Guest Messages 1-100@Fall of Saigon Marines Association

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Record 100
Website:
Referred by: From Geocities
From: Portsmouth, Ohio
Time: 1998-07-01 21:57:51
Comments: The Fall of Saigon is a fascinating and intensely moving site. I was a "hippie" during the War, and like many naive Americans shocked by actual visions of war itself. Now, through one of life's odd turns, I am married to an active duty Marine. Thank you, Saigon Marines, for your courage, faith, and brotherhood.

Record 99
Name: Vivian Mason
Website:
Referred by: From Geocities
From: Portsmouth, Ohio
Time: 1998-07-01 21:57:01
Comments: The Fall of Saigon is a fascinating and intensely moving site. I was a "hippie" during the War, and like many naive Americans shocked by actual visions of war itself. Now, through one of life's odd turns, I am married to an active duty Marine. Thank you, Saigon Marines, for your courage, faith, and brotherhood.

Record 98
Name: Raymond Ebbets
Website:
Referred by: Just Surfed On In
From: Ca.
Time: 1998-06-29 04:42:25
Comments: Having been evac'd from Saigon on 23 Apr 75, I enjoy reading anything about the fall of Saigon. It was an exciting time and I have been back three times in the past 8 yrs. My wife is Vietnamese and she is from Hue. The city has pretty much recovered from Tet 68. Raymond Ebbets

Record 97
Name: Chris Woods
Website:
Referred by: Word of Mouth
From: Havelock, NC
Time: 1998-06-24 21:46:55
Comments: This is a very special page to me and holds great memories. Thanks for all the hard work. Chris Woods, Crew Chief of Swift YT "Swift" 2-2, 153985 that departed the Embassy helo pad @ 0758 on 30 April 1975 with Major Kean and his 10 Marine security force. The last helo and Marines out of Southeast Asia.

Record 96
Name: tony tucci
Website:
Referred by: Net Search
From:
Time: 1998-06-21 06:09:50
Comments: hi guys, i was there from december 1973 till december 1974. i was sgt tucci back then. still communicate with dave leet, one of my closest friends. saw comments by a. polis; i still think of him when i here the song "move over" by janis joplin. i was really sorry to hear about hasty. he gave me a ride to the
airport when i got discharged from philadelphia naval station. i live in lowellvile ohio, married for 18 years, wife and 3 kids. i'm going to e-mail doug potratz, we used to call him postrats like the vietnamese did. terry bennington came to see me in rome after vietnam. we had a helluva time. i'd like to hear from anyone who'd care to communicate about the way it was back then and the things we did. still trying to find r.c. smith and greg hargis. i know joe arata is still out there. he's probably ready to retire from the army by now. take care and semper fi.

Record 95
Name: Jill Wrobleski
Website:
Referred by: Net Search
From: Westfield Mass
Time: 1998-06-15 23:25:20
Comments: This page was very informative and useful in my quest for information. Thank You

Record 94
Name: John W. Kirchner
Website:
Referred by: Just Surfed On In
From: Naples, FL
Time: 1998-06-08 01:27:19
Comments: Great Job Colin,Ken and Kevin !! What a blast from the past. Sgt. John Kirchner from Can Tho, RVN. I can't wait for a reunion. Love to see everyone. I miss you guys. Stay in touch. Semper Fi.....

Record 93
Name: Dave Dilegge
Website: The MOUT Homepage
Referred by: From Geocities
From: Stafford - Virginia
Time: 1998-06-06 02:31:01
Comments: Another return visit to an outstanding site: "When I was growing up, the Vietnam War was some vague, distant thing which was treated like a dirty word. It was this silence - compounded by the flip remarks of my liberal teachers in school about My Lai, drug adicts, and psychotic Vietnam veterans. It bothered me greatly......I began to research the subject and I went to the only source that really mattered, the men who were there." Keith Nolan - Battle for Hue S/F Dave - 1st, 2nd and 3rd MARDIV (couldn't hold a job;-)

Record 92
Name: Daylyn Rollert
Website:
Referred by: Just Surfed On In
From: Quesnel, BC (Canada)
Time: 1998-06-05 18:38:35
Comments: CANADA ROCKS!

Record 91
Name: eric
Website:
Referred by: Just Surfed On In
From: Montana
Time: 1998-06-05 01:00:44
Comments: I join you in your sorrow for the men who died in Vietnam.

