Forum: Vietnam
01-17-2009, 07:12 AM
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Replies: 92
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Actually "Ba Muoi Lam" means dirty 30 as you...
Actually "Ba Muoi Lam" means dirty 30 as you suspected. "Lam Do" means to get dirty so it probably reads more like "30 got dirty" or some such in Vietnamese. "Ba muoi ba" was the beer (33) and "bon...
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Forum: Vietnam
01-15-2009, 05:24 AM
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Replies: 10
Views: 7,199
Christmas eve 1968...
I'm a few years late in adding to this but only because I'm new here. On Christmas eve day my unit was working out of FSB Junction City along LTL 14 about 4 clicks west of Ben Suc in the northern...
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Forum: Vietnam
01-13-2009, 06:29 PM
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Replies: 53
Views: 8,755
Onesix
Ong Thanh was pretty much missed by C company. They were elsewhere securing for the 15th Arty (I think) and were brought in after the fact for the final sweep and recovery. I am a member of the...
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Forum: Vietnam
01-13-2009, 01:08 PM
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Replies: 53
Views: 8,755
Onesix
You were before my time then so, no, I didn't know Williams. Montoya made 1st lieutenant and became XO as well so the 1st platoon "tradition" was carried on. I thought you WERE Montoya which is why I...
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Forum: Vietnam
01-13-2009, 05:28 AM
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Replies: 53
Views: 8,755
Do I know you?
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Were you ever the XO back in Lai Khe? Which CO were you under? Rogers? Helle? I served under Rogers, Arthur and Stocker....'68 thru '69 in 2nd platoon. Being in a flank squad I did about...
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