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 What we carried on our backs as 11Bravos (currently 1 views) |
| Gaffer |
| Posted on: November 20th, 2010, 2:05pm |
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Only time I slept on a cot was when we were in tay nihn before going north. I can count the number of times on one hand. They use to say we would be in base camp for a week, and the next day we were getting on a chopper for some operation. So much for sleeping on a cot.
Now that you mention it I don't think the torpedoes were used much after we got to Chu Li. I blew up a couple of big tunnels with them but that was the last time I remember taking them out. |
When I die I'm sure to go to heaven cause I spent my time in hell.
Norman Caddo D/2/1 Dec 66 to Dec67 |
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| Ken McKenzie, C, 4-31 |
| Posted on: November 20th, 2010, 3:10pm |
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I forgot about the gas mask. In late 1966 we were told the VC had used gas against a unit in Tay Ninh and we had to carry the gas masks for a while, but don't recall we always had them with us.
I know we had flak jackets, but don't remember wearing them very often. They were too hot, and we were never issued t-shirts (since they were stolen by the supply sgt.), so always wore jungle fatigue shirts with lots of stuff in the pockets.
I carried my trusty P-38 on my key chain until after 9/11 when a guard at an airport made me throw it away before passing through security. I almost didn't take the flight... I got a new one, but I still miss that one. |
Ken McKenzie
C-4/31, 196th LIB, 1965-1967
C-1/5(MECH), 25thID, 1967 |
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| joemahoney |
| Posted on: November 20th, 2010, 4:01pm |
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| At least in my platoon the gunners whore a flack jacket. It was a heavy padded nylon and made it more comfortable to carry the M 60. We only had Bangalore Torpedoes after we found some tunnels and were setting charges. We did have to carry 16lb bags of C4. I got out of this by carrying the Claymore bag with the blasting caps and slow match. |
Joe Mahoney
B 2/1
66/67 |
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| Joe Greear |
| Posted on: November 20th, 2010, 4:57pm |
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Minimum Member served with C/3/21 196th. 65-66-67
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Damn!!! How do you guys remember all that stuff we humped in the bush?? I forget how many rounds of ammo I carried with the M-60. But would never go out without my C-4. Oh by the way, great picture frenchie. Looks Hi-def to me.
Joe G. |
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| Jim Gray |
| Posted on: November 20th, 2010, 11:43pm |
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D 3/21 ruck sack with extra pair of socks,foot powder, mosquito repellent, towel smokes, c-4, writing paper pen etc, 4 days c-rats, 4 ammo pouches each with 4 mags of ammo, 6 bandoleers each with 6 mags of ammo, 2 each hand grenades and smoke grenades, 1 willy peter grenade,100 rounds m-60 ammo 4 canteens, bayonet, m-16 rifle, entrenching tool, poncho and liner, and we wore the flack vest.
at one time i was radio operator for Lt Seibert, i then carried the pric 25 with an extra battery but then did not carry the m-60 ammo. i still carried everything else
i know one thing! it was a lot of stuff to hump around.
would i do it again--------yup |
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| Joe Greear |
| Posted on: November 21st, 2010, 12:27am |
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| As a supplement to my C-rats I carried a couple of tins of sardines in Mustard sauce. Guys used to get pissed at me when i would pop a can of those suckers at night during an Ambush. You could smell those sardines for miles. Seems like evrey time I would forget my sardines, we would hit some shit. |
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| Frenchie |
| Posted on: November 21st, 2010, 12:39am |
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| I dont know why but i never carried extra socks...never even saw a WP grenade...i wasnt carrying a machete either but when there was machete work to be done we rotated the duty...food water ammo film....not necessarily in that order |
Frenchie - Gilbert E Manasselian
C 4/31 Feb 68 to Feb 69
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| Jack Krohn |
| Posted on: November 21st, 2010, 1:08am |
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I even humped a Nikon F I had bought at FreedomHill in an M60 ammo can on the bottom of my ruck
& I had a cassette radio in my duffle back in the rear for making and listening to voice tapes to home.
