Randoph Hicks. Casualty, Friday, May 28, 1965. Randy was the 1st 173rd casualty in Vietnam. We went through basic, AIT, jump school, and a slow boat ride to Okinawa together. We were put in different companies in Okinawa, but were able to see each other on occasion. This was in March 65. I got word of Randys death sometime in June 65 from a buddy. Randy was killed in a veicle rollover in Ben Hoa area. He was from MC Ewen, Tennessee.
Johnnie L. Peoples
"A" Co., 1st Bn., 503rd Infantry
173d Airborne Brigade (Sep.)
