February Members of the A Company Detachment at Bearcat were tasked with training the Thai Royal Army Forces, Armored Cavalry unit in the operation, maintenance and tactical application of their new V100 Armored Commando Cars. One additional clerk had to be added to the A Company Bearcat PMO to handle the additional workload. seconds.). A wealth of . Looking at the pictures put me right back into the jungle as if I were a 21-year-old soldier again.. I hope you enjoyed my brief reflections back in time to when I was a bit younger than I am today at 80 years of age. HQ & A Co mess hall at Bearcat, late intour. Note how narrow they are. I was with the SLS (Special Liaison Section) out of II Field Force to the RTAVV. Thats was my dad. He was in 1st infantry division The Big Red One, Bravo 1st Batallion/2nd infantry regiment, Third Platoon. Also check out RallyPoint.com. Behind the berm the trees you see are part of a mangrove plantation. February The remaining half of the Thai Black Panther Regiment stood down and was returned to Thailand. Brought back some memories. I looked at them and they all came alive again, he said. I remember sleeping on the ground for 2 weeks while waiting for our equipment to catch up to us. harbor, 70) History. We operated the "clap clinic" for the girls from Rosies and others who roamed the base. Spent at least 1 night a week on guard duty in/on those great bunkers described. He spent the following years in England and Spain, and didnt return until the year the war ended, which happened 40 years ago this month on April 30, 1975.I put [the photos] in a box, a box from Lavoris mouthwash. We did kill 2 monkeys found in the next day sweep. The famous F**k - you gecko lizard. Even after his return to the United States, decades passed before he decided that he should do something with that box. 31) 6) Along road near Black Horse; RFPF observation Arrived bungee tau approximately New Year's Day 67. Also an REMF, taking my turn on the perimeter and was thankful I wasn't out in the bushes. here, up north. I was on guard duty 65 times. HQ were also located there. 47) All comments welcomed. We always look to the left to view that same corner of the Bearcat location from years ago. Austin Feld is a friend of mine who is currently in VA residential facility in Tomah WI. It could have been. 1 talking about this. 14 Sep 1947-10 Dec 1967. I was the battalion machinist after the officiers found out I was a journeyman toolmaker working at the G.M. In my opinion, there was no job in Vietnam more dangerous than guarding the Water Point. Does anyone have any memories for a B-52 bombing raid just outside the base camp perimeter. Bearcat Base (also known as Bearcat, Camp Martin, Camp Cox or Long Thanh North) is a former U.S. Army base near the city of Bin Ha in ng Nai Province in southern Vietnam. Great stories and memories, Jack. Have been trying hard to locate/connect with others that I served with. After opening the box, Gaynor began to investigate his own memories, digging out the letters he had sent home. 25 May, 2006 Hours, a C Company Operation OVERTAKE convoy escort composed of two Armored Personnel Carriers and a gun-jeep assigned to pickup 9th Infantry Division transport vehicles at the Bearcat Base Camp for escort to the U.S. Army Newport Terminal were ambushed by enemy forces of unknown size by RPG, machine-gun and small arms fire at two locations on Highway QL-15. I remember pulling guard duty way to often in those bunkers.,usually near the drainage ditch at the end of the helipad and near the fuel blisters. Today's Chuckle Approximately 3,000 U.S. troops of various support units were still operating at the base. In this case she was supervising sandbag dollies, younger Vietnamese women who were working at the base camp in Dau Tieng., Floating Poker Game, 1967: My buddy and fellow Team Chief, Sgt. The base was abandoned and turned over to farmland although the Long Thanh North airfield is clearly visible on satellite images. Jack, I had voluntarily extended my duty in Vietnam after having served as Combat Motion Picture Team Leader the previous 12 months in various interesting locations throughout the country, to include Dong Tam.. As a preteen, my mother used to hide her homemade chocolate chip cookies. Dry dirt to standing water in 30 President Ky's palace, downtown Saigon. shops in Saigon and environs. Maintenance I stood guard on those bunkers in 1968. Election 2014 Thanks for the tremendous support from Bearcat. 49) Not long after because of the rotational hump I was transferred to Long Binh. Military Working Dogs . 