Sparky
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Brian Farrell
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Cpl/Sgt
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Radio Plt/Comm Co.
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[email protected]
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How in the hell is everyone? Man, it has been a long time. Came in country Oct. 67, rotatated back to the world Dec 68. TAD Radar school, 1stMARDIV ; TAD Task Force Hotel' Khe Sanh, TAD POL Dong Ha. Anyone who was there with me, say hello!!!!!
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8/22/2008
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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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Terry
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Theron Page
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Cpl in Nam
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H &S Motor-T
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[email protected]
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I was with the 5th Comm. Bn in 1967. My MOS was mechanic in the motor pool and together with a great team, we kept the radio trucks in operation and off the "Dead Line". <?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /><o:p></o:p> I went through Motor Transport training at Camp LeJune, then Infantry training at Pendelton, then to Vietnam.<o:p></o:p> While in country, I served for six months at 5th Comm. then later at FLC (Force Logistics Command) on the other side of DaNang.<o:p></o:p> After Nam, I served at the Marine Corp Air Station in Santa Ana, California.<o:p></o:p> Three short years in the Corp., but a whole lot of memories. Here are a few of my photos of 5th Comm.
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5/26/2002
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TheBonnyThaneOfDuninsane
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Michael S. Betts
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Cpl/Sgt
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HQ Co/Bn S-3
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[email protected]
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Maryland
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2/11/2004
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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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Arrived "in country" 9/66, departed 6/67 for RelAcDu. No opening @ IIIMAF CommCen when arrived., spent 2 wks as "Bunker NCO" in NW corner @ "How Long". Took job in S-3 when somebody rotated and I'd have taken anything (including NCOIC of burning out the head) to get out of that damned bunker. Remember fondly my tour, the guys and the times. Got appointed to escort Henry Fonda (the better part of him must've dripped down his leg when Jane was conceived ) when he visited 5th Comm and got our picture in "Stars and Stripes". | |
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2/26/2004
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lzstud
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Tony Mastriani
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Cpl.
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Radio Relay
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[email protected]
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RVN 4-68~11-69 Danang-Dong Ha-LZ Stud-Dong Ha-Danang I spent most of my time on TRC-97s. I was also out on several 1st Div 97 shots but don't recall the locations. I was lucky enough to get out on mail runs and the like to Cua Viet, Phu Bai, Quang Tri, Con Thien, Camp Carroll.
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4/15/2005
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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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topa-dave
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David Rivas
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Cpl
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Wire Plt / Comm Supt Co
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[email protected]
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Arrived in country abord the General Gordon in March 67 with 1500 Marines and they took us to some large grinder in Danang. So we're all sittingon our sea bags and they start calling out lists of names. Each list went to an awaiting cattle-car and off they went. Hours later they finished calling out names and 7of us were still sitting there like abandoned children in this enormous field. The NCO in charge yells out, "Who the hell are you? You're not suppose to be here!". That was fine with me but how was I going to get back to San Diego? Five days later they located our orders and I was on my way to the 5th Comm Bn at the beach paradise Camp Hoi Long, The Flower Garden.
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2/2/2006
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tulsa74105
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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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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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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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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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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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