[emailprotected], Zywicki, Wallace 4th Plt. 215-09 17th Avenue [emailprotected] 956-968-8376 [emailprotected] 1201048015, 1ST BN, 5TH MARINES, COMMAND CHRONOLOGY,1-Jun-67 - dated 6/1/1967 Document No. 516-781-8305 1824 Penelope Road 732-477-1221 208-869-8133 Jacksonville, IL 62650 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. Allentown, PA 18109 [emailprotected]. 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. = a link to a remembrance has been posted for one who served, either on the Wall or Memorial page. I was transferred from the 1/16th 1st Inf. Call Sign: Bandaid 6. Delta Company got the task of manning a company-sized combat base, located at an old French outpost complete with a couple of concrete bunkers, to provide security for a battery of 105mm artillery pieces, and a couple of 155mm toads. The Delta Company Combat Base dominated a steep, winding pass called the Phu Gia Pass, located on Highway One about 16 clicks east of the Phu Loc (6) Combat Base. Almost all of Charlie Companys squad and platoon-sized patrols run out of this compound headed either to the east toward the coastline, or north toward Da Nang, with an occasional hazardous foray south, across the Song Thu Bon. At the end of March 1968, another squadron of bulldozers arrived at the Phu Loc (6) Combat Base. Anyone who remembers me, please contact me, Dooling,,Ralph 2nd Plt Binh Phuoc 12/66 8/67 [emailprotected] It consists of approximately 1,100 Marines and Sailors. 1201048026, 1ST BN, 5TH MARINES, COMMAND CHRONOLOGY,1-Apr-68 - dated 4/1/1968 Document No. 605-874-2417 46121 Antoine Drive Fourteen (14) Marines were wounded. Welcome Home ! [emailprotected]. Barnesville, Maryland 20838 256-492-6227 Ripley Says Believe it or not Im still alive.. Fisher,Ernest (Ron) SP/4 2nd Platoon Bear Cat, Dong Tam, Tien Hiep, Binh Phuoc6/66-8/67, Golupski,Thomas, L Rach Kien 08/69-08/70. Daniel Acevedo, assigned to the 3rd Platoon, Bravo Company, 449th Aviation Support Battalion, Texas Army National Guard, operates a crane during helicopter maintenance at Logistic Support Area, Anaconda, Balad Air Base, Iraq, on Jan. 9, 2007, during Operation Iraqi Freedom. Vick, John W. Binh Phuoc 2/68 9/68 253-486-2909 Capt. [emailprotected], Bowman, Thomas A. The task force was commanded by Colonel Carlton W. Fulford, Jr. and saw considerable combat as it pushed into Kuwait, seized Al Jaber Airfield and consolidated with other Marine forces at Kuwait International Airport of 27 February 1991. Phase One: a provisional rifle company lands over Red Beach and establishes blocking positions, and lands an artillery battery over Red Beach as well. Fenton, MO 63026 Hope I get the chance to see some of you again. 1201048022, 1ST BN, 5TH MARINES, COMMAND CHRONOLOGY,1-Jan-68 - dated 1/1/1968 Document No. 419-272-2934 61704 Bravo Co 1st Plt (Medic. Pilesgrove, NJ 08098 172 West 400 South Bernice LA 71222 425-888-3843 Metzler, William Metz2nd Platoon Command Track R.T.O. Sacramento CA 95820 I was Braco Co CO 9/68-4/69 then BN Adj. Brighton, MI 48116 [emailprotected], Royal,Malcome V Binh Phuoc 1968-1969 The Marines of Delta Company were fighting for their lives at the top of the Phu Gia Pass, protecting the small combat base that contained a battery of 105mm artillery and two 155mm Toads which were critically important supporting arms for the entire battalion. Binh Phuoc 4/67-4/68 aprox Address 1st Battalion, 12th Marines, XX Battery PO BOX 63024 MCBH Kaneohe Bay, HI 96863 Officer of the Day (OOD) DSN: 315-457-3207 COM: 808-257-3207 Battalion Portal 12th Marine Regiment Portal. 