Record 90
Name: Warren A. Dobler
Website:
Referred by: From LinkExchange
From: Joshua Tree Ca.
Time: 1998-06-03 04:50:34
Comments: Sgt. Warren A Dobler HMM 165 Op Frequent Wind Hyd Shop and door gunner Best wishes to all the rest of you guys out there

Record 89
Name: James E Ellsberry
Website:
Referred by: Just Surfed On In
From: SOCAL
Time: 1998-05-31 18:50:51
Comments: Semper Fi MarinesWas too young to get to Nam. Was in from 71-74 serial of 2770611.. God Bless all who served and especially those who made the ultimate sacrifice!!!!! You were right then as you are right
now!!!!!James

Record 88
Name: Al Palmer
Website:
Referred by: Net Search
From: North Bend, WA
Time: 1998-05-30 17:22:23
Comments: Veteran--USS Forrestal July 67.

Record 87
Name: Girl doing a report
Website:
Referred by: Just Surfed On In
From: LA
Time: 1998-05-20 04:08:56
Comments: Hey! I'm doing a report on the Vietnam War. I found this page very imformative. Thanks!

Record 86
Name: Katherine Jansderiffe
Website:
Referred by: Just Surfed On In
From: Tulsa, Oklahoma
Time: 1998-05-20 04:04:49
Comments: I saw this page and thought "Sweet!" I'm doing a report on the Vietnam War and found this page very interesting! Thanks alot! ;>) Keep up the good work. It's great their's people who celebrate Veterans of the Vietnam War! Sincerely, Katie

Record 85
Name: femal age 14
Website:
Referred by: Just Surfed On In
From: Alaska
Time: 1998-05-20 03:58:04
Comments: I think it's really cool that you have a page to honor Vietnam War Veterans. Everyone who fought in the war is a hero; no matter how big or how small their contributions were.

Record 84
Name: Jackie Sprague
Website:
Referred by: Net Search
From: Wolfeboro, NH USA
Time: 1998-05-18 13:45:30
Comments: My Uncle was air lifted out of Saigon. I am currently doing a report on the Fall of Saigon for school. I am glad to find a web site devoted to it. If any one has information then e-mail me. If you knew my uncle, Edward Sprague, (green baret) Then also contact me.

Record 83
Name: ElRaptero
Website: ElRaptero's Domain
Referred by: Net Search
From: Colorado
Time: 1998-05-16 02:57:34
Comments: This is a very interesting page, I like it. : )

Record 82
Name: Eric Smith aka Batman from Khe Sanh
Website:
Referred by: Just Surfed On In
From: Boston
Time: 1998-05-16 01:17:03
Comments: I just want to know what battalion or battalions were involved in the evacuation of the US Embassy in the final days. I like to keep up with things. I like to know what was what. I like to know so when I hear some hero who wasn't within ten thousand miles of Vietnam say he was there, I can pounce on him a bit, at least verbally that is. More people lie about being in Vietnam than any other war. Why? I don't know. Maybe they feel inadequate and wish they had the balls to have tried it. Hey. Who were the prisoners taken from the Golf 2/26 Command Post during the famous "Bar Room Brawl" The most vicious and traumatic battle of the Khe Sanh hills that took place early in Feb. 1968? Answer: Corporals Peaches and Pound cake, and Privates, Wieners and Beans. Ha Ha 2/26 reigns supreme. -- Finest battalion that ever humped the Highlands of Scotland. Amen to that. Ha Ha This is BATMAN OUT

Record 81
Name: Frank Godfrey
Website:
Referred by: Just Surfed On In
From: Califorina....now North Carolina
Time: 1998-05-09 03:34:49
Comments: I was in VMCJ-1 aboard the USS Midway during the evacuation of Saigon in 1975. I just found this link in my effort to find any of my friends who were aboard the USS Midway during the evacuation

Record 80
Name: Liz Cannon
Website:
Referred by: Just Surfed On In
From: North Carolina
Time: 1998-05-07 20:45:00
Comments: God Bless and Keep each and every one. Your sister - Liz

Record 79
Name: Sush and Kelly
Website: none
Referred by: Just Surfed On In
From: Australia
Time: 1998-05-04 02:02:46
Comments: We are doing a school assignment and we found this page very informative

Record 78
Name: Sush and Kelly
Website: none
Referred by: Just Surfed On In
From: Australia
Time: 1998-05-04 02:03:02
Comments: We are doing a school assignment and we found this page very informative

Record 77
Name: Sush and Kelly
Website: none
Referred by: Just Surfed On In
From: Australia
Time: 1998-05-04 02:01:58
Comments: We are doing a school assignment and we found this page very informative