2023 CherriesWriter - Vietnam War website, When Christopher Gaynor returned home from the Vietnam War, on Feb. 6, 1968, he didnt leave with memories alone. of Army's issues. Primary aircraft were the C7A Caribou with an occasional C-130, as when we airlifted units of the 3/5 Cav up north. PFC Flynn age 20, of Kings Park, NY, would die of his wounds within several hours. Each bunker was connected to its CP by a field phone and the CP had lines connecting it to the other command posts and other division assets such as artillery. Others have connected here. Better thee than me Bill I was a surveyor at Bearcat May 68 to July 68. Bearcat Bearcat -- the 709th area was in the upper left, The CO had Medical clear them and they had free run of the Hootches. Most of the division's repair parts were Thanks to Jack for this site. He started to talk about his experiences and began to get more involved in the VFW and the American Legion. Took the water right out of the river below and kept it up pretty much all day long. . The 9th Infantry Division was also known as "The Old Reliables" or "Notorious Ninth". On our trip into the delta, shops lined the road Anyone in this crowd (including children) might toss a grenade into a truck., Bunker, 1967: Troops of the 77th Field Artillery, 25th Infantry Division hunker down in a partially completed bunker to escape the mayhem of 3,600 of our own 105mm Howitzer rounds light off at knee level in all directions. http://www.honorstates.org/index.php?id=309661 It sure grew a lot in 1967.I spent my time in those guard bunkers too. This was my Just wonder if anyone might remember him, if so, i would like to have further discussions about time there. We had to wait for nearly three weeks before our howitzers arrived and then we were off to Operation Colby. some, switches to run the TOC electrics during attacks. 9th Medical Battalion (Divisional, 9th Infantry Division) 4 January 1967 - 18 August 1969 15th Medical Battalion (Airmobile Division, 1st Cavalry Division) 28 July 1965 - 15 April 1971 At the time, the VFW post on Vashon Island, Wash.where Gaynor still lives with his husbandwas sponsoring a Boy Scout troop; one of the troop members wanted to scan Gaynors photos as part of his Eagle Scout project. There is not a day that I dont think about my friends that I left over there KIA. I left Bear Cat to move into the Delta in late January of 1967 to go to The top picture is what we determined to be what was left of Working on my memoir-as-epic, Spenserian poem over at WordPress. When it was in full fire mode the ground litterally trembled. Additionally, includes a substantial number from the French War as well. A bunker manned 24/7 by the Military Police flanked both sides of each entrance. 59) I'd guess 66 & 67? Click above to view photos Attacks 1967-68 by Fire 4th Infantry Division . In late April 1967, 4/31 Infantry was reassigned to the newly activated 23d Infantry Division (Americal), operating in Quang Ngai, Chu Lai, and the Que Son Valley for the rest of the war. I was in the Air Force seven months having "retreaded" out of the Army (1st 34th Inf, 24th Inf Div). 31 August Battalion convoy destinations in Military Region III were: Tay Ninh, Phu Loi, Xuan Loc, Long Binh, Bearcat, Long Than, Nui Dat, Vung Tau and Tan An. 68--69 5th 42nd hauled ammo and supplies to 155 gun units. IMPORTANT NOTES TO THE BELOW KIA CASUALTY LIST. I could not see ten feet into the rubber. This is the Bn HQ TOC. These proud sailors and soldiers fought throughout the dirty waters that permeated the rivers and canals of the Mekong Delta from 1967 to 1972. Felt much more secure when the 9th were in charge. Bear Cat was the home of the 9th Infantry Division and its many supporting elements. 1973 for 3/5th Cavalry in Boxes 169-193 9th Infantry Division Casualties List - 1967 . Nobody brought me coffee while on guard duty. Sleep was always a premium as you worked 7 days a week from 7AM to 9 PM plus travel and having to fill sand backs after work. We where relived by our backup and returned to Bearcat to report it to the post commander and our MP desk. Thanks "Mate". I plugged it in shortly after I arrived and left it running when I left. The Mama & Papasans were letting us know that there was someone in the water caught in the truck. Thanks for stopping by and commenting. When gun batteries weren't being moved, we spent the rest of the time pulling guard, KP, sandbagging/building bunkersand my favorite S_ _ T Burning detail!!!! My unit: E. Co. 15th Engineers. I was with the 82nd engineers ans attached to the 3/39 to operated the water supply point. First I thank Jack for this wonderful web site. Rather, he captured the off times, with soldiers relaxing, playing ball, hanging out. More battle damage awaiting repair, 15) (May '70 -Dec'71 ext). To review your tour in the Battalion Timeline, use the To Vietnam Main Index link above. We had to take this picture from the van. God bless us all. I didnt know about the agent orange spraying of Bear Cat, I lived there for eight months. * Republic of Vietnam Cross of Gallantry with Palm for VIETNAM 1967-1968 To develop each