Koh Tang Mayaguez Vets Organization Guest Book

To all my Mayaquez brothers and wife's,due to medical complications Pat and I, will not attend the reunion. Hope you all have a super gathering and safe returned home. May God and watch over each one you. We Love you all.

"T" and Pat Tuitele
P.S. Al I got your Kamodo dragon!

The officers and board members of our organization have been hard at work preparing for the upcoming reunion. Please do all you can to attend.

are we or we not Vietnam veterans?

In Response to above question:
Are the veterans who participated in the Mayaguez recovery / the battle of Koh Tang, Vietnam Veterans?

Let us look at all the facts. We all know the last 41 men named on the Vietnam Wall did not die in Vietnam. We also know that officially (according to some records) the Vietnam War ended with the evacuation of Saigon on 30 April 1975. We know that if you ask the curator of the Iwo Jima Memorial why Koh Tang was not listed as a Marine engagement on their memorial, you will be told that Koh Tang is part of the Vietnam War. Further, many men who died in Laos, Cambodia and other places prior to 30 April 1975 are listed as Vietnam Veterans even though they never set foot in Vietnam. On the other side, the VFW does not list us as Vietnam Veterans because of the date of our engagement. To put it simply, the answer depends on who is defining “Vietnam Veteran.” we feel that it is a dilemma that will probably never be answered to everyone’s satisfaction. That being said, we ask only that we be respected for what each of us did during our operation as we respect those who served their time in Vietnam. We must remember that we are all veterans, just like our many Brothers who served before us. In the end, it doesn’t really matter if our names are attached to a specific war.

is George st john or john royster out there or crumb

I worked in the comm ctr

Hey Dennis, Was wondering if you were in Echo co or Golf co. Were having a re-union in Branson Missouri, May 14 to 19. Go on the website Kohtang.com and look under whats new for more info. We've all had a bad time that's why we have each other to talk to.
Semper Fi

I was in 2/9 marines then. I was lucky enough as one chosen to stay at camp schwab instead of deploying. I just recently found out about the three marines left behind and am having trouble dealing with it

David,
Thanks for checking in to our website, brother. We all toiled in the heat and rain at NKP to do our duty, and to keep each other safe.
I was a Jolly, but I had some good friends in the Knives -- John Schramm, Jim Kays, Brian Rye, etc.
Thank you for remembering...it was only yesterday, right?

As usual, Larry has it right. We were all young and full of testosterone, but we all needed each other and depended on each other to complete the mission and to take care of each other. God Bless all of you for being there when we needed each other. I'm looking forward to hugging old brothers and newly-found brothers (and sisters) in May.

Hello Brothers,

I just found this site and wanted to shout out to all family, friends & Brothers of the Koh Tang organization. I also want to shout out & acknowledge our buddies of Fox Company 2/9 Marines who embarked the helicopters and raced to Koh Tang to provide support to our brothers needing help on the island. God Bless Us!