Record 76
Name: suzanne hearn
Website:
Referred by: Just Surfed On In
From: sydney australia
Time: 1998-05-01 10:08:12
Comments: i am really interested in everything to do with the vietnam war -particuarly the pentagon papers and the united states government policies. This was my major work for university and if anyone has any ideas on a major paper you can email me at the address listed. Thanks

Record 75
Name: Gunner Douglas Potratz
Website:
Referred by: Just Surfed On In
From:
Time: 1998-05-01 02:06:26
Comments: Happy anniversary guys! We lived though another year. This is Doug Potratz, former MSG Sgt D.D. Potratz, checking in to see if anyone has heard from former Sgt Philip Babel, (Remember Babel's Stables by the swimming pool?) I am an attorney now in Orange County, California, like to hear from my fellow Saigon
MSG's

Record 74
Name: Frank A. Carranza, Sr.
Website:
Referred by: Just Surfed On In
From: Simi Valley, California
Time: 1998-04-28 04:41:21
Comments: Welcome home.

Record 73
Name: ROSS D. PENNINGTON
Website:
Referred by: Just Surfed On In
From: FREDERICKSBURG, VA
Time: 1998-04-27 12:15:18
Comments: Served as an Assistant Squad Leader with H&S Co, 2d BN, 4th Marines during the evacuation of Saigon. We provided cordon security for the Defense Attache Compund. I was the asst S-4 Chief with 2/4 during 1974-1975.

Record 72
Name: megat
Website:
Referred by: Net Search
From: malaysia
Time: 1998-04-19 07:47:54
Comments: I watch lots of movies about Vietnam war

Record 71
Name: David P. Dilegge
Website: The MOUT Homepage
Referred by: Net Search
From: Stafford, Virginia
Time: 1998-04-17 19:53:04
Comments: Job well done Devil Dogs (in Saigon and on the page)! Have linked your articles and index page to my page on Military Operations on Urbanized Terrain (MOUT). Thank you and Semper Fi. Dave Dilegge

Record 70
Name: Ken Kingsbury
Website: Associated Therapists, Inc.
Referred by: Net Search
From: LA area, California
Time: 1998-04-16 21:34:53
Comments: I served in the Air Force during the war(B-52s) and also read a great deal of war history. I search various war battles during my lunch and stumbled on yours. Well done.

Record 69
Name: Cdr. James J. Forrestal, USN RET
Website:
Referred by: Net Search
From: San Diego, CA
Time: 1998-04-16 19:16:21
Comments: I was the Navigator on USS Okinawa (LPH-3) before during and after "Eagle Pull & Frequent Wind." While it was a sad note in our nation's history, it was a good Navy and Marine Corps OP. What put it all in perspective for me was when I witnessed a very old Vietnamese lady come off one of the helos and I
realized that she was giving up her homeland at that attained age because she no longer wanted to remain there under the vc regime. There were many other heroic and some comical stories which came out during this evacuation and I remember seeing Col Grey on the bridge of Okinawa in discussion withe the MAW
Commander, my CO etc., about the final pull of the remaining Marines from off the embassey with H-46's.

Record 68
Name: SSgt Chris Wright
Website:
Referred by: Just Surfed On In
From: Orlando, FL
Time: 1998-04-13 16:43:26
Comments: I served as an MSG in Shanghai (7/93-7/94) and Berlin (7/94-12/95.) Met my wife while in Berlin and consider it to be my most rewarding tour of my time in the Corps. I'm now at Quantico and am still considering going back on the program as a DetCmdr. I truly believe there is no better duty for a SNCO in the Corps. I've never been to Viet Nam, but my father, Charles Wright, pulled three combat tours there. He's currently an project engineer and has been bery active with the VFW at this home in Morganton, NC.

Record 67
Name: George Blatsos
Website:
Referred by: Word of Mouth
From: Cooperstown, N.Y.
Time: 1998-04-13 14:21:26
Comments: I was looking for such a page, this is a major gap of time that has been lost due to the trauma. I was stationed on Guam and worked out of Atsugi Japan, leading up to this I was involved in opperation eagle pull in Cambodia then it was opperation Frequent wind. We were in and out every day the night mares still haunt
me to this very day. Blaster, Explosive Ordnince Disposal, retired

Record 66
Name: Everete
Website: Patrol Boats of River Section 533
Referred by: Just Surfed On In
From: Louisiana
Time: 1998-04-04 23:45:21
Comments: Just taking a ride on the Nam Vet Web ring, stopped by for a look see, Yogie~~

Record 65
Name: Roger H. Brown III
Website: MarinCorps League Roger Brown Page
Referred by: From LinkExchange
From: Harmon IL
Time: 1998-04-02 16:28:43
Comments: I am glad to sign this guest book

Record 64
Name: Karen
Website:
Referred by: Net Search
From: Ohio
Time: 1998-04-01 13:35:05
Comments: Thank you to all that served before me, with me, and those that served after me. We all can take great pride in knowing we are Marines. Nobody else can ever come close or have an understanding of what we endured to be the best of the best. Semper Fidelis brothers and sisters!

