B/5/60 04/68-10/68 November 1960 till June 1970, Schneider,Joseph, M 4th Platoon Bearcat Dong Tam Binh Phuoc 12/66 7/67 1st Battalion, 5th Marines (1/5) "Make Peace or Die!" 1st Marine Division ~ 5th Marine Regiment Infantry Units: 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment . 1st Battalion, 5th Marines (1/5) is an infantry battalion in the United States Marine Corps based out of Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California consisting of approximately 800 Marines and sailors. [emailprotected] Tomball,TX77377 Formed during World War I, it served until the mid-2000s when it was deactivated to make room for one of three light armor reconnaissance battalions. Leroy B. Webb Based out of Rach Kien, Birchfield, Gary H (Doc)1st Platoon Medic 1/68-6/68 From our ambush position you could see the mo-gas APCs exploding like one ball Roman Candles. Hendersonville NC 28792 Capt. The enemy simply left. Billings, MT 59102-3041 Pace,Joseph L..- Binh Phuoc 6/67 2/68 I cant remember who took his place, Strait, Ellis (Gene)- Binh Phuoc 9/67 9/68 Curtis HattermanAlan Kisling The battalion continued north in the coming weeks before ultimately participating in the battle for Baghdad. 2nd Platoon Binh Phuoc 12/66 3/67 Yulee, FL 32097 Now, half of them had been eliminated and the New City was considered secure. In late 2005, the battalion was once again activated and . 405-899-7851 If you have never been to a reunion, you have no idea what you are missing. Marvin C. BrissDick E. Whitney Metcalf, Sam Rach Kien 2/70 6/70 401-573-0977, Trefethen,Terry Binh Phuoc 10/67 8/68 4578 A West US Hwy 90 Those days that we spent in Viet Nam are never far from my thoughts and it is still hard to sort out the feelings that I have about them. An ARVN Airborne battalion, located about twenty kilometers north of Hue, fought across country to the 1st ARVN Division Headquarters inside the Citadel Fortress of Hue, succeeded in getting inside the headquarters compound, reinforced the beleaguered ARVN soldiers and managed to repel repeated enemy attacks. In November, 1967, Charlie Company made its home in a small outpost about 5 clicks east of the 1/5 Battalion combat base. [emailprotected] 1201048007, 1ST BN, 5TH MARINES, COMMAND CHRONOLOGY,1-Oct-66 - dated 10/1/1966 Document No. Uvalde, TX 78801 804-687-6685, Frank, Bruce G. 3rd Platoon Binh Phuoc 12/66 7/67 Looking forward to the reunion. 1201048036, 1ST BN, 5TH MARINES, COMMAND CHRONOLOGY,1-Jan-69 - dated 1/1/1969 Document No. [emailprotected] Bliske,Lawrence A. Jr. 3rd Platoon 10/68-69 49696 Sable Creek Drive Hope I get the chance to see some of you again. Marines with Bravo Company, Battalion Landing Team, 1st Battalion, 5th Marines, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, conduct a live fire exercise at Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, Jan. 7, 2020. 1st Plt Bearcat Dong Tam Binh Phuoc 12/66-11/67 Looking for: Sp4 Larry Villegas, 1Lt Richard H. Owens Jr, RTO Deevey, Howard, Samuel Paul 1st Platoon Binh Phuoc 1/67 1/68 1201048034, 1ST BN, 5TH MARINES, COMMAND CHRONOLOGY,1-Nov-68 - dated 11/1/1968 Document No. I cant believe that it has been almost 40 years since we all went to hell together. I have talked to Doc Leppert and Tom Harshberger in the last couple of days, talk about a blast from the past. Metzler, William Metz2nd Platoon Command Track R.T.O. 956 County Road 3348 Kenneth Witt Went home Sgt. 132 E. Main Street , POB 362 Bravo Co 1st Plt (Medic, Bjorgaard, George Binh Phuoc HQ Platoon 4/67 9/67 Phu Loc (6), 31 January 1968; 0100 The Tet Offensive. Binh Phuoc 4/67-4/68 78-12 81st Street Houston, TX [emailprotected]lsouth.net, Papp, John Binh Phuoc HQ Platoon 12/66 11/67 Anyone who had spent any time at all inside the Phu Loc (6) Combat Base knew to avoid the mess tent. Noble LA 71462 Hello to all of my old pals from the 9th. cell 253-315-1365 Windermere, FL 34786 [emailprotected], Moore, Fred (Doc) 2nd Plt. Rogers, AR 72758 2- , 8- . 