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Robert A. Spangler

[526-2] - At Landing Zone "Hawk Hill" 1970-71

[526-3] - Eating C-Rations While on a Search and Destroy Mission with Charlie Company, 3rd Battalion, 21st Infantry, November 1970

[526-4] - Inside Photo Office at Hawk Hill, 1970-71

[526-5] - Wearing New Suit in Bunker at Hawk Hill After R&R in Hong Kong, 1970-71

[526-6] - Robert A. Spangler, Vietnam 1970-71

[526-7] - With Men of the 196th Infantry Information Detachment at Hawk Hill. Lower Left: Capt Bennett; Lower Right: Robert Spangler; Upper Left: Tom Mano

[526-8] - Admiral McCain, Senator John McCains Father, at Hawk Hill, Christmas Day 1970

[526-9] - LZ Mary Ann After Suicide Attacks by North Vietnam Sappers, 1971

[526-10] - LZ Mary Ann Arms Cache Discovered by the 196th Infantry Brigade Near the Landing Zone

[526-11] - Bob Spangler, 1971

[526-12] - Highway 1, Vietnam ca. 1970

[526-13] - Robert A. Spangler, March 1953

[526-14] - Robert A. and Ruth Ann Spangler, 2010

[526-15] - Discharge Certificate

[526-16] - DD 214

[526-17] - Army Commendation Medal

[526-18] - Certificate of Appreciation from the Department of the Army

[526-19] - Certificate of Appreciation

[526-20] - News story by Spangler published in the Southern Cross

[526-21] - News story by Spangler on Specialist 5th Class Delmar V. Pickett, Medic at Hawk Hill

[526-22] - News story in Army Times

[526-23] - News story in Army Times about CWO-3 Carlos E. Quintero

[526-24] - Birth Certificate

[526-25] - Col Hathaway, Vietnam 1970-71

[526-26] - Newspaper Photos by Robert Spangler

[526-27] - Newspaper Photos by Robert Spangler

[526-28] - A large boulder approximately 100 meters south of the LZ Mary Ann perimeter; the boulder had a hole behind it in which several RPG rounds, an AK-47 with two loaded magazines, CHICOMS, bang-a-lore torpedoes, satchel charges, and a new pair of Chinese made insulated wire cutters were found. Two blood trails led away from the cache site.

[526-29] - Another view of the boulder showing the proximity to the bunker line of Mary Ann.

[526-30] - A view from the boulder towards the bunker line. Items found in the cavity are circled in the foreground.

[526-31] - Another view from the area of the boulder towards the bunker line.

[526-32] - A view of the cavity behind the boulder after a hand grenade was thrown in it to clear any booby traps. One RPG round failed to ignite and remains in the hold.

[526-33] - Items that were hidden in the cavity behind the rock. Circled is the pair of the new Chinese insulated wire cutters.

[526-34] - One of the staging areas of sappers. The piece of tin had no other apparent function. (Information according to Lt. Good) Tin may have been overlooked or may have been blown there during attack.

[526-35] - A claymore that was in the perimeter wire, but sappers cut the wire. Perimeter wire was cut and sand bags used to negotiate the wire. All items mentioned are circled.

[526-36] - A close up of the cut wire on the claymore.

[526-37] - A view of one of the main points of entry into Mary Ann through the wire. Sappers used bamboo to tie the wire back and make the opening. The ties are circled.

[526-38] - Another view of the wire shows a Bangalore torpedo which was not detonated and a sandbag used to hold the wire.

[526-39] - Troops walking through the hole cut in the wire south of the hill.

[526-40] - Another entry way through the wire south of the hill.

[526-41] - One of the routes through the wire showing the proximity of the bunker in the background.

[526-42] - Another view of the entry way.

[526-43] - A view of the bunker line showing the boulder to the left and the bunkers to the right. The boulder was approximately 100 meters away from the bunkers.

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[526-45] - A bunker on the bunker line southwest of the mess hall.

[526-46] - A view to the east of the VIP pad showing bunkers still burning.

[526-47] - A view looking from the west side of Mary Ann to the east side showing the unharmed north side of the perimeter. The north side housed the ARVN arty. This side of the perimeter has the steepest approach.

[526-48] - Another view of the north side of the perimeter at Mary Ann.

