WELCOME TO THE 1/12TH RED WARRIORS VIETNAM ASSOCIATION WEBSITE

This site is dedicated to the honor and memory of those in our Task Force who made the ultimate sacrifice

(See Our Links Page for information on the Red Warriors 2nd and 3rd Battalions, 12th Infantry Regiment )

If you are a first time visitor, please sign our GUESTBOOK page.

OUR PURPOSE - TO PRESERVE HISTORY - Vietnam Era

This website was developed to preserve the history of Task Force Warrior's Vietnam service. (The Task Force was composed of members of the 1/12 Infantry (Red Warriors); B Battery, 4/42^nd Artillery (Straight Arrows); and 1^st Platoon, B Company, 4^th Engineers.)

Our key goals are to develop comprehensive company manning rosters of these three units that are searchable, accurate casualty reports, and a day-to-day history of Task Force Warrior's activities. You can help us achieve these goals by sharing additional names or missing information. We hope that veterans’ recollections of activities on a given day or during a particular operation will help fill in gaps in the War Diary.

We also invite veterans and their families to use our website to reach out to each other. We have some contact information for former members of the Task Force, but have not made it public. If you would like to reach a specific man, please contact Del Willenbecher, and she will forward your message, if possible. Please use "Red Warriors" in our email subject line.

SEARCH THE ROSTER - We suggest that you begin your journey through the website by starting in the "Roster" folder, finding your own name and checking to see if everything we have listed for you is correct. (Instructions on how to have problems fixed are at the bottom of that page). After that you might want to look under the years indicated in the “War Diary” folder for your tour of duty. If you find that something is missing or is incorrect, please let Del Willenbecher, Battalion historian, know. For those who are looking for information about the men who made the ultimate sacrifice, Task Force losses are broken down by company in the “Casualty Reports” folder.

Use the “Roster” search engine to see if your buddies are included, and let us know of any updates or corrections needed. We have added a "Deceased" (Advance Party) page to recognize those who, after the war, are no longer with us.

GUEST BOOK - As you visit this site, please read and sign our Guest Book , and use it for searching for Red Warrior buddies.

1969 YEARBOOKS - If your tour was anytime during 1969, visit the two 1969 Battalion Yearbooks for that year. You may just see yourself.

RED WARRIOR PHOTO COLLECTIONS are on-line. Visit our archives. You can have your photos posted. Instructions to do so are on the Photo Archive page.

REUNIONS - We attempt ot hold reunions every two years. Our next reunion is planned for Memorial Day Weekend May 23-25, 2014 in Washington D.C. Visit our NEWS page for updates.

MILITARY RECORDS - If you are searching for Military Service Records and Unit Histories, an excellent place to start is: MILITARY SERVICE RECORDS AND UNIT HISTORIES: A GUIDE TO LOCATING SOURCES. Additional links to veterans' services may be found on our LINKS page.

GET IN TOUCH THROUGH OUR RED WARRIOR COMPANY COORDINATORS/RECRUITERS (RWCCR) - As a 1/12th Red Warrior Vietnam veteran or family member, coordinators can help you get more information. They are personal points of contact from your own former company. Formed in early 2011, the Red Warrior Company Coordinators/Recruiters' (RWCCR) purpose is not only to provide a point of contact, but to find other Red Warriors and to make them aware of our Association. The RWCCR is also here to support our brothers in time of need. Each company has a representative that you can contact. CLICK HERE for full details and contact info.

RED WARRIORS VIETNAM ASSOCIATION - We are now a formal association with a President, Treasurer, Secretary and Webmaster. They are all volunteers. We have an Association meeting at each reunion and keep minutes. Every man who served in our battalion task force in Vietnam has automatic lifetime Association membership with no dues. We have only one bylaw, and that is to live as long and as well as possible. We also urge all Task Force members to join the 4^th Infantry Division Association (see the “Links” folder). Visit our Contact Us page to reach specific members of the Association's volunteers.

InDebted - We're indebted to Red Warrior Roger Hill for the initial creation of this website and for his years of service as the Red Warriors historian, and to his wife Mary Hill for her diligent work on behalf of the association. Without their efforts this site would not exist. And to Del Willenbecher, our webmaster, for maintaining and hosting this website.

The website's  rosters are updated periodically We are currently modifying the process so that updates are applied weekly. Thank you for your patience.

The "News" page updates frequently, so check it often.

Many of our stories and documents are viewed only as PDFs. You will need Adobe Reader. Please download the free player by selecting the Adobe icon to the right.

Copies of military personnel records can be ordered electronically at http://www.archives.gov/veterans/evetrecs/index.html

If you are not the veteran or next of kin, you must also complete the Standard Form 180 (SF 180).