1st Battalion, 5th Marines deploys as a Battalion Landing Team to any operating environment and defeats our enemies across the entire spectrum of warfare. Attached as a member of Arty FO team with Lt Nowack. [emailprotected] Pittsburgh, PA 15237 [emailprotected] 314-965-2787 Inwood IA 51240 [emailprotected] 16 Shelterwood Ln 2- , 8- ,. 904-403-5983 Bravo Co/Charlie Co 2/4th Arty B Batt FO 1201048050, 1ST BN, 5TH MARINES, COMMAND CHRONOLOGY,1-Mar-70 - dated 3/1/1970 Document No. 4th Dental Battalion; 4th Medical Battalion; 6th Engineer Support Battalion. Bravo Co - 5th ATs; Member Portraits; Member Stories. Unit News Archive. Bravo Co 1/9 3rd Mar Div 60mm Mortars: 0341: 04/67 02/68: Springdale: AR : Horton: Dale: Bravo 1/3 2nd Plt: . 1st Platoon Binh Phuoc 2/68 8/68 Wonder about many of you frequently. Erin, TN 37061 Ashley, IL 62808-2301 I was a track driver. Lawrence, Larry A. 209-670-6211 Stockton CA 95207 7035 Rosebrook Drive 253-927-2162 I was sent from the artillary unit on a temporary assignment as a RTO and then when Lt. Ralph Brick left country, I served as an F.O. 11362 College St. 1201048004, 1ST BN, 5TH MARINES, COMMAND CHRONOLOGY,1-Jul-66 - dated 7/1/1966 Document No. The Marines of 1/5 were heli-lifted to LZ Crow, which was situated at the top of a mountain called (Nui) Bach Ma, one of the dominant mountains located north of the Hai Van Pass, south of Phu Bai, in the Phu Loc District (Quan Phu Loc). Rach Kien 9/68 6/69 On the south side of the Perfume River, in the so-called New City of Hue, the Marines and Soldiers defending the MAC-V Compound also repelled repeated ground attacks and held out until the Marines of Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment managed to fight their way up Highway One and reinforced the defenders of the MAC-V Compound. Marines with 1st Platoon, Company B, 1st Reconnaissance Battalion conducted wilderness survival training during a Deployment for Training (DFT) trip to Fort Greely, Alaska, August 5-17. [emailprotected], Perry, James W. Binh Phuoc 3rd Platoon 11/67 10/68 Battalion leadership considered this kind of activity critical, feeling that if we helped the locals, they would help us detect the presence of Viet Cong and NVA, and let us know about potential dangers. Binh Phuoc 2/68 2/69 1201019166 1ST BN 1ST MARINES - S-2/S-3 Journal after action reports & lessons learned October 1965 . Jim Barto only remembers me because he was so loaded when we put him on that chopper! Hampton, VA 23666 [emailprotected], Hines, David (SSG) 1st Platoon Rach Kein 4/69-4/70 [emailprotected] Anyone who remembers me, please contact me. Articles incorporating text from the United States Marine Corps, Articles incorporating text from Wikipedia, Infantry battalions of the United States Marine Corps, List of United States Marine Corps battalions, Organization of the United States Marine Corps, "2/8, other Lejeune units to deploy with 2nd MEB", http://web.archive.org/web/20090314220903/http://www.enctoday.com/news/2nd_62892_jdn__article.html/meb_expeditionary.html, "1st Battalion 5th Marines' official website", http://www.i-mef.usmc.mil/external/1stmardiv/5thmarregt/1-5/, http://www.i-mef.usmc.mil/DIV/5MAR/1BN/lineage.asp, "Make Peace or Die: The First Days of War in Iraq with 1st Battalion 5th Marines" - documentary film, http://web.archive.org/web/20070621114818/http://www.usmc.mil/31stmeu/index.htm, House Subcommittee on Seapower and Expeditionary Forces, Locate, close with and destroy the enemy by fire and maneuver. 