like to talk to him. He was shot up pretty good in his Jeep headed back to his RFPF unit as I remember. I was the Signal guy at Xuan Loc May 67 to May 68. Still had a pass allowing me to travel all over. Thank you. Does anyone know who he was? Hi speaker . What did you do while there? lost all mine coming back the states. and Stansfield// 71/72 Transferred from 196th LIB Americal. Im trying to find a more accurate location or perhaps a report on the operation he was involved in. I was with the 74th recon airplane company at the airfield at xuan loc, 2nd platoon 1960 Saturn 1968. Hope you are doing well! This article is a list of known military operations of the Vietnam War in 1969, conducted by the armed forces of the Republic of Vietnam, the United States and their allies. Cant remember the name of his replacement (maybe Tanner or something like that) but recall he was scrambling around on top of the field grade bunker during the attack you mentionednever could get a coherent explanation for why he was up there. 18th ARVN Xuan Loc.. Zombie visited with me and family here in Arizona. 1968 i now have skin cancer,,, agent orange?? Chief Yava I moved to AZ in Apr 2018. Just received a note from my USAF son in Korea with a picture showing their Thanksgiving meal prepared by their Flight. Located on National Highway 1 leading out of Ho Chi Minh City, it is most notable for the battle of Xun Lc, which took place in April 1975. Battle of Xun Lc | Military Wiki | Fandom I ended up next to SSG Cobbs body. Ron Larson. Maj. Wolf had returned to the States a couple of months earlier and my new superior officer was a Artillery Major. How close was your base to the runway? Took a jeep out to the crash site. Was the Adjutant I think) in the compound I showed movies and often went up to Tay Ninh to bring the movies or up to the top of Nui bah Dinh. I will continue working with your info, once things are restored. Dick. South Vietnamese President Nguyen Van Thieu and Vietnamese Vice President Nguyen Cao Ky visit Plei Me High School and review Montagnard troops in Vietnam during the Vietnam War. Ed, do you remember McClure e-5 sort of in charge of comm. I have a good memory and every once in awhile, a name pops up. Part of 71-72 LTC Ferguson was the 43rd RCAT Senior Advisor replaced in 72, (I think) by LTC David W. Patton. I was with the 87th from Aug 65 to Feb 66 when i was trfrd to Team 97 in Bein Hoa. I was there with you under Ferguson and Patton. My ration card, Staff Sgt promotion list. Retired Aug 73. Closing with sincere wishes for everyone to have a glorious Christmas and that 2018 will be your best ever. I know that he volunteered for the mission two days before the end of his tour, do you happen to know why? 2023 CriticalPast LLC. Enjoy. After 2 failed MEDEVACS, TF52 moved south to An Loc, but we were ordered to remain in place until a rescue could be organized. Good soldiers! Took a lot of Picks of the Compound and the Airfield. KILL COMMUNIST. The Army was sending replacements to Vietnam based on Korean war KIA/WIA data. 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. This would have been approximately 1969. So, we needed a rental quick, found a place , but its on the West side of the Village in a different county. Before I found out who she was, the first words out of my mouth were, WTF! We had ARVN ARTY there. Not much rain. Drug us down to Team site when movie showed. We conducted a number of operations with the Mike Force & 18th ARVN at Xuan Loc and wonder if you have any recollections of our operating with your unit? SSG Maauel Barrera was KIA in September 1967. I james wade, team 87 from april 67 to april 68. sorry to hear you have skin cancer. Dick Wolfe Lt Sig C The Senior Advisor had just refused to extend his time in VN and he had to leave his girlfriend. Thanks Bill Stoner for the update. Sgt [E-4] Zoomie here [aka Dennis Dieckman] Intelligence Operations Specialist with USAF FAC TEAM KENNY CONTROL, call sign Kenny Zero One Alpha, July 1967-Sep 1969. I was hit in the face on 7 April by a chunk from a B40. My dad Capt. just a new be. Sgt. I meant 3 years a Deputy and over 20 in Border Patrol. I have photos of my dads from 1966 that I would like to get to someone who could get them to their family members. Thanks. There were two Higgins a Captain (Infantry) and a Medic. The traffic was backed up all the way to Bien Hoa CITY. CANNOT GET SPECIFIC COORDINATES. CRITICALPAST.COM: Does anyone remember sometime in late 69 early 70 when they were playing WILD BUNCH at the open air theater. Forgotten the Deputys name. Travel pass for all over signed by LTC Patton, Cards from President Thieu and others. Xuan Loc Vietnam 1969 stock footage and images - CriticalPast Our LTC was David Patton and he insisted we drive to the compound to see it. I was down the road at 43rd RCAT. I am sorry that I cant provide any more info. Don Snedeker. Thank you. After when ever we met he was a nice guy. US Army. The compound was on the other side of the road a block or two West of the field. I arrived by chopper and left by chopper. Retired. 