LZ CENTER
Table of Contents
Fayette Canyon
Frederick Hill
Golden Fleece
Lamar Plain
Elk Canyon I & II
Wheeler/Wallowa
196th LIB Honor Role
Maps
Vietnam War Honor Role
Vietnam History
Vietnam Today
Vietnam Memorial Fund
2007, Pete Shotts
email to : pete@lzcenter.com
Hill 348 Grid BT 052 250
196th Light Infantry Brigade
3rd Battalion 82nd Artillery
40 years ago, in November, 1967, my father, Rudy Shotts, was sent to Vietnam. He was the Gun Chief for Gun 2 of the 196th Light Infantry Brigade, 3rd Battalion, 82nd Artillery, B Battery, and his home for one year was Hill 348 or "LZ Center" in the Hiep Duc Valley, Quang Nam Province. Among those he served with are Ed "Doc" Den Braven, Danny Jordan, Mike Smith, Larry Headley and others I have yet to make contact with.
This site was inspired as a tribute to those who fought on LZ Center, and to all Vietnam Vets who fought elsewhere during the Vietnam War. After consulting on numerous occasions with Ed Den Braven, and receiving assistance from Kenny Price, Kevin Smith, Ron Mitchell, Warren Neill, and Jack Krohn for his Photoshop skills, it is a pleasure to pay my respects to all who served.
In Memorial
Photo courtesy of Pete Shotts, Vietnam Wall Memorial, Washington D.C., December 26, 2004
Richard "Richie" Michaels
HHC 3-21 IN 1968 - 1969
December 8, 1948 to March 22, 2007
Earnest L . Hendrix
196th LIB 3/82 (SGT E-5)
KIA 07.30.67 small arms fire
82nd Abn Div, 11th Special Forces, 173rd Abn Div
HDQ 1/503, A Co
KIA 02.08.67, Bien Hoa Province
LZ Center photo above courtesy of Chuck Hitzemann, May 2002
