The real nastiness at the Phu Loc (6) Combat Base started abruptly; early on the morning of 7 January 1968. Rach Kien 10/68-06/69 I was transferred from the 1/16th 1st Inf. In fact, the entire Hoi An TAOR seemed to be one vast rice paddy, with a few meandering rivers and streams and scattered villages strewn randomly around the countryside. 954-433-4578 1201048004, 1ST BN, 5TH MARINES, COMMAND CHRONOLOGY,1-Jul-66 - dated 7/1/1966 Document No. The 1/5 Command Group began to understand that our stay in the Phu Loc (6) area was not going to be a picnic. You were never forgotten, Pettibone,John Binh Phuoc 1/68 1/69 Southfield, MI 48076 763-559-5211 4051 Garden Home Court Doylestown, PA 18901 Shattuck, William Binh Phuoc 5/67-11/67 3 New Bedford Court Went home Sgt. SK-14 is a . 208 762-2666 [emailprotected], Trant,Charles Moose 2nd Platoon Rach Kien 2/69 2/70 On 15 January a mine sweep team took a barrage of thirty rounds of 82mm mortar fire over a 2 hour period at a different stretch of The Bowling Alley; four more Marines died and five were wounded and evacuated.During the rest of January, 1968, the Phu Loc (6) Combat Base took hundreds of rounds of enemy mortar and rocket fire a day. 404-579-8267 Binh Phuoc 4/67-4/68 aprox The Marines of Delta Company were fighting for their lives at the top of the Phu Gia Pass, protecting the small combat base that contained a battery of 105mm artillery and two 155mm Toads which were critically important supporting arms for the entire battalion. bravo co 1/3: 0311: 03/66 04/67 09/67 01/68: corpus christi: tx : Marlin: Steve: M: Lima 3/3: 0351: 01/01/1966 : Steve.Marlin@usa.com : malone: ken: A FLSG-B Dong-Ha: 3516: 9/68 11/69: meriden : CT: canibkam@aol.com: Martinez: Eddie: F: Hotel Co 2nd Batt 26th Marines: 0351: 12/67 02/69: West Valley City: UT: hcge@msn.com: masters: mack : h&s Co . Hope to see you at this years reunion!! 17188 SW 49th Place Track Driver. Gentlemen it was a pleasure to serve with you and thinking back I can laugh till I cry.again, Gentlemen, Thank You., Torkelson,Edwin Binh Phuoc 12/66 11/67 Six members of a squad of Marines from one of the other companies, and two men from the Charlie Company Weapons Platoon, decided to go have breakfast at the mess tent. Birchfield, Gary H (Doc) - 1st Platoon Medic - 1/68-6/68. 281-498-8689 Mercrod were killed. Kenneth Witt 13930 Lodgepole Ct. The 1st Battalion, 6th Marines (1/6) is an infantry battalion in the United States Marine Corps based in Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. Darian,Richard B. Wounded and sent back to the states 11/16/67, Siegfried,Richard StephenCapt. 561-416-0209 Lee,James R. Rach Kien 7/68-7/69 1201019165 1ST BN 1ST MARINES - COMMAND CHRONOLOGY Covering 1 - 31 October 1965 dated 3 November 1965 Document No. 1835 Sagatoo Road LINEAGE OF FIRST BATTALION SIXTH MARINES ACTIVATED ON 11 JULY 1917 AT QUANTICO, VIRGINIA, AS FIRST BATTALION SIXTH REGIMENT DEPLOYED DURING SEPTEMBER TO OCTOBER 1917 TO FRANCE AND ASSIGNED TO. After two weeks of bloody fighting in Hue, the Marines had managed to crush the enemy forces. 