xuan loc, vietnam 1969

John DeLeon from MACV HQ Had a room in a hotel in Saigon, I used to crash there when at HQ. DAIUY HALL, thank you for your reply he did not want to talk much about the ambush or the search & destroy missions. Some VC penetrated the perimeter, but were driven back by the artillerymen. Hi Ray Godfrey The 18th ARVN Division had a very weak commanding general and was not much of a leader. And email Sgt. Familisr name. I was in Xuan Loc during this time frame. Thank you for your service Sir. We were evacuated on an Air Cav loach. For any guys reading this WATCH those PSA levels closely! Back then it was an outpost mostly Special Forces. Travel pass for all over signed by LTC Patton, Cards from President Thieu and others. OVER lol, Does anybody remember any of the medical team during 1967-1968. Never met the man. The ARVN regimental HQ was just over the horizon in August of 1968 and was mortared off the map at that time. Incredible story but Id like to know if anyone have worked closely with him in Vietnam during this era. I was caughtup there one time when the cong the fuel dump on the air field. His call sign was aloft 21. John. At that time he seemed to be an older soldier. I was there from May 69 to April 70. I was attached to team 87 from Jan.66 to Jan67 as a switchboard operator than a comm. I was a captain with Team 87 from Jan-Dec 1972. Rusty, Maj. Wolf had returned to the States a couple of months earlier and my new superior officer was a Artillery Major. On way back down stopped at a small mil post to see if anyone could point way to the old MACV compound. Clark Woodworths radio man. It was Zoomie aka Dennis Diekman. Sharee was able to travel to Denver to see her Granddaughter get married and visit with her daughter and son. They put me in Admin. Tuc Trung was a small village that was adjacent to some rubber. A radio operator lying on ground places the phone of the radio to his ear, then speaks and looks out. He was replaced early 72 by LTC Patton, David, nephew of General Patton. Great to here from you again Phil. The outdoor theater was built in early 1966. I want to help you if I can. Take Care, nice to hear from you. In 67 we helped equip the Americal and sent some personnel. I called him later when I knew he would be back in the States and said the Team were all hunkered down in the Field Grade bunker and that the ARVN repulsed it. Total Immersion but I got thru it and had an extension on my MOS. Its a golfer and fishermans dream. CreateSpace, 2018. The another 5 for rehab at Brooke/San Antonio. That was a long, long night! Set. Phil, This is Dave Prybyla. I was an advisor with the 1/43 18th Inf Div from April 68 through August 68. I really appreciate you answering my questions. lol, Hi Joe.many thanks for your kind reply. Yep, it was total destruction, but thought I might at least see what was built to replace where camp was. I am sorry to hear that he is deceased. I was on the top when Husky let lose with their 175s it shook the crap out of the the Com-Tower. I was the sig plt leader from May 67 to May 68. Did you know any of them? Thanks Ed.Ive pretty much sifted thru all the material re the Battle for XL. Pappy Devine let me fly in his back seat out of Xuan Loc. Seems like if more people understood the true nature of war we might have fewer of them. This was in the Lang Gha river bridge general area-stretching 5-10 clicks east/west and north/south. But Patton carried an AR 15 and sprayed the bastards on his way out caring that big guy. Before I found out who she was, the first words out of my mouth were, WTF! I am racking my brain for their names. I am just having normal old age symptoms, aches and pains. Remember a few Aussie Arty guys from my 2nd tour, they were down between Long Binh and Vung Tau. Americal. I was at Xuan Loc Team 87 from Sept 65 til April 15, 1966. Language links are at the top of the page across from the title. Did anyone ride over there with him as Im trying to find out what the Boats name was that he was on.and when he left Oakland. It had a lot of big trees and a very relaxed atmosphere. May 28, 1969. Dan, I was TDY to team 87 from 39th Sig Bat. Bill Stoner, hang in there. I rotated home prior to the Finallt got to MACV in 71. just wondering? I