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Vietnam 1968

Cau Ha Perimeter Post 23 - Western Berm of the Triangle
Doc Clawson, Ted Mendenhall, David (Limey) Kincaid
David "Limey" Kincaid, David "Doc" Clawson, Patrick Wyatt
Doctor Jack (Lefty) Goff (3/27 Battalion Surgeon)
Pfc Mike Lipari, L/Cpl Henry Corcoran, L/Cpl Andres Mendoza, Cpl Steve Heller
Sgt. Omaha Suesue, Cpl. John Conlon
Bn. Sgt Major Robert Snyder Sgt Maj. Snyder; 18May68, Go Noi
Sgt. Rodolfo Perez, 106's: KIA 5 Aug 1968 Val Villarreal & Sgt. Rodolfo Perez
Ermilo (Val) Villarreal, Andres Mendoza at Tu Cau (Unknown), Val Villarreal, at Cau Ha western perimeter berm
Security Post 23 on Cau Ha western perimeter berm
Sgts. Smith - Ron (S4) & Fred (S2) at Camp Margarita
Alfa6 Recoilless Rifle Position
Dana Harper, Andres Mendoza Sgt Dana Harper & Friends with Mendoza
Andres Mendoza and Friends - Alfa 6 Andres Mendoza at Alfa6 Andres Mendoza at Tu Cau, 106's
Villarreal, Perez, Mendoza, Others
HM "Doc" Price swimming with Sgt. R. Perez
Sgt. Jerry Kline & S/Sgt Edward L. Parker (Comm. Chief)
Sgt. Jerry Kline & Capt. Robert Anderson
Sgt. James Scott, Cpl. Steve Petry, Sgt. John Gookin
NCO Club Manager (Unknown), GySgt Donald F. Carey
Cpl. Bob Banks, Sgt. Jim Scott, LCpl Larry Mole, LCpl Krepp
Cpl. Bob Banks, Cpl. Steve Petry, Sgt. Gookin, Unknown
Ray Chandler, Rico (Last Name ?), Ted Mendenhall, Terry Henson, Joe DeCorte
Loading Up For Op. Allen Brook
Two Gunnys: Frank Smith, John Martin
Two Sgts.Smith: Ron (S4) & Frank (S2) at Camp Margarita:
Post - Allen Brook Briefing Outside the Bn. Aid Station
Capt. Anderson, LtCol. Woodham, Engr'g Platoon Commander-Go Noi land clearing operation
Terry Henson, Terry Rigney (S2)
Bruce Dillingham & Gary McDickens
Sgts. Jerry Kline & George Hight
Robert McCochran Boarding C141 at El Toro
George Hight, Bruce Dillingham, Edmond Long
Nguyen Quang Tri, Chieu Hoi (ex-VC)
Dan Stires, Harry Chamberlain, Comm. Plt., Sept.'68 at Hill 34
Lt Col Woodham (on phone) and Major Fitzgerald on Go Noi Island
4th Section81's: Lower=Anderson, Bozeman,Willis; Top=Gonzalez,Somerville, Prediado, Unknown
Col. A. Schwenk, CO 27th Marines at Liberty Bridge
INDIA COMPANY
Members of India Company with captured Viet Cong 122mm Rockets
India Departs for Go Noi 5-13-68
Duane Givens, Charles Whyte (KIA 28 May 1968), Ray Fisher
Machinegun Team: Pritchard, Wilke, Clark, Alexander, Boyle
Capt. Tom Ralph, Jr.- India Co. Commanding Officer (KIA 17 May 1968)
Bill Prish & "Doc" Newman (of the Bn. Aid Station)
Jim Howard on Amtrac with M60 from chopper downed on Go Noi
Gerald Harbaugh, David Schettl (KIA 17May68); Michael (Doc) Stewart in rear with M16
Tom Hanson driving; Jim Howard leaning
PFCs David Bellamy & Thomas Boyle (3rd platoon) taken at Marble Mtn POW Camp
Unknown 3/27 Marine & David Bellamy aboard USS Repose
Unknown India/3 Marine known as "Ski" at beach near Amtrac base
Sgt. Jose Chavez at Camp Faulkner (SeaBees base) April 1968
Thomas Boyle & Larry Carpenter at POW Camp near Marble Mountain
Robert Burke (center, facing camera)in Boot Camp Burke & Drill Instructor Pvt.Burke(front)Preparing For Inspection Robert Burke
L-R: Bernal, Bryant, Neilson, Fonseca,Whyte, Birch, Maxwell,Gonzalez, Cox(rear) (1st Platoon circa 1 May 68)
Co "I" Boxing Match (2nd Squad, 2nd Platoon)
(Rear)Paul Wood, "Doc" Michael Stewart, (Front) Tom Mills, Tony Orozco (KIA 5 Aug '68)
Ed(Frenchy)Thibodeaux (center) KIA19Oct68
John GeorgeCapt. Jim Pinnick, Maj. Ernie Fitzgerald
Mark "Kelly" Hage - KIA 5 Aug 68
Bob Simonsen surveying the enemy-damaged Tu Cau Bridge
B J Jones (seated left, in Bush Cover) ; Keith Landing (Center) - Can you identify any of these Marines?
Robinson, "Doc"? Wheeler, Ray Fisher, Ecklar, Mark (Kelly) Hage (KIA 5Aug68), Mike Vanderhoef
Larry West (KIA 17May68), John Hazelwood (KIA 28May68), Gerald Harbaugh, David Hart
John Hazelwood-KIA 28 May 68 -Op.AllenBrook-Silver Star
India descends Hill 148 south of Go Noi Island, May 13, 1968
KILO COMPANY