1201048042, 1ST BN, 5TH MARINES, COMMAND CHRONOLOGY,1-Jul-69 - dated 7/1/1969 Document No. Names such as the Pusan Perimeter, Inchon, Seoul and Chosin Reservoir were added to the Battalion's battle vocabulary. Broken Arrow, OK 74014 The Marines of 1/5 spent the remainder of October conducting squad, platoon and company-sized operations designed to keep the enemy off balance and to familiarize the Marines with their new area of responsibility. Also if you have a friend that you are looking for, send his name and any orders you have to my e-mail address and we will try to find him for you. [emailprotected] The M35 truck they rode in sustained serious damage. Although the mission was the same as that of Operation JACKSTAY (search and destroy), the terrain could not have been more different. [emailprotected] Numerous squad, platoon and company-sized patrols and ambushes were conducted on a regular basis to ensure the ongoing integrity of the Hill 54 Combat Base, denying the enemy access to the approaches to the Chu Lai airfield. Bluffton IN 46714 Boyett,Kenneth E. Rach Kien 3/70 7/70 The battalion returned to Camp Pendleton the following day. From December 1918 to July 1919, the battalion participated in the occupation of the German Rhineland. [emailprotected]. 946 Gale Drive 956 County Road 3348 Macomb MI 48042 PO Box 84 31 January 1968; 0100 The NVAs Tet Offensive is launched throughout South Vietnam. From 15 17 October 1967, the Marines of 1/5 conducted Operation ONSLOW in the Hoi An TAOR. 313-730-8073 Boggs SP/4 2nd Platoon Binh Phuoc 9/67 8/68, Brown, Allen, R. Tan An 01/70 11/70, Conkle,Dennis Binh Phuoc 1/67 1/68, Cunningham,,Ron E5 Binh Phuoc 3/68-7/68. During the Vietnam War, 1/9 sustained the highest casualty rate in Marine Corps history. Temple City, CA 91780 The battalion was formed in 1914 and has served in every major conflict that the United States has been involved in since then. 3512 Castlewood Court 1201048057, 1ST BN, 5TH MARINES, COMMAND CHRONOLOGY,1-Oct-70 - dated 10/1/1970 Document No. [emailprotected]. 55921 972-539-7512 870-355-4284. 843-774-4858. One day, in mid-February, the incoming mortar fire at Phu Loc (6) stopped altogether. PO Box 743 Binh Phuoc12/66- 11/67 Combined Action Group (CAG) Headquarters also reported that CAP H5, located near the District HQ, was under mortar attack and that they had lost communications with CAPs H6 and H7, two more Combined Action Platoons in the area. Sergeant Dougherty Memorial Sporting Clays Championship, 26 March 6 April 1966 - Operation JACKSTAY. Trained-took Basic/AIT at Ft. Riely, were boat people going to Nam got there 12/66 got transferred to K 3/11 ACR around 4/67 was wounded in ambush of 21 may 67. The fighting in World War II found the Marines of 1st Battalion at Guadalcanal, New Guinea, Peleliu, and Okinawa. Exarhopoulos, Alex (Greek) 3rd Platoon 1/67-12/67 Fenton, MO 63026 Purcell OK 73080 253-927-2162 In memory of Terry Weaver & Robert Burns. Antigo, WI 54409 November 1960 till June 1970, Schneider,Joseph, M 4th Platoon Bearcat Dong Tam Binh Phuoc 12/66 7/67 nickname Guppy, Gorr,Raymond A. MARINES CHARLIE COMPAN. We have found over 100 guys that way. Coons, Platoon RTO for Lt.Teske and Lt.Owens, and Company RTO for Cpt. 586-329-1037, Greenwood, Jerry (Bunnykid)3rd Platoon 1/68 10/68 [emailprotected] On 14 July 1965, the Commandant of the Marine Corps issued Marine Corps Order 5750.2 (MCO 5750.2), which 1201048017, 1ST BN, 5TH MARINES, COMMAND CHRONOLOGY,1-Aug-67 - dated 8/1/1967 Document No. 1201048033, 1ST BN, 5TH MARINES, COMMAND CHRONOLOGY,1-Oct-68 - dated 10/1/1968 Document No. 10 Lemon Lane I have to say that when I returned home, I didnt look back very much, but a lot of you, that I was with, have been thought of many times in the last 40 years. Branford, CT 06405 