Forrester had joined the army in 1962, two years before the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution that led to the deployment of U.S. ground forces into Vietnam. remained deployed in South Vietnam for the next two and a half years, The countryside consisted mostly of rice paddies and reeds, interlaced with hundreds of canals and a few scattered patches of woods. In March 1966, 1st Marine Division The Regiment A second ambush resulted in two more Viet Cong deaths and a dispatch case containing the names of a number of Communist undercover agents in Antenna Valley. The lone exception was the Daily Iowan (Iowa City, Iowa). Today, he is eulogized as the youngest ever soldier to die in the Vietnam war. Walter Singleton posthumously received the Medal of Honor for his actions during Operation Prairie III in March 1967. Regiment began arriving in the Republic of Vietnam in August. However, Davis, an experienced radio direction finder, kept his watch in a breast pocket so it would not interfere with the direction-finding process. Starlite and Piranha, the first significant engagements for American From the outset, the new President, Richard M. Nixon, committed his administration to reducing the level of U.S. forces in Vietnam. At this time our unit index pages are not complete. early 1971, the 1st Marine Division was the only Marine division While assigned to Alpha Company 1/9, Sgt. The names of 133 Canadians confirmed killed in the Vietnam War serving with the US Armed Forces are inscribed on the wall, including the 7 "Missing in Action". Shortly thereafter, the ASA formed the 3rd Radio Research Unit. On Dec. 11, 1961, the carrier USS Core docked in downtown Saigon with 32 Army Piasecki CH-21 Shawnee helicopters and 400 men belonging to the 57th Transportation Company (Light Helicopter) from Fort Lewis, Washington, and the 8th Transportation Company (Light Helicopter) from Fort Bragg, North Carolina. ARMY * He was deployed for a year in Japan before transferring to South Korea. elements of the 1st Marines, along with other U.S. Marine and South While McMahon and Judge were the last American ground casualties in Vietnam, they are not the last casualties of the Vietnam War (a term which also covers the U.S. involvement in Cambodia and Laos) recorded on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial; those names belong to the 18 Americans killed in the Mayaguez Incident. began to withdraw its regiments from Vietnam. Cpl Higgins is honored on the Vietnam Memorial on Panel 05E, Line 118. downed Marine A-4 pilot. In an attempt to provide his Marines a sense of security and reassurance, Coates told Bravo Company, with a total strength of only 150 men, that it would be unlikely they would make contact with any of them. He had been assigned to cleaning duty that night, but was transferred to the night watch after one Marine was wounded on night duty. The newly formed ASA radio research unit developed plans for two operations. Vietnamese units, fought to regain control of the city. By the end of the year, nearly all were in Vietnam. The Marines pushed for a small-scale unit pacification program along the populated coastal areas, while the Army leadership in Saigon advocated large unit search and destroy operations against North Vietnamese units. Point Cypress (WPB-82326), was killed in action during small boat operations on the Ca Mau Peninsula. Elmwood Cemetery, Goldsboro, Wayne County, North Carolina, U.S. "A Marine Too Young To Drive, Let Alone Die Pfc. In 1964 an Ohio woman took up the challenge that had led to Amelia Earharts disappearance. A 1962 graduate of Griffin High School, Achas was the first Marine killed in the Vietnam War. The personnel officer told Fox there was no shortage of assignments available in the unit. The official US Department of Defense figure was 950,765 communist forces killed in Vietnam from 1965 to 1974. . The road, Highway 10, was narrow, rough and dusty, but it was the highest elevation for miles in all directions and provided an excellent view. About two minutes later, I saw a black plume rise vertically from the roadbed, Bergman said. Vietnam. We flew in at 500 feet and initiated a 500 foot per minute decent.. During the last battle of the Vietnam War, three U.S. Marines went missing: Marine Pvt. Once completed, notes are compared. When you think ofThe Walking Dead, what comes to mindzombies, Rick Grimes, Negan and his beloved, barbwire-laced bat, Lucille? I found out on Monday I am being awarded a Navy Cross. Better late than never, I suppose. Whether they produced battlefield images of the dead or daguerreotype portraits of common soldiers, []. We knew he had gotten through training and he was going on to the next step.. R.J. Del Vecchio. I really didnt understand why he was home. Marine Corps League, Brooklyn #1, Detachment 217 usually holds a color guard memorial ceremony each June on Lee Avenue honoring PFC Bullock.