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. Just for info anyone who remembers David Patton LTC(R) TM 87, 43rd RCAT. Gia Ray is built on the site of the old 1st Cav base camp at the base of Hill 837. Are there any photos of Carroll in uniform? I had purchase it in Toledo Ohio in 1965. I will try to locate Tuc Trunguy. After I got back I was at Ft Jackson and he and Miss Dolly came by to visit. Can you send the aerial pic and how far south was the sf site? I was interested to know if you were the Captain I was with at Black Horse during the Vietnam Presidential election in September. Youll need to fill in your info so I can know who you are , but I can only think of one guy. MGRS coordinates would be most helpful, or a location description will be greatly appreciated. LTC Ginger was the TF SA with Captain Zumwalt and SFC Winland. We threw knives, played volley ball against anyonelol. There was a construction project not far away for office HQ . I was the lone American advisor. It shocked us all when we found out that he had died. Ron. This was his second tour. We do like to travel with our animals. That is until the Machine Gun fire, Mortar and Rockets started coming in. He was at Tay Ninh with the rest of us. While being with HQ element. We ended up on the same compound in Xuan Loc., you on TM 87 and me on TM 49. I was sent to Ham Tam to run that site with Team 48 great bunch of guys. Cried like a baby. Heading back to VN on 17 March 2014, with intention to visit Xuan Loc and former Bn base at Nhon Trach (on the river about 10km SE of Saigon). Is this the same John Landry Class of 1962 USMA? Thank you for your post. 1,487 views. Smitty and I were alone when we went to set up the site outside Tay Nihn. I was a radio teletype operator. I think shortly after you left Major Stimlsly? The base was established in late 1966 by the 5th Special Forces Detachment AB-31. Lost in a fire along with the paperwork for a TT1933 pistol, Invitations to weddings and Vietnamese Parties. I was fortunate to have a former SF Sergeant with me on each operation. Wife of deceased SSG Charles (Charlie/Chuck/Super P.) Joseph. Phil, Great to hear you are doing fine! He mentioned the division commander, Gen. Lu Lan,was fluent in English and French. We built the bar and the stage there. I made many mistakes but still kicking the ball down the road. Vietnam War 1969 | American and Vietnamese troops wait to mo - Flickr Was with AT#87, 68-69, senior advisor to 4/48th for most of the time. The 43rd were feared by the VC and NVA. When he arrived in Xuan Loc, he was made the PX officer because of his business background. Ron, the deputy was me, Dave Prybyla. Second mass grave uncovered. USN Semper Fortis General Nazzaro converses with Lieutenant General Herman Nickerson and Lieutenant General Xuan Lam. List of allied military operations of the Vietnam War (1969) Unfortunate that the censor chose to delete my description of the corpse I didnt intend for it to be deliberately graphic but rather to provide context for why Sgt. Email is jrkennedy@juno.com Anyone after 1968 I wont remember, sorry. I dont remember anyone from there either, But, I do remember Jayne Mansfields Visit to the Compound. Think I still have a couple of the maps he taught me to follow. How about your family and are your fine , what is state you are living , Im very glad to see you, over 40 years I havent chance to speak English , so good luck to your family and happy new year. During the Easter offensive of 72, my district ,Dat Do, in Phuoc Tuy province received help from 18th ARVN division. US Walker 4/66. Hard to believe we got to be old timers. That is what started my search. 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. Per the official records, he was KIA, body recovered May 8, 1969, in Long Khanh. My first mortar attack was about week after I got there. Stay healthy. 18th Div take over..Earned my pay as the Div Recon Platoon adviser. Location: Xuan Loc Vietnam Date: 1969, May 23 Duration: 4 min 25 sec Sound: No Color: Color Clip Type: Unedited Language: None Clip: 65675067357 USAF General Joseph J Nazzaro shakes hands with group of Vietnamese Air Force airmen at Da Nang Air Base in Vietnam. Of some comfort, I suppose, to know that, at least, it was Maj. Turners idea. By 72 I had been gone three years. Ridenbaugh was Senior Advisor, LTC Millington was Deputy Senior Advisor. Didnt take enough pictures along the way. Many years. Ronnie and I were both from the Atlanta, Ga. area and got together many times after the service. The camp was located on the main highway, QL-2 (now QL-56) 13 km southwest of Xun Lc and 28 km north of Nui Dat. SSG Cobb was kiled Thanks Joe. Following are the words that I wrote on Tuesday, 11 Nov 1969: A beautiful view. I can remember one time we had a night time mortar attack and puff the magic dragon came and took care of that real quick! File:Xuan Loc Base Camp, May 1969.jpg - Wikimedia Commons Thanks. 