Comments on: Operation Meade River: Marine Search-and-Destroy Cordon of the Vietnam War http://www.historynet.com/operation-meade-river-marine-search-and-destroy-cordon-of-the-vietnam-war.htm From the World's Largest History Magazine Publisher Sun, 21 Mar 2010 03:36:10 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Larry Brown http://www.historynet.com/operation-meade-river-marine-search-and-destroy-cordon-of-the-vietnam-war.htm/comment-page-1#comment-216429 Larry Brown Sun, 07 Mar 2010 19:45:48 +0000 #comment-216429 I got in country on Oct 5, 1968. Then we went on Operation Meade River. I was with Delta Co. 1/1 1st Plt , 1st Sqd. The second time Delta Co went across the river to sweep the area 2nd Plt was point the 1st Plt and 3rd was tail end charlie. This is the best I can recall, you know time takes its toll on the memory, anyway, I remember we walked into an ambush and 2nd Plt got hit hard. We set up a 360 for 2nd to pull back to. I just happened onto this site and saw Ed Behnke's name. I wondered all these years if he made it out. I recall we were pinned down most of the day and all that night of Nov. 22. The coprman stayed with "Benky" most of the time the best I can recall and had him on his hands and knees so the blood from his neck wound would not strangle him. I recall Doc would tell him to caugh then breathe, that went on all night. Me and another marine was to try and get who I thought was the 2nd Plt radioman on a medivac chopper later that night, we didn't make it. To Hot LZ. Now I see you made it Binky. Semper Fi I got in country on Oct 5, 1968. Then we went on Operation Meade River. I was with Delta Co. 1/1 1st Plt , 1st Sqd. The second time Delta Co went across the river to sweep the area 2nd Plt was point the 1st Plt and 3rd was tail end charlie. This is the best I can recall, you know time takes its toll on the memory, anyway, I remember we walked into an ambush and 2nd Plt got hit hard. We set up a 360 for 2nd to pull back to. I just happened onto this site and saw Ed Behnke's name. I wondered all these years if he made it out. I recall we were pinned down most of the day and all that night of Nov. 22. The coprman stayed with "Benky" most of the time the best I can recall and had him on his hands and knees so the blood from his neck wound would not strangle him. I recall Doc would tell him to caugh then breathe, that went on all night. Me and another marine was to try and get who I thought was the 2nd Plt radioman on a medivac chopper later that night, we didn't make it. To Hot LZ. Now I see you made it Binky. Semper Fi

]]> By: Down the AfPak Rabbit Hole « PakPatriot http://www.historynet.com/operation-meade-river-marine-search-and-destroy-cordon-of-the-vietnam-war.htm/comment-page-1#comment-212979 Down the AfPak Rabbit Hole « PakPatriot Thu, 04 Mar 2010 18:12:27 +0000 #comment-212979 [...] on the strategically meaningless village of Marjah, which is itself a perfect re-enactment of Operation Meade River in 1968. But the callous cynicism of this war, which we described here in early December, and the [...] [...] on the strategically meaningless village of Marjah, which is itself a perfect re-enactment of Operation Meade River in 1968. But the callous cynicism of this war, which we described here in early December, and the [...]

]]> By: Afghanistan in Wonderland: Great US Victory or Down the Rabbit Hole? | Enduring America http://www.historynet.com/operation-meade-river-marine-search-and-destroy-cordon-of-the-vietnam-war.htm/comment-page-1#comment-211665 Afghanistan in Wonderland: Great US Victory or Down the Rabbit Hole? | Enduring America Wed, 03 Mar 2010 10:10:52 +0000 #comment-211665 [...] on the strategically meaningless village of Marjah, which is itself a perfect re-enactment of Operation Meade River in 1968. But the callous cynicism of this war, which we described here in early December, and the [...] [...] on the strategically meaningless village of Marjah, which is itself a perfect re-enactment of Operation Meade River in 1968. But the callous cynicism of this war, which we described here in early December, and the [...]

]]> By: e. behnke http://www.historynet.com/operation-meade-river-marine-search-and-destroy-cordon-of-the-vietnam-war.htm/comment-page-1#comment-169068 e. behnke Sun, 03 Jan 2010 02:19:16 +0000 #comment-169068 ok, so i was on the meade river operation. i don't know if i was lucky; i was shot on 22Nov68... I was the Blt. radio operator with Lt. Obrien D 1/1. i got shot in the daytime and i got out late at night. they kept shooting a the choppers. OB got hit later as well as D1/1 company radio man "nicky" i recently read a book about meade river.....12 radio operators were killed within hours of the operation...i was lucky, i was only shoot through the face and shoulder. i'll never forget Walter L. Burke a "very very young" black marine who was trying to save me and he was shot through the forehead trying to pull me out of harms way. never never forget him. killed 22Nov68...he had just got over there a month before.....just a BNG...so sorry. ok, so i was on the meade river operation. i don't know if i was lucky; i was shot on 22Nov68… I was the Blt. radio operator with Lt. Obrien D 1/1.
i got shot in the daytime and i got out late at night. they kept shooting a the choppers.
OB got hit later as well as D1/1 company radio man "nicky"
i recently read a book about meade river…..12 radio operators were killed within hours of the operation…i was lucky, i was only shoot through the face and shoulder.
i'll never forget Walter L. Burke a "very very young" black marine who was trying to save me and he was shot through the forehead trying to pull me out of harms way. never never forget him. killed 22Nov68…he had just got over there a month before…..just a BNG…so sorry.

