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Dixon41.jpgThe Children of WarOne of the saddest things I recall is seeing orphaned children along the roads as we caravaned. This boy and girl were sister and brother and said they had no parents (killed by the VC). They were huddled together as if all they had in the world was each other. It was heartbreaking, but we couldn't take them with us. We weren't even supposed to stop in most places...
Aug 27, 2009
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Dixon39.jpgGoing to Bong Son - LZ EnglishHere we were gathering to move to the dreaded Bong Son/LZ English. None of us had heard anything good about it and some guys who had lived there before told horror stories, so we knew we were in for it. Look closely and you can even see the company clerk's group filing cabinets on the back of one truck to the lower right.
Aug 27, 2009
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Dixon40.jpg"Moonraker"We owed a lot to these boys! "Moonraker" (long before the James Bond film of the same name) was a deuce and a half truck, fully armored and equipped with both 50 caliber and M-60 machine guns. They brought SMOKE if anyone dared cause trouble for us out there on the road! They ran protection for us all along the way to Bong-Son and elswhere. Brave guys.
Aug 27, 2009
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Dixon36.jpgDowned ChopperOff in the background of this shot is a rice paddy with a Huey helicopter laying upside-down in it. Guys who stood guard on this part of the Montezuma perimeter will recall the downed chopper. As far as I know, it was booby trapped and never recovered. This is me and commo buddy "Philly" from Philadelphia standing on top of a bunker on the perimeter.
Aug 27, 2009
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Dixon35.jpgThe Motor ManA very memorable character at right; his name was either Rogers or Richards. Fellow at left is UNK. The guy really loved WOMEN and met a few courtesy of the local mama-san. He said that Asia was heaven and he had no plans to return to the US. There were a lot of guys like that over there.Aug 27, 2009
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Dixon37.jpgC-130Here is a shot of one of the many, many, many times I was flying out on a C-130. Some of the guys on this very plane I never saw again. I heard they were later killed in an ambush. Note the DC-3-based "Puff The Magic Dragon plane in the background!
Aug 27, 2009
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Dixon38.jpg"Short-Timer"What does a "short-timer" look like? Well, here is your big clue. The steel pot was damaged by a mortar round. The white picket fence led to the Marines tent area. One of the Marines saved my neck when we were overrun by the VC with satchel charges in our commo area.Aug 27, 2009
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Dixon34.jpg155mm Self-PropelledTaken when assisting another unit's commo group. They were on the far end of Montezuma from where 2/9th was. This was a self-propelled) 155mm howitzer as it sat at Montezuma/Duc Pho. Taken with a Polaroid and an officer got bugged at me for taking it. I reminded him that I had top secret clearance and he got de-bugged. The marking above the white star is a cartoon of a duck sitting on a squashed egg. Don't recall anymore what it said, but was quite humorous.Aug 27, 2009
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25th_Coin.jpgCommemorative CoinsBeautiful commemorative of the Reno reunion. The 25th Inf Div, "Tropic Lightning", at left.Aug 21, 2009
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35th_Coin.jpgCommemorative CoinsThe 35th Inf Regt, "Cacti", coin at left. Coin at right was a gift of Gary Dean Springer.Aug 21, 2009
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TR83.jpgShower TimeA very workable field shower - a canvas bag that holds about 5 gallons. It worked. A can of Black Label beer sitting on the sandbags.Aug 21, 2009
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DYates.jpgModern Day Danny2009: Shaking hands with the "current generation" (left) while attending a Welcome Home reunion at Ft Campbell, Ky.Aug 18, 2009
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