10th Division Cof S was a Colonel Nimh. I may have been involved had I not rotated in December. Be sure to watch those PSA levels in your annual blood check. I remember that patch. Did you know any of them? The RVN monsoon season was like boot camp for OR. Please drop me a line at Ronnielarson@uwalumni.com. Three members of MACV Advisory Team 87 were killed in a helicopter accident in Tay Ninh Province on 01 June 1968: When I arrived at the TOC the duty sergeant asked if I had just arrived at the chopper pad. To young to know. Hope all had a Blessed Christmas and a Blessed New Year to you. There was one other ship that left on Sept. 23 named Eltinge which carried the rear Detachment. 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. The address is 302 S on 88, Long Giao, Cm M. We were evacuated on an Air Cav loach. The MARS station and commo area underneath the The tower and the one Sp/4 I remembered was from west Texas. About half in Xuan Loc and half forward at Tay Ninh when I was in a compound. According to the notes I found he was also in: MACV Delta; MATT Adv Team #55 at Rach Gia; then Military Advisory Team #87. I wonder if you knew him. Vietnamese civilians dig and on March 27, 1969 they begin to uncover bodies in the sand which show signs of torture. I was with the Comm Unit worked on the Telephones. Yep, it was total destruction, but thought I might at least see what was built to replace where camp was. The ARVN regimental HQ was just over the horizon in August of 1968 and was mortared off the map at that time. I know exactly what you are talking about with the stress from higher hq. As the action continued a unit of the 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment arrived and engaged the VC. The vehicle turns and moves out. Tuc Trung, Long Khanh Province 11.118574,107.231167; YT44112968 (6431-3) Tried to do that last year, but stubbed my toe with security in Xuan Loc and had to make a strategic withdrawal. Little more savvy now so might get past the gate keepers. Went there frequently. I was there from Aug. 1969 to May 1970 but dont remember this. I cant remember the Captain and Sergeants names. Most of the Division came from in-country assets. Anyhow, last week my surgeon was overjoyed that PSA level had dropped to nearly zero. I was a lt commander of the MAT team in Cam Tan with the 413th RF. Did you sell out in Nevada? just wondering? I was a Rdo Opr. Thank God for SFC Winland. When at Xuan Loc, I was usually advising the artillery around XL and Black Horse, but on time I filled in as SA to the 52nd Regiment at Blackhorse. Its a golfer and fishermans dream. Paul, my name is Steve Barth and I was at Xuan Loc Signal during this same time frame. And email Sgt. Every one, I WAS THERE OCT. 69 TO SEPT 70 WITH 18 ARVN DIV..ME N CPT. WOW! Lots of walking in jungle, through villages, and rubber plantations searching for a pretty elusive foe. All of my pictures, records and notes were destroyed at Gia Ra, so if anyone on this thread has memories of that time period or contacts, I would sure like to hear from you via this site or directly at wdneal@sdrnet.com. Its been 10 months already. My memories after all these years are few. III Corp I didnt think much about Agent Orange. My second cousin Henry F. (Frankie) Evans was one of those killed. 20, 2004 (Battle of Xuan Loc, South Vietnamese heroic stand in April 1975) I seldom had any association with G2, only Div Arty, G3 and 48th during my last 6 months while forward. I am totally retired now, after 28 years in the Army active and reserve, & 25 years working for a Defense Contractor. We lived in a chicken coop type hut. I was Bn Senior Advisor Nov 68 Oct 69. With I&R I also was RTO for Col.Scarborough out if G-3. My driver got the shakes when we ran into local security types a couple of times, so had to skedaddle. As the G4 Adviser I spent most of my time getting replacement vehicles for those lost in ambushes in Cambodia. Weather here in Southern Arizona is turning perfect. Men at local authorities meeting. I just missed the bomb attack on the saigon floating restaraunt by a couple days. Lee He was stationed in Guam with the B-52 squad rant there during the war. In early 1968 we moved to I Corps where we remained until the Battalion stood down in May 1971. 