306 W Grand River The backbone of TFL and its main force, Bravo Company staffs over 80 personnel with various infantry and support billets spread across two platoons. On the evening of 16 February, the first artillery mission was authorized, and from that point forward both air strikes and tank cannon fire were used to good effect. While Bravo Company was engaged in a battle with the enemy at 0300 hours, a platoon perimeter base from Charlie Company (coordinates 973642) located less than 500 meters away simultaneously received incoming mortar rounds that were followed by a ground assault by the VC/NVA, killing corpsman Charles R. Golling. As always, the Marines got very creative with methods to win the local populace over. 864 223 6903 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. Triem Trung (2), 26 December 1967 Established Phu Loc (6) Combat Base. Boggs SP/4 2nd Platoon Binh Phuoc 9/67 8/68 The mines were constructed of dud 105mm artillery rounds, and other assorted high explosives. 1908 Mapmaker Drive 706-549-3372 [emailprotected] 1201048060, 1ST BN, 5TH MARINES, COMMAND CHRONOLOGY,1-Jan-71 - dated 1/1/1971 Document No. 1663 Ritchey Road 20 Lane 230 Jimmerson Lake Binh Phuoc 2/68 2/69 The Marines of 1/5 spent the remainder of October conducting squad, platoon and company-sized operations designed to keep the enemy off balance and to familiarize the Marines with their new area of responsibility. [emailprotected] During August 1950, the Battalion deployed to fight the Communist force invading the Republic of Korea. 506 E. Jackson Street 281-859-4732 Siegfried (master of the cork screw) and John R. Sweet (spider man of the Bien Luc bridge). Toledo WA 98591 1st Battalion, 5th Marines was activated 25 May 1917 at Quantico, Virginia as the 1st Battalion, 5th Regiment . Glendale, NY 11385 419-478-1510 They were deployed a third time in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom, one of only two Marine Corps infantry battalions to do so at the time, in the city of Ar Ramadi, capital of Al Anbar Province between March and October 2005. Gentlemen it was a pleasure to serve with you and thinking back I can laugh till I cry.again, Gentlemen, Thank You., Torkelson,Edwin Binh Phuoc 12/66 11/67 Bearcat Binh Phuoc- 7/66 11/67 [emailprotected] Then, after the initial tide of the enemys Tet Offensive began to ebb, in late February and early March, the enemy faded away from the area, and in mid-March of 1968 American forces dismantled the Combat Base and abandoned it. Welcome Home Bros. Cook, Ron 1st Platoon Binh Phuoc 12/66 11/67 751 Kirkwood The other half of the battalion had to endure the long and dangerous ride over the Hai Van Pass on a truck convoy. Leppert, Gerald (Doc)4th Platoon Medic-Binh Phuoc 11/66-11/67 [emailprotected], Ebarb, William 3rd Plt Binh Phuoc 5/67 11/67 Pawling NY 12564 PO Box 965 Rach Kien 10/68-06/69 Remember well the medic who was there for me Tim Randall, Barton, Larry D. Binh Phuoc HQ Platoon 12/66 11/67 336 632-1005 Fritz, David L. 3rd Platoon Binh Phuoc 1/68 5/68 856-769-3064 A month later they redeployed to Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, South Carolina, but were quickly deactivated on June 18, 1941. 1201048001 1ST BN, 5TH MARINES, COMMAND CHRONOLOGY,28 FEB-7 MAY 1966 - dated 2/28/1966 Document No. [emailprotected], Eggleston, Wayne Morris 2nd Platoon 8/68 I commanded B. Co., 5th Battalion 60th Infantry from February to July or August 1967. 585-944-1392. 1201048047, 1ST BN, 5TH MARINES, COMMAND CHRONOLOGY,1-Dec-69 - dated 12/1/1969 Document No. [emailprotected], Demonbreun,Les Binh Phuoc 7/68 7/69 Hope time has treated all my fellows at arms kindly. In 7/67 moved to 2nd/47th, Sewell, Charles R. Binh Phouc 5/67-2/68 801-546-0530 Hope to see you at the next reunion. Just a couple of minutes after receiving their hot chow, sitting at a typical mess hall table with room on the bench seats for four on each side, a single 82mm enemy mortar round tore through the roof of the canvas mess tent and exploded in the center of the table. Von Behren, Thomas H.. HQ Platoon Binh Phuoc 12/67 3/68 I remember so many of the good times as well as the bad times, but some of the names have been lost due to the passage of time. The battalion played a major role in the Battle of Hue City during February 1968. 