James did the 90TH have an R&R processing unit or did I process out of Ton Son Nhut where you worked??? 68. Mike Klauer I was down the road from your billets 1968/69 ti ti time then to main post with USARV palace guard, Jeff Kessen sp/4 us army. i think it was the 279th Replacement Company.Briefly put it was the liasion between the Army personnel and the Airforce types who physically got them to/from the plane in or out. The strange smells of Saigon were very different & very odd to us servicemen. I may remember him if you can give me any further information. Get in touch & I will throw some more names of the guys in my unit. I arrived in Vietnam in 1969 and stayed 14 1/2 months. What I remember of the 90th, as soon as I reported in, I was asked if I had any weapons. Swore I would never wear a government uniform again. our Sargent Majors Name was Quimby our CO was Major Brummit. Thats 50 years. It took about a year for the ladies to sew it.Also,Ga. If its any comfort, no one had their throats slit at the 90th in 1971. Welcome home Danny. especially in wet earther was always a real joy, UGH. My memory of the bus ride- I immediately noticed there were bars, or strong screens on each bus window. With my MOS, they did not need me, and I spent one night there. i NO LONGER HAVE THE PLAQUE BUT RETAINED THE DONORS LIST. I will just add also that I heard the loudest cheers as muffled sounds from the Bob Hope Holiday USO Show while I was on duty in that guard bunker in late Dec 1969. 13 Viet Cong battalions, however, managed to slip through the cordon and once again plunged the capital into chaos. wyoung6869@aol.com. Rows and Rows of troop tents. coworkers included Cousins and Skully. The Chinese ladies were very sweet & very clean & comforting & spoke great English. I work at a company called FLIR Systems, Inc. DHS ANSWER TO MOST OF MY QUESTIONS WERE ANSWERED BY HANDING ME THE REGULATIONS. I was there from August 67-August 3, 1968. Did you know Gary Hayes? Archie would call him a meathead. Also, my orders sp286, 11/5/67 transferring me to ft Meade Md., lists CPT. I hope you remember me. (LogOut/ It was dedided l should have amo! If you remember, the overseas Pxs could sell components while those in the states could only sell consoles so as not to compete against retail stores, Good morning David and thank you for responding so quickly. When I was in Nam he had a song out calledBaMeBa after that shitty Vietnamese beer.My speakers were Sansui, another name from the past. I stood night time berm watch about 2-3 times & then about 4 or 5 of us FNGs were loaded on a CH-47 Chinook for the flight out to Tay Nihn to join our real unit. Thanks David. Yes, we were 91st Finance, & then in early 1968 the mucky mucks decided to change to 1oth Finance. During the research process we did ask for vets to submit funny stories for possible inclusion in a humorous book about Vietnam. If Southard was an electrician I remember him also. Also, since we were inappropriately dressed, we generally did little to no KP or any duty just hung around and sweated our b***s off. I was with the 90th when it was deployed from Ft Benning in 1965. Our local Officers & NCOs were embarrassed , yet the Higher Ups were not that upset. Did you know anyone there. Your first impression of TSN was the same as mine. Welcome Home Fred. I arrived at the 90th Replacement Xmas of 69. Shook the hell out of us 20 miles away and the resulting fire ball looked like wed just gone nuclear!!!! Fifty years! We were in Camp Alpha at Tan Son Nhut AFB. I remember what started off tasting great , cold milk or ice cream but just after passing the lips actually tasting like chalk. 