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Red Clay Update
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February 1968 Fallen Heroes
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Started By Dave Meyer

KSV Registration 2025
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Started By Mike Fishbaugh

Reunion information
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Started By RUSS TURNER

HAVE MISSED YOU
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	Last Activity 6 months ago
Started By Nick Romanetz

Post KS VN Flag/Charlie Co 1/26
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Lt Romanetz here , 2/C/1/26: After we left KS we went to an Army base on the South China Sea to regroup. It might have been Wonder Beach, I can't recall. Part of our mission was to provide security for the base and man the lines 24/7. One morning we saw about a click away near a ocean front village a Viet Cong flag on a bamboo pole on a sand mound about as big as a MLBB pitchers mound. I was assigned to go to the site with my platoon and see what was going on. It ended up being a booby trap with fishing line attached to the pin on a grenade at the base of the bamboo pole.

We ended up getting the flag and I had the Marines from the fire team that got the flag all sign the souvenir. I ended up taking possession of the flag and I brought it to several reunions and any members of Charlie Company posed for a picture with the flag. At some future date member of the company asked if he could be the "keeper" of the flag and bring it to reunions. I agreed to that and he has had the flag for probably about 10-15 years. My name is also printed on the flag.I am asking whoever has it to return it to me as I have an extensive collection of books, magazines and newspaper articles about the siege. I am in the process of donating my collection to the NJ VN Memorial Museum, MCRD San Diego or possible the Marine Corps Museum in Quantico. My cell is 908-507-5384. We are all aging and I'd like to see the flag be a part of a donation because when whoever has it (if not still alive) passes on where does it go? Hopefully the small group of men that are familiar with this can contact me about my request. I haven't been to a reunion since the 50th anniversary in DC and probably won't be making any other unions that we have. Pleas pass this request to others and let's see what happens. SF 1st Lt, Nick Romanetz

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	Last Activity 6 months ago
Started By James Ulinski

LZ Margo patch
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	Last Activity 7 months ago
Started By Dennis Mannion

USMC Medal of Honor Jason Dunham (IRAQ)
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Hey to the few who still check in here every once in a while. Hope Christmas was good and happy for you. Happy New Year My former high school student Dave Kniess (1988). went back with Bob Arrotta, Glenn Prentice, Paul Knight and myself to 861 in July 2000. His 55 minute documentary was titled Khe Sanh: A Walk in the Clouds and it can be found on YouTube. He revisited that trip with me in November last year when he traveled from Salt Lake City to Cheshire, CT. He made a 36 minute video while working for Black Rifle Coffee Company. He even included some footage from the 2000 trip. It dropped on 21Jan2024 and so far has been viewed 836,000 times. Can also be viewed on YouTube; just type in brccYoutube in the search window.

Now, for the main course. Over the last 18 years Dave has been working a 5 hour documentary about Jason Dunham. He has crisscrossed the country tracking Marines who were in K/3/7 in Iraq when Jason was. Dave came to RENO reunion and despite some serious AV malfunctions showed the film to us there. The one hour version has been seen at the USMC Museum more than once. Finally the the mission is complete. The documentary will be shown on Prime Video and Apple TV beginning 21Jan. It is a remarkable documentary. S/F Dennis Copy and paste below. Info can also be obtained on Facebook and Instagram. Just type in: The Gift.

https://www.pressconnects.com/story/news/local/2024/12/23/documentary-on-medal-of-honor-marine-jason-dunham-streams-jan-21/77170580007/

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	Last Activity 7 months ago
Started By russ turner

Merry Christmas
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	Last Activity 7 months ago
Started By Mike Fishbaugh

Red Clay Information
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