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 The Move to Chu Lai from Tay Ninh (currently 1 views) |
| Gregory B Peters |
| Posted on: April 28th, 2011, 12:47am |
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Maximum Member2 B company, 3/21/196th, incountry 07/1966-07/1967
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Hi Jim, sorry that site is locked out for you. the report site was the Viet Cong operations report after Cedar, Attleborro and Junction. they basically said they kicked our 196ths sorry ass and decimated us so bad we had to join another task force and move north, far away from them :-)
As to my other question, does anyone remember who was providing security for us while we boogied? Or who took over after we left?
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| Fletchw2zero |
| Posted on: April 28th, 2011, 12:54am |
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| A buddy of mine was a helo crew chief during Attleboro. I wasn't incountry until 69 so I missed that. |
Fletch
Co B 4/31 May through November 69
C Btry 1/82 Arty Nov 69 thru April-ish 70 radio handle whiskey two zero
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| Jim Armstrong |
| Posted on: April 28th, 2011, 4:09pm |
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Greg: I am pretty sure the 25th kept our Tay NInh base camp open while we left and afterwards.
I looked for confirmation of this on their website's reprinting of the 25th ID Tropic Lightning News, but didn't find it.
I recommend these old newspaper articles to any 196er from the early days. There is lots of info about us for the first 8 or 9 months
http://www.25thida.org/TLN/ |
Jim Armstrong
C, HQ, A 2/1
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| aab3340 |
| Posted on: April 29th, 2011, 4:09pm |
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| Jim: You are correct the !st. Bde. 25th Div. did move into the Tay Ninh West basecamp when we went to Chu Lai. When Philcav left in 1969 the 1st Bde. 1st. Cav took over their area of the base. The 25th Military police and the 1st Cav Military Police jointly were responsible for convoy escort, base and town patrol (town was off limits) POW processing and confinement. Bob |
Bob Poznanski
HHC 196th. MP Plt.
1965-1967 |
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| Jim Armstrong |
| Posted on: April 29th, 2011, 11:41pm |
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When did Tay Ninh get placed off limits?
We used to have regular day trips to town for shopping and barbering (complete with neck cracking).
I recall the interaction as pretty mellow. |
Jim Armstrong
C, HQ, A 2/1
1965-1967 |
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| aab3340 |
| Posted on: April 30th, 2011, 2:45am |
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| My contacts with former 25th div. MPs told me that Tay Ninh was placed off llimits in 1968 possibly after tet, not sure when exactly. Somebody in a Command Postion must have thought it was not safe, things change. As you might think there was alot more going on in Tay Ninh than haircuts. I know that was the case when I was there. |
Bob Poznanski
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| Bob Kotch |
| Posted on: April 30th, 2011, 10:40pm |
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| How trusting we were of the barbers giving us the hair cuts. I still remember very vividly getting a haircut and neck cracking for 35 cents. He could have probably very easily snapped my neck. It did, however, feel good after he cracked my neck. |
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| Bobkelly |
| Posted on: May 24th, 2011, 10:17am |
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I came Country June 16 1967 with orders to 196th at 90th Repo they had to figure out
where they were.
I have many Marines in my circle of Vetrans. Bottom line "we" are always the best is a
game of one up. They had piss poor equipment and Heart or B@@@s of Brass. I was asked by Keith Nolan why I went to the 1st of the 1St Armd CAV
Wheels, Machine guns, Lawn Chairs , and Beer a much easier way to crusie the Que Son.
Remember All Veterans this weekend
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[face=Sans-Serif][/face]Bob Kelly |
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| Jim Armstrong |
| Posted on: November 22nd, 2011, 12:27am |
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I came across this today and was reminded of this thread:
"When the 196th Infantry redeployed to Chu Lai, becoming part of TASK FORCE OREGON, the 3rd Brigade of the 4th Division assumed the defense of Tay Ninh in addition to their Dau Tieng Base Camp. This was a huge area of responsibility, encompassing all of Tay Ninh Province and the western sector of Bihn Duong Province."
This is from the 2/12 website which has lots of information about the early operations, but from a non-196th point of view. Worth looking at:
http://www.212veterans.org/History%20of%20the%20212.htm |
Jim Armstrong
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