Best Friends 3rd Platoom Marines C 1/4-Lt Ken Leone,Lt Jim Parrish(Jungle Jim) Robert Byrne(Blue) 0311 and Tim Cotrill 0311 not best friends at the time but these are two Grunt Marines I will never forget (Lp Hill 400 March 03, 1969 SFRJ. Eduardo Leija(Lahaus)Best Friend 0331Machinegunner David Perrine (Boy) Passed Away-0331 Machinegunner. Arnold Linquist (Lucious)-0331 Machinegunner. John Salter-0311 Rifleman. Aaron Martin-0311 Rifleman. Charles Fatute-0311 Rifleman. John C Gipson(Gunny Gipson)Passed Away-0311 Rifleman James Jones(Doc Bones)-Corpman David Parker-KIA Hill 400 Feb 28, RIP. William G Hall-0351 Radioman. Carlos Sanchez-0311 Rifleman. David Dawson-0311 Rifleman. William J Davis-0311 Rifleman. Wiley F Kennedy-0311 Rifleman. John E Kennedy-Passed Away 0311 Rifleman, (Radioman and M-79man). John M Kennedy-0311- Rifleman. Jerome English-0311 Rifleman Willie Hill-0311 Rifleman. Robert E Johnson-0311 Rifleman. Jessie Castillo-0331 Machinegunner. Marvin D Lee-0331 Machinegunner Hill 484- March 5,1969. Mike(Jake)Jacobs-0311 Rifleman(Passed Away) Bruce Salisbury-0311-Rifleman. Doug Kincy-0311-Rifleman. Karl Cooper-0311- Rifleman. Ray Norman-0311-Rifleman. William Kinder-0311-Rifleman. Tim Looney-0351-Radioman for LT Parrish. Rick Dodd-0311-Rifleman. Sgt Fred Harris-0311 Rifleman. Tom Kirsch-0311 Rifleman. Ray Norman-0311 Rifleman. Don Dececco-0311 Rifleman. Micheal Biehl-0311 Rifleman. Ernie Cash-0331 Machinegunner. Tom Sladkey-0311 Rifleman. Will Davis 0311-Rifleman. Joe Daniel-0311 Rifleman. Gilbert Mastera 0311 Rifleman Eddie Downs M-79.Austin Johnson-0311 Rifleman,Gilbert Martinez-0311 Ronald
Ramirez 0311-Rifleman Rifleman,Ismael V Gomez-0331 Machinegunner. (Many more names and places I cannot remember but they are never forgotten) SFRJ Semper Fi to 1st Plt,2nd Plt,3rd Plt, Charlie 1/4,Lima 3/4, Command,Corpman,Chopper Pilots,and anyone I may have forgotten.
Best Moment Day I left Vietnam. Oct 23,1969. Day I left Okinawa Japan Jan 1970. El Toro Marine Base California 1970. Home Sweet Home Roch NY USA. 40+Years later when Robert Byrne(Blue)C1/4 e-mailed me on the internet.
Worst Moment LP Hill 400 Chopper Hill and Hill 484 LZ Mack or Mutters Ridge FEB 28-MARCH 6, 1969.
Chain of Command Skipper Lt James Herron XO Lt Karl Marlantes 3rd Plt Lt Ken Leone 2nd Plt Lt Tom Noel 1st Plt Lt Richard Porello,Lt Karl Marlantes)
Other Memories Robert Byrne(Blue) and Tim Cotrill LP Night of March 3, 1969 and Final Assault Hill 484 March 5, 1969. Many long Patrols 3rd Platoon had off Catapult Mt some even over night LT Parrish in Command. Operation Purple Martin Lasting about 88 days search and clear operation Charlie Co spent over 50 consecutive days in bush on this operation.
