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2nd BATTALION, 12th INFANTRY REGIMENT 4th & 25th Divisons

Ducti Amore Patriae HAVING BEEN LED BY LOVE OF COUNTRY – 12th Infantry Motto

Dulce bellum inexpertis. "War is delightful to those who have no experience of it." -Erasmus

CASUALTIES

2d Bn 12th INF

To the daughters, sons and parents of those men who died; I wish to bring you some measure of comfort in our loss by reminding you that your sons are not and never will be forgotten. They are a part of us. - b.h.

NOT FOR FAME OR REWARD

NOT FOR PLACE OR FOR RANK

NOT LURED BY AMBITION
OR GOADED BY NECESSITY

BUT IN SIMPLE OBEDIENCE TO DUTY
AS THEY UNDERSTOOD IT

THESE MEN SUFFERED ALL
SACRIFICED ALL
DARED ALL
AND DIED
– from war memorial, arlington

A-2-12 COMPANY JEEP

©2000 G.Kimbel

RTO Gordon Kimbel (L) and Ozzie Hoftender in 1969. The Jeep artwork was done by Ron "Zippo" Vanone [A Co. 3rd Platoon machinegunner & talented artist], who did the logos and signage at FSB Pershing and Cu Chi in 1969.

12th Infantry in Iraq In 1995 the 2nd Battalion, 12th Infantry was "reflagged" as the 1st Battalion.... so our battalions' linage continues on. In 2003 the 1-12th Infantry, 3rd Brigade, 4th Infantry Division was deployed to Iraq from Ft. Carson, CO. October 24, 2003 "Soon after his brother died in an automobile accident, Jose Mora got in shape to join the Army. He worked his way up from a riflemn to a Bradley Fighting Vehicle driver to a Bradley gunner. He was stationed at Fort Carson. Mora was killed Oct. 23 in a mortar attack in Samarra, Iraq. Survivors include his wife, Biana; and three children, Malory, 6, Damion,4 and 9-month-old Briana." Spc Jose L. Mora (from Bell Gardens, Calif.) ~ Co. C, 1/12th Inf., 4th Inf. Div. KIA Samarra, Iraq. -- Source: http://www.iraqwarheroes.com ============================================================= 2-12 INFANTRY ACTIVATED AND IN IRAQ The 2d Battalion was re-activated in 2006 and is (as of December 2006) fighting in Iraq. The Battalion is a unit in the 2d BRIGADE COMBAT TEAM (2BCT) of the 2d INFANTRY DIVISION ("Indianhead") OPCON to 1st CAV. Iraq KIA: SERGEANT ROBERT M. CARR, March 13, 2007.¹ ¹Source; http://www.uswarwatch.com =============================================================

FIVE BATTALION WAR The 12th Infantry Regiment fielded five battalions in Viet Nam – more than any other U.S. Army regiment. 1/12th "Red Warriors" 4th Inf Div 2/12th "White Warriors" 4th and 25th Divisions 3/12th "Braves" 4th Div 4/12th "Redcatchers" 199th Light Infantry Brigade (199th LIB) 5/12th 199th LIB

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
and Sources

SPECIAL THANKS TO: The men and women of CHARLIE COMPANY who have allowed this old "Cold Steel Alpha" Warrior to attend their annual reunions. THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS, Prints and Photographs Division, Wahington DC for the photoduplication service that allowed me to provide the maps used on this site. THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS ADMINISTRATION Thanks to ALL for your continued support! KEN BLAKELY for his extensive roster of Delta personnel and news articles. RICHARD COFFELT (Historian) for his List of the battalions Killed in Action. A very special man; on a very special mission. TIM JACHOWSKI for allowing me to post portions of his personal diary he kept in Viet Nam. Tim was an artillery Forward Observer (FO) for Alpha company in late 1969 through 1970 and his diary provides a contemporaneous accout. Casimir "CASEY" KRAMARCZYK (Co. B) for his rosters and news articles about Bravo company in the early years. Lieutenant Colonel James MacMillan ("LIEUTENANT MAC" in Vietnam) for his permission to use the Medical Section and final 2/12th Vietnam Stand-down information from Ray Cassidy's Guestbook. HOWARD PARIS, former battalion S-3 (a.k.a. Flame 3), for his official records (and insight) on the Battle of Suoi Tre. BRUCE SWANDER for his list of Distinguished Service Cross (DSC) awardees. A very special THANKS TO ALL FORMER 12th INFANTRY GUYS AND FAMILY MEMBERS who generously shared their memories, photographs and/or official records. A list of names may be found at http://community.webtv.net/SuzanneConti/BIBLIOGRAPHY – Bruce Holzhauer [a.k.a. Sarge] email: bhbim2@webtv.net

JACK SMITH (1946–2004) Jack Smith, 58, Vietnam veteran and TV reporter died April 9, 2004 of cancer. Smith was the son of legendary reporter Howard K. Smith and survived the bloody massacre at LZ Albany in Vietnam. He was Pfc. Jack Smith and was awarded the Bronze Star (Valor) and Purple Heart. Mr. Smith used his personal Vietnam experiences as a host on television; A&E Biography, the Discovery Channel, and the award winning series "Vietnam: The Soldier's Story." Jack Smith's at The Final Stand Down.

..........DRINK..........
BA MŪÓI BA BEER
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We love and miss our fallen guys! we have many happy memories of them, and some sad ones..... *

DEDICATED TO THE MEN OF ALPHA COMPANY and to their families & friends. Greetings! TOTALLY UNOFFICIAL 2/12th IN VIET-NAM WEB-SITE for ALL COMPANIES Compiled and directed (or misdirected) by Bruce "Sarge" Holzhauer [Co. A 69-70] Submissions and Corrections Welcome! email: bhbim@webtv.net

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