The Mail Man
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Mike Rogan
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L/Cpl %th Comm Bn 1970-withdrawl
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Radio Relay &; HQ. Plt.
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[email protected]
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Back in the world of all night generators that dont keep you up except in yournightmares. Well there seem to be some real nightmares going down right in front of us , jobs going overseas, an economy based on the vulnerable and easilly changed oil prices, energy dependance, war in Irag, Very much like where we were in 65-70. The honor of the warrior continues to degenerate in the hands of these coorporate rats. Semper Fi Don't get fooled again.
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9/5/2004
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Dick
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Richard M. Porter
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l/cpl, '68
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Radio
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[email protected]
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5th Comm., 3-68 to 11-68. 2531, Repose net;
TADs 1st ROKMAR, 101st AB/Pipeline, Hue.
Came in country with 9th MABs'fill in for, B 1/27 of RLT 27,2-68. 5th Comm 3-6-68. Burned shit for fun. :-)
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4/2/2002
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geojaye
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George Powell
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LCpl
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Wire
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[email protected]
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53 Area (CommCo(Rein), 1stMarDivFMF Mar65 depart Braodway Pier SDIEGO aboard LSD-3 Carter Hall. Couple of months at Hague, then to Da Nangon the LST-1168 Wexford County. Moved from airstrip (swamp side/tent city) near "Dogpatch" across the river (Marble Mountain). Remember Restad, Denny Sargeant, Wise, Wuergler, Prendergast, Crutchlow, Foster, Giles, Santos, Dycus, Schiffers.........Harvest Moon, Prairie, Hastings, Starlight and R&R in Hong Kong. Never left comm, been at it since the day I left the Corps, continued using hooks for 16 years (gets to be hard on the knees)
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10/21/2002
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radio_relay
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Richard Boyd
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LCpl
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RR Plt, RR&Const Co.
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[email protected]
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Semper Fi Brothers. Wow, it's great to find a 5th Comm web site. My mos was 2831, radio relay repairman. Was in RVN with 5th Comm, from May '70 to Oct '70. I finished out my westpac tour with 7th Comm, on Okinawa. 5th Comm was actually decommisioned in Oct of '70 (don't know exact day), and hasn't been recommisioned. I was one of the last Marines at Camp Hoa Long. An Army Engineer unit moved in after us. Also spent time on 244, Monkey Mountain, and 950. Welcome Home to each and every one of you! I'll be in D.C. for Vets Day, and the M.C. B'Day. Hope to run into some of you there.
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8/28/2002
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16Gauge
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John Roach
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LCpl,Cpl (Nam) Sgt (3rd AmTrack Bn.,5th MAB)
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HQ Co. Radio Repair
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[email protected]
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Served July, 1968 to June, 1970 in Ground Radio Repair and Administration. I was a regular on React Platoon when I wasn't at theE Club. I'm interested in any documentation of 5th Comm. Bn. Awards and Citations, and graphics, for any patches, logos, or memorabilia from 5th Comm. I'd like to hear from anyone who served with me in Nam. After 35 years i'm just now going through the old negatives that I have left (many were lost) and will post some of the better ones of 5th Comm., DaNang, Marble Mtn., III MAF, Hoa Long, and whaterver I find. Semper Fi John Roach MOS 2841 Ground Radio Repair
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8/6/2007
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Wert
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Neil A. Wertley
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M/Sgt
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Comm Support
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[email protected]
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I was TAD to FLC from 1970-1971. At first I set up Tech Control, then Acting Telephone Officer and finally TTC-28 Mobil Dial Central Chief. We handled all of the comm for Danang North. When I retired I taught electronics for United Electronics Institute. Over the years rose to Director/Dean of the college. When the school closed I moved on to Tampa College where I retired as Academic Dean 2 years ago.
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8/14/2006
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TinPoleCat
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Denny Weisgerber
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PFC
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Radio Plt. Com Co.
