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Yes. I believe that the 1st black guy in front of the Ammo box is me. Keep in mind that these events occured almost 44 years ago. I arrived at Camp Evans around August 3 or 4, 1968 from An Khe. I was assigned the 3rd platoon by CPT Meara. I remember returning from a patrol and another unit that was parallel to mine tripped a large bobby trap and either severely wounded or killed two fellow soldiers.Were you with the platoon when we rescued a 4 man LRRP team? The team spent the night with us and was left behind the next morning. That was the worst feeling I ever had. About a day or two after the completion of LZ Billie, I was replaced by a heavy set LT with a moustache, who suffered from heat exhaustion. I moved to the weapons platoon and then reassigned to MACV.
Do you remember the incident in the rubber plantation where a gentleman in what appeared to be a white tennis outfit engaged in a heated conversation with CPT Meara.
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Hi Steve. I am happy to hear from you. I have a picture of me and SFC Castro at Camp Evans in ’68. I am quite sure we knew each other. SPC Mott was the platoon medic if I am not mistaken. Willie Brown was the M-60 gunner. Kenneth Citelli was a squad leader, so was James Poole. Were you with the platoon during a period of heavy rain when we were stranded for perhaps a week in the foothills around Camp Evans? I don’t remember our first sgt’s name however, I believe he and another trooper brought supplies on a ”mule” to our position in the hills.
Who was the slender rifleman with blond hair and a moustache? There was another member of the platoon who was well know for chasing down one of our adversaries and dispatching him with a .45. This happened prior to my arrival and I can’t remember his name. I also met CPT Meara’s brother LTC John Meara in Montgomery when he attended a career school at Maxwell AFB. He invited me for dinner where I met his lovely wife. Sir, if you read this thanks again for an outstanding dinner.
Steve, my phone number is in a tweet I sent you. If you have the time give me call one of these daysIn reply to - steve petty posted an update: To hgreen. we probably knew each other. I knew SGT. castro also. I was in the third platoon and moved from camp evans and helped build LZ BILLY. I was in the firefight that killed our captain. · View -
