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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willie
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Douglas D. Rogers
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L/Cpl
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HQ's Company
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[email protected]
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Arrived in country Sept 1967....left Oct 1968. Remember some of the things that we missed....throwing beer cans at the out door movie screen (4x8 sheets of plywood painted white)...walking guard....patrols....and the great food at the mess hall....I stuck to pound cake and peaches.....And the missions that the Top sent me on........
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5/12/2002
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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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buckroeHD
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Jim Green
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Cpl
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Hq Co Motor T
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[email protected]
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August '67 - Sept '68
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9/4/2005
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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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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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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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Bob
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Bob Potts
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Cpl
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RR & Const
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[email protected]
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Entered the Corps in 6/63 going to MCRD Parris Island, Plt 238. From there went to Camp Lejuene for 27 months with 2nd Shore Pty Bn. Went on several cruise in the Caribbean and ending up in Santo Domingo 4/28/65 making a wet landing on Red Beach. This ended up being a joke because we landed on a hot beach with blank ammunition. We finally got ammunition about 0200 and shortly after got hit. After returning to Lejuene went on a couple more cruises I thought I was short but got orders to RVN with only 13 months left. Got to RVN in June 66 assign to 5th Comm. The first few months I was assigned to I Corp HQ working on the switchboard and finally getting promoted to Cpl. Trf to RR & Cons and went on the construction changing field wire to cable. After a while got a crew that was responsible to repair and replace telescopic poles that the ARVNs shot up. We had a SSgt promote 2nd Lt who became our CO but I can't remember his name. If anyone knows his name send an email with his name. Please !! Does anyone remember Dunn or Ashby. They where bunked in my home. Left RVN 5/28/67 and left active duty 6/10/67.
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7/26/2003
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"EO"
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E.O.EVANS
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CPL/SGT
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5TH COMM BN/COMM CO/COMM SECTION
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[email protected]
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GOT IN COUNTY AUG 66 LEFT NOV 68. WAS HOUSED AT III MAF HQ, WORK IN THE COMM CENTER. LONG TIME AGO. WOULD LIKE TO HEAR FMSOME OF THE GUYS THNAKS EO
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3/20/2002
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EFFY
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JOHN STOCKER
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L/CPL
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HEADQUARTER&SERVICE CO. MOTOR T
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[email protected]
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hello to all of you guys and welcome back to the WORLD......SEMPER FI
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3/19/2006
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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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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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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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country514
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Robert Norris
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Cpl.
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Hq. Motor "T"
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[email protected]
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I was in country from Dec. 68 to Dec 69 . Don't remember too many names these days but my Sgt. in the motor pool was" Horney" Sgt. Hornbuckle I remember guard duty on the orphanage roof and mag 16 getting rocketed. Oh and the stinging jelly fish in the ocean. and that first "smell" as you stepped off the plane at DaNang . God... a different world, a different time, a million years ago ...yesterday
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9/15/2008
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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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TJW
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TJ Wilkins
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Cpl
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Hq, III MAF, COC Comm
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[email protected]
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I was sent to IIIMAF COC comm ctr from 5th Comm and spent my tour at the III MAF compound in 69-70. I remember when the ammo dump gothit and our mess hall got destroyed plus all the rain, the smells and the trips to freedom hill.
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6/3/2002
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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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Tank
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Dan Reed
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CPL
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CSC Comm Center Plt
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[email protected]
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If you look at George Powell's bio,it tells the same story about how we got to the Nam.While at Hague on Okinawa,I was with Radio Relay Plt.Cpl Walter Anderson had a Boonie Hat made for me that had our patch and then below it read "Radio Relay Attache".He is the one who nicknamed me Tank.Walter is now the publisher of Parade Magazine ,you know the Sunday paper mag.He is also the author of a couple of books.I am sure he would really love to hear from some of guys from RR that served in 65-66.I remember Jim Coffee,Joe Lewis,Sgt.Ted Ford,Cpl.Jim Weiman,Cpl.Steve Valarga.Gunny Futch,S/Sgt.King.I have forgotten the names of so many others,but I remember faces as I see them periodically over the years in my dreams.I lost all of my stuff(pictures,etc.) many years ago in a fire.If anyone out there remembers me or has pics of the old guys from 1965 I sure would love to see themThis web site is the greatest ! I have had tears in my eyes and goosebumps since Jim Fowler e-mailed me.Why don't we have a reunion?
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5/1/2002
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RogueMule
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James R Connor
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E-5
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5th Comm Bn Radio Relay Plt
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[email protected]
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In Country Nov 65. Bunked in the old compound with the pyramid tents.Walked along the creek to the mess hall to eat the "RED DEATH". In Jan 66 Iflew to Subic Bay boarded ship and sailed back to Viet Nam to partiscipate in a landing. In April 66 I moved to Monkey Mountain and stayed until Jan 67. I moved to the main base in Da Nang and made courier runs until March 67. I am looling for information on David Grubic. His name appears on the MAA list along with others that I knew. Stoney Broadstreet, Johnny Earl Mack, Ollie Oliveras, Prince Murray and Shimmerhorn. May GOD continue to keep and bless each of vou.
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7/22/2002
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J D Keller
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John Keller
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63 -67 Pendleton, RVN, LeJune,final rank SGT
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Radio Plt., CommCo, 5thComm and 7th Comm
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[email protected]
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Landing at Red Beach, 7thComm, then 5thComm, DoubleEagle I and II, MK83's Radio Jeeps, TSC-15's..2531 MOS RVN 65-66
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3/27/2003
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