"Witt's Platoon"...Images from my tour with Delta Company, 1st Battalion, 7th Marines during 1968-1969. Also included are images of Marines who died in support of Delta and Marines whom I knew personally who died while serving with other Marine units.Images were submitted by fellow Delta Marines, the parents or siblings who lost a son or brother and myself. This album is dedicated in Honor of those Marines who answered the call and made the utilimate sacrifice in what was an unpopular war.We will never relinquish their memory.

Neil Wilson
Semper Fi

These are images taken by Marine Combat Photographers, of the Seventh Marine Regimant during the Vietnam War. The images were obtained from the National archives by former Marine Sergeant, Warren Wilson, himself a Marine Combat Photographer in Vietnam.

This album contains images from my Marine Recruit Training from July 13,1965 thru September 16,1965 at Parris Island, South Carolina.

This album contains images submitted by myself and other Marines who served as a Guard Marines with the Detached Guard Company, San Miguel Naval Communications Station, PI. from 1960 to 1970. Only recently two of those Marines; Wayne Nundy and Leo Bilodeau, were kind enough to allow me to add some images of theirs to the album.

Battalion Landing Team 3/8 and Attached Units. Summer and early Fall of 1968.

Images of James Cashman who was killed in action on August 12, 1969 while a member of 2nd Platoon, Delta Company, 1st Battalion, 7th Marines.Images were obtain from the Cashman family through the efforts of Bob Witt, brother of 2nd Lt. James Patrick Witt who was killed on February 14, 1969 while leading 3rd Platoon, Delta.

Sgt Fletcher Seeber was a friend, classmate and fellow Marine who extended his enlistment in order to serve in Vietnam. These images are photos of his squad, 2nd Squad, 3rd Platoon, Lima Company, 3rd Battalion, 9th Marines. Lima Company (re)landed in Vietnam on March 1, 1967 after a spending a short time in Okinawa for refitting. March 1, was Fletcher's 21st birthday. The company was involved in heavy combat close to the DMZ. One operation they took part in was Operation "Hickory". The photos, probably including ones from Fletchers camera, were for the most part, taken by Corporal Amos Osborne, a squad member, and later, the leader of the squad. Fletcher was killed on June 21, 1967 by a grenade blast. Amos would be killed on September 18, 1967 by enemy small arms fire. The reason that Amos is not pictured in the squad picture is because he took the photo. I just recently found out the correct information and names of the Marines pictured through the good graces of Rita Osborne Dale, sister of Amos, who was only ten years old at his death. Also many photos were donated by Kenneth Seeber, Fletcher's only surviving brother. I created this album to honor these two brave Marines and to keep their memory alive.

This album dedicated to the memory of Phil Minton who lost his life on February 18, 1969. Phil was a squad leader with Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 7th Marines, when hit by sniper fire while leading a patrol off of Hill 65. Phil was born in the same town as myself. Oak Ridge, Tennessee. The pain felt by his parents upon his death has not diminished with time. All the Vietnam images were taken by Jim Wendling, best friend of Jim's while both were in Vietnam. Jim served as an Artillery Forward Observer for 1/7 Marines.

Images taken by Wynn Wilson (Brother) who served as a Platoon Commander with Charlie Company, 3/506,LLRP/S4 from May 1970 until June 1971. After a thirty day leave he returned to Vietnam where he was the Company Commander of Delta 2/506 from July thru November 1971.

The Images in this album were taken by either James R. Robbins and/or Charles D. MCCurdy, while both were members of Charley Company, 1/502, 101st Airborne during 1970/1971. James is a workmate of mine. Both James and Charles were grew up around Bristol VA. Charles was on his second tour in Vietnam. He was seriously wounded on his first tour. He served as the Artillery Forward Observer for Charley Company and 1/502nd. Any pertinent information about the images in this abum will be provided as learned.

Images taken with my Canon 10D digital SLR camera.

Photos that I have shot over the past thirty years.

Images taken with my first digital camera. The Canon G-1.

These are images that I have found in thrift and junk stores. They are usually all that remains of an estate sale. One wonders why no family members cared enough to keep them.

I found this family picture album in a thrift store a few years ago. Apparently Ms Lovelace had no surviving family members. Her life story was in these few pictures, which I bought for two dollars.Inez was born in Union City, Tennessee on May 14, 1902 and died in Knoxville, Tennessee on March 27,1996. Ms Lovelace left nearly one million dollars to the University of Tennessee. December of 2004 I was able to return the album to a family member, Taliaferro Cooper. Taliaferro along with sister Charlotte are pictured in the album. They are the great grandchildren of Lacy Jane Fry.

Old Postcards collected over the years.