tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34744429.post2239445423417384126..comments2023-11-19T06:49:06.290-05:00Comments on Riding With Mud: 6th Bn, 84th FAMUDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00210979052443058111noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34744429.post-1559647591371250792023-10-31T11:51:40.118-04:002023-10-31T11:51:40.118-04:00I remember Col Whatley - I believe he replaced the...I remember Col Whatley - I believe he replaced the BN CMDR who was relieved of duty. I was the Fire Direction Officer in B Battery. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34744429.post-89436372351065277002023-10-10T15:48:50.701-04:002023-10-10T15:48:50.701-04:00My uncle LTC Wayne Whatley was the BN CDR in Vietn...My uncle LTC Wayne Whatley was the BN CDR in Vietnam....does anyone remember him?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34744429.post-88695184149636934212022-11-11T15:49:22.012-05:002022-11-11T15:49:22.012-05:00We were not prepared for combat. We did not have...We were not prepared for combat. We did not have overhead protection and the battalion FDC took a direct mortar round and three were killed in the FDC. Most of our vehicles were disabled from flat tires and punctured radiators. We were stuck on the fire base for seven days learning to build overhead protection end to sand back trucks and tires. Colonel Wallace was relieved of his command, We were supposed to return to An Khe for a stand down and briefing. Instead we became a traveling artillery battalion and went from one operation to another.l <br />We traveled from Poly Clang to near Camron Bay, mostly by convoy. I was the assistant communications officer,and XO in the headquarters battalion , Lt. Christian. I was assigned to the Battalion when it was first being organized at Fort Irwin, California, and served in it in Vietnam. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34744429.post-2648346475499233262022-07-12T21:12:17.504-04:002022-07-12T21:12:17.504-04:00As I remember 4 KIA and 36 WIA first night in the ...As I remember 4 KIA and 36 WIA first night in the field. I think we had 7 dustoffs that night.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34744429.post-92173523031934617082022-07-08T14:51:36.798-04:002022-07-08T14:51:36.798-04:00If you’re still alive please e-mail me nietolorenz...If you’re still alive please e-mail me nietolorenzo566@gmail.com I was with HQ motor pool been trying to find someone from the 6th 84 thLorenzonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34744429.post-59316248631288753342022-06-28T10:46:02.986-04:002022-06-28T10:46:02.986-04:00I served with the 6th 84th in 1968 ft Erwin when t...I served with the 6th 84th in 1968 ft Erwin when the unit was first started I was in HQ companyLorenzo nietonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34744429.post-79393800315472175252022-06-28T10:42:58.618-04:002022-06-28T10:42:58.618-04:00When and where did you serve When and where did you serve Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34744429.post-55761541273854931272022-06-27T13:30:03.738-04:002022-06-27T13:30:03.738-04:00Was this ship on its way to Vietnam 1968 if so I s...Was this ship on its way to Vietnam 1968 if so I say the same thing so guy didn’t want to go to nam.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34744429.post-41080173262441305022022-06-27T13:27:15.984-04:002022-06-27T13:27:15.984-04:00I was there 1968 6th 84th artillery HQ company tra...I was there 1968 6th 84th artillery HQ company trained at ft Irwin was permoted to Pfc before we left for Vietnam the unit was fresh we lost a lot of brothers our first night out in the field .Lorenzo nietonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34744429.post-36046255196407919812021-02-03T02:18:55.874-05:002021-02-03T02:18:55.874-05:00Daniel Wood, now age 70 back in my home state of N...Daniel Wood, now age 70 back in my home state of NevadaDabiel Woodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00878940919807536943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34744429.post-79502903822468988652021-02-03T02:18:52.048-05:002021-02-03T02:18:52.048-05:00Daniel Wood, now age 70 back in my home state of N...Daniel Wood, now age 70 back in my home state of NevadaDabiel Woodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00878940919807536943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34744429.post-15601220206734377192021-02-03T02:18:07.587-05:002021-02-03T02:18:07.587-05:00Ist Sgt Jackson always comes to mind . contacted h...Ist Sgt Jackson always comes to mind . contacted him several years ago and he couldn't remember me as his pet nemesis! I remember You too,Jim...By the way did you know Larry (MAC) MacPherson? He was my best friend, and now he's gone. He was buried at the Vets cemetery in Fernley. Nv. Dabiel Woodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00878940919807536943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34744429.post-59604814460004613942020-07-01T11:28:06.465-04:002020-07-01T11:28:06.465-04:001 July 2020 Jim Baggett
It has been a long time s...1 July 2020 Jim Baggett<br />It has been a long time since I came to this website. I'm now 73 years old. I have only heard from two fellow vets over the years....Capt. DeSota and 'Spooky' Scarioni. Still looking for John T. BusseyJebkohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14980337338237721530noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34744429.post-15391019886388732702018-03-01T02:24:16.928-05:002018-03-01T02:24:16.928-05:00I was on deck watch that night and I spotted that ...I was on deck watch that night and I spotted that idiot dangling from a port hole, on a rope and gettin the crap whipped out of himself. I sounded the alarm and I remember it took several hours to stabilize the ship enough to get him back on board. Some life rings were just tossed overboard at first and I witnessed at least one of them float away from the ship, with a beacon on it, as it gradually disappeared in the darkness! What a totally disastrous rescue attempt!Daniel Woodnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34744429.post-62575574304781579792015-08-20T21:52:52.602-04:002015-08-20T21:52:52.602-04:00I was one of the soldiers trained on the nuclear p...I was one of the soldiers trained on the nuclear program for the 155's. I believe that is where I may have met Wiley. I went to a relative of his for Thanksgiving in Van Nuys. On the ship he told me he wanted to climb the mast and surf by going down the side of the ship. I dismissed these ideas as he seemed like a relatively conservative guy. I remember when he went down the side and was swinging way out and then back possibly under the ship. Never made the mast climb.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16395280884226720190noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34744429.post-75212898166530360692015-08-19T20:16:52.997-04:002015-08-19T20:16:52.997-04:00My name is Dennis Kelly. I was with A/6/84th Arty...My name is Dennis Kelly. I was with A/6/84th Arty on Ft. Irwin and on Crystal. This is a test to see if I can leave a message.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16395280884226720190noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34744429.post-1179478396785359232015-01-30T12:56:02.274-05:002015-01-30T12:56:02.274-05:00Me and a fellow named John Bussey were sent to Ft...Me and a fellow named John Bussey were sent to Ft, Irwin to the 6th/84th. When we reported the SGM Pierce? He said something like.. 'Ah .. some nice warm bodies'. He looked at our records and said " I see you men have training in the nuclear rounds'. Bussey and I looked at each other in a puzzled way.. we didn't remember any nuclear training at Ft. Sill! Best I can remember, we said nothing and were assigned to HHB with a Capt. McMillan. Concerning the guns at An Khe... on our first round fired in VietNam.. didn't we blow up the An Khe fuel depot? AND shortly there after we were sent out of An Khe to support the Korean White Horse Division and they asked us not to come near them! I remember Sgt Roy Davis (a Creole) and a Sgt. Cousins ....Tom Dasiy a fellow we called 'Rusty'.. who got in a car wreck while on leave.. a medic named Schulick... another FDC man named AAron Scarioni ('Spooky')Jim Baggettnoreply@blogger.com