Record 63
Name: Warren Caudle
Website:
Referred by: Word of Mouth
From: Lafayette, LA
Time: 1998-03-31 14:20:37
Comments: I was an MSG at Saigon Nov. 67- Dec. 68. We are having a reunion for all who ever served there in Myrtle Beach, SC Nov. 12-14, 1998. For info call Me 888-734-7642 or Jim Wilson 800-843-0096. Thanks for the site.

Record 62
Name: Douglas Drummond
Website:
Referred by: Word of Mouth
From: Stationed in New Orleans
Time: 1998-03-31 01:09:54
Comments: Most fine web site. Needs pics of descending helicopters.

Record 61
Name: SMITH MARK H
Website:
Referred by: Word of Mouth
From: WARRENVILLE IL
Time: 1998-03-28 17:59:07
Comments: I SERVED IN SAIGON MSG DET FROM DEC 72 TO DEC 73 AND THEN TO SOUTH AMERICA FROM 73-MAY 75.. IF ANYONE KNOWS WHERE D. TOLSON CAN BE REACHED OR LARRY MOORE OR STEVE ALSPAUGH WOULD LIKE TO HEAR FROM THEM.. SEMPER
FI WE NEED TO GET A REUNION OF ALL SAIGON MARINES GOING AND FAST

Record 60
Name: Joe McClure
Website:
Referred by: From Geocities
From: Oklahoma/Malaysia
Time: 1998-03-27 15:46:47
Comments: This is an impressive site. I served 2 tours of duty with the 1st Infantry Div. (U.S. Army) 1966-1969. I trust you will not resent a grunt signing your Guestbook. I enjoyed reading the comments from other guests as much as the info on your site. It's good to see comments from people in other countries, students,
comrades and the like. Best of all it s good to know we're not forgotten. Well done !!

Record 59
Name: Mr. Man from Finland
Website:
Referred by: Just Surfed On In
From: Like I said, Finland
Time: 1998-03-23 11:50:47
Comments: Private!!! -Click to View-

Record 58
Name: IRA LEE PREECE
Website:
Referred by: Just Surfed On In
From: CHARLOTTE, MICHIGAN
Time: 1998-03-22 00:45:14
Comments: JUST GLAD TO BE HERE.

Record 57
Name: Walter D. Scott
Website:
Referred by: Word of Mouth
From: Assault Craft 5, Camp Pendeleton
Time: 1998-03-12 15:38:19
Comments: I was a member of Beach Group One, Coranado, Ca. and participated in Operation Frequent Wind as a electronic specialist with Seal Team 5. I retired in 1992 and I am now a graduate student at West Virginia University. I always try to keep in touch with my comrades, it is this camradarie that keeps us alive. Nobody else could begin to understand.

Record 56
Name: Randy Broussard
Website:
Referred by: Word of Mouth
From: Deer Park, Texas
Time: 1998-03-09 04:06:51
Comments: I want to thank my brother, Colin Broussard, for this great web page and for his service to our country. Let's never forget that patriotism, honor, and courage is the handiwork that built this country. Let's not forget those who gave all so that we can enjoy America's greatness. Semper Fi, Randy Broussard Sgt.
USMC 1973-1977

Record 55
Name: Breanne Urban
Website: Urban Centre
Referred by: Just Surfed On In!
From: Minnesota
Time: 1998-03-06 03:25:24
Comments: I was doing some research for my American History class when I came accross your site. While reading the different articles/sections of the page I had a very strong sense of pride because of what your group has and is continuing to do. Your page is very well put together and I truly enjoyed it. God Bless!

