4th INFANTRY DIVISION NEWSPAPER

IVY LEAF and STEADFAST & LOYAL*

Notes:

• The earlier editions of Ivy Leaf list men who received various awards and medals.
• Ivy Leaf was the Division newspaper until 1969 when its name changed briefly to "Steadfast and Loyal".
• The headline for each paper is listed in bold. Those with a story about the Red Warriors or one or more men serving in the Red Warriors are identified with a **. All stories listed under the bolded headline refer to the 1/12.

Most newspapers were retrieved from the 35th Infantry Regiment Association Collection, The Vietnam Center and Archive, Texas Tech University.

• 15 Enemy Captured by 3/8th Infantry

• Light Action in Adams, Revere
• 1/12th Mess Hall (Photo of the "elaborate" mess hall at HHC)

• Maj. Gen. Peers Assumes Command of Division

• 2nd, 3rd Brigade Forward Areas Hit by Mortar **
• Memorial Service Honors Fallen 1/12th Soldiers
• North Vietnamese Fail in Attempt to Overrun 1/12's Palace Guard
• "Top Kick" Treats Men to Guamanian Festival

• Col. Adamson Assumes Command of Ivy Division's 2nd Brigade **
• Attack Interrupts Evening at Movies
• 1/12th Told of Attack on Civic Action Team

• 1/12th Sergeant Displays "Fantastic Leadership"**
• Ivyman Receives Second Silver Star
• 2nd Brigade Civil Affairs Team Conducts Census in 12 Villages

• Multi-Division Force Attacks VC Stronghold in Zone **
• Troops Kill 45 Enemy; Find Two Base Camps
• 1/12th Aid Man, 3/8th Point Man Earn Nation's Third HighesAward
• Lt. Col. Wilcox New Commander of "Rad Warriors"

• Platoon from 1st Brigade Attached By Enemy Force **

• Ivy Units Hit By Heavy Enemy Mortar Attacks
• Ivymen Receive Vietnamese Awards

• 3rd BDE Kills 696 in Four Hours**
• 1/12th Alpha Company battle thwarts enemy

• Free World Forces Kill Record Number of Enemy in Seven Days**
• 1/12th Mortarmen Fire 240 Rounds in 30 Minutes

• 1st Brigade Ends Operation Adams**
• 1/12's Uninvited Guests Display Poor Etiquette
• Sergeants Major Present Weapons to General Peers
• Lt. Col. Wright Assumes Command of "Warriors"

• 1st, 2nd Brigades Engaged in Operation Francis Marion **
• 13 Soldiers Receive Silver Star Medals
• "Red Warriors" Search for NVA in Nearly Impassable Jungle
• "Spooky" Looks Innocent but Demoralizes Enemy

• 3rd Brigade, ARVN Rangers Continue Junction City
• New 1/12th Chaplain

• Captain Receives Ivy Division's First Distinguished Service Cross **
• Combat Medic from 1/12th Honored as Top Soldier

• 2/8th Troops Kill 119 NVA
• Calling card (Photo of SP4 Melvin Faber with Ace of Spades)
• Another Swing (Photo of Red Warrior clearing an LZ)

• Ivymen, Enemy Battalions Clash in Pleiku Province
• Platoon Leader Completes 229 Days in Field

• 4th Division Honors It's Fallen Comrades
• Seven Communication Specialists Keep Radios Constantly Humming

• First Contingent of Ivy Troops Returns Home
• Custom Cooked Eggs
• Chaplain Keeps Busy Schedule

• People of Cincinnati Adopt Ivy Division **
• 1/12th Mail Clerk Offers Advice
• Resupply Time (Photo of Huey being unloaded by Bravo Co)
• Ready to Leave (Photo of Red Warrior waiting for relief from perimeter duty)

• Platoon Leader Receives DSC **
• Ivymen Get New Radios
• Evacuation Hospital Opens in Highlands

• Increased Tempo in Francis Marion **
• Supplyman is 'Sugar Daddy'
• Burst of Small Arms Fire Breaks the Quiet Morning
• 'Warrior' Mortarmen Are Unaware of Fire During NVA Assault

• 4th, 25th Divisions Switch Brigades
• Young SGT Finds Job "Lonely & Frightening"
• Wet Journey (Photo of Charlie Co Mortarmen crossing a swollen stream)

• Col Jackson Leaves 'Fighting First' For Chief of Staff Spot **
• New COs for Two Ivy Units
• SP4 Says "This Is the Life!"
• Operator Learning Electronics

• Wounded 'Redleg' Fights Like A Skilled Infantryman**
• CA Teams Bring In The Facts
• Mess SGT Supervises Food Service In Field
• Rustic Religion (Photo of Mass in the field for men of the 1/12)
• Ex-Infantryman Is Medic on Second Vietnam Tour

• 2nd Sqdn, 1st Cav Joins Division
• Equipment Check (Photo of Red Warriors preparing to leave firebase)

• ARVN Unit Assisting 'Warriors'
• Separated from unit Red Warrior Gary Lewallen makes it back to perimeter under fire

• Battle for Dak To Rages on
• Red Warriors get five more infantry Units

• 3/12th Takes Hill 1338

• 1917 - 50th Anniversary Edition - 1967**
• Musicians Fill Red Warriors' Mess Hall With Food, Cheer

• Warrior Knocks Off Two NVA

• Victory at Dak TO

• Scorched Panorama Tells Of Grim Fight On Dak To Hillside **
• Ivymen Discover Tons of Enemy Rice
• Foe's Talking Cuts Meal Short
• Both Ivymen and Montagnards Benefit From MEDCAP Visit
• Vietnamese Group Puts On Show For Soldiers

