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| Jim Armstrong |
| Posted on: July 12th, 2016, 11:31pm |
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50 years ago: Just a few days to the big one.
There are periods that I remember in great detail, but for some reason getting from Devens to the Darby is not one of them.
I would like to hear any memories from the move and the sailing. |
Jim Armstrong
C, HQ, A 2/1
1965-1967 |
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| aab3340 |
| Posted on: July 14th, 2016, 2:40pm |
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Hi Jim
It has been awhile, I also do not remember much about leaving Ft. Devens other than boarding the buses, arriving at the docks, much confusion about boarding the Darby. I guess boarding over 1000 passengers is a lot to deal with. The real confusion that I remember was the first lifeboat drill, most did not know where to go myself included. Seems not many of the originals left, on this forum anyway.
Bob Poznanski
HHC, MP Platoon
1965-67 |
Bob Poznanski
HHC 196th. MP Plt.
1965-1967 |
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| Larry D Mcknight |
| Posted on: July 15th, 2016, 10:38am |
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| It is sad, but I don't even remember how we got from Devens to the Darby. I remember being on the ship setting at the dock. Do remember the trip, was sea sick most of the time. |
Larry D. Mcknight
B Co., HHC S-4 2/1
1965 to 1967 |
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| Gregory B Peters |
| Posted on: July 16th, 2016, 3:36pm |
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Maximum Member2 B company, 3/21/196th, incountry 07/1966-07/1967
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| Hey guys go to http://175thengineers.homestead.com/HomePage.html this may help your memory. I was not on the boats and I thank my lucky stars, I think. I was supposed to hook up with you guys in Panama, missed it, darn! then again in San Diego, missed it, darn! so I ended up flying over with one of the advance parties and spent the time building TayNinh. I think that was easier than 30 days at sea :-) |
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| aab3340 |
| Posted on: July 16th, 2016, 9:14pm |
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Greg
We had three MPs in the Advanced Party I still have a lot of contact with one of them. He draws a blank about details. Any ideas from you when the Advanced Party left FT. Devens, how many, when you got there? When myself and several other MPs got off the ships they took us to a staging areas where our vehicles from Devens were waiting and we ran convoys to Tay Ninh. I was in the Advanced Party to Chu Lai in my group was about 90 a plane full I look at the 175th site every so often, I think it tells our story the best of any site. |
Bob Poznanski
HHC 196th. MP Plt.
1965-1967 |
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| steve tanner |
| Posted on: August 16th, 2016, 2:24pm |
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Hi Guys
Yes we took buses from Devens to Boston! On my bus B Co. 3/21 we had a Hawaiian ukulele player Sgt. Charles Mederos and we sang patriotic songs most of the way. As I got off the bus I noticed the driver had tears running down his face. Now that I think about it he probably was a Vet and knew what our future might bring. Hi Frenchie ur a rascal just like me, but those Cs were just sitting there.
Foxtrot Omega Tanner |
Steve Tanner B & D 3/21 66-67 |
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