Tom
Lindsay
Tom
Lindsay, Mike 3/5 I served with M 3/5 from January
70 thru January 71. Was in first platoon. We operated out of An Hoa,
Hills 25, 37, 52, 55, and 65, as well as Arizona Territory, Phu Nhuan
Region, Charlie Ridge, Que Sons, LZ Ross and Lz Baldy, Go Noi Island,
Liberty Bridge and Alligator Lake.
Here
are my flics, please help with the names of those I have forgotten
and any that I have wrong. Special Thanks to Brad and Debbe Reynolds
for their efforts to build this site and share these memories.
Semper Fi,
Tom Lindsay
(click
pictures to enlarge)
Leaving the Phu
Nhans
1. Tom Sutton (left) and Tom Lindsay, FSB Ross 1970
2.
Kidd, Tony Perez, Parfitt, Frank Sonnema
3
. ?, Sgt. Galegos, Tony Perez, Woodrow Tracey, Peake, Lt. D.R. Stanley
4.Lindsay, Ward,
Perez, Delgado (Delgado was WIA in Dec, 1970)
1. Woodrow Tracey,Que
Son Mounains
2. Tony Perez, Frank Desio
3. Tony Goodrich, Dave Kurz
4. Gordan
Barnhart, Rocky
5. Delgado,
Connell, Odom, Branham, Tracey, Ward, Matsako
1. Williams,
Sgt. LeClair
2. Doc Bachelder,
Doc Kempel (Doc Kempel was KIA 8-27-70)
3. Eddie Shoe
4. Cpl-Bugher-Hill-37
1. Pitts, Unk,
Austin, Wheeler, Branham
2. Rocky
3. Sammuel Mark, Lindsay
4. Sgt.Taylor, Wheeler, Tracey, Lt.Martinez
5. Tom Uebel
Top- Sgt. Taylor facing away, Tony Perez giving
Woodrow Tracey a kiss on the head,
Tom Lindsay, Foster, Troy Odom, Jimmy Pitts, Steve Stamper, Rocky
Bottom- Daniel Wheeler, Lt. Martinez
1. Hal Young, John
Young
2. Ish Revira
3. John Young, Dave Kurz, both WIA 6-22-1970
4. John Young
1.
Tom Lindsay, Jerry Farrell
2. Tom Lindsay, WR Donoho
3. Tom Lindsay, Leo, Larry Hay
4. On patrol out of An Hoa, peak in background is Nui Song Su
1. Troy Odom, Rocky, Steve Stamper, Tommy Pruitt, Tom Lindsay, Tony
Perez, Serrono
2. Tom Lindsay, Jack Bidigare
3. Kidd, Tom Lindsay, Parfitt, Frank Sonnema
4. Tony Perez, Parfitt
1.
Peake, Tom Lindsay, Rocky
2. Phillip Paul Peake, Tom Lindsay, ? (seated)
3. Sgt. LeClair
1.
Gary Branum, Parfitt, Tony Perez, Tom Lindsay, Cpl. Laughter
2. Tony Perez -An Hoa
3. Jerry Farrell
4. Sgt. LeClair, Tom Lindsay
1. Matsako
2. Tom Lindsay, Doc Evans
3. Two Docs
4. Woodrow Tracey, Tony Perez, Doc
5. Tom Lindsay- watch tower at An Hoa
1. Tom Lindsay, Woodrow Tracey
2. Tom Lindsay, Foster
3. Front: Samuel Mark, Carlos Delgado, Craig Ward
Back: Peake, Tony Perez, Lindsay, Woodrow Tracey,
Troy Odom, Matsako
4. ?, Tom Lindsay, Sgt. Le Clair, Eddie Shoe, Woodrow Tracey, Tony
Perez, Gordon Barnhart
1. Ted Osborne, Tom Lindsay
2 . Tony Perez, Frankie Desio
3. ?, Bailey, Williams with radio, Lt. D.R. Stanley, ?
