A Note from The Virtual Wall Operation LAMAR PLAIN was directed against NVA forces in Base Area 117, to the west of Tam Ky. In early June the 1st Ballation, 501st Infantry engaged in a series of bitter fights on and around Hill 376 about 12 kilometers west-southwest of Tam Ky. On 07 June three of the 1/501's companies were engaged, with the loss of seven men: SGT Frederic H. Davis, Union Lake, MI, A Company SGT Michael W. O'Leary, Kokomo, IN, A Company SGT Raymond T. Talburt, Wichita, KS, B Company (Bronze Star "V") SP4 Michael P. Callahan, Wildwood Crest, NJ, B Company (Silver Star) CPL John S. Lewis, California Hot Springs, CA, E Company CPL James Rundle, Kingston, NY, B Company PFC Stephen E. Larsen, East Ely, NV, E Company Sergeant Talburt was in the Kansas Army National Guard, and had mobilized with A Company, 1/137th Infantry, in 1968.

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