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Dixon63.jpgHooray - R&R TimeBankok R&R - those wonnnnderful Pan Am stewardesses. They always posted one or two at the door just inside the plane as you were leaving...and at least one at the end of the gangway stairs...smiling beguilingly in a skirt and heels. Sighhhhhhh!Oct 10, 2009
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Dixon61.jpgSarge told us to straighten this poleAnother character from Duc Pho-LZ Montezuma. Picture taken just after erecting tents and getting off the hard ground. I'm on the left and can't remember the guy on the right. He was from the Chicago area and insisted on being called "Mouse" or "Da Mouse". Tore his real name off his fatigues. He burned a lot of incense and got into Bhuddism. Lotsa guys avoided him, but we got along. Always wore sunglasses, even at night.Oct 01, 2009
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Dixon62.jpgEat Your Heart Out, SW Airlines!Hah! Southwest wasn't the first to come up with cheap boarding passes. The Loadmaster would simply tear off a piece of paper from something else and write "boarding pass" along with the flight # and destination. The "PKU" is a baggage stub. Sometimes you had to check what you were carrying, sometimes you didn't.Oct 01, 2009
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Dixon60.jpgWhatta Takeoff!Duc Pho Runway, LZ Montezuma, August, 1967. Although I thought that the runway had metal planking by this time, I could be wrong. Note the dirt runway with tire tracks. Certainly not a pilot's dream. Recall taking this shot from the back door of a C-123...a noisy, scary plane, but exciting to fly in especially when they later added JATO-assist pods on the wings.Oct 01, 2009
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TS-72.jpgThe Standown LadiesThese young beauties, out of uniform as they may be, are still a very welcome sight at LZ Oasis as the unit was "standing down". Admiring are: Frank Adams, Terry Savely, and Bill Burdick.Sep 29, 2009
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Dixon59.jpgWell, you saw me!During the melee, I tried to take photos but that was impossible. Somebody ran onstage and covered the redhead with a camouflage top and she was hustled offstage...and that was that! So, you get the camouflage shot!Sep 28, 2009
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Dixon58.jpgThe Big Surprise!The big surprise was the very tall, longhaired redhead in the pink babydoll negligee and heels. She did an EXTRA SPECIAL dance as the finale'...she came OUT of the negligee and the audience went beserk! Guys were climbing, pushing, shoving, fights breaking out...I was nearly crushed.Sep 28, 2009
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Dixon57.jpgGI Blues go awayThis show was hosted by a Hollywood actor and three starlets. Don't remember any names. They sang, danced, told jokes and enthralled the GIs who desperately needed some cheering up and American entertainment.Sep 28, 2009
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Slide109.jpgMarch of the ElephantsOnce again, elephants are captured as part of the Vietnam lore.Sep 26, 2009
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Slide73.jpgElephant RunwayBattery position next to path used by the locals with elephants.Sep 26, 2009
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Slide113.jpgTaking the high groundNothing like taking the high ground and getting a commanding view of the horizon. Probably one of the better firebases for locating direct support artillery. Won't have to worry about firing "high angle" missions, either.Sep 26, 2009
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Slide21.jpgGathering aroundGather round the guns, boys.Sep 26, 2009
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