Anyone that served with me please call me. I was in the same squad as Jenkins and Donald Hawksworth. Siegfried (master of the cork screw) and John R. Sweet (spider man of the Bien Luc bridge). Babbitt, MN 55706 1201048032, 1ST BN, 5TH MARINES, COMMAND CHRONOLOGY,1-Sep-68 - dated 9/1/1968 Document No. Box 386 Sitio, Bakong Bakong, Tolingon Was in 1st Platoon of B Co. 1201048053, 1ST BN, 5TH MARINES, COMMAND CHRONOLOGY,1-Jun-70 - dated 6/1/1970 Document No. Operation Desert Storm 1201048061, 1ST BN, 5TH MARINES, COMMAND CHRONOLOGY,1-Feb-71 - dated 2/1/1971 Document No. Sp4th LeRoy Jackson. 817 9th Street Schueren when he was KIA at Firebase Jaeger. 4500 Starmount Drive Soldiers with 5th Special Forces Group (Airborne), 1st Special Forces Division maneuver toward an objective at Hawthorne Army Depot, Nevada, April 19, 2022. 772-567-0677 Later that afternoon, another Delta 1/5 Marine died from enemy fire in the same general vicinity. [emailprotected], Plourde,Remie A. 585-663-3380. At approximately 0200 on the morning of 1 February 1968, the 1/5 Combat Base once again came under heavy enemy mortar and rocket attack, and the H5 CAP Unit, located at the intersection of Highway One and Route 591, got hit hard, with mortars, rockets, and ground forces. 14 Greenway Plaza, #13-N 801-546-0530 Rach Kien4/69 3/70 541-484-3187 [emailprotected] 219 Church Street Watertown, NY 13601 Cole, Charles (Joe) Binh Phuoc 11/67 2/68 Finding this site really brings back memories, from Ben Luc Bridge duty to Fire Base Jaeger to Bill Chifos (aka White Rabbit) & Rudy Verdeja. 478-746-8089 Bravo Company, 3rd Tank Battalion. Gate City, VA 24251 Sgt. 5th Battalion, 60th Infantry Carlisle, PA 17013 A PICTORIAL SLIDESHOW OF THE WAR IN VIET NAM COMMEMORATING OUR FALLEN BROTHERS, AND SHOWING THE HORRORS OF WARFARE.1ST. Eugene OR 97401 This is a great site. Everett, PA 15537 Route 538, a narrow, old and crumbling paved road, carried the main flow of military and civilian traffic between Highway One and the city of Hoi An, the primary supply route for the Marines of 1/5.Command stayed stable during the months of October, November and December, with Lt. Col. O. W. Van Den Berg, Jr. remaining at the battalion helm after taking command from Lt. Col. Pete Highpockets Hilgartner, in late September. The Rung Sat Special Zone turned out to be a very difficult area to conduct combat operations, but the Marines were up to the task. On the morning of 5 January 1968, an Engineer road sweep team, protected by a squad of Marines from Delta Company, triggered a VC ambush up on the Hai Van Pass. The scheme of maneuver dictated two phases over a period of about ten days. A relief force from Phu Loc 6 District Headquarters moved towards CAP H5 at first light, but they could not reach the beleaguered Marines there. The battalion, callsign "Typhoon'" falls under the command of the 2nd Marine Regiment and the 2nd . Angola IN 46703-9404 , 1- , 4- ,. This exercise is sponsored by the United States Atlantic Command and will be conducted by Marine Forces Atlantic. Bettis. Over the next three days, many frontal assaults were repelled by the enemy at huge cost to the Marines. Transferred into the 5th/60th from the 11th Armored Cav. Binh Phuoc 9/66 11/67 Would love to hear from anyone from Bravo Company. And the incoming kept slamming into our bunkers and trenches, sending debris and red dust flying. Davis,,Esall 1st Plt Binh Phuoc 7/68 5/69 715-273-5553. 