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1966 B Company Time Line
~~~ 720th Military Police Battalion Reunion Association ~ Vietnam History Project ~~~
~~~ 720th Military Police Battalion Reunion Association ~ Vietnam History Project ~~~
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1966 B Company Time Line ~~~ 720th Military Police Battalion Reunion Association ~ Vietnam History Project ~~~ |
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B Company arrives in Vietnam |
19 October The 720th Military Police Battalion (minus the advance party) after brief stopovers at the Island of Okanawa in Japan, then DaNang Harbor, arrived at the port of Vung Tau, Republic of South Vietnam aboard the Troop Ship USNS Daniel L. Sultan. They were transported to the air field and air lifted to Bien Hoa Air Base where motorized transport was waiting to have them and their equipment trucked to their new compound area in III Corps Tactical Zone, at Long Binh Post, located in Bien Hoa Province. 20 October to 4 November The soldiers of the 720th MP Battalion under the command of LTC Glen A. Hill, began the task of constructing the first semblance of what would eventually be their headquarters and home in Vietnam until 13 August 1972. During the construction phase the men of the three organic companies (A, B, & C) also shared the task of security for their compound and the Long Binh military post which was still in it’s infancy and would soon grow to be the largest HQ and logistical supply base in Vietnam. |
5 November The Battalion became "Mission Capable" and HHD, and A, B & C, companies were assigned their first operational orders by the 89th MP Group. |
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The missions included: post patrol for Long Binh; town patrol for the city of Bien Hoa; 3rd Ordinance Ammunition Depot interior and exterior perimeter security, security for Cogido Docks (ammunition and fuel barges), and ammunition resupply convoy escorts to Tay Ninh. |
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31 December Members of the 3rd Platoon, 4th Squad, celebrated New Years Eve in their tent on Long Binh Post. SP/4 James R. Chupurdy, SP/4 Glen J. Liechty, PFC Joseph Seifner, SP/4 James M. Nickley, SP/4 Louis M. Pacitto, SP/4 John M. Rybar, SP/4 Albert J. Tortora, SP/4 Daniel J. Banker, Jr., SP/4 Allan Portnoy, SGT Kenneth McClain. |
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"Did it rain on New Years Eve?" SP/4 Allan M. Portnoy, B Company & 615th MP Company, 720th MP Battalion, 89th MP Group, 18th MP Brigade, October 1966 to October 1967.
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