Vietnam War Black Knights, B Troop 3/5 Cav Lam Son 719 Khe Sanh, Dong Ha, Quang Tri. DMZ

[@darrellrogers2747]

Hi Scott, Darrell Rogers here. I was in the 2nd Plt. B Troop 3/5 Cav 9th Inf. I was on 2 2 when we hit the mine at the market place up on the DMZ by Alpha 4. This happened on December 26th 1970. Mack and Sgt. Price didn't make it. I was one of the lucky ones! After I got back to the unit I road with Duke, Frank Keener, and Frenchie. Just wanted to wish you a happy Holiday! Thanks for posting this. Hope you have a good life.

[@grumpyoldfart4167]

1:59 that's me William M. Warwick, I was looking at this when I was over at a friend's. Just before my picture came up his wife said, "Who knows, you might see yourself." "Yeah, Right... ...Hey Look at THIS!!!!" This was the last thing that I ever expected, thank you Very Much!

[@taylorshillingstad6639]

Nice to meet you Mr. Warwick. My father Scott Shillingstad served with you and uploaded this video partially in hopes of contacting old friends. Unfortunately he passed in 2012.

[@tux7]

Taylor, what time period was Scott in the unit for these shots uploaded?

[@margaretwilkins6091]

william warwick. my husband was recon Blackknights 3/5 Bastard Cav 9th infantry his name was Tim wilkins. went by Wilks or Timmy. i think it is him ..there are two soldiers togethed a blond with no helmet. i believe is Timmy on left

[@margaretwilkins6091]

he is at 57

[@richardhowe1779]

i MET YOU AT FT. KNOX IN. WE WERE ASSIGNED TO THE PRISONER GUARD PLATOON. WE ESCORTED STOCKADE PRISONERS TO VARIOUS APPOINTMENTS. THERE WEREN'T ENOUGH MP'S. IT WAS A PLUM JOB. I GOT THERE IN NOV. 1971. I GOT RE-ASSIGNED JUST BEFORE I GOT OUT IN MAR. 1972. YOU WERE FROM MINNESOTA. WE HAD A SEPARATE BARRACKS BUT WERE PART OF THE MP CO. PLATOON SGT WAS BUDDY MAYS. NO ONE LIKED HIM. HE THOUGHT WE WERE PART OF THE ARMY. A/SGT R BRACKNEY

[@MaxCandor]

Thanks for your service brother...

[@lesleybray3727]

My father had this posted on his Facebook thank all who served

[@rtgrief]

I to was with the 2cd platoon "B" trp 3/5 cav, in and around Dong Ha. That was in 1968 . It was good to see some of your pictures.

[@johnchandler2382]

Hi Scott, enjoyed your video, I realized we served together and rode the same track "Love Child running wild". Later we hit a mine with the track all five of us survived. I think you had already left veitnam.

[@tux7]

John Chandler, what platoon were you in and what year. I was in 2nd Platoon, B troop, Jan 1971 to October 71. I knew a John Chandler, E-5, in my platoon. We had the luxury of sleeping on stretchers on the ground right behind the track one night when we were hit. At the first explosion, we jumped into action just as an RPG hit our track. The next morning we found the two stretchers we had been using behind the track riddled with holes from shrapnel that missed us just by seconds when the attack started.

[@MrVutienhung]

thank for your answer, until now, we always feel the pain in our heart when memorial days are comming! it shouldn't happen like that.

[@margaretwilkins8654]

My husband is in this film. He died May 23, 2011. Right before Memorial weekend he was 60 and died from agent orange

[@smthcrg22]

thanks for sharing the photos. C L Smith Quang Tri 70-71

[@michaelgarrison6447]

I spent January, 1971 to May 1971 with Charlie Co. 23rd S&T. We were a gypsy unit out of Chu Lai. We ran from Quang Tri and the surrounding area up through Dong Ha, under the Rockpile to Vandergrift to Khe Sanh. Our CO was Captain House and we called ourselves Houses Raiders. I was on the perimeter the night we shot the hell out of the shower at Vandergrift. That was the night they hit the sapper in the back of the head with an M79. All that was left was a flap of flesh that had been his face.

[@typewritermans]

Memories: some good, some not. I was with the 1st Btn., 5th Infantry Div. (Mech) in '69 - '70 at Camp Red Devil down the road from Dong Ha. Many times we were out between the 2 camps.