Record 54
Name: GySgt A.F. MEYER (USMC Ret.)
Website:
Referred by: From LinkExchange
From: Grants Pass Or.
Time: 1998-03-04 21:33:47
Comments: It was nice to find this site. I was a member of the Evacuation Force, Company E, Second Battalion, Fourth Marines, Third Marine Division. I was on that last chopper out, as part the security force ordered to the U.S. Embassy to reinforce the MSG Detachment. I still remember when the order was given for all of us to leave from the roof of the embassy, and the gate for main door of the embassy jack-knifed while we were trying to close it. The "pucker factor" realy went up then. Well, anyway I'll have to stop by Here again soon. Thanks, and
SEMPER FI. AFM

Record 53
Name: Andy Andrews
Website:
Referred by: From LinkExchange
From: Wichita, KS...for now
Time: 1998-02-28 22:47:47
Comments: You can't imagine how surprised (and pleased)I was to find this page. I was a crew chief on one the 46's that was floundering around Saigon airspace back then. We were bits and pieces of HMM-164, HMM-165, 367, 369 and, I think the 53's were from 361. Don't remember what our 'official' unit name was but some of us called ourselves the "36th Gravotnik". We flew off the USS Hancock (We had another name for it.)

Record 52
Name: FRANCIS J RICHARD JR
Website:
Referred by: Word of Mouth
From: BRIDGEPORT,NY
Time: 1998-02-14 17:10:58
Comments: ITS LONG OVER DUE. YOU MARINES HAVE DONE A GREAT JOB. THANKS FOR THE INFO KEVIN M.

Record 51
Name: Carina+Andrea
Website:
Referred by: Just Surfed On In!
From: ITALY
Time: 1998-02-07 18:58:41
Comments: WE are very impressed about your story.A great hold to you!

Record 50
Name: Delwyn spears
Website: webtv
Referred by: Just Surfed On In!
From: Redlake nation Minn.
Time: 1998-02-04 16:27:50
Comments: i was with H&s co. Blt 2/4 comm. aboard the uss okinawa left ship april 29 for saigon as ground security force at the DAO compound moving refugees to make shift LZ"s such as tennis courts parking lots there was 65 refugees in agroup later we walked to what i believe to be the US embassy to be choppered back to sea no one believes how the night sky looked i will be at [email protected] semper fi

Record 49
Name: delwyn spears
Website: webtv
Referred by: Just Surfed On In!
From: redlake minnesota
Time: 1998-02-03 21:32:52
Comments: Private!!! -Click to View-

Record 48
Name: ANTONIO DE PADUA ANDRADE
Website:
Referred by: Just Surfed On In!
From: SAN PAUL - BRAZIL
Time: 1998-01-26 17:35:42
Comments: THE BRAZILIAM PEOPLE HAVE A LOT OF RESPECT AND ADMIRATION FOR THE AMERICAN SOLDIERS KILLED IN ACTION IN VIETNAM WAR.

Record 47
Name: James Dillion
Website:
Referred by: Just Surfed On In!
From: Texas
Time: 1998-01-25 15:49:58
Comments: Just surfed in to see if anyone I knew was here - was one of the guys who pulled you all out on top of embassy and flew all back to ships. Great page - will surf in from time to time. Semper Fi! Do or Die!!

Record 46
Name: JUAN GONZALES JR
Website:
Referred by: Just Surfed On In!
From: BAILEI, CO
Time: 1998-01-25 14:18:55
Comments: NCOIC KL MALASIA 73-76 BOYD CAME TO MY DET. OUTSTANDING MARINE I RETIRED MSGT 83 NOW LIVING 40 MI. SW DENVER IN THE MOUNTAINS GODS COUNTRY STOP BY IF IN YHE AREA ADDRESS 12 SUNWAY BAILEY CO 80421 303-838-5603 SEMPER FI

Record 45
Name: Jeremy Kroetsch
Website:
Referred by: Just Surfed On In!
From: Airdrie, Alberta, Canada
Time: 1998-01-19 03:49:50
Comments: I am really glad that there is currently a website that others can read and look at. I found this site will researching a paper for school. Maybe I can spread the word.

Record 44
Name: FRANK (BUSH) BUSALACCHI
Website:
Referred by: Just Surfed On In!
From: BILLERICA, MA.
Time: 1998-01-17 15:41:32
Comments: I WAS PART OF THE COLOR GUARD FROM POST #1 VIETNAM ERA VETS OF SOMERVILLE MA. WHEN THE VFW BUILDING WAS DEDICATED IN WOBURN MA. FOR CPL. McMAHON, WHO WAS FROM THAT CITY. HE AND LCPL JUDGE WERE REPORTED
TO BE THE LAST US SERVICEMEN KILLED IN VIETNAM. I WAS WITH LIMA 3/9 IN 66' HUMMING THE PADDIES.

