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Ambush & Reconnaissance Mission ~ 720th Military Police Battalion Reunion Association ~ Vietnam History Project ~ This Page Last Updated 10 January 2010 |
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1966 ~ Ambush Security outside the 3rd Ordnance Ammunition Depot |
| G1911 | A Company-PFC Caron outside 3rd Ordinance Ammo Depot on ambush security assignment. |
| G1912 ? | A Company-PFC Sabine & unidentified MP on 3rd Ordinance ambush security assignment. |
| G1913 ? | A Company-Unidentified MP outside 3rd Ordinance Ammo Depot on ambush security assignment. |
1967 ~ MP Corps history is made when the Battalion is assigned an infantry mission |
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G1601a ? |
B Company, SP/4's Covey, Hartwig, Reedy, "Goofy" Culver, PFC's Duttola and SP/4 David Richards, 212th, CPL Le Van Muon, Popular Forces. |
Second squad, 2nd Platoon, A Company, SSG Dedijer, PFC Diaz, SP/4's Bryant and West. |
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G2001a ? |
A Company Ambush Squad prepare for guard mount, PFC Ferrera and others yet identified. |
G0171 ? |
615th MP Company, unidentified MP on ambush patrol. |
615th MP Company, unidentified MP on ambush patrol. |
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G0173 ? |
615th MP Company, unidentified MP on ambush patrol. |
| G1543 ? | B Company unidentified Ambush Squad on ampan nexr An Xuan Village. |
| G0257 ? | A Company Ambush Squad member question a suspect in An Hoa Hung Village. |
| G2428 ? | A Company, PFC Rutherford, SP/4 Durden and unidentified MP at Outpost #4. |
| G2429 | A Company, SGT Pete Dedijer and SP/4 Chuck Edwards at Outpost #4. |
| G2430 ? | A Company, PFC Rutherford, SP/4 Durden, SP/4 Edwards and two unidentified MPs at Long Binh Tan. |
G2433 ? |
A Company, PFC Henslee, SP/4 Durden, unidentified MP and two PF's. |
| G2435 ? | A Company, SP/4 West and unidentified partner on day recon. |
1968 ~ June- B Company assigned sole responsibility for the TAOR & Ambush assignments |
| G1541 | B Company-Ambush Squad, SGT Hall, PF Muon, PFC Sellock, SP/4 Zavilla. |
SGT Hartwig, SP/4's Zavilla, Reedy, and Duttola, in An Xuan Village. |
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B Company-CPL "Woody" Morgan Squad Leader of Ambush Team #76 at Outpost #2, Long Hung, April. |
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B Company-Ambush Squad #76, SGT Watson, PFC's Edwards, Lee, Bohm, Pye, Mohollen & SGT Xichs, Popular Forces Interpreter. |
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A Company-Ambush Squad, SSG Dedijer, SP/4's Durden, West, Martin, "Twiggee" Henslee, and PFC Boren. |
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G0253 ? |
B Company-Ambush Squad #74 at the "Duck Farm," SP/4 Wall, SGT Harding 212th MP Company, Scout Dog Unit with K9 Prince and others yet identified. |
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G1191 ? |
B Company-SP/4 Green & unidentified Ambush Team member in the field. |
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B Company-Ambush Squad #76, CPL Watson, PFC's Pye, "Gomer" VanOrmer, Lee, "Little Eddie" Edwards, "Moe" Mohollen, "Del" Austin, and Bohm. |
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G0013 ? |
Ambush team at Outpost #4- SP/4 Richards, 212th MP Company, Scout Dog Unit, and others yet identified. |
| G2431a ? | B Company, Ambush Team #76 Interpreter Vo Van Duc when a member of Outpost #4 Popular Forces Platoon. |
| G2437 ? | A Company SP/4 Hensley and unidentified MP on a day recon patrol in Long Binh Tan. |
| G0241 | A Company PFC Diaz followed by SP/4's Martin, West, and Durden, on day recon patrol in TAOR. |
