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1970
From the Daily Journals of the 1/14th
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1-Jan-1970 |
Camp Enarie
New Year's
Day at Camp Enarie from the photos of David "Doc" Brown
Camp Enarie
(Pleiku) from the photos of Randy Bauman
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Jan 1970 |
The 4th Infantry Division relocated from Pleiku to An
Khe.
Convoy
from the photos of Randy Bauman
Base Camp at An
Khe from the photos of (Sgt.) Don Price
Camp Radcliff/An
Khe Base Camp from photos of Randy Bauman
LZ Tuffy
from photos of Randy Bauman
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Mar/Apr 1970 |
Hard Times (Bravo)
LZ Hard
Times from photos of David "Doc" Brown
LZ Hard
Times from the photos of Randy Bauman
LZ Hard Times/Another
View from the photos of Wayne Muhr C Btry 6/29th
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Late April 1970 |
Battalion Commander, LTC Andrew
Simko, was killed in a helicopter crash, during a
multi-battalion encirclement operation North of AnKhe. He was
followed by temporary Battalion Commander, LTC
Robert Naylor. The 4 rifle company commanders at that time
were: Cpt. Jimmy Wheeler, Alpha Co;
Cpt. Jerry Roberts, B Co;
Cpt. Gordon Anderson, Charlie Co;
and Cpt. Bob Pickett,
Delta Co..
14th INFANTRY PRESS
COVERAGE: April-Oct: by Stephen Heck
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May 1970 |
Into Cambodia... Operation "Tame The West"
"One Man's Memory of
Cambodia" by Lt. Colonel Robert L. Pickett (retired)
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4-May-1970 |
Convoy from Camp Radcliff to
New
Plei'D'Jereng
LTC.
Naylor, the Dragon, Maj. Scott, XO and Cpt. Pickett, OPS
LZ
Dragon/Cambodia from the photos of David "Doc" Brown
LZ
Dragon/Another view from the photos of Wayne Muhr C
Battert, 6/29th
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May 1970 |
COMMAND ROSTER 5/70-12/70
XO: 1st Lt. William (Wild Bill) Cody
BRAVO COMPANY: Commander: Cpt. Jerry Roberts
DELTA COMPANY: Commander: Cpt. Robert Pickett
1st Sergeant: Gene
Lusk
1st Platoon: 1st Lt. Robert E. Szigethy
PSG... SSG McCormick
2nd Platoon: ???
PSG... SFC Breidinger
3d Platoon: No officer. Led by PSG Bill
Funderburk
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7-May-1970 |
KIA Sp4 Eugenio Barbosa-Oyola
C Co.
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12-May-1970 |
KIA Pfc. Horacio A.
Fonseca-Vargas C Co.
KIA Pfc. Charles Koon C Co.
KIA Sp4. Philip Bennett HQ Co. .
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5-June-1970 |
4 KIA from Bravo Co. when their helicopter was shot
down:
KIA
1st Lt. Dennis Dotson,
KIA
SP4 Robert Goselin
KIA
Pfc. Robert Hill
KIA
SP4 Steven Stefanski.
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8-Dec-1970 |
1st Battalion was reduced to zero strength at An Khe,
Vietnam, with the exception of a battalion color guard, which returned
the regimental and 1st Battalion colors to Schofield Barracks.
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15-Dec-1970 |
The 1st Battalion was reassigned to the 25th Division
and the 3rd Battalion, 14th Infantry, was inactivated with it's
personnel and equipment reassigned to the 1st Battalion.
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Feb-Apr 4th Div Ops Report
May-Jul 4th Div Ops Report
Aug-Oct 4th Div Ops Report
(Thanks to Kevan Welch, D Co
for above Reports)
1970
PHOTOS
Randy Bauman
Don Price
Tommy Kirk
"Doc" Brown
"Doc" Livewell
Robert Pickett
Gary Lewis
John Bryan
6/29th Artillery
Rick Ericksen |