I remember the day I reported for duty in A Company. We processed in and did what we had to as far as settling in. I remember that first night, as I went to bed listening to gunfire and seeing flares light up the night sky. I really wondered how I would ever get through an entire year in that place. The next morning I was selected to become a part of what was called the R & U Unit. This was a group of MPs they pulled from A, B, and C companies to work as a construction crew.
Before the year was out we were responsible for building an officer's club, a movie theater, and other projects. All for the use of the guys in the 720th on Long Binh Post. SP/4 Marvin L. “Marv” Conover, R&U Unit, A Company, 720th MP Battalion, 89th MP Group, 18th MP Brigade, October 1967 to October 1968.
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