... Thanks Al. Coming from you I can believe that to be a real compliment. But like I said it was a "life changing experience" for me that I have savored for...
Charlie. All of the Sailors and Marines that augmented the 23rd MP Co were very imortant to our mission in those days. Guys like you, Mike Patton, BM1 Earl...
... Well I got one better than that! My orders said to report to Naval Support Activity Detachment ChuLai. I was a sailor. However,upon my arrival I was...
Galin. Ron Sunderland knows the story of how the seperate and individual MP Platoons assigned to the brigades, and HQ and Security Platoon at Div HQ, competed...
During MP School in Feb-Mar 67 we all expected orders to VN or Europe. At the end almost the entire company got stationed in the USA with many of us going to...
I was looking over my orders from October of 67. I see that my orders to VN were actually to be assigned to the 196 IN LT INF BDE. Somehow, I ended up in the...
Not sure when the MP's from the Americal stated pulling security for Quang Ngai, but there was an MP from our Division that preceeded me. I recall the day he...
I think I remember the story to which you refer. Was there a more useless job in Nam? As for the bluebird / blackbird. Is it blueberry or blackberry? Is it ...
3 Saturdays ago, I had the opportunity to attend the feast with Major & Margaret Cox. Smuteye is the cultural center of Bullock County Alabama. They are both...
That's exactly my memory of him, Al. When the Hq Plt hootch was hit, by some happenstance, his uniform which was already prepared for R&R(plastic Div patch on...
Received this from a Vietnam vet. A US Army WO2, a fixed wing pilot who flew C-7 Caribous out of AnKhe and elsewhere. Now retired from flying commercial jets...
Jan 68 the PM would have beem LTC Jake Lucas who came up from saigon with TF Oregon to be the PM. His driver was a guy who I remember was known as "Von...
I have finally(8 mo.)received a response from St Louis ref Pfc King whom I think was an Americal MP killed on Guadalcanal. His record was in the part of the...
My favorite story is about that TCP is the Marine MP who was on it one day in '68 and the traffic was backed up. The PM was heading down the hill and had his...
what a remarkable man! make sure you scroll down to read about his WWII exploits, and to note his decorations--Dale American Forces Press Service WASHINGTON,...
By Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Carden American Forces Press Service WASHINGTON, Nov. 20, 2009 - An independent study by the Institute of Medicine last month...
Yeah, bluebirds. What you described is exactly what the guys at my table did. They each pulled off a piece and threw it down and chomped, and then licked...
Your story on the blue birds reminded me of a similar meal at a party I attended with LTC Wilson in QuiNhon in early 1969. I had not thought of it in years,...
For some reason, all of a sudden, that spelling doesn't look quite right. When I pulled MP duty in Quang Ngai, I worked with the National Police, and the...
Good pics from a reunion Galin. I see myself in there in my beard wearing days wearing a flowered shirt talking with Bill McMinn along with so many of us 68...
Good stories Galin. In 2008 Dan Robinson and I passed through QuangNgai on a bus heading south to DucPho but we did not stop. There are now 2 bridges that...
Ah yes. The old TCP where we hand directed traffic. Like we needed that place. ha ha I think the only reason we directed traffic was so the general could...
I saw Rich's post where he mentioned Major D. While I was stationed at Fort Gordon, on hold, I played on a basketball team. Major D was the coach and a...
One of my favorite stories. One of my good buddies at Quang Ngai was a warrant officer helicopter pilot, who flew for the Black Cats. Mr. Babbish. He would...
This is a second message about Quang Ngai. Since I was on a MACV Compound, we had lots of troops coming through, usually only for a day or two. Usually just...
Hi guys. I have been a member for a while, but unplugged recently. I was communicating with Al Feser and I remembered a couple of stories. I was one of...
I believe that was his story of her getting there late. His wifes name is Joyce. I remember he missed her terribly and could barely wait to get to Hawaii to...
Ahhhh, yes Ray Fabel. I didn't remember the name, but when you mentioned Hawaii and the picture of his wife, it brought back memories. Was he the one that went...
OK Galin you are in. I thought that you were already among this herd of old fogy 23rd MPs. Lets hear a few stories, we have never heard much about the exploits...
I have gone to your site many times and found it to be excellent. Many good photos and stories and heartfelt tributes to our fallen MP comrades who gave their...
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