Hawk Recon 1967 | 101st Airborne 327 Infantry

2nd Battalion, 327th Infantry Regiment of the 101st Airborne Division

Hawk Recon 1967

Name: Melvin Fenn
Hometown: Alvarado , Texas
Date: July 28, 2010 - 11:58 AM (pacific)

Great site. I can smell burning bamboo and taste the unique taste of the water there. My achilles still hurt so I have that effect going. Very proud I served; collectively we halted the cancer of communisim in that region of the world. We had a window of opportunity, for the blink of time we were just the right age...we took it and served. --Shot in right calf, medic Pate fixed it, did not infect...no lost time since we did not move much just then. A rare time of carrying a rolled up poncho at all, shot through it into the butt...Pate and Lt Eklund pulled it out...don't think any of us enjoyed it. Laughing. Grenade to right side during an assualt; no idea where we were when that thing flipped me, but instantly back to the feet as if carrying a fountain drink and not wanting to spill a bit...another piece of those frags just may be making it to the surface at this very time, and it is minorly exciting after so many decades. Bad deal on a parachute jump (no idea of who to thank for getting me out of that little deployment), and a comma for a few days, then right back to work. No purple hearts, as they were refused, same as I saw other guys do for insignificant wounds. I remember a cigarette lighter we were given just prior to leaving, one of my daughters holds it now, it reads on the face: "America's Finest at Freedoms Frontier". Wow, did I wear out several pairs of boots for that honor. We were tired, right! ---I've had a great life as I hope others have as well...lustfull times, confused times, fortunate and earned...most things once wronged were gotten 'better'. I Cannot complain.

Vietnam 2nd battalion

Hawk Recon 1967
courtesy of Gregory Apraham

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Lt Lerner before loading LST for move to Duc Pho - April 67												LST cruise to Duc Pho

LST to Duc Pho April '67												Move to Duc Pho April '67

Greg Apraham												LST to Duc Pho - Left Sp4 Bob Karpuska Standing Ssg Fred Copeland

SGT Greg Apraham (L) Sp4 Bill Bowen (R) May 67												SGT Walt Stock (L) SGT Greg Apraham (R) July 67

Elephant Grass Khan Duong Feb '67												Hawks Recon April 67 - L to Right Fr to Rear:Dan (Spider) Goodwin, unk, Flemming Moses, Mike? Kirst, Walt Stock, Lerner

Front - Scuza, unk, SSg Frank Lincoln, Flemming, Moses, Bob Martin, Fred Copeland												Thorburn on Hwy 1 South of Phan Rang Jan - '67