5th Infantry Regiment

25th Infantry Division

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A FEW EXCERPTS FROM HIS DIARY!

Tuesday                                                                                                August 20, 1968
Today was one of the saddest days of my life.  First off we went on a sweep through the rubber plantation and found 8 N.V.A.  after we finished our sweep we rested and the 4/23 was in trouble again.  They called in air strike and artillery.  After that we went on and tried to sweep.  We had tracks on line and one men sweep.  Our I-6 was killed (Lt. Connell).  After that they finally realized it was time to get out.  I fell apart after that and cried.  It’s not a war it’s suicide.  The Lord is with us.

Wednesday                                                                                        August 21, 1968
Today I drove and I’ll tell ya it’s not the best.  Our guys were on a sweep first about all day.  4/23 were surrounded by NVA and were hit bad.  I believe that they lost 4 guys and 5 wounded.  Our guys went to help.  On the afternoon we had around 700 - 800 ArvnRangers Eagle flighted in.  they were to stay with us a couple of days.  This was one of our biggest missions yet.  We don’t know how many body count.  God Bless Us All.

Thursday                                                                                              August 22, 1968
Today we went and sweep almost all the way to Dau Taing.  C company was really hit bad.  They had 3 medics wounded.  They got body count of 180 so that wasn’t too bad.  We got wounded 100 body count all together.  The Arvn Rangers swept my side the road.  In the evening, the company came to Artillery base camp. 1st and 2nd had to go in bushes, the tracks went along.  I let Blinky drive all day.  I had my ear checked and it was punctured.  God help us all.  Rick’s on line again.

Friday                                                                                                    August 23, 1968
Today our Company meet with the rest of the battalion.  It was really great.  We sweep through an area that C. Company really got hit in bad.  Co C. lost 18 guys and 21 wounded.  They had 8 tracks ruined too.  Today was the first day that we’ve gotten any mail..  I got 6 letters from Sharon, Mom and Shorty, Dolly, Marsha, Karen, and Mrs. Beahr, Janeen, Joann B, Wesley.  Got packages from Sharon and Marsha.  Got newspaper too.  We made Battalion Perimeter.

Saturday                                                                                              August 24, 1968
Today we didn’t do too much.  We were up at 5:00 and driving.  We were a blocking for the Wolf Hounds.  After that we had to sweep an area.  We got off for two hours and then they sweep 500 meters again.  I cleaned out the track.  In the evening we came to Dia Twing.  YEH.  I got  mail from Gail and 2 from Sharon, cookies from Arlene and Wesley.  I wrote to Sharon and Annie K.  sent Sharon 3 pictures took a shower for the first time in 8 days.  God bless.

Sunday                                                                                                 August 25, 1968
Today we were on a sweep and blocking force.  The Wolf Hounds were sweeping an area and we were to be blocking force for them.  in the afternoon our Co.  went on a sweep.  I wrote letters to dolly, Shorty, and Nick Wesly, Marsha, and Mom, Karen B, Boots.  I got mail from Barb Schield, Marlys, Karen B., Lea, Barb Schott.  She sent me 3 pictures too.  Wow.  In the evening 1st platoon had security on the bridge outside.  Dale Tiny, Blinky, and I were at the dispensary.

Monday                                                                                                August 26, 1968
Well Today I took off and did nothing.  Topp got me in a hell lot of trouble today.  My track stayed back and I didn’t pull any maintenance so that was bad too.  I went to the P.X. and ordered flowers for Ian from Blinky.  They were for her birthday.  I got 3 rolls of film too.  I went to the dentist and have to go back seven days.  Our Co. went out and were back about five o’clock.  Did nothing but sweep.  I wrote to Sharon, Janeen, Barb, and Lea.  I got letters from Sharon (2), Kitty, terry, Klenesrude.  21 track hit a mine, 5 guys hurt.

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