65742-9404 Glad to finally connect after 42 years. The battalion participated in action around Chu Lai, Danang, Quang Nam, Que Son Valley, Hoi An, Phu Loc, and An Hoa. Tarzana,CA91335 Davis,,Esall 1st Plt Binh Phuoc 7/68 5/69 [emailprotected], Foxworth,Ken Binh Phuoc 4/68 9/68 Bob Phillips, Randy Harris, Doug Russell, Tom Sakel, where are ya? 6377 Hwy 188 The narrow road wound tightly through approximately 2 kilometers of the sleepy villages of the Phu Loc District before the village hootches petered out. Everyone we talked to had a great time and voted to hold another one in the summer of 2011. Anyone who remembers me I would like to hear from them. Evenson, Dennis D. 3rd Platoon 12/69 8/70 Raymond RhamyRonald GroffSteven Anderson I was wounded at firebase Jaeger. 336 632-1005. joebeato@yahoo.com. Anyone who remembers me, please call. I lost my platton Sgt Quenga, Spec4 Groff, Spec4 Johnson and other dear friends whose names escape me, but not their faces. If you have never been to a reunion, you have no idea what you are missing. Binh Phuoc 10/67 10/68 , 1- , 4- ,. Schueren when he was KIA at Firebase Jaeger. 727-559-8485 Among the wounded was our batallion comander Col. Truscott. 1107 Key West Plaza [emailprotected], Henderson, John L. 3rd Platoon 1/68-8/68, Hertzler, Jim Rach Kein 8/69 2/70 Hoquiam WA 98550 I cant remember who took his place, Strait, Ellis (Gene)- Binh Phuoc 9/67 9/68 843-774-4858. PO Box 1914 860-346-3067 Christopher Garcia, ein Schtze mit Bravo. 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. Brian McCormick, Capt. [emailprotected] The fire was accurate and effective, with artillery in support. Binh Phuoc 6/67-6/68 From our ambush position you could see the mo-gas APCs exploding like one ball Roman Candles. Lance, Russell (Russ) Binh Phuoc 2/68 2/69 Teske, Julius (Butch) 1st Platoon Leader Rach Kien 12/68 12/69 780 W Lambert Rd #42 404-424-1336 401-351-8074 Over the next three days, many frontal assaults were repelled by the enemy at huge cost to the Marines. The fighting in World War II found the Marines of 1st Battalion at Guadalcanal, New Guinea, Peleliu, and Okinawa. Toledo OH 43623 Clarksville, AR 72830-6701 503-623-4148 Dallas OR 97338 At 0340 the enemy hit the 1/5 Assembly Area (the Phu Loc (6) Combat Base) hard with an initial volley of at least 60 rounds of enemy mortar fire, a dozen or so rounds of 57mm recoilless rifle fire, along with sporadic enemy small arms fire. The 1st Battalion, 26th Marines is an inactive infantry battalion of the United States Marine Corps. Carlisle, PA 17013 [emailprotected], Bailie,Wesley E. (Wes) 1st Platoon Binh Phuoc 4/67-3/68, Barsumian,Robert J. 610-821-8126 795 450N Avenue Lawrence, Larry A. Pittsburgh, PA 15237 [emailprotected]. During the brief but violent confrontations that caused these casualties, the Marines saw very few enemy soldiers. Just wanted to say hello to all my old buddies in Bravo company. Clarksville, TN 37043 Genesco, IL 61254 376 Millner Mersand, Stanley H. Artillery RTO FO. [emailprotected] I stayed on as Bravos CO for at lest 6 months through the May Offensive until I was wounded for the second time. I cant believe that it has been almost 40 years since we all went to hell together. [emailprotected] Barnes, Michael W. F.O. Remember the Plain of Reeds, the convoy escorts from Saigon to Dong Tam, airmobiles to The Testicles, the many ambush patrols around Binh Phuoc and who can forget the 1968 Tet in the racetrack in Saigon. It was a pleasure serving with all of you, Dave. I hope life has been good to you as well, Hietikko, Les Binh Phuoc- 1/68 1/69 1004 S Adams Street 2nd Platoon Binh Phuoc 2/68 5/68 BATTALION 1ST. [emailprotected] There was an old French compound atop Bach Ma, complete with a swimming pool and a cluster of very substantial buildings. I was infused from the 4th Division. 2057 S. 26th Street [emailprotected] Rach Kien 9/68 7/69 Bonieta Springs, FL 34134-9133 [emailprotected], Vasco, Steve4th Platoon 4-1 Driver 10/67 to 10/68, Vazquez-Ortiz,Higinio 1st Platoon Bearcat, Dong Tham, Binh Phuoc 12/66-11/67 48127 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 . Lafond, Duane Binh Phuoc 8/68 8/69 [emailprotected], Miguel, Mariano (Sonny) Binh Phuoc 12/66 11/67 Wounded Plain of Reeds 11/16/67. The M35 truck they rode in sustained serious damage. 