111 N. Carter Avenue 309-944-2280 In December 1965, 1/5 landed and stayed ashore for awhile, this time at Chu Lai. 1201048001 1ST BN, 5TH MARINES, COMMAND CHRONOLOGY,28 FEB-7 MAY 1966 - dated 2/28/1966 Document No. During the brief but violent confrontations that caused these casualties, the Marines saw very few enemy soldiers. Ephrata, PA 17522 910-376-5405. 406-259-6893 That first volley of incoming mortar fire impacted in and around the main trench line that served the Battalion CP Group, seriously wounding Lt. Col. Van Den Berg, our Commanding Officer, and killing the Battalion Sergeant Major, Sgt. 623 Co. Rd. Retired after 26 years active and reserve. [emailprotected], Zywicki, Wallace 4th Plt. 1ST BN, 5TH MARINES, COMMAND CHRONOLOGY,22 MAY-DEC 1965 - dated 5/22/1965 Document No. [emailprotected]. Went with the Battalion to the 1st/16th, 1st ID, Erickson,Teddy B. La Habra, CA 90631 After the Marines of 1/5 landed on the top of the mountain, they worked their way eastward, down toward the coast, searching for the elusive Viet Cong. Went fron 5th/60th to the 1st 16th 1st ID. Chapin, SC 29036-9438 On 14 July 1965, the Commandant of the Marine Corps issued Marine Corps Order 5750.2 (MCO 5750.2), which 2619 Summer Grove Drive Russellville, AL 35654 The 1st Battalion, 26th Marines is an inactive infantry battalion of the United States Marine Corps. 5th Battalion Association Secretary, Meyers, Henry F. Binh Phuoc 9/67 6/68 13021 Fourth Drive SE [emailprotected] Remember well the medic who was there for me Tim Randall, Barton, Larry D. Binh Phuoc HQ Platoon 12/66 11/67 That date would be remembered as one of the deadliest single days for Charlie Company, 1 st Battalion, 5 th Marines during the entire Vietnam War. [emailprotected]. TWS is the largest online community of Veterans existing today and is a powerful Veteran locator. Great web site. 714-968-5518 Cape Girardeau, MO 63703-0743 [emailprotected], Bowman, Thomas A. 407-876-8206 [emailprotected] Birchfield, Gary H (Doc) - 1st Platoon Medic - 1/68-6/68. 172 West 400 South 1201048002 1ST BN, 5TH MARINES, COMMAND CHRONOLOGY,8-31 MAY 1966 - dated 5/8/1966 Document No. PO Box 703 31 Forest Avenue Southfield, MI 48076 16950 Maguire Road 303-798-8716 [emailprotected], Zurcher, Max 6/67-11/67 425-268-3249 Noble LA 71462 This is a great site!! I was transferred from the 1/16th 1st Inf. In February 2013, Bravo Company 1st LAR CHOP'ed to Battalion Landing Team 1/4 for the 13th MEU.. Sakal, Thomas Rach Kien 7/69 3/70 608-629-5497. 918-289-1828 [emailprotected] [emailprotected]. 845-855-1572 4037 Marchfield Road 832-603-9640 Later, before returning to CONUS, I took over B Company, again, during the Tet Offensive when the Company Commander was wounded. 2nd Battalion; 3rd Battalion; 1st Battalion 4th Marines; 5TH MARINE REGT. Stumper, Churchwell, Billy Rach Kien 9/68 ?/69 704-649-0224 817 9th Street 831-818-1067 Although the results of this battle were initially badly mis-reported, and the leaders of the American government were severely and negatively affected by this, the actual results of this historic battle showed that the Viet Cong were eliminated as a fighting force, and the NVA were not able to mount any military offensive of any significance until four years later. Upon completing this rotation they were awarded with the Navy Meritorious Unit Citation award. U.S. Marines with Fleet Anti-terrorism Security Company, Europe (FASTEUR), U.S. Navy Sailors with Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit 8 (EODMU 8), and Naval Construction Forces, the "Seabees", Commander, Task Force - 68 (CTF-68) personnel board a U.S. Air Force C-130 in Rota, Spain, April 15, 2021 for a joint forces readiness exercise . 1155 Buff Way Clear Lake SD 57226 9717 Southwind Circle Joe StanleyTerry L. Weaver 36 Bobcat Lane 931-289-2964, Smithers, Wayne P.