Thats why I ended there as excess in 1966. Big relief as you can imagine. I used to have to climb it a month to replace the batteries in the field phone. Yes, it would help. During that Presidential Election (September 71), I was taken to Blackhorse by the Colonel and Vietnamese General and dropped off at the Team House. (AP Photo) Done. I may have been involved had I not rotated in December. The helicopter moves over a water body. Driver paled to the color of a sheet. Never went back and really dont want to. Smoke rises from an area in the background. We lived in a chicken coop type hut. Just chatting on here has brought a lot of stuff back. It had a lot of big trees and a very relaxed atmosphere. I was the lone American advisor. Served with 1st signal Brigade 269 signal out of Ben Hoa, was with detachment billeted at Team 87 compound, April 70- Nov.70. Glad you got thru it. I was caughtup there one time when the cong the fuel dump on the air field. 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. Got some ulcers on my left foot. I remember Pickron but I cant place you. We were young and foolish. My email is Xpaphil@msn.com. Retired from the Air Force and then came back as a warrant. Chapter 2: Convoy Ambush on Highway 1 - United States Army Center of Thank you for this info. He was 43 years old and not in top physical condition as best I could tell. The VN government has changed names a lot in the past 50 years, so just a place name may/not be good indicator. Bill Coleman. He passed away a couple of years ago. Stay safe, Do you remember Smitty the co.vlerk at Xuan Loc or Sgt Apple? I was in Xuan Loc at the MACV compound 67 until June 68. I have read the story about your close call while with the 52nd in March (Captain). Circumstances were: TF 3-43 surrounded at Dau Tieng, east of Cu Chi for about 10 days. 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). Take Care, Anyone serve with a man with last name Simon ? Thanks and best to all the old 18th hands. Sp4 Ruffin and his mortar, Firebase Libby, Xuan Loc, 1969. The Sultan left on Aug. 19th, Upshur on 20th and Barrett on the 23rd. Did you get the AO screening physical from VA a year or so ago. Please drop me a line at Ronnielarson@uwalumni.com. In 67 we helped equip the Americal and sent some personnel. I was in TM 87 69-70. I do remember being sprayed a few times but mostly Up north when I was with the C, 1/327th Inf 101st near Laos or central highlands with A 3/21st Inf 23rd Inf. Would like to see some good quality aerial shots of then and now. Hightowers posting but the timing, name and rank seem too much to be a coincidence. One in Gia Ray in that firefight and the other in An Loc. Xun Lc ( [s lwkp], swung-louk) is a district of ng Nai province, Vietnam, in the Southeast region of the country. I was tickled to death to see your post! Maybe we can help with names. There was an incident where the enemy took over a I was there 71-72 left April or so. Major Tarno was there too. Grass in the foreground. Advisor Team had over 75% casualties but no body killed. I asked for another assignment and they sent me to Xuan Loc, Vietnam, Headquarters Battery, 2 nd Battalion 35 th Artillery (Camp Husky). At the time I was there mostly there were big tent cover with wood sides and floors. 65-65 June to April. Sadness is the word. Jan Scruggs fights to build education center at Vietnam Veterans I would appreciate it. Our house looks at the 10th green of one of 8 courses here and 9 lakes. 11th ACR and their Medivacs saved my ass that night. Somebody set me straight, please! Does any of this feel or look right? in 1970. Siegel, a draftee, arrived in Vietnam in June 1969, and served with 2nd Civil Affairs Company, based at Xuan Loc east of Saigon. He was due to rotate back to The US in a few weeks. CreateSpace, 2018. Depicting Operations near Xuan Loc . And email Sgt. Yet Don't remember very many names from that time. I am also looking for information about my Vietnamese counterpart. Set. Died quickly. His call sign was aloft 21. So long ago. I remember an E-5 in Tay Ninh who brought his wife and child to live near him in town. I was the Lt in charge of all that commo stuff from 67 to 68. Jim I stayed at Xuan Loc for a while then they sent me to be site4 commander at Ham Tan to restore commo! House is for sale. Col.Walter E. Coleman. I knew him as two soldiers know each-not personally. He knew who was in the field doing the fighting and not at the compound . The 18th formed up with the 43rd leading the way and went right back to Tay Ninh West. Retired Aug 73. 