THE SEA BAGS

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THESE VIETNAMESE CORPORAL OR HAI SI NHUT CHEVRONS WERE SENT IN BY KEVIN COUGLIN.  REMEMBER THE M.P.'s DIDN'T EVEN MESS WITH YOU IF YOU WERE WEARING THESE ON YOUR COVER.

LCpl. Park Myers Jr. leaving Delta 4 (CAP 2-3-4) for Home November 25, 1968.

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Stephen,,     I believe that your Delta 4 was our CAP 2-3-4.  I had heard of rumors of our CAP being overrun in early 1969.  I didn't realize that she had been overrun so many time before that.     I guess that there were several NVA oficers that had infiltrated the PF population andwen they were hit they kikked most of the Marines and PF's.  I guess that one Marine escaped to the river.  That is the story, but you know how stories change over the years.     The pictures look very much the same.  I remember the spot where they said that the old compound was located.  It was next to the river and had a dirt road out in front of it.  It was pretty much gone hen I was thre.  It gave me an erie feeling every time we passed by just knowing that all of those good men died there.  Sarge neve planned a day or night site near that sot. I gues shortly after that overrun is when we went mobile.     I ws lucky in the fact that we were a mobile unit.  Sgt. Pullen was our CAP commander who had his shit together.  I believe that he kept us alive on more than one occsion just from experience.  He was force recon RVN in 1963, 1967 and with us in 70-71.  I had a short tour, and was luckky getting pulled out early wehn 2nd CAG disbanded in May 1971.   CAP 2-3-4 and I believe 2-3-3 were the last two CAP's pulled out.  We were seeing VC and NVA right up to the last day.   There was definitely lost of activity in the area.  I keep waiting for some of the other Marines from my CP to sign in.  I check daily to se if they are on the roster or signed the guest book.     I do hve a few pictures some of the PF's, maybe you could recognize some of them.  I will try to figure out this scanner and get them scanned and sent to you.  I have a Zippo lighter that has my name, rank, unit, year and the name of the village Vinh Tho inscribed on it.  I can't emember the name of the village whether this is accurate of not am only going from the lighter.  If that is the name of one of the villages then we are definitely the same CAP. Semper Fi, John P. Ayres

Recieved September 12, 2000, this may explain what happened to CAP Delta 4.

Steve Here is the quote as I remember it:: "Rodger, these things work like this, you pukk out the tobacco or whatever they have stuffed in the bottom.  Then you pull this string.  If it doesn't go off right away it might go off in two to three seconds." This was how Rodger Regnier remembered  'Doc' Moore giving him advice on the use of Chi Com grenades in 1967 when the were serving at Delta 1.  Tom "Doc' Moore was KIA at Delta 5 on January 3, 1968.

These exepts were taken from an email Pat Morris sent in on October 31, 2000, explain the early designations of the Delta CAP units:     Talked to Delano Cummings last night and he wrote the book "MOON DASH WARRIOR".  He started out in E 2/1 and helped start CAP Oscar, d6/, d/2.  I was going to try to see him before the reunion, but he is going to D. C. to sell books.  He was also in recon, and did three tours.     I called him the other day to see if he remembered Sam's name.  He called last night and said it was Sam.   Sam was the little girl in the photos (sorry).  The one black and white with my arm around a Marine.  The Marine is Adam Ballard.  He was with Echo 2/1.  When I got there in October 1966 he was at PAPA CAP at Tran Quit, later d/7, d/1.  At that time they only did 30 days there then came back to the unit.  Adam was KIA on 23 April, 1967 on Operation Union I in the Que Son Valley.

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