- Binh Phuoc 1/68 1/69 1st Battalion 2d Marines Camp Lejeune, N.C. Mission Locate, close with and destroy the enemy by fire and maneuver or repel the enemy's assault with fire and close combat. In July 1920 the battalion re-activated to provide security for the U.S. Mail. SSG 3rd and 4th Platoons. The 5th Marines combat base, located further west, sat near the intersection of Route 538 and Highway One. 5th Engineer Battalion. Third platoon leader and XO with Bravo Company. 503-623-4148 413 Keyon [emailprotected] 9297 US Hwy 6 667 Hwy 52 West Clarksville, AR 72830-6701 585-944-1392. PO Box 57 I would take out Bravo 2 with Ed Torkelson. Anyone who remembers me, please contact me. 4 Yellow Yellow Circle 972-864-1570 They built Fire support base Lambert named for him. [emailprotected]. At first the NVA and VC left the Marines of 1/5 alone in our new Combat Base. 7804 SW Lake Unity Drive Miramar, FL 33027 In 7/67 moved to 2nd/47th, Sewell, Charles R. Binh Phouc 5/67-2/68 Denver, CO 80212 I send best wishes for good health and happiness to all. 1401 El Norte Parkway 980 Wood Street 1201048060, 1ST BN, 5TH MARINES, COMMAND CHRONOLOGY,1-Jan-71 - dated 1/1/1971 Document No. 440-315-5929, Hillard, Howard Lawrence, Larry A. 123 Madison 3627 The scheme of maneuver dictated two phases over a period of about ten days. If you are a Marine or Corpsman who served in 1/7 in Vietnam we would like to hear from you and we invite you to join us. Marcks, Richard (Ripley) Binh Phuoc 2/68 2/69 Phu Loc (6), 31 January 1968; 0100 The Tet Offensive. 478-746-8089 402-631-1295 Bear Cat Dong Tam 11/66-6/67 Download Image of Marines with Bravo Company, Battalion Landing Team,. On 25 May 1917, the battalion was activated and deployed to France on 1 June 1917. Toledo WA 98591 [emailprotected], Loconsolo, John M. 4th Platoon EnfieldDong Tam 12/66-3/67 We enjoyed a period of about two weeks of relative peace and quiet. 1004 S Adams Street This is an official Marine Corps page. e-5; Recon Sgt for Bravo and later Charlie Co. Guys that I knew, Capt. Exercise Steel Knight is a 1st Marine Division led annual training exercise which enables the U.S. Navy- U.S. Marine Corps team to operate in a realistic, combined-arms environment to enhance. James C. BlountRobert G. BurnsDaniel R. Schueren 1st Battalion, 5th Marines deploys as a Battalion Landing Team to any operating environment and defeats our enemies across the entire spectrum of warfare. Murfreesboro, TN 37129 Glencoe, AL 35905 1201039010 BLT 1/3 - COMMAND DIARY Covering Apr-65 dated 4/1/1965 Document No. The battalion formed the left half of the mechanized Task Force Ripper, along with 1st Battalion 7th Marines, Alpha Company 1st Tank Battalion, Alpha Company 3rd Tank Battalion, HQ 7th Marines and Delta Company, 3rd Light Armored Infantry Battalion. 715-462-9283 One was wearing my field jacket which prompted people to list me as KIA which took a couple of days to clear up. Trempealeau, WI 54661 On the evening of 16 February, the first artillery mission was authorized, and from that point forward both air strikes and tank cannon fire were used to good effect. Brigle, John L. Dong Tam, Rach Kien 10/68 7/69 1201048024, 1ST BN, 5TH MARINES, COMMAND CHRONOLOGY,1-Mar-68 - dated 3/1/1968 Document No. 1201048059, 1ST BN, 5TH MARINES, COMMAND CHRONOLOGY,1-Dec-70 - dated 12/1/1970 Document No. 1218 Harton Blvd In addition to these combat operations, they conducted programs designed to win the hearts and minds of the local populace, including the Med Cap programs which treated a total of 821 Vietnamese civilians, mostly children, for a variety of maladies. 52 Meadow Circle Road 626-582-1741 1201048014, 1ST BN, 5TH MARINES, COMMAND CHRONOLOGY,1-May-67 - dated 5/1/1967 Document No. 914-939-4218, Tash,Bobby Binh Phuoc 6/67 12/67 The Marines of Bravo Company will build upon the fundamentals of counterinsurgency they learned in the IIT as they go through Enhanced Mojave Viper, a four phase pre-deployment training. 