March 29th, 1969 Operation Wayne Grey Day Twenty-Nine
March 28th, 1969 recap The battalion remained in mutually supporting blocking positions along the Cu Kotah mountain range. Alpha, Charlie, HHC, B/6-29 FA and the Recon Platoon at LZ Cider, and Bravo & Delta at LZ D-Handle. A single platoon from Bravo occupied a night ambush location near the old Bravo command post on LZ […]
March 28th, 1969 Operation Wayne Grey Day Twenty-Eight
March 27th, 1969 recap On March 27th, the battalion remained in mutually supportive positions in the Cu Kotah mountains west of Kontum. For HHC, Bravo, Charlie, Delta, Recon and the 4.2″ Mortar platoon, the day was much like previous days. Overnight patrols returned with little to report. New patrols were sent out, in small groups […]
March 27th, 1969 Operation Wayne Grey Day Twenty-Seven
March 26th, 1969 Recap With the exception of the battalion Recon Platoon, all battalion elements remained at their previous locations. Alpha (LZ Cider), Bravo (LZ Swift), Charlie (LZ Cider patrol base), Delta (LZ D-Handle), 4.2″ Mortars (LZ D-Handle mortar base). The Recon Platoon reverted back to Battalion control (previously attached to Charlie Company) and established […]
March 26th, 1969 Operation Wayne Grey Day Twenty-Six
March 25th, 1969 recap On LZ Cider, an NVA sniper targeted the landing zone. PVT Walter Brown Jr, an artilleryman from B/6-29 Artillery was hit and required urgent dustoff. He succumbed to his wounds before the evacuation helicopter arrived at the nearest field hospital. Alpha Company remained as LZ Cider securing B/6-29 Artillery and the […]
March 25th, 1969 Operation Wayne Grey Day Twenty-Five
March 24th Recap Alpha Company remained at LZ Cider, securing B/6-29 Artillery and the 3-12 Infantry TOC. Charlie Company with Recon Platoon attached remained at a patrol base just a few hundred meters southwest of the firebase. Alpha Company’s 1st Platoon engaged a small group of NVA soldiers with small arms and machine gun fire. […]
March 24th, 1969 Operation Wayne Grey Day Twenty-Four
March 23d Recap The battalion remained in mutually supporting blocking positions along the Cu Kotah mountain range. Alpha & Charlie Company, with Recon attached, sent several ambush patrols out with negative contact. Charlie Companies 4th Platoon moved to a previously discovered NVA bunker complex and employed persistent CS tear gas to deny the NVA the […]
March 23rd, 1969 Operation Wayne Grey Day Twenty-Three
March 22nd recap HHC, Alpha, Bravo, Charlie, Recon Platoon, 4.2″ Mortar Platoon and Bravo 6-29 FA all remained in the same positions as the 21st. Delta Company was ordered to assault Million Dollar Hill once again. A massive air and artillery bombardment prepared the way, and the men of Delta took the hill with no […]
March 22nd, 1969 Operation Wayne Grey Day Twenty-Two
March 21st, 1969 recap After the massive indirect fire attack on LZ Cider the evening of the 20th, the Alpha and Charlie companies and the Recon platoon sent out multiple patrols to try to pinpoint the point of origin and disrupt any NVA forces in the area. Four patrols made significant findings noted in the […]
March 21st, 1969 Operation Wayne Grey Day Twenty-One
March 20th, 1969 recap Delta Company was ordered to make another assault. Bravo Companies 1st Platoon is OPCON to Delta, reinforcing their numbers after the heavy losses suffered on March 18th. After some initial success, Delta Company was once again bogged down by heavy fire coming from dug in NVA elements on the hilltop. An […]
March 20th, 1969 Operation Wayne Grey Day Twenty
March 19th, 1969 recap Charlie Company conducted a company patrol along a ridgeline northeast and west of LZ Cider. An Alpha Company Listening Post engaged an NVA spotter outside of the firebase perimeter. Bravo Company occupied LZ Swift, and sent its 1st Platoon to become OPCON to Delta Company on LZ D-Handle. The rest of […]