'He'll never be forgotten': Marine killed 50 years ago in Vietnam is Intro MCB 4 - Ken Walden 1967 DaNang Vietnam Deployment Camp Hoover Liberty Bridge wyotexas USA Ron Reel 2.37K subscribers Subscribe 402 views 1 year ago MCB 4 - Ken Walden 1967 DaNang. But you were there fall of 69 so we didnt cross paths but its nice to see someone else who was at An Hoa and especially a radio relay man. Forever in my mind, I as with you Dr. Faust that day with Dr. Donald Turner DDS. An Ha base was located southeast of a major Vietcong/People's Army of Vietnam base area known as the Arizona Territory across the Vu Gia River. I am glad you made it out. Also on the map is the area known as "Dodge City." Created/Published: 1965 Scale: 50,000 Dimensions (Width x Height): 22.6x29.2 On May 25, 1967, I experienced my worst combat action to date. Anyone remember? He was one of 13 whose lives I had to take. I was there from Oct 76 to Mar 68 An Hoa and Phu Bai untill med evacked out of country. More Comments Im doing some research on his time in-country and am hoping to find someone who might remember him. That night the orphanage was mortared and VC in our lines at An Hoa. My best friend wound up at Khe Sahn during TET and over the years we had our share of alcohol talking about who had it worst. It was February 13, 1968. I remembered some solders didnt pick up laundry services. Alligator lake was over the small ridge to the southeast near Go Noi island. A chu hoi led the grunts to a VC propaganda leader on this one. 2023 Knowledge WOW - All Rights Reserved When Seabees weren't building bases in Vietnam, they were fighting the Changing tubes on 175s at LSU 1 in 1970 was the hardest work I have ever done in my life . A women saving food. I was Army, my 8/4 Battalion of 175mm guns OpCon 3rd Marines up on he DMZ. The doctors and nurses would regularly eat in the 5th Marines mess hall. until 0400 est. The An Hoa Combat Base was first used in January 1966 during Operation Mallard as the Marines needed a firebase in support of the operation. Lost alot of them also. I was on Hill 300 in 1967. LibertyBridge was not a boring place to be. He blamed the Doc. He was stationed at An Hoa when he was wounded by mortar on July 4, 1967. I went through four operations while I was in Vietnam, including the Durham Peak and Pipestone Canyon operations. I too was stationed at An Hoa with H&S. After that our nights were spent in a bunker on the runway until I left for home in February. Drop me an email on namwartravel@gmail.com, I spent nearly a year at the Liberty Bridge , Phu- Loc (6) area . " My first combat operation was Operation Newcastle in the Arizona in March 1967. The Liberty Bridge . Chuck, I was Squadleader/ Gunner in 60 mortars then. I think we ran on raw youth. I have a picture of your gun with the round in the air Grim Reaper 14 was the ground unit call sign requesting the medevac. Young orphans killed laying out on the front of the temple. The base was located south of the Thu Bon river which marked the southern border of what was called the Arizona Territory. He Died a Marine. Leatherneck Magazine, October 1974. The second Vietnam deployment was to Da Nang in March 1967. I have pictures of the before and after. Joseph Once, instead instead of evacuation by chopper we went to An Hoa and caught a C-123. I often went to W. German hospital many times (the let us use their autoclaves to sterilize our large surgical packs). He served as a platoon leader "Earlier that night, they hit the compound just across the river," Mitchell explained. History. Several of his classmates from Corps School had already deployed to theater with Marine units and Ray too wanted to do his part. With the redeployment of the 3rd Division north, Hill 55 became the Command Post of the 7th Marine Regiment in April, In all, as of mid-summer 1969, the Wing inventory totalled about 225 helicopters and 250 fixed wing aircraft. On June 9th ,1968 we caught the 90th NVA Regt off guard, as we had camouflaged so well & moved at night when the NVA lest expected Marines on the move & foufgt a successful battle at An Bang 3 village area killing 80 NVA by body count, & collecting 100s of enemy wpns. The day the doc released me from the hospital, I went on an ambush patrol that same night.. 36th Regiment. There is no question that in his formative years the native of McMinnville, Tenn., built an impressive resume of accomplishments. He was a Sgt. Never realize what he received it to until I read the write up about the attach on Feb 23, 1969. Say, trying to confirm the name of the CO for 2/5. I was with the 5th Marines in An Hoa area 11/68 4/69. The base as such covers a large area, parts of it has developed in to an industrial zone today, but most of it is more or less untouched. Images of VietNam I Corps - marzone.com I was rations. Visions never leave my Ming. From An Hoa 2/5 moved to Phu Bai just on time for Hue City. Language links are at the top of the page across from the title. When I look back I cant but wonder how we as a countty could have allowed that war to continue. Dr Donald Turner DDS and I. I have a pictures of that Medcap. I read years later in a book about Robert Garwood that some nurses and doctors from a German hospital were brought in to the camp where he was being held, just west of the An Hoa base. The book is replete with battle maps, seldom-seen photos, an array of. Liberty Bridge on the Thu Bon river near An Hoa, Vietnam 1968 - Flickr 68-69. Time has taken its toll as well as the war. I was there when the nurses were abducted. Elements of the 3rd Marine Division were the first Marine units that operated in the vicintiy of Hill 55 beginning in 1965 Not a word was said. On January 31, 1968, South Vietnam exploded from North to South. Third platoon. we shared the chow hall