6101 Reseda Blvd. [emailprotected]. The 1/5 is comprised of H&S Co, Alpha Co, Bravo Co, Charlie Co, and Weapons Co. The Battalion Mess Sergeant made sure that hot food, including breakfast, lunch and dinner, were available at the mess tent, but lately most of the Marines of 1/5 had made a silent vow to enjoy C-rations for a while. Im glad that I served with the 1st platton and B Company. Hamilton Twp, New jersey 08610 1/5 landed and spent almost two weeks in the swamps of the Rung Sat Special Zone, a swampy area intersected by waterways, during Operation JACKSTAY. Tarzana,CA91335 Phase Two operations would largely depend on the situation as it developed, the availability of helicopters and surface craft, and the time and space factors dictated by the terrain and weather. Im alive and well. I was wounded on Sept.27 in the Plain Of the Reeds. w[emailprotected] 973-261-3251, Brown, Allen, R. Tan An 01/70 11/70 608-242-0039, Marquez, Art F.O. Macon GA 31216 Broken Arrow, OK 74014 The Marines of 1/5 spent the remainder of October conducting squad, platoon and company-sized operations designed to keep the enemy off balance and to familiarize the Marines with their new area of responsibility. Please consider donating any amount you desire to help cover my server costs. Completed my tour with the 9th in Binh Phuoc. bravo co 1/3: 0311: 03/66 04/67 09/67 01/68: corpus christi: tx : Marlin: Steve: M: Lima 3/3: 0351: 01/01/1966 : Steve.Marlin@usa.com : malone: ken: A FLSG-B Dong-Ha: 3516: 9/68 11/69: meriden : CT: canibkam@aol.com: Martinez: Eddie: F: Hotel Co 2nd Batt 26th Marines: 0351: 12/67 02/69: West Valley City: UT: hcge@msn.com: masters: mack : h&s Co . Marines with A/1/5 peer over a building top to fix enemy targets in Al Fallujah, Iraq 7 April 2004. [emailprotected] 507-724-2422 Reiss, Ken1st Platoon 10/67-10/68 306 W Grand River [ special memory for Joe Morrison and Cleve Patterson], Fletcher, Harry E. Binh Phuoc 12/66 12/67 Thornton, CO 80229 28281 Michigan Road [emailprotected] 138 Dallas Drive BATTALION 1ST. The Phu Loc (6) Combat Base, that pain-filled, blood-drenched, and tear-stained place, reverted once again into what it had been all along a lump of dirt. Cedar Falls, IA 50613-6433 Camp Pendleton. I would like to thank Larry Nixon for giving me this web site, Van Eenennaam,John Rach Kien 10/68 7/69 Co 249 6054 Steven Anderson You were never forgotten, Pettibone,John Binh Phuoc 1/68 1/69 9701 Pearl Street Exarhopoulos, Alex (Greek) 3rd Platoon 1/67-12/67 Would like to hear for Billy Jordon,from New York NY. 1201048001, 1ST BN, 5TH MARINES, COMMAND CHRONOLOGY,28 FEB-7 MAY 1966 - dated 2/28/1966 Document No. From their base at the Chu Lai airfield, 1/5 conducted defensive operations for the security of the critically important airbase, as well as many squad, platoon and company-sized offensive operations. If anyone has information on these guys please contact me.. Sano,Steven, M (Curly) E4 3rd Platoon Rach Kien 11/69-6/70 Brick NJ 08723 In that one day of brutal fighting, the Marines of 1/5 lost more casualties than we did during the three previous months combined. 1201048020, 1ST BN, 5TH MARINES, COMMAND CHRONOLOGY,1-Nov-67 - dated 11/1/1967 Document No. 110-63-926-616-4075 I cant believe that it has been almost 40 years since we all went to hell together. 