Former U.S. Marine Sgt. Dave Smith (right), a Vietnam veteran who served with Fox Company, 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, speaks with Gunnery Sgt. Tommy Vaughn, an infantry unit leader with 2/3, while viewing a military operations on urban terrain (MOUT) training facility during a visit to Marine Corps Training Area Bellows, Hawaii, Aug. 22, 2012. Smith, a native of Santa Ynez, Calif., served in Vietnam as a mortarman from 1967-1968. Nearly half a century since they fought through hell in Vietnam, approximately 30 former 2/3 Marines and their families visited the base to reminisce on their service and render honor to a brother lost in combat, Sgt. Maj. Wayne Hayes. Hayes was killed in action, Feb. 28, 1967, during Operation Prairie II while serving with many of the 2/3 veterans.
Date Taken: | 08.22.2012 |
Date Posted: | 08.23.2012 22:01 |
Photo ID: | 650894 |
VIRIN: | 120822-M-MM918-005 |
Resolution: | 2100x1516 |
Size: | 2.61 MB |
Location: | MARINE CORPS TRAINING AREA BELLOWS, HAWAII, US |
Hometown: | SANTA YNEZ, CALIFORNIA, US |
Web Views: | 176 |
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