Description Apr 1 – 11; 1st Battalion, 3rd Marines search and destroy operation near Thuong Guc, 40 km southwest of Da Nang, Quảng Nam Province.
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Last Updated: Mar 16, 2020
Personal Memories
People You Remember S/Sgt.Thurman Owens,L/Cpl Daniel Piotrowski,Cpl.Gary Nail (All KIA)
Memories Unfortunately was witness to above.1 April 1966. S/Sgt.Owens charged a booby-trapped gate; Ski was arm's length to my right, AK head shot front to back; Gary in downed evac chopper, incoming WP mortar round.