roll of film, he took it to the Post Exchange on the base camp, they mailed it to Kodak for processing, Kodak mailed it back to Vietnam and, finally, Gaynor mailed the pictures home. The company streets, HQ & A Co. 31 is looking, 65) I hope that you got a free copy of my book about Vietnam, based on these blog postings. I'd love to post photos and commentary of someone like yourself to allow others to see what has happened since we fought there. I guess we just missed each other. Every one of those Abstract. Monsoon season. I lost nearly 30 lbs. What Was It Like To Hump The Boonies in Vietnam? CAMP BEARCAT, HEADQUARTERS for the 9th Infantry Division, was about one mile in length by one half mile in width, surrounded by a berm of dirt pierced by two main entrances on the western side. Wish I knew where the old crew was . Everyone sort of came and went with little fanfare. Id be interested in talking. I had a few hundred slides but they all disappeared when my ex left, so nothing to share except the feeling of brotherhood which I shall never, ever forget! to expand this small encampment into a base large enough for 10,000 peenaprime. No one was hurt as it southwest of Saigon. We called him "The Magnificent" Colonel Murray. We just wanted to bring our hearts and minds back in one piece. Oh yes, we learned to not wear our MP covers on QL-15 patrol, we found out they were pretty big targets. Navy opens up and blows it out of the water. The meat (?) When the name changed back to Bearcat is unknown, but probably after it became the new home of the 3rd Brigade of the 9th Infantry Division Old Reliable's in December 1966. The 9th Infantry Division, the only U.S. Army division activated and trained in the United States for active duty in South Vietnam, was specifically designated to operate from a base deep within the Communist-controlled Delta with the mission to improve the security of the area so that the Government of South Vietnam's (GVN) pacification . Thanks for stopping by and commenting. Dave: Thanks for stopping by and commenting. bark was worse than his bite. Man, this is something to read. But now stuff keeps popping up. 53) Thank you all. Technology We had to check units going out and those coming in. It was an amazing operation, handling about I believe he was later promoted to Brigadier and became an Assistant Division Commander. 20 July The first of two increments of the Royal Thai Army Black Panther Regiment arrived in South Vietnam and was deployed at Bearcat. Bear Cat, was one of our two primary spots to locate. . Sge also became a test platform for the new Phalanx CIWS hyperfast minigun in 1977, installed aft of the aft radar gun director. I was with 5/42 at Bearcat from June 68 thru June 69 as an artillery surveyor and shell recon (chasing down those incoming 122mm rockets that would come in randomly). Didn't get issued a weapon until the following day. 52) I am not positive the place you are getting your information, but good topic. I basically was a one man aerial port supporting the 9th's airlift requirements of men and supplies at the Long Thanh airfield. These are examples of battle-damaged vehicles, 57) The five, SSG Marion Lord, SGT Keith Allen, SP/4's Benny Edmondson, David Bryant, and PFC Scott Wilson were transported from their company compound on Long Binh Post by V100 to Bearcat on Highway QL-15. I will be adding pages dedicated to the distinguished service of the men who served with the 2/47th Infantry, Vietnam. http://www.vvmf.org/Wall-of-Faces/25371/RICHARD-T-JACKSON. Company C was responsible for operating provost marshal offices at Lai Khe, Xuan Loc, Tay Ninh and Di An, and for convoy escort operations from Long Binh to Bao Loc, Phan Thiet, Song Be, Ham Tam, Bu Dop, and Bu Gia Mop. Glad you survived it. Thanks for the memories. We were supposed to guard a block building that contained the well and pump that supplied our base's water. On one night we had a red alert that was later called off. base. I was at Bearcat with the 1st Cav. Light observation aircraft. 66) Richard Thomas Jackson RIP Please contact: Ray Swan Mailing address: 289 Prospect Ave City, State, Zip: East Aurora, NY 14052 Still looking for a roster from that time frame to show I was there. The armored vehicles within the battalion were divided between A and C Company. There's more than a half million veterans participating there. 50) Blessings to all. From there we were of to Bear Cat. I was a medic with the 133rd Medical Detachment at Bearcat in 1969 and 1970. 