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Getting Together From 10/1966 to 2/196 , 3rd.Marine Div., 2/26, Fox Company. I was at Phu Bia. Looking forward
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26th Marines Reunion
The 26th Marine organization will be holding their annual get together
July 30 - August 2 in Reno, NV. We would like to invite all to attend. Information can be found on our website at 26thMarinesassociation.org
We qre in the planning stages of planning the 2027 reunion in Chicago
Hope to see all soon
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James R.Bandy
4월 24일
The good Lord willing I will be present at the Chicago event in 2027. Any member that would like to contact me please feel free to call: 708-297-4170, or email at jbandymarine@gmail.com
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I hope this is a reply to Steve. I enjoyed meeting you at the reunion in Detroit some years back, and I marvel at how you carry your story forward. I also think of you every time I break out my ironing board. Margo is always with me, but especially at this time of the year. Dale Pack and I reconnect around this time and discuss the sorry excuse of a hole we tried to fit into on the 16th.
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Steve Haisley
2025년 9월 16일
Always good to hear from you. You’ll be happy to know that our ironing board is still in use daily. Apparently the foxhole I jumped into with an unknown Marine on the 16th wasn’t deep enough either. Semper Fi
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57 years ago today . . .
LZ Margo was a lifetime ago and at times, the memories of that day seem almost surreal. I don't know about any of you, but I find myself reminiscing about my youth more and more with each passing day. I frequently ask myself did I really do this or that? The years have muddied the memories of a time when I was young, invincible, and full of energy. Now I'm at the other end of the spectrum. LZ Margo changed my life forever, as I'm sure it did for many of you as well. I often think about what my life would have been like had I not served in the Marine Corps. Even though September 16, 1968, changed my life physically and mentally forever, my life has been and continues to be so very, very blessed. What appeared just to be the "dumb luck" of a 19-year old kid…
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From James Bandy via email
I’m 78 now my fellow Devil Dogs.
In all honesty I try NOT to remember some of our challenges in the bush.
However, we all had some very strange good times that made your stomach sore from laughing so hard.
I was with Fox Co., 2/26, in phu Bia from October 1966 to March 1968.
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Steve Haisley
2025년 9월 16일
James,
Wow! Sixteen grandchildren. That’s so awesome. We have a son and daughter, and 3 beautiful grandchildren. They brighten our lives beyond belief. Been married to my high school sweetheart for over 48 years. Our daughter is also a teacher, and our son is an auto technician. He served in the Marine Corps in the 90’s. I speak to high school classes every year on my experiences in Vietnam, and I always tell them the beauty of growing old is being able to look back and see one “God moment” after another in my 77+ years.
I served with “H” Co 2/26 Wpns Plt. from April - September 16, 1968, when I was wounded at LZ Margo. I spent 6 months in the hospital after that. Neither of those names sound familiar. I live up near Libertyville, so you’re not too far away. Semper Fi
Steve
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Welcome to our group dmzrats Group! A space for us to connect and share with each other. Start by posting your thoughts, sharing media, or creating a poll.
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profmsb226
4월 29일
Welcome aboard hunter720, I would like to get in touch with you as I feel we may know some of the same Marines from "E" 2/26 on 9/16/1968 at LZ Margo. I was medevacked on that day and didn't know what happened to the other guys in "E" Co. It's a miracle we survived that day, Semper Fi.
Thanks,
M Brown
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My name is Michael S Brown Sgt USMC 1966-1970. I was with "Echo" 2/26 at LZ Margo on September 16, 1968 when we caught hell on that hill.
The reason I'm writing is that I just read that Gunnery Sgt Teddy Banks has passed away. I went to recon school with Teddy and Rivers and we with others from recon school got to Vietnam we were assigned to the 26th Marines instead of recon upon reporting in aboard the USS Princeton. On the 16th when I got hit and laying in a foxhole all of a sudden Teddy Banks fell in front of me wounded bleeding from his arms and hand, he couldn't use his rifle so I pulled him in with us until the incoming stopped. I was med-evaced to Dong Ha, Da Nang then to Guam. I never saw Teddy again. We lost a lot of friends that day and I often think of what happened to Teddy and I'm said to hear of his passing. RIP GUNNERY SGT TEDDY BANKS. SEMPER FI
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Steve Haisley
2025년 9월 16일
Michael,
So sorry to hear of Teddy's passing. I didn't know him in Vietnam, but I had the honor and privilege of meeting him at our reunion in Detroit. I stayed in contact with him for a while after our reunion but hadn't talked to him the past few years. He was a great guy and will be missed. Semper Fi
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Did anyone know John Shawver
We received a request from a family member about John Shawver to see if anyone remembers him. John served with "H" 2/26 9th MAB in 1968 and 1969. The family member believes that John may have been taken as a POW in 1969 near Chu Lai, but escaped from his captors. I've searched our command chronology and can't find anything. If anyone remembers John would you please reach out to me. Unfortunately, John passed away in August 2014. Thank you. Semper Fi
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Foxtrot 2/26 3rd Mar Div…attached to 1st Mar Div then on to 9th MAB afloat onto USS PRINCETON, THEN USS OKINAWA. LAST OP “MEADE RIVER’