3rd ordance did explode within a few days of my arrival. Same crash you rremember? Mike I served at the 90th Mar 67 to Mar 68. I wasnt a very big guy so I had to wrap both of my arms around the cut off barrels. I worked in the warehouse handing out Jungle uniforms to those coming in country and Khakis to those going home. PS- Sorry to read of your illness in a recent message. Me & a couple of my friends DEROSED out of Vietnam from cam rahn bay on 2-11-1968 on a Northwest airlines 707 just as Tet 1968 was winding down. All HERD stuff. So, since we worked in OD Tee Shirts with no hats, we came up with the Idea to just set a Captains hat on the desk. I dont remember lt K either, my bosses wee DH WHEELER, CW, LT ROBIN s KENT and conviving e6 C Neilsen, waana be e7 who put E4 promotion orders in his desk and forgot about them in August 67! SGT./BMC Clarence Rodger Hyler-home town Long Beach-Wilmington-San Pedro, California. I never remembered ever being called a Casual my 7 days at the 90th. (ALL AT THE 90TH) He often had you guys pull 201s from the stream if he was looking for an mos but wanted those with civilain experience in that area? My father was in Vietnam twice. send me your picture and I will send you a link to ritzpics where mine can be seen. yOU MAY FIND NECESSARY FORMS ON THE WEB. I arrived in Nam via Tan Son Nhut Oct 8,1966. I worked in data processing as a keypunch operator. If possible Id like more details on the blackout runs thru Bien Hoa. If you have some and would like them posted, send them my way: usastruck@yahoo.com. wHEN WAS THAT? Was there from August 67-August 68. When you got assigned to your first unit, promotions, demotions, injuries, deaths, and awards. We were right next to the officers swimming pool, built right before I rotated home. Spent my year with army transportation unit on the Saigon river. Any way, have save healthy summer. Shifts were 6 hrs on 6 off. Hello Patricia, you might be interested in a new book about the 24th Evac (Long Binh) in 67-68. was Maj. Rhodes. I arrived at the 90th July 31 1968. He had 30 or so years in and tended to drink a bit. Thus, since they were not army issue, they could not be inspected. Left Nam on April 1971. There seemed to be some kind of music in the background that sounded like a cat in a meat grinder. I remember the Python.those guys would feed it a live chicken.tied the Chicken to a post in the groundreleased the Pythonand watched it go after the bird. I was reassigned when I came back from R&R. What would the duties of a S/Sgt in the Adjutant General Battalion likely be? That rain turned a new pack of Marlboros into a box of mush. if thats who you mean and after all this i surely hope so, try Charles Neilsen. They refused to give us any jungle gear. I came in country Feb -67 Through the 90th . I am sure we saw each other a lot, we usually hung around the little snack bar there in the compound. I have a high school buddy whose single seat Navy jet smashed him into a Cambodian mountain and hes still on that mountain. DAMIT I was. I was innocent, hahahaha, always believed the ARMY RECRUITING poster behind my bosses desk at 90th that fta was fun, travel, adventure. Dan.I was assigned to the 90th Replacement Battalion from Mar 67 to Mar 68.During Tet our biggest concern was for the unarmed men in our compound who were waiting for their assignment. He and I went to AIT together and arrived at 90th on the same plane. I was at Camp Alpha from June 1969 to June 1970. WHAT DO YOU GUYS DO WHILE AT LONG BINH ?? Another thing you can do is contact the National Archives at St, Louis. Lost part of an ear in a near miss with the Cav. I dont recall many details of the next 3 hours, but at daylight a gunship settled overhead, opened up his mini-guns and shredded the treeline outside the wire. These are men, Americas best We stopped in Japan to refuel & then landed in Seattle where we were bused to Fort Lewis & the U.S. army served all of us a 7 course steak dinner & let us go on a 30 day leave!!! As you dont remember much (as I drank/smoked too much too.) I got there December 1968 and left February 1969. That ended that. and we meet the 3rd Tuesday of each month.I believe the happiest day of my life was when I left VACATION LAND and was on that FREEDOM BIRD at Binh Hoa coming home. This memory of the first days at the 90th Replacement Bn. I had the dubious privilege of being a guest of the 90th Replacement Battalion, Long Binh, Republic of Viet Nam, a few times. I have pictures on ritz pics that I can give you asscess to, so please send me your real email address. would love to get in contact with you, if possible. I think I can speak for all of us in saying we grew up really fast and most of us will remember our service time for the rest of our lives. He was the 20th Engr liason at the 90th from June 1969 to August 1970. In June I was transferred to the 90th as Asst CO of the unit near the