48) contact team sites in bad guy country, 38) The photos on your site are going to be helpful in recreating Bearcat in . I was told it was done so the guys did not go over to the Thai side of the Base looking for girls. April Under the Intensified Vietnamization Program the bulk of the Royal Thai Volunteer Forces Headquarters detachment returned to Thailand with their Navy, that staffed two ships, and the Sea Horse Landing Ship Tank (LST) component deployed to Vietnam in 1967, and all that remained at Bearcat was a token force of 204 personnel. Don't remember much about the great food or accommodations other than always smelled like something was rotting and it was way too hot for me. We were heading to the blown bridge to check and guard. Gaynor notes that most of his photos, some of which can be seen above, arent of the dramatic scenes familiar from war photography. We spent the first couple weeks digging trenches, filling them in and moving the tents to other areas and digging more trenches. Location : . compound, 11) Scenes In the foreground is the cantonment of the Thai Volunteer Regiment which occupied the area during September. 45) Just stumbled onto your site. I was a pilot (Major) with the 200th Assault Support Helicopter (ASH) Company Jan. 15 to Mar 10, 1968, at Bearcat. Thank you. He said they threw him a rifle and said run over there and shoot! Well, no. great info. His He loaded our M-60. 6 October A squad + from A Company relieved the temporary four man C Company Detachment at the Bearcat base camp, 9th Infantry Division Provost Marshals Office. Some fellow buddies were william curry, jose lopez (cook), jody laws. the area we had cleared out 42 years ago. Infusion, 1967: "Soldiers of the 9th Infantry Division (red, white and blue unit patches) based at Bearcat (Camp Martin Cox) are trucked to a waiting Caribou aircraft for the flight to their new units." All quotes in this caption and the ones that follow come from photographer Christopher Gaynor. The 9th Infantry Division arrived in Vietnam on 16 December 1966 from Ft Riley, KS and departed Vietnam for Ft Lewis, WA on 27 August 1969. The First Home of the 9th Inf. After the first week and after receiving too many shots to count and all of our clothes, we boarded a bus and were taken to Fort Riley, Kansas for Basic Training and Advanced Infantry Training. Korea They had welded together a steel bucket to go over the forks of the forklift which was used to dig the pool before I got their. Thanks for stopping by and commenting. The vintage footage in this video has been uploaded for research purposes, and is presented in unedited form.. shot along highways just showing the land and people, 12) We were then replaced by a full platoon of Korean infantry. Oh Dark Thirty I was with 9th Admin Finance Office from April 67 to April 68. Ive also created a poll to help identify my website audience before leaving, can you please click HERE and choose the one item best describing you. Glad you made it back. Hq & A Co. and the 709th Bn. I hope that you are enjoying your time in Vietnam. We watched it move the tree line back with no problem. Get short straw meant you got the first sleep 6-8 PM, then 12-2 AM, real bad. for $1 million USD in Saigon. I was Company Commander of the Signal company in Bearcat belonging to Sig Bn hqs in Vung tau for six months from July 1969 to January 1970. He became a consultant on the Vietnam-reenactor documentary. Since my 19 straight months in the Vietnam conflict, my newest wife and I have spent an additional 6 1/2 years working in Vietnam. Now at 64 I feel their loss more then ever before. It was later the base camp for the 9th Infantry Division from January 1967 until the division moved to ng Tm Base Camp near M Tho in late 1967. It is next to the HQ's for the RTAVF. If you're interested, I can send you a picture of Col. Meyer and the Thai commander. When we were watching the bridge, the engineers also left a task. The name Bear Cat is found spelled two ways, Bearcat or Bear Cat. You were there about a year after I left. Local kids They guard roster would get shorter and shorter whit people being exempted and then they would have to correct it. Long Binh is now a small Vietnamese army installation and a large Industrial Have been searching for an active Vietnam Veterans website/forum/blog. But harkening back to Bearcat, my Company Clerk and command driver wrote me that the garden my wife had planted in front lawn of Company HQ was being well taken care of by the Company members. Local kids In Vietnam . Pulled Guard duty 1 night only. Fun times. It's on the endangered species list. I spent most of my time at Bearcat, but later was sent down to DongTam, You were lucky that you were in those bunkers when they were first built. We could discern still the lowered rain gutted outline of burms fron long ago. Oregon or wherever. Next assignment was STRATCOM, Okinawa where I determined a long marriage was not to be. Glad to see you're still on the bright side of the grass. The Liaison Officer/Operator (LO) had to be capable of working alone, of using the Cat Code (converting plain language into 5x5 figures and letters to code up secure messages), precise map