have a personal copy of most of it and I sent the entire report to the Infantry School. Youll need to fill in your info so I can know who you are , but I can only think of one guy. USAF Aim HighFly,Fight Win. I was with the signal company in Xuan Loc June 67 til June 68. One of the RTOs from the hill was aboard. He ended up being the SA for TF 52 with Marv and the Sergeant that were wounded. Majikman1@yahoo.com if you have any pics. Then everyone goes home. I was at Xuan Loc June 65-September Hi Joe.well, the situation was bad enough that I had a prostatectomy in early October. I was RTO @ Blackhorse at the time. For Doug Sichler I was assigned to the 18th in late Nov (65) or early Dec (65). Ed Bailey took over as SA to 1/43rd ARVN in January from me. My father was Capt. R. Wolfe. There wasnt a reply link to your comment so I hope you see this. I james wade, team 87 from april 67 to april 68. sorry to hear you have skin cancer. I was at Tay Ninh camp also at Xuan Loc. Is there anyone here Team 87 Xuan Loc, from august 1965 to April 1966? M-48 tanks.. A marine takes cover in a shallow hole. 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. results. I was radio teletype operator there the compound. I was the Signal Officer with the complex at the base of the tower, and on hill 837. We ended up on the same compound in Xuan Loc., you on TM 87 and me on TM 49. Vivid memories, brothers. Would love to hear any stories you can relay on your time with him in Vietnam. We just had our 60th reunion, so we are OLD. They are very good quality photos that had been kept sealed in an ammo box fit 40 years. I had purchase it in Toledo Ohio in 1965. He was at Tay Ninh with the rest of us. Thanks. An element of the 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment in tanks and armored personnel carriers moved in to engage the force. Would have liked to have talked to him. The picture of Xuan Loc I see above does not look like anything I saw when I was there. Aerial view from a UH-1 Huey helicopter, of the base and surrounding terrain. Took a jeep out to the crash site. Not just in distance but in time. Getting harder to remember names, but do remember LT. Wolfe, & Capt. My email is lucasholt99@icloud.com if you wouldnt mind email. Glad to have worked with so many of you and life is /has been pretty good. Hi Richard Wolfe Ran around scrounging with my driver. Bo I even visited the deputy in the hospital and cannot remember his name. Cant quite follow the dating system these days, but responding to Team Surgeon info I well remember Doc Bagwell. My first exposure to actual mortar attack. Thanks, I was with Team 87 in 1970/71 I was a Spc 5 then. I was a radio teletype operator. As a sidelight about Bob: I told him that he reminded me of someone but I couldnt come up with a name. Finally linked up the next morning. I was there starting in December 69. You might remember I met you and your wife about 1974 on Ft Myer. Worked at mars station AB8AO 67-68. Email is majikman1yahoo.com Didnt get to the compound much except when they showed Patton. If it helps he was also at Tet Offensive 2/19/68. My First contact With Col Coleman on April 8th 1968 was a firm Butt Chewing. I did come across vague action report(s). He is listed as a 52B30 Power Generation Equipment Operator with Adv Team 87. Ronnie and I were both from the Atlanta, Ga. area and got together many times after the service. weird to read some of the stuff. He and I remained good friends until his passing. I think it was up to 200 feet at the top (AP Photo) Done. Heard he was imitating Senior. If so he was in my bunker during TET 1968. I wish that I could say with certainty, but Deans name rings a bell. I cant remember the Captain and Sergeants names. Did you get the AO screening physical from VA a year or so ago. Please contact me back if any of you has his information just let me know at 1/57 block 5 Tan Phong ward Bien Hoa city Dong Nai province Vietnam. I thought it might be helpful for him to get away from the day-to-day Vietnam routine to gain a better perspective. I was Bn Senior Advisor Nov 68 Oct 69. My sincere condolences.I have often thought about him through the past 50 years. 