Alpha
Company
3rd
Reconnaissance Battalion
United
States Marine Corps
Vietnam 1965-1969
Company Flag Vietnam
Updated 3.08.20
Alpha
Company 3rd Reconnaissance Battalion has a very long and honored
legacy. Its roots lie with the formation of Company E Scouts, 3rd
Tank Battalion, on 16 September1942 as part of the newly created 3rd
Marine Division. During W.W.II early 3rd Reconnaissance Marines distinguished
themselves at Bougainville, Solomon Islands, Guam, and Iwo Jima. This gallery
will honor those Recon Marines from Alpha Company that carried on the
traditions of our Founding Fathers during the Vietnam War.
The
entire company was deployed in Vietnam from 7 May 1965 until 7 October 1969
however many smaller deployments from the company were in country and offshore
as early as 1961. During 1964 Alpha Company was assigned airstrip perimeter
duty at Danang during a time of the rapid buildup of U.S. Military Forces in
Southeast Asia. Alpha Company was deployed in the areas of Chu Lai, Danang, Phu
Bai, Dong Ha, Khe Sanh, and
Quang Tri.
During
the Vietnam War Alpha Company Marines were awarded one Medal of Honor, five
Navy Cross’s, twenty Silver Stars, scores of Bronze Stars, and an unknown
number of Purple Hearts that surely total several hundred. Approximately 650
Marines served in Alpha between 1965 and 1969 with 55 Gallant Marines Killed In
Action.
Over
time this gallery will record our legacy with documents, photographs, personal
memories of patrols and operations by those who served, and remembrances in an
effort to preserve our history.
Alpha Recon Association
“Serving Our Marines Since 1989”
If you served with Alpha Company 3rd Recon Battalion during
the Vietnam War and you have not heard from us, or if you have not received a
mailing in years, we probably lost you somewhere along the way with a bad
address. In any event please contact us. Our purpose is to locate everyone who
serve and to reunite those that spent the defining times of their lives
together.
2020 3rd Recon Reunion
6-10 October
The Desert Inn Hotel/Casino, Tucson AZ
Further Information Forthcoming
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Myrtle
Beach, S.C. Reunion 2019 - After Action Report
Alpha Recon Association Is Granted Tax
Exempt Status
IRS 501 C (19) War Veterans
Organization
All contributions to the association
are fully tax deductible.
We are very appreciative of
donations. If you would like to make a donation, information on how to
contribute is listed in our Company Office Page listed below. Thank you
in advance.
Update on Return of Team Striker
San Antonio Reunion Report 2018
A little housekeeping - please keep in touch with any changes of address,
email and phone. I am requesting if your address etc. has changed in the last
two years please let us know. We do not want to lose track of you with a bad
address return. I can be reached at george neville.
We
have an email distribution list for occasional notices. We do not share this
information with anyone other then our members. If you would like to be
included in this listing send us your email address. For security purposes recipients are blind
copied (bcc).
Resolution for Granting Financial Assistance see Company Office for
details.
Certificate of Commendation
for Recon Marines Just recently the Commandant of the Marine Corps General
Joseph F Dunford Jr. signed off on a Certificate of Commendation to all
reconnaissance units for service in Vietnam. There is no ribbon for this but
looks very nice in a frame.
Those
That Served updated Jan 5 2020
Historical
Pages updated Mar 8 2020
JTFFA Search Report: Ronald Lee Longanecker
08 July 1966
Northern
I Corps Maps updated Jan 5 2020
American
Beauty Patrol & Jimmy Stewart Info
Fidelis Certa Merces
(This Latin Phrase Appears On USMC WW2 Honorable Discharge
Certificates)
"To The Faithful There
Is Just Reward"
This Web Site is
maintained by the Alpha Recon Association, a combat Viet-Nam Veterans group
that served in Alpha Company 3rd Reconnaissance Battalion, USMC 1965-69.
We hope you enjoy your visit - check back often