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I currently serve on the faculty of four universitys and do a lot of fishing. During the month of December 1967, Charlie Company alone was hit twice by command-detonated bombs, devastating two squads of Marines. [emailprotected]. 4th Dental Battalion; 4th Medical Battalion; 6th Engineer Support Battalion. Miller, Edward L. 2nd plt. I never got to take a lot of pictures, and now regret it. I cannot believe Chief isnt memtioned on this site as he would come at a dead run with his M60 to get the battle going, Steenbergen, Harold L. HQ Platoon Binh Phuoc 12/66 11/67 The battalion formed the left half of the mechanized Task Force Ripper, along with 1st Battalion 7th Marines, Alpha Company 1st Tank Battalion, Alpha Company 3rd Tank Battalion, HQ 7th Marines and Delta Company, 3rd Light Armored Infantry Battalion. 215-09 17th Avenue 20 Lane 230 Jimmerson Lake This time the steep, mountainous jungles of I Corps would challenge them. 3811 Paynes Ford Road 13021 Fourth Drive SE 55921 143 A Street Fenton, MO 63026 This is an official Marine Corps page. In that one day of brutal fighting, the Marines of 1/5 lost more casualties than we did during the three previous months combined. Operation Overview: On 27 April 1966, the Marines of 1/5 departed the USS Princeton once again, having been committed to another search and destroy mission called Operation OSAGE. [emailprotected] Doylestown, PA 18901 Hope I get the chance to see some of you again. I dont remember a lot, so jog my memory. Mio, MI 48647 Readstown, WI 54652 Wondering about David Priest, Larry Bliske, Ron Fisher, Bill Laurich, and Gary Kiefer. [emailprotected], Moore, Fred (Doc) 2nd Plt. 972-641-0360, Bygness, Roger Binh Phuoc 5/67 10/67 Anyone who remembers me, please call. The combat base location started a kilometer past the last village hootches astride Route 591, and then the old, crumbling highway departed the combat base and began to climb up into the mountains toward a complex at the top of a mountain called Bach Ma. Enfield CT 06082 Anyone who had spent any time at all inside the Phu Loc (6) Combat Base knew to avoid the mess tent. 795 450N Avenue I was Braco Co CO 9/68-4/69 then BN Adj. Barsumian,Robert J. The 1st Battalion, 6th Marines (1/6) is an infantry battalion in the United States Marine Corps based in Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. 305-923-9263 1- 10- (Charlie Btry. 708-636-8507 The 1/5 Command Group began to understand that our stay in the Phu Loc (6) area was not going to be a picnic. Went with the Battalion to the 1st/16th, 1st ID, Erickson,Teddy B. Co 249 6054 I was infused from the 4th Division. 5th Battalion Association Secretary, Meyers, Henry F. Binh Phuoc 9/67 6/68 E. 8920 Hall Road Jim Barto only remembers me because he was so loaded when we put him on that chopper! BATTALION 1ST. 315-232-2020 Wounded at Fire Base Jaeger Feb 25, 1968. B Company, 2nd Platoon, 1st squad. 46121 Antoine Drive 1201048003 1ST BN, 5TH MARINES, COMMAND CHRONOLOGY,1-Jun-66 - dated 6/1/1966 Document No. We didnt come home to ticker tape parades, but we can be proud of our service. When I was in B Company, Sergeant Harold Board was the 1st Sergeant. [emailprotected], Pickett, BertBinh Phuoc- 5/67 2/68 Dong Tam Bearcat 66/67, Quick,Steven, A. 817-410-1155 I received a near fatal head wound from an RPG hitting a track in April of 1967 and never returned to B Co. Would like to hear from Greek, Bill Murgatroy or others that I served with in the Mekong Delta. To all my friends and comrades God Bless America. Operation Iraqi Freedom. 414-671-0956 1st Platoon Binh Phuoc 2/68 2/69 34 Main Street [emailprotected]. 