1201048062, 1ST BN, 5TH MARINES, COMMAND CHRONOLOGY,1-Mar-71 - dated 3/1/1971 Document No. McVeytown, PA 17051 1st Battalion 10th Marines (Artillery- Serving as Provisional Infantry Company, attached to 2nd Battalion, 10th Marines, w/direct support by 2 teams from STA Platoon, HQ Btry. Binh Phuoc 4/67-4/68 314-965-2787 1201048026, 1ST BN, 5TH MARINES, COMMAND CHRONOLOGY,1-Apr-68 - dated 4/1/1968 Document No. [emailprotected] Was at Fort Riley with Gino Vazquez, Mariano Miguel, George Parffit, Donnally, Miles, Lt Palmer, Sgt Holland, Wes Bailie, Sgt Quenga, Sgt Board and a lot of other great guys. Lincoln, AR 72744 Blufton, SC 29910 Although the war continued to escalate, the gunfire at the Phu Loc (6) Combat Base slacked off shortly after the Tet Offensive started. Pawling NY 12564 2077 Saline Road The 1/5 Combat Base at Hoi An was made up entirely of sand. [emailprotected], Ciaccia, Ron Binh Phuoc 1967 Binh Phuoc 12/67 12/68, 3rd Platoon 732-495-6554 Bowlus, MN 56314 1536 Weber Drive 708-636-8507 Rach Kien Binh Phuoc 3/70 10/70 Zaja,Bernard 2/67 8/67 95 S. Ann St. #17 [emailprotected]. Salem, OR 97301 Until this day I remember 1st Sgt Board and his crazy tirades. The Recon Plt was hit three times within three clicks of the fire base as they responded. 7351 N 4th street 3672 Rozier 133 Creston Road Engaging the enemy in the famous Citadel on the north side of the Perfume River, the battalion became known as the "Citadel Battalion". It seemed to us as though our enemy stayed completely ignorant of our location. 1201048044, 1ST BN, 5TH MARINES, COMMAND CHRONOLOGY,1-Sep-69 - dated 9/1/1969 Document No. Jacksonville, IL 62650 [emailprotected] [emailprotected] From 1987-89, The battalion supported Operation Prime Chance in the Persian Gulf. 864 223 6903 309-838-7572 Write soon and God Bless you all. Hampton, VA 23666 27126 Fairfax Despite a lack of enemy contact, the new battalion commander, Lt. Col. Van Den Berg, felt that the operation provided valuable experience in that it gave the Marines an opportunity to become acquainted with the operating area, and to gain an appreciation of the difficulties of maneuvering through flooded rice paddies, the dominant terrain feature of this TAOR. Rach Kien10/68 1969 [emailprotected] [emailprotected] Over 40% of the 1/5 Marines on the attack had either been killed or wounded badly enough to be medevacced, and no progress had been made. 760-803-1381 [emailprotected] Metzler, William Metz2nd Platoon Command Track R.T.O. 270-674-4326 Tibbetts,Robert, N. Binh Phuoc 3/68-3/69 November 1960 till June 1970, Schneider,Joseph, M 4th Platoon Bearcat Dong Tam Binh Phuoc 12/66 7/67 Senior Aid-man with Bravo Company. [emailprotected], Nyberg,Leonard 3rd Plt 8/68 5/69 1/5 was deactivated in January 1933. (Major Events: October 1967 April 1968). [emailprotected] Kemp, William N. (Willie) 2nd Platoon Binh Phuoc 9/67 9/68 PO Box 169 I have been in contact with Craig Baldwin. The unit was deactivated in June 1974 but once again was quickly reactivated in March 1975. 860-745-9480 University Place, WA 9846 10 Sprague Turn Bobbitt,Bruce Rach Kien 9/68 9/69 LINEAGE OF FIRST BATTALION SIXTH MARINES ACTIVATED ON 11 JULY 1917 AT QUANTICO, VIRGINIA, AS FIRST BATTALION SIXTH REGIMENT DEPLOYED DURING SEPTEMBER TO OCTOBER 1917 TO FRANCE AND ASSIGNED TO. 16 Shelterwood Ln Thomas R. BarryRobert W. RaetzAlan Kisling Smith,Dennis L. Binh Phuoc 6/68 10/68 Based out of Rach Kien. 5th Battalion, 60th Infantry 232 Lynn Road This is a great site. However, the combat bases location was dominated on three sides by steep, jungle-covered mountains, and on the fourth side by a village complex. Box 386 1835 Sagatoo Road [emailprotected], Paul,Harry J. Jr. Binh Phuoc 3rd Platoon 12/66 11/67 The fighting in World War II found the Marines of 1st Battalion at Guadalcanal, New Guinea, Peleliu, and Okinawa. At 0335 that morning, the 1/5 Command Post received an urgent radio message from the 5th Marines Liaison Team based at Phu Loc (6) District Headquarters stating that their position was receiving mortar fire. Genite,Alfred, J. Jr. Binh Phuoc 4/67 3/68 I appreciated meeting my brothers previously unknown to me and look forward to seeing them again, along with others (especially from my squad). 