[9]. Major General George William Casey (U.S. Army) Commanding General, 1st Cavalry Division. In his book,Blood, Sweat and Honor: Memoirs of a Walking Dead Marine in Vietnam, author and Walking Dead Marine Corporal Derl Horn tells of battlefield atrocities endured by 1/9 Marines during Operation Buffalo, also dubbed the Battle of July Two. During 1965, 1st Marine Division units participated in Operations While I was in training, my motivation was to get these wings and I wear them today proudly, the airman recalled in 2015. 151. Dubbed Operation Kansas, the recon teams moved deep into enemy-held territory to observe and strike at the . Charles McMahon and Lance Cpl. The similar operations conducted by radio research teams in recent weeks had not gone unnoticed by communist forces in the area. the Panels index pages, and the Home of Record The operator draws a line on a map from his location outward in the direction of the signal. Forget what you think you know aboutThe Walking Deadthe real Walking Dead, the 1st Battalion, 9th Marines (1/9), endured more hell on Earth in the jungles of Vietnam in the late 1960s than any fiction writer could ever recount. The six man recon team was on an observation mission near Fire Support Base Alpine, about six miles east of the Laotian Border. [12], On June 7, 2003, a section of Lee Avenue in Brooklyn, where Bullock had lived since age 11, was renamed in his honor. He served on the USS Dewey, which was stationed in the Golf of Tonkin in 1968 and 1969. It was there the NVA turned their attack on Alpha Company. Mar 3, 02:30 PM. He also recalled how his unit killed Ho Chi Minhs nephew in battle. The Youngest American KIA in Vietnam War', "Marine, 15, Killed in Vietnam; Enlisted at 14, Lying About Age; MARINE, 15, DIES IN VIETNAM WAR", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Dan_Bullock&oldid=1141844302, American military personnel killed in the Vietnam War, United States Marine Corps personnel of the Vietnam War, United States Marine Corps personnel stubs, Pages containing links to subscription-only content, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0, This page was last edited on 27 February 2023, at 03:00. By fall of 1967, the 1st Marines were operating permanently in the He was only in Vietnam for three weeks when he saw his first action. As a mortarman, Horn was armed with only his .45-caliber pistol. Accompanying them were 1st Division combat correspondent Sgt. The sole survivor of the ambush was Davis ARVN driver. Nearly 70,000 Marines were now in country; almost double the number from the pervious year. He processed through the recruiting station, and enlisted in the U.S. Marine Corps on September 18, 1968. The radio research troops were confident that they had acquired an accurate fix on its location. Those units not deployed in the combat zone were staged on Okinawa. During 1970, the 1st Marine Division In the typical process, once the transmissions begin an operator shoots a bearing using a radio direction finder, a receiver that picks up the transmitters signal and determines the direction its coming from. 4 William Bergman, a member of the radio research unit, said in email correspondence with this articles author, The sad thing about the ambush is, that four days earlier on Dec. 18, we had obtained a fix on the enemys transmitter. During Operation Big Horn II, Stogners platoon was ambushed by the NVA. Regiment began arriving in the Republic of Vietnam in August. Jim Heather of Ashland, a Navy veteran, was one of the many former service members who attended the event. Marine Corps: Private First Class: Qu Sn Mountains November 12, 1969: Although severely wounded multiple times by enemy fire, he continued to throw grenades at an enemy bunker until it was destroyed and he was killed by enemy gunfire. This compound was a high-security area surrounded by barbed wire fences. By the spring of 1975, the situation became desperate for the U.S. backed governments in both Phnom Penh and Saigon. The Dragon's Jaw - On Apr 3, 1965, the U.S. military conducted the first of hundreds of bombing raids to destroy the Thanh Hoa Bridge in North Vietnam. Brook, and Mameluke Thrust. He added that the vigil is held regardless of the weather. which the 1st Marine Division played a significant role included Allen Not all Walking Dead heroics have been recognized in a timely manner, however. In Vietnam he was assigned to Alpha Co., 1st Bn., 7th Marines, 1st Marine Division. In June, Major General Lewis W. Walt arrived to take command of the newly formed III Marine Amphibious Force (MAF), comprising both the 3d Marine Division and the 1st Marine Aircraft Wing (MAW). (Army) A young Paris Davis met a handful of soldiers while attending college in the deep South