50 years now. I only remember the Capt in com there. ALCARAZ RETIRED 1SG. Xian Loc. the 25th set up a Defense Language school in Hawaii. Would love to have the pics. Gia Ra, Hamtan, and the trips up to the Dong Nai, plus other LZs and place in the 3 Corps Tactical Zone. Bought a one story house across the street from Coyote Links Golf Course. Thanks much, I help build the como center. When our name comes up on the waiting list, we move back into the other county and do all the registrations over again. In Ham Tam with Th 48, I probably saw you, I was the I&R Co advisor june-Sept 68. I read this on line Phone patches, I am searching for the location where two members of Team 87 were killed on 23-May-1969 in Long Khanh Province. How close was your base to the runway? Glad to hear you are still kicking. I ended up on recruiting duty for three years then switched to Combat Engineers. While at Xuan Loc, the battalion was placed under the 54th Artillery Group. It remained there, although the division in addition. I DEROSed same day as Ridenbaugh. Forgotten the Deputys name. Have not had any contact other you from the time i was there Sept 65 to april 66. Thanks. I grew up in the same town as LT Collier and wanted to know of and honor heroes like LT Collier and all of you who fought there. Col. I was attached to team 87 from Jan 66 to Jan 67. This was about the time that Capt. My second cousin Henry F. (Frankie) Evans was one of those killed. I assume from your use of was that he has passed on. Then he, the sergeant and I helped set up the defense for the night with the Regimental Commander and his Artillery. I did 5 months at Valley Forge after I was wounded with the 101st in may of 70. I was like a 20 mile hike is full combat gear. Still had a pass allowing me to travel all over. That evening we were able to reject a strong VC probe that began about midnight and lasted until about 3 am. (LogOut/ Was shot up then transported to a Japan where he died. Was there from 1 dec 68 thru 1 mar 69. We just keep going and going. By 72 I had been gone three years. I was with the 4/43d. I would like to get an update. I was a captain with Team 87 from Jan-Dec 1972. The MARS station and commo area underneath the The tower and the one Sp/4 I remembered was from west Texas. I lived with the 54th Arty but went to the MACV compound sometimes as half of our unit was billeted there. Phil, My first tour was in December 66, straight from a 155 mm Battery command in Germany. Would love to hear any stories you can relay on your time with him in Vietnam. I check this site periodically to stay in touch with a few including you. Would like to talk to you via email. Sorry but names have never been my strong suit so you will remind me.You must be the guy I took on his first trip to Saigon. Arnold Apple occasionally. Never saw a movie up there in six months. 7th Battalion, 9th Artillery. Vietnamese discover mass graves of victims of Viet Cong atrocities committed against residents of Hue during the 1968 Tet offensive. Xuan Loc and all the other places are so far away. He retired from Hewlett Packard as a System Programmer and lives in California. Contact at crossmanred@aol.com. History The base was established in late 1966 by the 5th Special Forces Detachment AB-31. The surgeon I worked with was a red-cross volunteer from Canada, I dont know if his name was Bagwell . I will keep digging. He was a radio man that went out with the advisors on missions. Last year I had my driver go up the big hill where I believe all the signal equipment was sited. I really appreciate you answering my questions. Only thing I recognized in town were the railroad tracks that ran thru town. Retired Aug 73. Bagwell was indeed the surgeon. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to you all. Xuan Loc is defended by the reinforced South Vietnamese 18th Division and a number of Territorial Forces. I was with the 87th from Aug 65 to Feb 66 when i was trfrd to Team 97 in Bein Hoa. Gia Ray is built on the site of the old 1st Cav base camp at the base of Hill 837. I was there from May 67 to May 68 And returned to fly Bird Dogs and Mohawks How are your wounds doing? We lived in the chicken coop next to the wire. I was shipped to Walter Reed in DC in May. Last year we visited with one of the Signal Officers I met on our trip to Australia. We only travel where porcelain facilities exist, but wish we had a camper at times. Yes, I believe it was in August. The Battle of Xuan Loc "Pulverized stone and charred timbers": April 1975) found: Vietnam