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| A tribute to the Military Police who served in Vietnam |
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| An unknown MP from the 127th MP Company. To his right is a Vietnamese Security Guard. To his left a Korean Miliatry Policeman and a Vietnamese QC (MP). Bruce Raught, right, with a group of Vietnamese QC's and Security Guards. |
| A beautiful Catholic Church, one of many in the country. Above, a shop owner in a typical souvenir store in Bien Hoa just north of the Long Binh Army Base. |
| Two 127th MPs in typical MP gear. On the right is the town patrol uniform and left is the typical sentry, convoy gear, minus grenades, etc. Bob Whittaker here in the early years, 1962. Bob was with the 560th MPs, the first MP Company in Vietnam. He would later come back with the 9th Infantry Division MPs. |
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| On March 19, 1967 the 9th Infantry Divisions 3rd of the 5th Cavalry got into a heated battle with the Viet Cong at Bau Bang. After a 6 hour battle 231 VC were reported KIA. Below a 9th Inf. Div. MP gets ready to airlift two captured VC prisoners to the POW compound at Bear Cat. Ray Lawrence, from Wisconsin, guards VC captured in an operation. Photo courtey of Jim Cassidy, also a 9th Inf. Div. MP. |
| Many young lives are changed during wars. Young men from humble beginnings find themselves in strange situations far from home, doing things most could never imagine. Lives were changed forever. For everyone. |
| photo Richard Alvarez |
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| 9th Infantry Division Patch |
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| "...We owned the day. They owned the night...." |
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| Tony Wood submitted these two photos. The MPs are unknown. It is believed that the gun jeep, above right, maybe from the 504th MP BN. Anyone identify these pics? |
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| Roland Cooper, left, outside of headquarters in Danang. Roland was a courier who carried code books between Danang and Cam Rahn Bay. Note his shoulder holster. Above, Jim McDaniel atop a 199th Light Infantry Division vehicle manning a .50 cal. during TET. Jim was with "B" Co. of the 716 MP Bn. stationed in Saigon. |
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| Chargin' Charlie, courtesy of Lee Simmons. |
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| William C. Weiss, Jr. killed in Vietnam on May 6th, 1970, Quang Tri Province. |
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| William's sister Cindy was only 13 years old when her big brother was killed in Vietnam. Records show that he was in a UH1H1 chopper involved in a mid-air collision with another chopper during an operaton supporting a campaign in the Quang Tri Province AOA. Killed along with William were CW2 Worthington, Robert L. Kirk and door gunner Frank Hernandez. If you have any other information, or may have known William, please contact me so that I can pass the info onto Cindy. Families still search for information after all these years. |
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| Bob Baldwin, 22nd MP Det. shakes hands with a "QC" in Can Tho. Right, Gene Adkins, 1971. |
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| SP4 Raphael, SGT Robert Smith, SP4 James Thomas, SP4 Thomas Krider, SGT James Gilliard, 716th MP BN, Saigon |