to the leach infested rice paddys in the low lands and left peases of marines in every bit of it
the boobytrap capital of the world

[hrscowboy]

Aug 5 1969 to July 15 1971 1st Marine Airwing Mag 16 Zulu Company reactionary forces.

[SgtShipley]

USMC 1970-74. Went to Nam 1970-71.....
H & S Co. 3/5, Mortarman 60mm/81mm (Queson Valley/FSB Ross)
H & S Co. 3/1 Mortars (QuangTri Providence, Hill 190)

Left the Corps in 1974 and went into the Navy to become a Navy Corpman. Went aboard the USS Hancock, CVA-19 in Dec. 1974 and went back to Nam for the Operation Eagle Pull and Frequent Wind. The last two Marines to die in the Viet Nam war were two pilots on a CH-46 from our carrier. They were Marine Captain William C. Nystul, and his co-pilot, Marine 1st Lieutenant Michael J. Shea. The Crewchiefs survived the crash, but were seriously injured. The whole story is in "Jakes Hancock" site. They were Marine Corporals Stephen R. Wills and Richard L. Scott. I was one of the corpman who took care of them.
I retired in 1992 as an HM1 from the Naval Reserves. Was called to active duty for Desert Storm prior to retiring.
Proud to have served my beloved Corps as Combat Marine and as Corpman.
Semper Fi, from " Short Round" ( I don't remember ever having a short round....I was nick named that because I was 5'3" tall) and " Doc", two nick names I cherish with great honor!

PS. One of my worst memories "in" country as a Marine was the day that an OV-10 was hit and crashed about 300 meters from where we had just bedded down after humping our asses off. I remember them too....I will always remember that day. That account is in the Marine Combat Helicopter site. :flag:

[hmckinley]

Dong Ha Project 972 from the sand ramp to the mouth of the river at kau- viet up the beach to dmz, then points all across to the other rice burners border. Doc, all Marines who's been there, done that and will never forget, all Navy Corpsman was a doc. Only difference between you and I was the rank insignia,everyone was green and considered a Marine. Semper Fi!

[bigdog43701]

1st PLT, D Company, 3d RECON. RVN 1972 Leatherneck Square

[ggyoung]

Horrable Hog 3/11, 3rd. MP 1969-70

[semperfi170]

1970 - 1971
VMA(aw)-242
VMA(aw)-225
H&MS-11 ((tad for 2 months to ECM shop)

[USMCmailman]

HQ 4th Marines, Combat base Vandergrift 1968, Northern I corps.

[bhanse]

Was in Vietnam 68-69 with HMM-362 flying around I corps. Squadron disbanded in July/Aug 68 while we were @ Phu Bai and we turned all of our 34s over to the VNAF. Was with HMH 463 during Frequent Wind/Eagle Pull April/May 75. Remember it as though it were yesterday.:flag:

[Devildogmd2]

68-69 1st MarDiv, 5th MarReg, ComBn - An Hoa, Arizona Territory, Dodge City, Duc Duc village, Liberty Bridge, Antenna Valley, Go Noi Island, Que Son Mountains, the Phantom Blooper, Charlie Ridge, Happy Valley - Yes, I remember it all; arrived a PFC and left a CPL. War zones are great for promotions, if you survive! Patrick Wayne Dale - MSgt Retired.

[FISTFU68]

:evilgrin: WELCOME HOME BROTHER'S :evilgrin: :iwo:

[d c taveapont]

shipley, young. you two were close to the areas i was in.. hill 190..wasn't that indias old compound up by namo bridge....

[Dave Coup]

H&S Comm 3/7/1 Dec '68 thru Dec '69. Hill 10,37, LZ Rattlesnake, FSB Ross.

