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1ST  Marine Division
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I'm just a simple old warrior who served in the uniform of this country's military in War who loves to discuss all aspects of life. It is my firm conviction that if one understands what caused the war, how the war was conducted, and the Reconstruction Years  that followed, one will know what this country is about.  You can email 24/7 at:  floyd@weststpaulantiques.com   Thanks for stopping by.

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Vietnam War 1st Recon Battalion 1965-1971
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What I was doing 54 years ago to date.

Hill 200
February 27 - March 11, 1969
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March 15-19, 1969
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Elephant Valley
What I was doing 54 years ago to date.

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1st Recon Battalion Association
A non-profit organization of former and current members of the 1st Recon Battalion


September 15th, 2022


The transfer is now completed. We are cuting ties with this website. 1stReconBn.com will always be a part of our main website going forward. The domain name also has been officially transferred along with the remaining files. Some of our older members will remember our first website built by Sergeant Robert "Bob" Morris “Cayenne 6”, along with his wife Julie. Both of them were devoted to the 1st Reconnaissance Battalion Association and all of his Recon teammates. He served as our 1st Membership Coordinator and Web Master from the earliest days of the Association and always gave freely of his time and talent. Bob worked tirelessly to reunite 1st Recon teammates and bring them together in the Association. Cayenne 6 left a void that will never be filled. We were blessed to have known him. Bob Morris passed away on March 26, 2016 at the age of 66. I was approached shortly after his death by our president Charlie Kershaw in 2016 to replace Bob as the Webmaster. As you all know due to the grumbling by a few members in August of 2016, it just didn't work out for the association in that year. Our website was now on its final legs and the future of our organization was in question. To make a story short I was called in to do an Emergency Extraction in early 2017. I felt like I was back in Da Nang when you get the call late at night to strap on the gear. I found that the website was collapsing and would be totally collapsed within a matter of days. I went to work trying to save what I could. So at that time I decided to make this military website the association's second website. I went to work building a new website for the association at the same time propping up Bob's old website. I maintained the flow of the organization without any disruptions. If I was going to save the organization's standing on the internet and all of Bob Morris work and the associations records to date, I would have to act fast, so I transferred the entire website in 2017 to the military part of company's website. So if you have spend some time on our website over the years you would know it was always running smoothly and doing okay. So the time has finally come to cut ties with this website. It will be put back into place acting as a back to our main website which is up and running well. You can Click here to visit our main website. To sum it up this website worked as the main website to the association for a while in 2017 as the main website was being built. Then it work side-by-side with the new website from 2018 through 2022. If you're wondering what happened to Bob's old website it slowly quit running over time. I finally pulled the plug early this year.

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Our mission is to help locate former Recon Marines and their families, and to recognize those who paid the ultimate price through the 1st Recon Memorial Fund which has established and will help maintain the permanent memorial at the Marine Corps Historical Museum at Camp Quantico Virginia.

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Floyd Arthur Heidelberger Sr.

                                           September 18th, 1927 - April 20th, 2022


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 sunlight on ripened grain I am the gentle autumn rain. When you awaken in the morning’s hush, I am that swift uplifting rush Of quiet birds in circled flight. I am the soft star that shines at night. Do not stand at my grave and cry, I am not there, I did not die.
Floyd Arthur Heidelberger Sr. 2021
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 sunlight on ripened grain I am the gentle autumn rain. When you awaken in the morning’s hush, I am that swift uplifting rush Of quiet birds in circled flight. I am the soft star that shines at night. Do not stand at my grave and cry, I am not there, I did not die.
Gil & Lucille Perez
Gil & Lucille Perez
Gil has been hospitalized for most of the last few months. He is very ill with complications due to Agent Orange exposure. Your prayers would be very much appreciated. 11/10/21

New update! 1/23/2022
It is with deep sadness that I report that Gil is now in hospice care. So please keep sending your prayers for our brother and my good friend.

New Update 1/24/2022

It is with deep sadness that I report the news of the death of Gil Perez. He died peacefully last night with his devoted wife, Lucille, at his side. He will be greatly missed by his family & friends. We give thanks for Gil's life. He came this way but once, yet he touched our lives in many ways while he was here. We shall remain eternally grateful for his friendship and for the influence he bestowed upon us. I will keep everyone informed as I get updates about the funeral.