614-879-8075 Bridge Company B Noble, OK 73068 843-774-4858. 46121 Antoine Drive You will not believe the closeness that you feel with these guys, even after 40 years. 17248 Bethlehem Road Formed during World War I, it served until the mid-2000s when it was deactivated to make room for one of three light armor reconnaissance battalions. The 1st Battalion, 6th Marines (1/6) is an infantry battalion in the United States Marine Corps based in Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. [emailprotected] Beaufort, SC 29906 When I returned from the hospital I was given the bad news that my team leader Sgt Anderson had drowned while crossing a river chasing charlie. They were deployed a third time in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom, one of only two Marine Corps infantry battalions to do so at the time, in the city of Ar Ramadi, capital of Al Anbar Province between March and October 2005. To all my friends and comrades God Bless America. We have found over 100 guys that way. Bjorgaard, George - Binh Phuoc HQ Platoon - 4/67 - 9/67. [emailprotected], Foxworth,Ken Binh Phuoc 4/68 9/68 This represented an entirely new type of terrain, and the Marines of 1/5 would have to adjust their tactics and strategies to take this into account. 78-12 81st Street On 5 March 1968, Hue was considered secure.. 217-243-7950 Binh Phuoc 7/67-12/67 Lodi, CA 95242 910-450-5158. Anyone who remembers me, please contact me, Snow, Ron 5/67-5/68 Stratford, CT 06614 31 January 1968; 0100 The NVAs Tet Offensive is launched throughout South Vietnam. [emailprotected], Vasco, Steve4th Platoon 4-1 Driver 10/67 to 10/68, Vazquez-Ortiz,Higinio 1st Platoon Bearcat, Dong Tham, Binh Phuoc 12/66-11/67 22602 Cardinal Lane Welcome home and thanks! [emailprotected], Daniel,Larry P. Binh Phuoc 4/68 4/69 The worst thing that happened at the Phu Loc (6) Combat Base occurred that next morning. Most of those that attended, have said they will be at the 5/60th reunion, June 17th 20th, 2010, in Wichita. Shortly thereafter the battalion was re-activated in September 1934 in Quantico, Virginia and served in the Caribbean theatre until the outbreak of World War II. in 1967. [emailprotected], Rumsey,Arthur Rach Kien 9/68 1/69 B/5/60 04/68-10/68 Coons, Platoon RTO for Lt.Teske and Lt.Owens, and Company RTO for Cpt. Edwardsville, IL 62025 6538 1st Platoon Binh Phuoc 2/68 2/69 2nd Battalion 10th Marines)) The Marines familiarized themselves with the M4, M16A4, and M27 weapons systems in . Those days that we spent in Viet Nam are never far from my thoughts and it is still hard to sort out the feelings that I have about them. 207 Country Club Drive 405-681-4073. While Bravo Company was engaged in a battle with the enemy at 0300 hours, a platoon perimeter base from Charlie Company (coordinates 973642) located less than 500 meters away simultaneously received incoming mortar rounds that were followed by a ground assault by the VC/NVA, killing corpsman Charles R. Golling. Bravo Co - 5th ATs; Member Portraits; Member Stories. The eighth Marine, although physically unharmed, would certainly never forget that moment. Within a few hours, all signs of the presence of the war, save the red, scarred laterite soil, were obliterated. Colleyville, TX 76034 [emailprotected], Ebarb, William 3rd Plt Binh Phuoc 5/67 11/67 Six members of a squad of Marines from one of the other companies, and two men from the Charlie Company Weapons Platoon, decided to go have breakfast at the mess tent. Later we operated from an airstrip a few miles from Dong Tham, my APC hit a mine and sent me to the hospital for 18 glorious days. 410 Willowbrook Avenue 1st Lt. Jim Palmer was one of the Platoon Leaders and Lt. David Jones was another one. I have talked to Doc Leppert and Tom Harshberger in the last couple of days, talk about a blast from the past. The 1/7 Marine Vietnam Association is comprised of the Marines and Corpsmen who served in that Battalion in the Republic of South Vietnam from 1965-1970. In March 2004, the battalion, this time attached to the 1st Marine Regiment along with several other units, participated in Operation Vigilant Resolve in the restive city of Fallujah. [emailprotected]. 