SF
Dave

[FISTFU68]

:evilgrin: I DID THE BUNKER'S IN (DODGE CITY) OR LET'S SAY THEY DID ME? OPERATION MEADE RIVER~20NOV.68 TO 8 DEC.68~INDIA/3/26...HATED QUANG-NAM~~~~:usmc: :iwo:

[ivalis]

70-71, 3rd 8" howitzers, Hill 52, An Hoa, LZ Baldy, Hill 10

[bigalholmes165]

.

Marble Mountain, Chu Lai, Key Hai & Phu Bai.

Welcome Home, Brothers - Semper Fi.

[garybloom]

D/2/11, E/2/11, MOS2531, FO team I/3/5 from 1-70 to 6-70

[2872]

'69-'70, FLSG-B, Quang-Tri, DaNang, and a whole bunch of hills!

[Williamwfh]

In 1965 I was in 1<SUP>st</SUP> LAAM BN, on Monkey Mountain a few of us worked with SeaBee detachment, MCB 11 developing our missile complex. I met the deadly green bamboo snake on my shoulder, and the friendly gibbon apes who I got our commanders to accept as sentries because they made noises when the Vietnamese came around. Under the control of the VA I was safer in Vietnam than in civilian life in the USA.

[MillRatUSMC]

65 India 3rd Bn 4th Marines
66 -67 Golf 2nd Bn 1st Marines

[Robert Browell]

:mad: A-1-11 in support of 1-1 66-67 in a place we called the "Desert" just north of Hoi An:usmc:

[b2542]

Hq Battery 1/11 Hill 55 1969-1970

[Headpirate]

I/3/26 10/67 - 11/68

[navyvet]

:iwo: my dad was in the 1stdiv in 69 i think. he was a radio op

[Williamwfh]

:flag: QRK, came the call over the radio, what is the readability of my signals?

Reply:
Cherry dumplings apple pie
I hear your station 5 x 5
Eene meenee minee mo
How do you hear my radio?
Over.

Author and composer - unknown
1964, USMC, 2<SUP>nd</SUP> LAAM bn, B Btry.

[devilhund1]

I would like to endorse that statement that bigdog had forhisquote truer words were never spoken.

[bigvolmn]

My Story
Plt 1207 MCRD San Diego Nov 69 Jan 70
Q Co., 2nd ITR, Camp Horno, MCB Camp Pendleton Jan 70 Mar 70
Staging Btn, MCB Camp Pendleton Mar 70 Nov 70
HQ Co., 1st Battallion 5th Marines, S2 Scout Nov 70 Dec 70
2nd Plt, Charlie Co., 1/5 Dec 70 Jan 71

TAD, 2111 School, Okinawa Mar 71
HQ Co., S-1, 1st Marine Regiment Camp Perdue RVN

[david43844]

1968-1969 Red Beach aka Rocket Alley

[Zulu 36]

Quote: "Eene meenee minee mo
How do you hear my radio?
Over."

Loud and clear,
With a little hum.


Or:

"Radio check. How do you hear my radio" (Nervous 2d Lt constantly calling in radio checks).

"I hear you two-by-two. Too often and too loud. Out." (Reply from company commander).

[b2542]

11th Marines hill 55

[sgtrock1970]

Jan 70 to march 70 with Lima 3/26-FNG got to carry the radio-
March 70 to Jan 71 with Hotel 2/1 -lotsa walking in Indian Country

[Williamwfh]

Pass this along. I have a serious bad spin and I know many of ground ponders also suffer from spinal problems. At the VA centers the doctors give us laxatives and oil tablets for our common symptoms of: cannot take a crap but ounce ever few days, perhaps five days or so, what is wrong, and the doctor will say, it is your diet. Think again, and try this, buy a ¾ inch ply sheet, place a folded towel for a pillow at one end, lay down and bend your legs so your hips flatten your spinal column flat, and then straighten your legs, now relax and go to sleep for about one half hour. I now it feels hard but when you wake up your spin will be in its natural shape. Now do some simple stretch exercises, and over the couple of days I think your regulatory system will return to normal. Try to exercise back into shape so the muscles return and hold the spinal column together. Remember that back pack we carried up and down those hills, will it was OK then, but now it has caused us some problems, or so I suspect and the doctors do not want to inform us of this problem.

