MK-73.jpgSet & Ready130 viewsGot my supplies; I'm good to go.
MK86.jpgAftermath130 viewsTime to think and reflect...but not for too long. Gotta keep on truckin'.
MK154.jpgF-4 Phantoms127 viewsF-4 Phantoms and F-105s also controlled by "Cider FACs" and yours truly. Coordinated fire missions meant "rounds on the grounds" with very little delay between Artillery and Air Strikes. Big benefit for the guys in "contact" on the ground.
MK235.jpgLooking good127 viewsThe boys of the 2/9th Arty battalion know how to look good.
MK248.jpgKids127 viewsKids were always around. You had to feel sorry for the children.
MK269.jpgRecovery mission127 viewsThe object of our mission to seek and destroy one Conex container dropped from a helicopter…we be “dinka dow”…
MK105.jpgBig Bang126 viewsThe 175mm gun fires...note the "concussion ring" on the ground underneath the muzzle.
MK164.jpgMission over126 viewsMission over; heading home. Out of WP (white phosphorus) marking rounds.
MK167.jpgArc Light126 viewsArc Light B-52 strike as viewed from above.
MK247.jpgRoadside Temple126 viewsBuddhist temple just one of the scenic sights on convoy duty.
MK114.jpgNew assignment125 viewsTaking off for Plei Me, Plei D'jereng, Macong as an Artillery Advisor to the ARVN units near the Oasis. From Dak To to the Ia Drang.
MK119.jpgAntique helo125 viewsThis was 50s technology; not too mechanically reliable.
