Comments on: Task Force Dorland at Hill 63 During the Vietnam War http://www.historynet.com/task-force-dorland-at-hill-63-during-the-vietnam-war.htm?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=task-force-dorland-at-hill-63-during-the-vietnam-war From the World's Largest History Magazine Publisher Wed, 15 Feb 2012 02:15:35 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: Bii Boyatt (Doc) http://www.historynet.com/task-force-dorland-at-hill-63-during-the-vietnam-war.htm#comment-788317 Bii Boyatt (Doc) Sun, 05 Feb 2012 21:27:44 +0000 #comment-788317 I was the medic with 3rd platoon bco 4/31 and was at the scene when the machine gun was pulled out of that hole and the grenade was dropped in killing the NVA. Don,t remember names of the brave comrades who did that but they got a real war trophy that day. The comrade who pulled the weapon out of that NVA's hand wanted to keep it and bring it home but was not allowed to. After this event I was called to another location where we had taken 2 casualties from our men tossing grenades in a hole an was tossed back out by the NVA wounding our men, after a couple more grenades was tossed in and back out, two brave men dropped in clay mortars at each entrance to the tunnel and was detonated by two other men and it was over for the NVA. There was alot of Heroes that day and the days that followed. I was the medic with 3rd platoon bco 4/31 and was at the scene when the machine gun was pulled out of that hole and the grenade was dropped in killing the NVA. Don,t remember names of the brave comrades who did that but they got a real war trophy that day. The comrade who pulled the weapon out of that NVA's hand wanted to keep it and bring it home but was not allowed to. After this event I was called to another location where we had taken 2 casualties from our men tossing grenades in a hole an was tossed back out by the NVA wounding our men, after a couple more grenades was tossed in and back out, two brave men dropped in clay mortars at each entrance to the tunnel and was detonated by two other men and it was over for the NVA. There was alot of Heroes that day and the days that followed.

]]> By: Lucious Clark http://www.historynet.com/task-force-dorland-at-hill-63-during-the-vietnam-war.htm#comment-782082 Lucious Clark Wed, 23 Nov 2011 06:41:39 +0000 #comment-782082 HELLO DUKE, BY ANY CHANCE DO YOU REMEMBER ME ? IF SO PLEASE REPLY. IT SEEMS I DO REMEMBER YOU IN SOME WAY......BUT IT HAS BEEN A FEW YEARS............ I WAS ASSIGNED TO DELTA CO / 3RD PLT / AS THE 3RD SQUAD LEADER FROM OCT 1967 TO FEB 68. I SUFFERED FROM A MAJOR HEARING LOST & WAS REASSIGNED TO HHC AMERICAL DIV IN CHARGE OF R & R FOR REST OF TOUR. ( SGT E-5) LUCIOUS CLARK SAINT SIMONS ISLAND, GA. HELLO DUKE,
BY ANY CHANCE DO YOU REMEMBER ME ?
IF SO PLEASE REPLY. IT SEEMS I DO REMEMBER YOU IN SOME WAY……BUT IT HAS BEEN A FEW YEARS…………
I WAS ASSIGNED TO DELTA CO / 3RD PLT / AS THE 3RD SQUAD LEADER FROM OCT 1967 TO FEB 68. I SUFFERED FROM A MAJOR HEARING LOST & WAS REASSIGNED TO HHC AMERICAL DIV IN CHARGE OF R & R FOR REST OF TOUR.

( SGT E-5) LUCIOUS CLARK
SAINT SIMONS ISLAND, GA.

]]> By: Lucious Clark http://www.historynet.com/task-force-dorland-at-hill-63-during-the-vietnam-war.htm#comment-782080 Lucious Clark Wed, 23 Nov 2011 06:27:05 +0000 #comment-782080 oh yes i do remember those battle days very well . being that i was there . and seems i remember Duke ( above) in some manner, but what & how ? I do remember the BIG BOLDERS in the hill area, one with a spider hole 1/2 way in a rice paddy & The 2 NVA troops in there are dead today. We as Delta company under Capt Mellon had first contact with this NVA unit , with my 3rd Plt & 1st or 3rd Sq on-line running point . But by luck the NVA opened fire first on the 1st or 2nd Plt ? or what Plt was on our immediate left on hill #63 or was it hill 46 ? They got the first heavy fire from the dug in NVA hedge rows . RIP. GOD BLESS OUR TROOPS !. (Sgt) Lucious Clark/ Delta Co /3rd Plt / 3rd Squad leader /1967-68 . oh yes i do remember those battle days very well .
being that i was there .
and seems i remember Duke ( above) in some manner, but what & how ?
I do remember the BIG BOLDERS in the hill area, one with a spider hole 1/2 way in a rice paddy & The 2 NVA troops in there are dead today. We as Delta company under Capt Mellon had first contact with this NVA unit , with my 3rd Plt & 1st or 3rd Sq on-line running point . But by luck the NVA opened fire first on the 1st or 2nd Plt ? or what Plt was on our immediate left on hill #63 or was it hill 46 ? They got the first heavy fire from the dug in NVA hedge rows .
RIP.
GOD BLESS OUR TROOPS !.
(Sgt) Lucious Clark/ Delta Co /3rd Plt / 3rd Squad leader /1967-68 .

]]> By: Ken Sisco http://www.historynet.com/task-force-dorland-at-hill-63-during-the-vietnam-war.htm#comment-133143 Ken Sisco Wed, 14 Oct 2009 07:38:59 +0000 #comment-133143 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. 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: Cleveland(Duke)Ducre http://www.historynet.com/task-force-dorland-at-hill-63-during-the-vietnam-war.htm#comment-53365 Cleveland(Duke)Ducre Sat, 18 Apr 2009 13:09:07 +0000 #comment-53365 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 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 http://www.historynet.com/task-force-dorland-at-hill-63-during-the-vietnam-war.htm#comment-38244 Cleveland(Duke)Ducre Tue, 03 Mar 2009 15:25:20 +0000 #comment-38244 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 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: wounded Viet Nam Vet http://www.historynet.com/task-force-dorland-at-hill-63-during-the-vietnam-war.htm#comment-13712 wounded Viet Nam Vet Sat, 11 Oct 2008 00:46:22 +0000 #comment-13712 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. 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.

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