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| A tribute to the Military Police who served in Vietnam |
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| Vung Tau was a beautiful coastal city with heavy French architectural influence. Freighters and other ships would stage here before going up the Saigon River to the Saigon Port or into the Mekong Delta areas of Can Tho, My Tho, etc. MPs would be assigned to ride these freighters, tugboats pulling barges, to provide protection in case of enemy attack. This photo was taken from an old lighthouse where radio communications were maintained with the MPs doing the escorts. |
| Upper right:A "pig" tries to arrest a pig. This 560th MP thought this would be good in the mess hall. The pig escaped. Besides river security the MPs did town patrol in Vung Tau. Vung Tau was a 3 day "rest and recreation" (R&R) center for soldiers wishing to take a short leave in country. |
| MP Randy Howell 504th MPs |
| Skip Brown and Gary Sundt, 720th MP Bn. string barbed wire around the village of Long Bin Tan near Long Binh. That night they were assigned to ambush squad. Skip lives in Pennsylvania. Gary lives in Washington State. |
| Ken Burkhammer (CID) and Bill Parish. Both from the 552nd MP Company at Long Binh PFCs Cox, Potee, Rodriguez, Peel from "A" CO., 716th MP BN, Saigon.. |
| SP/4 Ditimus, SP/4 Holloway, PFC Chuck Kuhn of "A" Co., 716th MP Bn., Cholon District of Saigon. Chuck extended and went to the 25th Infantry Division MPs in Cu Chi (right). Passing by helped to rescue a dog for a Vietnemese family. Chuck, 2nd from left below, and his studly buddies in MP school at Fort Gordon, Georgia. Lower right: MP from the 527th MP CO, Saigon. Responsible for town patrol. |
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| photo Richard Alvarez |
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| Lt. Frank Ribich gathers the men for coffee outside of the PX in Cholon prior to the typical 12 hour patrol shift. Ron Bennett from "A" CO, 716th, far left, enjoys his morning coffee. |
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| Doug Dragert (left)with the 552nd MPs. Notice the dog feet underneath the guard shack. This adopted pet had a home. This dog actually bit General Seaman, Commander of the II Field Forces. Gen. Seaman was a good sport and actually came back later and gave the dog water. Right: Joe Hanicak, 630th MP CO, Cam Ranh Bay, takes a break from a convoy run to Dalat. Joe served 68-70. |
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| In memory of my daughter Phuong (1969-77). Killed in Phan Rang, Vietnam in 1977. The regret of my life is not to have known you. |
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| photo by Jim Stewart, 1967 |
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| My good friend Per A.W. Christensen, 527th MPs, Saigon. Trying to behave on a day off in the city. Upper right: Me with our hooch money. Taken at the base camp at Dian, 1st Infantry Division, the BIG RED ONE. We were assigned to convoy escorts and P.O.W. security. |
| Young men. Many had never been outside of their hometowns were sent to a foreign land. Full of adventure. Full of new experiences. Growing up was something we had to do over there. Did we succeed? Perhaps, perhaps not. But we all left changed FOREVER. |
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| Me today with my beautiful wife Carmen. She's the greatest. I retired from the P.D. in December of 2002. |
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| This 504th MPs V-100vehicle was used for convoy escorts. It was fitted with dual .30 cal. machine guns. |
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| photo Jim Stewart |
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| Douglas E. Crooks |
| Douglas was killed by a sniper on April 6th, 1971 in Quang Tri Province. |
| Photo was submitted by his brother Timothy who was 3 years old at the time of his brother's death. Douglas was from Boone, Iowa. |
| Vung Tau |
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| Russell Leggitt, 716th MPs, Saigon. Me, left, and two other 552nd MPs entertaining the troops. |
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| Joe Hanicak, pictured in jeep on left, meets up with fellow MP Andrew Bain (on left, above photo) after 40 years. |