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lrp rations | My Vietnam Experience
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Tag Archives: lrp rations. May 18, 2015 · 3:11 am. Chow Time in Vietnam. Chow Time On The Dmz by Bob George. Early each morning, while our choppers. Were cranking I would walk down to the Phuoc Vinh. Flight line to a supply conex container with eleven or so other Blues. There we gathered what we needed for another recon mission. I’d grab my radio. Smoke and fragmentation grenades and plenty of M16 ammo. The conex held everything we needed except our M16. That we kept by our side night and day. We usually...
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Vietnam War | My Vietnam Experience
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Category Archives: Vietnam War. January 3, 2016 · 12:05 am. Vietnam Selective Service Lottery. 8220;Uncle Sam”. I was informed to report to Fort Polk, Louisiana for basic training. That’s when I knew Vietnam was in my future. The Military Selective Service Act of 1967. On December 1, 1969, the Selective Service System of the United States conducted two lotteries. Filed under Vietnam War. December 30, 2015 · 11:02 pm. The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2015 annual report for this blog.
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Charlie Troop 1/9th | My Vietnam Experience
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The Scout Platoon →. July 28, 2009 · 8:15 pm. 1st Air Cavalry Division. Charlie Troop, First Squadron, 9th Cavalry was 100% mobile and made up of three platoons, aero scout platoon ( White. Aero weapons platoon ( Red. And aero rifle platoon ( Blue. Charlie Troop jeep next to orderly room. 1/9th headquarters, Phuoc Vinh (Camp Gorvad). Sign painted by Jim Delp. HQ Troop 1/9th, 1969). 1/9th Commanding Officers, 1970. Charlie Troop CO) front row far right. Filed under Vietnam War. The Scout Platoon →. 1st Ca...
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Combat Tracker Team Vet Links
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First Infantry Division Society. First Cavalry Division Association. Fifth Infantry Division Society. 25th Infantry Division Association. 101st Airborne Division Association. 173rd Airborne Brigade Association. 196th Light Infantry Brigade. The Association of the199th Light. Bullwhip Squadron 1/9th Cavalry. Army N.C.O. Association. Military Order of the Purple Heart. Veterans of the Vietnam War, Inc. Veterans of Foreign Wars. Vietnam Veterans of America Hdqts. OTHER SITES OF INTEREST:.
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c rations | My Vietnam Experience
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Tag Archives: c rations. May 18, 2015 · 3:11 am. Chow Time in Vietnam. Chow Time On The Dmz by Bob George. Early each morning, while our choppers. Were cranking I would walk down to the Phuoc Vinh. Flight line to a supply conex container with eleven or so other Blues. There we gathered what we needed for another recon mission. I’d grab my radio. Smoke and fragmentation grenades and plenty of M16 ammo. The conex held everything we needed except our M16. That we kept by our side night and day. We usually a...
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90th Replacement Battalion | My Vietnam Experience
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MPC (Military Payment Certificate). First Team Academy →. July 28, 2009 · 6:02 am. Processing and Assignment in Long Binh. 8220;They had you coming and going! Entrance to the 90th Replacement Battalion in Long Binh, 24 June 1971. Photo by Sp5 Logan L. McMinn, DASPO. There were a couple of busses at the Bien Hoa Air Base patiently awaiting our arrival to take us to our next destination. That was 90th Replacement Battalion, situated on the road to Saigon. The bus ride to 90th Replacement. The next morning ...
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Charlie Troop Blues | My Vietnam Experience
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Fire Support Base Buttons →. September 13, 2009 · 2:55 pm. New guy in country ( FNG. Gets the radio…. Sgt Gregory Lee Peffer KIA January 22, 1971. Our squad leader Staff Sgt Dave Roger (center), medic (right). Dave Roger, Bob Quintana. Johnny Stiteler, Dave Roger, Eddie Smith, Tony Cruz, Jim Debolt, Tom Connell. Dave Roger, Dave Parkhurst, Larry Pruett. SSgt George D. Slye ‘Blue Mike’ KIA May 2, 1970 (with A Troop 1/9th). Blues in the bush. Jeff Stone, Daffy Dawson. 8216;Just a Walk in the Park’. Sgt Gre...
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1st air cav | My Vietnam Experience
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Tag Archives: 1st air cav. October 9, 2015 · 12:53 pm. Helicopters in the Vietnam War. During the Vietnam War. The United States relied on the helicopter as never before. The helicopter’s role in combat expanded enormously in this conflict as thousands of “choppers” rapidly transported personnel throughout the war zone. Heavily armed helicopters offered a fearsome component to ground operations as close air support. My first duty was radio guy (Blue India). In the bush for the Blues…. If assigned to the ...
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Medal of Honor | My Vietnam Experience
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The Cost of Freedom. LIFE Covers: The Vietnam War →. August 3, 2011 · 12:46 pm. Presented by the U.S. government. The 1st Squadron, 9th Cavalry troopers earned three Medals of Honor in Vietnam. 1LT Robert Leslie Poxon. Sgt Donald Sidney Skidgel. CPT Jon Edward Swanson. 8216; Saber Article May/June 2000: Dear Troopers and Family, We have great news! Filed under Vietnam War. Tagged as 1/9th Cavalry Medals of Honor in Vietnam. The Cost of Freedom. LIFE Covers: The Vietnam War →. 4 responses to “. Scott Mcke...
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