Bud Lane

Richard Bright   USMC  Semper Fi

Private
B CO, 3RD TANK BN, 3RD MARDIV, III MAF
United States Marine Corps
Chula Vista, California
January 26, 1946 to July 21, 1966
RICHARD BRIGHT is on the Wall at Panel 9E, Line 51

Glenda Douglas (Matt)

The following gives some information regarding the Unit Richard Bright was assigned.  He was in Operation Hastings, July 1966.

On 6 May 1965, the 3rd Marine Division opened the Marine Compound at the Da Nang Air Base, Vietnam. They were the first American combat troops to be sent to Vietnam to protect the Da Nang airport.^[11] By the end of 1965 the Division had all its regiments ( 3rd Marines, 4th Marines and 9th Marines ) on the ground. In October 1966, then commanding general Lew Walt was ordered to establish strong points just south of the Vietnamese Demilitarized Zone (DMZ). The division moved its headquarters from Da Nang to Phu Bai in late 1966. At the same time the division was also building outposts along the southern half of the DMZ at Con Thien, Gio Linh, Cam Lo and Dong Ha. The first major multi-regiment operations against the North Vietnamse Army was Operation Hastings in July 1966/

HONORARY IN MEMORIUM PAGE - VIETNAM
	DATE OF BIRTH: January 26, 1946 AGE: 20 HOMETOWN: CHULA VISTA , CA RANK: PVT BRANCH: Marine Corps WAR: Viet Nam DATE OF DEATH: July 21, 1966 LOCATION OF DEATH: S.VIETNAM map of S.VIETNAM region (not actual casualty location)