How about a black baseball cap with white MP letters on the front and maybe 23rd on one side and Americal patch on the other?????Sound familar????Rich...
On a related item and on the light side, let me share a story with you and see if any 1st Plt guys remember. One night at Duc Pho, a bunch of us were in our MP...
the 2nd platoon was at Hawk hill and that platoon also got the Valorous UNIT Award 11-31 Aug69 dago43,72. ( I have a copy of dept of the Army pamplet 672-3 ...
Guys, I hope you don't mind, but there is a story that I've had in me for a long time now. I was reminded of it when Rich said he got tangled in the wire. ...
If I can find them, I have one or two pics that I'll put in my album. I realize the story had nothing do with the 23rd, but Rich's story brought back a flood...
OK! I found them. I put them in my album on this site. I'll leave them up there for just a couple of days. Just long enough for all to see. They were taken ...
Dutch, what did the 2nd platoon get their unit award for? If it is only a page or two can you send me a copy? Anyone in our club from 2nd Platoon?? Rich...
Do you guys remember, it seemed like everyone had a reel to reel tape deck and we were always taping off each other. I still have my tapes, but they are in...
As Dutch told us, the booing at the reunion is done in fun and I am looking foward to it next year. I bet we are the only unit that gets any kind of special...
"Taping each other off"???? As I go through my pics here at the house, in 8 out 10 guys are "flipping each off"!! Bands during 1970-71, get ready: Chicago, ...
We had company at the time when I wrote that. So I was trying to hurry up and kept coming up blank. I had that site bookmarked.....the rest is history. And...
the award book only mentions the award time and GO. I would suspect that it has to do with the Hep Duc battle being wagged up in the 196th AO at that time a...
you will really enjoy his book. He has written a couple that have concerned the Americal. He is a younger guy that dose his books through in debt interviews ...
Dutch, Another very good book that I recommend for reading, if you have not read it already is "We Were Soldiers Once And Young" by LTG harold G Moore and...
It was late one night while I was the dest Sgt and a call came in that one of our own men had a bad accident. It was about midnight or there abouts. The call ...
Roger--I don't remember it, but then again, it's not something that would have trickled up to me. That was the whole point of what happened after you guys ...
I checked out the Delta Force pix of Chu Lai in the links section. I could not believe my eyes!! I have wondered many, many times over the past 30 years what...
I was in Chu Lai for the second half of my draftee tour- spent the rest at West Point. I was a desk sergeant, did patrol with driver Mike Condon from NYC, and ...
Good story Roger! I can relate to the feelings of having to dive into areas at night. That feeling of uncertainty can overwhelm, but you just do it. Deal with...