in the late 1950s. Davis then ran west on the gravel road, turning and firing his carbine to draw enemy fire toward himself and away from other team members. On the mission of the 18th, I was in the lead unit, and we had set up just off the edge of the road. Regiment was ordered to continental Southeast Asia. Sgt. Dont ever think for a minute that youre not in our prayers, Kunkel said. 7. The radio technicians would have to make calculations from only three positions along the same road. History is a guide to navigation in perilous times. Bergmans team raced to help Davis and the 10 ARVN troops in his team. Due to ignorance of his military funeral in March 1976, Judge was given a second Marine burial honors 25 years later through planning by Douglas Potratz, USMC MSG who served with Judge in Saigon and Ken Locke, boyhood friend and fellow Eagle Scout;[8] retired USMC Lieutenant Colonel Jim Kean, the commanding officer of the Marines during the Fall of Saigon, presented a flag to Judge's parents at a ceremony held at the Iowa Veteran's Home Vietnam War Memorial. The most comprehensive and authoritative history site on the Internet. This is part of a complete list of American military casualties in Vietnam, released by the defense department and dated from June 30, 1961, thru July 26, 1965. He was a member of Platoon 3039 at Parris Island. More than 35 men of the 9th talk about why they joined the Marines and their experiences in basic training. 15. By August they were involved in offensive combat operations as part of Operation Blastout a search and clear mission. For his efforts Rittichier was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross (DFC) 1 July 1968- Merchant Marine Detail Saigon established at the US Embassy . an outline of the 1st Marine Divisions Vietnam War Action. The lead helicopter in the formation was piloted by Chief Warrant Officer Bennie Potts of the 57th Transportation His co-pilot was Capt. He. With no end to the war in sight, the prediction of a Vietnamese soothsayer would come true: 1966 would be a year of a lot of fighting and killing.. Leon Lochthowe, a Marine private first class, is credited with pulling another wounded Marine to safety during fierce fighting near the Khe Sanh Combat Base in April 1967. . [6] The transfer of the bodies took place on February 22, 1976, at Tn Sn Nht Airport to two of Kennedy's aides. You never forget. They were caught in a U-shaped ambush, receiving fire from the front and both flanks. This resulted in several major engagements during the second half of 1967, most notably at Con Thien. Kunkel said she wanted all of the Vietnam veterans to know that her family appreciates the sacrifices theyve made. Aliganga was working at the American embassy in Nairobi, Kenya. Between March 1966 and May 28, 2016 12 PM PT. The most recent mission took place on Dec. 18 when the unit detected very strong radio signals from the suspected transmitter. All nine ARVN soldiers in the trucks cargo area died from the explosion or the subsequent VC gunfire. The radio transmitter was put out of operation and an unknown number of Viet Cong killed and captured. As a branch of the US forces, however, the Marine Corps lost the highest percentage of its own men (5.0%) which in turn accounted for 25.5% of all casualties. It was a rural area with lots of mountains, streams and woods. On Jan. 10, less than three weeks after his death, the Army Security Agency officially named the 3rd Radio Research Units Tan Son Nhut compound Davis Station. V. Mark D. Raab served in Vietnam February 1970-March 1972 as a specialist 4 in the 277th Field Artillery Detachment, 23rd Artillery Group, II Field Force. He is listed by the U.S. Department of Defense as having a casualty date of June 8, 1956. During 1969, the division continued the next three months the entire Division was deployed to South Vietnam. Of these, nearly 13,000 were killed and 52,000 wounded; nearly a third of all American causalities sustained during the war. intensification of the American involvement in the war in Vietnam, the In that moment, Kuklenski saw something fly over his head. This article appeared in the February 2022 issue of Vietnam magazine. Then I heard and felt the explosion and the sound of automatic weaponsthen silence.. He was wearing his Vietnam veteran cap and was surprised when the waitress told him somebody had paid for his breakfast to thank him for his service. Marines of the 9th MAB successfully executed Operation Frequent Wind, which safely removed hundreds of Americans and Vietnamese civilians prior to the fall of South Vietnam. Fox was not the only Walking Dead Marine, however, to earn the Medal of Honor in Vietnam. The Vietnam Veterans Memorial of Greater Rochester, which has found its home in Highland Park South, has been a place of great pride since its dedication on