IMG_5743.jpgThis was the "Freedom Bird" for me88 viewsMany of us came home to Travis AFB aboard C-141's. It was a real hoot to go back there
and take a tour of one of those planes. I've included a picture of me and the C-141 I came home on. It was taken at Clark AFB in the Philippines.
IMG_5725.jpgInside the Freedom Bird88 viewsChecking the accommodations for servicemen returning home.
DY_Mem-2.JPGAlso "worn"88 viewsFront side: handling of prisoners.
M-16.jpgVietnam: 2012 visit87 viewsM-16: My wife squeezes off a few rounds from an M-16. Note Vietnamese observer.
DY_Mem-2a.JPGAlso "worn"87 viewsKey phrases which we all memorized and knew how to pronounce. (hah!)
DY_Mem-1.JPGAlso "worn"86 viewsClose by to the OD underwear were some military mementoes that survived his tour in Nam. First page of the Code of Conduct.
The_old.jpgVietnam: 2012 visit85 viewsWe saw a lot of same methods used during the harvest season, but some new ones, as well. We were fortunate to be there for the harvest season so Linda could see what that was like.
The Old: We saw lots of water buffalo.
Embassy_Wall.jpgVietnam: 2012 visit84 viewsEmbassy Wall: This is the wall that surrounded the US Embassy during the war. It was on the rooftop of the embassy that we remember helicopters flying US personnel and Vietnamese trying to flee the onrush of the North Vietnamese Army in 1975. That building has been torn down, and a US Consulate Building erected in its place.
DY_Mem-3.JPGAlso "worn"84 viewsA nickel's worth of MPC. If only we could find a PX in the combat zone. (And save on taxes, too!)
DY_Mem-5.JPGAlso "worn"84 viewsWell...looks like we all used a "strike out" to count the days remaining in our tropical paradise.
DY_Mem-4a.JPGAlso "worn"84 viewsMore info on heat discipline.
