Koh Tang Mayaguez Vets Organization Guest Book

I rode the Hammerin Hank DDG 7 with Tom Noble being my leading petty officer during this time. He is a great man and taught me a lot. I am writing because I just went on an Never Forgotten Honor Flight Out of North Central Wisconsin. This was their fourth such flight this year that was completely paid for by donations from companies and organizations fund raisers from our local communities. That alone is amazing that they can fill a Boeing 737 with only Vets and their guardians. This was the most unimaginable event of a lifetime. All VETS need to go one of these Honor Flights. I had been to DC before and saw all the monuments. But, this was so real. While we debarked the airplane in DC and headed thru the terminal we were greeted with solid clapping, handshakes, high fives, and chants of USA by the individuals waiting to board their flight. As chills ran through my body, I realized WE as Americans are still standing on solid ground and the American Spirit is back and WE as VETS are WELCOMED HOME Again. The tours and sites of DC are all great to take in and visit. Our return flight was another very emotional memory as we held MAIL CALL with letters from family and friends, local school children, places of Worship, other companies and organizations. I personally could not finish reading all of my mail before arriving to back to a jam packed airport of family and friends of all the Vets. Great Experience. GO ON AN HONOR FLIGHT YOU EARNED IT.

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Hello everyone. Some of you know me some do not. For those that don't know me I'm Danny Marshalls niece and as of August of 2024 I'm also his primary next of kin. I was lucky enough to get to go to Koh Tang this May. It's actually where I spent the 15th. I was on Koh Tang with Clark Hale. I want all of you to know that while I may have lost my biological uncle that day, I feel like I gained 2 entire platoons of adopted uncles and a few bonus dads thrown into the mix. Fred Morris has my contact info and if any of you ever want to talk to me can make it happen. Larry Barnett also knows how to get a hold of me. Love you all

I was ground crew for JG41

Hello everyone let’s remember our fallen brothers this Memorial Day,and remember to call a friend and say hello and just let them know someone cares.

Congratulations to our new board members and thank you all for stepping up and volunteering.
Our organization does not progress on thank you
It takes time to get things done.

The reunion in Washington was great Tina and Al did a great job plus all the others that put in time to make it
So rewarding to be there.

email received 05/15/2025 passing it on

Gentlemen:

All honor, respect, and deepest thanks
to those who gave so much, so long ago.
We remember the fallen—names etched in silence—
and those who returned, bearing unseen scars.
Your courage carried the weight of a nation.
Your sacrifice echoes through time.
May we never forget.
God bless you all.

Thomas Papp

Well, I am back and I want to THANK ALL OF YOU WHO COULD COME AND BLESSING UPON THOSE WANTED TO COME BUT DID NOT JUST UNABLE TO ATTENED.
MAY GOD PROTECT AND WATCH OVER YOU
AMHAN RON FALLS
VA-95 A/F USS CORAL SEA CV-43

The soldier, above all other men, is required to practice the greatest act of religious training – sacrifice. In battle and in the face of danger and death, he discloses those divine attributes which his Maker gave when he created man in his own image. No physical courage and no brute instinct can take the place of the Divine help which alone can sustain him. However horrible the incidents of war may be, the soldier who is called upon to offer and to give his life for his country, is the noblest development of mankind.
-Gen. Douglas MacArthur,
West Point, 1962

I got to Camp Schwab in March 1976 and was privileged to meet some of the Koh Tang vets in person.

It's been half a century now, but you'll never be forgotten.

Semper Fidelis, Marines.

Sgt Lunceford, R.D.
81mm Mortars 2nd Bn. 9th Marines
September 1975 to September 1979

Served with many of you in Frequent Wind. I was aboard USS ENTERPRISE CVAN-65 heading home monitoring the situation in IOIC. God Bless you guys ! Brother Charlie Clark, my man ! Never Forget these hero's !

50 years. It is still fresh in a lot of our minds. What a day to have survived.