Koh Tang Mayaguez Vets Organization Guest Book

I usually pass over the Daily U.S. Casualties report when I’m reading my morning newspaper. There are too many bad memories of the body counts during the Vietnam War, in that the reports tried to simplify, quantify, and justify the loss of so many young men. But this morning something compelled me to look at the list, and this is what I saw:

“Marine Sgt. Frank R. Zaehringer III, 23, of Reno, Nev., died Monday, Oct. 11, 2010, in combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan. He was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 9th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.”

I can’t ever remember seeing that unit designation in any kind of report or newspaper, and I was somewhat dumnstruck. After a few minutes I began to realize that Sgt. Zaehringer was a member of the very same, exact 2nd Battalion, 9th Marine Regiment to which so many of us were assigned in 1975, except for being part of the 2nd MarDiv instead of 3rd MarDiv. I thought about how sad his family and friends must feel, very much the same as those of our brothers lost on May 15, 1975. As I pondered more I thought how fortunate we are that these young men have stepped into our boots, and now carry the banner of 2/9 to a different clime and place. A different time, a different place, a different generation, yet the blood shed is the same, and he too is our brother.

Saepe Expertus, Semper Fidelis, Fratres Aeterni
Often Tested, Always Faithful, Brothers Forever

Wow, after all these years I can't believe that I found this site. Not to many days ever go by without me remembering the activities of those days. I was at the museum at Wright Patterson Air Force base a few years ago and saw that C130 from Koh Tang and its mockup Blue-82. Then I found that book "A Very Short War" John Guilmartin, Jr. CC 1995. He missed some details but its an okay read. Now I see more books to read. I was a maintenance technician with A-6 Attack Squadron VA-95 aboard the USS Coral Sea. We had been there for the evacuation of Saigon and had gone to Singapore for six days and then we were on our way to Perth, Australia when we heard that alarm again, "General Quarters, General Quarters, All Hands Man Your Battle Stations, This Is Not A Drill." Yee gads not again, and then we turned around and went through another Typhoon just like going to Saigon!!!

EW aboard USS Coral Sea (CV-43) will always remember the words spoken over the 1MC when we were called to Koh Tang...'make all possible speed.... rules of engagement do not apply'

i was in okinawa at camp schwab in 1975 to 1976. i was 3rd battalion 9th marines h&s company comm. plt. i am looking for anyone who was there.

I was 1stLt. Barbara Wolf aka Invert 36 when this all went down. I was stationed at the 621 TCS Det. 5 at NKP Thailand.
Those the AF members were my brothers. I missed them then and still do./**

Hello all. I have just finished my first email test. If you did not get a test email let me know. God Bless Larry

Hello Family. Just wanted you to know that I will be doing an email test next week to check our active emails. If you DO NOT recieve a test email from me by 9/25/10. Let me know. God Bless Larry

In memory of Lynn Blessing, who died in the SS Mayaguez Battle, (and also his recently deceased wife), I thank all of you who served.
Keep the story alive!

More Informative and Some New PTSD Info:

Copy and paste to your browser. If you have questions please feel free to call me.

http://www.military.com/news/stories/ptsd-news.html?ESRC=vr.nl

Semper Fi,
Edd

To all members of the Koh Tang Beach Club, I am making a link on the Mayaguez Fallen Heroes site using everyone’s photo, but first I need your permission to posted it on the site, so if you would please email me or call me giving permission to use your photo as a active member.
My email is aldeb94@sbcglobal.net or mayaguez1975@yahoo.com
I would also like to get your current email address and home phone/ cell number, and put what platoon you was in this way the roster that Fred has can be updated and if you know other guys names that was in your platoon list them as well.
Semper Fi
Al Mahan
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