[RVHall]

04OCT67 - 24OCT68
We had two-man teams of radio operators attached to each 2nd ROK Marine Brigade operating unit.

Recon platoon near (not the one near DaNang) An Hoa
11th Co. 3rd Btn. at Binh Son / Tra Binh Dong
10th Co. 3rd Btn. covering the region east of Hoi An
several weeks at 3rd Btn. CP in-between assignmentsFor the thread's originator: A USMC Chaplain visited the recon platoon one Sunday. Good sermon, story about some ragged, troops; the rest of the story was that they were our revolutionary war soldiers. Moral was not to be too critical of less well trained allied troops.

Any of you ANGLICO Marines out there?

[Williamwfh]

I was transfered into message center as the field messenger and drove around the the DaNang region by myself in a jeep in 1965/66, and that was was sensitive and difficult duty but very worth while. The other message center clerk informed me as I walked in one day to our little hut while he was standing at a door way with the switchboard operater they had a 2x4 placed over the door's threshold, I can break this 2x4 the same way the ROK's did this morning, and before I could stop him, he broke his hand. For the next few weeks I was not only the field messenger but also the clerk typist. I was also the afternoon postal clerk which I enjoyed, for that truly was fun duty. I was selected for the field duty and went through thorough reviews before I was given the jeep and the trust to remain alive in the field, and that is hard to explain to the average marine who will break their hand afterwards. I am 61 years old and suffer from PTSD. I hope this reflection has some merits for some of you.

[RVHall]

he broke his hand. ......... I hope this reflection has some merits for some of you.

Your comments do bring back some memories, William. Any time they (ROK Marines) weren't on a search & destroy operation, back in the CP they would practice Tae Kwon Do. Often, at the end, a few of their most expert black belts would demonstrate their skills. They were good, indeed. But I was once deceived by the breaking of an extremely thick pile of bricks with hands and foreheads. I then discovered that Vietnamese bricks are not nearly as strong as our own. Still it was an impressive display of skill.

I'm 61 too. Fortunately no PTSD, but I do go through phases of waking up at 3 or 4 am with images, smells, or sounds that I don't care to recall. I think that, for me, checking out these USMC websites in the past several months helps that more than it hurts.

Best wishes to you and Semper Fi

[Williamwfh]

For your poor sleep habits try getting your spin back into shape as I mentioned above with a ply wood board, and seek professional help for PTSD. In Vietnam of 1965 I was warned about my movements alone after one of my friends Sgt. Schwartz [“A” Btry]; killed republic Vietnam 1965 cause of death friendly fire. In a rage to kill VC Sgt. Schwartz left the compound and was killed by ARVN’s. As I recall only 16 lbs. of his body were found intact. In his pockets he had many grenades. The VA refused to recognize the importance of this issue as having any significance to my stressor listing and keep harassing me for more information knowing I am under post military orders not to discuss my activities, my VA psychiatrist has been removed from my case, but I did reflect on the Vietnamese that helped me in the field, and mainly the street orphans which one day one of those orphans I was informed blew herself up while I was in the main PX at her request to buy her a blanket. Since discharge from the marines I have was not able to adjust to civilian life, but for a short period I did study and become a computer scientist, then I back slid into depression and an only worked sporadically. Today I am a care giver for another veteran who has Alzheimer’s and periodically provide information to the U.S. government of national and international affairs which they do at times consider and act on. The VA on the other hand is a vicious under hand cycle of distrust for the veteran nation-wide, the councilors are not interested or mentally able to conduct business on behalf of the veteran and their needs. They on the most part believe they are there for the betterment of the government for what ever that means and the veteran is to get the bare bones. For a period of time I became the lead investigator on NASA shuttle Challenger at the industrial level and never agreed with the U.S. Government’s Rogers Commission, and was later found to be correct when the shuttle Columbia went down. After that the U.S. Congress did contact me and I did provide relevant information in the following commission’s and investigation but no where will my name be seen or spoken. Only recently has U.S. Senator Akaka spoken out in my behalf and provided me with a picture with his signature on it and that was at his request. For decades I have lived with PTSD and it pops up in many different ways, some are mental, and some are organic maybe spinal, nevertheless they are serious and we veterans beyond a normal family-life deserve better treatment and understanding of our post military condition because someday we might again be called upon and depended upon to serve our nation.