1428 E. Oak Road Welcome Home ! The backbone of TFL and its main force, Bravo Company staffs over 80 personnel with various infantry and support billets spread across two platoons. (La); Jim Fox (New Orleans); Norm Prance (MI); Lt. Col Cuttolo; Capt Father McCarthy (chaplain); Paul Daru (MI); Lt. Dixon (deceased). At the close of hostilities, the 1st Battalion returned to the United States, settling at Camp Pendleton. 1201048015, 1ST BN, 5TH MARINES, COMMAND CHRONOLOGY,1-Jun-67 - dated 6/1/1967 Document No. Bravo Co 1st Plt (Medic. [emailprotected] 1201048017, 1ST BN, 5TH MARINES, COMMAND CHRONOLOGY,1-Aug-67 - dated 8/1/1967 Document No. Port Chester, NY 10573 The Marines of 1/5 were heli-lifted to LZ Crow, which was situated at the top of a mountain called (Nui) Bach Ma, one of the dominant mountains located north of the Hai Van Pass, south of Phu Bai, in the Phu Loc District (Quan Phu Loc). Miller, Edward L. 2nd plt. 1201048036, 1ST BN, 5TH MARINES, COMMAND CHRONOLOGY,1-Jan-69 - dated 1/1/1969 Document No. Binh Phuoc 12/66 9/67 Baer,Frederick R. 4th Platoon Binh Phuoc 3/67 3/68 It would be appreciated to hear from any of the guys I served with, and be able to share the history we made together, Storti, Michael A. 48127 Command Chronologies Reports Index This series of records was created between April 1962 and June 1987, it contains documents that describe events that occurred as early as April 1952. [emailprotected]. 1st Battalion, 5th Marines (1/5) is an infantry battalion in the United States Marine Corps based out of Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California consisting of approximately 800 Marines and sailors. 1st Battalion, 5th Marines Leaders. Moore, John (Zeke) Rach Kien 10/68 8/69 2nd Platoon Binh Phuoc & Lai Khe 02/68-02/69 1201051021 1ST BN 7TH MARINES - COMMAND CHRONOLOGY Covering Oct-65 dated 10/1/1965 Document No. 402-571-3694 Stories; How to Submit a Story; News. Barnes, Michael W. F.O. 506 E. Jackson Street Unit News Archive. [emailprotected]. 419-675-6231 1982 Waltoffer Avenue Bob Chenoweth (Loveland, CO.), Al McMann (Texas), Mike May (Texas), Steve Jeremiah (New York City), Dan Henderson (Klamath Falls, OR.) Numerous squad, platoon and company-sized patrols and ambushes were conducted on a regular basis to ensure the ongoing integrity of the Hill 54 Combat Base, denying the enemy access to the approaches to the Chu Lai airfield. F-23, Operation Buffalo July 1967, North of the fire break . I hardly got to know you, High, Cleophus L. [emailprotected], Demonbreun,Les Binh Phuoc 7/68 7/69 Rach Kien 1970 1201048061, 1ST BN, 5TH MARINES, COMMAND CHRONOLOGY,1-Feb-71 - dated 2/1/1971 Document No. The truck driver accelerated to reach a safer position, but was killed by enemy fire causing the truck to run off a steep incline. The enemy had used the two weeks it took our battalion to get into position for the attack very effectively by reinforcing defensive positions inside homes and buildings and digging trenches and foxholes between the buildings. 309-945-2131, Golupski,Thomas, L Rach Kien 08/69-08/70 Highway 1 is closed down by the destruction of many key bridges. 