1201048004 1ST BN, 5TH MARINES, COMMAND CHRONOLOGY,1-Jul-66 - dated 7/1/1966 Document No . Hoquiam WA 98550 Macon GA 31211 The second Bi-annual Bravo Co reunion (June 2009) was a great success. Over 30% of the major city of Saigon was under enemy control. The combat base location started a kilometer past the last village hootches astride Route 591, and then the old, crumbling highway departed the combat base and began to climb up into the mountains toward a complex at the top of a mountain called Bach Ma. 6 Brookfield Drive That date would be remembered as one of the deadliest single days for Charlie Company, 1 st Battalion, 5 th Marines during the entire Vietnam War. The major set-piece battles with large NVA units that had defined the summer of 1967 would not occur in the Hoi An TAOR. Tlcharger cette image : Marines des tats-Unis avec 1st Bataillon, 2D Marine Regiment, 2D Marine Division (MARDIV), promenade dans un CH-53E Super Stallion pendant le cours d'instructeur d'armes et de tactiques (WTI) 2-22 sur le terrain d'essai de Yuma de l'arme amricaine, Arizona, 13 avril 2022. 958 Hwy 482 The rest of the infantry companies, H & S Company, and a detachment of engineers were situated inside the primary combat base at Phu Loc (6). Their mission was to protect this bridge at all costs. Two U. S. Marines died and three were wounded and evacuated. Dong Tam Bearcat 66/67 918-885-4527, Doherty,Dennis Robert Rach Kien Binh Phuoc 1/70 9/70 810-523-8186 Kaysville, Utah 84037 Articles incorporating text from the United States Marine Corps, Articles incorporating text from Wikipedia, Infantry battalions of the United States Marine Corps, List of United States Marine Corps battalions, Organization of the United States Marine Corps, "2/8, other Lejeune units to deploy with 2nd MEB", http://web.archive.org/web/20090314220903/http://www.enctoday.com/news/2nd_62892_jdn__article.html/meb_expeditionary.html, "1st Battalion 5th Marines' official website", http://www.i-mef.usmc.mil/external/1stmardiv/5thmarregt/1-5/, http://www.i-mef.usmc.mil/DIV/5MAR/1BN/lineage.asp, "Make Peace or Die: The First Days of War in Iraq with 1st Battalion 5th Marines" - documentary film, http://web.archive.org/web/20070621114818/http://www.usmc.mil/31stmeu/index.htm, House Subcommittee on Seapower and Expeditionary Forces, Locate, close with and destroy the enemy by fire and maneuver. Isabel, Leyte Philippines. Please contact me if you know me. Indianapolis, IN 46220 Over the next few days, the enemy hit road security patrols and other combat patrols with regularity. , . And, although the month of October proved relatively calm, especially in comparison to the summer months spent in the Que Son Valley, plenty of danger remained. For all the Marines occupying it, the Phu Loc (6) Combat Base quickly became a recurring nightmare. These amphibious operations were launched from their shipboard base aboard the USS Princeton (LPH5), in the South China Sea , off the coast of the Republic of South Vietnam . Please join us there. Situated a click south of a cluster of villages that comprised Quan Phu Loc, the Phu Loc District, the Combat Base sat at the foot of a range of very steep, severely rugged, and extremely hostile-looking jungle-covered mountains. 