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Best Friends LCpl. Endicott, LCpl. Vershelden and LCpl. Overstreet.
Best Moment Promotion to Cpl on 1 October 1966. R&R to Manila, followed closely by the Freedom Bird back to the states on 10 November 1966!
Worst Moment Handling Capt. Carrol's body at Graves Registration at Dong Ha. Losing one of my Marines to a "cook-off" while on an EOD mission!
Chain of Command The SSgt. "booked" back to Danang after a couple of probes, then I got promoted to Cpl. and became NCOIC of sorts. There were 2 Cpls. in the Field Message Center in Dong Ha but they rarely wandered out of the "secure area" except for beer call!
Other Memories Landed in Danang on 22 March 1966 via the LST Washoe County and reported in to FLSG-Alpha. April was hotter than hades! Did perimeter security at night at the Dog Patch checkpoint with 3/3. In May two of us were sent to the top of Hill 327 with 2 Shore Party Marines tp provide a 24 hour Radio Relay site. Part of the Command Chrolology of FLC Jul 1966: Commenced direct supply support of Second Battalion, First Marines at Dong Ha. This developed into Operation "Hastings" a Multi-Battalion search and destroy mission, on 15 July 1966,the LSA - under OPCON of 3d Shore Party Battalion was augmented with FLSG-A personnel. There are presently two (2) Officers and sixty-one (61) Enlisted personnel from FLSG-A at Dong Ha. Supply support for Operation Hastings is still continuing.