[JAMES DREKSLER]

Lima 3/5 70 To 71

[terribleT]

I SERVED IN NAM FROM 60 - 70 WITH THE CAP MARINES IN 2ND CAG, AND 72-73 6MOS.TDY WITH MABS 12 SECURITY AT BIEN HOA,RVN, (IN INDIA 3/9) ATTACHED TO MABS 12.:flag:

[terribleT]

Bad Typist...i Served In Nam From 69-70 With The Cap Marines ,and 72-73 Tdy With Mabs 12 Security At Bien Hoa (india 3/9) Which Was Attached To Mabs 12.

[Zulu 36]

I SERVED IN NAM FROM 60 - 70 WITH THE CAP MARINES IN 2ND CAG, AND 72-73 6MOS.TDY WITH MABS 12 SECURITY AT BIEN HOA,RVN, (IN INDIA 3/9) ATTACHED TO MABS 12.:flag:

Then you were at Bien Hoa when I was. I was a Motor T man in VMA-211 (technically the CO's driver, but I did everything else but drive him).

[dodgelady]

looking for anyone who knew/remembers my father JESSE PORTLOCK in 67-73 vietnam or otherwise. i have a lot of photos whithout names, and he was looking for some of you...he has passed suddenly and we are trying to carry out his wish....

thanks

shannon(daughter)

[greensideout]

Soc Trang was the base, the AO was Vietnam. HMM-362/VMO-2, 1962.

[Roach]

Looking for Sgt. Skip (the snake)Toole, H&HS-1,1STMAW, Danang, 68-69

[gehrij]

68 1st div Chu Lai and surrounding
Operations ? An armful
Met God ? you betcha
Fondest memory ? leaving in an upright position.

[Sarge05]

Hi! Semper fi Marines. I was EgnrMaintCo, MaintBn, 1st FSR/FLC from Nov. 69 to Oct. 70. Any Marines that was in this unit in this time frame sure would like to chat with you. My name is C. Wayne Lafitte. My MOS at that time in nam was 3211. Take care and God bless.

[Finger]

3rd Recon Bn 66-67
3rd Force Recon 68-69

Semper Fi to all you old Devildogs :usmc:

Finger

[YNCGUNS]

My Brother was with

Bco BLT 1/4 3rd MarDiv (Rein) from 02/72 - 10/72
Bco BLT 1/9 3rd MarDiv (Rein) from 10/72 - 02/73

[Gy7ras]

Served in Vietnam as an 0311 squad leader with the 1st Marine division 1970-71. Delta Co. 1/7 at LZ Baldy, Lima 3/5 at hill 34, Golf 2/1 at Marble Mountain.

:usmc:

[ggyoung]

Gy7========Was with Hog 3/11 1969-70.

[lovdog]

1968 - 1970 1ST MAW - Danang, 242 (Batmen) & 225 (Vikings) - also had a grand time with the grunts on guard duty (Cpl. of Guard) for a couple of months.

[Treasurehunter]

I served with HqCo, 11th Engineer Bn, 3rd Marine Division Dong Ha from April 69-November 69 then pulled back to Okinawa.

Semper Fi!!!!

