xuan loc, vietnam 1969

killed.[2]. And email Sgt. Featured Collections | He mentioned the division commander, Gen. Lu Lan,was fluent in English and French. In September 71, I was taken to Blackhorse and worked with the 52nd during the Vietnamese Presidential Election. I need to look at some maps. Yep scared the u know what out of me! I hope this brings some closure to you and his Family. Woodworth? I hope to travel more. The Battle of Xuan Loc (Vietnamese language: Trn Xun Lc ) was the last major battle of the Vietnam War in which the Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN) committed almost all their remaining mobile forces, especially the South Vietnamese 18th Infantry Division, under General Le Minh Dao to the defence of Xuan Loc, hoping to stall the advance I was in the TOC at that time but left in April. Our LTC was David Patton and he insisted we drive to the compound to see it. Hi Suoi: My father, LtC. 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. Suoi, I sponsored Ha Manh into the US. I HAVE A JACKET WITH THAT DECAL. My uncle served in this group, SSGT Leon Green. does any one remember a unit patch with the bloody hatchet on the left breast pocket or a sfc Runion he was my dad. George Patton. This file has been identified as being free of known restrictions under copyright law, including all related and neighboring rights. Files are available under licenses specified on their description page. I am trying to place you. For Joe, I was only in Team 87 a few months (Dec 71 Apr 72). Barry Smith, S2 advisor, TM 49. The base was attacked on the night of May 17/18, 1969, by NVA sappers, mortars, and rockets. We only travel where porcelain facilities exist, but wish we had a camper at times. My unit was the one that made initial contact with LT Colliers unit after they were attacked and he and SSG Cobb were killed. Blackhorse Base Camp (also known as LZ Blackhorse or simply Xun Lc) is a former U.S. Army base and current People's Army of Vietnam (PAVN) base near the town of Xun Lc in ng Nai Province in southern Vietnam. I may have been in the rear. I had my camera with me I have slides of the attack and maybe the slides will have a date. If I ever make it back Im sure I couldnt even recognize anything. [1], The 11th ACR had its headquarters at Blackhorse from March 1967 until January 1969.[2]. The address is 302 S on 88, Long Giao, Cm M. Rusty, Tuc Trung AF, nh Qun District,Dong Nai 11.08862,107.21218; YT421263 (6431-3), 18km NNW of Xuan Loc. I was there with you under Ferguson and Patton. I was in a Cav unit and we coordinated with him a lot. Was in xuan loc when we built a cinder block commo center there. Wife is an excellent driver. He just came back from R & R at Hawaii. . I get a little carried away telling some people to much. My father was at Xuan Loc 65-66. Cant say I do Sir. CPT Ralph Standbrook. Also Martha Raye came and entertained while I was there. Bill I would like to talk to you personally. Now I am getting more than I really need. I am also looking for information about my Vietnamese counterpart. It had a lot of big trees and a very relaxed atmosphere. Gia Ray is built on the site of the old 1st Cav base camp at the base of Hill 837. Fourteen Americans and an estimated 80 to 90 NVA were killed.]. Dont remember very many names from that time. SP4 FTO Howard McCosh back then, now SFC USAR retired admin NCO. I was hit in the face on 7 April by a chunk from a B40. Curious if you have any info on SFC William H. Hubbard Jr.s loss from March of 1966. My First contact With Col Coleman on April 8th 1968 was a firm Butt Chewing. Dad passed away in 2015 (June) of Lung Cancer- and I found out through a few guys that served with him that he earned two Silver Stars during his time in Vietnam. Thank you. I did hear that he somehow discharged his AR pulling it out of the vehicle. Glad to hear you are still kicking. Thank you. My name is Ray (Beachball) Godfrey I was an Australian Navy pilot with the 135AHC EMUs We operated with Mike/Special forces & 118 ARVN out of Xuan Loc during 68. The house is Santa Fe style with high ceilings 2200 sq feet with 2 bedrooms and 2 baths. Heard he was imitating Senior. Seems the Regimental Advisor had been relieved. I kept a diary so I got it out and read what I wrote on 23/24 May. Vietnamese discover mass graves of victims of Viet Cong atrocities committed against residents of Hue during the 1968 Tet offensive. I knew him as two soldiers know each-not personally. Thinking back about the name Army aviation platoon. was captured near the fire support base between Tay Ninh and Krek. They were hit hard and we moved through the night to where we made contact then went in to where they were the next morning. Their unit was just probably assigned an AO to check out. Did you sell out in Nevada? Thanks so much for this helpful information. Doug. I was a radio teletype operator at the Team Base. J R (old Roy) Kennedy. Trying