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January 1968 Map Story

January 1968 Map Story The below arcGIS map story is a work in progress. All text items were compiled and summarized by Mark Coonrad from

Mark Coonrad July 18, 2024 1 Comment

Timeline – 3-12 Infantry Battalion Firebase – 1969

The location cited at the beginning of each paragraph was the location of the 3-12 Infantry battalion firebase/TOC. In most cases, the other elements of

Mark Coonrad July 6, 2024 No Comments

History Blog Post #7 – March 1967 – Part 1 – the 101st Airborne at Hill 86, a prelude to March 9th, 1967

1967 – MARCH From September of 1966 to February of 1967, the Braves of the 3-12 had become acclimated to this new style of guerrilla

Mark Coonrad March 13, 2024 No Comments

History Blog Post #6 – 1967 – January & February – The Pond.

1967 – JANUARY & FEBRUARY 1967 started for the battalion much as 1966 had ended. Operation Adams continued, moving into the fifth and final phase

Mark Coonrad August 4, 2023 No Comments

History Blog Post #5 – Phu Yen Province – December 1966

The soldiers of the 3-12 Infantry were also encountering an enemy that was the master of the booby trap. Punji stake traps, filled with wooden

Mark Coonrad August 18, 2020 No Comments

History Blog Post #4 – A probe on an NDP – December 1st thru December 7th, 1966

As the tropical winter months of 1966 continued, the Braves soon found out that enemy grenades could be just as deadly as friendly ones. On

Mark Coonrad August 9, 2020 No Comments

History Blog Post #3 – Arrival to Vietnam – Tuy Hoa – September thru November 1966

ARRIVAL – TUY HOA – A SEASON OF FIRSTS As the Gordon pulled into port in Nha Trang on Wednesday, October 5th, the men aboard

Mark Coonrad August 7, 2020 No Comments

History Blog Post #2 – U.S.N.S General W.H. Gordon – September 15th, 1966 to October 5th, 1966

The USS General W.H. Gordon was a 622’ General John Pope-class transport that had already made several trips across the Pacific, moving American men and

Mark Coonrad August 6, 2020 No Comments

History Blog Post #1 – Ft. Lewis, Washington – December 1965 to September 1966

FORMATION, TRAINING AND DEPLOYMENT In 1965, the conflict in Vietnam, once limited in scope, involving mainly United States military advisors to the military of the

Mark Coonrad July 1, 2020 No Comments

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