[@rso7269]

Trying to determine if my step father, Ronny Lee Stephens, served with any of you. I’m not familiar with military terms but know the was part of the ‘3rd of the 5th’ in the tank division. He wants to know where his friends are but doesn’t know how to find them. I am so very grateful for what you all on this thread have done, and still do, for our Country. Stay strong and God bless you.

[@donstewart368]

I was with C troop, 1969.

[@robertoles3654]

Nice tribute-Very well done!!!

[@ViperACR01]

I went thru Dong Ha a few times during Lam Son 719. Our 14th Engr (from Quang Tri) unit's perimeter was north of Vandergrift a couple miles

[@johndough655]

My dad was in The Black nights 70-71-72 I believe his name was Terry Johnson I believe he was pictured at some point in this video he was a Forward observer. He was awarded the silver star for catching movement in the bushes and spraying it with an m 60 and killing multiple enemies preventing an ambush. He was also blown off 3 tracks, 2 of those he was awarded purple hearts for. He sadly passed in 2018. If anyone knows him or any stories I would love to hear it.

[@smthcrg22]

I am a veteran. we did what our country asked us to do and what it took to survive, the same as the brave vietnamese men we fought against.

[@catharinaketelaar7299]

It takes two for a tango …… even in war !, dear veteran you survived in this hell you all were sending to !, hope you are doing good 🎶🙏🙏🙏🙏✨✨✨

[@crujones4491]

My father, James Princinsky was in the 3rd 5th 69-70. He was hit by a mortar at night, and lost his leg. He’s still alive, and doing well..

[@ahkminlessr6777]

My dad was also hit by a mortar and in the same 3/5. Could you ask him if they were overrun by vietnamese that night from a mortar team? Only 5 or so guys left? Don't ask if he doesn't want to talk about it. Would verify my dad's story. He had shrapnel in his leg m would be nice to know the location that it happened.

[@TheRalphus666]

"Hamburger Hill" is really called Dong Ap Bia in the Thua Thien province which was near the Loation Border.

[@donstewart368]

I was there May 69. C Troop.

[@lesleybray3727]

My father Lester Wayne Bray same spc 5 wounded 12/31/67 Unfortunately I lost the greatest man ever 3/17/21 he always said his body came back but nothing else

[@peggywilkins1639]

i believe my husband Timmy wilkins is in this pic. very first segment he was with Black Knights, 3/5 Bastard CAV. B troop Army infantry He passed May 23, 2011 to Agent Orange.

[@taylorshillingstad6639]

My father Scott who is in most of the pics and uploaded the video, passed in November 2012 from liver cancer.

[@peg-flahertywilkins7922]

+Zenkillerprime Destiny. I'm sorry your father passed. this was my husbands group...they are all dying/dead of Agent Orange. God bless you and your family

[@peg-flahertywilkins7922]

i believe strongly that this is my husband at .56 man on left. Timmy was 3/5 Black knights Bastard CAV recon/l.r.r.p 9th infantry div. he passed May 23, 2011 Agent orange throuhout body

[@bobybarra3096]

Troop B, 3/5 Aero Rifles Cav, Black Knights. CO B, 2/75TH 9th Inf Flower Power Div. 77' salute to my Brothers, Cross Sabers, Blood and Steel

[@JohnR-ke5yc]

b trp 3/5th cav, 70-71, gunner 36, wounded in may 1970

[@BruceWGoss-gk8ck]

once a Black Knight, all ways a Black Knight, HHT FLAME PLT, SEPT 70 NOV71,I was there.

[@TheDustysix]

thank you patriot!

[@Cuartel10]

Mis respetos a todos esos valientes que queriendo o no fueron y dieron todo por sus camaradas, en especial a mi tío Jaime, saludos

[@peg-flahertywilkins7922]

I believe the soldier standing to the right of tank at approximately 043 in this film is my husband Timmy WIlkins. he was with Black Knights 3/5 Bastard Cav 9th Infantry. 69-70. Guy in sunglasses looks just like him.