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Albert King Dixon
Albert King Dixon
Albert King Dixon former company commander of both Bravo and 1st Force companies in 1966-1967 has passed away from cancer on  July 6th, 2020.

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1st Recon Battalion

The Lumberjack 1st Recon Bn. Vietnam
Minnesota Legionnaire Newspaper May 2019
A Brave Marine's Last Words!

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Alpha Company
Navajo Code Talker Fleming Begaye Sr Died at the age of 97.

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Simon Begaye Sr, will be greeted by all the Marines who passed before him. RIP Marine
Navajo Code Talker Fleming Begaye Sr.
Navajo Code Talker Fleming Begaye Sr.
Fleming Begaye Sr.

Navajo Code Talker Fleming Begaye Sr., one of more than 400 Navajo Code Talkers who developed a secret military code during World War II, died on Friday at age 97.

Jonathan Nez and Myron Lizer, president and vice president of the Navajo Nation respectively, announced Begaye's death in a Facebook post on Friday.

“The Navajo Nation has lost another brave and selfless Diné warrior, who sacrificed more than we’ll ever know to defend our country,” Nez wrote in the statement. “We offer our heartfelt appreciation to the family for sharing his life with us. May the Creator bless you and your family with strength and comfort.”

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Lance Corporal  Felipe Herrera
Lance Corporal Felipe Herrera
Sergeant Larry A. Johnson
Sergeant Larry A. Johnson
On September 18, 1968, 10 Recon Marines went on patrol near Thuong Duc in Vietnam. Two days later, 8 of the team returned from the jungle with the bodies of of their comrades - Lcpl. Felipe Herrera (left) and Sgt. Larry Johnson (right). 

Lance Corporal  Felipe Herrera
Lance Corporal Felipe Herrera

HERRERA, FELIPE Lance Corporal, U.S. Marine Corps Company A, 1st Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division (Rein.) FMF Date of Action: September 20, 1968 Citation: The Navy Cross is presented to Felipe Herrera, Lance Corporal, U.S. Marine Corps, for extraordinary heroism while serving with Company A, First Reconnaissance Battalion, First Marine Division (Reinforced), Fleet Marine Force, in connection with operations against the enemy in the Republic of Vietnam. On the afternoon of 20 September 1968, Corporal Herrera was the machine gunner of a reconnaissance team operating near Thoung Due in Quang Nam Province when he alertly observed a large hostile force maneuvering to attack the Marines. Reacting instantly, he warned his comrades of the approaching enemy, and almost immediately the patrol came under a heavy volume of hostile automatic weapons fire. With complete disregard for his own safety, Corporal Herrera boldly moved from his position and fearlessly assaulted the enemy soldiers to within ten meters of their location, killing six of the attackers and halting their advance. Continuing his determined efforts, he resolutely remained in his dangerously exposed position and delivered intense machine-gun fire against the enemy until he was mortally wounded. His heroic and timely actions inspired all who observed him and were instrumental in enabling his comrades to gain fire superiority and deploy into advantageous defensive positions. By his courage, aggressive fighting spirit, and steadfast devotion to duty, Corporal Herrera upheld the highest traditions of the Marine Corps and the United States Naval Service. He gallantly gave his life for his country. Authority: Navy Department Board of Decorations and Medals

Home Town: San Antonio, Texas


Lance Corporal  Felipe Herrera
Lance Corporal Felipe Herrera
The USS Johnson, a Navy Destroyer

The USS Johnson, a Navy Destroyer

The USS Johnson, a Navy Destroyer named after PFC Ralph Henry Johnson who was awarded a MOH for his heroic actions on March 5, 1968. The USS Johnson will be commissioned on March 24 in Charleston, S.C. Charlie Kershaw has contacted the XO of the USS Johnson and we are collecting names and contact information of those who wish to attend the ceremony and represent the 1st Reconnaissance Battalion Association.

