xuan loc, vietnam 1969

I was at Xuan Loc June 65-September I was with the 1st Sig Brigade in the MACV compound in Xuan Loc Dec 69, in Bien Hoa for the friendly fire incident 17 & 18 Feb. 70. I tended to the radio equipment in the communications building. On May 18, 1969, he was at FSB Husky at Xuan Loc Air Field in Long Khanh Province, RVN, when the area came under rocket and mortar attack. I really appreciate you answering my questions. Hope all is well. This was at the MACV compound across the street from the airfield. For Dennis Gulakowski; When I left the 18th ARVN in December 71, the SA was Col Plummer. Tdy from 39th Signal Batalion Hdqtrs at Vung Tau. Shrine at cemetery. Life goes on. Died quickly. There were two Higgins a Captain (Infantry) and a Medic. I was in Xuan Loc in 1965-66. I was the G-1 Advisor from Jan-Dec 72. I was with the signal company in Xuan Loc June 67 til June 68. The chopper left and went up to Nui Ba Dinh. At the South Vietnamese camp, 4 South Vietnamese were killed and 14 wounded, with 54 communist soldiers reported killed and 9 captured. Did your father ever talk about Capt. I knew Mike Hope and Pappy Devine pretty well. I will never forget him This page is not available in other languages. The surgeon I worked with was a red-cross volunteer from Canada, I dont know if his name was Bagwell . If anyone or anything can be found who knew of him and his demise would be appreciated. Thank you for your post. In early 1968 we moved to I Corps where we remained until the Battalion stood down in May 1971. Maj (R) Dick Thoma, Aloft 27. I actually didnt believe we would abandon them and was heart broken. Bill Wont be attending the reunion. Just follow instructions and keep your attitude up. Hi speaker . knew him well at xuan loc area he was kia may 1969 east of nui chua chan, Sorry to heard about your bout with cancer. My name is Ray (Beachball) Godfrey I was an Australian Navy pilot with the 135AHC EMUs We operated with Mike/Special forces & 118 ARVN out of Xuan Loc during 68. I had Advisory Training and Vietnamese school at Fort Bragg and Fort Bliss then upon arrival assigned to Team 87 at Xuan Loc. I was the G4 advisor Dec 70 til Jun 71, then one of the ARTY Advisors. This site is dedicated to them - those who came home and those who did not. You might remember I met you and your wife about 1974 on Ft Myer. killed.[2]. The ARVN 18th Infantry Division had its headquarters here and the base and airfield were at the centre of the Battle of Xun Lc in April 1975. Smitty and I were alone when we went to set up the site outside Tay Nihn. Sgt. He pilled up a lot of NVA that night with his M 16 that kept jamming. Then everyone goes home. I hear it was next to the rock quarry.am trying to locate it on Google Map but am having trouble finding it. I was very surprised soon afterward that Bob was going to a battalion. My email is Xpaphil@msn.com. My first night in Xuan Loc with Team 87, I was with Comm that night April 18 1968 I was sitting in the Open Air Movie Theater watching Bonnie and Clyde thinking this isnt all that bad. It was a crazy time. Always thought it was a MACV camp at xuan loc. Any help appreciated. During that time Captain Dave White was Senior Signals Advisor at 87 HQ in Xuan Loc. When back home (late Sept. early Oct.?) I once was up their when the hit the fuel depot at the airfield. One of my regrets. I remember we built a block building for the como center. I need to get some info on Doc Snyder and a few other things from way back then. We do like to travel with our animals. SP5 Mark Kuzinski my father and his brother's first cousin Frankie Evans was killed in that battle and earned a Bronze Star. May 28, 1969. Ill stay in touch. I stayed with the Unit until I rotated in Jul (66). Foun 2 or 3 of them dead the next morning about 100 meters out. David Pasco, I was there with you under Ferguson and Patton. Im trying to find a more accurate location or perhaps a report on the operation he was involved in. Saw the movie after DEROS back in the world. After talking to him for a while, I suggested that it might be a good time for him to take a break from Vietnam maybe return to the states for a year, then back to Vietnam if thats what he wanted to do. Sometime earlier a NVA Maj.(?) Sgts Maher and me. Looking forward to having a second try at finding the old Xuan Loc camp next month. Hope you are doing well! I have a couple of Mitcham photos taken in the MESS. South Vietnamese President Nguyen Van Thieu reviews Montagnard troops at Plei Me in Vietnam during the Vietnam War. [2] Other units stationed at Blackhorse included: He was the senior advisor to MACV Team 87 headquartered in Xuan Loc. He and I remained good friends until his passing. Mr. Chuck Billeud. President Thieu and Japanese Ambassador to Vietnam seated. I am wondering if any remembers how tall the tower was. We left Fort Sill in October 1966 for Vietnam. Sorry but names have never been my strong suit so you will remind me.You must be the guy I took on his first trip to Saigon. Other units stationed at Blackhorse included: The base was turned over to the Army of the Republic of Vietnam 18th Division on 24 October 1969.