[@BruceWGoss-gk8ck]

I was with 3/5 black Knights on operation lam son 719 khe sanh,zippos,and recon

[@margaretwilkins8654]

My husband Timothy Wilkins was with Black Knights 3/5 mos 11 b. He was later with infantry 9 and attached to 101 Airborne

[@margaretwilkins8654]

He was there in 69/70

[@chriswhite1203]

My uncle, SGT Alan Favor served in B Troop 3/5 CAV in country during 1968-69. He is trying to locate others who served with him such as Charles Russell, Robert Payton, Frank Welch, Joe Degreggorio, and Steven Daisy, among others. I apologize if I butchered any spellings of names, but if you know (or happen to be) anyone listed, or served with Alan, please let me know so we can get these guys re-connected. Thank you all for your service.

[@peg-flahertywilkins7922]

chris you might want to check the ARMY black Knights page on interenet. it will show who all is still alive and you can get in touch with them. they have really nice reunions. i have. been to a few

[@chriswhite1203]

Thanks. I have been on their pages, and my uncle went to a reunion in the DC area last year. He's in touch with a few guys, but trying to track down a few more.

[@peg-flahertywilkins7922]

chris w. your uncle was with my husband, Timmy. Timmy was there from 1969 70. in exact group as your uncle. i have a FB page. some of the guys who were with your uncle are on it. i went to D.C as well in Fall. my page is Peg Flaherty-Wilkins. i have many Vietnam Vet friends.

[@peg-flahertywilkins7922]

2:43 Sgt Timothy T.Wilkins. Wilkins??

[@troystewart9496]

Thanks to the Knights who served before me, with me and after me. C Troop, 3rd/5th Air Cavalry, 9th Infantry Division, Fort Lewis, WA 1975-79.

[@mancaveveteran4975]

Pops was in D Troop 66’ to 67’. Camp Bear Cat if I recall. Last name Rico.

[@johnwood5912]

Scouts out! Welcome home my Black Knight brothers in arms! I'm still kicking -- sorta'. Has anyone seen Jesse (Jesus) Escalero? I can still see his big smile, hear his infectious laugh and remember his positive attitude; such a moral booster. Last I heard he was in Texas. I remember so many of y'all; some by name, and others by face only. I am John Wood, AKA 'Woodstock' B Troop, 3rd Squadron, 5th Cavalry, May 70 thru May 71, Like a lot of us, my tour ended right after we got back to Dong Ha after Operation Lam Son 719 in Khe Sanh. Then the Army sent me to 3rd Armored Division in Germany, 3rd Squadron, 12th Cavalry after a 30 day leave back in The World when I left Nam. I am the Restless Orphant of the Bastard Cavalry. We out in the bush somewhere on the DMZ ans 2 or 3 choppers landed with Vic Morrow (from the 1960's WW-2 TV series 'Combat') and some USO girls. They walked around looking so fine while Vic Morrow shook everyone's hand. Wow -- what a memory! Then he was killed when in a chopper crash making the movie 'Twilight Zone' in a Vietnam War scene. So strange, I met him in Nam. I was often put on a chopper to our rear at Dong Ha so I could bring back a deuce and a half with ammo and other supplies. Henry Royce, back at the motor pool would often ride shotgun for me as we we brought that lone re supply truck back, then he would drive it back to Dong Ha. JESUS CHRIST, the shit hit the fan on those solo trips back to B Troop, fire-bases Charlie 2, Alpha 4 on the DMZ, Khe Sanh and many points in between! Royce and I were heading back to Dong Ha after taking hot chow to Alpha 4 (Con Thien), it was almost dark, and as usual, we were the only truck while traveling alone when they shot out a tire on our truck in Cam Lo. Once we got the tire off the dinks started walking the mortar rounds down the road at us. You never saw two skinny 18 year olds move so fast getting that tire back on! As we sped off with a fresh tire, the last mortar round hit exactly where the truck was when we were changing the tire. Those solo resupply runs were scary -- incoming sniper fire, RPGs and mortars were near misses. Thank god I never hit a mine on those resupply runs, or while riding the M-60 machine gun on my B Troop M-113 ACAV. Henry Royce went to Fiddlers Green within the last year. For me, I have risen to the 190 percent level of service connected thanks to agent orange and other stuff. At 190 %, I cant get another penny till I get to the point that my wife has to care for me. I am still running up and down the highway in my Ram Promaster van. When it is hot, humid, raining, and a chopper passes overhead, I feel like I am back in country all over again, and my big boxy van is a track. Surely all Nam vets get that feeling on those days too. Woodstock out...

