Some of my men didnt. Then we learned, appx: 1 mile to our North was, an American AMMO storage area. Fact: 86% of the men who died in Vietnam were Caucasians, 12.5% were black, 1.2% were other races. I was constantly untangling the barrel and bipod of the gun from grasping vines and branches. US Wings provides aviation apparel to the U.S. Government and commercial customers along with the general public. May was eventually able to hand off 2nd Platoons No. Umm..maybe its because we also learn from experience. I carried the PRC-25 for most of a year. It was a daily challenge to know who your real enemy was. And us the living that served, who suffer from PTSD ,that figure or percent-aged would be about the greatest of all. The 140,000 evacuees in April 1975 during the fall of Saigon consisted almost entirely of civilians and Vietnamese military, NOT American military running for their lives. Soldier,this is a wardont forget that, and anytime we are in a fight we will be toughest SOBs in the fight!! Good article. We used to provide cover for these guys. There is no difference in drug usage between Vietnam Veterans and non-Vietnam Veterans of the same age group (Source: Veterans Administration Study). How many soldiers were killed on their first day in Vietnam? - 2023 How many draftees died in Vietnam? - 2023 As an infantry platoon Sgt of a platoon made up of all draftees my age 21 plus or minus a year We fought the largest single one day battle of the war March 21, 1967 known as the Battle of Soui Tre, fire support base Gold operation Junction City, that base was commanded by LtCol John Vessey of the 2/77 FA Vessey was a 25 year veteran of WWII fame with a DSC at Anzio, and on this day he was looking at the end of his career after that tour in Vietnam. Originally I went to the 543d TC.
RIP KOOKIE forever young, Thank god you are still alive, I am age 77. Now, to calmly answer your question, air strikes have actually been an efficient technique used by us for years now. Together we had passed the test. Then the tempo changed suddenly and violently. We (Americans) had nothing to do with controlling VNAF, according to Lieutenant General (Ret) James F. Hollingsworth, the Commanding General of TRAC at that time. 17 photos showing the life of an elite US Army Ranger A former expert with the M60 machine gun shares his experiences wielding the fearsome weapon in Vietnam. 4 Joey Piambino were to my right in the streambed. The answer that we have always been given is that 1 year in the Infantry is equivalent to 3 years of hard labor. I was wasting ammo and didnt even have a target! In Vietnam 70% 0f the casualties were Infantry BUT it might be 70% of ALL the Infantry that served in Vietnam. I was an Artillery Forward Observer with the Infantry. by Zita Ballinger Fletcher 1/18/2022. KICK ASS AS NEEDED!!! 5 Answers There is no word like addressal. You can find the polarity of a compound by finding electronegativities (an atoms desire for an electron) of the atoms; Carbon has an electronegativity of 2.5, compared to Fluorines A) Enter the the Ksp expression for the solid AB2 in terms of the molar solubility x. More importantly, Grandstaff was very gung-ho. Veteran Owned Since 1986. Thanks for posting! In Vietnam, 1 in 400 of the wounded died of their . No. 4 Answers aaja Come. Theres 58,276. In that time 4 us kia and 4 wounded. After a quick lesson, DeLong became the new owner of 4th Platoons No.1 Gun. I am 16 years old an 150 pounds qith some good muscle. If it had been up to me, I would have awarded my gun the CIB too. Startled, I quickly pointed my M60 at them. 4322 0 obj
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Supported by a shoulder strap, No. I remember hearing somewhere about an RTO who wasnt getting the info out correctly and the Lieutenant (Kennedy) grabbed the mic and said My RTO Is Foxtrot Uniform. 10-4. Three-fourths had family incomes above the poverty level; 50% were from middle income backgrounds. 