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. This Maj. Turner was an older fellow. Broke his leg . Have parking and hook ups beside the house so except for getting run down with age have wheels will travel. I want to test your memory. The doctor was Snyder and the medic was Turner. My memory is lousy about too much, but I remember too much as well. Doug Quit while since Jul 2017 but I hope you are still with us!!. 11th ACR and their Medivacs saved my ass that night. Good soldiers! My father was in Xuan Loc in 1968 or 69. Nothing like George in the movie but there were only the five of us so it wasnt a big command thing. I was the Fire Chief at Blackhorse and when they closed it down (about august 69) I moved the entire fire dept to Xuan Loc and set it up on the airfield..Dont remember the name of the SA, but I recall he was not that well liked. I eas TDY to Bien Hoa and stayed in a french villa with some other guys. The Artillery deployed with the 43d in Cambodia and the 48th in Tay Ninh Province was deployed as Batteries. Sr Adv Col Tuberty may be the only one. U.S. Marines wearing utilities, cart belts, bulletproof vests, camouflaged helmets and carrying canteens and M-16 rifles cross a grassy area. No-I dont know anything about that. Many times trips were made with just me and my driver. Im Nguyen Van Suoi. Wish I could remember more on the days gone bye but all the notes here are good. Shopping, Medical, Marine Air Station, and VA Clinic in Yuma. He was a member of the Army Reserve and requested to go on active duty. Shortly after you rotated I was sent to Ham Tan to run that site. Was 51 years ago for me. Steve I was the platoon leader while you were there Dick Wolfe Lt at that time, Get Outlook for iOS ________________________________. Most of my time spent with commo on the MACV 87 compund, up on Signal Mountain, and down at Ham Tan. It has been a lot of years since, so dont quote me on that. I dont remember all the names, but one of you set me up with a Observation Flight when one of our ARVN Units was attacked by Charlie. Best to your Lady. I knew he was trying to get Colonel Coleman (or it may have been Colonel Tuberty), the division senior advisor, to agree to the transfer. 45 years since I left in 72. The compound was on the other side of the road a block or two West of the field. Thanks for the opportunity to contribute. SGT Cobb body was with the Senior Advisor (John)who was wounded and LT Colliers body was 49-50 yards away. Col Patton strongly resembled his father. CANNOT GET SPECIFIC COORDINATES. USAF General Joseph J Nazzaro shakes hands with group of Vietnamese Air Force airmen at Da Nang Air Base in Vietnam. Assembly point for hundreds of coffins. My memories after all these years are few. I was from WV,but I now leave in Naples,FL, Did you know Jackie C. Walker, 1st Lt? I am on 87. Most of my time was forward as both the G4 Adviser and sporadically as Artillery Adviser for the first 6 months. Servered wgith G-3 TOC and I&R G-2. Right on Phil!! Took over as SA in November. Xun Lc ( [s lwkp], swung-louk) is a district of ng Nai province, Vietnam, in the Southeast region of the country. I arrived in Xuan Loc in Feb. 70 and was assigned to the 5th ARVN Cav. Sp4 Ruffin and his mortar, Firebase Libby, Xuan Loc, 1969. I check this site periodically to stay in touch with a few including you. I wirked night so we may never have crossed paths. Drove past Black Horse base ~10 km south of MACV compound a few time. 18th Div take over..Earned my pay as the Div Recon Platoon adviser. We had ARVN ARTY there. I am not on Facebook. He replaced LTC Ferguson in 72. captains were Parbeum? Severely wounded during the Easter Offensive (April 72) and spent a year in the hospital. Hi, I was wondering if anyone knew a 1Lt Raymond Collier? The bar and movie stage were built while I was there also. So, we all settled down to watch the fight scene again. Col. You will have that memory of what it was and looked like until the day we die. Helped build the cinder block como center. Vietnamese discover mass graves of victims of Viet Cong atrocities committed against residents of Hue during the 1968 Tet offensive. Pete Boszor told my Sgt. I was a member of MACV Team 89 Nov 71- Nov 72-As the District Senior Advisor.

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