3rd Marine Division BS Vol 2

Repro Unit Okinawa 1971

Attached is a picture of our Unit party on Okinawa 1971. A rare occurrence for a variety of reasons. Could you print it in the Magazine.

Repro Unit, Service Co, Hq Bn, 3rd Marine Division, Camp Courtney Okinawa 1971. Some of us went down south, and some of us did not. But, we were all on the main staging base for Vietnam, in direct support of the war.

Sitting: Sgt Spencer
Kneeling L - R: Cpl Deanna, Sgt Bryant, Cpl Anderson, Cpl Demoore, Sgt Houlton
Standing L - R: Cpl Oser, Cwo Wheatley, Cpl Staley, Cpl Anger, Top Duncan, Ssgt Olson, Top Damon, Top Billy Lake, Ssgt ?

Semper Fi
Cpl Dave Anger
69-72

1/9 Walking Dead

This pic was taken in August 1979 outside of Camp Hansen, Okinawa Scout/Sniper school. Fresh off a stalk. I have never been so hot!

Semper Fi.
Larry Foster

The Tattoo

In 1995 I was diagnosed with terminal Cancer and given 4-6 months to live. As my wife and I talked about the things we wished we had done and what to do with what was left I said I wished I had gotten a tattoo when I was in. My wife told me, get one there's time. I said, we'll fight this thing and if I live to be 60 I'll get one for my birthday.

I've been Cancer free for five years and had a tattoo there.

Cpl. David G. Lord 1536791 0331
W-2-9 3rd Mar Div

Khe Sanh Pictures

Here is a picture of 3rd Recon hooch. Thought you might like to have it even though it is Bravo CO. Also air drop in 1967. I have a few more pictures on slides that I am going to have put on a cd, so I can scan and send to the Khe Sanh vets home page if he wants them.

Do you remember 3 of the air delivery team members that jumped on the first air drops were killed because their chutes didn't open?

Bill Weldon,
Semper Fi

Phu Bai Recon Team

This is my recon team in 1969 outside the ammo bunker in Phu Bai, waiting for a chopper to pick us up and haul our sorry tails into the Ashau Valley. That was probably the hairiest place I've been in my life, but incredibly beautiful. I'd love to see it now.

Standing L to R:
Welbaum, Kirkendall, Doc Montgomery, Kennedy (team leader).

Kneeling L to R:
Cox, Gonzales, and 19 year old me, Tom Wilson.

Picture of me,
Tom Wilson, 3rd Force Recon Co. in Quang Tri, after a nasty patrol in the DMZ.

Photos taken of Golf Co

Photos taken of Golf Co. 2nd Bn 1st Marines sometime around May 1968 during Operation Lancaster.

Lift off from a hill somewhere near the Laotian border. HMM252 getting us out of another "hot one".

Landing back at Khe Sanh combat base, home sweet home. Cpl. Tom Manson Golf 2/1 on the airstrip at Khe Sanh.

I'm Looking For Someone

I am looking for the Marine pictured on the LEFT (or anyone who knows him or where he is). This is a picture of him after receiving the Bronze Star, for actions which occurred on July 4, 1967, at Dong Ha , RVN. Please contact me, Bill "Greek" George, at Renshi@aol.com

Thanks and Semper Fi

1969 5th 175 m m gun battery Rock Pile. (Jersey Joe).

3rd Mar Div   Vol 1  Vol 2  Vol 3
Back to Marine BS Page - Back to Scuttlebutt Menu