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Subject: Re: 1968 June

Author:
Doc Bev

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Date Posted: 20:05:53 09/05/00 Tue
In reply to: . 's message, "Re: 1968 June" on 08:58:18 04/27/00 Thu

>Sp4 John J. Cimorelli, Jr., B Co. 1/327, 101st Airborne, WIA 6/16/68, Yd. 466077, Thua Thien Prov., SVN near Rao Nho, died 6/18/68 of wounds. Anyone know him?

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Author:
Jim "Marty" Martin
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Date Posted: 17:56:19 09/29/00 Fri

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June 20, 1968 - at 4:03 p.m. the Dong Ha combat base main ammo dump took a direct hit of a couple of rounds. We were located next to the dump (NSAD) on the hill. If memory serves me correctly -it blew up for a total of 36 hrs. At 11pm we came out of our bunker, when the word was passed that a ground assault against us was believed to be coming. I thought - how stupid Charlie must be -coming in when everything else was going out! Laid up against a sandbag wall for hours. At one point the compound mutt "Hootch Pooch" got up and ran, and then a piece of shrapnel struck where he had been. I told Sonny Brigman, to put the dog between us, and when he runs - we would run! Funny now - but not then! thanks for listening to the story. marty