DMZ Rats

Battalion Landing Team 2/26,

US Marines. Demilitarized Zone

area. Vietnam. 1968.

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Reunion Photos from Charlene Matera

Charlene Matera (wife of Mike Matera, 81s) snapped a number of memorable pictures of our reunion.

Thanks Charlene!

Eloy "Rod" Rodriguez, Bruce Pilch and Fritz Torrey, all of the 81s Platoon, man the reception table.

Catching up after 50 years in the hospitality room. From left: Eloy "Rod" Rodriguez, Bruce Pilch and Fritz Torrey (81s), Kyle Watts (Leatherneck, hidden), Terry Arndt (Foxtrot), Kent Wonders (Alfa Cmd), Mike Sommers (Echo) and Bill Dekryger (dog tag recovery).

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Kyle Watts (Leatherneck Magazine, left), Kent Wonders (Alfa Command Group), Terry Arndt (Foxtrot Company), and Mike Sommers (Echo Company).

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Leatherneck author Kyle Watts talks with Steve Haisley (Hotel) and John Webb (Foxtrot) about LZ Margo.

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Mrs McCracken, Skip McCracken and Steve Haisley (both Hotel Company), Teddy Banks (Echo Company) and Eloy "Rod" Rodriguez (81s).

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John Webb (Foxtrot Company) and Bill Dekryger (Vietnam vet and dog tag recoverer).

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Mike Matera and Bruce Pilch, both 81s.

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Dick Soto and Mike Moore, both Foxtrot Company, look at photos from back in the day.

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Tom Roadley (Alfa Command Group) and Tim and Bill Dekryger, finders of Brown-Bey's and Spiller's dog tags.

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Left to right: John Webb (Foxtrot), Teddy Banks (Echo), Dick Soto and Mike Moore (Foxtrot), Steve Haisley (Hotel) and Jerry Lewien (Golf).

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Tom Roadley (Alfa Command Group), Alan Green (81s) and Bob Riordan (Golf Company). In the background Bruce Pilch (81s) takes a photo of a Marine he knew well, Lancaster Brown-Bey.

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Bruce Lewy (Echo), Anthony Whitefeather (Golf, with Mrs Whitefeather) and Larry McCartney (Echo) remember their days with BLT 2/26.

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Jerry Lewien, Golf Company.

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Enjoying a meal and a laugh are from left: John Webb (Foxtrot), Teddy Banks (Echo), Bill Griffith (Echo), Tom Roadley (Alfa Command), Mike Sommers (Echo), Bob Riordan (Golf), Mac Greeley (Alfa Cmd) and Terry Arndt (Foxtrot)..

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Mike Moore (Foxtrot), Fritz Torrey and Bruce Pilch (81s), Rachel Newman (Rod's wife) and Eloy "Rod" Rodriguez (81s).

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Monsignor John Cregan (Echo Company) tells a story to Dennis Murphy (Tanks, left), and from rear of table Margaret and Jerry Ashcroft (Engineers), Msgr Cregan and Kent Wonders (back to camera).

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From left: Dennis Murphy (Tanks), Kent Wonders and Jarvis Lynch (Alfa Cmd), Pauline Lynch, John Cregan (Echo) and Jerry Ashcroft (Engineers).

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Bill Griffith, Echo Company.

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Skip McCracken (Hotel Company) and his wife.