front gate processing officers in and out. First time really scary, second time we were used to it already. We wanted it to be as comfortable as possible. One guy there who was a radio operator for us was nick-named SUGAR BEAR. One is Military.com, they have a page for the 90th or, Two, I have started a Facebook page for the 90th Replacement Bn-Vietnam. worked in motor pool and drove a wter truck 1968-70 ferguson. As a retiree, I can wait. The plaque fell apart but I kept the part which had the names like, Cousins (officer personnel) and scully, finance with me, kent, neilsen and many more. try writing the Pentagon as I heard the st Louis records center had a fire. I ended up at HHC in Bien Hoa, and would substitute for Gary when he went on R&R/leave. thanks. ****************************************************************************** OR 3RD ORDANCE BLOWING UP? Thanks. LET SEE, SMOKES A LOT AND CAM E FROM PONTIAC ( NORTH OF OHIO) The group I arrived with was a fully loaded 707 and we got there right around midnight. I was one of the original 90th Replacement Battalion personnel that deployed from Ft Benning in summer of 65. I am searching Special orderes and my final unit in RVN was the 381st Repl Co. I thought that was kind of weird comment. It sucked the dust into the intakes and caused it to crash. Being in Finance was like the M.A.S.H. It blew at some point during my tour, mid 67 mid 68. Steve Donovan. A lot of recent comments about audio equipment,, our Px was well stocked with recorders,, amps , cameras etc. Joe, please send me an email so I can send you link to my photos as we must have been there together but cannot recall you and same with Cotter/Lamoreaux. Its a retirement search project. so email me and I will send them to you. Would like to hear from Bob Hubbert. Werent many takers, though. More specifically, looking for photos. We have a nice 3 bedroom rancher. In what became known as the Battle of Dai Do, the North Vietnamese clashed savagely with U.S. Marine, Army, and ARVN forces before withdrawing. I started the group just for cadre and those who were attached. I worked for CIF at the 90th and drove a raggidy duce and a half out of that motor pool. The 178th was chosen to run MACVs R&R program so they returned for that purpose. BTW, excerpts from the book look pretty interesting. So, I dealt with cooks, drivers, finance, clerks, just about anything other than combat arms. AND my DI, Sgt Cunningham from Ft Bragg. Each had its own morning reports, separate quarters a showers, mess halls. Thanks for any help. Sorry, not impressed. SGT. We were bounced out of our racks by incoming about 3:00 am. back to back my brother. I was 24 and most of the guys around 18-20 and they got drunk there, new drinkers and fight. It was protecting that ammo dump. it went boom boom boom for about 24 hours, I think we bombed it to finish it off! (First Ride In / Last Ride Out) We would transport outbound personnel to the Air Base at Bein Hoa and return with inbound personnel. In June 1967 our base camp was moved from Camp Ray to the huge army base at An Khe & we were airlifted up to Dak To to search for & Destroy large NVA units. Hi Doug,yep,I remember that song very well,got it on a 45.But the one I really like is Starships Nothings gonna stop us now from the Mannequin movie.Also The girl with the hungry eyes by Starship.I have a brother named Doug who is the last weightlifter to defeat a Russian weightlifter.He won the super heavyweight class in the World Weightlifting Championships in Warsaw,Poland in 1969. The Duce and a half in question, was kept at the motor pool. I was at the 90th, May through December of 1969. send me an email and I will send you the link to my pictures on ritzpics. I was a keypunch operator there until 10/67, then was sent up to Qui Nhon to be a supervisor for their keypunch in the 527th. We loaded military buses & the windows were covered with screen meshing so that no one could throw a grenade or anything else inside our buses. do I have story for you. I did not work out there, and was traded to a Signal Company in Nha Trang. They just sound patronizing and phony. 