303-798-8716 6626 S. 223rd East Avenue Joe StanleyTerry L. Weaver 2nd Battalion 10th Marines)) 12 February 5 March 1968 Operation HUE CITY. Citadel Fortress of Hue. If anyone remembers me, please contact.me, Ashby, John (Arab) Command Track Driver 4/67-4/68 The rest was simply bulldozed under. Phase Two operations would largely depend on the situation as it developed, the availability of helicopters and surface craft, and the time and space factors dictated by the terrain and weather. 780 W Lambert Rd #42 Bettis. Marines with A/1/5 peer over a building top to fix enemy targets in Al Fallujah, Iraq 7 April 2004. 608-242-0039, Marquez, Art F.O. [emailprotected] Lubbock, TX 79403 172 West 400 South Wilber,Ken L. 1st Platoon Dong Tam / Rach Kien 07/68 06/69 Branchville, NJ 07826 631-754-0672 413 Keyon Alpha Company, 1/9 Marines, Operation Prairie (DOD Photo) The Marines of the 1/9 quickly earned their nickname as they walked into the middle of the five NVA battalions. 8337 Colby Pkwy #411 bravo co 1/3: 0311: 03/66 04/67 09/67 01/68: corpus christi: tx : Marlin: Steve: M: Lima 3/3: 0351: 01/01/1966 : Steve.Marlin@usa.com : malone: ken: A FLSG-B Dong-Ha: 3516: 9/68 11/69: meriden : CT: canibkam@aol.com: Martinez: Eddie: F: Hotel Co 2nd Batt 26th Marines: 0351: 12/67 02/69: West Valley City: UT: hcge@msn.com: masters: mack : h&s Co . [emailprotected] [emailprotected] PO Box 601 God Bless All My Brothers, Brown, Orlando Rach Kien 11/68 12/69 36 Bobcat Lane 313-730-8073 I cant believe that it has been almost 40 years since we all went to hell together. Rach Kien Binh Phuoc 3/70 10/70 I have been in contact with Craig Baldwin. My call sign was Short Rabbit. 1st Platoon R.T.O. [ special memory for Joe Morrison and Cleve Patterson], Fletcher, Harry E. Binh Phuoc 12/66 12/67 Moody, Donald R. Binh Phuoc 12/66 12/67 till 7/69. The enemy had used the two weeks it took our battalion to get into position for the attack very effectively by reinforcing defensive positions inside homes and buildings and digging trenches and foxholes between the buildings. Binh Phuoc12/66- 11/67 Watkins, Ernie Sp/44th Platoon Binh Phuoc 4/1/66-11/22/67 561-416-0209 As planned, on 6 April 1966 , the Marines of 1/5 withdrew from the Rung Sat Special Zone and went back aboard the USS Princeton. Was in Bravo Company them transfered to S-4. Bunny thenBunny forever. Although 1/5s casualty rate mounted, the Marines withstood the pounding, which climaxed early on the morning of 31 January 1968, the kickoff of the North Vietnamese Armys infamous Tet Offensive. Day: 303-875-9090Night & Weekends: 303-919-2688 We enjoyed a period of about two weeks of relative peace and quiet. Blackshear GA 31516 I left two of my men back for safety reasons. There was an old French compound atop Bach Ma, complete with a swimming pool and a cluster of very substantial buildings. I enjoyed my first reunion experience immensely and give my highest recommendation to attend next time to all the fellows of Bravo Co. 479-839-3780 Jacksonville, IL 62650 The narrow road wound tightly through approximately 2 kilometers of the sleepy villages of the Phu Loc District before the village hootches petered out. 1201048050, 1ST BN, 5TH MARINES, COMMAND CHRONOLOGY,1-Mar-70 - dated 3/1/1970 Document No. Largo, FL 33770 Hope you all are doing well. 1st Battalion, 5th Marines deploys as a Battalion Landing Team to any operating environment and defeats our enemies across the entire spectrum of warfare. 8604 Barclay Street 65742-9404 They were supported by Alpha and Delta Companies of the 3rd Assault Amphibian Battalion, 1st Combat Engineer Battalion and a platoon from Charlie Company, 1st Reconnaissance Battalion. The Marines of Bravo Company will build upon the fundamentals of counterinsurgency they learned in the IIT as they go through Enhanced Mojave Viper, a four phase pre-deployment training. I commanded B. Co., 5th Battalion 60th Infantry from February to July or August 1967. 