13 Dec 2006 Connie, 39 years ago we formed and trained our fire support team for Bravo Company, 1/501st Infantry at Fort Campbell, Kentuck; deployed to Vietnam in December 1967; moved to I Corps Tactical Zone in late January 1968; and survived the battles of the Tet Offensive at Hai Lang and environs. On 23 March 1968 I was "infused" or transferred to the 2/320th Artillery and weeks later learned that you had been killed on 29 March 1968, doing what we did as forward observers. Often I wonder "what if" and "sometimes I wonder who you'd be today." From a comrade-in-arms, Jimmy F. Kuhlman E-mail address is not available.

 

A Note from The Virtual Wall In late March 1968 elements from the 101st Airborne's 2nd Brigade were rooting out NVA/VC troops still in the Hue area. On 29 March the 1st Bn, 501st Infantry lost seven men in an engagement about 5 kilometers northwest of the city. They were A Btry, 1st Bn, 321st Artillery SGT Connie V. Wells, Tarrytown, GA (F/O with B/1/501) A Co, 1st Bn, 501st Infantry 2LT Frank L. Rodriguez, Honolulu, HI 2LT Gary A. Scott, Rochester, NY CPL Manuel Ruiz, La Puente, CA B Co, 1st Bn, 501st Infantry CPL Jose Medrano, El Paso, TX CPL Aniello C. Nunziato, Woodside, NY E Co, 1st Bn, 501st Infantry SGT Marvin E. Penry, Indianapolis, IN

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