Kilo Company forming at Camp Pendleton, one day prior deployment to Vietnam
John Barca, Jr. KIA 22 March 1969), and Mike Cunningham
Mike Cunningham (Kilo Co.) and Jim Colella (India Co.)
John Barca (3rd from left), Johnson (5th from left), Mike Cunningham (top, right)
3rd Platoon, Kilo Co., leaving for patrol duty
Charlie DeTorres, Tu Cau Machine Gun Bunker
Mike Cunningham & Ricky Riley (KIA 29 June 1968)
John Barca (KIA 22 March 1969), Mike Cunningham
Henry (Last Name?)& Mike Cunningham
Sgt. John Blazer (Co. K), Mike Cunningham (Co. K), Pfc Walter Pokrzywa (?)(Co. I)
Dana Harper (with Carbine found in a rice paddy), Mike Cunningham
Dana Harper - Looking West from Marble Mountain (Feb 1968)
Can you ID this Marine? (first name John....)
Mike Cunningham & ( ? ) Johnson (June 1968)
Water Buffalo About to Charge Bill Murphy (not really)
LIMA COMPANY

Sgt. James Najewski, 2Lt Gary Colpas, SSgt Ogaldez (2nd Platoon)
Craig Jenkins (Left); John Koberman, Jose Salinas (Right)
Sgt. Jack Gorton, KIA Oper. Allen Brook
Karl "Doc" Ostberg Doc Ostberg
Craig Jenkins & Arthur "Doc" Martin (KIA 11 June 1969) (pg. 1)
Doc Martin, Dan Dreger, Doug Holzhauer, Richard Pingley (pg.2)
Richard Pingley, Doug Holzhauer, Richard Aghamalian, Ed Mathis
Lima Company on patrolCharlie Butler (2nd from L), Dan Dreger (lower R)
Capt. John Ernest presenting individual honors after Allen Brook
Gunny William Hoagland GySgt Hoagland on Operation Allen Brook
Sgt.Charles L. Dabbs Sgt. Dabbs in Bunker
Lt. Ellison lending a hand to the Mortar Crew
(L) Horace LeJeune Jr, KIA 4 Sept 1968 (R) David Burns3rd Platoon L/3/27 early May '68
LTs Herman Jennette, Dave Ellison, Gary ColpasLtCol T.J. Woodham, Lt. Joe Renaghan
Angelo Morales, Don Andrews, Doug Holzhauer
Jesse Spencer Ronald Root & Jesse Spencer
MIKE COMPANY

