Comments:
Walter Hopkins, I was in B trp at the same as you . I went over with the group on the ship, Ed Chambers made a post to you, I was I think on APC ? 12 but not sure I was on the same track most of the tour, I was there when the tank and your track hit the mines. Glad to see your post, B trp is having a reunion up in Oh this summer, and 3/5 will have its next summer. tstbgpops@yahoo.com
Walter Hopkins, I was in B trp at the same as you . I went over with the group on the ship, Ed Chambers made a post to you, I was I think on APC ? 12 but not sure I was on the same track most of the tour, I was there when the tank and your track hit the mines. Glad to see your post, B trp is having a reunion up in Oh this summer, and 3/5 will have its next summer. tstbgpops@yahoo.com
Added: March 15, 2010
Name: David Narrow
From: Potsdam, new york
E-mail: kimble@gmail.com
I was with 3/5 Cav, A Troop 3 Platoon from April '69-April '70 on track 3-2 (I think.) My TC was Nino Trajillo (sp?) and my driver was Ernest Cole; I was on the 50 cal. Within a few weeks of my arrival my Lt. was killed by a Tiger Scout who was "cleaning" his 45 pistol. Recall an Evon Desjorden (sp?) who was TC on an M48 and a guy whose nickname was "Glass." At a crossing at the Cam Lo River, a guy who had just turned 18 and was out in the field with us (and had been so anxious for this opportunity) was the driver on a PC which hit a mine; he lost his leg.
Anyone in the 3rd Platoon A Troop please call me at (315)262-2497. I would be so glad to hear from anyone who remembers these events or whose tour may have coincided/overlapped with mine.
It's been such a long time; I miss and love all of you and think of you daily.
PS-Our Platoon Sgt. was called "Big Daddy."