3156 Woods Road [emailprotected], Bailie,Wesley E. (Wes) 1st Platoon Binh Phuoc 4/67-3/68, Barsumian,Robert J. The Engineers first dug a deep trench around what would become the perimeter of the combat base, and then they erected extensive concertina and tangle-foot barbed wire defenses just outside the main trench line, and hard-point bunkers at strategic locations around the perimeter. Welcome Home Bros. Cook, Ron 1st Platoon Binh Phuoc 12/66 11/67 989-737-8248 1ST BN./ 3RD MARINES "HOME OF THE BRAVE" OPERATIONS and INFORMATION Republic of VIETNAM 1965 thru 1969 1965 (Over-view) Elevated to the presidency after the assassination of John F. Kennedy in November 1963, Lyndon B. Johnson fought a bitter campaign during the summer and fall of 1964 to be [emailprotected] I joined the 5th/60th as the 2nd Plt Ldr during Tet. Milwaukee WI 53204 401-765-7617 Would like to talk with anyone who served with me. 330-452-7812, McCormick, Brian Mac F.O. 253-460-9623 Everett WA 98208 Moody, Donald R. Binh Phuoc 12/66 12/67 DOD Safe Help line. Martin, David P. Bearcat Binh Phuoc 12/66 4/67 Looking for e-mails from the guys I was with. Dillon, SC 29536 cell 253-315-1365 Post-battle assessments indicate that a total of 11,000 enemy soldiers had attacked the city of Hue. [emailprotected], Lee, Larry E.. Rach Kien 1/70 12/70 Please join us there. At the time I was the Battalion S-3 Air. 3056 Bunker Hill Road Adams,James Thomas Rach Kien Binh Phuoc 8/69 8/70 Oren MillerRaymond RhamyRobert Raetz Ellsworth, WI 54011-9132 Dacula GA 30019 Alpha Company, 1/9 Marines, Operation Prairie (DOD Photo) The Marines of the 1/9 quickly earned their nickname as they walked into the middle of the five NVA battalions. 1934 Birch Avenue Anyone who remembers me, please contact me, Dooling,,Ralph 2nd Plt Binh Phuoc 12/66 8/67 Operation Overview: The Marines of 1/5 quickly established control of its assigned TAOR, an area that surrounded the critically important supply route, Highway One, north of the Chu Lai airfield. 530-257-3255 698-205 Hill Creek Road Lafond, Duane Binh Phuoc 8/68 8/69 This series primarily consists of command chronologies of U.S. Marine Corps units that served during the time of the Vietnam Conflict, and includes the records of those units that served in Vietnam as well as domestically and throughout the world. The next morning, 6 January, a command-detonated mine destroyed an Ontos traveling with a convoy just a few hundred meters from the ambush site of the previous day, killing the driver and seriously wounding a crew member. The End - October 1969. Two U. S. Marines died and three were wounded and evacuated. Kingston, AR 72742 I was with Pat Dixon when he was killed. WOLF'S FLAME TENT. 1201048050, 1ST BN, 5TH MARINES, COMMAND CHRONOLOGY,1-Mar-70 - dated 3/1/1970 Document No. 41248 S. E. 123rd St. Kujawa, Theodore Binh Phuoc 5/67 8/67 478-785-1629, Capowski, David J. [emailprotected], Rozier,Michael D.- 2/70 8/70 Invergrove MN 55077 Lee, if you are still around how about those combat loss reports? [emailprotected] Bliske,Lawrence A. In April 1946, their mission accomplished, 1st Battalion was disbanded and most of the Pacific veterans returned to civilian life. Whitehall MI, 49461-9556 Doc Leppert, Levi, Ray R. 4th Platoon Binh Phuoc 12/66 6/67 1201048006, 1ST BN, 5TH MARINES, COMMAND CHRONOLOGY,1-Sep-66 - dated 9/1/1966 Document No. Houston, TX 77046 Randolph NY 14772 2007 E. Cedar Street Le WTI est un vnement d'entranement de sept semaines, organis par l'escadron 1 . 727-559-8485 At the end of March 1968, another squadron of bulldozers arrived at the Phu Loc (6) Combat Base. Glad to finally connect after 42 years. [emailprotected], Miles, Monroe 1st Platoon Binh Phuoc 12/66 11/67 1035 Van Houten Avenue Now, half of them had been eliminated and the New City was considered secure. Colsch, Ron L. 1st Platoon Rach Kien and Dong Tam 11/68-10/69 Murgatroy, William A. Call Sign: Bandaid 6. 608-758-1390 1ST BN, 5TH MARINES, COMMAND CHRONOLOGY,22 MAY-DEC 1965 - dated 5/22/1965 Document No. Of many key bridges Lee, Larry E.. Rach Kien 1/70 please!, Wallace 4th Plt 626-582-1741 1201048014, 1ST BN, 5TH MARINES COMMAND... 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