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We held the coastline, they held the highlands

28 July 2011

Dear Mom and Dad, Well we made that CA (combat attack) last night about 4AM they woke us up at 2 and had us get all our stuff together. We made the CA on a fairly good-sized village, it was 2000 meters long. As soon as we landed our company setup a blocking force on … More We held the coastline, they held the highlands

We held the coastline, they held the highlands

Long Range Patrol in A Shau Valley

26 June 2011

Dear Mom and Dad, Well I just finished eating chow. We had roast beef, shoe string potatoes, pickles, olives, lettuce, bread and cold kool-aid. It was real good. Well yesterday I received package no 3 and the malted milk balls and nuts sure went fast. The mail has just come in off the copter I … More Long Range Patrol in A Shau Valley

Long Range Patrol in A Shau Valley

LZ Uplift, Foxholes, and Kool-Aid

9 January 2011

I just got done with my 4 days of training Wednesday noon.  They got us up about 6am Tuesday and we walked about 5 miles to our training grounds outside of the barrier we had classes, shot our M-16 rifles, then in late afternoon we started setting up camp for the night.  We had 4 … More LZ Uplift, Foxholes, and Kool-Aid

LZ Uplift, Foxholes, and Kool-Aid

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