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Atk-2.JPGAttack in progress98 viewsArmed CH-47 prove value in combat
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VCValley.jpgPeace in the valley98 viewsReading a book in a grassy valley
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Aussies.jpgDown Under?98 viewsDon't know; Ed will have to tell us. The berets and tight-fitting uniforms not usually seen in the field.
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TrngSession.jpgTraining & Demo98 viewsLooks like training in progress. Note the "stateside" fatigues with the white cloth name tags. Confirms that the timeframe is 1966.
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B-BtrySign.jpgMorale Builder97 viewsThe sign of "B" Battery at LZ Illini says "Ready Sir". The "Dragon's Keeper" bit refers to their direct support of 1/14th Inf Regt.....the Golden Dragons, as they are known.
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Well-Done.jpgBronze Star Award95 viewsLt Ed Thomas gets a congratulatory handshake from LtCol Bruce Holbrook, Battalion Commander
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Ed-GermShep.jpgEd's Arsenal93 viewsWhen all else fails, send in the German Shepard.
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Ed_Thomas~0.JPGWorld Traveller88 viewsEd has travelled the world with a personal mission to build churches in 3rd world countries, even communist-dominated countries. Here he is at his "second home", an airport somewhere.
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EET3a.jpgLt Edwin E. Thomas, FO for both the 35th and the 14th Regts84 viewsWe 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.
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Thomas-Turner-Whaley.jpgA Rare Photo36 viewsLt Ed Thomas, Lt Doug Turner, Lt Dave Whaley.
You don't often find three (3) FOs available to pose for a picture.
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Five_Artillerymen.jpgFIREPOWER!35 viewsA very rare photo consisting of: Lt Bill Farmer (KIA), Lt Dave Whaley, Lt Doug Turner, Lt Ed Thomas, and Lt Chris Herrick.
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Quick_Draw.JPGYep, we were crazy!33 viewsFO Lt Bill Farmer and FO Lt Ed Thomas engage in a game of fast draw. Looks like Ed got the drop on Bill, but neither man has their finger on the trigger mechanism. Lt Bill Farmer was later KIA as he volunteered to fill in for a absent FO.
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