Comments on: USS Westchester County: Attacked During the Vietnam War http://www.historynet.com/uss-westchester-county-attacked-during-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: Charles A. James http://www.historynet.com/uss-westchester-county-attacked-during-the-vietnam-war.htm/comment-page-1#comment-20377 Charles A. James Fri, 05 Dec 2008 18:18:48 +0000 #comment-20377 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. 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: John Sperry http://www.historynet.com/uss-westchester-county-attacked-during-the-vietnam-war.htm/comment-page-1#comment-14895 John Sperry Fri, 24 Oct 2008 10:10:42 +0000 #comment-14895 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 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: daniel middendorf http://www.historynet.com/uss-westchester-county-attacked-during-the-vietnam-war.htm/comment-page-1#comment-14694 daniel middendorf Wed, 22 Oct 2008 23:05:33 +0000 #comment-14694 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. 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.

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