Hello my name is 1SG Sergio L. Ortega I am currently the First Sergeant of the 497th Engineer Company (Horizontal) know to many of you vets out there as the 497th Port Construction Company. The unit that I have the pleasure of leading is currently scheduled to be activated again sometime in OCT 11. We are currently in the Pre-Activation stages. I am looking for anyone who was part of the unit in any period during the time it was active. The 497th has a great history and dates back to WWII and Vietnam just to name a few. I would love to speak to anyone who is still around so that I can gather more information since the Department of Heraldy has limited info on the unit. I feel that it is important that we capture all of the information and teach our younger generation the importance of our military history and those who came before to pay the ultimate sacrifice. I would like to thank of all you who have served and are still serving like myself for everything you have done to keep our Great Nation Free!! If you would like to contact me I can be reached at 719-304-1714 or email at [email protected]

Very Respectfully

1SG Ortega, Sergio L.

Cpl Michael P Cornish
I served with 3/3 marines H&S Supply 1965 until right star lite then I was carted off to 1/9 marines H&S marble mountain at Dai Loc old french fort. Would like to hear from anyone that might remember me . semper fi

I am looking for some shipmates I was with and that were in NAF CRB 67-68 Security. I have found a few from that era and they are Billy Fry,Lloyd Moate, lonnie Walters and I would love to speak to brothers from then. I have so many memories and problems with memories and will breakdown at times and even like when I remember the F4C that crashed at end of runway and the pilot burnt to death and that was my first death causality of the war for me and it still hurts me to have seen such a death. I guess when you are 18 and see such thing it will stick in your mind. I would love to hear from Plankowners of NAF-CRB and anyone else that served there. I was one of the guys that strung all the wire around the base. In April of 68 they transferred me to unit 302 SeaBees and would love to hear from them to. God Bless You all and WELCOME HOME MY BROTHERS. I LOVE YOU ALL AND PRAY I WILL TALK WITH SOMEONE.

I was with the 1st MIBARS. 45th MI Det which became Det D

524th QM cam ranh bay 68-69 looking for LT Fulton, Ray Long, Tom Belkey, Jim Davies and SGT [pat] Paterson.

WAS IN CHU LAI 71 BLACK ACES BIRDOGS

like to hear from 6&27 arty 70 &71 missed all my brother love to hear if you still are out there any want to talk call

was with 38th base postoffice long binh. jan. 1969 to march 1970. now found to
have prostate cancer. any other of my brothers from this area finding the same. would like to talk, e-mail anyone who servied at that time, and place.

I served w/1st.Mar.Div.1st.Reg.1st.Bat. "Charlie" co. Sept. 1965 to Nov. 1965, Hill #721 and @ Marble Mountain. Left unit on Emergency Leave.

APL-30 & Camp Tieinshaw 1965-1966 Naval Support Activity. Hatch team & Danang Shore Patrol.

served in vietnam in 64 65 66 in the 173rdairborne brigade

Looking for anybody that was on tue USS GORDAN from the B brty 6/14.
Also in Pleiku 65 and 66 I was in 4th gun section. SFC Balbag was gun chief.

I hit Vietnam Sep 70 in A co 2/506 3rd plt 3rd sq (Pete) was the sq leader. In Nov 70 I got a transfer to E co 2/506 & in Dec 70 I Tng 30 days in L co 75th Rangers then came back to 3/506 E co as team leader. In Apl 71 I transfered again to 3/187 E co & finished out my tour Sep 3, 1971. A co 3rd plt members will remember me I was a new replacement fresh in country and first time in the field when I came in on a HOT LZ with plt suppies and did not have a firing pin in my M16.

1972-1973 Ton Son Nuht AB with 56 FMS , Scatback airlines, 362nd TEWS Flight Mech C-47 ,C-118 ,C-119 , TDY to DaNang AB 1973 for 3mo. Then to NKP Thailand after the turnover.

Crew cheif on 0-1 birddog from 70 to march of 71 in the 74th avaition company would to hear from someone who was in that unit