Never met the man. Am going back again TET 2018..anybody want to join me? Boone, and now SSGT Bang is living in Hochiminh city, we are continueing to contact with American advisers, who was living in Giaray, was during Vietnam war. Mr. Willbanks: Im a volunteer with the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund effort to find photos of all men who died in Vietnam for the Wall of Faces. Only a few hundred photos are yet to be found. I got to know most of you AF Guys. On about the 5th of February, 1968 I took over as SA of 3/52nd ARVN after they lost most of their advisory team in an ambush near Ba Ria (sp?? I went to flight school I am not on Facebook. Then to Nui Thi in late June, was there on 26 July when it was overrun. I knew Mike Hope and Pappy Devine pretty well. Hey Barry I remember when you and Lance had a cookout that night I was on my back to fire support base I still have that telescope and 3 more I am very sick but still around. The compound was on the other side of the road a block or two West of the field. I was a radio teletype operator. My name is Edward Yava and everyone called me Chief. I remember Doc very well. Got a fewe rides in the back seat with Pappy, Aloft 34. Language links are at the top of the page across from the title. Smoke rises from an area in the background. My name is Ray (Beachball) Godfrey I was an Australian Navy pilot with the 135AHC EMUs We operated with Mike/Special forces & 118 ARVN out of Xuan Loc during 68. Hey Zoomie. It was summer of 68. Richard. Martha Raye came there when I was there. Not so much mud there. Keep kicking that ball. Slow healing so I go to a wound clinic every Friday. Dont remember very many names from that time. just found this spot. Would love to share, Im Suoi as an interpreter for US adviser team 87 locate in Xuan Loc from 1969 to 1971 , Im assigned to 52 rd regiment infantry and interpreter for 52 rd I & R company locate at Phuong Vi hill , I was award US bronze star with V device and US commendation medal , now I m living in Dong Nai province my address is 1/57 KP 5 P. Tan Phong Bien Hoa Dong Nai , I want contac with US advisor who was in there on Viet Nam war, I was with the 1/52 during that time. I always wanted to contact him in later years. Just stumbled onto this site. The 43rd were feared by the VC and NVA. Sir- Do you have any pictures of the Gia Ray Base Camp? Refugees with belongings run as city is bombed. Still had the invitation until our fire in 2010. Geoff Barker gtblx@aol.com Enjoy Arizona, where is this new place? Some had blue and grey uniforms and some just in brown and grey. LeMoyne Walkins, I am Spec 4 Donald (Lee) Clemons. I was Senior Advisor 1/48th, but havent posted on the site since 2017. He drove back and forth to Saigon where his family was. Are there any photos of Carroll in uniform? I went back in 1980 or there abouts and was frankly amazed at the transformation of the town, but more to the topic at hand, had an opportunity to talk with some of the town folks from back in the day about what happened to them (those that would talk) after 75; The road between Xuan Loc and Saigon (Hoi Chi Minh City) was not so terrifying now, the rubber plantations not so deep and forboding, and the rice fields up around Plantation (near Bien Hoa) where II Field Force HQs used to be, were now covered over, or had beaucoup construction vehicles and speeding was frowned upon! Worked at mars station AB8AO 67-68. The new SA was Col Plummer and he used all combat branch officers as Infantry on operations with the 48th. in 1968, but it was down in the southern half of the country(???). My wife is a rock. I dont know if its possible to include a photo here, but I have one that shows the same smile. I had ridden it back from that border Fire Base to the chopper pad. +, Thanks for the reply on Pappy. 