248-569-4416 The 1st Battalion 9th Marines (1/9) was an infantry battalion of the United States Marine Corps. 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. Anyone who remembers me, please contact me, Snow, Ron 5/67-5/68 [emailprotected] Bridge Company B 1- 10- (Charlie Btry. [emailprotected], Bailey, Jack B. 218-827-2649. 1934 Birch Avenue At the height of this engagement, in late January and early February, 1968, over 1,000 rounds of enemy high explosive mortar rounds and shells impacted this lump of dirt every single day. Ldr. Download this stock image: U.S. Marines from Bravo Battery, 1ST Battalion, 10th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, stand by their 105mm saluting howitzers while waiting for the order to fire during a rehearsal of the opening ceremony. Southfield, MI 48076 2826 Hillway Drive Oren MillerRaymond RhamyRobert Raetz Although a much lower casualty rate than that which we had endured during the summer months in the Que Son Valley, the Marines of 1/5 were all happy to leave the Hoi An TAOR. I would really like to hear from all the guys, and anyone with a few photos, please send a few. Washington,NJ 07882 Wondering about David Priest, Larry Bliske, Ron Fisher, Bill Laurich, and Gary Kiefer. Bloomington, IL. Branford, CT 06405 2700 18th Avenue 7 talking about this. 305-923-9263 The 1st Battalion, 6th Marines (1/6) is an infantry battalion in the United States Marine Corps based in Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. Marines from A/1/5 engage insurgents in Fallujah during Operation Vigilant Resolve on 7 April 2004. Was in 1st Platoon of B Co. Rome,Alfred C.1st Platoon Binh Phuoc04/67-04/68 303-477-9812 Find the perfect armored battalion stock photo, image, vector, illustration or 360 image. I would like to thank Larry Nixon for giving me this web site, Van Eenennaam,John Rach Kien 10/68 7/69 Boise ID 83702-0940 Purcell OK 73080 Maybe someone will write a book about him. U.S. Marine Corps recruits with Bravo Company, 1st Recruit Training Battalion, participate in an obstacle during the Crucible at Camp Pendleton, Calif., Jan. 3, 2023. . 1st Platoon Bearcat Tan Heip Airstrip Binh Phuoc 6/66 9/67 Company First Sergeant, Bravo Co. 3rd AA Bn Home History Contact Family Readiness Marine Family Life Counseling 3D AA BN UVA Chaplain SMP/OFF Duty Recreation Navigation to the following. Hope to see you at this years reunion!! Leroy B. Webb 603-863-1121 Intense duels between the 106mm recoilless rifle teams of 1/5 and the 57mm and 75mm recoilless rifle teams of our enemy took place at several points around the perimeter. Binh Phuoc 7/67-12/67 1201048040, 1ST BN, 5TH MARINES, COMMAND CHRONOLOGY,1-May-69 - dated 5/1/1969 Document No. [emailprotected]. Moody, Donald R. Binh Phuoc 12/66 12/67 757-827-7124, Newcomb, Dale 4th Platoon Binh Phuoc 5/67 7/67 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. 478-785-1629, Capowski, David J. 3512 Castlewood Court 478 Washburn Ave. 904-403-5983 105 Royal Oaks Drive 414-671-0956 870-355-4284. [emailprotected], Moore, Fred (Doc) 2nd Plt. Many small American and ARVN combat bases had been overrun and destroyed. 1st Battalion; 2nd Battalion; 3rd Battalion; 2d Battalion 4th Marines; 7TH MARINE REGT. Looking for David Priest. Trained-took Basic/AIT at Ft. Riely, were boat people going to Nam got there 12/66 got transferred to K 3/11 ACR around 4/67 was wounded in ambush of 21 may 67. Jones, Olen Binh Phuoc 4/67-4/68 Claremont, CA 91711 Palm Harbor, FL 34684 Most of those that attended, have said they will be at the 5/60th reunion, June 17th 20th, 2010, in Wichita. Houston, TX 77084 832-698-2940 1st Battalion, 3rd Marines. Fancy Farm KY 42039 251-602-0414, Gowing,Danny Binh Phuoc Rach Kien 10/68 5/69 Kearns, Philip F. Company CO Rach Kien 9/68 4/69 13930 Lodgepole Ct. C-130 taking off at Khe Sanh. The Hoi An TAOR covered the Hieu Nhon District and a portion of the Dien Ban District. 