The Only War We Had
A Platoon Leader's Journal Of Vietnam
by 2lt Michael Lee Lanning
1st Platoon
"Charlie Company"
2nd Battalion 3rd Infantry
On April 27, 1969 2lt
Lanning was assingned at 1st Platoon Leader Charlie
Company 2nd Battalion 3rd Infantry, 199th Infantry Brigade.
The following is from his book
27 April 1969 to 13 October 1969
The members of the 1st Platoon were
2Lt Lanning Plt Leader
SSG Marple Plt Sgt
SP4 Collier 1st Sqd Ldr
SP4 Gallagher 2nd Sqd Ldr
SP4 Woody RTO
PFC Bass Medic
SP4 Clayton 90 mm recoiless rifle
SP4 Clausen
PFC Manderson
PFC Hefferson
PFC Molleda
PFC DeForrest RTO 15 May 69
SSG Flores Plt Sgt 19 May 69
PFC Turnage
SP4 Aultlman
PFC Russell
PFC Toolate
PFC Grey
PFC Purcell
SP4 Gancnz
PFC Jones 16 June 69
PFC Morford
Sgt Ito 1st Sqd
SP4 Drenth 2nd Sqd
SP4 Estep 3rd Sqd
SGT Hondo Plt Sgt 16 June 69
Echo Company
Recon Platoon
15 September 1969
| 2Lt Lanning | Plt Ldr | ||
| SSG Standard | Plt Sgt | ||
| PFC Plescia | Good Soldier Field 2 1/2 months | ||
| SGT Brown | Outstanding Soldier Field 6 months | ||
| SGT Mc Kinney | Same as Brown 8 Field 8 months | ||
| SP4 Nyman | Reliable Soldier Field 5 months | ||
| PFC Grayson | Very reliable Field 2 1/2 months | ||
| PFC Johnson | Good Soldier Field 2 months | ||
| PFC Knudsen | Good Soldier Field 2 months | ||
| SGT Smith | Understands his duties well Field 8 months | ||
| SGT Harrison | A bit overzealous Field 1 month | ||
| SP4 Young | Pointman Field 6 months | ||
| SGT Mobley | Outstanding in field Field 6 months | ||
| PFC Spuriel | Good Soldier Field 2 months | ||
| PFC Lowrey | A potential leader Field 2 months | ||
| PFC Johnson, J. | Good all around Field 2 months | ||
| SGT McHaffey | Cool and reliable Field 2 months | ||
| PFC Smith Jr. | Extremely reliable Field 8 months | ||
| PFC Hexam | Sniper school Field 2 months | ||
| PFC Binda | Does his best Field 2 months | ||
| SP4 McKown | Outstanding good leader Field 5 months |