G2440 ? |
B Company, SGT Hartwig, his RTO and a Scout Dog & Handler from the 212th on a recon. |
| G2441a | B Company, SGT Hartwig, PFC's Green, Kreidler and a CPL Fuller of the 212th on a recon. |
| G2442 ? | B Company, SGT Hartwig, PFC Green, and CPL Fuller of the 212th on a recon. |
| G3047 ? | B Company, SP/4 Frank B. Scellato, Audrey “Dale” Bolen and others unidentified. |
1969 ~ B Company ambush teams disrupt the 23 February Post Tet attack on Long Binh Post. |
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G0014 ? |
Ambush Squad #73, Outside Gate #11, yet to be identified. |
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G0023 ? |
Ambush Squads #75 and #77, SGT Wiehle, SSG Mentink, SP/4's Simpson, Loyd. Creamer, Brown, Coto and others yet identified. |
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G0425a ? |
Ambush Squad #79, SP/4's McGillvray, Boozell, 5-PFC's Wagner, Freeman?, Damore and others yet identified. |
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G0526 ? |
Ambush Squad #77, SSG Robinson, SP/4's Fonze, "Larry" Puckett, "Rizz" Rizzo, Hurley, Hrip, PFC's "Poncho" Escobar, "Moe" Mohollen and others yet identified. |
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G0547 ? |
Unidentified ambush team in An Hoa Hung Village. |
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Ambush Team #77, August, SGT "Sandy" Popovich, SP/4's Trost , "George" Watkins, Cottin, "Alfie" Alfano, "Chris" Hych, PFC's "Toni" Arroyo, "Butch" Adkins, and "Babyson" Wagner. |
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| G1311 | SP/4 Alfano , B Company and SP/4 Gates of the 212th Scout Dog Unit and his K9. |
| G1757a | Ambush Squad #78, March, SGT Fisher, SP/4's Ambrosini, Aurilio, Rosenblatt, Tapper, Wynn, and PFC's Coffman and Hamann. |
| G1764 | Map of TAOR used by Ambush Team #78. |
| G1851 | SP/4 Aurillo stuck in the mud. |
G2585 ? |
Miller, Edward A. Santry, Brownie, Ed Aldrich, SGT Slaughter, Pete Hernandez, Gabby and unknown. |
G2588 ? |
Grant, Hernandez, SP/4 Takenalive, Gonzalez, SGT Slaughter, and others Unidentified. |
G2589a ? |
1st Platoon (Ambush) group photo on the Finger Of Land. |
G2592 ? |
SGT Slaughter and a Vietnamese Interpreter. |
SP/4 Marley and SSG Thomas on ambush. |
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SP/4's Perry and Radcliff on ambush. |
1970 ~ It all comes to an end with Vietnamization. |
G1945 ? |
SP/5 Bogison, SP/4's Ward, Barman, Thompson, Main, Ratcliff, Perry, on ambush mission. |
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G0152 ? |
SP/5 Robert Bogison, SP/4's Ward, Lewin, Bischoff, "Gomer," Palmateer, and Cortez. |
| G0153 | SP/5 Bogison, SP/4's Lewin, Ward, Palmateer, Cortez, Golanski, Pasmino and "Gomer." |
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G1522a ? |
Ambush squad, SGT Torres and others yet identified. |
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G1581a ? |
The last day of ambush and recon, SGT "Tiny" Fraley, SP/4's Propes, Cullinane, Wohletz, Perry, Market. and Main. |
SP/4 Ed "Shakey" Marley. |
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March: Weapons, ammunition, supplies recovered from VC Base Camp on back river. |
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SP/4 Bill Parker on a PBR. |
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SP/4 Galonski cooking C Rats on a mission. |
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G2612 ? |
SP/4's Radcliff, Ward and two unidentified on a PBR. |
SP/4 Mike Ambrose on ambush. |
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WANTED... Group & individual photographs of the ambush squads in the field from
1967 through 1970.