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". He also showed me a very nice place near our Siagon headquarters where a guys could get a drink, black market steak and relax. I was destined for 3 Corps. I remember Pickron but I cant place you. I was a radioteletype operator. He knew who was in the field doing the fighting and not at the compound . Unfortunately, I have been without internet, with limited cell data Tuesdays tropical storm. The marines kneel near the skeleton of a tree. Got wounded. Interior and pilot are shown. It was before the 25th inf moved to xuan loc and the sh8t hit the fan! I hope you find the Captain who pinned your bronze star! I made it down from there in record making time. They built a little hut for a bar after i was there for a while. Have not had any contact other you from the time i was there Sept 65 to april 66. No sign of the enemy at all other than seeing where they withdrew. We thought he was out of danger when he was transferred to the hospital in Japan. Thank you for your service Sir. Snow bird country. Wish I still had it. Group of marines with M-16 rifles ride atop an M67A3 flame-thrower tank moving across the bushy area. I retired in Port Angeles, WA in 98. It had a lot of big trees and a very relaxed atmosphere. See also [ edit] List of allied military operations of the Vietnam War (1970) References [ edit] All structured data from the file namespace is available under the. Tuc Trung was a small village that was adjacent to some rubber. I was there with you!! What part of the country are you in? J R (old Roy) Kennedy. Some VC penetrated the perimeter, but were driven back by the artillerymen. Enjoy Arizona, where is this new place? This was 72 when he took over. I can be reached at jfschlat@gmail.com or 859-230-7070. John, I kept a diary while there and this is what I wrote on 7 and 8 May, 1969. Wellton is about 15 miles over the mountains from the east side of Yuma. He retired at the end of 1972 after 30 years service. Nebby lived in Oregon and I was able to e-mail him photos he had not ever seen. Arnold Apple, Smith the clerk, Zoomie, Geoff Michaud, and Col. Scarborough. Now it looks like quarterly monitoring, plus Lupron injection 2X annually. It has been 14 yrs since last I spoke to him. That was in 67 68. 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. Never got it back. I just found this site My father was in Xuan Loc in 1968 or 69. Dick Wolfe Nice to hear you Harold,Yes that is same time II was there. I spent time in that bunker, but never on top. Hope you transition to kidney help okay and your foot heals. If you traveled due south via highway LTL 2 for 50 km, it would take you to the best in-country R&R in Vietnam, Vung Tau on the South China Sea. Bill Coleman. Never drove by vehicle. Rest in Peace my friend. Thought I would touch base since the pandemic is now pretty much behind us. No Rice Paddies. I wonder if any remembers how tall the como was. Sharee was able to travel to Denver to see her Granddaughter get married and visit with her daughter and son. I hope this brings some closure to you and his Family. I ended up on recruiting duty for three years then switched to Combat Engineers. And LTC Boone was the adviser after LTC Davis. Almost, I worked with LT. Keith, LT. John, capt. Steve I was the platoon leader while you were there Dick Wolfe Lt at that time, Get Outlook for iOS ________________________________. Ruined many a good officers career. I was a Sgt E-5 with 43rd RCAT with 1st. Do you know the location &/or the coordinates? Got a Spooky and broke up the attack there. I went down to Team 87 base for important things. For Marv Zumwalt, Thanks for the reply. RUSTY. Other radio operators kneel in the background. I did hear that he somehow discharged his AR pulling it out of the vehicle. Dont know when this picture was taken, looks so civilized though. I was in contact with the Division Senior Advisor, whose callsign was Buffalo 6 (mine was Hawkeye 27). If Williamson and Haylett read this, if you want the Picts. There were no other Captains on the team during my short tour. 11th ACR and their Medivacs saved my ass that night. I kept a diary so I got it out and read what I wrote on 23/24 May. Never left the compound much except to catch a ride to saigon every once in awhile. I want to help you if I can. Rusty, Alternated Tay Ninh and Xuan Loc every other month with Major Whiteside.Doesnt anyone remember the 5th Cav SA? Bagwell left in Late 68 and replaced by Capt Stanhope, A young and very green doctor. The base was attacked on the night of May 17/18, 1969, by NVA sappers, mortars, and rockets. Doug Sichler 312-810-8345 U.S. casualties were 14 killed 39 wounded. We fought against some strong VC units. Carrolls greatly missed and loved by all. SP5 Mark Kuzinski my father and his brother's first cousin Frankie Evans was killed in that battle and earned a Bronze Star. 69-70 I was with 1/327 Infantry 101st Airborne out of (shit I cant remember where our base camp was. I do have a few pictures (non-combat) of Xuan Loc, Tay Ninh, and Nui Ba Din I would be happy to send to you for your reunion. 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. There was a 67 sergeant there. I listened to Walt Ginger on the radio all night. She deals with everything.VA has been pretty good. He was replaced by LTC Boone, an ass hole. Rodney Nauman was Capt. 