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[email protected]
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Arrived 5th Comm Aug 68 and worked in the comm co area and was on the react platoon at night for a while ,also stood radio watch in the cp bunker. Lots of folks came and went and I finally went to 1st MAW Comm Ctr in Jan of 69. Had just about every job in the place by the time I left in Aug. Really liked my job as duty driver, I drove all over the DaNang area. Stood one month on guard duty and went on patrols with the 1MP Bn and lucky me I got to hump the prc 25, lots of bad memories from that year, some good ones too. (PTSD and agent orange are very real and nobody came home without both).
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2/24/2007
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linenwht
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Paul Nunes
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PFC
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R. R. & Const. PLT.
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[email protected]
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Served with 5th Comm BN. 3 Mar.Div. Const. Plt. from Sept.68 to Oct 69.
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3/2/2004
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wilburhl
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loftus wilbur h
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pfc
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rr&c/comm.supt 2511/2531
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[email protected]
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arrived danang 27jun70 by bummpy airlines [with phantoms shadowing.found out later!!] arrived 5th comm.bn. worked with rr&c.plt assigned to line crew. i think cpl deal was driver ?got to climb poles found out quick that you get shot at [not in training!!!] in the mix of things got to meet herman[mascot]wonder what happend to him?e-club beach comber was great so was the movies till the screen took a hit.movies was on hold a bit.later transfer to comm supt.short time later sent on s&d with inf don't rember who as radio operator.that did'nt go well radio took hits but i did'nt thanks to radio &my turtle shell. thenback to rr&c to finish tour.went to okie in05oct70to mcas futima comm.supt only one that that comes to mind Gy.sgt blair.try to add more later.
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9/29/2007
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Icecream
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Bill Simonson
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PFC Got Froze there somehow :-) something to do with a dispute with an officer
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TAD III MAF comm. ctr. 1968-69
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[email protected]
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Called a friend of mine up who was stationed at Camp horn one night. His C.O. wanted to know how come I could call in on the red phone. Just told him I had axcess and not to worry about it. When my friend Ray got on the phone I told him "Get your Head Down, your gonna get hit any minute now!" He laughed, in the background you could hear the mortars start walking in. He said OK and gotta go. His C.O. kept asking him "Who da hell was that guy and how did he know that stuff?" Sat down at a PTSD group in Wisconsin and told the boys "Did you know that every shot fired in Viet Nam was accounted for?" They didn't believe me. We had a daily round expenditure in 68 along with the daily body count. I will get the photos to you folks as soon as i can find them all and it will take time to re-do and transfere my movie of the drive around DaNang, and the ride to 5th comm. The movie is in super 8 color and i will have to transfere it to video tape then to the computer. I also have a reel to reel tape i left running during the day at III MAF. (very noisy place) and one I left running at night during one of our famos rocket attacks. It may also take me some time to dig that one up. One of funniest things i'd ever seen was on the 5th com. compound. An all night rain and when I looked ouside the hooch in the morning someone in the hooch next door did a high dive into a foxhole next to the hooch full of water. At the time it just looked outrageous. Also remember having to swim to get to the E-club at 5th com. because of the rain. Did I tell you I"m glad you folks are here.
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5/24/2003
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gbechen
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Gerry Bechen
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PFC -> CPL -> PFC :)
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Comm Plattoon, Comm Co.
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[email protected]
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USS Okanogan from Long Beach, CA JUN66 to CHU LAI, JUL66, via Hawaii for a few days. And of course the Typhoon we ran intonear the Phillipines. After a short while, some of us went to DaNang (some nice pictures on this site). Lived at the Beachfront property for a while and then moved to III MAF HQ to work in the message center. All in all I have some fond memories of the time spent in VN. I have a few pictures of the 5th Comm camp and local areas. I drove a jeep and made a lot of courier runs when the lines were down. Not all of them were fun. Approx. tour dates Left Long Beach at end of May 66, arrived Chu Lai about one month later. Left from DaNang about mid July 67.I heard the day after I left, the DaNang AirStrip was hit pretty bad. Would be glad to hear from anyone I served with or any others.