1LT Raymond Lyn Collier & I was a temporary lifer 65-72 with most of it in Vietnam. The 2 nh Qun locations are 37 km apart, but Tuc Trung Airfield is in close proximity to Highway 20 (QL20) a hundred or so meters to the north. My yard is river rock with beautiful bushes that bloom and the golf course has green grass. I was interested to know if you were the Captain I was with at Black Horse during the Vietnam Presidential election in September. A cute nurse came in and he got a rise over it and was very happy that it still worked. Artillery officer would direct fire from there. President Thieu reviews Montagnard troops. Would like to talk to you via email. There was an incident where the enemy took over a Had a friend in Ham Tan named John Fritz who served the same time period, anyone know his whereabouts today? Most of my exposure was to dust, not liquid. It immediately clicked for me. Doing research on him, because I want to write a biography on him. I remember it was before the Team Main Compound showed the movie Patton. Somewhere I have a group pho of the 135th taken in 1962 at Blackhorse, I will try to find it if you are still interested. He did do a previous tour from 66 67 as a Major. Somebody set me straight, please! I was the Signal guy at Xuan Loc May 67 to May 68. I never heard the intell. Hi Richard Wolfe. Never drove by vehicle. I was at Xuan Loc 65-66. I was in Bien Hoa when there was a big mortar attack, I believe in August 1965. Misspelled. John R. Landry who was at Gia Ray in 1966 to 1967 and was involved in one of the Highway 1 attacks by the infamous VC Regiment close to Gia Ray.Heard it was a 4 hour firefight that resulted in 1 man loss and well over 200+ VC dead. Life is just a journey full of interesting moments. Did you know any of them? (LogOut/ https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=File:Xuan_Loc_Base_Camp,_May_1969.jpg&oldid=720644912, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, NARA photo 111-CCV-41-CC58193 by SP5 Dennis Connell, Uploaded a work by NARA photo 111-CCV-41-CC58193 by SP5 Dennis Connell from https://www.fold3.com/image/245208041 with UploadWizard. Best to you both. I james wade, served their from Apr. I have a picture of him still yet. I think it was Watts ? A few days later, I was placed with an SF Sergeant with the 48th. For any guys reading this WATCH those PSA levels closely! Hard to believe we got to be old timers. Yes-I did. 3/21 196th LIB 23rd Americal. My first SA was LTC Ferguson I think. I remember a Col.PattoN who was George Pattona son. I seldom had any association with G2, only Div Arty, G3 and 48th during my last 6 months while forward. Hope is in my thoughts to this day. We are still hiking up invisible rucksacks and tripping around AO America lol, Retired wondering what happen to I was wondering who was this Woman, dressed in Jungle Fatigues, wearing a Green Beret with 5th SFG Flash. Were grasping a straws. If you havent already, google the battle and view the videos. I arrived in Xuan Loc in Feb. 70 and was assigned to the 5th ARVN Cav. I remember Sgt. Highest Rank: Specialist Five; Dates of Service: 1968-1969; Entrance into Service: Drafted . For Marv Zumwalt (Captain) Several years ago I found a site devoted to the An Loc Battle. My second cousin Henry F. (Frankie) Evans was one of those killed. We conducted a number of operations with the Mike Force & 18th ARVN at Xuan Loc and wonder if you have any recollections of our operating with your unit? Years later the FBI tracked me down as the revolver was used in an attempted assassination of Marcos in the Philippines. I was talking about 1Lt Carrol Walker in this last post. Men at local authorities meeting. Scenes of Vietnamese people as they flee Hue during communist siege of the city in 1968 Tet offensive during the Vietnam War. Set. Zoomie was there awhile back and said it had changed considerably. Phil, Great to hear you are doing fine! Other units stationed at Blackhorse included: The base was turned over to the Army of the Republic of Vietnam 18th Division on 24 October 1969.