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Date Posted: 12:29:16 11/14/21 Sun
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Bluesguy44451
Subject: Re: 20 Year Retiree Would Like To Join The 84th Engineers Association
In reply to: Tom Plumley 's message, "20 Year Retiree Would Like To Join The 84th Engineers Association" on 15:52:33 03/02/19 Sat

>I served in Vietnam from March 1970, until March 1971.
>I was with D Company, 84th Engineers, at Ahn Kae.
>They had just moved from Tuy Hoa Airbase. I was in the
>earth moving platoon. SFC Gatty was our Platoon
>Sargent. SSG Jammer was our Squad Leader. Spent most
>of my time working on QL1, just below Pleiku, staying
>at LZ Action. Then, they turned us into C Company
>589th and moved us to Buon Ma Thuot. I remember a guy
>named Niestrom (spelling?) because I served in Germany
>with him in the 80's. There was a guy on our guy
>truck named Baldwin. The gun truck's name was The
>Bounty Hunter when I was on it. After that, I think
>they named it, "Silent, But Deadly." I ran a 290 that
>had "West -By God- Virginia" painted on the blade.
>How do I join the 84th Engineers Association?
Tom I was there at the same time and was on one of the gun trucks...Bounty Hunter. From Feb 1970 to December. I was there when the move was made to Buon Ma Thuot. I remember a small team went up the mountain and got into a fire fight near the top. I called in gunshiips and my rear 50 cal gunner was wounded. got to bottom of mountain pass and called in medivac.My name is Terry Deyo all 130 lbs of me .I have a picture but can't attach it here.Todays date 11-14-2021.

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