Looking for A-104 team members

[mfairlie]

Looking for (or info) on A-104 team members:
Larry J. Lyle, Dave Gaddis, John Lewis, Gallagher, Dumay, Terry l. Clevinger,
Buddha, dead spider.

Michael Fairlie
mfairlie@msn.com

[slcraig]

Originally Posted by mfairlie

Looking for (or info) on A-104 team members:
Larry J. Lyle, Dave Gaddis, John Lewis, Gallagher, Dumay, Terry l. Clevinger,
Buddha, dead spider.

Michael Fairlie
mfairlie@msn.com

Dead Spider reporting in, BacSi...can get you Gallaher's email address if you like.

[mfairlie]

Outstanding! Are you driving trains in Austalia? Had Clevinger's email address but it has gone silent. I am posting here in hopes that it may shake out some others. Will send you team photo and aerial of camp by your email. I am in Eastern Nebraska have been since late 70's, worked in Afghanistan 73-76 right in the middle of what is now Taliban land, place called Lash Kar Gha in Helmand province.

Bloody Butcher

[dragon]

I'm not on your list but I was in Ha Than as the CAPO from 7/69 to12/69 when Gaddis was Team SGT; call sign dragon.

Steve Morin

[mfairlie]

That is right when I left; who did you replace? I was the senior medic and Lewis was junior medic.
The list was only names I could remember and some that Clevinger had sent me. After 38 years I have a hard time remembering everyone.
I am kind of hoping that this might shake some names out of trees and lead to some type of A104 gathering from both Son Ha and Ha thanh before we are are all dead or to infirm to move or care. If nothing else it might serve as a cyber list of those who were there.

Fairlie

[dragon]

I have the same problem; I can only remember a few names like Joe Vargas -demo-man who got stuck at the Company compound and finally convinced the Air Force to let him jump into camp - on the day the new, leg Group CO was visiting. He had to hide in the dispensary until the brass left. (There's a picture of him in the book Special Forces at War wearing his parachute and beret -he left his steel pot in camp. There is also a picture of the unfortunate cow who made the free-fall jump during the food drop.)

I remember you, if it was you, treating the poor villager who was trying to extract salvageable metal from the live mortar round.

[dragon]

I'll try this again, my last reply got sent to Mars.

I have the same problem remembering names. I think Hunter was the CO when I arrived followed by James McClam. I do recal Joe Vargas, the demo-man who's hot peppers made the Yards cry. I do have a photo of the fringes of a MedCap, nothing of the real work just the PR that went on around it. Let's hope it loads.

[WCH]

Steve Sherman has a list of A-104 team members posted on his site.

http://www.specialforcesbooks.com/A104.htm

[mfairlie]

Thanks, I had completely forgotten about that web site. Still interested in seeing who we stir up here.

Fairlie

[Paul H. Jung]

Originally Posted by mfairlie

Looking for (or info) on A-104 team members:
Larry J. Lyle, Dave Gaddis, John Lewis, Gallagher, Dumay, Terry l. Clevinger,
Buddha, dead spider.

Michael Fairlie
mfairlie@msn.com

Michael: Stumbled upon your message and wanted to check in......even if a year has passed since your initial post. I was attached to the A-104 team from late May, 1969 through most of December, 1969, as the MACV TM 17 Phoenix coordinator. Bob Hunter was the medic when I first arrived. If my memory is up to speed, I recall you as his tall, blond haired replacement wearing an eye patch over an injured eye for a few weeks. Is that accurate, or am I thinking about someone else? I noted Steve Morin's input and recall him quite well......he carried a heavy thompson on his first patrol. Cpt Hunter (Peanuts)was the CO when I arrived and Lt. Enrique Vargas was his XO. Jim McClam started out at Ha Thanh as Capt Hunter's next XO and then took over as CO after Capt Hunter left. Rich Dumay returned to Ha Thanh a few months after my arrival with his wounds healed. Phil Jacques (Blackjack) was also a radio man on site when I arrived. I shared a bunker with Joe Vargas near the end of my stay at camp (he wrote our names in the fresh concrete on top of that bunker after the pour). Dave Gaddis (Mr. Clean) was the TOP and was eventually replaced by Larry Lyle. Gary Williams (Black Label), a fellow Minnesotan, was also at A-104 at that time. SFC Juan Medina was the weapons man during the early part of my stay. I was still at Ha Thanh when Clevinger arrived to take over the radio operator duties. I have very fond memories from my days at Ha Thanh and appreciated how well I was treated by the SF team members! It would be a gas to meet with some of those team members and share stories. I have attempted to locate Phil Jacques without success. I'd appreciate any info about his location.

Warm Regards,

Paul Jung (Green Louie)
[email] paul.jung46@gmail.com