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JCook-122.JPGBase Camp at a distance142 viewsLooking at Base Camp on a knoll with cattle shade sheds to the right.
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JCook-127.JPGAerial view of village142 viewsThis is a protected village.
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JCook23.JPG"Base Camp" - Jan 1966 Armed & Ready140 viewsHere I am with my trusty.....M-14? Well, that's what we had, anyway. Note that the starch is still in the fatigue pants and my boots still have that "stateside" shine.
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JCook48.JPGOur Arrival139 viewsOur convoy coming into base camp. We bought sodas from the locals until we were told that they had glass in them.
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JCook20.JPG"Base Camp" - Jan 1966138 viewsPicture of 2nd gun section digging in. Tent in foreground is where PFC Richard A. Williams and I spent 1st night in Vietnam, 12Jan66.
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JCook42.JPGField Entertainment138 viewsSgt Cook does a "Napoleon" pose seated next to an unknown star in the entertainment world. But, thanks to Danny Yates, he now knows that it is Diane McBain sitting next to him. She is wearing the same outfit she wore while visiting Danny Yates' battery. The arm of Tippi Hedren can be seen next to the Battery Commander. Seated next to Joe is Cpl William C. Tyler, based on the name placed on his helmet liner.
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JCook86.JPGThe MarketPlace in Pleiku137 viewsThat ain't fresh bread you smell, either!
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JCook25.jpgDonut Dolly?136 viewsWell...not quite. But somebody had to hook the "donut" to the Chinook.
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JCook63.JPGMore136 viewsSame photo minus the cardboard frame. A 2nd click of your mouse will reveal even clearer detail.
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JCook17.jpgRoger that, over135 viewsAn R-292 antenna ready for commo. This one actually stands up straight. Imagine that!
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JCook61.JPGSchool Girls135 viewsTwo school girls walking into Pleiku.
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JCook-123.JPGWestern PA?134 viewsIt looks like western Pennsylvania to me during the rainy season.
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