478 Washburn Ave. On the one hand I am angry with the people that led us into that mess, and on the other hand I met some great guys that I would probably never have met otherwise. 478-785-1629, Capowski, David J. 503-581-8318, Trevino, Reynaldo V. 3rd Platoon Binh Phuoc 3/67 8/67 [emailprotected], Norton, Earnest Jr.1st Platoon Binh Phuoc 2/67 2/68 One day, in mid-February, the incoming mortar fire at Phu Loc (6) stopped altogether. North Bend, WA 98045 If anyone has information on these guys please contact me.. Sano,Steven, M (Curly) E4 3rd Platoon Rach Kien 11/69-6/70 [emailprotected] Sterling IL 62353 Clear Lake SD 57226 1201048010, 1ST BN, 5TH MARINES, COMMAND CHRONOLOGY,1-Jan-67 - dated 1/1/1967 Document No. WOLF'S FLAME TENT. During this time they took part in two separate combat operations. [emailprotected], Heckman, Charles Rach Kien 1969 1970 PO Box 965 The rear security who lost his leg from that boobytrap? The battalion continued north in the coming weeks before ultimately participating in the battle for Baghdad. I hope to get to see a lot of you at the reunion in Denver.Mike, Anderson,Hollis Binh Phuoc 8/68 10/69 [emailprotected], Perry, James W. Binh Phuoc 3rd Platoon 11/67 10/68 cell 253-315-1365 918-289-1828 Bravo Company, 3rd Tank Battalion. I hope life has been good to you as well, Hietikko, Les Binh Phuoc- 1/68 1/69 580-536-6670 Von: Lance Cpl. Cook,,Sylvester L. Binh Phuoc 2/68 2/69 Morrow after coming off line. [emailprotected] At first the NVA and VC left the Marines of 1/5 alone in our new Combat Base. Looking for: Sp4 Larry Villegas, 1Lt Richard H. Owens Jr, RTO Deevey, Howard, Samuel Paul 1st Platoon Binh Phuoc 1/67 1/68 Braungard, Larry Binh Phuoc HQ Platoon 12/66 10/67 718-366-0640 The Tet Offensive of 1968 nearly succeeded in their missions to capture the major cities and drive the Americans out. 13930 Lodgepole Ct. 10 Sprague Turn McVeytown, PA 17051 Barnes, Michael W. F.O. Medic- Binh Phuoc 8/67 8/68 Johnny QuengaRonald GroffAndrew Johnson U.S. Marines with Fleet Anti-terrorism Security Company, Europe (FASTEUR), U.S. Navy Sailors with Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit 8 (EODMU 8), and Naval Construction Forces, the "Seabees", Commander, Task Force - 68 (CTF-68) personnel board a U.S. Air Force C-130 in Rota, Spain, April 15, 2021 for a joint forces readiness exercise . 5958 W Benalex Gilsum, NH 03448 1st Lt. Jim Palmer was one of the Platoon Leaders and Lt. David Jones was another one. Farlin,Gregory J 1st Platoon Binh Phuoc4/67-8/67 Atlanta MI 49709 419-272-2934 610-821-8126 Would like to hear from anyone who remembers me. ARVN forces held the NVA at bay inside the Citadel, and the Marines of Alpha 1/1 and 2nd Battalion, 5th Marines went on the offensive against the NVA, who were there in force. Events outside the Phu Loc (6) Combat Base continued to escalate. Went fron 5th/60th to the 1st 16th 1st ID. 9 Glen Way [emailprotected] I would really like to hear from all the guys, and anyone with a few photos, please send a few. 8572 N. River Road 610-532-7328 Download this stock image: U.S. Marines with Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment (1/5), 1st Marine Division (MARDIV) from Marine Corps Base (MCB) Camp Pendleton, Calif., conduct radio checks during an air assault while participating in exercise Steel Knight 2014 (SK-14) at Camp Wilson, Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center in Twentynine Palms, Calif., Dec. 13, 2013. 667 Hwy 52 West 1201048008, 1ST BN, 5TH MARINES, COMMAND CHRONOLOGY,1-Nov-66 - dated 11/1/1966 Document No. Donald Dietz (deceased), Captain Walsh, Captain Drewnicky, Sgt. Vineland NJ 08360-2484 Would love to hear from anyone from Bravo Company. Download Images of Bravo company, Battalion - Free for commercial use, no attribution required. 