Category: 1st Marine Division

HELP FIND CAPT. AUSTIN AND DOC SITZEL!!!!! C/1/7 RVN 67

The first picture is of Cpl. Bob Pinkerton the radio operator and Capt. Austin the CO. of C/1/7. The second picture is of Cpl. Pinkerton and Doc Sitzel after Bob was wounded and waiting medivac. These were taken in March of 67 in Nam.

Cpl. Pinkerton would very much like to contact these two Marines. Anyone that was with C/1/7 and remembers any of these guys please e-mail me.
Cpl. Pinkerton was awarded the Silver Star on an earlier patrol.. read more

MARS

While surfing site found the section on MARS in Vietnam. I was there and you can add my name to the list. At the time I was a LCpl. at N0EFB (oh by the way we were net control, as if that meant anything to the other sites!) loc. at the air base in DaNang,(1stMAW) MC side of strip. Oh there was an N0EFZ (I think that, if memory serves was the Rapose) and a few others past that, that would on occasion check in at role call, if not tactical. I have a few pic of the place from early 68 till the end of 69 if you would like to peek. john.childress@prosoft-eng.com read more

2/7 CP – September 1965

LtCol Leon N. Utter passed away a couple weeks ago. I guess he made Col, but I'll remember him at this time. He was the CO of BLT 2/7 when we went to Vietnam in 1965.

I just want to make a point about this fine officer, lest it be lost to time. I am also attaching a picture of the 2/7 CP about September 1965. I just found the software to combine pictures like this (PixMaker).

As it happened, a few VC had forced a bunch of Vietnamese civilians into a cave for protection from our troops. Faced with how to get them out, we threw about 8 CS grenades into the cave and sorted people out as they emerged, subdued and teary-eyed. read more

Hill 41

Hill 41 and O.P. Lou Pictured are (l to r) WO Truc, 51st ARVN, Lt. Gannon, Plt. Comdr., 3rd Plt, "D" 1/7, WO Thien, 51st ARVN, LCpl. Cecil Wright, Spotter, NGF Section HQ. Btry., 3rd Bn., 11th Marines and SSgt. Hung, Liaison NCO, Vietnamese Marine Corps. Photo taken November 21, 1967 on Hill 41 (Nui Ga Kah), home to " D" Co., 1st Bn, 7th Marines. Staff Sergeant Hung and I became very good friends during my time on Hill 41 where I was the NCOIC of O.P. Lou, the Counter Rocket Observation Tower. read more

A Day at the Parade

A Day at the Parade

There were 11,000 1MEF Marines and their equipment in the Parade and over 100,000 fans cheering for them. It was a very moving experience


Wife Carol and the Commanding General.


This Marine in particular impressed me.


This Marine lost both legs in Viet Nam. God Bless Him and all like him. The General placed these Veterans front row, center and they led the Parade read more