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Subject: Re: 1966 May
Author: DANIEL SMITH	[ Next Thread \| Previous Thread \| Next Message \| Previous Message ] Date Posted: 11:40:45 11/17/00 Fri In reply to: . 's message, "Re: 1966 May" on 09:21:24 04/27/00 Thu > > Came to vietnam May 15th 1966. Attached to the 25th divison, [ Next Thread \| Previous Thread \| Next Message \| Previous Message ]

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Larry Nelson
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Date Posted: 10:03:29 08/25/01 Sat

>>While serving with "C" Company 1st Bn., 4th Marines, 3rd Marine Division in the Thua Thien Province area. Dark was coming towards us faster than a speeding bullett...we/our unit commander decided to dig in for the night. We had happened upon a trenchline (19 May 1966) pre-existing that headquarters made their CP. Dumb Move on their part. (As, I'm sure that that trenchline was already zeroed in bye our foe.) We were providing security for two(2) tanks. At approx. 0430 on 20 May 1966 the North Vietnamese regulars came out of the mountains to the West and hit us with all their might. Coming at us under 60mm Mortar fire using their whistles, bells and horns for directions. We lost 7 good men that morning with like amount of enemy dead. Two of the KIA were from the machine gun squad I was with. Cpl. Joseph Serna and Pfc. Michael Gatwood...also WIA from machine guns was Pfc. Marshall Poth. The North Vietnames regulars broke off the engagemnt just before sunrise and DIDI'ed out of there. Around 0900-0930 Gen. Westmorland flew in on a helicopter for his PR hand shakes and (I suppose an award) for himself for being there. Before or during covering up of our dead. Made me ill to see him standing there with that smug smile on his face.
God rest my friends and their families.