 “The 1st Recon Bn Assoc. is putting together a list of 1st Recon Battalion Marines and Corpsmen who would like to attend the commissioning of the USS Johnson, DDG 114 in Charleston, South Carolina on March 24, 2018. This group will sit together and officially represent the 1st Recon Bn Assoc. The Arleigh Burke class destroyer was named after PFC Ralph Henry Johnson who was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor for his heroic actions during the Vietnam War.

Johnson used his body to shield two fellow Marines from a grenade, absorbing the blast and dying instantly in March, 1968. Details are still being put together. If you are interested, please e-mail: your name; the name of spouse if attending; home address; telephone number to David Snider at docsnidley@aol.com ASAP


 
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Corp. Jimmie Lynn, my 1st Patrol Ldr. issuing an Op Order in early 68. Jim was on a 6 month extension. He had already did a year with 1st Force Recon. He passed away in 97 from Agent Orange related Diabetes. I am alive today because of him.

Jim Parker: Love the Combat Converse All Star Tennis shoes.

Floyd Ruggles Thanks for the post. That's me in the white t-shirt and the cool tennis shoes on my 1st patrol.
I was just a few days in country. Sorry to hear about Jimmy. I didn't know that he had passed.



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Across The Pond Vietnam
Vietnam 1970 Delta Co 1st Recon Bn 1st Marine division. 

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1ST RECONNAISSANCE BATTALION ASSOCIATION
July 10th, 2015

To All:

1st Recon Battalion Association newsletter, The Patrol Report, is forwarded.

This year marks the 50th anniversary of 1st Recon Battalion deployed to Vietnam. I hope you will join us at the Association Reunion in San Diego.

Semper fidelis,

Charlie Kershaw



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Commendation from the Commandant
The commendation was given to 1st and 3rd Recon Battalions and 1st and 3rd Force compainies at the Recon 50 reunion held in Oceanside April 21 - 24.

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Camp Reasoner

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WE NEVER PROMISED YOU A ROSE GARDEN...
Here are a few photos of Camp Reasoner in Da Nang as it looks today.

Take a ride past Freedom Hill to Camp Reasoner. The old camp stone sign is still there as well as an EGA over the guard shack door. The camp is in the hands of the army making it dangerous to go through it for a full tour of the area. It is believed the rock quarrying operation is an Army business. The Army runs a number of business including a cell phone network, hotels and other public works services.


Take a ride up Highway 1 through Da Nang, Vietnam (2009)
Camp Reasoner, Da Nang - March 26th, 2011
POW - MIA

 

1st Marine Division Association 2015 68th Reunion
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March 12th Birthdays
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Corporal Robert Salmon Bagnall of Bloomfield, Connecticut
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"Brothers of the Bush"

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Recon...their name is
their honor...and nothing more
need be said...Recon

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By  James "Kimo" Andrews


Swift, Silent and Deadly
 
Recon

All Units
March 1966 - May 1971


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Elephant Valley
I'm thinking back to a time in 1969 when I was on a mission in Elephant Valley. A day that time stopped for me. It seems like yesterday for this proud Marine.

A company sized unit of North Vietnamese moved around me, four or five feet to my right and ten to twenty feet to my left on a winding trail. One by one they moved past me , one by one. As a twig snapped and one of the North Vietnamese turns and looks at me. Time stopped. His eyes seem to be searching for me. This moment was an eternity for me. Then, the enemy moved past me with packs on their backs, their weapons shouldered, carrying heavy arms and equipment. I could almost make out the serial numbers on their RPGs. Fifty or sixty NVA passed me and my team by that day and moved off into the bush. Not a shot was fired, not one shot was fired that day.

To all my brothers with painted faces. What a somber place it seems to be looking back at that river in Elephant Valley on that summer day. The enemy passed our team by that day. All of us recon Marines walked on through the elephant grass,crossed the river and moved to higher ground. Not a man was lost. Lt Riley and our radio operator, Pfc Tom Harkens called for artillery. The artillery rained down on the other side of the river. My mind wandered back to that place and that winding trail.

As I’m thinking back today to that day and time when not a shot was fired in Elephant Valley I do thank you my brother’s with painted faces from Company B. All my children and grandchildren also thank you.

This story is dedicated to a gung ho bunch of Marines from 1ST RECON. Thanks for the good times, my brothers.


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