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Lt.
Patrick "Pat" Polk, between 6/1967 & 9/1967.
Left to right: Fire Team Duck Leader Tom Kitner and
Lt. Polk, Platoon Commander of Second Platoon. No VC
this day, only ducks.
Lt. Polk passed away in his sleep
on 3/21/03.
"His smile and good nature will be missed
by all that knew him."
Submitted by Harold Thrasher
(March 1967-April 1968).
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2nd
pit C 1/5, between 10/1966 & 11/1967. Near to far:
Jim Coxen, Tony Vega, unknown Marine, and Mike Cortese. Submitted
by Jim Coxen.
Charlie
Company, between 3/1967 & 4/1968.
1st Sergeant Carl Stanford (top). Submitted
by Harold Thrasher (March 1967-April 1968).
Charlie
1/5, between 6/1967 & 9/1967.
Left to right (standing): Doran Dula, Phillip Daley, Jim Coxen,
Harold Thrasher, Larry Desmond. (Seated unknown Marines.) Take 5,
in village close to camp. Submitted by
Harold Thrasher (March 1967-April 1968).
Charlie
Company, somewhere between Da Nang and Hue, between 6/1967 &
5/1968.
Back row, left to right: Ingram, unknown Marine, Snead. Front row,
left to right: Carmichael, Yates, Bob Lattimer, unknown Marine.
Submitted by Ed Carmichael (June 1967-May
1968).
Charlie
Company, between 6/1967 & 5/1968.
Left to right: Unknown Marine, Wayne Ward Sq.leader, Ed CO. Submitted
by Ed Carmichael (June 1967-May 1968).
Charlie
Company, between 6/1967 & 5/1968.
Seated: Doc Mathis and Ward. Submitted
by Ed Carmichael (June 1967-May 1968).
Charlie
Company, between 6/1967 & 5/1968.
Don't remember anyone but I do remember eating peanut brittle they
were selling. Submitted by Ed Carmichael
(June 1967-May 1968).
Charlie
Company, between 6/1967 & 5/1968.
Hein, well called him Hein-zed. Submitted
by Ed Carmichael (June 1967-May 1968).
Charlie
Company, between 6/1967 & 5/1968.
Don't remember who they are, but we getting shot at by some VC.
Submitted by Ed Carmichael (June 1967-May
1968).
Charlie
Company, between 6/1967 & 5/1968.
Chapel at Que Son Valley 1/5 Combat Base in June 1967 when I first
reported to the company. Submitted by Ed
Carmichael (June 1967-May 1968).
Charlie
Company, between 6/1967 & 5/1968.
Ed C. and Papp (we called him Pappy). We were having a picnic lunch.
Submitted by Ed Carmichael (June 1967-May
1968).
Charlie
Company, between 6/1967 & 5/1968.
Pappy out for a walk in the park. Submitted
by Ed Carmichael (June 1967-May 1968).
Charlie
Company, between 6/1967 & 5/1968.
Back: Lt. Ingram, unknown Marine, Lattimer. Front: Lt. Snead, unknown
Marine. Submitted by Ed Carmichael (June
1967-May 1968).
Charlie
Company, between 6/1967 & 5/1968.
Lt. Pappy, Ed Carmichael, and Lattimer. Submitted
by Ed Carmichael (June 1967-May 1968).
Charlie
Company, between 6/1967 & 5/1968.
Wayne Ward, Ed Carmichael, and Lattimer. Submitted
by Ed Carmichael (June 1967-May 1968).
Charlie
Company, between 6/1967 & 5/1968.
Front to back: Ben-wha (it's a French name - actually Benny Benware),
Casey, unknown Marine. Submitted by Ed
Carmichael (June 1967-May 1968).
Charlie
Company, between 6/1967 & 5/1968.
I think that's Schollenberger, I think he was John's radio man.
Submitted by Ed Carmichael (June 1967-May
1968).
Charlie
Company, between 6/1967 & 5/1968.
Submitted by Ed Carmichael (June 1967-May
1968).