September 8, 1996. Simultaneously, Marines began construction of the McNamara Line, a series of strong points, sensors and obstacles designed to deter and detect Communist incursions across the DMZ. Marines of Alpha Company, 1/9 rest after Operation Chinook. for a battalion of the 1st Marines was Harvest Moon in December 1965. Specialized units such as the SeaBees, Scout Dog and Combat Tracker units, Navy SEAL/UDT, etc., usually are indexed under the next higher command. The NVA soldiers were driving sticks into Fobbs gunshot wounds. He was just a sweet guy. The teams headed to the Cau Xang-Chau Hiep area, about 9 miles west of Saigon in the vicinity of Duc Hoa. But Marine tenacity and American air power inflicted grievous losses upon the enemy. We could have grown old together, but we didnt get to do that. Dan Bullock Was Only 15 When He Was Killed In Vietnam. We were looking for a large sugar mill near the distinctive Y intersection with the An Ha and the Kinh Xang canals, Knight, who retired as a colonel, said in an interview with this articles author. All but two died in Quang Nam, South Vietnam. Richard B. Fitzgibbon Jr. The soldiers of 1st Brigade (Separate) pursued the enemy and several large scale air attacks were called in. (1) GROUND FORCE PERSONNEL, including Army aviation, generally are indexed at the Regimental level but there are exceptions. Heavy fighting continued for the Regiment through the rest of the year. All were returned to Saigon on an aircraft that was part of the 57th Transportation Company (Light Helicopter), which had arrived in Vietnam less than two weeks earlier. More than 500 people were slaughtered in the My Lai. McMahon had arrived in Saigon on 18 April, while Judge had arrived in early March. California. These disagreements further hindered the ability of III MAF to conduct effective combat operations. Other major operations in 1968 in Mexican Cartelswaging warin the California forests, what? Davis grew up in the small town of Livingston, Tennessee, about 100 miles northeast of Nashville. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. It just strikes a chord. Remember Leonard today. Bergman watched as Davis proceeded west on the road. [13] With this new date Fitzgibbon became the first person to die in the Vietnam War, Fitzgibbon's name was added to the Vietnam Memorial Wall in 1999. The association sponsors two $500 scholarships for Eagle Scouts attending Marshalltown High School in Marshalltown, Iowa (as a memorial to Eagle Scout Judge).[10]. [7], Judge was buried with full military honors in March 1976 in Marshalltown, Iowa. 8. Between March 1966 and May 1967, the Bullock was born in Goldsboro, North Carolina. In 2019, a North Carolina state historical marker honoring his life was erected near his childhood home in Goldsboro NC. For more stories from Vietnam magazine, subscribe and visit us on Facebook. As Jim Stogner told the story of how the 1/9 came to be known as The Walking Dead. Danny Marshall, Marine Pvt. On Saigons wish list were equipment, personnel and training to support an intelligence program to monitor the communications of the North Vietnamese-backed Viet Cong. As the choppers headed south along the Kinh Xang canal they flew over portions of the pineapple plantation and passed a huge statue of Buddha sitting only a half-mile south of Cau Xang. History is who we are and why we are the way we are.. On 6 April, the Armys 1st Cavalry Division broke the siege. The vigil started at noon, and involves veterans standing watch at the memorial for 24-hours. Operation Buffalo, Operation Big Horn II, Khe Sanh, Dewey Canyon and a long list of other hard-fought battles by the 1/9 resulted in two Walking Dead Marines earning the Medal of Honor, 18 more receiving the Navy Cross and 60 earning Silver Stars. DAN BULLOCK FOUNDATION, INC. The mine was triggered a little late and exploded just after the truck passed over it. 4 James T. Tom Davis, age 25, the first American to die in a ground combat action in Vietnam. The year had brought a major buildup of U.S. Marine forces in Vietnam. These include the official unit command chronologies, after-action reports, message and journal files, various staff studies, oral histories, personal papers, and reference collections. Team 1 was headed by Bergman, a radio direction technician who took the front passenger seat in the cab of a 2-ton truck. According to the drivers testimony, the attackers searched Davis for anything of value including his watch. . He was the only U.S. Marine killed in the bombings. By the time Bergmans men arrived, the engagement was over, and the enemy had vanished. He was stationed at An Hoa Combat Base, west of Hi An in Qung Nam Province. In response to this request, the U.S. Army sent radio receivers as well as AN/PRD-1 direction finders. The first major operation in the war