Memorial web site, Apr. At the South Vietnamese camp, 4 South Vietnamese were killed and 14 wounded, with 54 communist soldiers reported killed and 9 captured. Xuan Loc, South Vietnam. Original file (1,853 1,422 pixels, file size: 227 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg), https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/PDMCreative Commons Public Domain Mark 1.0falsefalse. What part of the country are you in? We had no contact at all. I learned from him that he was getting ready to extend his tour by six months, which he had done several times before. Lost all mine during baggage transfer to CONUS. Were they on maneuvers or was this a fixed position battle? Took over 43rd RCAT around 3/70 Phil Adam Sgt Team 87 43rd RCAT 18th ARVN. Bullets hit his back a couple of times and an arm as I recall. I retired from the Border Patrol and now regret I didnt take more pictures of the Old Patrol. Thank you for sharing. I rotated home prior to the I had a phone number of Capt. Patton is gone now. He awarded me the Bronze Star. Glad to see you survived, Dear Mr Bob Morse ! My Lightboxes | Have parking and hook ups beside the house so except for getting run down with age have wheels will travel. Pete Boszor by chance. He was shot up pretty good in his Jeep headed back to his RFPF unit as I remember. Would like to talk to you via email. I never heard the intell. You got that right. Fifty years. [2] Other units stationed at Blackhorse included: 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. I was simply signed Lu Lan. Needless to say it was not appreciated by my wife. have had a stroke, but have good memories of Xuan Loc and AB8AO I did, and they established a base line for me and listed every place I was during all tours with the dates. SGT Cobb body was with the Senior Advisor (John)who was wounded and LT Colliers body was 49-50 yards away. Thank you. I was in Ham Tan first, security platoon then RTO. Times go really rough about Aug to Oct 72. Language links are at the top of the page across from the title. Getting older is day bye day. I cant be of much help since I didnt have more than minimal contact with the 11th. Long ago and far away . I was there in June 65 when the wire was 6 feet from the chicken coop barrack s. Col Ridenbaugh enlarged the compound to have wooden framed tents. Yes I remember him. My Account | He was not receptive to the suggestion and stayed. There was an old SF Site just South of it. My unit was the one that made initial contact with LT Colliers unit after they were attacked and he and SSG Cobb were killed. My yard is river rock with beautiful bushes that bloom and the golf course has green grass. 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. Lots of walking in jungle, through villages, and rubber plantations searching for a pretty elusive foe. About half in Xuan Loc and half forward at Tay Ninh when I was in a compound. He loved his wife- he talked about her. A Major Whiteside and I were the only Artillery Majors that I remember. I interacted with the 52nd periodically, but primarily with the Arty Battalion. I made friends with a Vietnamese Interpreter. Tuc Trung AF, nh Qun District,Dong Nai 11.08862,107.21218; YT421263 (6431-3), 18km NNW of Xuan Loc. Don Snedeker. Pappy and Miss Dolly came to visit me at Ft. Jackson in 1971. I was the Headquarters detachment commander for Team 87 in Xuan Loc for April, May, and June 1969, after completing nine months as senior advisor with 3/52 Infantry. I kept a diary-I could look up my comments that I made then if it would help. I heard the gun shots and raced to find him. I remember taking SOIs by helicopter to fire support bases with you. I had met LTC Ginger while at Tay Ninh. Am going back again TET 2018..anybody want to join me? I think it was after TET. Glad to have worked with so many of you and life is /has been pretty good. We threw knives, played volley ball against anyonelol. There was a construction project not far away for office HQ . List of allied military operations of the Vietnam War (1969) I arrived in Xuan Loc in Feb. 70 and was assigned to the 5th ARVN Cav. Bill I was with the team during the 10 Div time frame (late 65 early 66) Came down from Duc My as the Det SGM. I was at Xuan Loc June 65-September Does anyone know who he was? Bo Beauchemin, worked in comcenter. SGT Milford Eudene Cobb. Although close a few times. 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. How do you do? 