716-434-0734 From June 1966 to March 1971, 1/5 was deployed to Vietnam. Pittsburgh, PA 15237 843-774-4858. Looking for e-mails from the guys I was with. 9133 N. Mile 6 West The 1st Battalion 9th Marines (1/9) was an infantry battalion of the United States Marine Corps. Birchfield, Gary H (Doc) - 1st Platoon Medic - 1/68-6/68. The Phu Loc (6) Combat Base had a very short, but terribly bloody history. Lockport N.Y. 14094 On 8 February, Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 9th Marines, the celebrated "Walking Dead," had a platoon overrun in one hell of a nasty firefight near the "rock quarry" west of the main combat base. Moore, John (Zeke) Rach Kien 10/68 8/69 215-880-3456 989-826-1257 Rio Vista CA 94571-2140 Early the next morning, the North Vietnamese Army or NVA (also known as the Peoples Army of Vietnam, or PAVN) launched a surprise attack against major American and ARVN Combat Bases as well as every large city in South Vietnam. Stockton CA 95207 17188 SW 49th Place East Milwaukee WI 53204 The Rung Sat Special Zone turned out to be a very difficult area to conduct combat operations, but the Marines were up to the task. As with many of the better things that happened during the Vietnam War, these peaceful days proved too good to last. Brigle, John L. Dong Tam, Rach Kien 10/68 7/69 Wounded Plain of Reeds 11/16/67. [emailprotected] Ldr. In Memory of their Beloved Son, Benjamin Thomas Siegfried Was at Fort Riley with Gino Vazquez, Mariano Miguel, George Parffit, Donnally, Miles, Lt Palmer, Sgt Holland, Wes Bailie, Sgt Quenga, Sgt Board and a lot of other great guys. Despite a lack of enemy contact, the new battalion commander, Lt. Col. Van Den Berg, felt that the operation provided valuable experience in that it gave the Marines an opportunity to become acquainted with the operating area, and to gain an appreciation of the difficulties of maneuvering through flooded rice paddies, the dominant terrain feature of this TAOR. Quegg, Bruce Rach Kien 5/69 7/70 Capt. Tulsa, OK 74127 980 Wood Street This exercise is sponsored by the United States Atlantic Command and will be conducted by Marine Forces Atlantic. 1201048049, 1ST BN, 5TH MARINES, COMMAND CHRONOLOGY,1-Feb-70 - dated 2/1/1970 Document No. Athens GA 30607 Kenneth Witt N 241 Hillview Rd. You see, the mess tent stood out like an aiming stake just below the top of the hill. The unit consists of approximately 1200 U.S. Marines and United States Navy Sailors. Please join us there. 818-342-1563 712-753-2236, Dorr, Henry W. Binh Phuoc 1/68 1/69 239-495-0144, Parks, Maxie V. 3rd Platoon Tan Hiep 12/66 4/67 Garland, Texas 75043 Over 30% of the major city of Saigon was under enemy control. 831-818-1067 Ventura CA 93001, Allen, Arnold Binh Phuoc 12/66 9/67 Leroy B. Webb 1/5 was once more deployed to Afghanistan from March to October 2011 in support of Operation Enduring Freedom and ISAF to the Sangin District of Helmand Province. On the morning of 5 January 1968, an Engineer road sweep team, protected by a squad of Marines from Delta Company, triggered a VC ambush up on the Hai Van Pass. Rach Kien or Dong Tam 11/68-10/69 When the 1/5 Vietnam Veterans gather at reunions today, great debates spring up about which was worse: confronting large NVA forces in all-out battles, or getting hit sporadically and unexpectedly by snipers, booby-traps, and an occasional command-detonated mine. In March 1927, the Battalion deployed to help stabilize the government against overthrow attempts by rebel forces. 541-549-9881 Several thousand NVA and Viet Cong soldiers lost their lives during their failed Tet Offensive, and an estimated 5,000 Vietnamese civilians, most of them considered leaders of the South Vietnamese people, had been rounded up and murdered by the invaders. I was with Pat Dixon when he was killed. 