The Army suffered the most casualties, 38,179 or 66% of all casualties. All rights reserved. Linebaugh hesitated as he thought, What if Im wrong? However, he opened fire after seeing the man greet a soldier dressed in a full NVA uniform. On 12 April, the 31st MAU, commanded by Colonel John F. Roche, executed a non-combatant evacuation, Operation Eagle Pull, the abandonment of the U.S. embassy in Phnom Penh prior to the citys capitulation to Communist Khmer Rouge forces. When the smoke cleared, action during the Vietnam War had added 747 Walking Dead Marines names to the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C. 1969 brought the end of combat operations in Vietnam for the 1/9, although it did not mark the last time this storied battalion would fight. From a fellow Marine, George Martin m37bulldog@aol.com By Matthew M. Burke On 01/24/17 at 9:00 AM EST. ANNEX G-13 - History of the 1st Marine Division during the Vietnam Even with its influx of Marines, a manpower shortage plagued III MAF, compounding an already difficult mission. fighting and hand-to-hand combat characterized the battle. A radio call was made to ASA headquarters at Tan Son Nhut. You can find their names there. Following the Gulf of Tonkin incident in August 1964, the Marine Corps commitment to Southeast Asia expanded further. At first he struggled to make it through, but was able to do so with the help of one of his fellow recruits. There was a flag draped coffin, a Marine Honor Guard, and a rifle firing salute. In the summer of 1966 the United States was ramping up operations in Vietnam. The year 1968 proved to be the decisive year for the Marines in Vietnam. The U.S. agreed to withdraw all its forces from South Vietnam. He retired as a superintendent of Natural Resources in Howard County, Maryland, in 2015. HistoryNet.com contains daily features, photo galleries and over 25,000 articles originally published in our nine magazines. The Defense Casualty Analysis System Extract Files were created by the Defense Manpower Data Center (DMDC) of the Office of the Secretary of Defense. Robert John Achas, visited home before shipping off to Vietnam in 1965. For the Marines of the 1st Reconnaissance Battalion, this meant deep infiltration and reconnaissance into the Que Son Valley. They During my phone interview with Stogner, he casually mentioned. Jeff Fields, arrived from Okinawa to assist in pacifying the southern areas of I Corps. After decades of delay, Retired Army Col. Paris Davis is receiving the Medal of Honor he earned in Vietnam. Their first ambush killed two Viet Cong. The choppers landed about 3 miles south of of Cau Xang. A Friend Who Lives In Mount Laurel Is Pushing To Have That Sacrifice Recognized", "Only The Good Die Young: In Memory Of PFC. Shortly after Davis got the go-ahead, his truck came over the bridge and drove past Bergmans to get a better location for that last bearing. Over a two-month period, the Marines operated in the A Shau/Da Krong valleys. Headquarters was moved from Okinawa and re-established at Chu Lai, over Unknown to Coates and the rest of the Marines of Bravo, they would soon make contact with the NVAin fact, Captain Coates was killed in action that very day. The location of a radio transmitter suspected to be part of the Viet Cong command center for the Saigon region had been verified by Davis and the two other radio direction finding teams the previous day and was one of the assaults targets. By the end of March, nearly 5,000 Marines were at Da Nang, including two infantry battalions, two helicopter squadrons and supply and logistics units. First Americans killed in South Vietnam Maj. Dale R. Buis and Master Sgt. The Marines continued to refine a novel organizational concept, Combined Action Platoons, which merged a local Vietnamese militia platoon with a Marine infantry squad. He ran a short distance, turned and fired on the ambushers again. By 18 March, the enemy base area had been cleared out, killing more than 1,600 enemy. RT @44MagnumBlue1: U.S. Marine Corps Lance Corporal Leonard Joe Zelaski Jr. was killed in action on March 2, 1968 in Quang Tri Province, South Vietnam. He immediately threw the satchel into the water to keep it out of enemy hands and returned to the truck as small arms-fire cracked all around him. Some names are missing from the unit index pages and some small units are missing. Achas sent the family letters once he arrived in Vietnam, but unfortunately, he didnt return home alive. The Virtual Wall uses the Coffelt Database (CDB) for unit assignment information. Spc. fighting of the war up to that time. For several months during the fall of 1961 intelligence reports indicated a significant increase in enemy troop strength and activity around the town of Duc Hoa in Hau Nghia province, some 15 miles west of Saigon. Davis is Black, the . When our software