Charlie writes:

Some of the men in my vet group belong to the VVA and asked me to join the organization in Aug.

Then I found out that they assist in the Winterhurst VA program at the DC VA Hospital where they help 500 Homeless Vets with everything from health issues to jobs and clothes. Continue reading →

A Fort Carson brigade will trade its tanks for eight-wheeled Stryker combat vehicles in a move that will make the 4th Infantry Division among the most flexible units in the Army.

After the change, the division will have armored, infantry and Stryker brigades, creating a force that can be tailored to meet various global threats. The post’s 1st Brigade Combat team will get the vehicles in as little as two months.

“The conversion, scheduled to begin in March 2014, is being made to achieve a needed operational mix of brigade combat teams within the Army, and will take an estimated 10 months to complete,” the Army said in a news release.

Fort Carson officials say the move will benefit the post in a number of ways. Continue reading →

PFC Timothy J. Dineen was killed by hostile fire during the Battle of Kontum, Tet Offensive, 1968.

Charlie writes:

Tim was part of security at the firing range ambush in Kontum in February, 1968, who was KIA when the NVA attacked him in the observation hut where he was on lookout.

He was buried in a crypt in Vallejo, CA that was vandalized for the metal gate and panel. Thomas Minero was a high school friend of Tim’s who has taken it upon himself to restore the crypt to honor the sacrifice Tim made in protecting his fellow soldiers. The information is listed below as to where to send your donation and what a great job Thomas has done in setting up the fund. Won’t you please join me in honoring the sacrifice that Tim made almost 50 years ago.  Please pass this info on to those vets who served with Tim to let them know what is being done to restore the crypt. I have included Thomas’s contact info in case you have any question;so please feel free to contact Thomas or Doc.

Thank You for respecting Tim’s memory and honor.

Charles “DOC” Shyab.

The crypt where his body is interred has been the victrim of vandalization over the past couple of years. Continue reading →

Historically, infantry divisions and regiments have been deactivated and that will occur to 1/22. The casing of the colors and unfurling of the replacement unit colors happens on Monday, 17 March 2014 at 5:00 PM at Fort Carson, CO. Continue reading →

I have been asked many times about our Army infantry structure in Vietnam.  Sometimes it appeared confusing so I am going to try to straighten it out.

Our unit was Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 22nd Infantry Regiment, 4th Infantry Division or C/1/22/4th Inf.

Fireteam A fireteam is a small military unit of infantry. It is the second smallest unit in the militaries that use it (smallest are support teams such as machine gun teams, mortar teams, sniper teams, or military working dog teams) and is the primary unit upon which infantry organization is. Fireteams generally consist of four or fewer soldiers and are usually grouped by two or three teams into a squad. Continue reading →