[5]. Hi Richard Wolfe Captain. Bagwell left in Late 68 and replaced by Capt Stanhope, A young and very green doctor. The camp took its name from the black horse shoulder sleeve insignia of the 11th ACR. Maj (R) Dick Thoma, Aloft 27. The address is 302 S on 88, Long Giao, Cm M. One of the RTOs from the hill was aboard. But Patton carried an AR 15 and sprayed the bastards on his way out caring that big guy. My recollection: Sometime in 1969 myself and a E7 or 8 Tom Canfield and one other medic were sent to retrieve the body of Maj Turner from a designated area where the remains of a battle were accumulated. His cousin, George JR was 11th ACR. I rotated in December and in late March the 52nd became a Task Force and was sent to Loch Ninh/ An Loc for an operation involving the 5th and 18th Divisions. I can watch grass grow and not have to mow. The defenders were supported by helicopter gunships, air strikes and AC-47 Spooky gunships. Sir I knew Pappy in 76 after he was grounded due to a heart condition. I screwed up and ended up training REMFs at Long Binh. RHOURN GOT HIT ON DEC. 19 1969 SSG. However, my Dad was 6-1 tall and and 44 years old. All in all I cant complain. We went the same places and ate the same food. My first night in Xuan Loc with Team 87, I was with Comm that night April 18 1968 I was sitting in the Open Air Movie Theater watching Bonnie and Clyde thinking this isnt all that bad. Bob Morse,, When were you with the 52nd? Whod guess Id leave my final tour down the road 6 years later. The local paper ran an article that stated he was killed in Ben Hoa but I have been unable to verify that information. Seems we were there at the same time. SSGT Black . Thanks much, They are very good quality photos that had been kept sealed in an ammo box fit 40 years. I was tgere. As I recall Patton was pretty much despised when he commanded the 11th ACR. I will be going to Dr in Feb. to check Were all pretty old now. Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in: You are commenting using your WordPress.com account. lol. Im at slandry164@gmail.com if anyone wants to connect with me (Im his eldest son).Thanks and ALLONS! I can t remember the date but it seem like it was august or Sept. Have a Very Merry Christmas and Happy New Year. Give me a call at 818 591-7767. Any help would be greatly appreciated. I was there before and during Tet 68. I am currently assisting in the writing a history on the 135th and the navy contingent. RUSTY. If I ever make it back Im sure I couldnt even recognize anything. Not sure why my name is on this post. and Stansfield. I remember flying into a fire base near the Parrots Peak (cant remember which ARVN unit since I was with the ARTY), but never going into Chu Chi (25th ARVN HQ). I was the G-1 Advisor from Jan-Dec 72. Col. Good luck and go easy on the ba moui ba, lol. The another 5 for rehab at Brooke/San Antonio. 120 in the summer but 70-80 winter. I was an advisor with the 1/43 18th Inf Div from April 68 through August 68. Cancer was not the slow moving, but rather the aggressive type. 0 More than 1,500 communist troops attack U.S. and South Vietnamese camps near Xuan Loc, located 38 miles east of Saigon. I was with Team 87 from Sept. 1969 to May 1970 Spec. Would like to see some good quality aerial shots of then and now. This site is dedicated to them - those who came home and those who did not. Tuc Trung AF 11.08862,107.21218; YT421263 (6431-3) George Patton. Collick from Philly) April 67 to Feb. 68..Was sent to Blackhorse for a couple months then to Ham Tan and back..Bobby Clark in Jersey. After when ever we met he was a nice guy. We may have met. Bo went on with life and did 23 years as a Deputy Sheriff and over 20 in the Border Patrol. We were young and foolish. OVER lol, Does anybody remember any of the medical team during 1967-1968. Vivid memories, brothers. Only knew of him by reputation. Chief Yava I moved to AZ in Apr 2018. Scenes changes to one year later: Long line of Vietnamese on way to newly discovered mass grave on March 25, 1969. Battery B maintained a base camp at NUI DAT, RVN, YS426665. My Lightboxes | We learned a bit later that a blood clot killed him. History The base was established in late 1966 by the 5th Special Forces Detachment AB-31. Morning Eddy l was with 87 Nov 68-69. Always thought it was a MACV camp at xuan loc. Reason I asked about those Advisers to the 52nd. ALCARAZ RETIRED 1SG. Who was the escorting officer? I was with Comm and Remember Sgt Apple. Circumstances were: TF 3-43 surrounded at Dau Tieng, east of Cu Chi for about 10 days. I was simply signed Lu Lan. Needless to say it was not appreciated by my wife. We