256-845-4608 Great web site. The Phu Loc (6) Combat Base, that pain-filled, blood-drenched, and tear-stained place, reverted once again into what it had been all along a lump of dirt. Charles E. DelassusLawrence R. Merschrod 5th Engineer Battalion. [emailprotected] Interestingly, the battalion presented several General Walt Scholarships to needy students living in the area in a ceremony at Cam Ha School on 27 October 1967. [emailprotected], Ebarb, William 3rd Plt Binh Phuoc 5/67 11/67 425-888-3843 8572 N. River Road 440-835-4933. Would love to make contact with all the guys from my Squad, especially Doug Russell, Eddie Cooper, Denny Sullivan, Doc Tyson, RTO-Jimmy Hays, Randy Harris, Billy Puryear, SS Butch Hays. This is a great site!! Urbandale, IA 50322 LT, served as Platoon leader for the first platoon, Bravo company , from 68-69. 843-290-5201 Kenton, OH 43326-1508 Providence, RI [emailprotected], Miguel, Mariano (Sonny) Binh Phuoc 12/66 11/67 167 Ontario Street U.S. Marines with Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division and U.S. 1201048020, 1ST BN, 5TH MARINES, COMMAND CHRONOLOGY,1-Nov-67 - dated 11/1/1967 Document No. [emailprotected] Kearns, Lt. Ralph Brick (Palo Alto, Ca.) [emailprotected]. Bunny thenBunny forever. Billings, MT 59102-3041 1/5 landed and spent almost two weeks in the swamps of the Rung Sat Special Zone, a swampy area intersected by waterways, during Operation JACKSTAY. 203-488-7405, Paul,William J. Remember well the medic who was there for me Tim Randall, Barton, Larry D. Binh Phuoc HQ Platoon 12/66 11/67 1035 Van Houten Avenue 698-205 Hill Creek Road 1201048013, 1ST BN, 5TH MARINES, COMMAND CHRONOLOGY,1-Apr-67 - dated 4/1/1967 Document No. 517-815-1046 Colsch, Ron L. 1st Platoon Rach Kien and Dong Tam 11/68-10/69 Toledo WA 98591 651-983-3926 Among the wounded was our batallion comander Col. Truscott. 1201039011 1ST BN 3D MARINES - COMMAND DIARY Covering Jun-65 . Leaders Lieutenant. If you served in 1st Bn, 26th Marine Regiment (1/26), Join TWS for free to reconnect with service friends. 845-855-1572 [emailprotected] A month later they redeployed to Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, South Carolina, but were quickly deactivated on June 18, 1941. Clear Lake SD 57226 [emailprotected] 1/1 was reactivated on February 7, 1942, at New River, North Carolina. Maple Grove, MN 55311 We enjoyed a period of about two weeks of relative peace and quiet. Houston, TX 77084 110-63-926-616-4075 Within a few hours, all signs of the presence of the war, save the red, scarred laterite soil, were obliterated. Welcome Home ! The 1st Battalion 9th Marines (1/9) was an infantry battalion of the United States Marine Corps.Formed during World War I, it served until the mid-1990s when it was deactivated to make room for one of three light armor reconnaissance battalions.During the Vietnam War, 1/9 sustained the highest casualty rate in Marine Corps history.. Looking for David Priest and Larry Bliske, Bailie,Wesley E. (Wes) 1st Platoon Binh Phuoc 4/67-3/68 1201048001, 1ST BN, 5TH MARINES, COMMAND CHRONOLOGY,28 FEB-7 MAY 1966 - dated 2/28/1966 Document No. I remember Lt. Lee Alley was the Recon Plt Ldr when I first arrived at Bravo. 46121 Antoine Drive Boise ID 83702-0940 Company Clerk. Weslaco, TX 78596 Metcalf, Sam Rach Kien 2/70 6/70 God Bless. I currently serve on the faculty of four universitys and do a lot of fishing. Over 40% of the 1/5 Marines on the attack had either been killed or wounded badly enough to be medevacced, and no progress had been made. BATTALION 1ST. I was a mechanic in the b company 5th battalion, 60th infantry. 