Echo Co - 1968 - 3d Platoon PHOTO: A. Pallatto

Pfc Anthony Pallatto and Pfc William Hadsock.

Echo Co. - 1968 PHOTO: A. Pallatto

Pfc William A. Hadsock with his gear. William was killed in action on 18 August 1968, for his actions he was awarded a Silver Star Medal posthumously.

Echo Co. - 1968 PHOTO: A. Pallatto

Pfc Hadsock have a cup of "java".

Echo Co.- 1968 PHOTO: A. Pallatto

Pfc Hadsock on the right, with an unidentified Marine on the left. On August 18, 1968 during Operation Mameluke Thrust, Pfc Hadsock was killed, while trying to save his mortally wounded friend ( in the photo ) who also died.

Echo Co.- 1968 PHOTO: V. Birdsong

1968 - Left to Right: Cpl Victor Birdsong, Pfc Ben Burge, and Cpl Tom Bolinder. Ben was killed in action on 22 November 1968 in the vicinity of Chau Lau on Operation Meade River southwest of Da Nang near Hill 55.