originally were at Bear Cat, Nui Dat and Xuan Loc in 1966-68. I remember the MARS station, and the antenna we had on the tower. He and I got along very well. There was a Philippine Civil Affairs detachment somewhere in the area. Very happy to see the site is still going. We built the bar and the stage there. I hope to travel more. Would love to hear any stories you can relay on your time with him in Vietnam. He said, didnt they tell you, You are in charge. Lemoyne Watkins, Ronnie and I were both from the Atlanta, Ga. area and got together many times after the service. Hope this helps you. US Walker 4/66. I was a radio operator @ MACV compound 7/67 to 7/68. Tuc Trung AF, nh Qun District,Dong Nai 11.08862,107.21218; YT421263 (6431-3), 18km NNW of Xuan Loc. I ended up manning a .50 Cal position on the south berm by the airfield with an American training NCO. Mostly took a chopper ride to Saigon on time off. You could have been one of them. I think I remember Micka and the debate on the accident. The chopper left and went up to Nui Ba Dinh. Now There are 30000 or more. See also List of allied military operations of the Vietnam War (1970) Notes 1.007 1.150 1.151 1.152 1.153 "Vietnam Archive Operations Database". So disregard my previous questions. Phone # 719-561-4749, E-Mail: dangriff8@msn.com I was a Captain when I served with your father and retired as a Major. Rusty, As the action continued a unit of the 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment arrived and engaged the VC. lol, Hi Joe.many thanks for your kind reply. Thank you all for your service, Respectfully, Gail. Paul Norris. License Agreement | Since I my branch was Artillery, I went with COL Steele when he visited War Zone D. Seems a lot of our Artillery was dispersed to those old fire bases along the Cambodia border. I was never assigned duties in Bien Hoa. President Thieu, Vice President Ky and Commanding General Montagnard II Corps Lieutenant General Vinh Loc salute the troops standing in formation. His wife died unexpectedly 16 months earlier and he never was the same. Do you remember our Cpt. South Vietnamese President Nguyen Van Thieu reviews Montagnard troops at Plei Me in Vietnam during the Vietnam War. Hope you are doing well and mobile. Dan, I was TDY to team 87 from 39th Sig Bat. By the way, he came to Vung Tau on one of the three Ships from Oakland by the way of Ft. Meade. Bill Stoner, When I was the advisor to the Div Recon (I&R) Co we were attached quite a few times to a 11th Cav troop but I cant remember which one, F troop rings a bell. I was hit in the face on 7 April by a chunk from a B40. Det B-43, USARV Individual Training Bn Chi Lang and relocated to the other side of Vung Tau Harbor 1971-72 (US SF not on jump status training Cambodian soldiers in basic and advanced infantry tactics. You got that right. Yes, I worked very close with your father during the period 1968 thru 1969 and can tell you a real scary story about one of our ordeals. I was in contact with the Division Senior Advisor, whose callsign was Buffalo 6 (mine was Hawkeye 27). He was a good man, tall and blond, with a new family and the bastards killed him.!. We lived in a chicken coop type hut. Branch of Service: Army; Unit of Service: 11th Armored Calvary, 2nd Squadron; Location of Service: Fort Benning, Georgia; Blackhorse Base Camp, Xuan Loc, Vietnam. Lanny H. Starr, vietnam Diary: A Memoir for My Posterity. Company of U.S. Marines on a tactical sweep during the Vietnam War. Thanks a Million! Served with 1st signal Brigade 269 signal out of Ben Hoa, was with detachment billeted at Team 87 compound, April 70- Nov.70. We had a navy liaison officer attached with Mike Force named David Foxy Cronin. Didnt get to the compound much except when they showed Patton. Zombie visited with me and family here in Arizona. I lived down the road from the Team compound with 43rd RCAT near the officers (Viet) club. Got to work with Kit Carson Scouts with the line units. Took over 43rd RCAT around 3/70 Phil Adam Sgt Team 87 43rd RCAT 18th ARVN. KILL COMMUNIST. CPT Edward A. Werman, Hensel, ND It had to be pre- 1969. First off, I came home on emergency leave (family illness) late Aug. 71 and