Kilo Co 3/9 Marines
Kilo Company 3/9 Marines and the assault on Hill 881 near Khe
Sanh. A first person account of the battle waged by Kilo 3/9
Marines. Author unknown.
Captain Contact
A 1/9
Read a personal letter written by Captain Albert C. Slater referred
to by his men as Captain Contact. The original letter was sent
to Doc. Rudolph and distributed to his men prior to a 9th Marines
reunion.
MAG16 and Hill 22
The after action report on the Oct 28th 1965 raid on MAG 16
and the battle for Hill 22. Action with 1st Battalion and 2nd
Battalion of the 9th Marines.
Small Unit
Action 1966
Small Unit Action in Vietnam summer 1966. Travel with D Company
of the 1st Battalion 9th Marines as Captain Francis J. West,
Jr USMCR records action with the Marines of D 1/9.
Siege of Khe Sanh
A chronological report by Al Varelasformer Marines who served
with the 1st Battalion - 26th Marine Regiment during the siege
of Khe Sanh.
Battle for Hill 64
The Marines of A 1/9 battle the NVA on Hill 64 during the Khe
Sanh Siege.
Que Son Valley
U.S. Marine Corps operations in the 'Que Son Valley'. A must
for any Marine who served in the Que Son to read.
Sixty’s
Up
Marine mortarmen do one thing in the infantry better than anyone
else. They hump equipment-carrying heavy loads everywhere riflemen
go. Read what it is like to be a mortar man with a Marine grunt
unit in Vietnam.
Withdrawal From Khe
Sanh
May 23, 1968, U.S. Marine Corps Colonel David E. Lownds was
invited to the White House. There, President Lyndon Johnson
awarded Lownds' 26th Marine Regiment the Presidential Unit Citation,
the nation's highest unit decoration, for its bravery at Khe
Sanh in 1968.
After Action Reports
The After Action Report on Operation Georgia - The May Ky Lam
Campaign - Operation Liberty. It contains reports on the 'Lost
Patrol', and operational reports on all three battalions of
the 9th Marines (1st-2nd and 3nd Battalions).
Howard’s Hill
Small Unit Action in Vietnam Summer 1966 - Howards Hill by Captain
Francis J. West, Jr., USMC.
