Lang Vei

39mto39g · #1 01-03-2007, 10:52 AM

Jan 1968 Landed just outside Lang Vei. The Guy that met us said this is you guys position, He pointed at a row of sandbags on the ground next to a twin 40mm tank thing outside the compound wire. And then he left. There was only 5 of us and we went and met the tank? commander. He said his crew pulls guard and every once in awhile he could use some help. We started to fill sand bags and check radio communications. that night was spooky cause the wooded area was only about 50 yards away and bushes move at night. We had no sgt or LT with us.
To be continued.

Ron

39mto39g · #2 01-04-2007, 10:54 AM

Today we went for a little walk in the area , just to get the lay of the land. Seem this SP compound is not just one place but several fenced in areas that are kinda linked to each other. Trees and hills in one direction and low lands in the other with a road(?) RT 9 running east and west. The Duster commander wants to take a ride west on 9 tomorrow and wants us to go along , (I think he wants some bait) . We were sent to assist him , so I guess we'll go, I wish we had a sgt. or an LT with us.

Ron

39mto39g · #3 01-06-2007, 03:28 PM

11 guys went out 9 came back, thats all I'll say about that. Fucken Vietnam.

Ron

39mto39g · #4 01-11-2007, 08:41 AM

Moved south east and hooked up with the rest of the platoon and some Cav indians, I think. Some mec inf company. they didn't wear patches so Im not sure who they were. except they were round eye. and wore these ugly green cloths. and there shoes needed shining.
They had C-rations though.
Ron

DMZ-LT · #5 01-11-2007, 09:53 AM

..... and 50's and lots of bullets

39mto39g · #6 01-11-2007, 11:42 AM

One of them (APC) had a 4 duce mortor in the back. Latter next week, the guy got put in for a siver star for blowing it up. I relayed the info to his BN over my radio.
Ron

DMZ-LT · #7 01-11-2007, 12:09 PM

Our mortor track took a direct hit from a 120mm mortar. Couple weeks later we got a replacement track for it. Sent 3 guys back to get it and they somehow set it on fire. Totaled it. Squadron Commander said to send them out as an LP far away to a mountain on the Laos border. Told him if he was going to do that to my men I was going to. He said GD right I was. Scariest night of my life.

39mto39g · #8 01-11-2007, 12:29 PM

You get past Capt in the officer world and they have a that operation that 16 year old girls have. Go in and remove half there brain. Sending 4-5 guys out was a dumb move. Don't believe a 2nd LT would have done that. I would bet he got a lot of respect and cooperation after that. You guys would have rushed right over to his chopper if it went down, wouldn't you.
We had a Maj that was a total ---------- (insert what ever you wish) Black guy that took a chopper out to one of our companies when they were receiving snipper fire,(after they got the snipper) to get his CIB.
One time we got mortared (base camp) and he stuck himself in the butt with a piece of shrapnel to get a PH. I was friends with his RTO and he told me no mortar landed anywhere close. I didn't even wake up.
Ron

39mto39g · #9 01-27-2007, 01:40 PM

After going on several ventures west on Rt 9 with this twin 40 mm tank thing I go on R&R to Australia.
Me and a guy from the 1/14 go together.

The only thing I didn't like about him was he kept wanting to talk VN shit, "You guys really got mortored" you guys really were attacked at such and such place. I fianaly had to tell him, Hay , NO MORE TALK ABOUT VN.

Ron

39mto39g · #10 01-30-2007, 03:19 PM

Australia is so nice.
When we arrived I got a cab, I asked the guy to take us to a nice hotel away from tourist.
We arrived at the Oceanic Hotel, with a front window view of the Sidney harbor and the bridge. We took our bags in and the cab driver talked with the hotel people to get us checked in, after check in He asked if there was any where we wanted to go, and I says yes we need cloths. so the cab takes us to three different places for Cloths and shoes, and back to the hotel.
I'm thinking, this is going to cost some $. We get our stuff to the room and I says , OK, How much and the Cab driver says, No charge, It's on me. !!!!!!!!!?????????? hughhhhhh? He says no problem, have a good time in Australia. AHHH, Thank you, Mr cab driver.
So now we have cloths and a room and no one shooting at us. We change and call a cab for Down town, Kings cross area, (where the whores are) 1st things first you know. Then to the city. Sidney has this huge underground mall. so we went there, I spy this girl at a food stand and start talking , I make a date and her and her girl friend will pick us up at the hotel at 8 pm. Whoooo Whooo.
8pm arrives and there she is with friend. She has this 1966 mustang with the steering wheel on the wrong side. She says "you want to drive" Ahh No. They drive on the wrong side of the road also. We drive and go to the DISCO and dance till closing and back to the hotel. WINE, Girls, VN stories, We both got the CMH you know. The rest of the night is X rated. Next morning they left and said they would be back. We could care less , we got Australian chicks to sleep with us. And no one was shooting at us. It's a great day.
Continued
Ron