Marine Corps Vietnam Tankers Historical Foundation®
Marine Corps Vietnam-era Tankers and Ontosmen Have Made History. Your Historical Foundation is Making it Known.
Vietnam Tankers Individual Personal Accounts(c)
Vietnam Tankers
Navy Cross Citations l Silver Star Citations
"Brought to you by your Vietnam Tankers Historical Foundation"
During
the August 2009 Vietnam Marine Tankers Reunion held in
As
in the case with previous material gathered through the interview process,
please note the articles printed in the Leatherneck magazine. December 2007: Marine
Corps Tank Operations in
Presently,
the Foundation is working a project to capture as much Tanker action as possible
that took place during 5 years in the context of the Special Landing Forces (SLF)
operations in
These stories are the property of the authors and the Marine Corps Vietnam Tankers Historical Foundation they may not be copied or reproduced unless legal written authorization is obtained.
by Harry Christensen |
Written by, John Wear - Told by, Sgt Maj. Wm. F. "JJ" Carroll. USMC (Ret.) Kenneth Bores |
SSgt. Earl Matthews,Jr. KIA Submitted by,: Frank Matthews |
by Lloyd '"Pappy'" Reynolds |
by Lloydby Lloyd '"Pappy'" Reynolds |
by Sgt. Maj. Wm. F. "JJ" Carroll, USMC (Ret.) |
by Pete Ritch |
Capt. Michael Wunsch, KIA Written by, by Richard "Dick" Carey Told by, Col. Paul Goodwin. USMC (Ret.) |
by R. Scott Berry |
by Lloyd '"Pappy'" Reynolds W/Map |
by Robert "Bob" Peavey |
by John Wear |
by Robert "Bob" Peavey |
by Ed Mason |
by Jim Coan |
by Jim Coan |
Submitted by, Lt. Col Ray Stewart, USMC (Ret.) |
by Richard "Dick" Carey |
by Richard "Dick" Carey |
by Robert "Bob" Peavey |
by Lt. Col. Ken Zitz, USMC (Ret.) |
Submitted by, Lt. Col Ray Stewart, USMC (Ret.) |
Close Call,... a Marine Dodging Death by John Wear |
by Jim Coan |
by Richard "Dick" Carey |
by Richard "Ric" Langley |
by Col. Wm. J. Davis, USMC (Ret.) |
by Jim Coan |
by David "Doc" Forsyth |
by Art Allen |
Air
Conditioned M48a3
by Lloyd '"Pappy'" Reynolds |
by Jack T. Hartzell © |
by Anthony Simpson |
by Larry Williams |
Submitted by, Richard "Dick" Carey |
by Lt. Col. Richard O. Culver, USMC (Ret.) |
Commanding Officer, 3rd Tank Battalion Submitted by, Richard "Dick" Carey |
Executive Officer, A Co., 3rd Tanks Submitted by, Richard "Dick" Carey |
by Chuck Truitt |
Submitted by, Richard "Dick" Carey |
Submitted by, Richard "Dick" Carey |
Submitted by, Richard "Dick" Carey |
Submitted by, Richard "Dick" Carey |
Submitted by, Richard "Dick" Carey |
Submitted by, Richard "Dick" Carey |
Tom Riggins, 1st Marines, Recon Submitted by, Richard "Dick" Carey |
Operation Hickory / May 17, 1967 by Lloyd '"Pappy'" Reynolds |
by Lloyd '"Pappy'" Reynolds W/Map & Photo |
by John Wear |
by Pete Ritch |
by John Yawl |
by Maj. Willard F. Lochridge, IV |
by Jim Coan |
by Rick Maddy, Kilo Co., 3/5 |
by Rick Maddy, Kilo Co., 3/5 |
by Mike Ledford |
America's
Finest, So to Speak
Submitted by, Richard "Dick" Carey |
EOD
Personsl Equivalents By Bob Skeels |
LZ Hawk/Khe Sanh By Ken Zebal |
VN Revisited + 25 Yrs By Ken Zebal |
Operation Liberty by Kennith Whitehead |
The M3A1 Grease Gun by Breech Block |
Tankers Association History Project by Pete Ritch Map Link |
Vandergrift Ice Run by Pete Ritch Map Link |
The Ontos by Peter Brush © 2001 |
Rats N Snakes
by Lloyd '"Pappy'" Reynolds |
Tankers didn't do it
by Lloyd '"Pappy'" Reynolds |
Tankers
don't Drink
by Lloyd '"Pappy'" Reynolds |
A Load of Plywood by Lloyd '"Pappy'" Reynolds |
In the Chow Line
by Lloyd '"Pappy'" Reynolds |
That kind of War
by Lloyd '"Pappy'" Reynolds W/Map |
Comming Home
by Lloyd '"Pappy'" Reynolds |
Chico
by Lloyd '"Pappy'" Reynolds |
A Cup of Cocoa
by Lloyd '"Pappy'" Reynolds |
An Hoa-Phu Loc 6
by Lloyd '"Pappy'" Reynolds W/Map |
Rabbit
Hunting
by Lloyd '"Pappy'" Reynolds |
Re-enlisting
by Lloyd '"Pappy'" Reynolds |
"Pappy"s Confession by Lloyd '"Pappy'" Reynolds |
"Tracks" Memories of a
Vietnam Veteran by Clyde Houch |
F-23 In
Ambush Valley by Guy Wolfenbarger Map Link Map Link |
Breakfast at the Ben Hai River
|
Inspections (The Lighter
Side) by Lloyd '"Pappy'" Reynolds |
Office Hours by Lloyd '"Pappy'" Reynolds |
Battle for
Hue (Full Art.)
Lt. Col Ray Stewart, USMC (Ret.) |
Battle for
Hue (Leatherneck)
Lt. Col Ray Stewart, USMC (Ret.) |
May 19, 1968 Award &
Story by Rene Cerda |
May 19, 1968 Award
& Story by Fred Kellogg |
May 19, 1968 Award & Story by Harris Himes | May 19, 1968 Award & Story By Rick Oswood | May 19, 1968 Map Link |
A Conversation about Operation Buffalo |