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~ 1969 ~

February to 25 November A detachment of the 146th MP Platoon was sent to Chu Lai to help out the 23rd MP Company, Americal Division. They were to man the POW compound, which didn’t materialize because of other needs.

8 June During the early morning hours a Soviet-built 122-mm rocket slammed into Ward-4 of the 312th Evacuation Hospital in Chu Lai, Vietnam.

1LT Sharon A. Lane, age 24 died instantly. Though seven other American military nurses lost their lives serving in Vietnam, 1LT Lane was the only American servicewoman killed as a direct result of enemy fire throughout the war.

Also working at the hospital that morning was SP/4 John Roggiero of the 146th MP Platoon who was on POW guard detail. Roggiero was also wounded by shrapnel from the attack.

~ 1970 ~

Date Unknown The Platoon sent one squad down to Quang Ngai City to conduct road and discipline, law and order patrols. Another squad was sent up to Tam Ky to perform the same duties.

The remainder of the platoon stayed at Chu Lai to conduct highway, discipline, law and order patrols, POW guard duty at the 312th Evacuation Hospital, POW escorts to DaNang for the Marines, convoy escort north to LZ Baldy and Ross, and south to Duc Pho for the 196th Light Infantry Brigade.