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Counterparts Reunion 2027 April 15 - 18, 2027 with checkout on the 19th Charleston, SC   Crowne Plaza Charleston Airport- Conv Ctr Reserve Your Room Now! No Group Code Needed ADA Room Help: Call Nicole Carter, 843-266-2104   Registration Form (PDF) (Sign up NLT 27 Mar 2027) Reunion Schedule(PDF)   Contact Steve or Kim King, Reunion Coordinators, cheoreo1@hotmail.com, MT 307-689-6064 The U.S. Marine Combined Action Platoons and the Battle that Changed the Vietnam War William F. Nimmo and Cavender S. Sutton PDF Free Download (406 pages)   As of 14 Nov 2026 we have listed 15,331 Advisors. Are you? Dr Jane Hamilton-Merritt 50 Years Later Vietnam War Memories
In Memory of the 11 Advisors who fell on Nov 14 Rank Name Branch Adv Title Unit/Team Arvn Unit Location SGT Leonard P Allen USA 5th SFG MACV-SOG CNN, RT Anaconda Laos, PNR SFC David S Boyd USA Airboat Adv 5th SFG D Co Det A-414, 430 4th Mobile Strike Force, Airboat Det, Airboat Plt Kien Tuong Prov, Chau Thanh Dist, Don Phuoc SFC, Vam Co Tay River SFC Joseph N Hao USA Inf Adv MACV Advs, Adv Tm 96 HQ Phong Dinh Prov, Can Tho City, Eakin Compound MSG James W Holt USA Med Adv 5th SFG C Co Det A-101 Quang Tri Prov, Lang Vei SFC MAJ Joel A May Jr USA MC Adv MACV Advs, NAG, USMC Advs Adv Tm 3 2nd VNMC Rgt, 5th Bn Quang Tri Prov, Cam Lo SP4 John Mayo USA RTO 5th SFG D Co Det A-414 ARVN Airboats Kien Tuong Prov, Chau Thanh Dist, Moc Hoa Camp, Vam Co Tay River CPT Thomas C Metsker USA S-2 1st Cav Div 7th Cav 1st Bn, HHC Pleiku Prov, Chu Pong Massif, 5 mls from Cambodia HN Richard A Nelson USN Corpsman HM MACV Advs, NAG, USMC Advs Adv Tm 54 MILPHAP Tm 7 Kien Giang Prov LCpl Rae K Rippetoe USMC 2nd CAG CACO 2-3 CAP 2-3-4 PF Vill Plt Quang Nam Prov MAJ John C Rubins USA Trng Adv MACV Advs, Adv Tm 34 RVNMC Kien Giang Prov 1LT Russell E Upright USA 5th SFG D Co Det A-411 Dinh Tuong Prov, My Phuoc Tay SEARCH UNIT MATA Handbook USMC CAP Spain in RVN Topo VN Maps 1963 Battle of Ap Bac 1967 Battle of Ong Thanh SEARCH ADVISORS MACV MAT USMC CAP Vets Thailand in RVN Current VN Map 1968 FOB 4 Overrun 1969 CAP Battle of An Phong SITREP 2025 MAT Leading Edge CAP Echo 2 UK in RVN SF Locations RVN 1972 Battle of An Loc   2025 Reunion Photos USMC NAG Advs USMC RVNMC Advs USAID Laos Team 21 Maps [1]  [2] 1972 Battle of Loc Ninh   RVN Videos USN Advs USMC CUPP LTC Nick Rowe Mike SF 66-70 Pacific Stars & Stripes 1975 Battle of Xuan Loc   For information about Counterparts, please contact the Membership Officer . To request additions or corrections to the website, please contact the Web Administrator COUNTERPARTS/THDNA is an IRS 501(c)(3) Veterans organization Chartered in the State of Illinois. Registered Agent is Richard Webster,1019 W Lafayette Ave, Jacksonville, IL.