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! I rotated home prior to the I look back on some of the places I went to and wonder how I had the guts to do it. He was sharp, funny and had a solution to end the war. P from 25th Division LRRP 66-67, Mark Ponzillo. Hi Doug Email bstoner3 at yahoo.com, Closing with thanks and best wishes for the new year. Please contact me at blackhorse4@verizon.net. Same thing happened to me late September 69 Larry Davis spec.4 05B. Was CO of D/2/12th Cav and D/2/8th Cav. I remember we built a block building for the como center. PFC Andrew C. Strong, Rochester, NY, http://www.virtualwall.org/ds/StrongAC01a.htm. Very happy to see the site is still going. I always remember in operation with adviser in 52nd rigement when I was there. We just keep going and going. was captured near the fire support base between Tay Ninh and Krek. also got to see Col Martha Ray and actor Robert Mitchum. You mention moving out about 2-miles (or clicks) during the night. One of our platoons was billeted there so I visited them occasionally. In May of 1968, we were the first unit (US or RVN) to operate in War Zone D in over 20 years. Im with you Dai Hui (Robert Morse). I had my colon exam and except for a couple polyps Im fine. The Colonel had just relieved the Regimental Adviser. Marv Zumwalt doesnt remember me and I dont remember him. Used to stay at the continental hotrlbin saugon when i had time off. When I found out he died I sent your mother a picture I had of him. It immediately clicked for me. Bought a one story house across the street from Coyote Links Golf Course. Lemoyne Watkins, Dan, I was TDY to team 87 from 39th Sig Bat. Great pilot and friend. Your father loved milk shakes and had one almost every evening that we spent together at Xuan Loc. At the U.S. camp, 14 Americans were killed and 39 wounded; 24 enemy soldiers were killed in the action. Do you remember his name? I dont remember anyone there except for a Major(cant recall his name), FAC Pilot, that I rode along with (O1E Birddog) doing aerial recons and marking targets with WP for air strikes and doing BDAs after the airstrikes.HOWEVER, I do remember seeing Martha Raye In the Mess Hall at Xuan Loc . lol. Ref RFPF UNIT. Knew Skip well and ran into him in early 1975 when he was at DIA. I was the sig plt leader from May 67 to May 68. No Ray I have not heard of him. Tdy from 39th Signal Batalion Hdqtrs at Vung Tau. The headquarters of the division was established at Xuan Loc, 70 kilometers east of Saigon and the provincial town in Long Khanh province. Canfield was able to identify Maj. Turners remains. I was in Macv tdy to xuan loc in 1965 and 1966. Doug I am looking at a set of orders that puts me in Xuan Loc with the 10th Inf Ad Det on 19 Nov 65 w/ DEROS 26 Apr 66. So long ago. Chuck lost both legs when I saw him at Benning later on. Dave went on to LtGen as Chief of Army Signal Corps, Pentagon. The city of Xuan Loc was located some 40 klicks east of Bien Hoa AFB on highway QL 1. I was going to work overseas when I quit that but my 9 year old said I was done going away and thru my paperwork out the window. The two NCOs on the team at that time were MSG Ray and SSG Zipperer, to the best of my recollection. He liked to say he was the only ace in his flight school class. Third mass burial uncovered. God rest his sole he was within weeks of his DEROS, after 2 years at Xuan Loc. jrkennedy@juno.com. I was Artillery and spent most of my time with them, but advised the G4 from Jan-Jun. My meds get adjusted to often. Pappy Devine let me fly in his back seat out of Xuan Loc. Do you have any photos from that period, or know of anyone who does, that might include SP5 Micka? Was there from 1 dec 68 thru 1 mar 69. For Dennis Gulakowski; When I left the 18th ARVN in December 71, the SA was Col Plummer. Would be great to get some of the guys together. 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]. He was the son of General Patton. He was a tough-as-nails E7. Ha. Dark hair, maybe glasses. Hope your civilian life has been good and productive. But Patton carried an AR 15 and sprayed the bastards on his way out caring that big guy. I remember taking SOIs by helicopter to fire support bases with you. Flowers and incense burning on coffins. I took a car out last year past Bien Hoa.super 6-lane hway w/toll booths and modern rest stops, Not to be believed. We heard the other day that one lady just moved in after 3 years. Thank you for writing that paper on An Loc. They still wore it in 71. Xun Lc ( [s lwkp], swung-louk) is a district of ng Nai province, Vietnam, in the Southeast region of the country. If anyone or anything can be found who knew of him and his demise would be appreciated. +, Thanks for the reply on Pappy. Phil, we bump into each other again. For Marv Zumwalt (Captain) Several years ago I found a site devoted to the An Loc Battle.