They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old:
Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn.
At the going down of the sun and in the morning
We will remember them."
REUNION PLANS CONTINUE - REGISTER AS SOON AS YOU CAN!
MAY 16-18, 2023 EVENT IN MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN.
NEW BOOK EXAMINES 2/12TH- DUEL WITH THE DRAGON
This book, written by 2/12th Infantry Bill Comeau, focuses on the training and deployment of the 3rd Brigade of the 4th ID in 1966-67. The book is 552 pages long and the battle story begins on page 311. There are over on hundred pages of photographs and dozens of maps showing the history of the 3rd Bde, 4th ID in Vietnam.
The battle on March 21, 1967 where the 9th Vietcong challenged the 3rd Brigade of the 4th ID at the Battle of Soui Tre.
A great read of our sister battalion of the 12th Infantry Regiment.
Details for ordering are on our PX Page, BOOKS - CLICK HERE
VFW POST 8280 DONATES TO RW REUNION
A small rural VFW Post in Peplin, WI (It's not on any map) has donated $500 towards the 2023 Red Warrior Association Reunion in Milwaukee/Brookfield. Red Warrior Jim Daniels, a member of Post 8280, asked for funding during the last meeeing and it was voted to approve the request unanimously. Daniels Thanked the group, and urges other Red Warriors who are members of American Legion and VFW Posts, to do the same. Funds will be used to offset the events at the reunionand lower our over all costs. thanks Post 8280
DELTA HOLDS REUNION IN KANSAS CITY - SEPTEMBER
Members of Delta Company continued their Company tradition by recently holding a reunion in Kansas City
The tight Delta Brothers in Arms gathered once again in Kansas city and shared their special bond as a company...Red Warriors at their best.
RED WARRIOR REUNION 2023 - MAY 16-18 in Milwaukee, WI - Register NOW!
COVID has put a damper on our gatherings, but we are moving forward and havinga reunion at the same location that we had in 2018, at the Embassy Suites in Milwaukee/Brookfield, Wisconsin. Set aside May 16-18, 2023 for this special gathering.
Please read Red Warrior Association President Wilfred Pla's message by CLICKING HERE.
CLICK HERE FOR REGISTRATION FORM ---Early registration is extremely helpful in meeting hotel contract financial obligations. Please register early as your can.
TENTATIVE ITINERARY- Check out the schedule for the three day event. No Breweres Basefall game available this time around which gives you and your buddies a "Free, do as you want Wednesday"
LYLE BOWES, GENE MURPHY INTERVIEWS - C Co 68/69 SOUTH DAKOTA PBS
Lyle Bowes - Gene Murphy
South Dakota Public Television has Produced a series of videos and has recorded the stories of two Red Warriors, Lyle Bowes and Gene Murphy. They tell of their time in Vietnam. Both were buddies through Basic, AIT, and then assigned to Charlie Company in 1968. These videos are extended and unedited from the stories that were actually aired. Many will identify with what they experiences and say in these videos.
Recently I read where a Samural Sandoval , passed away. He was one of the last 5 Code Talkers still surviving from WWII. Also of great interest, to me, and possibly fellow Warriors, is the fact that one of my Red Warrior grunts in C/1/12 IN in Vietnam, 66-67,, was a Joe Yazzie. Joe is a Navajo Indian, as was his Uncle, Frank Marianito. His Uncle was also a Code Talker, he is deceased.
I would assume that all of the recipients are aware of the significant sacrifies these NAVAJO CODE TALKERS made during WWII.
There are several excellent books available. Joe Yazzie (C Company 19666/67)has told me a few of the stories related to him by his Uncle Frank. These Code talkers made many personal sacrifies. As an example: when a USMC division would redeploy to Australia to refit, their Code Talkers remained behind and were assigned to another USMC Division. Unfortunately , because of the similarity in appearance to some of the Japanese, several Code talkers were shot by friendly forces, to many new faces and maybe nervous Soldiers or Marines.. As mentioned in the attached brief article is the fact that the Japanese had been able to break all of our other codes, but never were able to break the NAVAJO codes being used.
I am sharing this because the heroism displayed by these men is directly responsible for saving possibly thousand of American lives. I hope this is of some interest.
DOC DEUTSCH RECEIVES HONORED AND TREASURED TOMAHAWK
During the 1/12 IN Bn deployment to Vietnam, 1966-70, we had several excellent battalion level Doctors / Surgeons. During ,roughly , the period Dec 1966 - Nov 1967, Dr. ( Cpt) Melvin Deutsch was the Bn Surgeon for the Red Warriors. He was and has remained a very loyal and steadfast member of our Bn. He has attended several reunions, but because of health concerns for his wife, he has opted to not travel.. I know that many of the RW's that served during this period will remember his dedication to the Red Warriors. As the Radiation Oncologist for the Univ of Pittsburg Medical Center he has treated hundreds of patients and has advised and counseled several RW family members. Melvin is now retired.
As a token of our appreciation for his dedication and Love for the Red Warriors, Mel was presented an engraved Tomahawk by Ed Northrop. Deutsch is now officially retired.
VIDEO - RARE 8MM VIDEO TAKEN BY TERRY JUDD, DELTA CO. 1967/6
Terry Judd served as Sgt in Delta Company from early 1967 to February of 68. He brought along his 8mm camera and took hours of video of his years spent as a Delta Dog. Terry sadly passed away in 2009, but his son Michael recently transferred the 55 year old film to YouTube for all to see.
The silent film shows what most of us saw, and records mountains, convoys, choppers, unloading C' Fire bases, jungle, crossing streams and rivers, perimeter chow lines,patrols and the every day life of his time in the filed, and some of surrounding Vietnamese towns and villages. If your are a Delta Dog of that era, you may see some familiar faces and surroundings. It certainly brought back familiar sights to this writer of Charlie Company.
The film comes in two parts. Click below to view each movie. Part # is 31 minutes long, Part two is 26 minutes There's a lot to see. This film is shot by a Red Warrior and is a rare glimpse of everyday life that we all experienced. There's even a fire fight scene and grunts retrieving the wounded....not sure if staged or real, but makes for good viewing.
RED WARRIORS DIARY PAGES LINK TO MAPS WHERE EVENTS OCCURRED
Our Red Warrior 1967-70 Diary Pages (see menu button to the left) now has links to the military maps where events occurred. Check it out. Find the year, date, description. If a coordinated is mentioned there should be a link to the map on our map pages.
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