1201048063, 1ST BN, 5TH MARINES, COMMAND CHRONOLOGY,1-15 APR 1971 - dated 4/1/1971 Document No. The main forces of the enemy were now engaged in heavy fighting in and around the major cities of South Vietnam. Stratford, CT 06614 667 Hwy 52 West [emailprotected] 843-290-5201 715-219-3422 C-130 taking off at Khe Sanh. Huntington Beach, CA 92646 They fall under the command of the 1st Marine Regiment and the 1st Marine Division . Blufton, SC 29910 1ST BN, 5TH MARINES, COMMAND CHRONOLOGY,22 MAY-DEC 1965 - dated 5/22/1965 Document No. 707 410 7408 . Im alive and well. This site is a memorial to our fallen brothers and to the veterans in the 1st Battalion 1st Marine Regiment 1st Marine Division from 1965 - 1971 who served in Vietnam. 256-331-9793 or 256-331-7299 5th Engineer Battalion. Doc Leppert, Levi, Ray R. 4th Platoon Binh Phuoc 12/66 6/67 Barracked next to motor pool kept fuel truck full, Brown, Lester, J. 4th Platoon I cannot believe Chief isnt memtioned on this site as he would come at a dead run with his M60 to get the battle going, Steenbergen, Harold L. HQ Platoon Binh Phuoc 12/66 11/67 10 Lemon Lane This site is wonderful, so glad someone did it. Was with Capt. 608-254-7947, Zamzow,Steve Rach Kien 8/68 8/69 Gate City, VA 24251 U.S. Marine Corps recruits with Bravo Company, 1st Recruit Training Battalion, are getting evaluated during initial drill at Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parri. 1st Battalion 2d Marines Camp Lejeune, N.C. Mission Locate, close with and destroy the enemy by fire and maneuver or repel the enemy's assault with fire and close combat. [emailprotected], Rumsey,Arthur Rach Kien 9/68 1/69 East Birchfield, Gary H (Doc) - 1st Platoon Medic - 1/68-6/68. Most of those that attended, have said they will be at the 5/60th reunion, June 17th 20th, 2010, in Wichita. 715-462-9283 The 1/5 Combat Base at Hoi An was made up entirely of sand. 48127 The initial phase of the operation focused on securing three objectives within approximately two days. In March 1967 I was infused into the 196th Light Infantry, Lopez, Fred R.4th Platoon Binh Phuoc- 4/68 10/68 Bearcat Binh Phuoc- 7/66 11/67 Aker,Edward W. Rach Kien 7/69 11/69 West Jefferson OH 43162 Lucas, Manuel A. A relief force from Phu Loc 6 District Headquarters moved towards CAP H5 at first light, but they could not reach the beleaguered Marines there. 717-899-6081 Lempster, NH 03605 There are some really good men listed and shown here. [emailprotected] [emailprotected]. 2nd Battalion 10th Marines)) Bear Cat 5/66 12/67 1201048021, 1ST BN, 5TH MARINES, COMMAND CHRONOLOGY,1-Dec-67 - dated 12/1/1967 Document No. 134 S. 41st West Avenue 31 January 1968; 0100 The NVAs Tet Offensive is launched throughout South Vietnam. Anyone who remembers me, please call or write, Skiffington,John J. Among the wounded was our batallion comander Col. Truscott. TWS is the largest online community of Veterans existing today and is a powerful Veteran locator. Hi allI was in B Company 1st squad 1st platoon. Garland, Texas 75043 780 W Lambert Rd #42 [emailprotected]. 404-424-1336 1470 Woolworth Rd. 315-232-2020 61704 360-580-0243 Master Gunnery Sergeant Daniel L. Lemere Operations Chief, 1st Battalion, 6th Marines VIEW BIO. 401 St. Joe Rd. There is no clear answer to that question; both scenarios happened frequently, and both were bad news. 95608 [emailprotected] 143 A Street [emailprotected] You should really go to one. 831-818-1067 Milwaukee WI 53204 Denver, CO 80212 Squad LeaderM-79. Bowlus, MN 56314 [emailprotected] 47 Thomas Bee Drive When the Phu Loc (6) Combat Base, situated on a big lump of red dirt, became strategically important to the 1st Marine Divisions planners, they ordered it built, occupied, and defended by the First Battalion, Fifth Marines. [emailprotected] 1st Lt. Jim Palmer was one of the Platoon Leaders and Lt. David Jones was another one. Sergeant Daniel L. Lemere Operations Chief, 1ST Battalion, 6th MARINES VIEW BIO reunion you... 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