I retired from 3M-Co., with my last assignment being Portland, Or. After a year of retirement living in Portland, my wife and I relocated to Montana, my home state. I enjoy hunting and fishing, and Montana memories of how it used to be drew me back.My family is the most important thing to me, so I look forward to all my visits with my grandkids and kids.
Other Comments:
My 3 years and 9 months of active duty in the Marines and Navy introduced me to some of the best people I have had the pleasure of meeting. I have rubbed shoulders with some very high powered, educated, well informed people from all walks of life. To be sure, my relationships and friendships with people in the military are number # 1 in my book !
Vietnam War/Counteroffensive Phase III Campaign (1967-68)/Operation Kentucky
From Month/Year
November / 1967
To Month/Year
January / 1968
Description Operation Kentucky was a multi-Battalion operation conducted by the United States Marine Corps in the area south of the DMZ in Quang Tri Province. This was another operation to secure the Con Thien area from the North Vietnamese Army (NVA). The operation ran from November 1, 1967 until February 28, 1969.
1st Battalion, 1st Marines, 2nd Battalion, 1st Marines, 1st Battalion, 3rd Marines, 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marines, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marines, 1st Battalion, 4th Marines, 2nd Battalion, 4th Marines, 3d Battalion, 4th Marines, 1st Battalion, 9th Marines, 2nd Battalion, 9th Marines, 3rd Battalion, 9th Marines, 1st and 2nd Battalions, 26th Marines and 3rd Tank Battalion anti-infiltration operation in the Leatherneck Square between Con Thien, Gio Linh, Cam Lo and Dong Ha.
My Participation in This Battle or Operation
From Month/Year
November / 1967
To Month/Year
January / 1968
Last Updated: Mar 16, 2020
Personal Memories
People You Remember 2nd Lt. Burns, Doc Cruze,PFC McKay, Cpl Parpula (sp)
Memories Jan. 18th, 1968, Mike Co. was acting as a blocking force north of the "Trace" in the Marketplace area.We were hit by about 50 rounds of 100+MM artillery, and then 70+ rounds of mortarfire ,which landed directly in our midst.We took heavy casualities but also got 160+ confirmed NVA KIA's.We had to walk our wounded back across the "Trace", because we couldn't get any medevacs to come in our landing zones. We got back to our defensive position and before we departed were hit with 250 mortar rounds and over 100+rounds of artillery and recoilless rifle fire.