Peter "Pete" Ritch
I returned to Viet Nam, completed my infantry assignment and on January 1, 1969, I reported to Bravo Company, 3 rd Tank Battalion Headquarters, at Vihn Dia (the rock crusher), east of Dong Ha on Rt. 9.. My first tank operation was with the heavy section of tanks, providing road sweep and daytime patrol support for a Marine infantry platoon loed in the highlands two clicks (kilometers) south ...