Record 43
Name: Chris McCann
Website:
Referred by: Net Search
From: Grand Haven, Michigan
Time: 1998-01-09 14:38:26
Comments: I want to be a marine sniper, and I've wanted to my whole life.

Record 42
Name: O'Hara, Mike
Website: N/A
Referred by: Net Search
From: Boston
Time: 1998-01-08 17:46:21
Comments: Great !

Record 41
Name: Chip Guest
Website:
Referred by: Net Search
From: California
Time: 1998-01-08 17:04:56
Comments: I served three tours in VIetnam from 1968-1974 and was on the USS Oklahoma City off Vung Tau during Frequent Winds. The loss of US and Vietnamese lives during this period made this the sadest period of my career. Thanks for this site and God Bless you.

Record 40
Name: Philip R. Cyr
Website:
Referred by: From Geocities
From: Eagle Lake, Maine
Time: 1997-12-31 16:20:21
Comments: HM2/FMF Served with F 2/8, 66-67 & G 2/7, 67-68. WIA March 26, 1968 during Operation Worth on Charlie Ridge.

Record 39
Name: cpl joel eddy
Website:
Referred by: Just Surfed On In!
From: charlotte,n.c.
Time: 1997-12-31 08:35:49
Comments: i was there as a door gunner a ch53 hmh-465 uss.okinawa.when i tell people about it they dont belive just how bad the last days were.we took 52 bullet holes but i gave a few back too ! i hope we did a good job for you.my last flight was at 0430 hours april 30, 1975........catch you on the net cpl joel v. eddy usmc

Record 38
Name: Anita Rivera-Miller
Website:
Referred by: Word of Mouth
From: Tamarac, Florida
Time: 1997-12-30 17:37:30
Comments: It is probably about time that information is available about the Fall of Saigon from those who experienced it first hand, rather than books and articles written strictly by academics. This page is very personal to my family and I, since James Daisey is my uncle, my mother's brother, and my grandmother's son. I am
happy to know that I will be able to contact those who knew my uncle as I have not. To those who put this web page together---Thank you!!!

Record 44
Name: FRANK (BUSH) BUSALACCHI
Website:
Referred by: Just Surfed On In!
From: BILLERICA, MA.
Time: 1998-01-17 15:41:32
Comments: I WAS PART OF THE COLOR GUARD FROM POST #1 VIETNAM ERA VETS OF SOMERVILLE MA. WHEN THE VFW BUILDING WAS DEDICATED IN WOBURN MA. FOR CPL. McMAHON, WHO WAS FROM THAT CITY. HE AND LCPL JUDGE WERE REPORTED TO BE THE LAST US SERVICEMEN KILLED IN VIETNAM. I WAS WITH LIMA 3/9 IN 66' HUMMING THE PADDIES.

Record 42
Name: O'Hara, Mike
Website: N/A
Referred by: Net Search
From: Boston
Time: 1998-01-08 17:46:21
Comments: Great !

Record 27
Name: Bernie Winkelmann
Website: n/a
Referred by: Word of Mouth
From: Maryland
Time: 1997-11-17 17:37:00
Comments: I was contacted by a former MSG member who was there with us. I was told about this site by him and was encouraged to sign the guestbook. I was stationed at the DAO compound. I only know of one other former MSG that I contact from time to time. Semper Fi

Record 26
Name: Will Gaefcke
Website: 1stMarDivAssn-LA
Referred by: Just Surfed On In!
From: California
Time: 1997-11-16 13:37:00
Comments: Semper Fi! Marines This is the first website that has brought tears to my eyes!

Record 25
Name: A. T. Polis II
Website:
Referred by: Word of Mouth
From: Nashville, Tn.
Time: 1997-11-13 05:34:00
Comments: Colin, Don't know if you remember me or not but I was there up until two three weeks before evacuation. Tour of duty ended at that time and master sargeant Valdez was not fond of me staying. . Anyway have kept in touch with Neal Wynn of Dragon and am still best of friends with Keith Hembre who lives
here in Nashville also. Also keep in touch with Terry Bennington and Steve Schuller every now and then. Quick note, Was watching you guys evacuate on the t.v.. Would have given anything then to have been with you, Felt as if I had let you guys down. now know things are things and that is the way it is. Also wanted you know if you don't already Bobby Frain is no longer with us. Details not sure about, so i'll just say God Bless and hope he is better off. Talked to kevin Maloney and got his e:mail and all. Am PROUD AS HELL TO HAVE SERVED WITH EACH AND EVERYONE OF YOU, keep up the good work and maybe someday we can all get together for a visit. Seez Ya and Semper Fi atpii

Record 24
Name: Bruce "Doc Bones" Bonneau
Website:
Referred by: Just Surfed On In!
From: Yuma, Arizona
Time: 1997-11-10 05:29:00
Comments: As a retired corpsman who served over half of his 21 years in the Navy with the Corps, I want to wish you, and all Marines, a Happy 222nd birthday!! I was embarked on the USS Durham (LKA-114) during Operations Frequent Winds & Eagle Pull in April, 1975. Semper Fi...