10 miles west of me that is very huge,about 1525 or larger.I had to get some pix of it a few days ago.It really makes you feel so good seeing it wave in the breeze. My e-mail is g31e20x@aol.com. I remember Laser very well, along with Sligh, Faulkner and others whose faces I can see, but whose names no longer come to mind. Fearless men who jump and die I told the guy on duty with me to call ncoic of guards , I was going to stop the person. I live up in Bossier City. I painted on the door from the Barracks, ITS A GOOD RE-UP ARMY and occasionally a Lifer would come byI did my JobI didnt want to be there..But.I Served Proudly. 19th was absorbed into Regards, Dan dan.coleman@live.com.au. Each one of us has many very compelling stories to share with our fellow brothers & by doing so; we can educate the younger generations about this expensive, cruel & tragic war!!! Ill never forget the bus ride from Bein Hoa Air Base to 90th Replacement, late at night, when I arrived In-Country. Me Again Like I said our rooms we painted Black except for one all in the Party room that I had spent hours copying posters on. name does not ring a bell, but should have known him>.. also, why do you keep saying officers were crooks? Fighting soldiers on the ground I think the 22nd replacement battalion, up north opened in Mid 1967! Don Kanable, Spec 4 Merle Breymeyer. I was NCOIC of officer processing and assignment from arrival in RVN end of August 65 till Sep 66. real creep. I left rvn on 12/1/67. Far enough from hootch . SEND ME YOUR SNAIL MAIL ADDDRESS AND I WILL SEND PICTURES.. OH , LAST THING, MY TRANSFER FROM 90TH INDICATES WE WERE WITH 279TH, I REMEMBER 18TH AND heaqquarters company but 279th throws me for a loop! I was a e3 or e4 finance clerk at 90th in long binh. Bad guard station was the women area and trying to keep me out, especially officers. But apparently did Id not use any and I did not see any. The SEA huts were about 30 X 50 and had a row of metal bunks along each side. For the next two days I was promoted to burning shit. After I came back to the WORLD, I barbered for a living. i LEFT 12/1/67. It was a battalion-sized area of what were called Southeast Asia huts connected with duckboard sidewalks. I was original member of 19th DPU Feb 1967 arriving from 6th Army Presidio, S.F.. Rotated out one day before Tet 1968. I was assigned to the 22nd Army Finance Unit. However, no photographs. This is a great place to begin your search. What did he look like? LtCol Clyde Carroll was Commanding Officer at the time. Got just one picture of him. NOT THE JIM COUSINS THAT DID OFFICER PERSONNEL FILES AND KEPT BLACKMAIL FILE ON THE COMINGS AND GOINGS OF COS. One e-mail was a photo of a helicopter crash in the parade field at the 90th Replacement Batt area. So you were there during the 1968 Tet? After 50 years, the smell of diesel still takes me back. It ws the only show we were allowed to see and do remember a very large snak found in an outward going guys bag? Bud Your name sounds familiar. Coming into country, I [like everybody] just sat wide-eyed, trying to figure out my new surroundings. Joe , in the short period I have been active on this blog a lot of things I remember and many not. The fact that there were no apparent military gains made that could possibly justify all the blood and effort just exacerbated the situation. PS that was the end of using thier bare hands to search. Glad to share them with you. The place was nothing but crazy while I was there. Happy I didnt shoot him but damn near wet my britches. Ive heard thanks for your service more in the last few weeks than in the 50 years Ive been back. We were a Crazy Bunch, yet, did our jobs, Processing in-coming and those going Back To The World. My name is Joe Melchiorre. When we got to Tay Nihn; embers & brush were still burning from the heavy air force & navy bombing raids to protect our sister battalion(2/503rd)when they made their famous jump into Tay Nihn on 2-22-1967. Have a good day and watch yer 6.out, March 67 above is obviously in error. After about 2 days inside this tent; they told approximately 5-6 of us to jump on a deuce & a half; we had been assigned to our units. and several of us up at the HQ detachment up at the front of the compound were trucked to the back end as a reaction force. Cotter, Lamoreaux, Thurmond, Holland, Lewis, Pierce, Schnug, Greenhall, Breymeyer, Kanable were there when I was!! by Front Gate. Jim