58,148 were killed in Vietnam, 75,000 severely disabled, 23,214 were 100% disabled, 5,283 lost limbs and 1,081 sustained multiple amputations. I was in 2nd Platoon and carried the platoons No. Your email address will not be published. The Republic of Vietnam lost 1,018 aircraft and helicopters from January 1964 to September 1973. They were held in special regard after the Normandy landings, when 225 Rangers scaled cliffs at Pointe Du Hoc on June 6, 1944 under intense enemy fire. When the Company B units that landed on the opposite side of the river got to the bank, some troops reached in and pulled the enemy from the water. Bob Sanzone. According to the American War Library, as of February 28, 2019, it is estimated that approximately 610,000 Americans who served in land forces during the Vietnam War or in air missions over Vietnam between 1954 and 1975 are still alive to this day. Required fields are marked *. He said when they were ambushed they took defensive positions, returned fire, called for assistance when needed, and retreated when necessary. Hack volunteered for service in Vietnam in 1968, joining the 1st Infantry Division. So I guess I defied the odds. HistoryNet.com contains daily features, photo galleries and over 25,000 articles originally published in our nine magazines. A Marine on patrol crosses a rice paddy in Vietnam holding an M60 machine gun in 1966. First Sgt. They kept coming up the hill bringing more bodies to me until all seven had been found. I felt the same way jumping off the chopper with my m-60, 300. rounds of ammo,grenades,sandbags and six canteens of water. Life expectancy at birth. We observed the rules of the Geneva Convention while the bad guys had no interest in doing so. What was the average life expectancy for soldiers during World War 2 El subjuntivo Wortman, another RTO never made it back to The World. The Vietnam War gave us trouble because we didnt know how to counteract against guerrilla warfare in a jungle (dont forget that the US Army was switching to M16s, which often jammed). the life expectancy of a LT in Vietnam in major combat was 16 minutes. I told by RTO that i could carry my own radio, When he agreed he was humping ammo. To keep busy on the boat ride to Vietnam, my unitCompany B, 1st Battalion, 8th Infantry Regimentheld competitions where we took the gun apart and put it back together while blindfolded to see who could do it fastest. Hats off to them. Vietnam Veterans represented 9.7% of their generation. then youd carry an extra 200 rounds of M60 ammo for the machine gunner , plus drag grenades , one smoke grenade plus etc. Every mission, I had the same thought. Staying alive was kinda of important. They were well-armed, well-trained and knew how to fight. I never saw any correlation as to what MOS a soldier was and their survival rate. One afternoon, while Company B was still in the Tuy Hoa area, we received orders to gather up our gear and get ready to board choppers for an assault into a hot landing zone. It began just as, it was getting dark. I won a few times, and even when I did not I benefited from handling the gun under stress. Four platoons in a rifle company. Information presented by SFC (Ret) David Hack. Vietnam War soldiers endured many hardships and faced many problems. And yes, please God, bless America. Thanks for the reply. 4329 0 obj
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sweep team,then I heard the choppers and they were blowing the hell out in the tree line then it just got so quiet like nothing The helicopter provided unprecedented mobility. Thats why I never understand people talking about survivors guilt it should have been me, why him? etc. Nevertheless, I swung No. John Doever I may not have hit anyone that day, but I am certain that No. The last American troops departed in their entirety 29 March 1973. Ha Ha always enjoyed being a volunteer! I always felt that Infantry units were in more danger because of ambush issues and no permanent defensive structures. Much smaller income differentials in life expectancy, 0.2 to 3.6 life-years smaller for Veterans in 2010-17 are estimated. As a point of reference, Patterson explained that combat troops in World War II, on average, spent 36 days in a combat environment; the average infantryman in Vietnam spent 245 days in constant. I just wanted to get off No. As I made my way to the river, I saw a VC guerrilla jump into the water on the other side. S/F, There were no door gunners on dustoffs. Me molesta que mis padres no ______ (cuidar) su alimentacin.. 3. Both my tours were in the Delta (IV Corps) where the only ground troops were regular ARVNs and RUFF/PUFFS. See also: Population Appx: 6 months in, all of the 543d TC joined forces with the 572d TC. An Hinglish word (Hindi/English). Five men killed in Vietnam were only 16 years old. Surrounded by an enemy battalion, our hopelessly outnumbered platoon waged a desperate battle for survival. The Australian Vietnam veteran study assessed the postservice mortality of 19 205 Vietnam veterans and 25 677 non-Vietnam veterans through 1981. We were in2dBn 503d . Some unfortunately also came home with physical scars. You just do the best job you can and if you got hit, so be it! In Service to My Men | Article | The United States Army TONY DISAGREED> hE SAID TAKE A 19 YEAR OLD, WHO HAS JUST TAKEN TWO ROUNDS TO HIS BODY, And IS watching his best friend die from multiple, bleeding wounds he wont give a shit about the Geneva Convention. I saw aircraft loaded with troops explode in mid-air. No. What were the life expectancies of soldiers during the Vietnam War? The Department of Defense Vietnam War Service Index officially provided by The War Library originally reported with errors that 2,709,918 U.S. military personnel as having served in-country. He retired in 2012 and lives in Delray Beach, Florida. 