to remember more. in late 1971 and attended Dave Cronins wedding in Melbourne. Not personally. Do you remember Don Cholish from the 11th ACR who was liason with TM 87 in 67.He was from Newark NJ..I was in the Security Plt. I lived with the 54th Arty but went to the MACV compound sometimes as half of our unit was billeted there. I was there starting in December 69. I was there in 68-69, I used to climb that tam tower all the time. 0 More than 1,500 communist troops attack U.S. and South Vietnamese camps near Xuan Loc, located 38 miles east of Saigon. CPT Edward A. Werman, Hensel, ND Lol. George Patton IV commanded the 11th ACR in 68-69. Privacy Policy | Links Got wounded. As the action continued a unit of the 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment arrived and engaged the VC. well Sir y0u beat me to retirement. . Dick Wolfe Are there any photos of Carroll in uniform? Joe. Youll need to fill in your info so I can know who you are , but I can only think of one guy. lol, Hi Joe.many thanks for your kind reply. Contact me at edward.haylett@earthlink.net. Thanks Ed.Ive pretty much sifted thru all the material re the Battle for XL. Can you send the aerial pic and how far south was the sf site? (LogOut/ So, we needed a rental quick, found a place , but its on the West side of the Village in a different county. Very difficult terrain and was raining hard off and on. I served with K Troop, 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment from April 1968 until April 1969. After that in 1972, he went back to Vietnam and worked at Bien Hoa Air Force with the position of LSI. Worked many times with Yourself, Captain Hope and Pappy. Living in rain soaked OR.. Maj (R) Dick Thoma, Aloft 27. I spent 12 hours a day down on the chopper pad in Tay Ninh basecamp before being sent to The Hill outside Xuan Loc. Never went back and really dont want to. I WAS WITH THIS UNIT MAY 69 TO DEC 70. On way back down stopped at a small mil post to see if anyone could point way to the old MACV compound. Worked at mars station AB8AO 67-68. Its a golfer and fishermans dream. If he was Canadian could not have been Bagwell, who was a US Army Captain. I used to climb it once a month to change the batteries in the field phone on top platform. I was there 66-67 hammer switch board operator in comm building with Jeff Brown. Retired Aug 73. 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. He was only wounded because the receiver housing group of his M16 deftlected the round from his head to down his right hand and arm. village Xa Binh Hoa) on QL20 for about 24 hours.. LTC but always Captain P to us. Were you there when Col Patton was there. 1968 i now have skin cancer,,, agent orange?? Probably Colonel Tuberty, who came over from 11th Cav. Was with Team 87 68-69. They still wore it in 71. Drove past Black Horse base ~10 km south of MACV compound a few time. The MARS station and commo area underneath the The tower and the one Sp/4 I remembered was from west Texas. I hope you find the Captain who pinned your bronze star! All the things I messed up or had repaired dont do well in the cold. Thanks! General Nazzaro converses with Lieutenant General Herman Nickerson and Lieutenant General Xuan Lam. Were you the escorting officer. I learned from him that he was getting ready to extend his tour by six months, which he had done several times before. lol. No real desire to go back. This page was last edited on 28 December 2022, at 20:54. I served at the airfield in Xuan Loc in1967-1968 at different times. Bagwell was indeed the surgeon. Hi Doug Jim, I remember all of you guys. He was the senior advisor to MACV Team 87 headquartered in Xuan Loc. He was a Lt. Col in 1970. Part of 71-72 LTC Ferguson was the 43rd RCAT Senior Advisor replaced in 72, (I think) by LTC David W. Patton. Ruined many a good officers career. It was Zoomie aka Dennis Diekman. Two week of bombing by both sides left it a pile of burning rubble. 185 pp. I remember a Col.PattoN who was George Pattona son. After I left Vietnam, I did not any longer have contact with your dad. The 43rd were feared by the VC and NVA. The another 5 for rehab at Brooke/San Antonio. I am just having normal old age symptoms, aches and pains. There was a 67 sergeant there. Thank you for sharing. During the Easter offensive of 72, my district ,Dat Do, in Phuoc Tuy province received help from 18th ARVN division. One of my High School buddies. Would like to talk to you via email. I had my colon exam and except for a couple polyps Im fine. Reason I asked about those Advisers to the 52nd. I remember flying into a fire base near the Parrots Peak (cant remember which ARVN unit since I was with the ARTY), but never going into Chu Chi (25th ARVN HQ). [1] The 11th ACR had its headquarters at Blackhorse from March 1967 until January 1969. He arrived in country about October 68. maxhightForP2 = 5786; The base remains in use by the PAVN as a base for the 302nd Infantry Division, a component of the 7th Military Region (Vietnam People's Army). The headquarters of the division was established at Xuan Loc, 70 kilometers east of Saigon and the provincial town in Long Khanh province. Same was true of his Deputy, Col Tuberty, who left the 11th to take over as Senior Adviser 18th ARVN Div. I wonder if you knew him. The only problem with this assignment was that on the night of May 17/18, 1969 the North Vietnamese Army attacked the base with sappers, mortars, and rockets. I kept a diary-I could look up my comments that I made then if it would help. 