Stewart and I roomed together. I thought, that if they had to provide cover for our jet to land it was a very dangerous place. Also my memoirs are at the web site below.They have become verbose and I am going to clean them up. Clarence, the 90th had 5 companies to do its mission in Vietnam. https://usastruck.files.wordpress.com/2009/07/rvn-097-copy.jpg?w=1000&h=652. Mine were rejected due to graphic violence. Hi Doug, thanks for your comments. That was 90th Replacement Battalion, situated on the road to Saigon between the village of Bien Hoa and the huge base at Long Binh. BOX 613 I remember the rice paddies along highway 1 like yesterday. Lots has happened to all of millions returning Vietnam vets before and since. CIF was really a detachment of 266 SS BTN 624 CO SS Long Binh Post just up from 93rd EVAC along highway 1. Served at the 90th Replacement Bn from 1967-68 as a Finance clerk. I remember a Kessen from 19th DPU. The first night I was there we went on red alert. turns out it meant (first team academy ), At Long Binh my buddy carved FTA into the wood in the latrine and he never heard of First Team Academy. [158] In five weeks of fighting and after the loss of 20,000 troops, not a single objective had been attained during this final and decisive phase. License Agreement | Too many of my fellow 11Bs MOSers left the 90th to get blown up in some rice paddy or jungle trail. Some smoke cigarettes. I was with the 10th FINANCE DISBURSING SECTION, August 67-August 68, Jim I was at camp alpha from July until Dec of 67 as the layison for the 9th Division. one of my memories is of processing in a new co for ALPHA. While at the 90th I was given a detail to accompany a finance clerk to go from pay station to pay station. No Norman its not active. In regard to the Tet offensive I was in country July 67 Jun 68 at the 90th Commo section and have a fairly clear recollection of that morning. Of course, at 70, it would be ringing anyway. Thanks , I arrived on 12/11/66 and became cadre a few days later. We would received Morning Reports from most of the companies in Nam. Luckily on my way home one day prior to TET. Steven, my name is Danny Brister; I was with the transpotation section at the 90th in 68 and 69 what year were you there, cannot forget those night rides thru Bien Hoa driving blackouts, we look like a train going thru town we were so close together, I know we sure scared some new replacements, scared myself sometimes. well, something is missing. Hi Pat! All I know at this time is that he was deployment to the 90th AG BN HHG Ta Son Nhut. Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in: You are commenting using your WordPress.com account. I had spent So Many Hours, helping him to study, to pass the tests, so he Could Stay In The ARMY. We were marched into the long building, which had a concrete floor, wooden walls that were built with each slat at an angle so the wind could blow through and ventilate the building, wire screen on the inside of the walls and a tin roof. 14th ICC (Data Mgt. On 10 May, two regiments of the 2nd PAVN Division attacked Kham Duc, the last Special Forces border surveillance camp in I Corps. I was a Sp/5 at the 178th at Camp Alpha, 1969-70. Still happy I didnt shoot him, he was a GI who had escaped from LBJ and was trying to figure out a way to get back home. Thats OK, they werent suitable for for your intended readers. SGT./BMC Clarence Rodger Hyler home town: Long Beach-Wilmington-San Pedro, California. I was a 1LT in charge of processing. He is VP of the Black and Red V/MC out of Trumensburg New York. officer swimming pools , officer clubs etc. You can read about it here: They must have been taken after I left, as the place almost looks civilized!!! send me soem and i will try to mact up with the few cadre photos. The remainder of the time, I ran the 8pm-8am shift at the guardhouse and also helped keep things under control at the Enlisted Mans Club since there was always a fight brewing there. I had a college (typing not a course) degree in accounting. SGT/BMC Clarence Rodger Hyler. I am email challenged as I hate gmail and lost my link with Outlook 2016. so if I dont respond I will try to get back to you. (LogOut/ Thats because we thought such content would probably be boring as hell basically