[boston]

to capt sloan
my name is john carlson i was with the 11th eng bn dong ha - camp evans
volunteer to work with us- aid was at the rear gate thay use to walk the 122rockets by us tring to get the air force relay tower got to see the ammo dump go up drove a yellow korea era thay got my truck and the jeep with the hand shaking symble on the side. made the pick up from air america
ran the goddies to Mac-v at quang-tri and cam lo after that went back to
the 11eng bn we open the road to khe sanh fixed the green beanie camp
and built the small firstaid hut for the montinyards?????? the camp was over run twoweeks later came back and was on sent on ambush and one
of the men shoot his buddy the next day I was sent to the 3rd eng bn and the E-tiket ride begane was with 1/9 2/4 2/26 and most of it was up hill
was a 1371 was on prairie 1-2-3-4-op hickory chootaw freemont granit
neosho was on a landing teem ended at the bottom of camp carroll

[Riven37]

69-70 Quang Nam provence, Lima 3/1 :cry:

[boston]

riven37 could not fined your thread dont know to much about this
maybe you could help me with some info on some of ops i know the ops
Id like to know who i was with as a 1371 we was like **** all over the place
I know it was a E-tiket ride have lots of photos dont know how to down load
yet

[corky0566]

Have Marine brothers who were in RVN during the same years mentioned. Were you near Hill 65? L/Cpl George Crumbley and Sgt William (wolf) Wolfrom, communicators/radio were there. :flag:

[fourfinger]

I was with Delta Co from Nov 67 to May 68 got shot and sent home, was at Khe Sanh and the Rockpile.

Semper FI
The Walking Dead
Leonard G. Simmons

[madhouse]

Mike 3/4 ....Vandergrift Combat Base(stud)
Quang Tri, Dong Ha, Cam Lo, Rock Pile and a lotta places I can't remember.

[MAYBERRY]

Echo Company 2/3. 1 Marine Bridgade. M.C.A.S. Kaneohe Bay,Hawaii. 1973-1975.

[boston]

Mike 3/4 ....Vandergrift Combat Base(stud)
Quang Tri, Dong Ha, Cam Lo, Rock Pile and a lotta places I can't remember.
madhouse was a 1371 with 1/4 2/4 2/26 1/9 and 1st arven div some of my ops prairie1/2/3/4/ hickory /cimarron/choctaw/freemont/granite/neosho
ballistic armor/neashoII/fortress attack/kentuckyII I think thear was a few more oh I was with mac-v at dong ha was with the U.S.Aid program
I think Ill look for some of the doggies I was with boston

[corky0566]

India battery, 11th Marines...

Previous post regarding Marine brothers...L/Cpl Crumbley was promoted in the field to Captain. He and Sgt Wolfrom were near Duc Pho and Mo Duc during, I guess the Tet offensive....Me, well I ended my enlistment in '63. My 2 sons also served during '90 thru '99 whereby my youngest was killed in helo accident off the coast of San Diego near Point Loma. Close to my heart, the MARINES, is the reason for my madness....Semper Fi

[SgtShipley]

to: d c taveapont


Sorry I haven't responded to your message.....I haven't been in here for quite sometime.....and I never saw your question.

Your very correct. You go up that river that goes under Nam Bridge....go inland several clicks. The river was north of this hill. You can see the elevation number ( hill number) on Google.earth. Danang comes in real good on this satelite image.
Again, sorry for the delay.... Semper Fi, bill Shipley, TCBnFlash4@aol.com

[jawhed]

1st eng. bn. 1st mar. div. 11-66 to 2-68 from chu lai to camp carroll, liberty bridge,hill55 &10

[E5 Donlan]

Echo Company 2/3. 1 Marine Bridgade. M.C.A.S. Kaneohe Bay,Hawaii. 1973-1975. Was in Echo Company 2nd platoon just looking for fellow Marines that was in at that platoon or company at that same time.

[SgtShipley]

Hey...did I ever get back with an answer about hill 190 in nam and India 1/7 old compound? I am pretty sure it was.....
sorry for the delay...

[oldmarineab]

1st Marine Division 3rd MAF Cap Unit 1969-1970 I was in Da Nang and Cross Roads. I welcome fellow Marine responses.