[526-49] - The first bunker of the 3rd Platoon, Company C, on the south side of the perimeter.

[526-50] - Completely destroyed bunkers on the east side of the bunker line.

[526-51] - A view of the bunker line on the south side of the perimeter.

[526-52] - Claymores that the C-4 has been removed from and the Claymores were thrown over the wire. C-4 was probably used to heat C-Rations.

[526-53] - Claymores that the C-4 has been removed from and the Claymores were thrown over the wire. C-4 was probably used to heat C-Rations.

[526-54] - Claymores found outside the wire.The C-4 has been removed and the Claymores were thrown over the wire. C-4 was probably used to heat C-Rations.

[526-55] - Dead Sapper in the trash dump at Mary Ann. Sappers that were killed were carried to the dump to be burned.

[526-56] - Another Sapper's body in the dump.

[526-57] - Three Sappers' bodies.

[526-58] - A view of the breech portion of a 155mm Howitzer that was blown apart by satchel charges.

[526-59] - A view of an entire gun after blown up by satchel charges.

[526-60] - A side view of the blown breech.

[526-61] - The second 155mm Howitzer also blown up with a satchel charge being placed under the breech.

[526-62] - A close-up of one of the breeches of the 155s.

[526-63] - Another view of the breech.

[526-64] - Truck load of weapons, charges, etc. carried by sappers and policed up inside the perimeter.

[526-65] - A pile of RPG rounds, Bangalore torpedoes, CHICOMS, mortar rounds, etc.

[526-66] - Another pile of charges. Coke cans used for CHICOMS are circled and an RPG launcher and round are circled.

[526-67] - Ruins of the B-TOC at Mary Ann.

[526-68] - A view of the B-TOC from the west entrance.

[526-69] - Checking classified papers that were in the safe pulled out of the debris left in the B-TOC.

[526-70] - Equipment gathered from the ashes of the TOC. The switchboard is in the foreground.

[526-71] - Another view of the B-TOC.

[526-72] - Safe from B-TOC.

[526-73] - B-TOC from west to east.

[526-74] - 50 Cal. ammo damaged by sappers. Personnel on Mary Ann stated that the Quad 50 had not been 100% operative before the attack and they thought the sappers knocked out their ammo supply.

[526-75] - A bunker on the west side of the perimeter near the trash dump.

[526-76] - The site of two sappers end. Just outside the S-4 hootch on the S-4 pad. The blood stains mark the spot of the kills.

[526-77] - A bunker on the southeast side of the perimeter overlooking the river.

[526-78] - A hole through PSP made by an RPG round.

[526-79] - A bunker to the south of the VIP pad across from the TOC. Top of bunker used as barber shop.

[526-80] - A CONEX blown up.

[526-81] - Burnt out CONEX.

[526-82] - Two CONEXs used for living quarters.

[526-83] - CONEX used for bunker perimeter.

[526-84] - CONEX used as bunker on perimeter. Manned by Recon Platoon. Two men jumped off of the top of it after the first couple of explosions and five seconds later it took RPG rounds.

[526-85] - CONEX used for storage near the 155mm arty. section on west end of hill.

[526-86] - Location of kills for two sappers. Edge of S-4 pad and S-4 hootch in background.

[526-87] - Damaged S-4 hootch.

[526-88] - Full view of S-4 hootch and location of sappers killed.

[526-89] - OP hootch across the VIP pad from the TOC.

[526-90] - View from west end of hill.

[526-91] - New mess hall on right of print and old mess hall on left. The location of several cooks and "Pro" all of which were either injured or killed. Boulder and cache location are in background.

[526-92] - Arty FLC for 155s.

[526-93] - New mess hall.

[526-94] - Arty FDC.

[526-95] - Completely destroyed hootch.

[526-96] - Bunker on bunkerline. West side of perimeter just south of trash dump.

[526-97] - Mortar hootch on west end of hill. Belonged to members of 81mm team.

[526-98] - Destroyed hootch on west end of hill.

[526-99] - View of perimeter from east end of hill overlooking the hootch that the barber chair set on.

[526-100] - Damaged U.S. weapons collected after the attack.

[526-101] - Bunker on west end of hill. Near trash dump.

[526-102] - Truck with Dead Sappers

[526-103] - PDF - Informal Investigation--LZ Mary Ann


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