Colonel Richard Camp (ret.) served as a Marine captain in I Corps, South Vietnam, 1967-1968. He was commander of Lima Company, Third Marine Div., 3rd Battalion, 26th Marine Regiment. He saw service in Dong Ha, Con Thien, Khe Sanh and other sites in northern I Corps. He experienced 77 days of shelling during the siege of Khe Sanh. He has written numerous books, including his Vietnam memoir "Lima-6." Following the discussion, Marines who did not survive the war and are mentioned in his memoir are memorialized. See his Amazon author page: www.amazon.com/Richard-Camp/e... Posted as part of the "War & Life: Discussions with Veterans" project: warandlifediscussions.weebly....
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