Chuck Berg Survived and Tells Story
Glad to find your website,My name is Chuck Berg I also served with D 2nd 5th Air
Cav from Jan 1969 to Jan 1970.I stated out as pointman for 3rd platoon My Squad
leader Sgt David King was killed after a sniper attack Feb 20 , later I was part
of a mortar platoon till our Sgt James Hilliard was killed May 26 our
company was mortared after finding a weapons cache along a trail,I was also
wounded at this time, He is in the Life magazines One weeks dead June 1969 .I
was the Rto for the 3rd platoon Leader the night LZ Ike was attacked , My good
friend Martin McZeal {Zeek} was killed June 18 he was in 1st platoon. Elijah
Ingram June 19, Kia, On June 20 Capt John DeMay,Joe Goetzer Jr, Craig Hanson,
Keith Olson,Larry Poling Were also Killed All of this info I have gotten from my
searching the internet and finding the web site 5th US Cavalry and 2nd 12
Us Cavalry 1st Calvary Division It Has alot of information plus Memorial pages
for each Company That's how I have gotten most of the names. From what I can
remember the first rocket hit our Company Commanders bunker,Killing Capt DeMay
My platoon leader took over command and helped to get the guys out on the
listing post back in to the Lz.It was a miracle.After being wounded for the
second time June 20 sent back to Tay Ninh to recover, is were I must have
Got the Cavalair news paper with the article about The assault on Lz Ike,
Caption reads THIRD ASSAULT ON LZ IKE CATCHES LP OUTSIDE WIRE,RESULTS IN 90 NVA
DEAD. it is dated July 23 1969.I have had it since I returned from Viet Nam .I
can either send you a copy ,or type it to you, what ever you would like for
posting on yor site. Reading the stores everyone else has posted has brought
back alot of memories from that year that most of us have hidden away for 41
years so hoping this will help .


After mortars left LZ Illingworth the next day who recovered the remains of
Casey Waller from Recon or was he ever found. I left from LZ Mary in February.
SSG. Mike D. Kilgore
E Company/2nd. btn./8th Air Cav
1969-1970
Recon/Heavy Weapons
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Chuck
I was on LZ Ike in FDC Yes it was a bad time 18-19-20th June 1969. Trying to get info on what happen. I sure would like to get a copy of Cavarly artical assault on Lz IKE. I can remember allot about 18th June 69 but a total blank after. I left Ike July 9 1969 for home.
We are lucky to have made it out alive.
Your Cav brother!
Jerry Bennett
1622 Anderson rd.
Hendersonville TN. 37075
615-824-2962
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Jerry, Would be glad to send you a copy. Welcome Home Brother, Chuck
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I was on LZ Ike from April to November of 1969 and when you line company grunts would be placed back on Ike to help protect it....i was in the radio repair shack right to the side of TOC.....i probably have met many of you as you brought a PRC 25 to me for repair and i also gave you guys new battery's. too...I did my best to Maritain your very important radios and i know they saved many lives too..and called in the BIG GUNS and air strikes.
I am so glad that i found this site....its going to be great to see the posts....i also got lots of pics of IKE before and after the ground attacks...and some even from the air too!
Mike In Kansas City.
Glenn056@Yahoo.com
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WHy was Martin McZeal called zeek? he was my uncle, I never knew him.
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