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Veteran's of the 212th Military Police Company (Sentry Dog), we need your assistance to obtain official documents, information, personal stories, and photographs for your history website. If you would like to assist in preserving the proud history of your units Vietnam tour, please click on the Email Link of any page to contact Tom Watson (History Project & Website Manager).
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To eliminate duplication of materials and information, the 212th MP Company (Sentry Dog) Long Binh Post Detachment pages have been incorporated into this company timeline page. Specific activities relative to it are identified with- HQ Long Binh Detachment. In addition, all page links, linked photographs and their Email links have been reformatted and updated. The same process, with the exception of some dated photographs (most will still be maintained in their respective detachment pages), has been done with the textual timeline history of all the other 212th company detachments.
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If you have any questions about this process please feel free to direct them to the History Project and Website Manager via the Email Link at the top of this page.
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1969 |
January |
HQ Long Binh Detachment The company strength was 173 personnel. |
31 January Company Detachments during November 1968 through January 1969. |
3rd Ordnance Ammunition Depot, Long Binh Post |
| Scout Dog Section, Long Binh Post |
| Perimeter, Long Binh Post |
| Tay Ninh Ammunition Supply Depot |
Long Than (North) Airfield |
| Vinh Long Airfield |
| Vung Tau Ammunition Depot |
| Soc Trang Airfield |
| Saigon Port |
The Communist Post Tet New Years Offensive |
February |
1 February, HQ, Long Binh Detachment It was announced that the 720th MP Battalion and its subordinate unit, 212th MP Company, was approved for the award of the Meritorious Unit Commendation for the period of 9 February 1968 to 1 February 1969. |
23 February-8 June 1969 |
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Scout Dog Unit Two members of the Scout Dog Unit were part of the eleven man B Company, 720th MP Battalion, reinforced Ambush Team-76, stationed on Hill-15 in the Battalion Tactical Area of Responsibility [TAOR] during the Post Tet Offensive attack against Long Binh Post. The ambush team was credited with breaking the thrust of the attack on the Long Binh Post southern perimeter by the 274th Viet Cong Main Force Regiment, 5th North Vietnamese Army (NVA) Division. The battle started at 0200 hours the morning of the 23rd and lasted well into the evening. As a result of their contribution to, and actions with the ambush team, Bravo Company recommended SP/4 Melbourne R. "Mel" Steinhauer, Jr. (Scout Dog Heidi) and SP/4 David Monsour be awarded the Bronze Star Medal for Valor. |
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Presentation of Meritorious Unit Commendations |
March |
19 March, 1000 hours, HQ, Long Binh Detachment A ceremony was conducted in the open area between the battalion mess hall and Annex 11, NCO Open Mess, Long Binh Post, for the purpose of presenting the Meritorious Unit Commendation to the 95th and 720th MP Battalions. Members of the 89th MP Group in attendance to present the ribbon to the battalions were, COL E. J. Murdock, Group Commander, LTC F. L. Griffin, Commander of Troops, and five members of the Group Honor Guard, three bearing the United States, South Vietnamese, and 89th MP Group colors, and two guards. Standing formation for the 95th MP Battalion (Long Binh Post) were, LTC Ossorio, Battalion Commander, their Battalion Honor Guard with colors, and all company commanders and guidon bears of HQ & HQ Detachment, 557th MP Company, 560th MP Company, 179th MP Detachment, and D Company, 52nd Infantry, D Company, 87th Infantry, both Rifle Security units, attached. Standing formation for the 720th MP Battalion were, LTC O’Malley, Battalion Commander, their Battalion Honor Guard with colors, and all company commanders and guidon bearers of, HQ & HQ Detachment, Alfa Company, Bravo Company, Charlie Company, and 212th MP Company (Sentry Dog), attached. Only one problem was encountered when an amplifier tube within the public address system burned out immediately prior to the ceremony causing loss of amplification. |
May |
Exact Date Unknown, Long Binh HQ Detachment
The company officially adopted the Tu Duc Orphanage. Members visit the facility weekly and donate $100.00 per month to its welfare. |
June |
9 June-31 October 1969 |
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July |
July, Long Binh Detachment Members of the 212th MP Company Detachment-A, Long Binh Post, treated a busload of children from the Thu Duc National Orphanage to an excursion to their compound on Long Binh Post. Part of the festivities involved a meal and refreshments at the mess hall and a K9 demonstration. The men of the 12th have adopted the orphanage as their charity of choice and spend many hours at the compound assisting in any way then can to improve the children’s quality of life. |
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25 July , Long Binh HQ Detachment Company 1SG Dalton T. Nedd, was appointed as a memberto the 720th MP Battalion Sundry Fund Council by CPT Carl F. Hopp, 720th MP Battalion Adjutant.
1 August to 31 October The company provided handler teams for physical security missions at the following facilities: B Company TAOR Missions (Scout Dog Unit), 3rd Ordnance Ammunition Supply Depot (Long Binh Post), Long Binh Post Perimeter, Tay Ninh Ammunition Depot, Long Thanh (North) Airfield, Vinh Long Airfield, Vung Tau Ammunition Depot, Soc Trang Airfield, Saigon Port, and Stanford Army Airfield (Long Binh Post).
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1SG NeddOctober |
1 October, Long Binh HQ Detachment CPT Robert P. Glassley assumed command of the 212th MP Company from CPT James H. Gebard. |
November |
1 November 1969-30 April 1970 |
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December |
Long Binh HQ Detachment, Personal Reflection "In December I arrived in-country as a PFC when CPT A. C. Boyd was the CO. SP/4 George Popeson was the company clerk and on R&R. I remember the people at personnel at the 720th opened my file and figured I could type, so they sent me to the 212th because SP/4 Popeson only had 2 weeks left in country once he returned. Of course when the First Sergeant [Dalton T. Nedd] learned I was not an Army trained company clerk, he had a fit and called Battalion. They told him he had to take what was given. And with my luck, about 3 months later an Army trained clerk named Scott Horvath showed up. Whoever was the operations clerk had just been promoted, so they shifted me to operations clerk. Shortly thereafter we got a new Operations Sergeant. He was with the unit for about 3 weeks before he had a heart attack and had to be shipped home. So that's how I got the job of being operations clerk." SGT Warren J. Wright, S3 NCO, 212th MP Company (Sentry Dog), 720th MP Battalion, December 1969-February 1971. |
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SGT Wright17 December, Long Binh HQ Detachment 1LT Michael P. Sudnick was assigned as a Platoon Leader. |
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1969 Miscellaneous Photographs |
A "?" following the photo number denotes further identifications are needed, and an Email Link is provided. |
Personnel & Facilities |
SGT Joe Hamilton conducting guard mount. |
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SP/4 Willoughby and "Willie," the Commo Chief. |
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SP/4 Thrift at the Motor Pool. |
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SP/4 Bill Page, and orphans in Saigon. |
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Veterinary Technician Dispensary. |
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SP/4 M. Dubois Miller. |
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SP/4's Popeson, Percy Hicks and others playing cards. |
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Unidentified handlers in the compound. |
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Unidentified handlers standing guard mount in the compound. |
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SP/4 Thomas Busk. |
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