706-549-3372 Macon GA 31216 Aker,Edward W. Rach Kien 7/69 11/69 2057 S. 26th Street [emailprotected]. Hominy, OK 74035 Bravo Co 1/9 3rd Mar Div 60mm Mortars: 0341: 04/67 02/68: Springdale: AR : Horton: Dale: Bravo 1/3 2nd Plt: . 1201048018, 1ST BN, 5TH MARINES, COMMAND CHRONOLOGY,1-Sep-67 - dated 9/1/1967 Document No. Leroy B. Webb TWS is the largest online community of Veterans existing today and is a powerful Veteran locator. DavidMiddlekauff 260-833-3110, Durrance, Richard M. 1st Plt 4th Sq Track Driver Binh Phuoc 3/67 3/68 931-455-3609, Hodges, Royce S. Binh Phuoc- 1201048044, 1ST BN, 5TH MARINES, COMMAND CHRONOLOGY,1-Sep-69 - dated 9/1/1969 Document No. Martin, David P. Bearcat Binh Phuoc 12/66 4/67 Lt. Dor was our platoon leader until he got wounded. Went fron 5th/60th to the 1st 16th 1st ID. Kearns, Philip F. Company CO Rach Kien 9/68 4/69 1934 Birch Avenue Sgt Delases and Pvt. 2023 (1) January 2023 (1) 2014 (67) 2013 (314) 2012 (233) 2011 (118) 2010 (103) 2009 (71) Barsumian,Robert J. Salem, OR 97301 111 Dawson Drive Rach Kien Binh Phuoc 3/70 10/70 Johnny QuengaRonald GroffAndrew Johnson 1201048015, 1ST BN, 5TH MARINES, COMMAND CHRONOLOGY,1-Jun-67 - dated 6/1/1967 Document No. 541-549-9881 715-219-3422 As with many of the better things that happened during the Vietnam War, these peaceful days proved too good to last. 765-966-3908 3714 Sandbridge Drive 309-838-7572 [emailprotected]n.net Ridley Park, PA 19078 714-968-5518 If you are a Marine or Corpsman who served in 1/7 in Vietnam we would like to hear from you and we invite you to join us. Ventura CA 93001, Allen, Arnold Binh Phuoc 12/66 9/67 U.S. Marine Corps recruits with Bravo Company, 1st Recruit Training Battalion, participate in an obstacle during the Crucible at Camp Pendleton, Calif., Jan. 3, 2023. . Sisters OR 97759 Web Page http://www.davehines.us/ Raymond RhamyRonald GroffSteven Anderson 1st Platoon Bearcat Tan Heip Airstrip Binh Phuoc 6/66 9/67 Steven Anderson Bogan,Robert J. 3rd Sq. Murfreesboro, TN 37129 36 Bobcat Lane [emailprotected] That trend continued during the month of November. [emailprotected] [emailprotected]lsouth.net, Papp, John Binh Phuoc HQ Platoon 12/66 11/67 2- , 8- ,. The 1 st Battalion, 5 th Marines arrived in Southeast Asia in 1965, conducting many short but difficult amphibious or heli-borne assaults ashore against suspected Viet Cong strongholds. Rach Kien 10/68-06/69, Robertson, Andrew C. 3rd Platoon Binh Phuoc 1/68 2/69, Rome,Alfred C.1st Platoon Binh Phuoc04/67-04/68, Sano,Steven, M (Curly) E4 3rd Platoon Rach Kien 11/69-6/70, Sweet,John R. Binh Phuoc 9/17/679/18/68, Tibbetts,Robert, N. Binh Phuoc 3/68-3/69, Wirth,James P. Rach Kien 11/68-01/70. Vero Beach, FL 32967 Squad LeaderM-79. As always, the Marines got very creative with methods to win the local populace over. [emailprotected] 1201048048, 1ST BN, 5TH MARINES, COMMAND CHRONOLOGY,1-Jan-70 - dated 1/1/1970 Document No. 336-599-6766 2nd Battalion 10th Marines)) 193 Surry Road From: U.S. Army SPC. [emailprotected] The unit consists of approximately 1200 U.S. Marines and United States Navy Sailors. Sterling IL 62353 iver. The Battle of Hue City, Vietnam has come to be regarded as one of the most infamous urban battles in Marine Corps history. Locker,Duane Rach Kien 10/68 3/69 LT 1st Platoon Rach Kien 9/68 9/69, Bogan,Robert J. [emailprotected] Hayward, WI 54843 [emailprotected] Alpha Co - 1st Tanks; Bravo Co - 3rd ATs; Bravo Co - 1st Tanks; Charlie Co - 1st Tanks; . 