could ever guess what lay ahead
B. Stevenson and John S. Stoddard
graduated from Bootcamp in Platoon
182 on November 09,1965 and served
in 3/1 together.
Memorial on Memorial Day 1985
tour in Iraq. Just like me in 1966, Kyle
receives razor clams (right above) from
home, in Aberdeen, Washington.
Summer of 2002, Cousins Shannon on
left and John III on right.
Stoddard (1967) Craig was an Embassy
Guard in Saigon during TET Offensive in
1968 and Dan had the same job in
Moscow.
100 Piasters equals $1.18
NVA Paymaster-1967
shower at what remains of
Ngan Cau patrol base.
11/10/2003 with KILO Co. vets at
the Wilshire Grand Hotel in Los
Angeles. Larry presently lives in
South Pasadena, Ca.
shopping at Nordstom in Glendale, Ca.
in 2002 Larry approached me to inquire
why I was going to Vietnam. From
there we discovered we both sailed to
RVN in 1966 on the Weigel and served
in 3/1. Larry was a LIMA Co." Grunt".
Aberdeen,Washington while we were
both driving beer trucks for summer
employment. Yes, these were great jobs
for a couple of former Marines. Ron is
being profiled on this 3/1 site because he
is a great friend and great Marine!!
with Platoon129. Departed San Diego
on the USS Henrico in late July or early
August 1966,crossed the International
Date Line on 8/11/66. Ron was an 0351
and served with H&S Co. 2nd.
Battalion, 26th. Marines which was
attached to 3/3. After 13 months he
returned home (by Merchant Ship) on
October '67.
L.A.P.D.. Commanding Officer, Central
Patrol Division. Jim helped organize the
1st. annual birthday lunch for Marines in
the L.A. area in 2003. John Stoddard on
left.
standing in his Pistachio orchard in
Tulare, Ca. July 10,2005
above his outbuilding
1966/67
and Bill McBride
from atop Hai Van Pass.
Probably one of the few working
railroad trains in RVN.
Sheppard(r)
Ryan who were both from the Los Angeles area
