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GDB-4.jpgThe "Killer"Don't know about "secret", but the Ho Chi Minh trail was the "killer" because it was the main pipeline for food, weapons and re-supply for our enemies. It was never successfully shutdown; this vital trail, in supposedly "neutral" countries, seriously hampered our efforts to end the war.May 14, 2017
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GDB-5.jpgNothing to do with Nam, but....This brief article appeared on the reverse of the map of the Au Shau Valley from the previous frame. It was too funny not to share. (Hooray for Mississippi??)May 14, 2017
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GDB-6.jpgNo Wonder!!No wonder "B" Battery of the 2/9th had the best FDC! Looka these handsome dudes! From Left: Chris Henry, Me, and Cowboy Danny Fort. You can see how seriously undernourished Danny Fort was back then.May 14, 2017
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GDB-1.JPGYep, I got "the call""Uncle Sam Wants Me". My personal invitation to report to Oklahoma City, OK for induction.May 14, 2017
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GDB-2.JPGGuess where I was sent?Yep...Vietnam! Joined up with the great redleg brothers of The Mighty Ninth, 2/9th FA, which was now part of the 4th Infantry Division, having been "swapped out" from the 25th Inf Div on 1Aug67.May 14, 2017
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GDB-3.JPGEven got promoted!BCT at Ft Bliss; AIT at Ft Meade; a ticket to Vietnam...and then a promotion. Does life get any better than that?May 14, 2017
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EET3a.jpgLt Edwin E. Thomas, FO for both the 35th and the 14th RegtsWe Were Soldiers...and Young...and Fit...and Good Looking...and all that. A "modern-day" photo can be found at the end of this album.Mar 30, 2017
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JM-18a.JPGDoing a little trimLt Steve Huffstutler, later killed in action during the infamous "Mothers Day" assault at LZ Oasis, May, 1969, trims the mustache...carefully.Mar 30, 2017
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JWilliamWard.jpgThat's MeChairs were hard to come by in the fieldMar 26, 2017
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Lt_Hartley_.JPGRunning thru the jungle"Nope, still looking for Lt Crochet."
Photo taken near Duc Pho/South China Sea in 1967.
Photo courtesy of Cliff "Westy" Westwood.Mar 15, 2017
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Lt_Hartley-FO.JPGI'm in Nam now!Hi, Mom! It's all "fun & games" over here. (NOT!) No, I don't think I can take a bath tonight.
Lt John Hartley, Jr in full gear with full gear as he is the FO for B/2/35.
Photo courtesy of Cliff "Westy" WestwoodMar 15, 2017
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Lt_John_Hartley_Jr~0.jpgKeeping Up"Don't mind me. I'm just trying to keep up with Lt Wayne Crochet, the guy that I am replacing as FO."
Photo courtesy of Cliff "Westy" Westwood.Mar 15, 2017
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