when it was in one piece ! The An Hoa Basin, as it was in 69, will always be with me. Did you also read the Hue article here on the website? With ready built structures the temples were used by the VC forces as a hide out and served as a launch point for their operations against the An Hoa Combat Base and other targets in the area. Do you remember him? I was there with you. He even fought off an attack of two NVA soldiers before he himself was wounded. We may have seen each other and dont even know it. I remembered seeing tanks with flame thrower keep burning the area. Harvey Watson was killed there. other accounts have the event at a smaller outpost a bit north west near the river. There were 28 of us We built our camp from scratch replaced the runway and-started with the rest of the base hospital-chow hall I extended for 6 month leaving in December of 68. In less than 30 minutes, 1st platoon practically disappeared. His battery commander later related that when you were as tall as Ray, had a southern drawl and were serving with the Marines you know youre in for some rough kidding. As the North Vietnamese Army (NVA) infiltrated the camps barbed wire perimeter, a 24-year old corpsman named Bobby Ray charged into the melee to render emergency aid to the mounting casualties. I recall that orphanage which was in front of Bravo Sector where we had a line of bunkers. I do remember a place that we called the Alamo with a refugee camp near by , but that was it. I was with the command group, Capt. Your email address will not be published. Looking for a Lt. who came to Fox 2/5 2nd Platoon on 11 July 69 And stepped on a box mine less than 12 hours later. Wikimedia | OpenStreetMap. He told him that the NVA we in the horshoe hedgerow that surrounded the paddy. Combined Action Platoon (CAP) 2-9-1, positioned in the hamlet of Mau Chanh (2), about a kilometer east of the base, lay in the path of the attack. Dont know why I was always sent to odd places, other radio operators mostly got to stay same place the whole tour. There are groupd travels but they tend to only stay at one location for maximum a day. We would be choppered back to An Hoa while other Marines chased the NVA. My father, Sgt. I wish I could figure out where it was. Liberty Bridge Today, Quang Nam, Vietnam - YouTube I remember the constant rocket strikes and the base being overrun on May 7 and F 2/5 Dan Bullocks death that evening. Despite the heavy fighting, friendly casualties numbered only three Marines and a PF with minor wounds. So, I got a Bronze Star because they said I stopped a possible problem that could have happened if the bomb had gone off and blown up a bunch of people. I know Mike Harris.SF. [2]:93 On 6 July 5 Marine Battalions launched Operation Macon around the An Ha area, the operation continued into October resulting in 24 Marines and 380 VC killed. The Marines stationed at Hill 55 all stood up as we walked past. Ive been back to Vietnam three times now, easy for me because after the war I worked as a journalist out of Hong Kong for most of 20 years. I do remember the monkey but he got mad and ran off to Amtracs across the road. Maybe it was the 7th Marines?Operations Union I and II, and then Swift. Driving around these areas will give you a good idea of how the war was fought in this very strategic part of the country. Flooded Bridge Liberty Bridge was flooded out during the Monsoon Season several times. Theyd chew right through the tins. 106mm RR View directly south from a 106mm mounted on a Mule guarding the approach to Liberty Bridge. A chu hoi led the grunts to a VC propaganda leader on. Hill 55 (also known as Nui Dat Son or Camp Muir) is a hill 16 kilometres (9.9 mi) southwest of Da Nang, Qung Nam Province, Vietnam. Semper Fi to every Marine who served with 2/5 at An Hoa. Went back the next day. We would not have allowed this to happen if we had been there still. angusmcnitt, Trung Nguyen and 3 more people faved this I remembered trying to talk to the solders but didnt do well. Decimal coordinates: 15.787721 108.077795. Remember the move north quite well. Hill 65, Liberty Bridge - June 1967 - War-Stories.com I was attached to Echo Company as the 81 FO. S/Sgt Greg Smith H&S 2/5. Primary Location During Vietnam: Da Nang, Vietnam, Story Themes: 1967, 1968, 1969, 1st Marines, An Hoa Valley, Combat, Da Nang, David Tabaka, Marines, Quang Nam Province, Saint Paul, St Paul, A Twin Cities PBS initiative in collaboration with the MN PBS Stations, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1st Marines, An Hoa Valley, Combat, Da Nang, David Tabaka, Marines, Quang Nam Province, Saint Paul, St Paul, Terms and Conditions for Submitting Your Story. Makes me cry! Qung Nam Province I too worked in the the COC as a watch sgt for the FSCC. Ha! Despite heavy loss of blood, Ray managed to crawl through the barrage of enemy fire to assist another fallen Marine, shielding him from a grenade blast. One of the last Air Traffic Controllerswatched a CH53 hook up to our control tower (actually a box about 6x6x6 feet) 'I got to Vietnam in May 1969, to a little town called An Hoa, and went to the Liberty Bridge. Was an artillery battery beside us. We had perimitter watch every other night on Brovo and Alpha sector. It was attacked again on the morning of March 19th, setting the stage for Rays heroic actions that would ultimately punctuate his life. That night the orphanage was mortared and VC tried to get through our lines at An Hoa. Nice to see a post from you on An Hoa, Took a swim to cool off while on sand bag duty. I have pictures before and after. The Arizona Territory saw large concentrations of PAVN and Viet Cong troops during the whole war, especially up around Charlie Ridge in the north west part of the area.

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