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. ED when were you in-country and with Tm#87??? emailmajikman1@yahoo.com, Hi Walt. I had some experience in the I&R field and helped out the Div I&R company until a company grade officer (cannot recall the Cpt name) advisor showed up. I said, yes, he said that that chopper just went down. An element of the 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment in tanks and armored personnel carriers moved in to engage the force. General Nazzaro converses with Lieutenant General Herman Nickerson and Lieutenant General Xuan Lam. Mine was in the glands in my face. You guys bring back a lot of memories some good some bad. I was at Xuan Loc Team 87 from Sept 65 til April 15, 1966. Thanks Ray. Tuc Trung, Long Khanh Province 11.1187347,107.1901956; YT3964 2966; (6431-3) Qun C Ph Mng ip (Mong Diep Cafe) CH-54 Skycrane in flight in Vietnam,1969. Shortly after you rotated I was sent to Ham Tan to run that site. He did not die in Bien Hoa but in the general area listed above. Captain. Hi Ben, I am looking for a teammate John C. Lamar at 18 DIVISION in Phan Tri training center at Long Giao Base who worked there in 1971 then goong back to America. Went there frequently. So long ago. Regards, Ernie Chamberlain (former 1 ATF, Nui Dat; Baria 1969-70), I was MAT III-12 team leader during 1969. SP5 Mark Kuzinski my father and his brother's first cousin Frankie Evans was killed in that battle and earned a Bronze Star. Returned early 2005 and it changed my life. 38 Amazing Color Pictures That Capture Everyday Life in An Loc, Vietnam I remember going up on that Damn tower one day to repair some co-ax cables for our ANGRC- 46 base radios. They lost my baggage. And if you discover anything else, itll be greatly appreciated. We fought against some strong VC units. I knew he was trying to get Colonel Coleman (or it may have been Colonel Tuberty), the division senior advisor, to agree to the transfer. Not just in distance but in time. Hi Doug Hope this helps you. Bagwell left in Late 68 and replaced by Capt Stanhope, A young and very green doctor. Also remember meeting Major Wolf many times. There was a Spec.5 if I can remember who was in common in Xian Loc. Familisr name. I had my camera with me I have slides of the attack and maybe the slides will have a date. SA was Col. Robert Steele, and my superior was Maj. Dont recall the month. Looking forward to having a second try at finding the old Xuan Loc camp next month. A nasty piece of work with short man complex. Except to replay to someone else. I wonder if you knew him. We thought he was out of danger when he was transferred to the hospital in Japan. Other radio operators kneel in the background. Were you at Black Horse? 51 since my first tour. I was met by an Infantry Captain that asked me how we were going to set up the defense for the night. It immediately clicked for me. I was a radio teletype operator TDY from 39th Signal Bat. We had some wounded from sniper/ claymores at night they would plant and one killed from a mine they planted when we were moving out after a week or so. Nice to hear you Harold,Yes that is same time II was there. I said, why do you ask? It was a self-propelled M109 155mm howitzer battalion and was first stationed at Xuan Loc with the 23d Artillery Group. Battle of Xun Lc | Military Wiki | Fandom There was also a golf course next to the runway. I was only 14 at the time of his passing. Was there for Martha Ray when perform on the makeshift stage. I hope to travel more. Woodworths nephew). Lol. Sound familar? All the things I messed up or had repaired dont do well in the cold. Hope was lost when his 0-1 went down just outside of town. When I came to 4/48 in late June of 1968 there was a Captain who was Senior Battalion Advisor, who had been with 4/48 during Tet 1968 and left the Battalion about the 3rd week of July. Infected the bone so lost my big toe, little toe and the bones on the side of my foot. A lot of information To think I missed that operation by a few months. I called him later when I knew he would be back in the States and said the Team were all hunkered down in the Field Grade bunker and that the ARVN repulsed it. Life is short. He did do a previous tour from 66 67 as a Major. I was at Xuan Loc 65-66. Ridenbaugh was Senior Advisor, LTC Millington was Deputy Senior Advisor. 