reading, impeccable procedures and capable of operating multiple radio and phone systems at any one time. Thank you for sharing the photos and the documentation which says so much emotionally in its factual presentation. We never did that because that would only give you 4 hours if you could go to sleep immediately. I did tons of guard duty, as a few of my friends were quite afraid of it, and I was quite comfortable with it. One night I was run over by three AWOL's who escaped. By Frank Danley Page 1. Thank you for taking the time to read this. and kids from the 709ths civic action village. My rifle was a National Match M-14, using 168 gr. Five of our men were wounded and ten sappers died. Overview. As you said the Thai's were in charge and I remember we had our own girls in the compound to keep us occupied and to prevent arguments with the Thai troops over their's. Due to the ferocity and boldness of the enemy attacks, the escorts remained at Bearcat until the roadway could be cleared in the morning. 1965 - ca. Bearcat was originally a French airfield, later used by the Japanese during World War II. (The Polar Bears) was activated 1 Nov 1967 at Ft. Lewis and joined the 9th Infantry Division in Vietnam as it's last maneuver element. I can only say that it took a while, but it felt like a lifetime. 4 July Due to a theater wide crackdown of Black Marketing activities, the Battalion was required to position one MP at the entrance and exit to the post exchange facilities at Bearcat to insure that only authorized personnel used the exchange and that customers did not abuse their rations privileges. Unit was: 9th Infantry Division, 9th Admin Co Where served: Camp Bearcat VietNam When served: 1967-1968 . Only about ten percent of us did guard duty. (LogOut/ Tan An and then Tan Tru, home for my platoon supporting the 2nd/60th Inf, . 9th Infantry Division, Viet Nam, 1967. Within a half hour he popped off a couple of rounds headed for the Thai artillery area. Also Saigon -- those beautiful au-dai pantdresses. Got 2/47th Mech Inf. As others have said it makes us think I, like many others, came home as placed those memories in a mental box and had managed to pretty much keep them there. Local kids Jan 22, 2016 - Explore Jacky Parker's board "9TH infantry division" on Pinterest. This is the supply platoon area, Hq & A Co. Change), You are commenting using your Facebook account. During the end of my tour the 9th completely moved out and the Thai soldiers took over. SP/4 Eugene G. Guilford and I were patrolling Highway-QL15 between Bearcat and Long Binh. The replacement brigade assumed the designation of 1st Brigade. The chopper arrived and Gene was still caring for him. whom everyone respected. By early February 1968, at the first sign of the Tet Offensive, the unit was on the move with A Troop . Two shifts a night. I seem to remember them finding a tunnel complex the lead into the camp. Bearcat Vietnam 1967 - Bing Images. Bearcat was the base It sounded like the whole place was under attack. Food Have been thinking of that time and my experiences over there often these days. 31 OctoberThe A Company Bearcat Detachment was still active. This is the timeline of the 4/9 Infantry in Vietnam 1966-1970. . I was with the 1011th S/S Co. Bearcat was originally a French Colonial Forces airfield, later used by the Japanese during World War II. We turned onto the dirt road from the hiway and headed for the edge of the rubber plantation and the area our Signal Company had existed 30 years before. (He is the only openly gay officer of the American Legion of whom he knows, he said.) sappers snuck into the Ammunition Supply Point and blew most of it I served the next year with the 111th Engineers working water supply points throughout the area just south of the DMZ to just south of Da Nang from July 69 to July 70. A total different experience. JOURNEY TO VIETNAM 31 May 68 Oakland, Ca. The next is part of a huge rubber plantation. If you got that patrol, you were out all day. 248 brave 4th/47th Soldiers heeded our nation's call to fight the spread of communism and they gave the . document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); Enter your email address to follow this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email. I got elected to go to the next bunker (south I think) to tell the Queen's Cobra Thai soldiers that the alert was off. resting place of two brave mice who invaded someone's, hooch one night. So too in Bearcat I was really adept at finding and confiscating the Mary Janes in the company area in Bearcat. I pulled guard on the South Eastern corner by the 5/42. Shop area Bearcat -- smoke plume indistance is I lived it. I was with 1st Aviation Brigade at LTN which was more or less next door to Bearcat. Hope this finds its way to you and that you are in good health. My dad arrived at Bearcat during the