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If you read this message, I would like to talk more about the FSCC. I think we called it the Rocket Capital of the World, lol. We had perimitter watch every other night on Brovo and Alpha sector. Chuck, I was Squadleader/ Gunner in 60 mortars then. When I got the Purple Heart, I was jumping out of a helicopter during Operation Forsythe Grove. We left An Hoa for Phu Bai on 16 January 1968. Grim Reaper 14 was the ground unit call sign requesting the medevac. Will always admire the grunts and docs who did so much! This was just south of Da Nang, and was a "free fire" combat zone. A Portrait of HM2 Bobby Ray, Heroic "Doc" of Liberty Bridge A man sent to take her and her family to resettlement, again. An Hoa Valley, Qung Nam Province. His name was Kinh. I was Army, my 8/4 Battalion of 175mm guns OpCon 3rd Marines up on he DMZ. 3 MOH (one was a Chaplin, KIA) earned by Marines that were there and 1,000 Marine KIA during that Summer in those battles and Know Body has ever heard of them! I remember very well the ammo dump blowing up on Feb. 23. From the Red Garcia Collection (COLL/5065), Marine Corps Archives & Special Collections . He was only 10 years old. Many thanks to all the veterans out there! Yep, 3/26 led the attack into the Northern Bunker Complex at the end of Meade River. The bridge was constantly under attack and was destroyed several times, either by the enemy 1st Marine Division Operations There was a visible sign of better times in Quang Nam province when, on 30 March, the 825-foot Seabee-constructed Liberty Bridge was opened across the Thu Bon river just south of Dai Loc. Mar67 to Apr68. only thing that remains of this structure are several pilons that project out of the water. MCB 4 - Ken Walden 1967 DaNang Vietnam Deployment Camp Hoover Liberty Battalion: 2d Battalion. Hue would be just East of the A Shau valley border with Lao). What Was The Significance Of The American Victory At The Battle Of Saratoga In October 1777. until 0400 est. I want to cross into Lao from N.W. BUMED Archives. Was with MAG (Marine Air Group) 16 at AnHoa April of 70 til we abandoned the place in August/September of 70 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. I looked in one of your tanks,as you were in the road facing the Que son Mts. That all changed on the afternoon of June 2nd. Casualties and losses. Just two weeks later he was part of a mission to protect Liberty Bridge, a strategic supply artery across the Thu Bon River connecting An Hoa to Da Nang. By days end 36 of the Marines were dead. Airlifted off the An Hoa airfield matting runway by Air Force C-130s to Phu Bai while with Hotel Co. 2/5 1st MarDiv in Jan 68. I was attached at the last moment to serve as Fox 2/5s 81FO. 71 killed. Did make it to the Goi Noi Island; bad place! First Force Recon. We would rotate there from Mortars 3/11, based at Hill 55. I remember you ,Webster , Star ,Gunny Flanagan and the Lee Marvin fellow but not his name ,he was a kick. Lived in a tent next to the sniper platoon. Would like to know the name of the area on the map, where Operation Mead River and Operation Arizona Territory took place?? We landed at the bottom and walked up a path to the top where we caught another chopper and headed back to An Hoa. I arrived at An Hoa on 25 January, 1967. Total casualties between the two companies was 110 KIA and that many wounded. Samper Fi ! And he raised his hand (Im sorry, I still get emotional thinking about this) and I popped him square in the chest.
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