WE REMEMBER OUR 43RW BROTCHERS KILLED DURING MARCH 1966-70
George Sloan 3/2/67, Bravo Co. Richard Tissier 3/2/67, Bravo Co. Tony Oliver 3/2/68 Bravo Co. Dana Roesner 3/2/68 Bravo Co. Ronald Stilley 3/2/68 Bravo Co. Anthony Breuer 3/2/68 Delta,Co. Darryl Gallaugher 3/4/68, 704th Maint HHC Benjamin Rawlings 3/4/69, 4th Eng Johnny Lynn 3/5/69, Echo Co. Paul Vavrosky 3/6/68, 4th Engineers Dean Johnson 3/8/68, Bravo Co. Roy Zufelt 3/8/69, Delta Co. Jerry Ervin 3/8/69 42nd Arty William Beard 3/8/69, Delta Co. Raymond Bethea 3/9/69 Bravo Co.
Clarence Burleson 3/9/69 Bravo Co. Jerry McDonald 3/9/69 Bravo Co. Edward Millison 3/9/69 Bravo Co. Clarence Nofford 3/9/69 Bravo Co. Robert Protto Jr. 3/9/69 Bravo Co. Thomas Turner 3/9/69 Bravo Co. Julius Mitchel 3/10/69 Bravo Co. William Stedl 3/10/69 Bravo Co. Homer Lee 3/10/67, 4th Engineers Harvey Chambers 3/11/67, Alpha Co. Norman Mayer 3/11/67, 4th Engineers Donnie Beasley 3/15/67, 4th Engineers
Elbert Blackburn 3/16/67, Bravo Co. Clark Miller 3/16/67, Bravo Co. Michael Monahan 3/16/67, Bravo Co.
.Jerry Chunges 3/17/67, Charlie Co. Otto Tucker 3/17/67, Charlie Co. Julio Kaneko 3/17/67 HHC Harvey Avery 3/19/69, 4th Engineers Alan Roberts 3/20/68. Alpha Co. George Barrett 3/20/68, Alpha Co. Marion Saltz 3/20/68, Alpha Co. Rufus Henderson 3/20/68, Delta Co. Gary Reed 3/20/68, Alpha Co. Roy Alexander 3/20/68, Alpha Co. Thomas Padilla 3/25/70, Charlie,CO.
John Wynne 3/26/70, 4th Engineers
Daren Drinski 3/31/69, HHC Gary Reed, 4320/68. Alpha Co.
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JACK LENINGER PASSES - AUTHOR OF "TIME HEALS NO WOUNDS"
January 31, 2026
We are saddened to learn of the passing of John (Jack) Leninger of Bolingbrook, IL. on January 31 of this year Jack served in Company B, 1st Platoon, 3rd Squad. He was a SP4.
Besides his war time service, Jack went on to author one of the most descriptive Vietnam Wars stories, TIME HEALS NO WOUNDS, a Book which many Red Warriors have read.
W e have just learned of the passing of Red Warrior David Haro of Sacramento, California. He died on July 7, 2024 and we just learned of his passing today.
David served in C Company during his entire tour, and appears in both yearbooks of 1969. He attained the rank of SP$ and was a squad leader, although we no not the platoon he was in.
JERRY RAYALA - C COMPANY 69/70 - AUTHORS NEW LIFE STORY BOOK
Red Warrior Jerry Rayala, C Company, 1st Platoon 1969/70, has just authored his first book, a complete story of his life and how his Vietnam experience influenced and affected him to this very day.
Rayala, a Shake and Bake Sgt. served as 1st Platoon squad leader during his entire tour. Initiated into combat on June 5, just days after his arrival, set the tone of his tour. His book details his Central Highlands experience, including a day that awarded himthe Purple Heart. But unlike other memoirs, continues on to now, his his 80th decade. Through it all he uniquely ties his life together in "I Once Was A Soldier." A fantastic read for all who served.
OR, to receive an autographed copy, CLICK HERE to contact Jerry directly
TWO BATTLE REPORTS OF RED WARRIORS NOW DOWNLOADABLE
The estate of Roger Hill has given permission to make available Roger Hills two Battle reports that have been unavailable for several years
Our first report: The November 11-13, 1966 Battle of LZ Warrior was the first major fight with the NVA. The battle covered several days of fighting resulting in massive losses to the NVA enemy. Enemy body count exceeded 100.
Our second report: The Battle of July 12, 1967 was the worst battle in Red Warrior Vietnam history. As author Roger Hill stated "The Decimation of Bravo Company" It is in this battle that Red Warrior POW's were taken by the NVA.
Thanks to Mary Hill, wife of Roger Hill for allowing us to make Rogers work available to us. Special thanks to Red Warrior Harrison Kohler for providing his personal copies for scanning.
WAR DIARY BY ROGER HILL - JULY 1966 - to SEPTEMBER 1967
Before the late Roger Hill began to write his famous battle reports, he began to record a brief summary of the the key events that took place by the battalion during it's first year in Vietnam. This downloadable document is his early attempt to do just that, and he does an excellent job of highlighting the first 12 months of Red Warrior activity..
This 33 page document is one of Rogers ' earliest documents. It's a good read for all Red Warriors. For the original Boat People as a recap, as well as all of those who followed. who wondered what came before our time in the field.
Special Thanks to Rogelio M. Sacdalan - CWQ USAF of Tujunga, California for sending us this summary
DENNIS WITT PUBLISHES HIS FIRST BOOK - STORIES FROM THE FIELD
Red Warrior (C/1/12 & HHC/1/12 – 66-67) Dennis Witt has just published a book about life in the infantry in Vietnam. The book is titled ‘Infantry Life: Vietnam’s Central Highlands 1966 – 1967’.
The book is a collection of short stories and pictures describing experiences he had as an infantryman in Vietnam. Following is a blurb about the book:
Dennis began writing the stories simply as a legacy for his family and friends. After he finished the 70th story, he decided the collection of short stories, taken as a whole, generally described what life was like for him and his Red Warrior brothers over that year they shared together. After much encouragement, he decided to put them into book form.
All the men that served in the Red Warriors and in the 4th Infantry Division have memories of similar events that were part of their daily lives in the jungles of the Central Highlands. Most of the stories in the book describe events that filled 95 percent of the time infantry men in the 4ID spent in Vietnam.
If you are interested, the book is available through Amazon – both hard copy and Kindle (Search ‘Infantry Life + Witt).
RED WARRIORS DIARY PAGES LINK TO MAPS WHERE EVENTS OCCURRED
Our Red Warrior 1967-70 Diary Pages (see menu button to the left) now has links to the military maps where events occurred. Check it out. Find the year, date, description. If a coordinated is mentioned there should be a link to the map on our map pages.
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