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LZ Kuhn – Part ll

January 2, 2015 by David Adams Leave a Comment

First & most importantly, all of Recon's wounded survived. Sadly, Jerry 'the Degree' Trumm passed away this last year. I'm glad he lived so long. His greatest battle was fought from a hospital bed, which is described well by Hutch in his poem, Hero. You can read that under the SCRAPBOOK tab on this website. Please help me out here...I'm relying on my memory, ha,ha. Please post a comment or call me if you were there that day. I was confused whether it was Alpha or Delta that was there  … [Read more...]

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Once Upon A Time

October 26, 2014 by David Adams 1 Comment

"...it stands to reason you've got to have a war. Not because anybody wants it, of course, but because there's an army. Armies is for wars and wars is for armies. That's only plain common sense." "War's finished," said Tristram. "War's outlawed. There hasn't been any war for years and years and years." "All the more reason why there's got to be a war," said the soldier, "if we've been such a long time without one." The Wanting Seed -by Anthony Burgess   Once upon a time I was … [Read more...]

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O rang

March 10, 2014 by David Adams Leave a Comment

  “Standin’ on a corner in…” O rang, Cambodia. This has got to be the ultimate war souvenir/photograph.  Damn,  I shoulda had Cossey take my photo with this! That honor goes to Bruce Hammonds of Bessemer, Alabama displaying the  Cambodian National Flag in the traditional blue and red with the temple at Angor Wat. Recon walked into O rang early in May, 1970. There was a hospital, school, army base and an airstrip there. That would be a grass and dirt airstrip, of course. Not too … [Read more...]

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Photos from O rang/Cossey & Cossell snaps

March 3, 2014 by David Adams Leave a Comment

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FSB Ann (Let It Be)

December 22, 2013 by David Adams 1 Comment

I remember this fire base well because I helped build it. Kansas, Arty, myself and others filled a lot of sandbags! I was fed up. Kansas ans I built our "hootch", or started to, three different times. Echo Co's First Sgt. had us move the first one because it was on the "wrong side of the road". Too close to the cooks and too far from the rest of Echo Co. So we started building a new one, dragging our dirt filled mortar shell boxes and sandbags across the road. Once we had a good start and … [Read more...]

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Anonymous Ode

December 14, 2013 by David Adams Leave a Comment

  Ode to the Infantryman in RVN l lie in my tent, thanking God for free rent. While outside the rain pours, and inside my buddy snores. Muddy floors & a wet cot, but still thanking God a lot. Got hot chow every day, rain or shine, come what may. Got a dog bout two weeks old eats C-rations hot or cold. Special Forces all around, keeping safe this hallowed ground. 1st Cav in the air, landing, fighting here & there. Ain't got much but could be worse, just ask the … [Read more...]

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Bu Gia Map

November 25, 2013 by David Adams 17 Comments

Bu Gia Map Late in April 1970 I had been out with Echo Recon for hardly more a month at most, but was now used to the routine. The routine patrol…the “poppy”; out & back, hopefully without any trouble. Point man, in this case, the Stallion. R. Springer followed by Cossey as back up, then a rifleman, Hammonds with the M-60. Delmer with the M-79, an RTO & several riflemen walking drag; watching to see if anyone was following. In the other squad it would have been Dob on point, followed … [Read more...]

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VC Knife

October 28, 2013 by David Adams 2 Comments

Actually taken from a North Vietnamese soldier killed by Echo Recon on May 30, 1970. The VC were really a separate force under the NLF (National Liberation Front), but our Cambodian scouts always yelled, VC! VC! No matter who we encountered. So, a VC knife. And the scouts didn’t always yell, unless of course they were warning everyone we had been spotted and being silent no longer mattered then. That day started out bad and got worse. We had spent the night alongside the Ho Chi Minh … [Read more...]

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Welcome

October 26, 2013 by Echo Recon Web 1 Comment

Hello. Welcome to the blog for  Echo Recon 1/5th. Please be patient as this is new for us. We are currently working on some blogs. Check back often for updates. Also be sure to check out the rest of the website at http://echorecon.com. Thank you for stopping by. … [Read more...]

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