52 Meadow Circle Road In September 2012, 1/5 deployed as a Battalion Landing Team (BLT) as part of the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit. Poole, John M. Binh Phuoc 1/68 12/68 336-584-9909 20 Lane 230 Jimmerson Lake In July 1920 the battalion re-activated to provide security for the U.S. Mail. Binh Phuoc 12/66 9/67 Ldr. 610-821-8126 Just wanted to say hello to all my old buddies in Bravo company. Victoria TX 77905 Von: Lance Cpl. Triem Trung (2), 26 December 1967 Established Phu Loc (6) Combat Base. [emailprotected] Aswell, Charles C. (Chuck). Colleyville, TX 76034 Battalion Commander, Lt. Col. Lucien Truscontt First Platoon Medic, Leonard, Robert (Flex) 3rd Platoon 4/68-4/69 I love all you guys. Bravo Co 1st Plt (Medic, Bjorgaard, George Binh Phuoc HQ Platoon 4/67 9/67 Im alive and well. 5 Alpha Co Bravo Co (180 Marines) Charlie Co Weapons Co Facility. 3811 Paynes Ford Road 856-691-4575 Looking for David Priest. 2nd Battalion; 3rd Battalion; 1st Battalion 4th Marines; 5TH MARINE REGT. [emailprotected], Rouillard,Robert L. Binh Phuoc 12/67 4/68 = a link to a remembrance has been posted for one who served, either on the Wall or Memorial page. 6538 1201051021 1ST BN 7TH MARINES - COMMAND CHRONOLOGY Covering Oct-65 dated 10/1/1965 Document No. 330-452-7812, McCormick, Brian Mac F.O. U.S. Marine Corps recruits with Bravo Company, 1st Recruit Training Battalion, are getting evaluated during initial drill at Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parri. 309-945-2131, Golupski,Thomas, L Rach Kien 08/69-08/70 LT 1st Platoon Rach Kien 9/68 9/69 479-936-7466 618-650-7317. Denver, CO 80212 203 Faith Drive Readstown, WI 54652 146 High Street St Thomas, US Virgin Islands Battalion leadership considered this kind of activity critical, feeling that if we helped the locals, they would help us detect the presence of Viet Cong and NVA, and let us know about potential dangers. 1st Battalion 1st Marines was activated on March 1, 1941, at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. 13751 Mark Ave The Phu Loc (6) Combat Base had a very short, but terribly bloody history. 315-232-2020 Alpha Co 1st Amtracks : 3371: 1966 kennethbking@aol.com Knapp: Larry: D: Lima 3/3: 0331: 1964/1965 . Joe Stanley Flower Mound, TX 75022 2127 Clearview N.W. CAP H5 reported four Marines Missing In Action. 3156 Woods Road Bear Cat Dong Tam 11/66-6/67 [emailprotected], Heckman, Charles Rach Kien 1969 1970 Fourteen (14) Marines were wounded. Farlin,Gregory J 1st Platoon Binh Phuoc4/67-8/67 [emailprotected] North Bend, WA 98045 Huntington Beach, CA 92646 402-571-3694 Looking forward to the reunion. I was sent from the artillary unit on a temporary assignment as a RTO and then when Lt. Ralph Brick left country, I served as an F.O. Shreveport, LA 71118 Major Phillip M. Tate 1stSgt Victor M. Martinez Company B, Company Commander Company B, First Sergeant Joint Reception Center Building:. = a link to a donation that was made in the name of one who served, either on the Wall or Memorial page. [emailprotected], Miles, Monroe 1st Platoon Binh Phuoc 12/66 11/67 Intelligence Report - November 1966. [emailprotected] 556 Rutledge Road Burlington, NC 27217 1201048045, 1ST BN, 5TH MARINES, COMMAND CHRONOLOGY,1-Oct-69 - dated 10/1/1969 Document No. Lake SD 57226 [ emailprotected ] [ emailprotected ] that trend continued during the month of November )! 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