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Charlie Company Website Pages Index
"Operation Abilene" April 1966
Those who gave their ALL on the 11th of April 1966 during Operation Abilene
Those of Charlie Company who have spread their Wings since Vietnam
Men of Charlie Company who received the Medal of Honor from Operation Abilene--April 1966
Sites from the battle of Xa Cam My next morning April 12th 1966 ( Operation Abilene )
Newspaper articles from April 11th , 1966 Battle--page 1
Newspaper articles from April 11th , 1966 Battle--page 2
Survivors of the battle Operation Abilene today
Charlie Company at Fort Riley, Kansas in 1964
Pictures of the men of Charlie Company during their tours in Vietnam 1965 thru 1970---
Pictures from Past Reunions---
Home of the men of Charlie Company, Fort Riley, Kansas TODAY---
Links to assist Veterans in receiving disability benefits through the government---
Adopted POW/MIA for this website.---
Current Charlie Company Roster of men found since July 2000---
Charlie Company Documents
Sgt. Rex's Arkansas Knives--NEW
Other Links to websites. Add your website
2008 CHARLIE COMPANY'S 8TH REUNION INFORMATION
Tribute to a lost son
Vietnam Battles--from "Danger Forward-The Magazine of the Big Red One"--given to me by Jimmy Cronan from Georgia for Charlie Company--Published May 1967.
GATHERING OF EAGLES MAIN WEBSITE
Rolling Thunder National Headquarters
Barb's Support Your Troops blog
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The Lost Warriors: SEEKING CHARLIE COMPANY 2/16
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This website was started in July of 2000 to honor the soldiers.... the men.... the heroes.... of Charlie Company 2/16. Men who served in this company are true heroes. They fought for our freedom and sacrificed all for our country."The American Way--Freedom." As you go through this website their stories are heard. The happy moments....the sad....the feelings of brotherhood....the compelling true views of the Vietnam war and the actuality of war from these warriors.They have experienced things they had never dreamed of, heard of, saw in movies or even read about. No one could ever prepare the men of the 1st Division, 2nd Battalion, 16th Infantry "Rangers", Charlie Company for what they would experience that has haunted and tortured many of these brave young hearts through the years since their tours in the Republic of Vietnam. No one could make the cries of their wounded friends being murdered by Vietcong go away. No one could make the memories of seeing a fellow soldier being killed go away. No one could ever make the painful memories go away. I am very honored and blessed to have been given the pleasure to meet, laugh, cry, and love these men.You are very important to my children and I. And you have always been loved by our Charlie who served side by side with many of. you From L to R: Charlie Epperson and "Little" George Manning during Operation Abilene in April 1966. (Need help finding George Manning--has anyone seen him or know him?)
 Xa Cam My today in the Republic of Vietnam. The Battle of Xa Cam My during Operation Abilene in April 1966, Easter weekend, is when Charlie Company participated and received many KIA's, Wounded, and memories. You will find more about this battle in the index listed under Operation Abilene One by one the men of Charlie Company C 2/16 are being located either by myself, by a brother or sister, by a son or daughter, or by themselves coming in for some spark of happiness in the always so lingering why?Why am I so sick?What is happening to me? Rejection? Why did I live? It should of been me dead ? Why I live with the Ghost of the Republic of Vietnam daily daily? Ron Haley aka "Trash" at the 5th Charlie Company reunion in Branson, Missouri.Served in Vietnam 65-66 and is one of the survivors of "Operation Abilene" Some of the men of Charlie Company marching in the Homecoming Parade in Branson, Missouri at the Charlie Company's 5th reunion. From L to R: Bill Brister, Don Austin, Phil Parsons, Jay Springstead, Charlie Epperson, Richard Jenkins, and David O'Dell. You can find more pictures from the 5th Charlie Company reunion and the Welcome Home Parade in the index under reunions. Charlie Company is part of the Army's greatest troops which are part of the "Big Red One", the 1st Division from Fort Riley, Kansas.
"NO MISSION TO DIFFICULT, NO SACRIFICE TO GREAT, READY NOW RANGER".
This motto is the creed that the men of Charlie Company lived and died by.
 In the website's index you will find many pages and pictures of these brave soldiers and their stories. We hope you enjoy our website and please sign our guestbook below.
L-R: Clifford Frandle and Leroy Tousant--Republic of Vietnam 1966.
PLEASE VIEW AND SIGN OUR GUESTBOOK!
"Screams and cries for help, drown out any thoughts you may have. The horror of WAR is all around you".
"Blast of the Arty, grenades, and gunfire sometimes gives you the feeling of doom. Maybe this, today is your last day alive. All that awaits you is death. You feel as if all hope and dreams are gone".
"Getting to know someone, then having to carry their lifeless body torn and bloody to an awaiting chopper. Having just early this same morning shared a canteen cup full of coffee with them. You sit in the dust and remember the names of their Mom and Dad, girlfriend, etc. You have heard stories about their life before Nam. You have experienced time in the bush, base camp and on pass with them. In a few short months you have grown to know them well. Now they are on a chopper on their way home and to the grave. You were deprived of telling your friend “Good-bye”.
"TEARS NEVER, it’s always move out, but you never forget. The pain lives with you! Sometimes it even grows!"
"Hate, bitterness and rage shake your mind and body. Not always towards Victor Charlie but at the poor leadership showed, by some Officers and NCOs. Not just company officers but on up the Chain of Command. No way for Pay-Back on them, they are protected. They sit and eat lobster, steak and drank wine and talk about what a Good Day, losses were light. They have hot showers and beds, jeeps and choppers. While the grunt sleeps in the mud and bathes in the cold streams. The grunts only mode of transportation is his feet. The endless walk and hump through the bush".
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