Vietnam - MP SSgt. Barney Holcomb Blog - Vietnam 4th Division Newspaper, Ivy Leaf Famous Fourth June 2, 1968 Edition, Kontum Ambush Repeled 122 NVA Killed, MP 66th Military Police Co. Army SSG Barney L. Holcomb Award Medal In Special Ceremony

This is going to be a work in progress, with many photos of SSG Barney L. Holcomb tour of duty in Vietnam. He was a MP (Military Police) with the 66th Police Company. One of his duties was to protect convoy's in the Camp Enari to Kontum run over the sinuous Highway 14 that highly winding road.


Vietnam - MP SSgt. Barney Holcomb Blog - Vietnam 4th Division Newspaper, Ivy Leaf Famous Fourth June 2,  1968 Edition, Kontum Ambush Repeled 122 NVA Killed, MP 66th Military Police Co. Army SSG Barney L. Holcomb Award Medal In Special Ceremony

In this newspaper there is the main article where SSG Holcomb is quoted extensively. He eventually would be awarded a bronze star with the ceremony recorded in Vietnam through photos I will provide. I will add picture later and will re work this blog because I have a wealth of information and photos.

His Korean wife threw all this material in the dump and someone retrieved it and took it to an auction where I bought it. Even though he had kids from a prior marriage and one son with the Korean woman, she did not save this for Barneys son or made an attempt I gather from sending it to his parents. Instead she dumped this and his medals, nice foreign gal huh. No respect for the memory of her dead husband, her child's father or his prior children.  I am sure she won't dump that government pension check she gets for his son.

Front Page of the Ivy Leaf, Famous Four Newspaper of June 2, 1968

90 mm blast away at entrenched enemy

Bison Leads Attack On Foe

SP4 Charles Sturgill and MP  Sergeant Barney Holcomb description of  the V100 Commando Armored Carriers, the new menace official name is Armored Personnel Carriers (APC)

Closeup of article

Hanoi Jane Fonda sister Hanoi Hannah. You can have disagreement with your government, but to give comfort to the enemy that is unforgivable..

Steadfast and Loyal soldiers awarded  Silver Star, Distinguished Flying Cross, Bronze Star for Heroism, Bronze Star, Army Commendation Medal for Heroism See list above pertaining to these soldiers that if I don't list each of their name they would never find this page if a family member was looking for information on them. SILVER STAR: Timothy B. Keenan, Amos Morgan, DISTINGUISHED FLYING CROSS: William J. Livsey, BRONZE STAR FOR HEROISM: Charles F. Gupton, James W. Sivers, Colin L. McArthur or MacArthur, James L. McDaniel, Joseph H. Marcum, Albert D. Carter, Harry E. Potts, Donald E. Carroll, John W. Canty, Didney D. Johnson, William J. Barnett, Darrell L. Lucas, David S. Vannest, George P. Campbell, Brent A. Dolloff, Santiago C. Fuentes, Wayne A. Jones, Alfred B. Williams, Patrick J. Hahn, Joel C. Everitt or Everett, David H. Sanchez, Walter Fields, Arthur J. Williamson, Robert B. Coxe or Cox, Robert H. Morton, Jeffry Jeffrey A. Dick, BRONZE STAR MEDAL: James W. Becker, Melvin R. Brown, David C. Conners or Conner, Bruce H. Hylan, Jerry L. Martin, James T. Pierson, William W. Scott, Julio Soto, Rayford R. Selph, R. B. Stanton, Billy E. Smith, Daniel J. Conti, Robert W. Page, Roger W. Baucum, ARMY COMMENDATION MEDAL FOR HEROISM: Theodore F. Middleton, Brian P. McTinge, Robert P. Stack, Charles F. Landis, Richard G. Pierce, Vincent P. Murphy, Henry Navarro, James L. West, Ronald Germany, Michael A. Sloan, Frederick H. Hinton, William Harris, David S. Hudson, John D. Diggs, Charles E. Covington, Danny W. Guinn, John F. Bray, Ronald P. West, Kasey K. King, William V. hill, Lawrence F. Luscri, William G. Keller, Delgado M. Tarrasa

Complete page 2 of the Ivy Leaf

Battle Briefs involving the following troops.  3rd Battalion 8th 12th Infantry, Troops A and D 1st Squadron 10th Cavalry, 7th Squadron 17th Cavalry, 1st Battalion 12th Infantry, Troop D 1st Squadron 10th Cavalry   

From the desk of the Commanding General  MG Charles P.  Stone

Ivy Leaf Famous Fourth Circulation 8,0000 put out by the staff of 1st Lt. Fred M. Dyrsen Jr., SP4 William J. Gruber, SP4 Wayne Nicholas, SP4 Richard McKenzie

Two Hoi Chanhs Catch Leader In Lies, Red NCO's Walk into Firebase. Camp Enari.  they walked into The Foward Firebase of the 2nd Battalion, 35th Infantry, 4th Division. They are told their comrades were dead but they saw leaflet of 4th PsyOps Group to the contrary according to Captain Maurice Peerenboom.

Viet Cong Probe Backfires on Ivy 1st Brigade Firebase Perimeter as related by SP4Jose Gallegos Co. B Infantrymen,  PSG Robert H. Hines, PFC  Charles Austin

Ivyman clobbers tiger as he's dragged away

Peace feelers? Whatever they are, these unidentified creatures are undisturbed by even the stern demeanor of Ho Chu Nunh.  Discovered and adopted by the 2nd Battalion (Mechanized), 8th Infantry the young creatures enjoy eating, napping and paw-ing through magazines.

Ivyman Clobbers Tiger as he's dragged away

Foe is foiled by Claymore, Viet Cong Probe Backfires on Ivy Firebase Perimeter

Centerfold Page Combined Allies Counter NVA Attach On Ivy Convoy Kill 122 Reds US Photos by SP5 Alan  Pierce

Jet dropping its payload on concentration of  NVA Reds


TO BE CONTINUED.............................