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IncomingChop.jpgIncoming Chopper197 viewsAn excellent photo and "memory of being in the field" in Vietnam. This picture shows the talent of our Huey pilots getting into and out of hastily created LZs. You can almost hear the "pop-pop" of the blades.

Game_On.jpgRecess194 viewsMonsoon basketball? Using a mud pit as a basketball court has interesting results.
January, 2014 update: That's First Sergeant Clifford J. Pullan under the basket and Robert Kornagay on the ground; Geary Burrows is at upper left.

JWilliam_Ward.jpgModern Day J. William Ward194 viewsLife is a "beach" in retirement, isn't it?

Elephant3.jpgWhole different culture192 viewsAmong the sights and sounds in Vietnam, working elephants rates up there with the cultural differences. Some report that the NVA and the Cong used them to transport weapons and supplies. A four-legged deuce-and-a-half.

elephants.jpgIt's Monday189 viewsThis elephant seems to be resigned to going to work as a pack animal. We were somewhere around Ban-Me-Thuot when those elephants came walking into our "field of fire". The Infantry stopped them and checked them out. When they were allowed to go , someone came up with the idea
to pop a couple of pro-jos over their heads. When the rounds were fired, instead of running away the elephants turned and ran straight at us. They didn't get too close before the men that were riding them got them under control.
Anybody remember the elephants?

Sgt_Goodrich_Sp-4_Sternadel.jpgBest Defense186 viewsThe best defense is a filled sandbag. Sgt Goodrich holding the shovel and Sp4 Sternadel managing the bag.

Homeward_Bound.jpgOne for the road....the LONG road home181 viewsCelebrate! Downing a few beers at the Pleiku NCO Club just before heading home. There's still room for a lot more empty beer cans on the table.

cannon_cockers.jpgThey Call Us...180 viewsCannon Cockers or gun bunnies. We load & shoot. Can't do it without us!

JWW7.jpgPizza Order?177 viewsThe Top, XO and someone recording. Not likely a pizza order; more like another day at the office.

New_LZ.jpgStarting Over175 viewsFamiliar sight for a 105mm battery of the 2/9th! Starting all over at a new LZ.

Duck!.jpgBurning trash174 viewsCannoneer taking a breather, perhaps?

C-130.jpgReady, Aim....Don't Fire!169 viewsInteresting photo of a C-130 crossing the GT line. After several planes got hosed with artillery, the order came down to post an "air guard" during fire missions.

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