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TR15.jpgFaux Cannoneer157 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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TR54.jpg157 views
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TR9.jpgDonut Doggie155 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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TR18.jpgMud Wrestling155 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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TR4.jpg"Yeah, I'm talking to my girl"153 viewsDate: 22Oct68 Location: 40 mi S of Ban Me Thuot; 5 mi from Cambodia and the NVA. Working hard as always in the "Home Sweet Home" bunker. Notice the definite look of tension from the war. Actually, this is a quiet moment in the FDC shack (CONEX).
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TR14.jpgMe & John153 viewsDate: 30Dec68 Location: LZ Schuyler
John Bowdon at left.
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TR19.jpgMax T. Leach153 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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TR24.jpgAll Mine153 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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TR25.jpgRead all about it!152 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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TR11.jpgM60 Machine Gun151 viewsDate: 20March69 Location: LZ Valentine
Cleaning the M60. If you want it to work, you had better keep it clean.
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TR40.jpgBad Landing150 viewsTail of doomed aircraft can be seen at upper left at crest of the hill.
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TR42.jpgConvoy150 viewsYou never knew what to expect during a convoy run.
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