Comments on: Vietnam War: Operation Dewey Canyon http://www.historynet.com/vietnam-war-operation-dewey-canyon.htm From the World's Largest History Magazine Publisher Sat, 21 Nov 2009 06:03:12 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: LCPL JIM MANNING http://www.historynet.com/vietnam-war-operation-dewey-canyon.htm/comment-page-1#comment-137344 LCPL JIM MANNING Sun, 25 Oct 2009 12:10:02 +0000 #comment-137344 warner,slightly remember them making us chow at night.remember that they were so noisy that lines were told to open fire to hush them up.Got quiet after that. not sure which op.we were on; think dewey Canyon.what part of texas are you from.Had friend from Brownvill visit me a few months after nam.name was cpl.martin.Wish had your E mail feel like I am tying up this site.Staff sgt.britt was in hole with me when mac was kia.gunny sgt.robinson was a hell of a leader. Do you remember lt.brossy? was from atlanta . will try to leave my E mail jim.manning@cox.net.Take care brother. Jim warner,slightly remember them making us chow at night.remember that they were so noisy that lines were told to open fire to hush them up.Got quiet after that. not sure which op.we were on; think dewey Canyon.what part of texas are you from.Had friend from Brownvill visit me a few months after nam.name was cpl.martin.Wish had your E mail feel like I am tying up this site.Staff sgt.britt was in hole with me when mac was kia.gunny sgt.robinson was a hell of a leader. Do you remember lt.brossy? was from atlanta . will try to leave my E mail jim.manning@cox.net.Take care brother. Jim

]]> By: Warner DeFord http://www.historynet.com/vietnam-war-operation-dewey-canyon.htm/comment-page-1#comment-135366 Warner DeFord Sun, 18 Oct 2009 11:20:14 +0000 #comment-135366 Jim. ... Remember our little ARVN friends we ate and tried to sing Vietnamese love songs with that would make us coffee and bring it to us in the mornings ..... I remember that you and I were adopted by a couple of those little guys.... The one that hung around me was named Duc and was fathered by a Japanese father toward the end of World War II during the occupation..... They knew we had been without food for days and when there was any there was very little and they shared with us.... I often wonder how that little guy is doing..... S/F Take care brother. Dee in Texas. Jim. … Remember our little ARVN friends we ate and tried to sing Vietnamese love songs with that would make us coffee and bring it to us in the mornings ….. I remember that you and I were adopted by a couple of those little guys…. The one that hung around me was named Duc and was fathered by a Japanese father toward the end of World War II during the occupation….. They knew we had been without food for days and when there was any there was very little and they shared with us…. I often wonder how that little guy is doing….. S/F Take care brother. Dee in Texas.

]]> By: LCPL JIM MANNING http://www.historynet.com/vietnam-war-operation-dewey-canyon.htm/comment-page-1#comment-135099 LCPL JIM MANNING Sat, 17 Oct 2009 13:55:52 +0000 #comment-135099 semper fi marine hope u here from buddies in 2/9. have heard from friends from 3/9 and has been unreal. all 9th marines in dewey canyon all brothers. will will never forget the hardships and the fond memories of our brothers in combat;ohh rah from roanke va. semper fi marine hope u here from buddies in 2/9. have heard from friends from 3/9 and has been unreal. all 9th marines in dewey canyon all brothers. will will never forget the hardships and the fond memories of our brothers in combat;ohh rah from roanke va.

]]> By: lawrence noon http://www.historynet.com/vietnam-war-operation-dewey-canyon.htm/comment-page-1#comment-133486 lawrence noon Wed, 14 Oct 2009 19:04:05 +0000 #comment-133486 i was with echo 2/9 on op dewey canyon for entire op,i remember looking into laos at night and seeing the nva trucks,i remember all the nva gear we found,they had so much,and i remember lz stud,i know that it became vandergrift,it was always stud to me semper fi,i'll be in dc with 2/9 marine corp bd i was with echo 2/9 on op dewey canyon for entire op,i remember looking into laos at night and seeing the nva trucks,i remember all the nva gear we found,they had so much,and i remember lz stud,i know that it became vandergrift,it was always stud to me semper fi,i’ll be in dc with 2/9 marine corp bd

]]> By: Henry Gross http://www.historynet.com/vietnam-war-operation-dewey-canyon.htm/comment-page-1#comment-123773 Henry Gross Wed, 23 Sep 2009 22:17:33 +0000 #comment-123773 Warner, Thanks for the kind words! They mean a lot. I'm having the same "bits and pieces" type memories come and go through my mind too. Sometimes I can put a supposed logical sequence to things and then I read things that you and the rest of the men who served with India have to say and I think "how could I have missed that". A few years ago after I retired, I went to a psychologist to see if I could sort things out. I always had the feeling there were things lying just beyond the back of my eyes that wanted to become clear but could'nt. She said "the subconcious mind protects us from the realities we have experienced that could literally drive us mad if we had to deal with them again". I think she was right! Again, thanks for the kind words and remember that you all had to deal with things, some of which are better left in the subconscious. Regards, Hank Warner,

Thanks for the kind words! They mean a lot.

