March 15th, 1969 Operation Wayne Grey Day Fifteen
March 14th, 1969 recap Alpha & Charlie Companies and the Recon Platoon were air lifted into a cold LZ on Hill 1043 approximately 18 kilometers south of LZ Swinger. Having met no resistance, they immediately began the work of expanding the landing zone and clearing the area in preparation for the arrival of the battalion […]
March 14th, 1969 Operation Wayne Grey Day Fourteen
Recap of March 13th, 1969 Alpha Company was airlifted to LZ Mary. They were replaced by Alpha, 1-35 Infantry. Charlie Company and Recon Platoon remained on Hill 947, conducting local patrols. Bravo Company occupied LZ Swift and recovered from its hard losses on the 11th and 12th. Delta Company attacked south across a small saddle […]
March 13th, 1969 Operation Wayne Grey Day Thirteen
Recap of March 12th, 1969 On LZ Swinger, HHC and Alpha were once again subjected to an indirect fire attack. Their time on Swinger was drawing short, and plans were in the works to move the 3-12 TOC further south and closer to the action near Task Force Swift. Task Force Swift assaulted through the […]
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 the battalion (A,B,C,D,4-Deuce and Recon) were in the field in the vicinity. I have noted general locations for elements in the field when possible. I have included some detail regarding […]
Gravesite Visit #20 – Specialist Fourth Class James Robert Long – Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Saturday April 10th, 2021- Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania On Saturday, April 10th, 2021, my family and I left our Air BnB in Morgantown, West Virginia and drove north on Interstate 79 towards Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. We had barely completed our move from Alaska to West Virginia, and had not yet closed on our home purchase. One of the […]
Gravesite Visit #2 – Corporal Willie Danien Martinez – Santa Fe, New Mexico
Author’s note – I wrote this in September of 2019 while on a work trip to New Mexico. Keep that in mind as you read it, as I have not updated it to reflect current events. Imagine your country is at war. Which isn’t hard, since here in America we’ve been actively engaged in combat […]