Record 23
Name: Moua Xiong
Website:
Referred by: Just Surfed On In!
From:
Time: 1997-11-04 16:16:00
Comments: I'm very proud of all you marines who helped fight communism during the vietnam war, but don't forget the CIA's "Secret War." Don't forget all the other asians who helped you Americans fight the war against corrupt countries. I'm a Hmong. All of my uncles has served in the "Secret War." We just don't want to be
forgotten for what our people helped you through. I want my people to be recognize for the courage that my people has helped you Americans through the war. Of, your one soldier that is killed, twenty to thirty of my people is killed. I just want to say that, please don't forget us... the Hmong people. To the people who works for the CIA... you know the rest of the story. Directed towards: Central Intelligence Agency Sign, Moua Xiong

Record 22
Name: Christopher Norman Ellerd
Website:
Referred by: Just Surfed On In!
From: New York
Time: 1997-11-03 23:48:00
Comments: Private!!! -Click to View-

Record 21
Name: kile jones
Website: faal of saigon
Referred by: From Geocities
From: southern california
Time: 1997-11-03 19:52:00
Comments: this is an important site to find info about the fall of saigon during the Vietnam war and as a matter of info for a project such as a report or some type of school related project. I personally think that this page includes enough details to forfill your needs for onfomation towards the fall of Saigon.

Record 20
Name: Timm Hansen
Website:
Referred by: Just Surfed On In!
From: Marshfield, Wi.
Time: 1997-11-03 08:17:00
Comments: Vietnam vet May 69 - March 70

Record 19
Name: L.C. Ooi
Website:
Referred by: Just Surfed On In!
From: Malaysia
Time: 1997-11-02 01:10:00
Comments: Very informative. Thanks

Record 18
Name: John W Petitt GySgt Ret
Website: usmc
Referred by: Just Surfed On In!
From: Fred Texas
Time: 1997-11-02 00:41:00
Comments: great page loved it yall check out my web page at semper-fi.com

Record 17
Name: Steve Stibbens
Website:
Referred by: Just Surfed On In!
From: Dallas, TX
Time: 1997-10-16 11:44:00
Comments: I wasn't there at the Fall but from 1962-67, I knew many of the Embassy Guards. (I was a Marine Combat Correspondent with Stars & Stripes ('62-'64), with Leatherneck Magazine ('64-'66) and an AP War Correspondent ('1967). I was there April 30, 1995 with Peter Arnett and about 150 other war correspondents and saw you guys. You have a lot of respect and admiration from the press corps.

Record 16
Name: Frank Rottländer
Website:
Referred by: Just Surfed On In!
From: 33034 Brakel, Germany
Time: 1997-10-15 09:20:00
Comments: Private!!! -Click to View-

Record 15
Name: Patrick H Murray
Website:
Referred by: Word of Mouth
From: Washington, D.C.
Time: 1997-10-15 00:28:00
Comments: My brother was a security guard at the embassy during the fall of Saigon. Sgt H G Murray. I had family at this site and have heard from him and am seeking more information about what happen there. I was in the Navy at the time (a corsman) and volunteered to go to Guam for the evacuation but was retained at the
Bethesda Naval Hospital for "staffing reasons"

Record 14
Name: Gene Duncan
Website:
Referred by: Word of Mouth
From: Boonville, Missouri
Time: 1997-10-14 12:03:00
Comments: Having lived my life as a Marine, and now living as a retired Marine in total alienation from the civilian world, it does my heart good to find sites such as this one which reflect the love all Marines have for our Corps. Keep up the good work, Colin. I cheer you on. Gene Duncan Major USMC (Retired)

Record 13
Name: Juan Carlos Calderon Torres
Website:
Referred by: Just Surfed On In!
From: Guadalajara, Mexico
Time: 1997-10-13 20:24:00
Comments: I´m a former soldier of mexican army. I´m just a little boy when Saigon falls. I considered your are the most important heroes of your country your are great people.

