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This Remembrance Profile was originally created by SgtMaj Larry Isaacs - Deceased
Best Friends Doc. Carman - Sgt. Onan - Cpl. Owens - Cpl. Reynolds, Fortner Stone Waymire and many more.
Best Moment Just the idea I served with these wonderful men.
Worst Moment TR to 4th. Mobil Training Team about 30 July 68
Chain of Command Eight men from the 2nd Combined Action Group died of injuries received when their jeep ran over a land mine while enroute to Hoi An village on 09 March 1968: LtCol Francis R. Hittinger, Ocean View, VA Major William H. Beckwith, Minneapolis, MN Capt McCrea B. Tuttle, Cincinnati, OH SSgt Richard D. Feiro, Seattle, WA HMC Patrick D. Moriarty, Napa, CA Cpl Alton Thomas, Penns Grove, NJ LCpl Rickey E. Appleby, Gardena, CA LCpl Forbis P. Durant, Atoka, OK (DOW 03/10/1968) These Marines died together when their Jeep hit a mine just a click away from my compound. I sent a patrol along with another CAP to assist with the bodies. This happen a short time after I got there. Maybe 3 -4 weeks, not sure.