Tom Smith (left), Gary Sager (center) and George Kelly
Summer 1999

India 3/7, '68-69 Tom Smith, Jimmy Smith, George Sager and Gary Kelly all served in Vietnam with my friend, Tommy Price who was KIA Feb. 23, 1969 along with several of his fellow Marines when  India 3/7 battled a company from the 141st NVA in a little village called La Chau II. If not for these Marines, I would never have known what  happened to Tommy, nor have recovered pictures of him taken in Vietnam. 

This page is dedicated to Tommy Price and his friends. 
Semper fi, Brother Marines~DR

 

    Tom Smith and George Sager share a bottle of hooch on Hill 65

 

 Doc Emerson (left) and Tom Smith on Hill 65

Still surfing!
Tom Smith and Teri in Hawaii (left), Tom and George Sager

 

Jimmy Smith, Nov. '66, and Jimmy with his daughter, Monica, age 21.
Thank you for "finding" me, Jimmy. Means more than I can ever say.~DR

Phil and Sue Musta. Phil also served with Tommy Price

 

Tommy Price (KIA 2/23/69)

   

Left: Chester Kaliekini (left) and Tommy Price 
Right: Tommy and Robert Fields (front)

In March 2004 after searching many years for Chester Kaliekini, Tom Smith found he had passed away in 1997, and is listed under his full name, Clement R. Kaleikini, as buried in the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Honolulu, Oahu.

Kaleikini, Clement R, b. 11/06/1948, d. 09/01/1997, US Marine Corps, SGT, Res: Kahului, Maui, HI, Plot: W 0 49, Bur. 09/08/1997
National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific
Honolulu, Oahu, Hawaii

Gary Kelly (left), Chausy (?) and John Brumbaugh (KIA Feb. 23, '69)

Edward "Wolfie" Wolfendale
KIA 2/24/69

India 3/7 Memorial Page

Tommy Price Memorial Page

Edward Wolfendale Memorial Page

Doc Eugene Hancock Memorial Page

LCpl. George Sager's India 3/7, Vietnam 68-69 Website

Tales of Vietnam by Cpl. Crusty
aka, Tom Smith, India 3/7 1968-69
"Christmas Dance"
"How Red Beach Got Its Name"
"The Hole"

Semper Fidelis 7th Marines Website

India Company 3/7, 1967, Liberty Bridge

(Background by Redeye)
(I/3/7 flag courtesy of George Sager)