Company 'M" Officers - February 1968
Capt. Blake Thomas, Lt. Mike Zalipski, Lt. Richard Tilghman
"Lost & Found" - M/3/27 Zippo style lighterM/3/27 Officers - Feb. 1968 ( Arty. FO officer is Lt. John M. Williamson)
A Mike Co. Squad prior to Allen Brook (2nd row, L-R: John Hayes, Harold Brennan,
Rich Buchanan, Dave Shell, Bob Dickey (far R rear)... Can you identify any of the others pictured here in 2nd squad?)
Cpl. Bob Dickey flanked by two unknown Marines (Please identify)Richard Buchanan (driving)& Ray Delgado Rich Buchanan & captured AK47
Jim Logan, George Rostron, Richard Pelkey
1st Plt. Sgt. David Hein, Sgt. J. "LZ" Lozano
Capt. Blake Thomas with M Co. medals recipients
Second Platoon, Company "M"Lt. Keith Soukkala, Rich Buchanan, Kenny (Doc) Walters
Homer (Butch) Wyatt at Marble Mountain
Mike Swagerty,Unknown Marine, Bob Dickey
Top - Unk., George Rostron, Orvil Oberreiter, Jim Logan, Jim Ward; Lower - Unk., Richard Pelkey
Elements of Mike Company the day before airlift to Nam Do you recognize any of these men?
Tom Thuesen (?), Butch Walters, Tommy Tedesco (?)
LCpl Richard Belcher & Sgt. J. Lozano (Front), Gerald Mallon (Left)
Richard Belcher, attached to Mike Company;
Robert "Doc" Jones at Bn. Aid Station on Highway 1 Photo Opportunity (Bob Dickey behind man with rocket)
Doc Robert Jones, Company M Corpsman
In the Ville (Gerald Mallon) It Must Be Saturday ( Gerald Mallon)
Marines at the Tu Cau Bridge (Gerald Mallon, Unk.)
Doc Jones, G. Mallon, LCpl Belcher : Winning Hearts & Minds
Weapons Marines Gerald Mallon, Unk, attached to Mike Company
(R) Roger Rowland, KIA 6 May 68 (C) Chuck Spencer (L) Jim Bringman
MISCELLANEOUS 3/27 PHOTOS

3/27 Base Camp at Cau Ha, Approaching From The North
Mounting out on amtracs
Cau Ha Base Housing
Captured NVA Machine Gun-Go Noi Island
Cooling off at Tu Cau
3/27 Cau Ha Base Hqs From the West 3/27 Cau Ha Base From the North
3/27 Base Perimeter From the West
Capt. Jim Foster, Air Liaison Officer - Calling in air strike
Aerial view of Liberty Bridge on the Song Thu Bon
Aerial View along the South China Sea
Napalm drop 1June 1968, taken from 27th Marines Forward Command Post at Liberty Bridge
Preparing to Board the USS Sanctuary
Arc Light strike a few clicks away
Don't even THINK of parking here
3/27 Home, looking toward Marble Mountain
"The Crow's Nest" at Marble Mountain
Marble Mountain Marble Mountain
Mike Cunningham & Friendlies at the Tu Cau Bridge
Dave Ellison with downed Navy jet
A.G. Schwenk, 27th Marines C.O. (USMC Photo)
3/27 C.O.s: LtCol T.J. Woodham (Vietnam), MajGen Donn Robertson (WW II) - USMC 1stMarDiv Photo
Capt. Miles Keefe (shirtless), GySgt Martin (pointing at last night's Incoming)
Post 23, Perimeter: 3/27 Fire Base
Resupply near Le Bac (1) May 25, 1968
3/27 at Camp Margarita, March '67
Le Bac (1) after the battle (3 photos)
Land Clearing-July-Go Noi Island
Liberty Bridge at Go Noi Island
Patrol out the rear gate
View of the Riviera
3/27 Command Operations Center (COC) Bunker
The Hospital Ship "USS Sanctuary"
Hospital Ship "USS Repose" off DaNang Harbor
Hospital Ship "USS Hope" off DaNang Harbor
Allen Brook Tank Support at Liberty Bridge
Kids of Tu Cau
Vietnamese Kids on Top Of The Crow's Nest
Friendly Villagers with Mike Cunningham (June 1968)
Looking East Toward the Leper Colony
Village on West Side of the Tu Cau River
Wreath found by minesweep team on 20July68 near 27th Regt. basecamp
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