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| THE ROCK PILE & RAZORBACK |
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| ROUTE 9 |
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| ELEPHANT VALLEY |
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| KHE SANH |
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LCPL. WILLIAM LLOYD CRAWFORD
Born on June 29, 1947
From PAULS VALLEY, OKLAHOMA
Casualty was on Oct. 22, 1966
in QUANG NGAI, SOUTH VIETNAM
NON-HOSTILE, GROUND CASUALTY
OTHER ACCIDENT
Panel 11E - - Line 96
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| Bill Crawford (left) and Greg Francesco behind the tent at Chu Lai |
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LCpl. William Lloyd Crawford served with the 1st Recon Battalion, B Company. "We will never forget".
I still remember
Bill was a big, strong kid with an easy way about him. I left VN before he was killed, and my friend Bill Clark wrote me of his death. As I get older some of the memories are fading, but not the loss of a friend. Rest in peace old friend; we'll all be there some day getting ready for another formation.
Gregory A. Francesco
A friend never forgotten
Bill, you are always on my mind and in my heart. I will always offer prayers for you. Sorry you had to miss so much. We'll miss you again this year at the Reunion. Your friend in mourning, Lar.
Larry Hanson
A friend who served with Bill
GONE AT 19
At 19 a 1st Recon Bn Marine, in the sands of ChuLai.
We all looked out over the bay and shared dreams of going home.
Another brother on the List of 1st Recon Bn-B company-and missed!!
Randy Kendall
Fellow Recon Bn. Marine
Friend
Bill taught me how to play guitar and have a good time.
We were the last military unit to go ashore like they did in World War II by landing craft.
Rest well my good friend,
Larry Chavez
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| Greg Francesco, B Co. 1st Recon Bn |
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Gregory Francesco, India 3/5 and 1st Recon Bn. He was a squad leader with 3rd. Plt. while thee company was training at Camp Pendleton in late 1965. During this same period, He was sent to SCUBA school in San Diego. He stayed with I/3/5 while in Okinawa, and the training at Camp Fuji.
He was transferred to B Co. 1st. Recon Bn. just before the Co. went afloat to the Philippines. Gregory's recon Plt. was attached to 3/5 for DECKHOUSE I and II, NATHAN HALE and HASTINGS working off of the Princeton.
He had been to VN earlier with K/3/9 landing in March of 1965, serving with Ridge, Reagan, Bartzak, and Lacerte. He finished his tour and enlistment with Recon, working out of Chu Lai. He currently live in NJ, and work in NYC for Goldman Sachs.
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ONCE A MARINE, ALWAYS A MARINE
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| Caution! Should be considered armed & dangerous. |
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| Men of the 3rd platoon, Company C, First Recon |
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Mr. & Mrs. Tony Vale
Houston, Texas
December 17, 1965 |
3rd Platoon Company C
1st Reconnaissance Bn
Dear Men of CoC
Just a few lines to let you know that we received your sympathy card with the picture of you men in the company. You cannot imagine the comfort it gives us to know that regardless of your own worries, troubles and problems (which we know you have plenty) you have taken time to drop us a card. We are going to try to enlarge the picture if possible.
We want you men to know that we appreciate your feelings toward our son Tony and we feel that you boys are closer than probably most companies. We want to thank you for the masses you have attended in his behalf. Nothing can erase the hurt in our hearts over our loss but your gestures really help ease the Pain. So let's think that Tony's going is just one of your representatives and that he probably is rasining all kinds of Sand with the good Lord about taking care of the rest of his company. Men we have faith that the rest of you will make it out all right with God's help and we are going to pray for all of you. We want for each of you men to feel free to write us a line any time you do not have anything to do which I know it's very seldom but just so you keep busy looking out for each other is a lot of comfort.
If any of you wish when you come to the vicinity of Houston be sure and call on us but in the meantime we will keep praying for you.
May God Bless You
Sincerely your friends
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A Note from The Virtual WallIn November 1965 C Company, 1st Recon Bn, had already deployed to Vietnam and was attached to the 3rd Recon Bn. The 3rd Recon Command Chronology for the month contains the C/1st Recon post-patrol report. In part, it reads as follows:
"Mission: Conduct a motor convoy to coord BS503036 then patrol by foot west to extract team SPARTAN and insert team COVETOUS.
"At 270850H, the company moved out ... to coord BS593936 and dismounted. ... The company started to cross the open space at coord BS580938. The point received sniper fire from houses ... the company deployed, at that time the company received fire ... the 2nd platoon with Lt WILLIAMS moved to the north to coord BS583939 into the cain [sic] fields then turned west and then north. ... Eight houses were cleared... At approx 0945H the 2nd platoon rejoined the company at coord BS578938. The company moved out and one sniper fired one round from coord BS574937 hitting PFC VALE ... PFC VALE was hit in the chest and died..."
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| Macias & Kohler |
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| RECON CALLING CARD |
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| ROY AND SWEENEY |
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| CH46 SEARCHING FOR THE TEAM |
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| BACK ROW: ALBERT PADILLA, ED OVERBEY, VASQUEZ, ECKENRODE, DUNNINGTON |
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| WAR CLOUD TEAM |
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Clueless
by Gary Jacobson
A year in Nam is a year in hell,
All things conspiring to make life swell.
At any given moment, Charley will engage,
With a home field advantage,
For in the Nam, weather is a weapon,
Charley often calls upon
Monsoons flood, mud and blood,
Making you dodge the bullet
With your name on it
Forever drenched to the skin
In the clammy night freezing,
Forever struggling,
Forever sweating,
Forever fearing,
Life’s values forevermore queering,
Forever fighting to regain control,
Spirits wildly careening.
Yet pundits back home say,
In a most scholarly, objective way.
"I've looked at your life in Nam selectively,
Its duration assessed quantitatively,
And it seems quite plain to me,
You see,
You win some,
And you lose some...
You must not dwell on it.
I completely understand it,
The fears relapsing through the years.
I know when you came home,
You didn't hear many cheers.
I know we weren't there for you then.
And for that I apologise
I truly sympathize...
But just let go of it.
Holding onto memories won’t do any good a bit.
It’s such a simple thing to do,
Turn your mind to something new."
But how can you let go,
When you’ve walked through the valley shadowed?
When beside still waters of death you've strolled,
Nam's blood forever scarring the soul,
Wreaking a deadly, daily toll.
How can some people be so “clueless,”
So mindless,
So utterly droll?
Don't they really know?
Makes me wish they had been the ones
To Vietnam had to go!
Who can ever know,
They might not have lost their lives there,
Just their sanity...
Their friends...
Their innocence...
Their values...
Their love for fellow man...
Their trust in government...
Their trust in authority...
Their faith...
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| A Soldier's Prayer
(author unknown)
Do not stand at my grave and weep
I am not there; I do not sleep.
I am a thousand winds that blow,
I am the diamond glints on snow,
I am the sun on ripened grain,
I am the gentle autumn rain.
When you awaken in the morning's hush
I am the swift uplifting rush
Of quiet birds in circled flight.
I am the soft stars that shine at night.
Do not stand at my grave and cry,
I am not there; I did not die.
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