didnt return. I was there the night he died. Born in Concordia KS. I was sent to Ham Tam to run that site with Team 48 great bunch of guys. Not just in distance but in time. I was the senior advisor for the 4th/43rd/18th Infantry Division from January 1969-July 1969 then the senior advisor for the 2nd/5th Armored Cav for the rest of 1969. Several times, I tried to convince him that was not a good idea. Arnold Apple, Smith the clerk, Zoomie, Geoff Michaud, and Col. Scarborough. Dick. Neighborhood kids, An Loc, Binh Long Province, Viet Nam, 1968 Neighbors smoking, An Loc, Binh Long Province, Viet Nam, 1968 I made many mistakes but still kicking the ball down the road. Mike Hope was killed 8 Jun 1970 at 1300 hours. I meant 3 years a Deputy and over 20 in Border Patrol. Sr Adv Col Tuberty may be the only one. I appreciate it. Looks Like a lot of us Comm Guys got to ride the OE1s. Please contact me at blackhorse4@verizon.net. 51 since my first tour. Sgt.Canfield was close to Maj. Turner and felt he could identify the remains as Maj. Turner and we removed to our compound. DAIUY HALL, thank you for your reply he did not want to talk much about the ambush or the search & destroy missions. I was there from about November 1965 til april 66. That waiting list was to be 6 months to a year. They even had a PX, and TCC-1 telephone central with Vietnamese girl phone operators. (This happened before my time though.) I was attached from the39 signal Batallion. pertaining to MAJ Turner and SGT Green, this what I wrote MAJ Turner and SGT Green, Advisors to the1st Bn were killed but they could never get MAJ Turners body back. It was my understanding that SGT Green was shot in the groin area-the bleeding could not be stopped and he bled out. In effect I became Col Ridenbaughs gofer. lol. 10-4 Dai Hui, Sorry I screwed up and wasnt there. One of our platoons was billeted there so I visited them occasionally. I grabbed my gear and went to the TOC to report in. I believe he arrived in Vietnam after you had left. We were reduced to two Artillery officers that Summer and were short Infantry Officers. She deals with everything.VA has been pretty good. Dennis.Ive made two long trips back in last two years. in late 1971 and attended Dave Cronins wedding in Melbourne. I served at the airfield in Xuan Loc in1967-1968 at different times. Phil, Thanks for the friendly comment. My First contact With Col Coleman on April 8th 1968 was a firm Butt Chewing. I sure was glad that person gave me a couple of Barf Bags ha I actually got out the Army in 71 and went into the AF spent 21 years in it Thanks to you AF guys. Ron, the deputy was me, Dave Prybyla. They settled in Binghamton, NY. We fought against some strong VC units. Except to replay to someone else. I am on 87. Then to Nui Thi in late June, was there on 26 July when it was overrun. This site is dedicated to the men of the 1st Battalion 83rd Artillery who served in Vietnam from 1966-1971. 1965. What a jolt! I have a couple of Mitcham photos taken in the MESS. Thanks Bill Stoner for the update. Doug Sichler, I was assigned to Advisory Team 87 in Xuan Loc in October 1966. I tended to the radio equipment in the communications building. I dont remember anyone there except for a Major(cant recall his name), FAC Pilot, that I rode along with (O1E Birddog) doing aerial recons and marking targets with WP for air strikes and doing BDAs after the airstrikes.HOWEVER, I do remember seeing Martha Raye In the Mess Hall at Xuan Loc . John Gillham, Sam I was the Senior Enlisted Advisor to the ARVN 10th Div from Nov 19, 1965 Jul 1966. Hope all is well with you, All of a sudden I am receiving every comment placed on the Team 87 and/or Team 49 site. Then everyone goes home. 4/9 25th Inf. Was with 4/48 Inf. I had purchase it in Toledo Ohio in 1965. Buddhist ceremonies shows coffins prepared for procession. When I had about 2 months left in country I was sent back to Tay Ninh province to set up a forward relay site on Nui Ba Din ( Black Virgin Mountain) until my tour was up in May 71. Tuc Trung, Long Khanh Province 11.118574,107.231167; YT44112968 (6431-3) If not, do you know who it was? Went to Cambodia with the Cav and was sent