upgrade is completed, all small units will be listed and all casualties will be listed The acclaimed photographer Robert Capa came in to take his. operating in the Republic of Vietnam, as a process of "Vietnamization" She was 7 at the time and said her older brother was full of fun., We played ball, went on picnics and he took me fishing. [4], In accordance with procedures for deceased Americans in Vietnam, their bodies were transferred to the Saigon Adventist Hospital, near Tan Son Nhut. Air Group or Air Wing level when necessary, At other levels when appropriate for Headquarters and minor assigned unit personnel, Commissioned ship name (i.e., "USS WHATEVER"), Task Force level (TF 115, TF 116, TF 117) for personnel assigned to the riverine and coastal forces, Naval Support Activity level for the shore establishment, Fleet Marine Force unit for Navy personnel assigned to FMF units, SEAL/UDT and SeaBee personnel are indexed under the next higher command. His funeral was so ignored that major and minor media did not attend the event. However, the family of Fitzgibbon had long lobbied to have the start date changed and their cause was taken up by U.S. Representative Ed Markey (D-MA). When he completed basic training Davis was sent to Fort Devens, Massachusetts, for Morse intercept training at the Army Security Agency. Your California Privacy Rights / Privacy Policy. Another Walking Dead Marine, Lance Corporal Ray Linebaugh, recalled trying to establish contact with Bravo Company. Just last week, 48 years after his tour, he had an unexpected experience at the Dennys restaurant on Wabash Avenue. Before Christmas, the first of them was killed in action: 2nd Lt. Michael Ruane, of Mike Company, 3rd Battalion, 7th Marines, on Dec. 18, 1967 . The 18-year-old Marine Corps private first class fell with a bullet to the shoulder during a savage. He reigned over Cuba for more than 47 years. Based on a typical battalion strength of 800 Marines and Navy hospital corpsmen, 93.63% (747) were Killed In Action (KIA) and 0.25% (2) were Missing In Action (MIA). Following the failure of the Communists Easter Offensive and an intensive bombing campaign of North Vietnam, a peace treaty was finally signed in Paris on 27 January 1973. We would like to invite all veterans to join us at our next reunion: Nov 1st - 3rd, 2023 Savannah, GA. Our Stories: 50 Years Later - Two teams believed they were at good signal detection points, but Tom was not satisfied with the quality of his signal and had made a request by radio to Control Net for permission to move to a better location, Bergman recalled. Lebanon (1982-1984) 240. The David Westphall Veterans Foundation is sponsoring a . All the while Marine air played a pivotal role in providing fire support, CH-46 and UH-34 helicopters remained the workhorses for logistics support, augmented that year by the first squadron of CH-53 Sea Stallions. South and southwest of Da Nang, Operation Taylor Common, begun 7 December 1968, was continuing under control of 1st Marine Division's Task Force Yankee, commanded until 14 February, by Brigadier General Ross T. Dwyer, Jr., and then by Brigadier General Samuel Jaskilka. As planning to reduce force level in Vietnam continued, Marines continued to engage the enemy throughout I Corps. Operation Choppers success was directly attributed to the Americans of the 3rd Radio Research Unit and their Vietnamese counterparts, who diligently searched for and located the transmitterfor which Davis and nine ARVN soldiers paid the ultimate price. Davis was buried in his hometown at Livingstons Good Hope Cemetery on Jan. 3, 1962. HALLETTSVILLE, Texas - Ronald Ridgeway was "killed" in Vietnam on Feb. 25, 1968. Growing up in the small town of Goldsboro, North Carolina, he had big aspirations. Fighting to make their way back to the landing zone, the 1/9 Marines encountered a strange sight: an NVA soldier wearing Marine Corps fatigues removed from the body of a dead Leatherneck. Its rained on us, snowed and sleeted on us, Mathes said. Marines landed at Chu Lai, allowing the 1st Wing to expand to new facilities there and at Marble Mountain, home of Marine Aircraft Group (MAG) 36, while MAG-16 remained at the airbase at Da Nang. Marine. The morning following the Dec. 22 ambush, 30 CH-21s of the 8th and 57th Transportation companies were loaded with several hundred troops from ARVNs elite Airborne Brigade. The three teams were nearing their destination by midmorning with the villages of Cau Xang and Chau Hiep just ahead. One of every four Marines in Vietnam was wounded or killed, compared to one in 10 for the military overall. Marine infantry, transported by helicopters, cleared out enemy positions in the rugged Happy Valley and Charlie Ridges areas, all supported by effective Marine fixed-wing aircraft.
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