I found these photos on the TWS website, but it did not name who the photos were posted by. Hope they dont mind me posting them.
photo by Robert J Ellison (Empire News-Black Star)
Bill Poland (R) and Cpl Fred Thomas Jr on left.
Hdqts 1/13.
Photo taken Fall of 67 before the Seige.
Cpl Thomas was later KIA on 2-23-1969. He had extended in RVN
Somebody found a "Playboy"
Operator is Sam Messer of CBMU 301 (from Cruise Book)
Thanks for the pictures . Dr Klineman, I don't remember at all . It must have been after April 2 1968. That when the siege crews were pulled out.
Good picture of C Med. The new bunker was built around late Jan
early Feb 1968 by the sea Bee or the marine engineers. I can' t
remember. The bunker had seven false roofs. 105 shell casings were used In between layers of the runway. Steel was used as the top plate's. Don't know why I remember that .
Graves Registration was on
the same side of the road as Charlie Med, to the right on the
picture .
That bunker was used by George LaPlaca sometime during the siege.
I like your writing , keep it up please .
Daniel Sullivan C med


Photo taken by Thomas Horchler - leaving Khe Sanh Combat Base after Siege - April 1968. H.Q. 1/13. (3371).
Left to right
(In glasses) Beryl H. Bushaw
Sgt. Michael Secli
(Behind Secli) William Poland
(White Shirt) Edward Lawida
(Wearing Helmet) Pedro Padilla
(Standing with right arm on hood) Craig W. Tourte
(Bottom) Fred Louis Thomas, Jr. (KIA 2/23/1969)
Not in photograph
Joseph H. White
Jesse Brinserf
Donald Baron Saunders (KIA 3/14/1968)
Robert Y. Brown (WIA)
Sgt. Richard J. Fitzpatrick
Gunnery Sgt. Emory J. Newman