Tet Offensive. Colby Nets 10 Tons of Rice, 14 VC Killed Colby Takes Place 40 Km From Saigon. Another time it was a cobra, 39) A lone midfle aged woman sat on the front porch of her small home within the forest of rubber trees. How Many Vietnam Veterans are Alive Today? There were ladies to be seen in the area I was told. Coordinates: 105006N 1065736E / 10.835N 106.96E / 10.835; 106.96, http://720mpreunion.org/history/project_vietnam/212th/detachments/Long_Thanh/long-thanh-north.html, "United States Military Assistance Command, Vietnam 1972-1973 Command History Annex C", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Bearcat_Base&oldid=1060558495, Installations of the United States Army in South Vietnam, Military installations established in the 1940s, Short description is different from Wikidata, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0, This page was last edited on 16 December 2021, at 07:23. Note, dust raised. There are no words to describe how it affected me. From what I could tell, Gene revived him. for hours. 101st. 228th Company A from January 1970 to December 1970. 25 August 1998. Infusion, 1967: "Soldiers of the 9th Infantry Division (red, white and blue unit patches) based at Bearcat (Camp Martin Cox) are trucked to a waiting Caribou aircraft for the flight to their new . Company A was responsible for operating provost marshal offices at Phu Loi, Bearcat and Vung Tau, and for convoy escort from Long Binh to Cu Chi-Tay Ninh, Vung Tau, Quan Loi and Phuoc Vinh. Bearcat was just beginning to grow, (all tents). 9th Inf Division. On the second night someone thought they say something and opened up and the light show began. More like this. If you ever had company duty, youll know what Im talking about. competing was beyond me. We spelt on the ground always concerned about the stories of your buddies falling asleep on their watch and having your throat slashed by charlie sneaking past the wire. Note the corrugated metal for roofing Dry dirt to standing water in 30 AAORLL's 1970. Their new Headquarters would be the Bearcat Base Camp in Bien Hoa Province. clouds -- the rain is coming, 19) Scenes Our daily run was round robin Bearcat, Tan An, Dong Tam with an occasional special mission. I often wondered if they were really asking: "Are you my daddy?" 46) One night halfway through my tour, I pulled guard duty with a FNG. The manicurists were invariably Vietnamese and they invariably asked me the same question: "Did you leave any Vietnamese children behind?" Jeep art -- Snoopy was popular back then. How they can make money with so many Looking for any others. He established relationship with the families of his friends who had died in Vietnam. I was at Bearcat from Nov.68 through Nov. 69 with the 1st CAV - Co. B, 228th (Chinook outfit). According to unverified information, the Bearcat base was renamed on 4 July 1966 to Camp Martin Cox for SFC Martin Cox who was killed in action on 7 April 1966. Gen. Reese M. Howell (Acting) Assistant Division Commander. They couldn't get the chain of command to approve firing on it. I needs to spend some time studying much more or figuring out more. 67) Land Clearing Team from Bearcat in Nov 67 and stayed with them until deros in Oct 68 (330 days). AAORLL's 1971. Vietnam War Photos. Coverage includes . and thank you for it. When I arrived I was due to leave country mid Feb. but they held me up I believe for about 1 or 2 weeks not happy. A visitor in the outdoor showers, 51) I was an Air Force radio operator assigned to the 9th ID at Bearcat as one half of the two man TALO (Tactical Air Liaison Officer) team about June 1967 to May 1968. Woke up one night with one on my chest. SP/4 William H. Antila, A Company, 720th MP Battalion, August 1968-November 1969. 596k followers Vietnam Tank . I normally guarded the southern portion. News Clipping . What were the life expectancies of soldiers during the Vietnam War? Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in: You are commenting using your WordPress.com account. that tell a specific units role in the overall picture. We landed by ship in Vietnam in October of 1968. She is putting them in to collages. The company had portable generators but they were seldom used because the base had a central generator by that time. Their area of operations was the Mekong Delta, located south of Saigon. The division was under the operational control of the Commanding General, Headquarters U.S. Army II Field Force (Long Binh Post). 11 July Five MP's from the 615th MP Company, 720th MP Battalion were assigned to transport via aircraft, 53 enemy POW's from the Bearcat detention facility to the POW Camp at Can Tho in Phong Dinh Province in the Mekong Delta Region of IV Corps Tactical Zone. Shot a full belt in my M-60. Combat activity slackened the first month of 1968. 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