[5]. jrkennedy@juno.com. Doug. Hey Jerry, I remember you. Zoomie was there awhile back and said it had changed considerably. He was under a great deal of pressure from his boss. Got on the post, but w/in 5 minutes the political officer white shirt and black trousers showed up and threw me out. See also List of allied military operations of the Vietnam War (1970) Notes 1.007 1.150 1.151 1.152 1.153 "Vietnam Archive Operations Database". The 43rd lead the way followed by the 48th and went back into Cambodia and the 48th back to Trien Ngon( The old SF Base just South of the border). Reason I asked about those Advisers to the 52nd. Am doing research on where the Gia Ray camp exactly was located. Pappy Devine let me fly in his back seat out of Xuan Loc. Rest in Peace my friend. Patton and rest of 43 Regt fought a break through operation to relieve us and beat back the NVA. I kept a diary so I got it out and read what I wrote on 23/24 May. I dont want to live in CA. The 2 nh Qun locations are 37 km apart, but Tuc Trung Airfield is in close proximity to Highway 20 (QL20) a hundred or so meters to the north. The picture of Xuan Loc I see above does not look like anything I saw when I was there. I have read the story about your close call while with the 52nd in March (Captain). I james wade, served their from Apr. Ran around scrounging with my driver. Merry Christmas and great Holidays to you all. Bloomington, IN: AuthorHouse, 2009. (AP Photo) Done. I remember Sgt. He was a part of the 2nd Battalion, 35th Artillery, Headquarters and Headquarters Battery. Headquarters and Headquarters Battery maintained a base camp at XUAN LOC. Moneypenny was my immediate superior when I arrived. I learned that my very good friend, LT Walker has been critically wounded in an ambush on the River Road at Long BinhThey ambushed his jeep with B 40s and AKs. The Quan Loi Base Camp was established in 1966 for the 1st Infantry Division, in the general area were also other large bases such as Lai Khe Base Campand Phuoc Vinh Base Camp. The base was established in late 1966 by the 5th Special Forces Detachment AB-31. During the Easter offensive of 72, my district ,Dat Do, in Phuoc Tuy province received help from 18th ARVN division. I was with Comm and Remember Sgt Apple. That waiting list was to be 6 months to a year. That evening we were able to reject a strong VC probe that began about midnight and lasted until about 3 am. I was with the 74th recon airplane company at the airfield at xuan loc, 2nd platoon 1960 Saturn 1968. Ham and all the trimmings. KC-135A Stratotanker taxis on arrival. Please have a very Merry Christmas and a wonderful New Year. Boone, and now SSGT Bang is living in Hochiminh city, we are continueing to contact with American advisers, who was living in Giaray, was during Vietnam war. Hope your civilian life has been good and productive. I left country in late March 68. What a jolt! We used to have bbq cookouts near the patio. R. Wolfe: Remember me Bo Beauchemin? If so I met you at the funeral home. I remember once we got mortared and the commander went on the loudspeaker and told evryone to get to the right hole and turn that Damn siren off! At the U.S. camp, 14 Americans were killed and 39 wounded; 24 enemy soldiers were killed in the action. Xun Lc Base Camp (also known as Xun Lc Airfield or Firebase Husky) is a former U.S. Army and Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN) base in the town of Xun Lc in ng Nai Province in southern Vietnam . Aerial view from a UH-1 Huey helicopter, of the base and surrounding terrain. David and LTC. Glad to hear you are doing well. They still wore it in 71. I remember Pickron but I cant place you. Right on Phil!! I was usually on the horn during Tet and remember Apple as well as Aloft 34 ( Pappy ). Seems like yesterday. Thanks! Never went back and really dont want to. It hit all of us very hard-he was very well liked by all of us. After several months in Tay Ninh I was brought back to Xuan Loc and assigned to The Hill hill 837 radio relay site, 15 clicks east of Xuan Loc, where I spent the next 6 months. Sir- Do you have any pictures of the Gia Ray Base Camp? Hey Dick! Please contact me at blackhorse4@verizon.net. I also have a picture of him awarding me a medal which I dont remember which medal. Hi Ben, Who had time for the PX> Always in the bush, lmao, From 1965-66 the 18th ARVN Div was the 10th ARVN Div. I was shipped to Walter Reed in DC in May. Sharee was able to travel to Denver to see her Granddaughter get married and visit with her daughter and son. Gia Ray was the rock crusher site.was not Xuan Loc. Fourteen Americans and an estimated 80 to 90 NVA were killed.]