]]> By: nick http://www.historynet.com/operation-meade-river-marine-search-and-destroy-cordon-of-the-vietnam-war.htm/comment-page-1#comment-165171 nick Sun, 27 Dec 2009 17:40:55 +0000 #comment-165171 Merry Christmas to all the Marines who survived Mead River and thier tour in the NAM. Semper Fidelis, Nick Merry Christmas to all the Marines who survived Mead River and thier tour in the NAM.

Semper Fidelis,
Nick

]]> By: F. Gesualdo http://www.historynet.com/operation-meade-river-marine-search-and-destroy-cordon-of-the-vietnam-war.htm/comment-page-1#comment-160003 F. Gesualdo Tue, 15 Dec 2009 22:46:21 +0000 #comment-160003 I was also with Delta 1/1. Operation Meade River was my first operation in Vietnam. It is hard to believe that it was 41 years ago. Words cannot discribe what happpened those 2 plus weeks in Dodge City. If you weren't there you could never understand what we all went through. Semper Fi to all of us that were there. I was also with Delta 1/1. Operation Meade River was my first operation in Vietnam. It is hard to believe that it was 41 years ago. Words cannot discribe what happpened those 2 plus weeks in Dodge City. If you weren't there you could never understand what we all went through. Semper Fi to all of us that were there.

]]> By: nick http://www.historynet.com/operation-meade-river-marine-search-and-destroy-cordon-of-the-vietnam-war.htm/comment-page-1#comment-154922 nick Sun, 06 Dec 2009 02:29:17 +0000 #comment-154922 Nick from 2nd plt. E2/7 Looking for Fisher, good Marine. How about the 2 shitbirds Green and Clark, Hiding in a hole somewhere I am sure. Nick from 2nd plt. E2/7 Looking for Fisher, good Marine. How about the 2 shitbirds Green and Clark, Hiding in a hole somewhere I am sure.

]]> By: Bruce H King http://www.historynet.com/operation-meade-river-marine-search-and-destroy-cordon-of-the-vietnam-war.htm/comment-page-1#comment-144542 Bruce H King Tue, 10 Nov 2009 14:26:53 +0000 #comment-144542 I am one of the marines,that ran Bull-dozer for this oper.there was 3 marnies and 3 army guys,we just went out an dropped every thing that grow,we wast a assinged to ARvnig unit,one nite got the s*** kicked out of us. THANK God i am still hear to tell about ,I had to dig hole and burie those deep vet-cong I am one of the marines,that ran Bull-dozer for this oper.there was 3 marnies and 3 army guys,we just went out an dropped every thing that grow,we wast a assinged to ARvnig unit,one nite got the s*** kicked out of us. THANK God i am still hear to tell about ,I had to dig hole and burie those deep vet-cong

]]> By: Operations - World War 2 Talk http://www.historynet.com/operation-meade-river-marine-search-and-destroy-cordon-of-the-vietnam-war.htm/comment-page-1#comment-137703 Operations - World War 2 Talk Mon, 26 Oct 2009 15:13:55 +0000 #comment-137703 [...] [...] [...] [...]

]]> By: Randolph Macias Jr. http://www.historynet.com/operation-meade-river-marine-search-and-destroy-cordon-of-the-vietnam-war.htm/comment-page-1#comment-120883 Randolph Macias Jr. Fri, 18 Sep 2009 22:56:25 +0000 #comment-120883 I have read all the comments by the gentlemen that served in this particular mission called Meade River, and although my father did not talk about the specifics of what he did, it was enough to torture him mentally after he came home until his death a few years ago. I admired him for enlisting instead of being drafted. I discovered that he was in Operation Meade River, and I was trying to get a feel for what he went through by reading this article, I know I will never be able to truly know, because I wasn't there. When I told him I was going to join the Army he conveyed to me his worry about my going to war in Desert Storm, and although I finished my term of enlistment without being deployed, all the time I spent in Fort Carson was training for that very purpose, and I would like to say "Thank you to all the Veterans that made it back, and of course I remember the fallen vets that didn't make it back." My father and I share the same name he was senior, and I was Junior. If anyone remembers serving with him, I would appreciate any corrospondence via my email. - randmeister@hotmail.com thanks, RMJ. I have read all the comments by the gentlemen that served in this particular mission called Meade River, and although my father did not talk about the specifics of what he did, it was enough to torture him mentally after he came home until his death a few years ago. I admired him for enlisting instead of being drafted. I discovered that he was in Operation Meade River, and I was trying to get a feel for what he went through by reading this article, I know I will never be able to truly know, because I wasn't there. When I told him I was going to join the Army he conveyed to me his worry about my going to war in Desert Storm, and although I finished my term of enlistment without being deployed, all the time I spent in Fort Carson was training for that very purpose, and I would like to say "Thank you to all the Veterans that made it back, and of course I remember the fallen vets that didn't make it back." My father and I share the same name he was senior, and I was Junior. If anyone remembers serving with him, I would appreciate any corrospondence via my email. – randmeister@hotmail.com thanks, RMJ.

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