2 Gun.. 74% say they would serve again, even knowing the outcome. I was a grunt with c co. 4/31 196th it inf bade. You were a Great RTO. Ive always considered myself damn lucky to make it out alive. Stop staring at your computer already, get up. 1 gun and was hoping it would stay that way. I had to rely on my gun more than before. This has been going on for about a week Every time I try to watch a video on Youtube from my laptop I get instantly redirected to "gslbeacon.ligit.com." Whether they produced battlefield images of the dead or daguerreotype portraits of common soldiers, []. 3 Answers C5H5N in water > C5H5NH+ & OH- Kb = [C5H5NH+] [OH-] / [C5H5N] 1.5e-9 = [x] 1. Lived too tell about it. It was just north of Saigon. Enemy fire greeted as us as soon as we landed near the village. https://www.historynet.com/no-1-gun-an-m60-machine-gunner-in-vietnam-tells-his-story/, Jerrie Mock: Record-Breaking American Female Pilot, When 21 Sikh Soldiers Fought the Odds Against 10,000 Pashtun Warriors, Few Red Tails Remain: Tuskegee Airman Dies at 96. His body was torn to pieces. Terrified, I dropped down as fast as I could, pulling the gun and two ammo belts of 100 rounds apiece on top of me as I fell back into the dry streambed. I personally carried 300 rounds of ammo at all times, one belt in the gun and two across my chest. Now, the wisdom of this soldier tough but humanly compassionate warrior ethos can be assessed through the 2d Bn recordNO complaints about mistreatment of prisonerswhile achieving the most combat SUCCESSES IN THE BRIGADE. We all die, so its not even worth worrying about when in my opinion, id rather do something that i knew was worth it and risk dieing instead of living in fear of death. 1: physical position (in the field / column) HistoryNet.com is brought to you by HistoryNet LLC, the worlds largest publisher of history magazines. Needless too say I depended on Sgt. If you have other information let me know. RIght there and the NVA we were usually up against knew this. May they rest in peace. I served in A Company 3/22 of the 3rd Brigade 4th Infantry 12/66, then Hq Co 2/12 of the 3rd Brigade 25th Inf until the night of the TET offensive end of January 1968 and returned home July 18 1968. Americans who deliberately killed civilians received prison sentences while Communists who did so received commendations. At age 55, World War 2 Veterans I flew Dustoff and our unit did not have M60s for protection, nor did any other Dustoff unit that Im aware of. Change). Were talking averages, obviously so, an RTO, with an expectancy of 5 seconds (!) I did worry about the strength of my flax vest. Both served in A 2/18 1st Infantry Division. 2 Gun team, Ranallo and May, without any support. The average age of the 58,148 US Servicemembers killed in Vietnam was 23.11 years (CACF) Going backwards (Apr. I wasnt aware that they kept life expectancy statistics. This is excellent! Well, according to current mortality and morbidity statistics for the USright around 77.5 Years! Two of my closest friends in the company, Spc. Different jobs have different life expectancy. We were told in training that the life expectancy of a machine gunner was about seven seconds from the moment the first round was fired. Welcome Home Roger. The 4th Platoons single machine gun crewthe platoon had entered the fight short a gunhad been killed in the fighting, and I was to be moved there. Overview - Medics and Corpsmen - Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund Not long after the artillery barrage ended, the North Vietnamese swept through 4th Platoon and executed some of the survivors. As I remember it the life expectancy was based on after the ambush was sprung or the fire fight started. Deltoid muscle _____ 2. The most comprehensive and authoritative history site on the Internet. As we were, steadily building up, our area for protection. I was a REMF but Ive heard of 05Cs that were stuck out in the boonies on a firebase. 87% of Americans hold Vietnam Veterans in high esteem. I have a fried Who is killed in Vietnam six months before I got there cause of death was other how would I find out since his parents are long gone, Do a search for his name n Coffeltdatabase.org, Sir, would you mind me translating this into Spanish and getting it posted in our blog? I lost my cherry very early. 