just a couple of typical draftees. Needless to say, that was a moment of great embarrassment! LEAST RATING CAME FROM THAT MAJOR. We would transport troops to LBJ at night in caravans when they started processing in country personnel toward the end of 66. Had to spend a few nights up at LBJ when it was jungle, scary times. Contact me at nahearn@bellsouth.net and we can talk. I too was with the 90th Replacement Battallion, 259th Replacement Co. 70-71. The 90TH was so packed that we were housed under a very large GP tent with cots just 200 yards inside the main entrance gate to the 90TH. What was the question? Upon return from R&R he spotted me waiting for transportation back to Lon BIen. I keep in touch with Gene Sorrell. While I was there in the afternoon formation just before we were dismissed a Huey was taking off and made a lot of dust. you may have missed my comment many years ago in this blog but it goes like this. I have several Teacs,the A4010GSL,A6600, X10R,the A1250S.The A6600 is a monster deck @ 70 lbs.The X10R is the one that will record in forward and reverse.A very nice and convenient feature.There were so many songs we enjoyed hearing while in Nam,especially CCR and Proud Mary,Fortunate Son,Have you ever seen the rain,Bad moon rising,Green river,Hey tonight,Wholl stop the rain,Down on the corner,Lookin out my back door,Up around the bend,I heard it through the grapevine,Run through the jungle,Born on the bayou,and more. Mike Slusser here. It was crazy everywhere . Having a child is why my orders changed from 11B10 to 74D20. . Just got back on to see if there was any more since I posted mine a few weeks ago. WHAT YEAR AND WHAT did you do? I only have one. Had two trips to the 90th, second more enjoyable than the first. I remember his face and even have a photo of him but cant remember his name. Ironically I ended back at the 90th and stayed there until December. Contact Us | Greetings, time is passing us bye. He served with the 90th Replacement Battalion twice. Would like to hear from you. My head still rings to this day. Thanks so much for response and would absolutely love to see any photos you may have. pool!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ! Where you located at Long Binh post or LBJ? our hootches must have been next to each other or even the same hutch. I worked the Night shift Processing and Giving Uniforms to the guys coming into country. He passed away in 1998 of cancer. We also drove blackout, but we had no idea what the true security situation was. He was a true champion & did a fantastic job in the far east & his story was covered by the Stars & Stripes newspaper!!! Im glad that you shared this useful info with I was in the field for one year except for two R&Rs to Taipei & I would not trade my Vietnam experience for all the money in the world but the violence was too cruel to the great heros of our 5 armed forces, everyone else & to the innocent Vietnamese people & their beautiful children!!! Got to the 90th Aug 7 68.guarded the dump my 1st night there. I knew Lt. Kikuchi, and others in the assignment processing shack -cant remember last names, but there was a Dave & Jerry, who went home when the guard tower by us collapased during heavy rains, and he got injured in it. Co. all of 1968..within walking distance of the 90th. want picture> send me email, I arrived at the 90th Replacement Battilion on 27 December 1967 and was originally assigned to the 5th Special forces Group at Nha Trang. The paperback book is not available yet but if you go to the website you can put your name on the notification list and they will alert you as soon as the book is out. Donald Schibbelhut , Worked in out processing in the 259th Replacement Co. from Jan 1968 to Sept 1969 gave orientations to troops leaving country worked right under the Going Home Report Here sign. Youprobaly got picked for 90th the same way I did, dh wheeler, cwo, personnel officer had assignment team go thru files for those with civilian expereriemce in construction as opposed to military training. ELSE WHEre in these ramblings you will find 90THS component at Ta Son Nhut referred to as camp alpha . My father retired in 1984 at the rank of Major. I mAy have processed him in! I remember you. he wanted to go out to the mp station to get