First Platoon Stories​
Stories Contributed by First Platoon Members​
For additional letters home, stories, photographs, and artifacts, click Platoon on the main menu, then Memorabilia.
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A glimpse of the day and life of the first platoon members.
The Fire
January 14, 1969
Bad Luck Day
The Load
Rhoades Recovery
Platoon Leader
Deppen Recovery
First Patrol
Thompson Recovery
Typhoon Tess
Friendly Fire
VC Serenade
Monsoon Season
Hidden Enemy
​Attack on Hill 4-11
New Firebase
​​Ambush Squelched
A Letter
Baxter Letter Home
Deppen Letter Home