708-636-8507 Huntington Beach, CA 92646 1201048039, 1ST BN, 5TH MARINES, COMMAND CHRONOLOGY,1-Apr-69 - dated 4/1/1969 Document No. For all the Marines occupying it, the Phu Loc (6) Combat Base quickly became a recurring nightmare. The Marines of Charlie Company were based at Lang Co Village, which was located adjacent to the Lang Co Bridge situated at the northern approach of the Hai Van Pass. PO Box 169 Kenneth Witt Donald Dietz (deceased), Captain Walsh, Captain Drewnicky, Sgt. God bless you all who were fortunate to return to family and loved ones for those who did not, may we never forget. 2nd Battalion, 12th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Air Cavalry Division relieved 1/5 of the responsibility for Hill 51 and the Que Son Valley TAOR. 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. Would like to hear for Billy Jordon,from New York NY. [emailprotected], Gesiorski,Peter, L. Rach Kien 11/69 10/70 4446.5 Winona Court more later. Sitio, Bakong Bakong, Tolingon Edon, OH 43518-9700 Download Images of Bravo company, Battalion - Free for commercial use, no attribution required. Operation Iraqi Freedom. 4904 McClintock Ave My call sign was Short Rabbit. [emailprotected], Crowder,Donald Rach Kien 10/68 10/69 [emailprotected] Marines defending the U. S. Embassy were fighting for their lives. 1201048007, 1ST BN, 5TH MARINES, COMMAND CHRONOLOGY,1-Oct-66 - dated 10/1/1966 Document No. Unit News Archive. Zaja,Bernard 2/67 8/67 I will not end without saying that my most trusted friend was Sgt Lester Brown, who I always picked to go on patrol with me. PO Box 3087 From: U.S. Army SPC. Ashley, IL 62808-2301 Medic- Binh Phuoc 8/67 8/68 No one can take that away. The city of Hue, which was the spiritual, commercial and historical center of the Vietnamese people had been overrun by hordes of NVA and Viet Cong soldiers; 90% of that city was under enemy control. 910-450-5158. I would like to hear from anyone. They fall under the command of the 6th Marine Regiment, the 2nd Marine Division of the II Marine Expeditionary Force (II MEF). Command Track Driver 715-462-9283 Hi allI was in B Company 1st squad 1st platoon. Wisconsin Dales, WI 53965 I was in the same squad as Jenkins and Donald Hawksworth. 313-730-8073 Find 1st Bn, 26th Marine Regiment (1/26) unit information, patches, operation history, veteran photos and more on TogetherWeServed.com. I have to say that when I returned home, I didnt look back very much, but a lot of you, that I was with, have been thought of many times in the last 40 years. PO Box 84 During the monsoon months of October, November and December, 1967, a total of 23 Marines serving in 1/5 lost their lives; 12 of them were Charlie 1/5 Marines. Doylestown, PA 18901 Maple Grove, MN 55311 On 12 January 1968, around mid-afternoon, the enemy hit a four vehicle convoy racing across the infamous stretch of Highway One that we referred to as The Bowling Alley. The Marines received one rocket round and four 60mm mortar rounds as the convoy slowed to negotiate a bridge. 419-277-3176 3rd Sq. The Battalion CO, LTC Eric Antilla (sp) made me the CO the day following the incident at Fire Base Jaeger on or about February 25th. During October 1949, 1st Battalion, 5th Marines was reactivated in Camp Pendleton, California. 17248 Bethlehem Road Also if you have a friend that you are looking for, send his name and any orders you have to my e-mail address and we will try to find him for you. Anyone who remembers me, please call or write, Skiffington,John J. 4501 Grand Lakeside Drive 859-356-1410, Killough, Thomas Binh Phuoc 2/67 -1/68 Rach Kien Binh Phuoc 3/70 10/70 Robertson, Andrew C. 3rd Platoon Binh Phuoc 1/68 2/69 , 1- , 4- , . Route 538, a narrow, old and crumbling paved road, carried the main flow of military and civilian traffic between Highway One and the city of Hoi An, the primary supply route for the Marines of 1/5.Command stayed stable during the months of October, November and December, with Lt. Col. O. W. Van Den Berg, Jr. remaining at the battalion helm after taking command from Lt. Col. Pete Highpockets Hilgartner, in late September.