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Richard L.W. Mangel----Co C & HHC 1/22 Infantry February 15, 1967- February 10, 1968

Richard L.W. Mangel sitting in jeep at Pleiku. Note Dragon Mountain in background
and spit-shined boots. Gas tank in right of photo is marked with
C 1/22 HQ

Camp Enari, Feb 10, 1968. In the foreground with the camera is Jimmie C. Lyles.
DEROS - Soldiers preparing to get on the bus that would take them to the C-130 aircraft
which would bring them to the out-processing center to leave Vietnam.

October 1967 - In right of photo, Roger Cook behind the wheel, Richard L.W. Mangel
directly behind him in jeep. Going on MEDCAP to hamlet outside of Camp Enari to promote good will.

This is a picture taken by Combat Medic Specialist Fifth Class Rodney Duane Grage
of two, First and Twenty-Second, Second Brigade, 4th Infantry Division Headquarters
and Headquarters Company Medics under Battalion Surgeon Captain Howard P. Schiele,
attached to Charlie Company, commanded by Infantry Captain James P. Stapleton Jr.
(a West Point Graduate) and led by Brigade Commander, Lieutenant Colonel Thomas G.
Rosell, on a "Search and Destroy" mission during Operation Sam Houston (March-April year 1967),
in Kontum and Pleiku Provinces, Republic of South Vietnam. These two Medics were taking a break
at a Montagnard village during a thirty-eight day "Search and Destroy" mission. Terry Suire (on the right)
was a recipient of an earned Bronze Star, and Richard Mangel (on the left) was the recipient of an earned
Army Commendation Medal, respectively. A life is saved, a life is taken. All for now, Richard.

Water buffalo at Montagnard hamlet march 1967

Left to right:
Edward Lesnjewski (Medic), unknown, 1LT Danny C. Miller (Platoon Leader), unknown Forward Observer,
unknown, Captain James Stapleton, RTO James (Smitty) Smith, unknown.
Had just finished constructing foxholes and bunker to protect from mortars,
CPT Stapleton doing some paperwork. Out in the boonies, April ? July 1967.

Robert Wilson from C Company 1/22 at Montagnard hamlet sometime before March 14, 1967

Left, Richard L.W. Mangel (Medic) - right, James "Smitty" Smith (RTO)
Being buddies after 38 days in the "boonies". Drank a few beers.
Had gone on search & destroy mission that morning.
Camp Enari, across from 1/22 2nd BDE 4ID Aid Station, April 1967.

unknown Captain, in front of 1/22 Aid Station, Jan 1967

SP5 Scottie Hicks (Medic), Jan 1967
On the side of the 1/22 Aid Station Camp Enari

Niel M. Conway (Medic) 1/22, waiting to board re-supply helicopter,
taking hot meals to Fire Suport Base, April ? July 1967

William R. French, Medical Platoon Leader, Headquarters & Headquarters Company.
In front of 1/22 Aid Station, Camp Enari, 1967.

Back row, left to right: Lowell E. Burns, Niel M. Conway, Edward Lesnjewski
Front row: left is Richard L.W. Mangel, unknown.
All Medics and short timers. Photo taken in front of Aid Station, probably Jan 1968

Photo of my 1st Platoon Leader C 1/22 Inf, Knoby Thomas.
In front of Aid Station July 1967

G.I.'s at right are:
top - R. Grage, middle - T. Suire, bottom - D. Sandell
handing out candy to Montagnard children at hamlet, early March 1967

Article about Richard L.W. Mangel from IVY LEAF October 22, 1967.