. We threw knives, played volley ball against anyonelol. Thank you. Every one, I WAS THERE OCT. 69 TO SEPT 70 WITH 18 ARVN DIV..ME N CPT. I was a lt commander of the MAT team in Cam Tan with the 413th RF. Contact me at edward.haylett@earthlink.net. It was a city with red clay mud that permeated everything. Never drove by vehicle. Tim Murphy, : I was with 18th ARVN G-3, TOC and the I&R after transferring up from Ham Tan. Sgt.Canfield was close to Maj. Turner and felt he could identify the remains as Maj. Turner and we removed to our compound. He was a good man, tall and blond, with a new family and the bastards killed him.!. Hi Ray, I had the honor to meet some of You Aussies while I was there during 68-69. Your assessment of the fight is correct. That was a long, long night! When our name comes up on the waiting list, we move back into the other county and do all the registrations over again. Curious if you have any info on SFC William H. Hubbard Jr.s loss from March of 1966. Files are available under licenses specified on their description page. BTW 2nd tour was with the 1st Cav in 70 71. Westmoreland tells media the communists are losing, Congress investigates Communists in Hollywood. IT SAYS SAT CONG. SFC Winland was shot when we flew over the trees. The camp took its name from the black horse shoulder sleeve insignia of the 11th ACR. My uncle will not talk about his time in the war which I totally understand, thanks for anything you can come up with. Hope all is well with you, All of a sudden I am receiving every comment placed on the Team 87 and/or Team 49 site. God bless you and all the other Vietnam Veterans for your dedication and service. Got stuck with the guys up on the mountain relay site for a few days. I was there for approximately 3 months. All these years it bothered me somewhat to think that he was in the field because he got on the wrong side of someone. Yikes! No Rice Paddies. Change), You are commenting using your Facebook account. Would like to hear from others who were in Xuan Loc. Have had a stroke and memory shot to hell. My Dad was awarded the Silver Star for action on 14 March 1969. just a new be. Tank crewman in hatch. He was terribly shot up on his left side from his head to hi s toes and even had some shrapnel is his heart, but he is still hanging on. Thanks. I have gone to gogle earth to view the tops of the signal hills where I spent a total of 8 months of my life and found them to be scrubbed clean of any reminders of the war. Third mass burial uncovered. In 67 we helped equip the Americal and sent some personnel. Seems the Regimental Advisor had been relieved. Never saw a movie up there in six months. Hope same for you. Seems like if more people understood the true nature of war we might have fewer of them. OVER lol, Does anybody remember any of the medical team during 1967-1968. I dont have the coordinates because I dont have a map. in 1970. Mike Hope was killed 8 Jun 1970 at 1300 hours. I remember Sgt. Thanks so much for this helpful information. Canfield was able to identify Maj. Turners remains. Great to here from you again Phil. Done another tour with the 101st in 68 and 69.. Capt. For Doug Sichler I was assigned to the 18th in late Nov (65) or early Dec (65). Ray. I check this site periodically to stay in touch with a few including you. Yes, I worked very close with your father during the period 1968 thru 1969 and can tell you a real scary story about one of our ordeals. I lived with the 54th Arty but went to the MACV compound sometimes as half of our unit was billeted there. I was there at the time. We are out before 1/2/18 and on way south. Activities of "F" Company, 2nd Battalion, 9th Marine Regiment, during Operation Thor , in the Vietnam War. Thanks for the opportunity to contribute. Give me a bit of time. Thank you! I was Senior Advisor 1/48th, but havent posted on the site since 2017. Fortunately I had SFC Clark, SSG Dowling and SSG Fowler who all had prior tours. I was fortunate to have a former SF Sergeant with me on each operation. Living the dream!! along the Song Tra Khuc River south and west to Song Re River, Joint US/Vietnamese attempt to inject an allied presence into, 105 US and Vietnamese riverine craft were concentrated to protect against enemy threats to, USAF dry season area interdiction campaign in Laos, This page was last edited on 28 January 2023, at 06:14. My yard is river rock with beautiful bushes that bloom and the golf course has green grass. I wii send you my findings from my diary tomorrow. Wish I could remember more on the days gone bye but all the notes here are good. Give me a call at 818 591-7767. I did see crazy TV at hospital in Japan. Refugees with belongings