Rob Barnard's Echo Company Picture Album

Rob was with 2-E-1. Please help us identify the unknown recon Marines in some of these pictures.

Lt. Henry Rathmell returning from patrol wit 2-E-1 "Wax" 1969. He was Echo Company's last CO. He formed 3rd Recon's "Recon School" in Okinawa and later returned to Vietnam with 1st Recon Bn. where he was killed

Joe Ward (left) and unidentified Marine (right). 2-E-1 on patrol in the "backyard"

Part of 2-E-1 on truck insert on Route 9. The large formation on the left is the Rockpile and on the right is the Razorback. From 1969

View of Khe Sanh from an Army Huey just before insertion. 1969

Part of 2-E-1 "Wax" leaving for patrol from Battalion HQ in Quang Tri, 1969

3rd Recon Battalion COC in Quang Tri, 1969

2-E-1 October 1968 Left to Right: Maldonado, unidentified Marine, Bennett, Barnard. Team Leader Mike Yurek is at bottom.

Unknown Team from 3rd Recon being inserted from a CH-46. Help us ID this team.

USMC Gunship at LZ Stud returning from a recon team insertion. 1968

Contact Rob at rbarnard@cfw.com

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