It has been almost 40 years since that night in hell that I shall
never forget. I was there. I would like to point out several items
that need further clarification but I won't. Except I would like one
enormous oversight corrected. The 34th Artillery may have been
on the ship, I don't know(at least I never saw their 105's) but I do
know that my company was there, Bravo Company, 3rd
Battalion 60th Infantry Regiment 9th Infantry Division. It
should be noted that several brave men from this unit also saved
numerous lives.

By daniel middendorf on Oct 22, 2008 at 7:05 pm

MANY ATTEMPTS HAVE BEEN MADE TO CORRECT THE INFO
REGARDING THAT BRAVO COMPANY 3RD OF THE 60TH WAS
THE INFANTRY ABOARD THE SHIP AT THE TIME OF THE
EXPLOSION. THE ORIGINAL AUTHOR OF THE ARTICLE THAT
HAS BEEN PRINTED IN THE VFW MAGAZINE, THE "VIETNAM"
MAGAZINE HAS BEEN INFORMED OF THIS ERROR. SOMEONE
SHOULD INTERVIEW THE SOLDIERS OF BRAVO COMPANY AND
TELL THEIR SIDE OF THE STORY, THEIR BERTHING
COMPARTMENTS FILLING WITH DIESEL OIL AND THE CLOSING
OF THE HATCH WITH THE SOLDIERS INSIDE AND WHAT
LARRY REED HAD TO DO TO SAVE HIS BROTHERS. I
CERTAINLY WOULD BE PLEASED TO SEND ANYONE
INTERESTED TO INTERVIEW THE MEN. THE SENIOR ARMY
OFFICER ABOARD THE SHIP AT THE TIME WAS WAS THEN CPT.
GEORGE POOLE. THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING ME TO POST THIS
COMMENT

JOHN SPERRY (PLT SSG)
B-3-60

By John Sperry on Oct 24, 2008 at 6:10 am

I was on the LST that night in Viet Nam. Altogether 7 men , including one Vietnamese Tiger Scout named Le von Ba, died. We were all members of Company B, 3RD of the 60th. Reading the account brought back some very painful memories.

By Charles A. James on Dec 5, 2008 at 2:18 pm