run as city is bombed. The two NCOs on the team at that time were MSG Ray and SSG Zipperer, to the best of my recollection. Got some ulcers on my left foot. Thanks Ray. It would be good to hear from you. I was on the switchboard in the old como building.. When TET hit, it was a wild and wholly time for about 4 days. In effect I became Col Ridenbaughs gofer. I may have been in the rear. As I recall Patton was pretty much despised when he commanded the 11th ACR. This page was last edited on 28 December 2022, at 20:54. Shopping Cart | Oh well, keeps us alert and young. They even had a PX, and TCC-1 telephone central with Vietnamese girl phone operators. My second cousin Henry F. (Frankie) Evans was one of those killed. The marines kneel near the skeleton of a tree. I was there in June 65 when the wire was 6 feet from the chicken coop barrack s. Col Ridenbaugh enlarged the compound to have wooden framed tents. Take care and enjoy the new (Temp) place. Glad see your post. I strongly encouraged him to not do it. I was there starting in December 69. My unit was the one that made initial contact with LT Colliers unit after they were attacked and he and SSG Cobb were killed. Drove past Black Horse base ~10 km south of MACV compound a few time. I will try to locate Tuc Trunguy. By Thomas E. Ricks April 14, 2015, 11:41 AM Thomas E. Ricks covered the U.S. military from 1991 to 2008. I dont know if its possible to include a photo here, but I have one that shows the same smile. No sign of the enemy at all other than seeing where they withdrew. Gus Watt, was an advisor with Team 87 in Xuan Loc for several months spring/summer of 1970. Was with AT#87, 68-69, senior advisor to 4/48th for most of the time. There was a Spec.5 if I can remember who was in common in Xian Loc. He Passed away this year. I sure was glad that person gave me a couple of Barf Bags ha I actually got out the Army in 71 and went into the AF spent 21 years in it Thanks to you AF guys. Martha Raye came there when I was there. One of the RTOs from the hill was aboard. Jim my name is Gail and I am Doug Souzas cousin. I spent time in that bunker, but never on top. I knew him as two soldiers know each-not personally. I am interested in your recollections of working with the 11th Cav. I was at Tay Ninh, TM 87, from 10/70 until 9/71 as G-2 Staff Officer. I had my camera with me I have slides of the attack and maybe the slides will have a date. After I got back I was at Ft Jackson and he and Miss Dolly came by to visit. Anyhow, for everyones consideration Id much appreciate some accurate coordinates for location of the 18th American base camp. Bill I would like to talk to you personally. The Sultan left on Aug. 19th, Upshur on 20th and Barrett on the 23rd. Times go really rough about Aug to Oct 72. Assembly point for hundreds of coffins. Retired from the Air Force and then came back as a warrant. Joe. It was a self-propelled M109 155mm howitzer battalion and was first stationed at Xuan Loc with the 23d Artillery Group. Hope was lost when his 0-1 went down just outside of town. 4/43rd Thank God for SFC Winland. I can watch grass grow and not have to mow. It seems to me I remember that tower being a little o we 210 ft. Regarding your query on the Team 89 website seeking information on Bui Van Vien, I have replied noting an address in Ho Chi Minh City in 1988 following his release from post-War detention in Thu Duc. found: Reporting Vietnam : American journalism 1969-1975: Volume Two, 1998 (Caputo, Philip. The MARS station and commo area underneath the The tower and the one Sp/4 I remembered was from west Texas. The headquarters of the division was established at Xuan Loc, 70 kilometers east of Saigon and the provincial town in Long Khanh province. Xuan Loc is defended by the reinforced South Vietnamese 18th Division and a number of Territorial Forces. I have a map of the area that Ill make a copy and send it to you, but I need an email address. He told me his main reason for wanting to come to Vietnam was to get the Combat Infantryman Badge. Xuan Loc and were headed in the direction of the base camp, the 11th Cavalry's commander, Col. William W. Cobb, asked for the return of one of his detached squadrons. Paul Norris. Control panel is seen. Lemoyne Watkins, If anyone wants to help jog my memory, feel free to contact me at wdneal@sdrnet.com. Im at slandry164@gmail.com if anyone wants to connect with me (Im his eldest son).Thanks and ALLONS! God Bless you all. I help build the como center. Doug Quit while since Jul 2017 but I hope you are still with us!!. I am sorry that I cant provide any more info. Am still in contact with Dave White (LTG Ret), who was 18th Division Signal Offcer; and with Lt Mark Scully my #2 in 4/48th. adtran ta5000 cli commands, logic compact orange light,

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