• Tanks Battle Enemy Along Highway 14 **
• Dusty Delivery (Photo of CH47 (Chinook) assisting the 1/12th to move)

• N Vietnamese Lose 45 Soldiers in Ridgeline Fight

• Two Division MPs Make Daring Escape From Foe
• Follow Me (Photo of Red Warriors crossing a paddy dike)

• 5,000 Clerks and Cooks Make Highlands Sweep
• And The Rains Came (Photo of Red Warriors bailing out their bunker)

• Ivymen Fight Back Co-Ordinated Attacks
• Villagers Relocate
• Battle Briefs

• Ivymen Kill More Than 500 Enemy **
• SRPs Battle, Take Enemy Cache
• Enemy Soldiers Back Off (1/12th mentioned on last page)

• Ivy Units Down Over 100 (Battle Destroys Enemy) **

• Ivy Units and Gunships Battle Enemy-Size Battalion **
• Ivyman Receives Medal of Honor
• Warriors Take Bunkers

• The Cavalry Rescues Battling RF Force

• Panthers' Carson Scouts Know the Enemy's Ways
• IVY NCOs Graduate Honorably
• Dolls 'Work Out'

• 3rd Brigade LRPs Out-Smart Enemy
• SRPs Reveal NVA Positions

• Dak Lung PF Unit Beats Back 60 VC

• Captive Escapes from NVA
• Artillery Surprises Enemy
• 3 Viet Tours Prompt Continuous Promotions
• VC Sings Very Sad Song

• President Awards Unit Citation to Hero Panther Platoon
• Ivymen Uncover Bunker Complex
• Ivymen Rout NVA From A Volcano

• Ivymen Overrun NVA Post **
• Red Warriors Search Village, Spoil Brewing VC War Party
• American Soldiers Get Leadership
• Mark Enari: 'A Man Of Distinction'

• MG Stone Bids Farewell to Famous Fourth
• Carson Scouts Flush Out VC
• Same Names Causes Mail/Male Mix Up

• MG Pepke Takes Command of 4th Division **
• Wife Cares (Package from Charles Orndorff's wife)
• Red Warriors Learn art Of Self-Defense (With photo of SP5 Bobby Lee and SFC Larry Tluczek)

• Ivymen Celebrate 51st Anniversary
• 'Coffin Corner' Yields Graves
• VC Leader Screams Into Red Warriors

• Christmas Spirited Citizens Send Deluge of Packages

• Col. Duquemin Takes Reins of Ivy Highlander Brigade

• Engineers Repel Straw Men Trap

• NVA Die in VC Valley
• Eleven Ivymen Reenlist Christmas Day
• Allies Keep Tabs on VC Lair

• Red Warriors Give NVA Base Camp Housewarming **
• Highlanders Build New Sparkling Mess Hall

• CHU PA Mountain Seized **
• Red Warriors Rout Enemy From Bunkers
• Silhouette Gives Away Lone Enemy
• Enemy Dead Climbs to 109
• Moving In (Photo of Sikorski Flying Crane bringing supplies to the 1/12)
• SRP Patrol Blazes Path to LZ

• Enemy Dead on Chu Pa Rises to 103 **
• 33 Enemy Bagged In Week Lull

• Tank Crews Stop Enemy
• Villagers Repel VC

• Dragoons Smash NVA on Hill 947
• Fighting Increases, 289 NVA Fall
• SRPs Teach Deadly Lesson
• Enemy Repelled By Heroic Ivy Platoon

• Hospital Uncovered by Famous Fourth **
• Red Warriors Blast NVA

• Division's Medics Give Prompt Help
• Attack is Fruitless

• 33 NVA Killed As 1st Brigade Sweeps **
• Red Warrior SRPs Rout Enemy Units
• Honor Highlanders
• Rangers' Patience Costs NVA
• Chu Mom Ray Used For Relay

• Cacti Blue Awarded Unit Citation Honors **
• Bunker Complex Uncovered

• Ruthless Riders Smash Infiltrators **
• Red Warrior Is Top NCO Academy Grad
• PFC Introduces New Rice Strand
• Pages 4 and 5 have several photos of Red Warriors
• Specialist Earns Citizenship

• VIP Successful in An Khe Area
• Photo of PFC Donald Taylor, Bravo Co
• Photo of Soviet manufactured 1-1/2 ton truck

• Dragoons Stand Fast As 52 Sappers Die**
• Red Warriors Catch NVA Unit Napping
• Ridgeline Search Finds Hidden NVA Complex

• Oasis Defenders Kill 45 NVA **
• Red Warriors Engage Large Force, Leads To Destruction of Complex

• Bison Power Blasts Reds**

• Red Warriors Rout Enemy Unit**

• Red Warriors Assault Hill, Kill 88**

• Enemy Roadways Found, Destroyed **
• Village Consolidation Paying Dividends
• Sweep and Clean Enemy Positions

• Theater Dedication Lauds Soldiers Bravery **
• Bunker-Busting Clearing Jungle

• Sergeant's Cool Clobbers Enemy

• 4th Division Soldiers Assault, Kill 25 NVA

• Enemy Cell Broken Up

• 3rd Brigade Goes Home **
• Stork Flies to Field With News
• Mysterious Animal Trapped
• Hairdresser Finds Little Work In Infantry Unit
• He Keeps Warriors Laughing

• Enari Turned Over to ARVN Reg.
• Last Gong For Charlie