| Medal
of Honor for Sergeant McCleery
Sergeant Finnis D. McCleery, 1st Plt., A Co., 1st Bn 6th Inf
distinguishes
himself in combat on 14 May 1968. |
"They
Been Fighting Around Here a Long Time"--the legacy of Hill 43
A nondescript hill had been the scene of fighting for years. |
198th
Infantry Brigade Commander Wounded in Medivac Effort
Colonel William R. Richardson, 198th Inf Bde, and
16
other soldiers were wounded as a result of a booby trap incident and
ensuing
firefight (D Co., 1st Bn 6th Inf). August 1970 |
Air
America and the "Bug" in the VC Typewriter Operation
"Little Big Horn" in June 1971 involves an electronic tracking device
that
leads the Regulars to a VC headquarters location. During the
operation,
the Battalion Commander survived being shot in the helmet. |
| 32
Soldiers Wounded Mines and booby
traps
wound 32 soldiers in B Co., 1st Bn 6th Inf ( including the Bn.
Cdr.)
on 28 May 1970. |
Pacification
Village Photo Essay A story from the
Americal
Division newspaper, the Southern Cross, about the creation and success
of Van Thien |
| Friendly
Fire Causes Casualties in Co C, 1st Bn 6th Inf Terry
Ivey (C/1-6 Inf) provides information about a book and made for TV
movie
concerning an artillery round that landed short of the intended target
in 1970. |
Firefight
on Thanksgiving Day Rick Wade, 3rd Plt,
Co
C, 1st Bn 6th Inf, shares his photos. The Regulars had their
quest
for turkey and dressing delayed by Viet Cong soldiers preparing their
own
feast. |
| Noisy
VC Squad pays the Penalty In September
1970,
good noise discipline reaps rewards for the 3rd Plt, B Co, 1st Bn 6th
Inf. The
Rest of the Story The episode also cost the loss of an OH-6A
helicopter
and pilot, the company commander, and a forward observer. Photos |
Lore
of Land Clearing Efforts by the
59th
Engineer Company (Land Clearing) in 1970-71 in the 1st Battalion 6th
Infantry
area of opertions results in the destruction of 13,486 m. of
tunnels,
2,730 m. of trenches, 206 bunkers, and 99 booby trapped munitions. |
| Dustoff
-- Emergency Medical Evacuation US Army
SEPAC
photographer (SP4 Williams) captures a helicopter dustoff mission on 18
December 1970 in the 1st Bn 6th Inf area of operations. |
'Dealers
of Death' drive off 10 to 12 enemy without injury Ward
Odom shares a Newspaper article about Co A, 1st Bn 6th Inf, and their
encounter
with a "U" shaped enemy ambush in early 1971. |
| Saigon
Story Dennis Linn, Co B, 1st Bn 6th Inf,
tells
his story of a prisoner escort trip from Chu Lai to the infamous LBJ
(Long
Binh Jail) near Saigon in 1971. |
8
rally in a day Bud Carlson (D/1-6 Inf) shares
a newspaper
article and photo about successful "Chu Hoi" efforts in the 1st Bn 6th
Inf area of operations in 1970. |
| Rescue
of a Downed General Staff Sergeant
Allen
McPherson helps locate and rescue the Americal Division Commander,
Major
General Ramsey, in March 1970. |
Ambush
and Rescue on QL1 With total disregard
for
their own safety, a Vietnamese couple rescue a soldier caught in an
ambush
on QL1 on 26 February 1971. |
| Commando
Raid at Chu Lai An attack by Viet Cong
commandos
on the unit stand-down area in Chu Lai in July 1970. |
A
Medic's
View SP5 Daniel Gonzalez gives his
perspective
as a medic during land clearing operations on the Batangan Peninsula
1970-71. |
| Regulars
Utilize Darkness to Kill Ten Night time raid
by 2nd
Plt, Co C, 1st Bn 6th Inf on a VC hooch in November 1970. |
Regulars
Find Base Camp Fortified position is
destroyed
by soldiers from 3rd Plt, Co C, 1st Bn 6th Inf on 16 January 1971. |
| GI
Happy He's a Tank Dave Tank
(C/1-6
Inf) provides a newspaper article from the Stars and Stripes in
June or July 1970 about his close call in stepping on a dud 'Bouncing
Betty'
mine east of LZ Dottie. |
"Short
Bursts" - Short stories from the 1st Bn 6th Inf, US Army, Vietnam Short
stories and vignettes from various authors: Tom Brizendine
(2/B/1-6Inf);
Tom Constant (2/D/1-6Inf); and, Ron Griffin (A/1-82Arty, LZ
Dottie). |
| Tom
Brizendine
web site Tom's site details his
memories
from 2/B/1-6 during 1968-89. See his story about a fight with the
22nd NVA Regiment during Tet '69 |
| "So
This is War" Billy Roden (4/B/1-6 Inf)
shares
a poem he wrote in 1971 |
Firebase
improvements at LZ Dottie
SP4 Thomas F. Boehler's (198th Inf Bde IO)
1971 |
| News
Stories from 1968. Bill Kelley shares
news
stories he clipped from the Stars and Stripes and the Americal
newspaper. |
Shortimers
"Order" The semi-official "order"
issued
to shortimers upon their pending DEROS in 1970-71. |
| "Regulars
kill five VC" A story from the front page of
the
Division newspaper, the Southern Cross |
Music
of the Nam - the #1 pop musical hits from
October
1967 to November 1971 (with some midi) |
| "Memories
of the War" Clint Whitmer, medic (3/B/1-6 Inf
1968-68)
shares his thoughts on the war. |
"Letter
Home" Mark Deam (C/1-6 Inf '67-68) wrote this
letter
in May 1968 after being wounded. |
| "VC
Propaganda Leaflets" Jim Jansma (D/1-6
Inf
1969-70) tells about the capture of a VC base camp with the capability
of printing propaganda leaflets. |
"The
Night Before Christmas" - a military version
of the
poem, received in an aerial resupply bag in 1970; a resupply list was
written
on the back |
"The
Great Viet Cong Deer Hunt" Ray Mendez and Ray Tyndall (3/B/1-6 Inf 1970-71) find out
that the enemy they stalked was a VC deer.
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