The 173rd Airborne Brigade
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The men who climbed Hill 65 · Operation Hump · November 8, 1965
These are the soldiers, families, and memories of Operation Hump. If you recognize someone, or have a story to share, please reach out.
133 photographs · portraits · documents · memorials
PFC Dennis David Rutowski
173rd Airborne Brigade
2LT David Leonard Ugland
A Platoon — Last Words: "Its a beautiful day to die."
Jerry Lee Potter
PFC
John A. Hughlett
SGT
Lawrence Paige Howard
SGT
Michael K. Mathison
PFC
Michael P. Russo
PFC
Kelly Whitaker
PFC
Robert Wesley Harden Jr.
SP
Theodore R. Jones
SGT
Troy Byron Williams
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Troy Byron Williams
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Valentine Marquez
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Steve Orris III
PFC
David Lattimore Keel
SGT
George Vincent
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PVT Charles L. Mitchell
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Gary Lewis Elmore
DOB 1942 · 173rd Airborne
Gary Elmore
173rd Airborne
Leroy Hill
PSG
Rebel Lee Holcomb
173rd Airborne
Theodore Shamblin
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Wayne
Paratroop · 173rd Airborne
Ernest Carlton Lavalle
MP
Belton James
173rd Airborne
Smith H.M.
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SGT Lloyd Green
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John Edward Hannigan
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Hoppy
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Harrington
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Davis Uptain
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Cordell Spencer
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Lt. Col. Richard F. Boland
RAWHIDE · Commanding Officer
Cleo Lockett
173rd Airborne
Danny R. Ward
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Lawrence Joel
Medal of Honor · 173rd Airborne
Byron Foster
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Steve Child
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Vietnam 1965
Jones, Marchand & Cousins
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Memorial
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Vietnam 1965
Operation Hump
Lawrence Joel
Medal of Honor
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“There's hardly a man left alive who recalls that day in 65.”
2LT Robert M. Gregson · Mortar Platoon Leader
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