MH-25a.JPGHwy 19 Village74 viewsViet village along Hwy 19.
MH-33.JPGThe Monster74 viewsThe Sikorsky was the sky crane...amazing lifting power.
MH-34.JPGThe Sky Crane74 viewsEngineered for wide and heavy loads.
MH-37.JPGLooks like a pond here74 viewsA cannoncocker studies this pond near the battery. In the next photo, SSG Camacho decides to go fishing.
MH-31c.JPGSpotter Plane74 views
MH-38.JPGWhat you do in a wet LZ74 viewsSSG Jesus M. Camacho decides to go fishing. Look closely in center of photo.
MH1.jpgLZ 11 Alpha74 viewsHere I am and it's 1966. Sp4 Michael Huseth pauses to pose at LZ 11 Alpha. This photo was taken a day or so before a "muzzle burst" injuring 20+ in our battery.
Note the tree line which was lowered by the 65th Engr Bn.
MH2.jpgCutting LZs74 viewsSetting up a new firebase is "thirsty" work. This is likely LZ 11 Alpha.
MH16.jpgI got promoted!74 viewsMike Huseth's promotion orders to the rank of PFC E-3, by orders signed by Capt Charles R. Nelson, "C" Battery Commander; orders dated 1964...pre-Nam deployment.
MH18.jpg"Bronco Bugle" - Voice of the 3rd Brigade74 views{CLICK TO ENLARGE }
Halfway down the right column states that "The Mighty Ninth" and B-1-35 were the last units of the 3rd Brigade to be deployed in Operation Paul Revere.
MH22.jpgPaying the troops74 viewsThe left hand column discusses how the troops were paid. Pay Officers were sent forward to personally deliver MPC (military payment certificates) in the field. No one was allowed to have greenbacks unless they were headed for home or for R&R.
MH25.jpgHwy 19 Village74 viewsVillage located on both sides of Hwy 19.
