Mike 3 Charlie
Front row, from left, Stafford and Mike McFerrin who was squad leader
Back row, from left, Philip Oguin, Sullivan, Frank Lito, Ed Morales, Doug Maier
Mike McFerrin, Mike 3/5 I was with Mike 3/5 from 08/21/68 to 05/01/69. Third P
latoon rifleman, to fire team leader, to squad leader, to platoon guide and acting platoon sergeant. SSgt. Blackman was my platoon sergeant, or acting platoon commander.
Instructor at Regimental schools at An Hoa from May '68 through August '68, retrained 5th Regiment companies that had excessive casualties from mistakes.
I taught mine and booby trap avoidance, ambush response, calling in supporting arms and medevac. AFP (Armed Forces Police) platoon sergeant in DaNang September and October 1969.
HAT (Hamlet Advisory Team) Leader November 1969 to June 1970. Had 36 South Vietnamese civilians and 7 Marines. Similar to a CAP unit. Local security for the ville, training, and 2 to 6 man "Hunter-Killer" teams (50% Viet, 50% Marine) to harrass enemy troop movements on an infiltration route. POW compound sergeant-of-the-guard July and August of 1970."~Mike McFerrin
Mike (left) with Marines from his Advisory Team Reunion in Monterey, '88.
Mike, wife CiCi with Babysan, and Mike's sister and brother-in-law
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