it legal but they wouldnt let him leave. Replaced by wooden, screened buildings. I just picked up a book called We gotta get out of this place by Doug Bradley and Craig Warner. Other guys were Thurmond, Holland, Cotter, Lamorieux, Greenhall, Henson A black guy from Mississippi, first name was George. we finally were ordered to destroy it, those dam AGC type. Where in RVN was the 90th physically located when when you derosd and I assumed you left in 1966! I saw that in a posting on this page, but cannot find it any more. Something drastically bad had happened to it be between the cow and our lips. I worked in the Customs Shakedown Building. Check out the humorous memoir Long Daze at Long Binh, very funny, great way to reminisce. Just lucky I guess. He was probably late 40s, early 50s, silver hair!! We drank lots of 33 there and were ordered back to the compound a couple times by the MPs. Sligh, Southard, Hawksford, Frenchy, a North Carolina guy that went by gums and a couple of carpenters named, believe it or not, Black and Decker are the few hooch mates I recall by name. The 90th Personnel Company at Ft. Stewart, Georgia is the current designation. We were headed to Camp Ray at Bien Hoa & I was really happy to get there but my unit(Recon platoon HHC 1/503rd Airborne Infantry was in the field on Junction City one. I only know the history of this attack because the duty officer, about an hour after the attack, visited me and my two other guards to explain the outcome of the attack. So, my wife and I now again are one of the 1% who have a family member in a military service. He sold it to the sergeant for $35.00. My first night there I was listening to outgoing when all of sudden there was incoming what a way to get welcomed to Nam. Thanks for your web page efforts for welcoming all of us who went were the government sent us, even for those, like me, who were drafted.even after 47+ years in our past. but in the meantime anybody want it, email me. Served there until after TET, then signed up for another 6 months and got a promotion to SGT and my choice of duty, so I went back to the 19th and Supervised keypunch there. Steve Donovan Joe, your name is familiar, I have a lot of blurbs on here but I was at 90th 12/11/66-12/1/67 as finance clerk and i really want to chat with Mike KLauer but cannot find his message to you. He was an analyst. Memorial Wall in Washington not once but twice. Dont remember the snake but do remember in the transient area when I first got there multiple locations where 55 gallon drums had been buried, open end up, and were used for urinals. Bummer. Most of the communist forces were intercepted by allied screening elements before they reached their targets. I was assigned to the 90th in January 68 and got there about a week before TET. Its a humorous memoir written by two draftee medics from Went there a few times and still remember the thousands and thousands of key punch cards where some would occasionally jam and bring things to a halt but didnt last long. I remember Sgt Neilsed, DH Wheeler and Robin S Kent as bosses. Brian, I was with the 90th when we deployed from Ft Benning in 65. All in all, life is good. No Ken I was transferred out of the AGs office at Bearcat to Camp Alpha at Tan Son Nhut. I just want to thank all of you for your service! As we approached to land I noticed that the perimeter there were outgoing fire all over the place. When I returned to An Khe after my 2nd R&R; the enemy was trying to breach our large perimeter at An Khe but our troops repelled them & me & a couple then DEROSED out of Vietnam from Cam Rahn Bay on 2-11-1968 on a Northwest Airlines 707 & once we leveled out the hoops, hoolers & cocktails started flowing!!! There was a large hard bound book with lined pages I signed it and noticed 3 guys I went through basic with had also signed it within hours of me. I worked about 6 months of this time as an interpreter managing the searches of Vietnamese nationals and foreigners who worked somewhere in the Battalion area. That time is just a foggy memory. I spent 6 days on bunker guard with another newbe and a permanent guard. still around, contact me if and when you can, ddiser@comcast.net. He yelled dont shoot, Im an American.
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