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Ken "Doc" Blakely served as a medic
with the 2/12 in Vietnam from 1967 thru 1968 (read
his bio). He now resides in Ukiah, California. The photographs below are from his collection. |
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 12th
Evac CuChi. |
 A
Co Medics. |
 Air
strike Tan Hoa. |
 Bob
Kime, 2nd Platoon medic, Dau Tieng. |
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Chieu Hoi |
 Marty Martinez (foreground) guarding
captured prisoner. Tan Hoa 68. Marty was the company tunnel rat and
was wounded in this village. |
 Cu
Chi Chapel. |
 Doc,
after a 58 day mission. |
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 Doc
in Cu Chi area. |
 Doc
in
the Bush |
 Doc
on Medcap |
Doc Neal |
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 Ed
Gray Sgt Hampton, MEDCAP |
 Jimmy
Yamashita, Cook, and Ray Lucero |
 Doc
and Jerry Swilley at FSB Pershing. |
 Doc
and Joe Deresta, Medic, B Co. |
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J. Ellis |
 Medics:
Ken Blakely, Bill Colburn, Jim Allen |
Medics |
 Midnight
Darden |
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 Pat Cook, killed April 13, 1968 north of Dau
Tieng.
Pictures courtesy Evon Hill |
Pat Cook |
Pat Cook |
Pat Cook |
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 Joe Martinez and Dale
Wrightson, wounded
3-4-68 |
 Monte Campbell, wounded 3-4-68 |
 Our friend Willie Hunter, killed in action
3-4-68
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Willie Hunter |
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 Docs
Blakely, Kime, Allen at FSB Burt. |
 Captured
NVA Regular. |
 Doc
outside laundry, Cu Chi. |
Doc, Cu Chi. |
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 Milton
"Sandy" Santiago. D Co Medic |
Nam |
 Tom
Vitale, B Co Medic |
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These are pictures from the
reunion
of D Company in Las Vegas, the summer of 1999. The reunion was
organized by Doc Blakely, who hopes it will lead to future reunions and
expand to all members of the 2/12 from Vietnam. Pictures are courtesy Doc
Blakely, unless noted. |
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 Ed Domaleski reads a poem about Doc at the
2/12 reunion in Vegas. Read the poem click here |
 Brig. General Mike Byrne addressing D.
Company. Doc's son Brian in Foreground. |
Dewight Oiler.
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 Dewight
Oiler, Johnny Olearain, and Jim
Hekker |
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Lt. Gen Dean Tice addressing D. Company. |
 Mike
Christenson, Toy Smith, Andy
Farris, and Jim Ellis |
 Doc Gray, Gen Tice, Doc Blakely, getting
some history. |
 Reunion Group, Vegas 99. |
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 Ed
Domaleski, Dean Tice. |
 Gary Morgan,Sal Gomez, Jim
Hekker, Bill Reid. |
 Robin, Ken, Andy, Mike and Johnny. |
 Reunion Family |
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3rd Squad |
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 Top: Vietnam 68 (L to R) Ken, Eddie, Bob
Bottom: Vegas 99 Bob, Eddie, Ken |
Friday night in Vegas. |
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Sgt. Ole |
 Sgt Pete's opening remarks |
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