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1st Reconnaissance Battalion

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1st Reconnaissance Battalion

1st Reconnaissance Battalion

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1st Reconnaissance Battalion

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Photos sent in to Facebook by Paul Freeman 1st Recon Battalion Association

1968

1969

Alpha

Company

Taps

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1st Recon Battalion Marine, Scuba Diver

from the 60s in todays world.

Was on the op,hill119, on the 4 th of July 1970,, wow 50 years ago, and word was every miltary unit was going to have a mad minute that night,the Lt on the hill said no fireworks on the hill that night,when the time came that night you could tell where every American unit was in the Arizona,Quesons,all around us and I think a few pop up flares went off on the hill.

PFC Robert Jenkins leaped into a fighting hole with a fellow Recon Marine when their patrol was attacked by a NVA platoon. As they returned fire with their machine gun, an enemy grenade landed at their feet. Without hesitation, Jenkins tackled the other Marine to the ground and shielded him with his body. The explosion mortally wounded Jenkins, but missed the Marine he shielded. For his heroic sacrifice and dedication, Jenkins was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor.
“...on 5 March 1969, while serving as a machine gunner with Company C, Third Reconnaissance Battalion, in connection with operations against enemy forces at Fire Support Base Argonne, Republic of Vietnam. Early in the morning Private First Class Jenkins' twelve-man reconnaissance team was occupying a defensive position south of the DMZ. Suddenly, the Marines were assaulted by a NVA platoon employing mortars, automatic weapons, and hand grenades. Reacting instantly, PFC Jenkins and another Marine quickly moved into a fighting emplacement, and as they boldly delivered accurate fire against the enemy, a NVA soldier threw a grenade into the friendly emplacement. Fully realizing the inevitable results of his actions, PFC Jenkins quickly seized his comrade, and pushing the man to the ground, he leaped on top of the Marine to shield him from the explosion. Absorbing the full impact of the detonation, PFC Jenkins was seriously injured and subsequently succumbed to his wounds. His courage, inspiring valor and selfless devotion to duty saved a fellow Marine from serious injury or possible death.”

Photo send in by Jimmy Page.

1969 Captured Czech VZ-58 

Bill McAfee

1968 Camp Reasoner Landing Zone

Brian Bergin

Bose Patmon

Photos sent in to Facebook by Ronald Overton 1st Recon Battalion Association

Ronald Overton

Going to post my flicks over the next few weeks. Has to beat the shit out of watching the news. I was company clerk and later Admin Chief of Alpha Company for 20 months from March of 1968 to November 1969. 

Arnie Allen (Baby Huey)

Allen, Glenn, Bergin

Allen, unk, Glenn and Vaugh

Allen and Cary Wilson.

Freedom Hill PX

These are all from late 1968

Hill 327

I remember it well also it was at the foot off Hill-327. I spent many sundays trucking Marines to the PX and Beer Garden there. Had more than a few there myself and even met one of my drill instructors there. The thing that I remember the most about the beer garden is that it was huge and always full of service personel from all branches and we all had to check our weapons in at the door. Also a great place to appropriate a new jeep or 5 ton from the Army to give the mechanics something to paint MC green and put new TAC marks on.

Jim

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Vietnam War Home Movies Tien Sha & Da Nang 1969 ammo dump explosion, freedom hill

I was in Danang when this ammo dump exploded. The first large bomb blew all the plywood off our barracks. There was much smaller rockets and bombs thrown out by the bigger bombs. The rockets would come spinning and whistling through the air and along the ground. And worse of all, the roof of the chow hall was blown down so we had to eat crats outside several days. I thought all the big bombs had stopped blowing up so we replaced the plywood over the barrack windows and almost had the job completed when one more of those monsters exploded and blew it all right back off. I can tell you that those bombs were said to be 1,000 pounders. When they went off the ground rose like shaking a rug. We were still about a half mile from the Ammo dump. Now any of you braggarts who believe that we just just hit three buildings on a half a block in Syria with 76 tomahawk missiles is nuts! There would not even be rubble left of those buildings and the adjacent building would not be there either. The buildings targeted were destroyed but some of the walls were still standing. And so was large pieces of the buildings. I can tell you for a fact that the destruction done was not indicative of 76 missiles that all hit their target. Ron Hat

1966 - 1967

Company Commander

Albert King Dixon

Bravo Company

Albert King Dixon II

Albert King Dixon II

Bravo Company Commander