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| dan6 |
| Posted on: June 28th, 2011, 2:42am |
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The 196th was in a mager battle that allmost wiped them out and a movie was made of this battle does anyone know the name of this movie.
Thank you
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| Frenchie |
| Posted on: June 28th, 2011, 4:49pm |
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Quoted from dan6, posted June 28th, 2011, 2:42am at hereThe 196th was in a mager battle that allmost wiped them out and a movie was made of this battle does anyone know the name of this movie.
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dan6 |
Dan, An old timer (11B) told our google group that he doubts there was such a battle or movie...i tend to lean that way unless you can give us more details such as a time frame and where this happened.
Perhaps youre talking about an individual unit (company size) rather than the Brigade (196th). Even then im not familiar with such a movie...
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| Bob Kotch |
| Posted on: June 28th, 2011, 5:25pm |
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| Dan, I don't think this ever happened at the Brigade level. Maybe, as Frenchie mentioned, you're thinking about a Co. size unit. Some of these were in pretty heavy firefights. |
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| namvet382 |
| Posted on: June 29th, 2011, 4:41am |
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| Wasn't there a big battle in 67 in the Valley in front of LZ center Arty and Lz West in 67where a lot of troops were killed, Arvns also? Isn't that why 3/21 named D Co Black Death after their fallen C.O.? May be wrong. |
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| joemahoney |
| Posted on: June 30th, 2011, 5:51pm |
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From the Casualty Logs
May 1968 83 KIA 33 from 3/21 and 26 from the 2/1 and 17 from 4/31
and 5 from F Troop 1 from 82 A and 1 BDE
Jan 1968 76 KIA 39 from 3/21 and 26 from 2/1 7 from 4/31 3 from 82, 1 BDE
Aug 1969 67 KIA 38 from 4/31 and 23 from 3/21 (plus others)
Feb 1968 50 KIA 26 from 2/1 and 8 from 4/31 7 from F troop (plus others)
March 1969 47 KIA 21 from 3/21 and 18 from 2/1 (plus others)
These numbers can be a little off because it’s hard to identify some of the casualty dates. |
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| Frenchie |
| Posted on: July 1st, 2011, 1:41pm |
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Quoted from dan6, posted June 28th, 2011, 2:42am at hereThe 196th was in a mager battle that allmost wiped them out and a movie was made of this battle does anyone know the name of this movie.
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dan6 |
Dan:
Wondering if you have additional inf. or if you figured out the name of the movie you were asking about.
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| Gregory B Peters |
| Posted on: July 2nd, 2011, 9:51pm |
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Maximum Member2 B company, 3/21/196th, incountry 07/1966-07/1967
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Dan, here is a pretty good list to peruse for a memory jog.
http://srufaculty.sru.edu/derrick.pitard/vietnamfilms.htm or
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Vietnam_War_films
Plus, didn't they make a TV movie, about firebase Mary Ann? When we first got there we did Attleborro, Cedar Falls and Junction city, all of which were the largest involvements at the time. I don't remember much after that involving the whole Americal or 196th. From the beginning we had a black cloud over our heads during our large movements seems we were always where we shouldn't be, like in the middle of everything! I wonder if we didn't have the ignominy of having more commanders and leaders relieved of duty than any other outfit? |
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| Fletchw2zero |
| Posted on: July 3rd, 2011, 2:31am |
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Try "Tour of Duty" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ATV59cDHlqs
Yup, that's a 196th patch. |
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| Gregory B Peters |
| Posted on: July 3rd, 2011, 9:23pm |
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| wow, 1987-1990, I don't remember ever watching it? i must have still been lost :-) |
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| Fletchw2zero |
| Posted on: July 3rd, 2011, 10:25pm |
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| I think my wife watched it sometimes but my shields would go up & I'd blank out any time it was on so I never saw an episode. |
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| Jim Gray |
| Posted on: July 3rd, 2011, 10:34pm |
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| it was a fairly good show. as most shows go it was really realistic. my kids liked it because they saw my 196th patch |
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| Fletchw2zero |
| Posted on: July 4th, 2011, 3:12am |
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it was a fairly good show. as most shows go it was really realistic
Precisely why I couldn't watch it at the time. Not that I would have realized or admitted it at the time. |
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| Lloyd Martin C 3-82 68 |
| Posted on: July 4th, 2011, 11:37am |
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| Terance Knox, Actor who played the SGTin Tour of Duty was at Buffalo reunion and I believe will also be at the Seattle runion along with another actor joining him this time. |
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| Tom Pozdol |
| Posted on: July 5th, 2011, 9:26am |
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| Other than the TV program, I don't recall a movie being made about the 196th, but there should be one made. There is no shortage of good stories or plot lines. |
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| Frenchie |
| Posted on: July 5th, 2011, 1:33pm |
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Other than the TV program, I don't recall a movie being made about the 196th, but there should be one made. There is no shortage of good stories or plot lines. |
I dont think the public wants to hear about the 196th LIB ..they have been brainwashed into being groupies of the Marines, 1st Air Cav and any airborne unit and now of course the Navy Seals and Delta Force or whatever their counterparts are known as.
Now if it is a negative story then yes.....theyll beat each other up to do it.
Just my 10 cent worth (inflation).
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