The first convoy that I went on was the Tay Ninh run. There was a company party when I first arrived about November of 1967. It was on a Saturday and I was talking to SP/4 Hayes [Leroy A. "Gabby" Hayes], who was on the V-100 crew. Hayes said the next morning they were going on the convoy as the scout vehicle. A Company provided the V100’s for either B or C Company who was actually the escort company at that time. I got permission from SFC Viasik to ride along with the crew.

     The crew consisted of SP/4 Hayes, SP/4, Russell, [Michael J. Russell] and SP/4 Creasy [Richard H. Creasy]. That day Russell was the driver, Hayes the gunner of the twin .30 caliber machine guns, and Creasy the radio operator with me at the back hatch with an M-60 machine gun.

      I remember getting up at about 0400 hours [4:00 AM] and we left at 0430 [4:30 AM]. We had to drive from Long Binh with part of the convoy until we got to Saigon where we met up with the rest of the elements and additional vehicles. There must have been several hundred vehicles.

     The convoy would make a stop in Chu Chi and drop off vehicles before we got to Tay Ninh. The trip took several hours. I know we waited at the MP office for a couple of hours before we proceeded back. By the time we returned to Long Binh it was dark. Nothing happened that day but saw a lot of scenery and the Black Virgin Mountain at Tay Ninh.

SGT Gary A. Sundt, A Company, 720th MP Battalion, 89th MP Group, 18th MP Brigade, October 1967 to October 1968.