Record 12
Name: Roy Martin
Website:
Referred by: NewsGroups
From: Phx AZ
Time: 1997-10-10 21:07:00
Comments: Nice site, well done. Roy Martin 832nd AP Sqdn (The only Infantry the Air Force had.) Tan Son Nhut 1965

Record 11
Name: Scott
Website: Attack Online
Referred by: Just Surfed On In!
From: VA
Time: 1997-10-09 02:34:00
Comments: Hello, Nice site I enjoyed viewing all the information you have posted on your webpage. I want to thank you and everyone like you for what you have done for this country and what you are currently doing. I am currently in the army and I fly AH-64 Apache Attack Helicopters and I have the utmost respect for all those that have come before me and have paid the ultimate price. Once again thank you and I enjoyed your site, it is very professional. CW2 Scott Nissen

Record 10
Name: Bart Vertommen
Website: /
Referred by: Net Search
From: Belgium
Time: 1997-10-09 10:03:00
Comments: Nice page and very well-organized ! Buth u could set more info or links over the Vietnam War in it, 4 people who wants to know more abouth that ( like me ). Buth it's a good page, and very interesting ! Keep up the good work, and goodbye. Bart.

Record 9
Name: Armin Webster
Website:
Referred by: From LinkExchange
From: Tampa, Florida
Time: 1997-10-08 05:23:00
Comments: This is a great web site and I am very happy to see it. I was with the Embassy Detachment from ' Nov67 to Nov68 (during TET 68). My squadron (HMH-361) flew the missions to the embassy during the Fall of Saigon. Keep up the good work and God Bless you all.

Record 8
Name: Ed
Website: Veterans' Fellowship
Referred by: Net Search
From: Oakville, WA. 98568
Time: 1997-10-04 19:40:00
Comments: I was there. "B" 1/4. Sgt. Harold E. Brant. (Communications Technician 2861) We were on the ship in the harbor. My radio man, "youso" (?) was the 1st one onto the Mygegize. We picked up boat people, and I still cry at the rememberance. My email is [email protected] or [email protected] Anyone elso here who was there?

Record 7
Name: Ted Murray
Website:
Referred by: Just Surfed On In!
From: Tucson, AZ
Time: 1997-10-03 21:57:00
Comments: I served as a Embassy Marine in Saigon from December 1974 until evacuated late on the evening of 29 April, 1975. I have tried for years to find others that served with me at that time. I am extremely glad to have found this site. To all former, present and future Marines, Semper Fi.

Record 6
Name: Cpl. Andrew J Buzzo, Embassy Guard, Brussels
Website: Ambassadors in Blue
Referred by: Word of Mouth
From: New York
Time: 1997-09-30 22:18:00
Comments: Semper Fidelis to all fellow Embassy Guards and all Marines. This is an awesome page and tribute, keep up the good work and Semper Fi! "With our pistol and shotgun, we're always watchful from post #1!"

Record 5
Name: Harry Houck
Website:
Referred by: Just Surfed On In!
From: Brooklyn NY
Time: 1997-09-29 00:22:00
Comments: I participated in the Evacuation of Saigon that April, I was with Hotel Co. 2nd Battalion,4th Marines, we flew in from the USS Okinowa, it was a day I'll never forget.I was Corporal then, Im trying to contact others who were in the BLT. Semper Fi

Record 4
Name: Lance Parcell
Website: ParcellsPost
Referred by: Just Surfed On In!
From: Camp Lejeune NC
Time: 1997-09-26 01:35:00
Comments: You have a real nice impressive site. Semper Fi

Record 3
Name: Bud Revard
Website:
Referred by: Just Surfed On In!
From: Ponca City, Okla.
Time: 1997-09-25 21:47:00
Comments: Great Page, I was with VMA(AW)-225 1stMAW at Danang 70-71. Was literally on the edge of my seat while going over your page, Semper-Fi, Bud.

Record 2
Name: Terri Crow
Website: The Crow's Nest - Vet's Helping Vet's
Referred by: Word of Mouth
From: Natrona Heights, PA
Time: 1997-09-19 02:01:00
Comments: Great site! This site tells of your bravery and pride. You did the job that was ask of you. It is a story that needs to be told by the men who lived through it. Job well done. May God bless you all and WELCOME HOME! SEMPER FI!

Record 1
Name: BigBob
Website: Marine Embassy Guard Association
Referred by: Word of Mouth
From: Colorado
Time: 1997-09-14 21:34:00
Comments: Well it is great to see this page...a fine tribute to Marine Security Guards... Keep up the great work.!! BB