Charlie
Company, between 6/1967 & 5/1968.
Register (we called him Cash). That might be at Que Son Valley as
well. Submitted by Ed Carmichael (June
1967-May 1968).
1st
Platoon, Charlie 1/5, between 9/1967 & 3/1968.
"Doc" Glass & Marines digging in. Submitted
by John Loudermilk.
1st
Platoon, Charlie 1/5, between 9/1967 & 3/1968.
John and Len somewhere in Nam. Submitted
by John Loudermilk.
1st
Platoon, Charlie 1/5, between 9/1967 & 3/1968.
Charlie Company C.O. at Phu Bai. Submitted
by John Loudermilk.
1st
Platoon, Charlie 1/5, between 9/1967 & 3/1968.
Lattimer, Marines looking over Rocs at Hoi An. Submitted
by John Loudermilk.
1st
Platoon, Charlie 1/5, between 9/1967 & 3/1968.
Len, Terry, ROC, Ken, RVN, Glass, John at Hoi An. Submitted
by John Loudermilk.
2nd
pit C 1/5, 10/1967. Rich Lynch and Phill Daley, Hoi An.
Submitted by Jim Coxen.
Charlie
Company Officers, between 12/1967 & 1/1968. Charlie
Company officers tent at Phu Loc 6, before the "incoming"
started. This "luxurious living" didn't last for long.
Submitted by Nicholas Warr.
Charlie
Company, between 12/1967 & 1/1968. Charlie Company
tent city at the Phu Loc 6 combat base, looking south toward the
LZ. Submitted by Nicholas Warr.
Charlie
Company, between 12/1967 & 1/1968. 75% of the Marines
serving in the 1st Platoon, Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 5th
Marine Regiment at the Phu Loc 6 combat base. This photo was taken
before the first enemy mortar barrage hit the combat base. "One
round would have gotten us all!" Submitted
by Nicholas Warr -- a photo of the "best damned platoon in
the United States Marine Corps" -- he admits he's slightly
biased.
2nd
pit C 1/5, 1967.
Jim Coxen, Howard Jones, and Larry Desmond in "THE VALLEY"
sometime after Hill 110. Submitted by Jim
Coxen.
1st
Platoon, Charlie 1/5, 1967.
Bob Hope show. Submitted by John Loudermilk.
1st
Platoon, Charlie 1/5, 1967.
ROCs at Hoi An relieving us. Submitted
by John Loudermilk.
Charlie
1/5 Marine, 1967.
Would not pass inspection stateside on this day! Submitted
by Harold Thrasher (March 1967-April 1968).
Dave
Mains, 1967.
Out in the field. Submitted by Dave Mains.
Benny
Benware, 1967. Sitting on a bunker by a river. Submitted
by Benny Benware.
Doc
English, 1967. Checking plumbing out. Submitted
by Benny Benware.
Ed
Estes, Hoa An Compound, 1967. Sitting around a flag pole.
Submitted by Benny Benware.
Benny
Benware, Hoa An Compound, 1967. Working on a tan. Submitted
by Benny Benware.
Hoa
An Compound, 1967. Left to right: Bowen, Doc Ward, and
Benny Benware. Submitted by Benny Benware.
Miller,
1967. At the unknown bridge. Submitted
by Benny Benware.
Unknown
Marine, Hoa An Base Camp, 1967. Submitted
by Benny Benware.
Unknown
Marines, Hoa An Base Camp, 1967. Cleaning day. Submitted
by Benny Benware.
Miller,
Doc Mathis, and Unknown Marine, 1967. Foreground: Miller.
Right: Doc Mathis. Left background: unknown Marine. Submitted
by Benny Benware.
Doc
English at Bridge, 1967. Submitted
by Benny Benware.
Alvirze
and Benny Benware, 1967. Submitted
by Benny Benware.
S2,
Tent at Hoa An Base Camp, 1967. Submitted
by Benny Benware.
Hoa
An Base Camp, 1967. A look at the back door. Submitted
by Benny Benware.
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