I’m having the same “bits and pieces” type memories come and go through my mind too. Sometimes I can put a supposed logical sequence to things and then I read things that you and the rest of the men who served with India have to say and I think “how could I have missed that”.

A few years ago after I retired, I went to a psychologist to see if I could sort things out. I always had the feeling there were things lying just beyond the back of my eyes that wanted to become clear but could’nt. She said “the subconcious mind protects us from the realities we have experienced that could literally drive us mad if we had to deal with them again”. I think she was right!

Again, thanks for the kind words and remember that you all had to deal with things, some of which are better left in the subconscious.

Regards,

Hank

]]> By: Warner DeFord http://www.historynet.com/vietnam-war-operation-dewey-canyon.htm/comment-page-1#comment-123712 Warner DeFord Wed, 23 Sep 2009 19:41:08 +0000 #comment-123712 Lt. Gross..... You were a great platoon commander, it showed when I knew you were in Vietnam and it shows in what you just said..... I was at one time or another the 1/4 in every company in 3/9 and you are one of three P/Cs that I can both recall the name of and visualise.... My last memory of you was when you went to talk to Captain Arroyo at the end on March 28th 1969 and I could see the toll taken on you that day..... There was a guy with you that stopped to talk with me that had been wounded on Dewey Canyon and recently returned from being hospitalized in Japan.... You and he walked back toward the lines and I took a picture of you two standing on the crest of the ridge line scoping things out and seconds later a mortar round hit close enough to the two of you that he was wounded and had to be carried to where he could be medevaced.... He was the second person that day with a premonition that I'd spoken to.... I don't think that his wound was life threatening but he kept yelling at me saying" I told you so..... You and he were standing so close I thought you'd been hit also...... The intensity and insanity of what we went through scrambles up the order and time of so much I saw or experienced....A lot of what I remember is bits and pieces but I do remember more about India company than any of the others and I remember you as being an intelligent competent and caring officer that should have have no doubts whatsoever about doing enough...... You might have known me as Dee, 1/4, DeFord or Red Baron.........Semper Fi........ And a hand salute to you sir.........Warner DeFord Lt. Gross….. You were a great platoon commander, it showed when I knew you were in Vietnam and it shows in what you just said….. I was at one time or another the 1/4 in every company in 3/9 and you are one of three P/Cs that I can both recall the name of and visualise…. My last memory of you was when you went to talk to Captain Arroyo at the end on March 28th 1969 and I could see the toll taken on you that day….. There was a guy with you that stopped to talk with me that had been wounded on Dewey Canyon and recently returned from being hospitalized in Japan…. You and he walked back toward the lines and I took a picture of you two standing on the crest of the ridge line scoping things out and seconds later a mortar round hit close enough to the two of you that he was wounded and had to be carried to where he could be medevaced…. He was the second person that day with a premonition that I’d spoken to…. I don’t think that his wound was life threatening but he kept yelling at me saying” I told you so….. You and he were standing so close I thought you’d been hit also…… The intensity and insanity of what we went through scrambles up the order and time of so much I saw or experienced….A lot of what I remember is bits and pieces but I do remember more about India company than any of the others and I remember you as being an intelligent competent and caring officer that should have have no doubts whatsoever about doing enough…… You might have known me as Dee, 1/4, DeFord or Red Baron………Semper Fi…….. And a hand salute to you sir………Warner DeFord

]]> By: Henry Gross http://www.historynet.com/vietnam-war-operation-dewey-canyon.htm/comment-page-1#comment-122943 Henry Gross Tue, 22 Sep 2009 17:07:10 +0000 #comment-122943 Warner, "Kitten" was a white marine from the north eastern part of the country. He was quite a character with an "attitude". The kind of guy you would expect to be a marine. His last name may have begun with "H". For the life of me, I wish I could remember it. I can see his face in my mind as clear as day. He called me while I was stationed at Lejeune and we talked. He had recuperated from the shrapnel wounds and was working for the Post Office. I have a good picture of Mac and Gunny Robinson along with a third marine, all sitting or standing in front of a half assed bunker at KeGia Bridge. I wish there was some way to get a copy to you guys. I'm pushing the emotional envelope coming back to this website the way it is. Revisiting these memories are not the easiest thing for me. I did my best when I was there but sometimes feel it was not enough. Regards, Hank Warner,

“Kitten” was a white marine from the north eastern part of the country. He was quite a character with an “attitude”. The kind of guy you would expect to be a marine. His last name may have begun with “H”. For the life of me, I wish I could remember it. I can see his face in my mind as clear as day.