[@texbrazos31]

My uncle Charles Ted Gilley was there from 1970 to Aug. 25th, 1971, when he was killed near the Rockpile by a claymore mine set off by one of his fellow soliders (Friendly fire). He was in the same unit I believe. 3rd squad, 5th calvalry, Black Knights. Curious if you served with him?

[@deadspazz]

This was my dads unit, Jim Mcdonald in the nam.

[@margaretwilkins6091]

James Lee i know your dad

[@MrVutienhung]

@buffa1o1 are you a Vieteran? so i have a question! how do you think about the war? did you do the right things in Viet Nam? i am a Vietnamese so i'd like the men who went throung before me! thanks!

[@rockpile71]

2nd Platoon, C Troop, 3/5 Cav Black Knights! I was there at the same time. If You Ain't Cav......

[@robertkinner8469]

I was in 2nd plt C Troop Bob Kinner

[@timjones3534]

Anyone been in contact with or know Doc Maxwell, who is shown at 1.50 minutes in on video?

[@shenikadonegan7126]

e troop 1/1 cavalry from fall of 1970 to spring of 1971. we were in operation lam son 719. we were in a battle in the a shau valley. Any body from here? Looking for Lt. ARMSTONG. He saved my step father Steven Clark and he wants to Thank him personally

[@peg-flahertywilkins7922]

william Warwick. did you know a Timmy Wilkins? may have gone by Wilks

[@smthcrg22]

7:56 time, M-88 tank retriever looks like the base camp at Quang Tri, which is where I was at with the 78th Maint Batt.

[@billnewman1775]

A Troop 3/5 Cav Black Knights 1968-69

[@ngocto76]

I am a place, though not in the war early this evil, but what remains in this place has emerged mmotj fierce war on this measure.

[@vanscoyoc]

anybody at Binh Ahn on the coast?

[@Amaloney87]

Does anyone know john Malone?

[@deadspazz]

Amaloney87, private malone? My dad jim McDonald does. Served with him in B troop 3/5 Cav Black knights.

[@yorbaballesteros3664]

Dios cuantos jovenes murieron conosi mi gran amigo Lois clayton panama año 7o..

[@Touched_by_a_12_gauge]

ANYONE KNOW KNOW - JOHNNIE WAYNE LASWELL ??

[@richardandre3412]

5th special forces Richard mill

[@Touched_by_a_12_gauge]

Richard Andre JW passed in 2012 from a heart attack April 28th. He just graduated college with a degree in audio video and living his dream finally after many years of hard ship.

[@peggywilkins1639]

Richard Andre did you know a Tim Wilkins 3/5 Black knights Troop B 9th infantry i believe he is in this video [e-mail]

[@MrVutienhung]

is here named "Hamberger Hill"

[@ahkminlessr6777]

PLEASE john chandler or anyone else who served between June 1969-July 1970 3/5 squadron black knights bastard cav troop B army: My father Tim Wilkins "Wilk" was there during this time. His track was hit by an RPG, but he survived. He passed away in 2011. I am looking for ANY information about the troop or my father at this time. PLEASE anything will be helpful. Thank you!!! Thanks to all who served!!!

[@deadspazz]

ahkmin lessr, this was my dads unit during that time. I'll ask him if knows anything about the incident.

[@dustin7092]

Mine as well. Sadly he passed in 2013. But that was right around the time of his first tour with the 5th.

[@edscmidt5193]

By chance was the time he got hit by an RPG in May 1970 (either the 16th or 18th)

[@ahkminlessr6777]

Yes. That's correct. I was wondering if anyone knew him and of him being a recon scout?

[@edscmidt5193]

@@ahkminlessr6777 I might have a pic of the blown up APC, what’s your email. If you put it up here I’ll reply and then delete your reply w your email

[@margaretwilkins6091]

i believe it is my husband at 100. he is standing with a blonde n tleman. my husband has a hat on. his name is Timmy Wilkins. he was with

[@margaretwilkins6091]

he was with Black Knight 3/5 squad 2 Bastard Cav. 9th infantry

[@peg-flahertywilkins7922]

william Warwick. did you know a Timmy Wilkins? may have gone by Wilks