3/21 196th LIB 23rd Americal. Nebby lived in Oregon and I was able to e-mail him photos he had not ever seen. Shoot me an email if you want any recent skinny. A few days later, I was placed with an SF Sergeant with the 48th. Finallt got to MACV in 71. with the 2nd batt 43rd inf reg of the 18th in 1968 at about 1230 hrs do any of you men remember that action. We just had our 60th reunion, so we are OLD. Living the dream!! Vietnam War, 1961-1975. Facing a courts martial for striking his Division Surgeon in public he was forced into retirement as a 2-star in Germany. He and I got along very well. I also have Kidney failure. I think I remember Micka and the debate on the accident. Thanks so much for this helpful information. I think she was even wearing the Special Forces Tab. Det B-43, USARV Individual Training Bn Chi Lang and relocated to the other side of Vung Tau Harbor 1971-72 (US SF not on jump status training Cambodian soldiers in basic and advanced infantry tactics. I think it was Watts ? We found 35 ARVN soldiers and 2 advisors dead, 71 ARVN soldiers and 1 advisor wounded. Fighting continued until 06:00 resulting in 24 VC killed and 14 U.S. Suoi, I sponsored Ha Manh into the US. LOL. CPT Edward A. Werman, Hensel, ND Was the Capt. Mostly took a chopper ride to Saigon on time off. There were two Higgins a Captain (Infantry) and a Medic. Finally linked up the next morning. What did you do while there? Any connections out there? Thank you. pertaining to MAJ Turner and SGT Green, this what I wrote MAJ Turner and SGT Green, Advisors to the1st Bn were killed but they could never get MAJ Turners body back. It was my understanding that SGT Green was shot in the groin area-the bleeding could not be stopped and he bled out. My email is b333@comcast.net . I was there May 67 to May 68. This Maj. Turner was an older fellow. He had a big boil or lump on the back of his neck army Spc 4th class Doug Sichler. I have an aerial pic of the Fire Base. Dick Wolfe Xuan Loc 67-68, I do remember the tower . We built the bar and the stage there. The local paper ran an article that stated he was killed in Ben Hoa but I have been unable to verify that information. The 2 nh Qun locations are 37 km apart, but Tuc Trung Airfield is in close proximity to Highway 20 (QL20) a hundred or so meters to the north. It hit all of us very hard-he was very well liked by all of us. section chief. The 135th flew many of my missions in Long Khanh Province including War Zone D. I used to drive alone in my Ford Bronco from the Embassy House compound to the Aussie Officers Club tent to drink Vic Bits, where I was always greeted with here comes that Crazy Pommy Bastard (I served with the British Parachute Regiment before volunteering for the U.S. Army. Can anyone remember Rodney Nauman , not sure of the name spelling. HEC. I dont remember anyone from there either, But, I do remember Jayne Mansfields Visit to the Compound. and Micheline Plantations. hunkering down seemed to keep us from Corvid Lost my mother to it last year in Florida. I was your G-1 Advisor. Americal. As a 1LT was assigned deputy senior advisor to 1/43rd ARVN and immediately kicked off on long screening operation for the 9th DIV (I think) to open Route 1 to Phan Thiet. Exactly where was that camp/ Xuan Loc, Gia Ray? Probably Colonel Tuberty, who came over from 11th Cav. All structured data from the file namespace is available under the. I was the advisor to the Vietnamese Provincial Reconnaissance Unit (PRU) in Xuan Loc. During that time Captain Dave White was Senior Signals Advisor at 87 HQ in Xuan Loc. Somewhere I have a group pho of the 135th taken in 1962 at Blackhorse, I will try to find it if you are still interested. Keep this brand new 1LT out of some trouble but got me into more. Privacy Policy | Links lol. Alvin, I get a little carried away telling some people to much. USN Semper Fortis The new SA was Col Plummer and he used all combat branch officers as Infantry on operations with the 48th. For Dennis Gulakowski; When I left the 18th ARVN in December 71, the SA was Col Plummer. name ? I was scheduled to replace a Field Artillery Captain that was killed, but none happened, so they sent me to the Air Defense Group where I was an Assistant S4 and later the S4 at the Battalion in Long Bien. 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 . He pilled up a lot of NVA that night with his M 16 that kept jamming. Do any of you remember the Native American who was at 18th Div YOC and went on misdions eith the I&R. This page was last edited on 28 December 2022, at 20:54. Hi Suoi: My father, LtC. I was a radio teletype operator. Carrolls greatly missed and loved by all. Mose's Bibliography: U.S. Soldiers on the Ground hightForP2 = 330 Found out about Mike after I came home. Would be great to get some of the guys together.
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