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Below Hill 1004 – February, 1969

February 2nd, 1969 On February 2nd, 1969, Sergeant Jim Hagy, a tall muscular Rockville, Maryland native with over eight months experience in Vietnam, gathered three

Mark Coonrad December 22, 2025 No Comments

November 14th, 1968 – A Combat Assault into a Cold LZ, and an Unplanned Change of Command.

On November 14th, 1968, elements of Alpha & Bravo Companies, along with men from the battalion Recon and Mortar platoons of the 3/12 Infantry received

Mark Coonrad November 20, 2025 No Comments

September 18th – This day in 3rd Battalion, 12th Infantry Regiment history 1966 thru 1970

September 18th, 1966 The Battalion was split into three major elements. Bravo Company and elements of Headquarters Company (HHC) were in Tuy Hua, Vietnam. Charlie

Mark Coonrad September 18, 2025 No Comments

April 14th, 1969 Operation Wayne Grey Day Forty-Five

April 13th recap Bravo Battery, 6-29 Artillery and Bravo Company and Recon Platoon of the 3-12 Infantry were extracted and brought to Polei Kleng airstrip,

Mark Coonrad April 14, 2025 No Comments

April 13th, 1969 Operation Wayne Grey Day Forty-Four

April 12th, 1969 recap The search for the last three MIA soldiers from Alpha Company is renewed in earnest. Patrols from Alpha Company, Charlie Company,

Mark Coonrad April 13, 2025 No Comments

April 12th, 1969 Operation Wayne Grey Day Forty-Three

April 11th, 1969 recap The major focus of the day was the recovery of 11 of the 14 men from Alpha Company would were killed

Mark Coonrad April 12, 2025 No Comments

April 11th, 1969 Operation Wayne Grey Day Forty-Two

April 10th, 1969 recap The battalion remained in mutually supporting blocking positions along the Cu Kotah and Cu Don mountain range. Alpha, Charlie, HHC, B/6-29

Mark Coonrad April 11, 2025 No Comments

April 10th, 1969 Operation Wayne Grey Day Forty-One

April 9th, 1969 recap Several LRRP teams actively patrolled the area around the March 27th and 30th contact sites, and reported multiple sightings of NVA

Mark Coonrad April 10, 2025 No Comments

April 9th, 1969 Operation Wayne Grey Day Forty

April 8th, 1969 recap The battalion remained in mutually supporting blocking positions along the Cu Kotah and Cu Don mountain range. Alpha, Charlie, HHC, B/6-29

Mark Coonrad April 9, 2025 No Comments

April 8th, 1969 Operation Wayne Grey Day Thirty-Nine

April 7th, 1969 recap Three Long Range Reconnaissance Patrol (LRRP) teams arrive at LZ Cider. Consisting of six men on each team, these men specialize

Mark Coonrad April 8, 2025 No Comments

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