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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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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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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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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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Andy L Morris
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Cpl.
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Radio Relay operater
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[email protected]
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5th comm. Feb.14,1967-Oct. 1968 Shots: PhuBai 3ed mar Div, Hoe An ROK White Horse, Marble Mountain 3ed Am Trcs, Hill 180 phubai- 3ed mar div, camp carroll 9th & 26th marines. M
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8/23/2002
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TheBonnyThaneOfDuninsane
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Michael S. Betts
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E-4/E-5
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HqCo/Bn S-3
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[email protected]
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2/26/2004
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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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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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justjr59
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Mike Sanford
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Cpl
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Comm Co Hq Bn
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[email protected]
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Arrived Danang May/Jun 1965 with Comm Center
lll Maf at Airfield,later moved to 3rd Mardiv Hill 327.
I was a teletype operator/SLAVE, if you catch my
drift..Go figure.Mike
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3/29/2006
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lulu19461
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Luis Mercado
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Cpl.
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RR Const.Co.5th Comm.bn.
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[email protected]
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cpl. r/r const.co.1967/1968 wireman was there when danang got hit.near airport air force hammered.also sea bees hit.Remember names gyn/sgt young staff sgt Powell Hess ,stromecki melvin gary vietor.I will try to remember more names.
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9/20/2005
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Sgt. Joe Koller
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Joe Koller
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66, Pvt, 67 LCpl, Cpl.68 Sgt
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5th Comm. Bn gusrd duty for 3 months HQ III MAF 67-68
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[email protected]
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I spent a lot of time on guard duty in bunker 3, from june 66 to about sept. had to clean up the mess when the Marine blew him self up with a frag gernade, I was his replacement.
Then to IIIMAF HQ as a wireman and switchboards operator.
I am looking for anyone that went through Boot camp at San Diego in Oct 25 Plt. 1010 Please contact me.
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5/26/2002
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Doc
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Dave Hildebrand
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Cpl/Sgt
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Wire Platoon, CommSptCo
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[email protected]
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Jan 66-Feb 67
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3/24/2003
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Jim B.
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Jim Beatty
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E4 - E5
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HqCo
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[email protected]
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Just found out about this great site. Something to be proud of. I hope and look forward to a possible reunion. Hope to find out what's happend to some old buddies.
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5/2/2002
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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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Rustyman
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Joe Russell
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Cpl in Nam, Got out a Sgt
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Construction Plt. RR & Const. Co.
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[email protected]
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Was in Const. Plt from Feb 67 to May 69. Transferred to Camp LeJeune to 4/10 Lima Co. Transferred again to Futema Okinawa to HMM-165 helicopter squadron. Went on a 6 month float and at one time, got about 4 miles out from 5th Comm beach. Could see the compound and guys on the beach playing volleyball etc.
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3/18/2002
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