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TR15.jpgFaux Cannoneer122 viewsDate: 30Dec68 Location: LZ Schuyler
I don't really work on the guns, but it made for a good picture. Note the new M102; goodbye M1A101 & the "trails".
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TR24.jpgAll Mine122 viewsDate: 8March1968 Location: LZ Valentine
....and, so as I recall, I singlehandedly beat back the enemy and captured this cache....uhhh...just don't mention this to Recon!
NVA rounds found by Recon Patrol after firing approx 600 rounds into the area. B-40 rockets, rifle grenades, Chicom hand grenades, 106mm recoilless rifle, AK-47, 51-cal MG, 82 & 60mm mortar rounds.
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TR13.jpgSpiritual Guidance121 viewsDate: 12March69 Location: LZ Valentine
Catholic Chaplain holding field services.
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TR19.jpgMax T. Leach121 viewsBill Stratton at left, Maximo T. Leach in the center, and Joe Goldstein holding the pickaxe at right. They may be smiling, but they're tired of filling sandbags.
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TR9.jpgDonut Doggie120 viewsDate: 20 March Location: LZ Valentine.
Jay Flamme & I with a scout dog at LZ Valentine. Post Note: I learned that Jay was killed in an accidental shooting on the range after returning from RVN, 1969.
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TR11.jpgM60 Machine Gun120 viewsDate: 20March69 Location: LZ Valentine
Cleaning the M60. If you want it to work, you had better keep it clean.
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TR14.jpgMe & John120 viewsDate: 30Dec68 Location: LZ Schuyler
John Bowdon at left.
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TR54.jpg120 views
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TR18.jpgMud Wrestling117 viewsThat's what it looks like. It's what happens when you try to fill sandbags during the rainy season. More like "mudbags".
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TR25.jpgRead all about it!117 viewsOne heckuva of an accidental discovery. It took four helo loads to bring the arms to LZ Valentine. Interesting to note that Sp4 John D. Grinde and 1SG JF Tibbit are active members of the 35th Inf Regt Assn and attended the annual reunion in Reno, 2009.
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TR40.jpgBad Landing116 viewsTail of doomed aircraft can be seen at upper left at crest of the hill.
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TR41.jpgHershey Toss115 viewsTossing tropical Hershey bars to the locals. They probably tossed them back.
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