I am retired . The mule died . One daughter graduated from college and another daughter has graduated with her teaching degree ,my son is in the delivery business. I put out a little art work now and then.
Other Comments:
I was never a rodeo cowboy, I was a range cowboy in charge of 500 head of mama cows and calves running on 750 thousand acres of forest service allotments.I use to work for a cattle association from May To Nov. After that I taught skiing in the winter months I was not a certified instructor but put in four years at instruction.I worked seasonal jobs ,you dont get rich in money but you do get rich in experiences.
Vietnam War/Counteroffensive Phase VI Campaign (1968-69)/Operation Taylor Common
From Month/Year
December / 1968
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February / 1969
Description Dec 6 – Mar 9 1969; 1st Battalion, 3rd Marines, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marines, 1st Battalion, 5th Marines, 2nd Battalion, 5th Marines, 3rd Battalion, 5th Marines, 2nd Battalion, 7th Marines and 2nd and 3rd Battalions, 26th Marines operation to clear the An Hoa Basin, neutralize NVA Base Area 112 and develop Fire Support Bases to interdict NVA infiltration routes leading from the Laotian border in the An Hoa Basin.
Operation Taylor Common was a search and destroy operation conducted by Task Force Yankee, a task organized force of the 1st Marine Division, during the Vietnam War from 6 December 1968 to 9 March 1969. The objective was to clear the An Hoa Basin, neutralize the North Vietnamese Army's Base Area 112 and develop Fire Support Bases (FSBs) to interdict Communist infiltration routes leading from the Laotian border.
151 US Marines were killed and 1,324 wounded. They reported 1,398 Vietnamese were killed and took 29 POW. One Marine, Lance Corporal William R. Prom, was awarded the Medal of Honor for gallantry during Taylor Common.
My Participation in This Battle or Operation
From Month/Year
January / 1969
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February / 1969
Last Updated: Mar 16, 2020
Personal Memories
People You Remember Lt Steve Hellman Plt. Cmndr. Pfc. John Klaus Herrmann Cpl. Sidney McDaniels Cpl. Kevin Kelley. Cpl. Finkle Doc. Thorson Doc Heise
Memories I was running Long range recon patrols in defense of AnHoa