to Tay Ninh Base Camp, that had just been turned over to the ARVN, when all Americans were ordered out of Cambodia, where we set up a forward team base while our ARVN remained in Cambodia. We just had our 60th reunion, so we are OLD. Any help appreciated. Right on Phil!! I remember Pickron but I cant place you. Closing with sincere wishes for everyone to have a glorious Christmas and that 2018 will be your best ever. I can remember one time we had a night time mortar attack and puff the magic dragon came and took care of that real quick! I said, why do you ask? Thank you. There was a Ssg Singleton that I remembered also a SP4 Randy Gould. At that time he seemed to be an older soldier. Ham and all the trimmings. The Quan Loi Base Camp was established in 1966 for the 1st Infantry Division, in the general area were also other large bases such as Lai Khe Base Campand Phuoc Vinh Base Camp. The movie came to team base camp while we were all together. Second mass grave uncovered. I served at Xuan Loc in1967-68.Some of what Zoomie wrote was spot on that I saw first hand. Would be great to get some of the guys together. The Battle of Xuan Loc "Pulverized stone and charred timbers": April 1975) found: Vietnam Memorial web site, Apr. During 1969 he told me he was a STRAK Man in 1969 (and taught quick fire with rifles), which I cannot locate on any abbreviation site. Because of US political decisions we did not stand behind our word and let them loose. LOCATE WHERE THE LA NGA RIVER CROSSES HWY 20-TRAVEL WEST, THE SOUTH WEST THEN SOUTH ON HWY 20.. AT THE POINT WHERE 20 ABRUPTLY TURNS DUE WEST IS WHERE TUC TRUNG IS. I said What, why? I remember a ARVN Sgt Vo Van Vu with 18th Div also Major Xa who was KIA in Phouc Tuy. He was wounded and died of wounds late in 1969. Left in April 66. He was sharp, funny and had a solution to end the war. Suoi, I sponsored Ha Manh into the US. I hope that this clears it up and gives some closure to SGT GReens family. During the interval since 2017 I have relocated to the Arizona High Desert Country (off grid) and it required quite an attitude adjustment!! I will keep digging. WITHIN THAT SECTION OF LAND IS WHERE SGT COBB AND LT COLLIER WERE KILLED. Interesting reading. Dick Wolfe, Dick Doug I am looking at a set of orders that puts me in Xuan Loc with the 10th Inf Ad Det on 19 Nov 65 w/ DEROS 26 Apr 66. One day Primary care says restrict liquids to 1200 MJ. My name is Major Daniel E Griffin, 2 Pennwood Lane, Pueblo, CO 81005. Done another tour with the 101st in 68 and 69.. The tower was an AB-216) A marine with an M-16 rifle at the ready seated on the ground. Dont know if I ever met him though. Anyway Take Care Stay Safe. There were two Higgins a Captain (Infantry) and a Medic. I was destined for 3 Corps. I was the sig plt leader from May 67 to May 68. I was a radioteletype operator. lol. He was a radio man that went out with the advisors on missions. Advisor Team had over 75% casualties but no body killed. Lost all mine during baggage transfer to CONUS. Xuan Loc and were headed in the direction of the base camp, the 11th Cavalry's commander, Col. William W. Cobb, asked for the return of one of his detached squadrons. Vietnamese discover mass graves of victims of Viet Cong atrocities committed against residents of Hue during the 1968 Tet offensive. We did not hook up with the 1st because we ran into the enemy also. I may have been involved had I not rotated in December. He saved my bacon but lost track of him. Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to you all. A Major Whiteside and I were the only Artillery Majors that I remember. What a great team we had at Xuan Loc. I was the Sgt Maj transferred from Duc My (Ranger Tng Center). George Patton IV commanded the 11th ACR in 68-69. I am interested in your recollections of working with the 11th Cav. I was a radio operator at Xuan Loc from Sept. 1967 to late Aug. 68. Tuc Trung, Long Khanh Province 11.1187347,107.1901956; YT3964 2966; (6431-3) Qun C Ph Mng ip (Mong Diep Cafe) WOW! I learned from him that he was getting ready to extend his tour by six months, which he had done several times before.
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