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CLICK IMAGES TO VIEW FULL SIZE Khe Sanh Combat Base

The Guns of the First Battalion, Thirteenth Marines -1/13 ( Alpha, Bravo, Charlie, Whiskey and the First Provisional 155 batteries ) fired 158,891 rounds in support of the Glorious Grunts of the 26th. Marines. It usually took 40 seconds or less to deliver rounds on target from the first radio call of the F/Os. 1/13 also was proud to support the brave Grunts of 2/1, 2/3, 3/3, 1/9, 2/9, 3rd. Recon, 5th. Recon and the 37th. ARVN. The real fight at Khe Sanh was in the Hills where the Glorious Grunts took 881N, 881S, 471, 689, 861, 558, 861A, 950 and killed the NVA in A Shau valley, Rao Quan valley, The Rock Pile and Ca Lu. Later throughout I Corps, 1/13 would also fire support 24 hours a day, ( we were the local power & light company ) for the Grunts of 4th. Marines, 5th. Marines and 7th. Marines from places like Hill 55, Hill 10, Happy Valley, Barrier Island and others nobody would ever hear of nor care about again. The Cannon Cockers and Gun Grunts fired rounds of Illumination, Willie Peter, HE in Rings of Steel, Time on Target, Arc Lights, H & I and when necessary- VT On Me!
105 Gun Grunt photos -kind courtesy of Sgt. Bob Bryant

Khe Sanh & Northern I Corps in photos


The 175s of Camp Carroll	Whiskey 4.2" Mortors	Ontos 106 firepower	Tanks like these from 3rd. Tank Battalion were place on ramps for long range fire.

Downtown Khe Sanh	Grunts on the Perimeter. Photo courtesy Leatherneck Magazine	Grunts load for the hunt in the hills. Photo courtesy Leatherneck Magazine	Grunts at work hunting the NVA in I Corps..

106 mm recoilless rifle fires.	Marine Aircraft Wing -1600 MPH & 16,000 lbs. of ordinance!!	The USS New Jersey was too late for Khe Sanh, but blew-up a lot of I Corps with 2000 lb. rounds!!	The killing ground!! Map courtesy Leatherneck Magazine

The famous sign of Khe Sanh was " Home is where you dig it" The most famous quote from Khe Sanh was seen on a C-Ration box- "Life has a special flavor to those who fight for it that the sheltered never know" Stateside duty at Marine Barracks, Washington, D.C. at 8Th. & I streets of burial ceremonies
at Arlington National Cemetery, ceremonial duty at the White House, Flag level retirement ceremonies and Tuesday and Friday parades was a far far cry from monsoons, incoming
mortors & rockets and bullets whizzing by !!


S/SGT. Chesty. Later busted one stripe for dating an Air Force Poodle!	The Colors and Battle Streamers at 8th. & I. 1970 & 1971.	Iowa John Harker's artwork	2nd. Platoon MCI Company mug shot ! I'm the good looking one!!

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Anchors Aweigh Marine Hymn Navy Hymn

In Memory of my Brother Kit ( Christopher - a huey door Gunner with the U.S. Army shot down three times and awarded Air Medals, the Bronze Star and more; I miss him each day), to Tater, to Charlie, to The Few, The Proud, The Marines and all those at the Last Firebase.

Sgt. Mike-U.S.M.C.-RVN 68-69 (19 months) with HQ, Alpha & Charlie Batterys-1/13 ( Khe Sanh & all over I Corps ) and the Oldest Post in
The Corps-Marine Barracks, Washington, D.C.-8th. & I; Marching with
"The President's Own".

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# All other photos and the map of the Khe Sanh Combat Base are U.S.M.C., U.S.M.C. History and Museum Division, U.S. Navy and U.S. Army photos.

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