Foxtrot Board New Message: Message 33: Melvin Newlin Foxtrot Board: Message 33 [ Follow Ups ] [ Post Followup ] [ ]    Posted by Chris Brown on 01/13/03 at 12:29 PM Subject:   Melvin Newlin Message Posted To all the Fox 2/5 men who served during July 1967 at the time when we were overrun at the Nong Song coal mines. Most will remember that one of our own "Melvin Newlin" won the Medal of Honor that night. Johnnie Clark is writing a book about famous Marine Corps machine gunners. One of his subjects for the Vietnam era is Melvin. If anyone knew Melvin personally or was with him that night or wants to say something about him or about that night please contact Johnnie Clark at 6190 26th Ave., N, St. Petersberg, FL 33170 or call him at (727) 347- 9122 or email him at JMC68NAM@aol.com Melvin made us proud to have served within the same unit now it is time do your part for him.    Follow Ups: Post a Followup Name: E-Mail: Subject: Message to Post : To all the Fox 2/5 men who served during July 1967 at the time when we were overrun at the Nong Song coal mines. Most will remember that one of our own "Melvin Newlin" won the Medal of Honor that night. Johnnie Clark is writing a book about famous Marine Corps machine gunners. One of his subjects for the Vietnam era is Melvin. If anyone knew Melvin personally or was with him that night or wants to say something about him or about that night please contact Johnnie Clark at 6190 26th Ave., N, St. Petersberg, FL 33170 or call him at (727) 347- 9122 or email him at JMC68NAM@aol.com : Melvin made us proud to have served within the same unit now it is time do your part for him.   [ Posting Rules | Follow Ups | Return to Foxtrot Board ]