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1972 B Company Time ~ 720th Military Police Battalion Reunion Association ~ Vietnam History Project ~ This Page Last Updated 10 January 2010 |
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The Vietnam Tour Comes To An End
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March The company, under the command of CPT David O. Wright, returned from Vin Long in the Mekong Delta, Corps Tactical Zone IV, to Long Binh Post, Bien Hoa Province, Corps Tactical Zone III, in a 98 vehicle convoy that took half a day just to cross the Mekong River via the ferry.
The Sentry Pig CPT David O. Wright, Commanding Officer, B Company, 720th MP Battalion, 89th MP Group, 18th MP Brigade, October 1971 to June 1972. |
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| A five man detachment remained in the Mekong Delta region assigned to MACV Team-68 in Can Tho with LTC Dewitt Hudson the Provost Marshal of Corps Tactical Zone IV. This detachment, equipped with two V100 armored cars, continued the convoy escort duties. When required, their manpower was augmented by men from the Company HQ at Long Binh Post. After their return to Long Binh Post the company performed Post Patrols, conducted convoy escorts of Vietnamese civilian contractors who were hauling Agent Orange from the Bien Hoa Airbase to the Newport Docks in Saigon, convoy escorts to Lai Khe transporting ammunition resupply and civilian refugee escorts to Vung Tau, The company also received permission to dismantle unused Adams Huts on Long Binh Post and transport them for refugee housing along with food supplies and medical provisions. |
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13 July The following members of B Company were promoted to the rank of Specialist Fourth Class (SP/4) under Special Orders 195, effective this date. George J. Benovic, Odale Brown, Thomas W. Emery, James B. Hicks, Randel K. Lennartz, Richard Luera, William E. Rouse, Jr., Craig W. Watkins, Warren T. Wiggins, and David L. Gentry. 13 August The 720th MP Battalion was deactivated, cased its colors and departed Vietnam. 31 August The 720th MP Battalion was reactivated at Fort Hood, Texas. All three battalion letter companies were inactivated. B (Bravo) Company was later redesignated as the 410th Military Police Company. |
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The 410th MP Company later adopted the motto "Bravo Spirit", and continues to proudly serve today under the 720th MP Battalion stationed at Fort Hood, Texas under the 89th MP Brigade (formerly the 89th MP Group in Vietnam). |
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