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his upper arm and cheek on the hospital ship, USS
SANCTUARY, later wrote Capt Sayers: "...to lose
young men, their tremendous will to live, and
their ability and courage under ire would be hard
to match.. It's surprising any of us got out of there
alive considering the odds‐ that's hard charging
Marines for you, though."
Supporting arms for 26th of April consisted of 1076
rounds of artillery and 20 air SORTIEs delivering
58,000 pounds ordnance.
In a single day of ighting, Company B had lost 12
Marines killed, 17 wounded, and 2 missing.
Conirmed enemy losses were ive NVA dead; also
one NVA soldier was captured when he wandered
too close to the lines of 3d Platoon. A large
proportion of the American casualties had been
suffered as the Marines tried to load their
wounded comrades onto helicopters. The NVA had
perfected their tactic of targeting likely landing
zones with mortar ire, timing it so that the
rounds impacted just as the helicopters touched
down. For the Marines, it was a cultural
impossibility to leave their 28 wounded behind or
to delay their evacuation and they felt nearly as
strongly about their dead. The NVA took
advantage of this Marine tradition and of the fact
that helicopters were virtually the only way to
evacuate casualties from the rugged terrain
around Khe Sanh.
TO THE FAMILY OF LT CARTER
My name is Carlos Rodriguez and I was Bravo Co Sr.
Hospital Corpsman and I knew Lt Carter. We were
in Con Thien together. It’s been 50 years and he
was a good Marine and good soldier. I still
James D. Carter, Jr.
remember him. If you would like to contact me
email at carlosnakay0046@gmail.com
POSTED ON 3.1.2015 POSTED BY: KEN GORDON
HERE'S TO YOU, JIMMY CARTER
Plainview (Texas) High School and then Texas Tech.
Those were good times! I was honored to know
you and proud to be called your friend.
POSTED ON 8.1.2007 POSTED BY: ROSS BLANCHARD
SEMPER FI
It took me 40 years to muster the courage to go to
the wall. You were a great friend. I did my best to
get even.
POSTED ON 8.27.2004 POSTED BY: SCOTT CARTER,
JIMMY'S SON
Thank you for the rememberance's. Actually, I was
born March 31st. and Jimmy came home to see me
on April 7th. for 3 days before he was shipped out.
I love you Dad and wish you where hear.
POSTED ON 8.2.2000 POSTED BY: JIM CATHCART
SEMPER FI
Jim, or "J.D." as we knew him in Charlie Company,
Basic Class 2/67, was a soft‐talkin', downright
funny Texan who was enormously popular among
his fellow oficers. He loved his wife and the fact
that his son never got to meet him is just another
in a long line of tragedies. I hope that Scott has
discovered what a ine man, loyal friend, and
dependable comrade his dad was.
POSTED ON 6.24.1999 POSTED BY: KEN GORDON
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