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6/13/2002
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Bear7215
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Harold John Friedrich
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PFC to Sgt.
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RR Plt., RR&C Co.
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[email protected]
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Oct '65 to Dec '67. Started out with Comm Spt.Co., HQ Bn., 3dMarDiv.Helped build Hoa Long. Served around Danang, then around Phu Bai and at Khe Sanh. Got to see so many of the scenic spots of sunny I Corps.
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10/24/2003
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JimmyD
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James DeYoung, Jr.
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PFC, LCPL, CPL
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Radio Relay (2532), RR&C
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[email protected]
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Was first in 7th Comm HQ Bn and the went to base on beach when changed to 5th Comm Bn. Arrived Nam Oct. 65 and rotated to states in Nov. 66.
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8/17/2003
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chuckrob
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Charles Robinson
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PFC-CPL
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HQ Motor T
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[email protected]
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I was at 5th Comm from Oct 1969-Sep 1970
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3/23/2008
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ronleon
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Ron Leonard
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PFC-CPL Nam. Sgt discharge
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III MAF Comm room for war room.
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[email protected]
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Enlisted for Three.
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10/10/2002
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Wasyoungonce1
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Ron Durham
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PFC-CPL-Vietnam, Retired MGYSGT-Reserves
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Construction Plt.
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[email protected]
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Looking for any of the old guys from construction. Was in country from August 1968-February 1970.
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11/24/2003
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Rod West
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Rodney L. West
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Pfc-Sgt. in Nam, retired MGySgt.
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Const. Plt. and Comm Plt at III MAF
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[email protected]
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Took the boat ride on the Thomaston, seasick first four days out till they put me in sick bay. Spilled 5gals. of OD green while painting trucks on the upper deck. Helped camo a MIKE boat in the well deck with that. Went to 8th Comm after Nam, same guys for the most part.
Retired from USMCR as MGySgt. Comm Chief for 4th MAW. Went to the show in Saudia Arabia as a Gunny with a local HUEY unit. Some things never changed.
Kept in touch with Gary Vietor in Michigan and Ralph Haas in Davenport, Iowa, both Const. Plt. troops.
Went to boot camp with Wayne Schlosser in MT, Eugene Telenko Const. Plt. truck driver and Gary Vietor. We all reported to 7th Comm at the Stumps in Nov. 65
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6/13/2002
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Mud Marine
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John Callahan
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PVT.- PFC - PVT.- PFC - PVT.- PFC. L/CPL. RET.
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Comm. Supp. Co. (2531) Voice Radio
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[email protected]
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The way I see it I was promoted 4 times, ..... sorta makes me a Sargeant ? 1/8 A Co. (Radio) Cypress, Med Cruise 1964 1/ 8 H&S Co. Comm. Plt. Dominican Rep. 1965 5th Comm. Bn. V N 1965 - 1966 (Comm. Supp. Co.) Looking for PFC Bruce Brantz (2531 Comm.Supp.) from South Philadelphia.
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9/15/2002
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Tony3T
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A P Stromecki
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Sgt
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construction plt; rr & construction
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[email protected]
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Departed 29 Palms with Capt Wilhelm.Boarded the USS Thomaston in San Diego for transport to RVN. In country from January 66 to February 67. Slept in our pup tents the first night in camp.
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2/27/2005
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sidewinder
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Bob Gordon(Lawson 65-66 Vietnam)
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SGT
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5th Comm Bn Hqs, Operations Nov 65 - Sept 66, 1stFLSG comm Plt Sept67-Dec67,5th Comm Bn, comm Plt, Crypto, III MAF, Sept 67 - Mar69.
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[email protected]
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I remember the raining days the most. I also remember watching puff the magic dragon overhead spitting out death and watching the pink elephants in the trees while on guard duty and feeling the what it is like when a grenade bounches in your bunker. I remember watching the clounds move accross the mountains like it was being poured from the other side.
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5/4/2002
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