Just a survivor of this battle. This was my 1st full day out with my unit D 4/31 3rd platoon. I was about 20 yards from the first vollies of the opening fire from the NVA. Fortunately I was in a squad that was told to pull rear security for the right flank. Got my 1st purple heart later that evening from some schrapnel throwing grenades down into the middle of one of the villages. Kind of like a John Kerry wound. Made it to Jan. 4th, 1968 and medivaced out to Japan and home. This was a great fighting unit with very brave soldiers.

By wounded Viet Nam Vet on Oct 10, 2008 at 8:46 pm

My name is Duke as I were called in Nam, and I served with guys like Maples, Wilson, Denney, Garvey,Skuse, Lt. Rooney,Capt. Mellon, Sgt. McWashington, and men like that from 8/67 thru 5/68 got wounded at camp Evans, hit a mine one morning an came home.God bless all you brave men.

DUKE

By Cleveland(Duke)Ducre on Mar 3, 2009 at 11:25 am

Again I Dukeof the above artical I did expected to hear from some one out there who knew me to respond and say something. But as I write this one(hello to whom)
Once again take care .
DUKE

By Cleveland(Duke)Ducre on Apr 18, 2009 at 9:09 am

Duke,
Hi!
Ol grunt here from B Co. 3/21st 196th LIB.
Don’t remember you..but the memory fades due to time!
Worked Que Son Valley in Feb. thru Spring of ‘68, with a few weeks tour up at Camp Evans, in May ‘68 (Cuviet River area)with some hard battles fought by our units.
Came back to Que Son Valley in early June and hit booby trap while scouting as point for my company…that ceased my combat duty and brought me back to the states for balance of tour.

Some great memories of some great American soldiers, for sure!

The best in Health,
Ken S.
New Port Richey,Fl.

By Ken Sisco on Oct 14, 2009 at 3:38 am