Last additions - Dennis Munden
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DM23.jpgFFEYou can almost hear the sound of a battery "firing for effect". This photo illustrates the "star formation" with the Base Piece firing from Battery Center and the other five pieces firing around the BP.Nov 08, 2007
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DM21.jpgArtillery DignityLZ: OD. An Artillery firebase is not complete without a shower and cannisters to mark the pathways.Nov 08, 2007
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DM22.jpg"On The Way"Well, it was. Then it became "Shot, Over". Camera captures the 105mm howitzer in perfect recoil.Nov 08, 2007
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DM20.JPGScenic ViewA little blurry, perhaps, but it certainly has a view behind the cannon crew.Nov 08, 2007
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DM19.jpgIf you look very carefully, you will see the #1 tool in the FO's trick bag: a smoke round popping out three cannisters of smoke marking the trajectory.Nov 08, 2007
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DM17.jpgRounds LandingGlad I wasn't around.Nov 08, 2007
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DM9.jpgUnknown CannoncockerNov 08, 2007
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DM8.jpgA Working Crew1st Sgt William Rollins, XO Lt Dennis Dauphin, Radar Officer WO Emil Frankin, and BC Capt Mike Casp in a "boonie hat". WO Franklin was wounded in a mortar H&I incident and Capt Casp was KIA in a recon chopper shootdown in November, 1967.Nov 08, 2007
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DM7.jpgSpiritual Support"We are gathered here today...." A Chaplain conducts a service in the field.
But it ain't no wedding ceremony, fer shure!Nov 08, 2007
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DM6b.jpgAlternate colorization of slide 6a thanks to Photoshop. Take your pick.Nov 08, 2007
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DM16.jpgCFB Frank VenegasFrom a Drill Sergeant at Ft Bliss, to the CFB of "A" Battery, Frank went on to become the Sgt Major of III Corps Artillery at Ft Sill, Lawton, Ok where he retired. Frank passed away in February, 2011. He was a great soldier and friend.Nov 08, 2007
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DM15.jpgIn The FlagRadar Officer Emil Franklin is all smiles as he shows off a letter from home.Nov 08, 2007
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