CPL MICHAEL F. FOLLAND WITH Co. D , 2ND BN. 3D INF. 199TH INF BDE (JULY 3 1969)
Submitted by JOSH MARTIN on 28 June 2008 - 10:24pm.
I THINK THIS IS A LONG SHOT BUT SO MY QUEST BEGINS! I'LL START BY SAYING ITS A GREAT HONOR HAVING A MEDAL OF HONOR AWARDED TO SOMEONE IN MY FAMILY, THOUGH I WASN,T BORN YET NOR HAD THE PRIVILGE TO KNOW HIM HE WAS EVERYTHING TO MY FATHER AND MY GRANDFATHERS YOUNGER BROTHER. HIS NAME WAS MICHAEL F. FOLLAND AND WE LOST HIM JULY 3 1969 IN LONG KHANH PROVINCE. ALTHOUGH I HAVE MANY QUESTIONS AND NOT SURE WHERE TO BEGIN, MY FATHER ISN'T IN THE BEST HEALTH NOW AND HE HAS MANY QUESTIONS THAT I DREAM OF ANWSERING FOR HIM. THE BOOK "THE ONLY WAR WE HAD" WRITTEN BY MICHAEL LEE LANNING MAKES A REFERANCE TO MY UNCLE ON PAGE 141. I LISTEN TO THINGS MY FATHER TELLS ME ABOUT PEOPLE IN PICTURES AND LETTERS MIKE WROTE HOME, AND HOW HE WISH HE COULD FIND OUT HOW THEY ARE. I KNOW HIS CPT.S NAME WAS LEWIS BUT THAT IS ALL. IF THERE IS ANYONE WHO CAN HELP ME FILL IN THE BLANKS PLEASE EMAIL AT KMARTIN1 [at] CLEARWIRE [dot] NET HOPEFULLY WAITING JOSH.
199th LIGHT INFANTRY BRIGADE websites
The most promising 199th LIGHT INFANTRY BRIGADE website I found is at http://www.the-old-guard.org/ - this website is specifically about the 2nd Bn, 3rd Inf. This site has some names and email addresses of people who were in D Co, 2nd Bn, 3rd Inf, 199th LIB in July 1969. The annual D Co Reunion was in April, but there is a list of phone numbers to call about the next reunion. This website has a lot of information, but you have to poke around a little bit to find it.
Another 199th LIGHT INFANTRY BRIGADE website is at http://www.redcatcher.org/. They have lots of information there and hold reunions for former members of the 199th. It has lots of information about the 199th, and some info about D-2-3.
Another 199th LIGHT INFANTRY BRIGADE website at http://members.aol.com/thays46945/indext.html has a photo of the officers of Delta company 2nd Bn, 3rd Inf. from 1969. 1Lt. Allen Scott (3rd Platoon) 1Lt. Robert Enyeart (2nd Platoon) Capt. Michael Davis CO. 1Lt. Steve Dodson (Arty FO) 1Lt. Lynn Glasson (Weapons Platoon) and 1Lt. Frank Vavrin (1st Platoon).
The people who run these websites are Vietnam Veterans who were with the 199th. I would contact these people and see if they have any information that could help you.
199 TH LIGHT INF
I JUST WANTED TO THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME, I CAN'T TELL YOU WHAT THIS MEANS TO MY FAMILY!!!! STEVE I DIDN'T HAVE ANY LUCK PULLING UP SOME OF THOSE NUMBERS CAN YOU FORWARD THEM TO ME AT KMARTIN1 [at] CLEARWIRE [dot] NET THANKS!!!!!!!!!!1
199th LIGHT INFANTRY BRIGADE
Josh, I just sent you an email with phone numbers and email addresses for those organizations. If you didn't get it, let me know. - Steve