He called me while I was stationed at Lejeune and we talked. He had recuperated from the shrapnel wounds and was working for the Post Office.

I have a good picture of Mac and Gunny Robinson along with a third marine, all sitting or standing in front of a half assed bunker at KeGia Bridge. I wish there was some way to get a copy to you guys. I’m pushing the emotional envelope coming back to this website the way it is. Revisiting these memories are not the easiest thing for me. I did my best when I was there but sometimes feel it was not enough.

Regards,

Hank

]]> By: Warner DeFord http://www.historynet.com/vietnam-war-operation-dewey-canyon.htm/comment-page-1#comment-122551 Warner DeFord Tue, 22 Sep 2009 00:43:41 +0000 #comment-122551 Lt Gross , That morning Sgt. Britt and I Walked from our position to the army C.P. and when 1st platoon got there I just hung out talking to Larry Peruso until Capt. Arroyo had me come to the L.Z. for the lift.... Larry had a strong premonition that he would die that day and pretty much told me his life story in a matter of minutes..... He was resigned to it and not afraid but knew it would hurt his family..... It took me 17 years to find his brother Russell who had taken him in and raised him when their parents died.... Was "Kitten" a black kid that Britt called Geraldine? Lt Gross , That morning Sgt. Britt and I Walked from our position to the army C.P. and when 1st platoon got there I just hung out talking to Larry Peruso until Capt. Arroyo had me come to the L.Z. for the lift…. Larry had a strong premonition that he would die that day and pretty much told me his life story in a matter of minutes….. He was resigned to it and not afraid but knew it would hurt his family….. It took me 17 years to find his brother Russell who had taken him in and raised him when their parents died…. Was “Kitten” a black kid that Britt called Geraldine?

]]> By: Warner DeFord http://www.historynet.com/vietnam-war-operation-dewey-canyon.htm/comment-page-1#comment-121026 Warner DeFord Sat, 19 Sep 2009 04:44:33 +0000 #comment-121026 Hello Jim... I have a picture of you holding the remains of that rifle the night we got back to Vandegrift.... Everthing Doc Sprouse and I had was riddled with shrapnel except for what we had in the immediate area where we slept... Mike was the first person I saw when I came out of the bunker but our ears were ringing so bad we hadn't heard him yelling and waited to be sure no more rounds came in before we came out ... I had put sand bags on that open corner that morning or Doc Sprouse and I would both have been KIAs... I read your tribute to Mike on TWS.... I have tried to get in touch with you for a long time and have seen post by you on a few websites.... Man you can't believe all of the memories that are flashing through my mind right now.... My email address is on my profile page at TWS and I'd really like to talk sometime.... Red Baron.... Semper Fi Hello Jim… I have a picture of you holding the remains of that rifle the night we got back to Vandegrift…. Everthing Doc Sprouse and I had was riddled with shrapnel except for what we had in the immediate area where we slept… Mike was the first person I saw when I came out of the bunker but our ears were ringing so bad we hadn’t heard him yelling and waited to be sure no more rounds came in before we came out … I had put sand bags on that open corner that morning or Doc Sprouse and I would both have been KIAs… I read your tribute to Mike on TWS…. I have tried to get in touch with you for a long time and have seen post by you on a few websites…. Man you can’t believe all of the memories that are flashing through my mind right now…. My email address is on my profile page at TWS and I’d really like to talk sometime…. Red Baron…. Semper Fi

]]> By: LCPL JIM MANNING http://www.historynet.com/vietnam-war-operation-dewey-canyon.htm/comment-page-1#comment-120993 LCPL JIM MANNING Sat, 19 Sep 2009 03:20:38 +0000 #comment-120993 Warner was it your hole that took direct hit on Tiger Mountain? I remember M16 was destroyed and luckly you were not in it. Remember everyone walking and looking inthe hole.great to hear from you.Jim manning Warner was it your hole that took direct hit on Tiger Mountain? I remember M16 was destroyed and luckly you were not in it. Remember everyone walking and looking inthe hole.great to hear from you.Jim manning

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