DY-10.jpgBig Bullets123 viewsThis 105mm howitzer ammo has been unloaded from its storage tubes, fuzed and connected to the powder cannister.
DY-22.jpgSignposts at Pleiku121 viewsEvery location in Nam had reminders of home in the form of mileage markers.
DY-23.jpgHappy Times118 viewsSp4 Danny Yates cleaning up and squaring away his gear prior to going home. Big smile, of course.
DY-30.jpgThen and Now118 viewsHere is a comparison picture of downtown Pleiku. The Shell station in the old picture is now a Petrolimex station, as you can see in the second photo (see 30a).
DY-7.jpgProgress116 viewsYou can see the progress made in establishing this 2/9th battery position. It was set up close to the ammo dump.
DY-8.jpgReady for action115 viewsProbably one of the most scenic and nicest places ever to set up a 105mm howitzer battery...right on the beach of the South China Sea.
DY-5.jpgRSOP In Progress115 viewsA battery moves to a new location.
DY-19.jpgField Expedient114 viewsSet up an immersion heater and you have hot water for a field shower. Too bad Tipi Hedren and Diane McBain already left.
DY2a.jpgThe "Repo-Depot"113 viewsHere are the orders to report to the "Repo-Depot" in USARV. Note that you are ordered to report in a khaki uniform with short sleeves.
DY-6.jpgSKYCRANE POWER!111 viewsA Sikorsky Sky Crane delivers a 155mm howitzer. It was located just outside our mess tent and invariably fired missions at meal time.
DY-1.jpgArmed & Dangerous111 viewsReady for duty. Notice that I got rid of those khaki trousers and short-sleeve shirts.
vn#79.jpgMy Transfer Came Through!111 viewsYep...now I'm in Graves Registration. Actually, survival in Vietnam meant using mother earth to protect you and not living above ground in tents. Our enemy knew this fact all too well.
