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Joined: 5/28/2013(UTC) Posts: 2 ![United States]( "United States") Location: Michigan
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I left LZ Vandergrift the last week of March 1971 to return to Chu Lai and process out . While there I heard that there had been a sapper attack at Vandergrift but have never found out if it was just a rumor or what happened . I was with Commo HHB and was a radio repairman and FADAC repairman . Any info would be appreciated . Thank You .
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 Rank: Moderator Joined: 8/20/2012(UTC) Posts: 12 ![United States]( "United States") Location: Oshkosh, WI
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LZ Vandergriff was hit several times by Sappers. The first attack took out the vehicle fueling point just below HHQ's area and near A Btry. 2 other attemps were made but were detected and stopped. Send me your email address to rgriffin@new.rr.com and I'll send out a copy of an article I wrote on Lam Son with more details.
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Rank: Moderator Joined: 8/20/2012(UTC) Posts: 12 ![United States]( "United States") Location: Oshkosh, WI
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Just found out last week that I will be going back to Nam in Feb of 2019 as part of the first honor flight mission to go to Nam. One stop we will be making is to Khe Sanh and going past the site of LZ Vandegrift and nearby LZ Elliot where A Btry 1/82 lost one soldier - the 1st US KIA of Lam Son 719. If they will let me stop here I plan on placing a 1/82 FA Challenge coin as close to the place that PFC Mills was killed. The least I can do for him.
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