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. There was a Vietnamese Special Forces camp there too and ARVN SF guys started beating up American soldiers so the supporting artillery unit dropped a short round off the SF encampments border to get their attention. I do remember the OClub, because that is where I got my Captains bars which were presented to me by Col Coleman at the bottom of a glass of bourbon. Just stumbled onto this site. Souvenir weapons paperwork. I was an Advisor with the 4th/43rd/18thDivision and we went into the same area as the 1st on the 8th. Vietnam War, 1961-1975. DAIUY HALL, thank you for your reply he did not want to talk much about the ambush or the search & destroy missions. I was simply signed Lu Lan. Needless to say it was not appreciated by my wife. Almost, I worked with LT. Keith, LT. John, capt. -Moar- and Phil Adam (me). Lucky. Thank you, this actually helps a lot. We ended up on the same compound in Xuan Loc., you on TM 87 and me on TM 49. He was level headed and well liked. Much appreciated, At 1:00am on 5/18/1969 elements of the U.S. Army 54th Artillery Group at Husky Compound, a defensive position one mile east of Xuan Loc, Long Khanh Province, RVN, came under under assault. I am totally retired now, after 28 years in the Army active and reserve, & 25 years working for a Defense Contractor. armyengineer67@gmail.com. Jan-Dec 72. I know some relocated to the US. He also helped me to pass the aviator test for flight training which I did in 1969 I have photos of my dads from 1966 that I would like to get to someone who could get them to their family members. Not sure why my name is on this post. I read this on line I was Senior Advisor 1/48th, but havent posted on the site since 2017. Col. Coleman chewed me out wanting to know why I was at his Command Bunker and too get my Butt (he said a lot of curse words) to my bunker fast. Phil, we bump into each other again. According to the notes I found he was also in: MACV Delta; MATT Adv Team #55 at Rach Gia; then Military Advisory Team #87. Familisr name. No photo. My dad Capt. We conducted a number of operations with the Mike Force & 18th ARVN at Xuan Loc and wonder if you have any recollections of our operating with your unit? I also am a cancer survivor. Hi Keith, LtCol Patton with Team 87 43rd RCAT was David Patton nephew of George S. He wasnt a bad guy. Although close a few times. (This happened before my time though.) Not many like him. Would love to hear from anyone that knew him / worked with him. Ron Rego. Most of mine have been lost. Took a lot of Picks of the Compound and the Airfield. Mr. Chuck Billeud. Anyhow, last week my surgeon was overjoyed that PSA level had dropped to nearly zero. Tim Murphy, : I was with 18th ARVN G-3, TOC and the I&R after transferring up from Ham Tan. He makes it. Just as two soldiers who see each other occasionally. Do you know if there was a report on the engagement? Thanks for the opportunity to contribute. I sure would like to see pictures from the compound. Alpha Bravo 8 Alpha Oscar AB8AO 67-68 I was a lt commander of the MAT team in Cam Tan with the 413th RF. Smoke rises from an area in the background. Keep kicking that ball. more Don Snedeker here, historian for the 11th Armored Cavalry Veterans of Vietnam and Cambodia. and Micheline Plantations. The RVN monsoon season was like boot camp for OR. He Passed away this year. Just found this site. By the way, he came to Vung Tau on one of the three Ships from Oakland by the way of Ft. Meade. The arty might have been from the Cav, Had good intel about a attack so we did the mad minute thing all night. I transferred to Ba Ria. Bill As a Field Grade I communicated easily with the Battalion and Regimental Commander and conveyed Infantry instructions from the Sergeant and coordinated Fire Support..I went with the 48th on missions into and around the Dogs Head and the area North of Tay Ninh West and the Cambodian border. I was met by an Infantry Captain that asked me how we were going to set up the defense for the night. and Stansfield// 71/72 Transferred from 196th LIB Americal. Same thing happened to me late September 69 Larry Davis spec.4 05B. I was RTO @ Blackhorse at the time. I appreciate it. General Joseph J Nazzaro along with other officers disembark from the aircraft.

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