4. Mike Connell, Tom Lindsay, Tony Perez
1. Front- Tom Lindsay, Tony Perez, Back-
Carlos Delgado, Craig Ward
2. Tom Lindsay
3. Tony Perez, Tom Lindsay
4. Tom Lindsay
1. Tom Lindsay- on Charlie Ridge above Hill 25
2. Williams, Bailey
3. ?
Tom Lindsay and W.R. Donoho (right), Hill 25 at the base of Charlie
Ridge
Projection chart we found on Charlie Ridge same time we found
the VC 61mm morter rounds
(in the picture above)
Tony Perez, Tom Lindsay
I am pointing into the cave on Charlie Ridge where we had found the
VC mortars
Downed 46 off of Hill 37
Dropped in on ops
106
firing - Hill 25
Air strike off Hill 25
Gun ships at An Hoa
USO
girl, Tom Lindsay at An Hoa
War's Hell-R&R Sydney
Closing of An
Hoa Combat Base newsclippings
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M
Co. 3/5 Brother Marines Killed In Action
LCPL.
BLAKE EDWARD ASTON
Born on Mar. 28, 1951
From DALLAS, TEXAS
Casualty was on Sept. 28, 1970
in QUANG NAM, SOUTH VIETNAM
Panel 7W - - Line 97
Memorial
page
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Dan Bennett
(left), Doc Evans, Chuck Bennett (Dan's brother)
CPL.
DANIEL MURPHY BENNETT
Born on Nov. 17, 1948
From MOBILE, ALABAMA
Casualty was on Aug. 27, 1970
in QUANG NAM, SOUTH VIETNAM
Panel 7W - - Line 16
Memorial
page
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LCPL.
SYRES MATTSON BROWN
Born on May 20, 1951
From MIDLAND, MICHIGAN
Casualty was on June 4, 1970
in QUANG NAM, SOUTH VIETNAM
Panel 9W - - Line 7
Memorial
page
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LCPL.
WILLIAM MANSON DAULTON
Born on Apr. 29, 1950
From MEDORA, INDIANA
Casualty was on Oct. 24, 1970
in QUANG NAM, SOUTH VIETNAM
Panel 6W - - Line 18
Memorial
page
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"Doc" Michael Kempel (left) and M/3/5 Corpsmen
HM2
MICHAEL RICHARD KEMPEL
Born on July 22, 1948
from CUYAHOGA FALLS, OHIO
Casualty was on Aug. 27, 1970
in QUANG NAM, SOUTH VIETNAM
Panel 7W--Row 17
Memorial
page
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PFC.
PETER JOSEPH MC COY
Born on Jan. 1, 1951
From BERKELEY, MISSOURI
Casualty was on May 23, 1970
in QUANG NAM, SOUTH VIETNAM
Panel 10W - - Line 86
Memorial
page
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PFC.
FRANCIS JEFFREY TROTTA
Born on Dec. 8, 1951
From CINCINNATI, OHIO
Casualty was on Sept. 15, 1970
in QUANG NAM, SOUTH VIETNAM
Panel 7W - - Line 67
Memorial
page
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LCPL.
DONNY LYNN TUCKER
Born on Dec. 2, 1950
From STANFIELD, NORTH CAROLINA
Casualty was on Oct. 10, 1970
in QUANG NAM, SOUTH VIETNAM
Panel 7W - - Line 124
Memorial
page
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Troy
Odom, Craig Ward, Tom Lindsay
LCPL.
CRAIG NELSON WARD
Born on Jan. 24, 1950
From DAYTON, OHIO
Casualty was on Nov. 28, 1970
in QUANG NAM, SOUTH VIETNAM
Panel 6W - - Line 89
Memorial
page
I
remember Craig Ward very well. Craig had been transfered from my squad
to another squad just days before he died. We were still in the same
platoon and were in the same general area that day. His squad was
was on patrol next to the area my squad was searching. Craig was a
great guy.~Lindsay
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Remembering
Brother Marines at The Wall in DC
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Mike
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