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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Rdj4586
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Robert (Bob) Johnson
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Sgt
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HqCo
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[email protected]
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RVN 67-68; really glad I found this site; SF
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11/11/2004
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Ga1222
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JB (Ben Schweers
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Sgt
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Comm Support
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[email protected]
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Arrived in March of '66 and was assigned to Comm Support Co and worked over by Dogpatch. Stayed with 5th Comm until late December '67. Went to Iwakuni and then came back to MWSG-17 from February '69 til January '70 when I rotated and was discharged.
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6/12/2008
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Seamus1944
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James McHale
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Sgt.
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Radio Com Co 7th and 5th Comm Bn
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[email protected]
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Stationed at camp Horno from Feb. 1963 till March 1965 went to Okinawa then on to Da Nang. Changed from to 7th to 5th on the way over. Built China Beach.Spent most of my time with TSC15s before arriving at the beach. Did my first 60 days in bunkers as we expanded the size of the base camp.
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7/16/2007
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Rat
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Randy Ratcliff
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Sgt.
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7th Comm & III Maf
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[email protected]
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Started out at China Beach then we were sent to Red Beach and left with the early pull out.
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8/7/2007
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EagleKeeper
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Pete Miller
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SGT.
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Radio Relay Vietnam 69-70
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[email protected]
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Stationed at Phu Bai, also with the 7th Marines at LZ Baldy. Took command of Radio Relay Site on Monkey Mountain until the 3rdMarines left then moved to MACS 4 on top of Monkey Mountain with Radio Relay shot to Chu Lai.
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4/19/2002
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Loch
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Bob Yount
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Sgt.
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Radio Platoon, H&S Co.
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[email protected]
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I was one of the original 7 marines that cleared the land for the 5th comm camp. I arrived just after the 9th marines in April of 65. I was also one of the 10 people that put in the swimming area and was one of the life guards. About May-July 66. Rotated in July of 66.
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4/23/2002
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Ron
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Ron Parent
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Sgt.
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Radio Platoon/Comm. Spt. Co. ('66-'67)
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[email protected]
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TSC-15 Van Operator
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4/24/2003
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older than dirt
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Tom Murtha
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Sgt., (at one time)
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Radio
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[email protected]
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Most of my bio, is on the msg. board. The rank listed, may cause someone's memory to jolt. OTD
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3/15/2002
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KEN
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KENNETH B. CAMPBELL
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SSGT/USMC; GYSGT/CWO2/USMCR
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RADIO RELAY & CONSTRUCTION
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[email protected]
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SERVED WITH RR & C CO. FROM APRIL 1970 'TIL SEPT.1970 WHEN THE BATTALION WAS ROTATED HOME; WAS THERE WHEN ARMY CAME INTO HOA LONG AND RELIEVED US. WAS THEN TRANSFERRED TO 1st ENGR.BN.
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8/3/2002
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