When I got in country I weighed around 205 - I weighed 140 when I got out of the hospital - and I'm 6'5 |
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| Frenchie |
| Posted on: November 21st, 2010, 1:28am |
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6 ft 5 and 140 geeeeeze....that is SCARY...Capt Jack as you know many or most of the guys carried a 110 Kodak...i got teased a LOT because i was lugging around a 35MM. worth every ouce!!! I sent dad a cassette radio and i sent bros at home each a seiko watch...
i didnt have anything kept in the rear...not reliable back in 68 at least |
Frenchie - Gilbert E Manasselian
C 4/31 Feb 68 to Feb 69
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| Jack Krohn |
| Posted on: November 21st, 2010, 2:40am |
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When I got medevaced none of my gear in the rear ever caught up to me
I got home with my camera because I was medevaced with my ruck. |
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| Gaffer |
| Posted on: November 21st, 2010, 2:45pm |
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There were no T-shirts available and I think most of us stopped even wearing underwear. They use to bring out a change of clothes every four or five days and push them off the chopper. We would then go through and find something that fit.
The last 6 months I was there I carried and extra shirt in my ruck. When we would stop for the night I would change shirts. The sweaty one goes in the ruck. Made a big difference at night having a dry shirt. |
When I die I'm sure to go to heaven cause I spent my time in hell.
Norman Caddo D/2/1 Dec 66 to Dec67 |
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| joemahoney |
| Posted on: November 21st, 2010, 4:25pm |
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We all had those cheap tin footlockers that we had bought in Tay Ninh. We kept our civies (that we had bought on R&R) and other junk in them. They were in the platoon tent next to the cot we hardly ever got to use. They packed them all on a truck when we moved to Chu Lai, they showed up about a month later. Most had been opened and we never saw them again. I always wondered who wound up with my custom made shirts from Hong Kong.
Joe Mahoney
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Joe Mahoney
B 2/1
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| Jim Armstrong |
| Posted on: November 21st, 2010, 5:19pm |
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I had to have rifled slugs for my 12 gauge sent from home in violation of the Geneva Conventions. Not too accurate, but packed a punch.
I also had my Zeiss Ikon 35mm camera with separate light meter sent. I took two 36 rolls in and around Tay Ninh, but never in the field..
When we sere slated to go up north (Chu Lai, Tam Ky), we were told that now we would really hit the stuff and to send any thing extra home.
It turned out that Attleboro and Junction City, etc. were the tough parts and I had not only the time and opportunity, but much better scenery, for picture taking. I really wish I hadn't sent my camera home. |
Jim Armstrong
C, HQ, A 2/1
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| Gregory B Peters |
| Posted on: November 21st, 2010, 8:21pm |
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Maximum Member2 B company, 3/21/196th, incountry 07/1966-07/1967
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some of my recolections as to what we carried. I remember carrying the M14 for a while, finally gave it up when no more ammo was supplied. I had never seen an m-16 and was hesitant to carry one. I did like how light and short it and the ammo was when it came to humping and going into the jungle. I seem to remember them jamming alot, something to do with the springs in the clips. I remember taping 3 clips together shaped like the letter U with a stem. that way we had 60 rounds at our fingertips. When I had the m79 I also had a 45 pistol and a pump 12gauge shotgun. I have no memory of a gasmask, much less cs grenades, not sure why we would carry them? lots of smoke and real grenades I do remember. Also entrenching tool and machette. The best machettes were traded from the Phillipinos, as was their beer if memory serves, along with their boonie hats. As someone else said, never saw a poncho liner. The rest was food, water and ammo. I also remember (I think) dealing with a bazooka and rounds at times. only used the misquito oil to take the leechs off, swear it attracted misquitoes. plus when the dogs got there the handlers wouldn't let us wear it anyway.
Greg, Bco, 3/21, 66-67 |
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| Gregory B Peters |
| Posted on: November 21st, 2010, 8:27pm |
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Maximum Member2 B company, 3/21/196th, incountry 07/1966-07/1967
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Geeesh, you'd think I never heard of spell check. I really can spell better than thais and my apologies to the Filipinos.
Greg |
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