3714 Sandbridge Drive All kidding aside I had all the respect in the world for him and everyone else who served with me. Until this day I remember 1st Sgt Board and his crazy tirades. 4 Yellow Yellow Circle I was a Sgt E-5 2nd platoon. Lempster, NH 03605 Lloyd, Frank2nd Platoon Rach Kien 11/69-6/70 Welcome Home ! 138 Dallas Drive Lee,James R. Rach Kien 7/68-7/69 The M35 truck they rode in sustained serious damage. 707 410 7408 [emailprotected], Zywicki, Wallace 4th Plt. Operation JACKSTAY was an amphibious operation, launched from the USS Princeton, that utilized surface borne and helicopter borne assault forces. 9701 Pearl Street 419-277-3176 931-362-3791 17248 Bethlehem Road 1201048009, 1ST BN, 5TH MARINES, COMMAND CHRONOLOGY,1-Dec-66 - dated 12/1/1966 Document No. 870-355-4284. [emailprotected] I have kept in touch with Dennis Evenson over the years, but have lost touch with other members of 3rd Platoon. 2605 S. Spruce Avenue 914-939-4218, Tash,Bobby Binh Phuoc 6/67 12/67 530-257-3255 41248 S. E. 123rd St. [emailprotected], Henderson, John L. 3rd Platoon 1/68-8/68, Hertzler, Jim Rach Kein 8/69 2/70 [emailprotected] 10288 Barnes Way. Phu Loc Bach Ma (I Corps). 1201048054, 1ST BN, 5TH MARINES, COMMAND CHRONOLOGY,1-Jul-70 - dated 7/1/1970 Document No. [emailprotected], Trant,Charles Moose 2nd Platoon Rach Kien 2/69 2/70 Ross, Willie H. 1st Platoon Binh Phuoc 4/67 4/68 4037 Marchfield Road [emailprotected], Sienicki, Peter Binh Phuoc 12/66 6/67 9/67 9/68 Edon, OH 43518-9700 [emailprotected] Colby, Larry Rach Kien 5/69 4/70 1st Battalion, 7th Marines. 989-370-5334 Please join us there. 336 632-1005 Operation Overview: The Marines of 1/5 quickly established control of its assigned TAOR, an area that surrounded the critically important supply route, Highway One, north of the Chu Lai airfield. Mersand, Stanley H. Artillery RTO FO. Ellsworth, WI 54011-9132 [emailprotected], Paul,Harry J. Jr. Binh Phuoc 3rd Platoon 12/66 11/67 Hope everyones doing well and hope to hear from you, Baldwin,Craig Rach Kien 5/69 7/70 He had a good attitude. 727-559-8485 At some point he was put in for the CMH, but it was down graded to a DSC. Moore, Peyton T. Weapons Plt. 2nd Battalion, 12th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Air Cavalry Division relieved 1/5 of the responsibility for Hill 51 and the Que Son Valley TAOR. Colleyville, TX 76034 281-498-8689 There is no clear answer to that question; both scenarios happened frequently, and both were bad news. Interestingly, the battalion presented several General Walt Scholarships to needy students living in the area in a ceremony at Cam Ha School on 27 October 1967. Bravo Company is located on the first deck of building 1363. 715-386-5352 That date would be remembered as one of the deadliest single days for Charlie Company, 1 st Battalion, 5 th Marines during the entire Vietnam War. D-day for this search and destroy mission: 26 March 1966 . 1201048027, 1ST BN, 5TH MARINES, COMMAND CHRONOLOGY,1-Apr-68 - dated 4/1/1968 Document No. 8/66-8/67 Dallas TX 75227 PO Box 743 518-762-4077. [emailprotected] [emailprotected], Gesiorski,Peter, L. Rach Kien 11/69 10/70 3 New Bedford Court Rach Kien Binh Phuoc Shakeys Hill 1/70 8/70 In February 2013, Bravo Company 1st LAR CHOP'ed to Battalion Landing Team 1/4 for the 13th MEU.. 1ST BN, 5TH MARINES, COMMAND CHRONOLOGY,22 MAY-DEC 1965 - dated 5/22/1965 Document No. Box 101 The real nastiness at the Phu Loc (6) Combat Base started abruptly; early on the morning of 7 January 1968. Rach Kien 9/68 5/69 From: U.S. Army SPC. Bravo Co - 5th ATs; Member Portraits; Member Stories. Formed during World War I, it served until the mid-2000s when it was deactivated to make room for one of three light armor reconnaissance battalions. Just found web site would love to hear from anyone I served with. 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