8h%5HF8r,X'q#Vtgz%)P/Oi#rU(uO&*Xx1t^=xVLi three, he believes he is doing what his country wants him to dojust like you So you better damn well treat him with the compassion you want for you!! You seen the enemy you shots him and vice versa. Database. Shortly before 11 a.m. on May 18, the point squad in Company Bs 2nd Platoon spotted three NVA soldiers walking on a trail near the Cambodian border and attempted to capture them, but the NVA dashed off into the jungle. What was the life expectancy of a point man in Vietnam? The average life expectancy of a Soviet soldier during the height of the battle was just 24 hours. 1 Gun. Great reading. Statistics about the Vietnam War - VHPA The man with the carbine immediately dropped it, and the two VC surrendered. He decided to stay even though he had a deep feeling he wasnt going to make it. (Getty Images) Most war stories are about soldiers and battles. The machine guns were numbered within each platoon. Around 3 p.m., when Grandstaff realized we were about to be overrun, he called in artillery right on top of our location. Naturally I was excited at the opportunity to join Sanzone, but at the same time I hated leaving 2nd Platoons No. How could we lose a war we had already stopped fighting? Arthur Parker and Spc. The CACF is the basis for the Vietnam Veterans Memorial (The Wall): Average age of 58,148 killed in Vietnam was 23.11 years. Vietnam War soldiers . He said fighting was especially deadly in the war-torn city of Bakhmut, dubbed "the meat . This is not Vietnam where a machine gunners life expectancy was short because you had an entire army shooting at them. Flipping the safety off, I scanned the jungle in front of me. Also , it I might add that the, Government big wigs, have a quota [percentage]of a lot of the Military equipment etc that had a certain amount of time to function until it was disable, blow up, wrecked, junk, etc. PDF Sobering Statistics Concerning Vietnam Vets As of April 2016 This was another example in the Vietnam War of an inaccuracy becoming the perceived truth. It had a crew of 4 (forward gunner, the coxswain (steering and driving) and the two aft gunners. Answer (1 of 12): It heavily depends. The group found the first man killed and carried him up the hill, placing his body right next to me. Sholly finally agreed and stated that the next time we received replacements I could give one of them my M60. hb```8fB cBLd2>Tb jz1@E; aK6Tmc.Nn"&gn7hj'wm,h d6p4u0`&88:,TMV&
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From a military standpoint, it was almost an unprecedented performance. Really? Please do not send samples. THANKS! 15 May he was killed by friendly fire, and a host of us were WIA, myself included. The trailer for Fury claims that the average life expectancy of an Be glad you served with a soldiers soldier like LTC Herbert. Half of the company hopped off the Huey on one side of the river, and the rest exited on the other side. We flew north, then made a stop, in Cam Rahn Bay. Military history of African Americans in the Vietnam War 1 gun! Everyone laughed. Radiomen in the Vietnam War faced a 5-second life expectancy We had 5 kias and roughly 50 wounded in our company so about one in three got hit. Our 5th night there, the AMMO area started burning / blowing up. I was sitting on the ground one day trying to dry out my gear and better configure my ruck when my squad leader came walking over to me and said, Gow, youve got the radio. As he turned and walked away! Carrying a dead man some 300 yards through thick jungle in 100-degree heat was extraordinarily difficult. 1 Gun kept a lot of enemy heads down. Here is an 18 The average man who fought in World War II was 26 years of age. When Apache Snow began, I was an RTO, after Airborne, and before the CA on Dong Ap Bia, I became the AG for Roeski. At this time- senior Army leadership ordered us all to read the Geneva Convention to our troops because of the My Lai debachle. I always found life expectancy numbers interesting in that I could never find any supporting information that could be validated. Shea's gallantry in action at the cost of his life were in keeping with the highest traditions of the military service and reflect great credit upon . What Was It Like To Hump The Boonies in Vietnam? means: 1 gets killed the 1st second, another one after 9 seconds avg. As the entire platoon hit the ground, I saw guys crawling back toward me. What was the life expectency of a private soldier in vietnam?